‘Tecmo Bowl, the Godfather of NFL Games
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...
Nintendo Through the Years: 1984
Ah, 1984. The year that Big Brother was invented (or something like that), and – more pertinent to this article – a year after the...
The Technology Behind Nintendo’s Consoles: 1983-1996
Nintendo has released a bevy of interesting, innovative, and imaginative consoles over the years. The tech behind them deserves a deep dive....
NXpress Nintendo Podcast #167: Best Nintendo Consoles List, History of NES/SNES Tech
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...
The Original ‘Castlevania’ Deserves its Status as a Classic
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 Top 5 ‘Castlevania’ Games of All Time
by Zack Rezac
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...
‘Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest’ is Adventure Grown Up
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...
‘Punch Out’ and Mike Tyson’s Legacy as the Ultimate 8-Bit Boss
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...
Zelda II: ‘The Adventure of Link’ – A Brilliant, Radical and Refreshing Departure from its Predecessor
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...
Not a Portly Plumber but an Icon: What Makes Mario so Super
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...
Interview With ‘Retro Games’ Author Marty Allen
Goomba Stomp's own Marty Allen wrote a book! We didn't even know he could read......
Mega Man Game by Game: Everything You Need to Know About ‘Mega Man 3′
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...
Mega Man Game by Game: Everything You Need to Know About ‘Mega Man 2’
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...
Nintendo Switch Online NES App Review: Far from Perfect but Shows Potential
by Maxwell N
Nintendo Switch Online introduces the NES app, giving access to 20 NES games. How does it fair?...
The Inner Workings of Combat in ‘The Adventure of Link’
by Renan Fontes
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....
The Hyrule Fantasy: Freedom at all Costs in ‘The Legend of Zelda’
by Renan Fontes
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,...
Counter Attack #3: The Rise and Fall of SEGA
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...
Why Virtual Console Probably Died, and What This Means for Classics on Nintendo Switch
by Maxwell N
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...
‘Jelly Mario Bros’: An Absurd Slurring of the NES Classic
by Maxwell N
Jelly Mario Bros. brings up some memories for me. Somewhere between 2012 and 2013 — or most all of both years, I don’t remember —...
The Ever-Lasting Appeal of ‘Kirby’s Adventure’
by Nathan B
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...