NES

Tecmo Bowl was a big deal back in 1989! With Madden growing more popular and even more complex every year, we sometimes forget about the game that started it all. I cannot stress…

Ah, 1984. The year that Big Brother was invented (or something like that), and – more pertinent to this article – a year after the Nintendo Famicom was invented. If…

Nintendo has released a bevy of interesting, innovative, and imaginative consoles over the years. The tech behind them deserves a deep dive.

This week on the NXpress Nintendo Podcast we’ve got a meaty show, as Rick and Patrick are joined by Izsak to pore over and debate our recently updated ranking of…

The first Castlevania game was released on the Japan-only Famicom Disk System as Akumajou Draculaon, September 26, 1986, and later released in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System as…

Vampires, bats, whips, spells, castles…what’s the first thing that comes to mind when hearing these words? Elder Scrolls maybe? Twilight perhaps? Of course not! It’s time to take a look…

Adventure is often written as a metaphor for idealistic youth, where anything is possible and conquering the world seems an inevitability. From whiny Luke Skywalker to sleepy-headed Link, the departure…

After attending a boxing match in the early ’80s featuring future heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, Nintendo of America’s founder and former president Minoru Arakawa, had the brilliant idea of porting…

The second installment in The Legend of Zelda series titled The Adventure of Link is often considered the black sheep of the family. Despite being one of the best-selling games in the entire…

Nintendo’s Super Mario is the iconic game character. Back in the 90s, he was more familiar to children than Mickey Mouse. Today, he’s the head of a franchise that’s seen…

Goomba Stomp’s own Marty Allen wrote a book! We didn’t even know he could read…

With Mega Man 11 having released on October 2nd, the Blue Bomber is starring in his first core series game since 2010. Despite the countless spinoffs, nothing holds the hearts…

With Mega Man 11 set to release on October 2nd, the Blue Bomber will be starring in his first core series game since 2010. Despite the countless spinoffs, nothing holds…

Nintendo Switch Online introduces the NES app, giving access to 20 NES games. How does it fair?

No one can, or should, deny that Zelda II: The Adventure of Link’s status as the franchise’s black sheep is anything less than well deserved. It’s a sidescroller, features virtually…

If there’s one element that defines the original Legend of Zelda, it’s freedom. Some might argue its central theme is either exploration or simply adventure, but neither exploration nor adventure…

Counter Attack is a weekly feature here on Goomba Stomp in which John Cal McCormick casts a bemused eye over the gaming news, the niggling issues plaguing the industry, important…

What we’ve more or less known for well over a year has finally been confirmed: Virtual Console is dead. A couple of days ago, Nintendo let us know a little…

Jelly Mario Bros. brings up some memories for me. Somewhere between 2012 and 2013 — or most all of both years, I don’t remember — was my heyday of getting…

Kirby’s Adventure for the NES is one of those games that just seems to get everything right, and in a way that is remarkably ahead of its time. Since its…