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NES Game Saves: Nearing Extinction?
Everybody feels a bit of nostalgia at times. For many the NES was one of our first real gaming consoles. The love affair we had with it provided many hours of late night rendezvous and satisfying weekends. As the nostalgia overcomes you, the butterflies in your stomach glide you to the shelf that has collected a base of dust. the frowny face hastily drawn on the boxy beautifulness. Though...
After a short hiatus, Nintentunes is back!
Gameboy – Kirby’s Dream Land[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehTr0ZcBYlM[/youtube] Kirby’s Dream Land was the very first experience I had with famed development studio HAL Laboratory. Designed by Masahiro Sakurai, the Kirby character was designed with the intention of being able to be enjoyed by beginning and veteran gamers alike. The game isn’t particularly challenging but it is stil...
Introducing Essel Pratt!
Before I start posting articles on Infendo.com, I thought I would introduce myself and possibly get some feedback about what the readers want to see. My Pen Name is Essel Pratt and I live in North Central Indiana. I have been married to a beautiful woman for fourteen years! I have a step Son and two daughters. Our family also includes a Siberian Husky/Shephard mix named Ripley, a Chihuahua/Rat ...
Hack Your Way to Nintendo Zone Content
If you own a Nintendo 3DS you know you can only get Nintendo Zone downloadable content at participating retailers but there is now an any easy way to do this from home and save the trip with just a simple Hack to your router. For anyone unsure about what the Nintendo Zone is, it’s a downloadable content delivery service that allows 3DS users to pull down videos and game demos, but for som...
Zelda Pacman: Two Great Games in One?
In our last post we showed you Super Mario Crossover 2.0 in which Link makes an appearance in a Mario game. Well now Link is at it again and has made his way into another classic game. Nothing gets much better than playing classic Nintendo games and two great ones combine here in a remake of Pacman with a Zelda Theme. Our friends over at Zelda Universe found this version of one of the most classi...
Super Mario Bros. Crossover 2.0 is here!
Super Mario Bros. is undoubtedly one of the most iconic games, well, ever. Without the Shigeru Miyamoto classic, gaming as we know it today would more likely than not be much different. There isn’t much you could do to make the game better, except include characters from other classic video games of course! That’s where Super Mario Bros. Crossover 2.0 comes in. The fan project that has...
Are you getting too old for long games?
Someone at 1UP is… What I know I would like to see is developers recognizing not everyone can play games for long stretches at a time and creating ways that make it easier to play in smaller bursts. Not enough games allow you to save your progress at any time, despite the fact that there are ways to do so without opening the door for exploits. Temporary saves that are deleted once they’...
Go vote for your favorite Xenoblade Chronicles boxart!
Planning on picking up Xenoblade Chronicles this April? I know a few people that are. Nintendo is planning on finally releasing the game, after saying the game wouldn’t hit North American shores, in a few months, and they are letting fans vote for their favorite box art images to be displayed when the game ships. By visiting Nintendo’s facebook page, you can vote for your favorite image that will ...
BurgerTime World Tour Coming To WiiWare
The classic platform puzzler game has its roots all the way back to the Atari and the more popular version of the NES is coming to WiiWare. Is this what Nintendo fans want? More retro games being rehashed? While BurgerTime was a great classic should it just be retired now? Here is an excerpt from the press release: MonkeyPaw Games Inc. today announced that BurgerTime World Tour will be avai...
Rayman Origins for 3DS looks to be another must have title for the system
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCli-TfN3Ng[/youtube]I have been pretty open about my love for Rayman Origins. Simply put, it was one of my favorite games of last year. This year the game is coming out again, this time for Nintendo’s little 3D machine that could. If you haven’t played the game yet (and chances are that you haven’t given the sales numbers of the game), you...
Nintendo will be attending this year’s GDC, but in a slightly smaller role
Typically, it’s not so much the news that comes out of the Game Developers Conference by the insight that is important. In years past, Nintendo has had the opportunity to hold the keynote address. Just last year Satoru Iwata revealed Super Mario 3D Land and Netflix for 3DS at one one such keynote. This year Nintendo will once again be making an appearance at the show, but will be holding two...