On the Super Famicom Satellaview there was a version of Zelda called BS Zelda (BS for Brodcast Satellaview). Gameplay was similar to the NES version of Legend of Zelda, except the game was played in real time. See the time clock in the upper right hand corner that says "Zelda time"? At set intervals players [...]

  Seiken Densetsu 3 (aka Secret of Mana 2) never saw the light of day in the USA even though it is arguably the best game in the Mana series. Even though Squaresoft overlooked the title there were rumors of a partially localized beta that never surfaced. So it’s a little suspicious that a cartridge [...]

Well, to be honest, it’s more of a Starfox Object Viewer, but you have to admit that Voyeur does sound rather catchy. So, dear Nintendo obsessed retro-heads, let’s just forget the naming issue, as all you have to actually do is click on this lovely little link and you’ll be transported to a fantastic 3D [...]

  For $274.95 you can be the proud owner of a sample copy of Chrono Trigger. In one of the unreleased builds (this is probably the same one) there are “extras” hidden in the game. The Chrono Compendium has a detailed list of the differences between the prototype cartridge and the final release. Some of [...]

Believe it not the Super Nintendo has a special system designed for military training. A cartridge known as a Multipurpose Arcade Combat Simulator (MACS) is on eBay. This rare game is a light gun game made specifically for US Army boot camps and it doesn’t use the Super Scope. It requires a modified M-16 to [...]

This week only one new game is out in North America, but it’s a huge one. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is being sold for 800 points. If you haven’t played this on the SNES or got the GBA remake get it, A Link to the Past is one of the [...]

  I love playing around with sound drops. The little toys provide hours of entertainment like playing the 1up sound at a bar when someone takes a shot then playing the game over sound when they trip and fall on the floor. A new batch of sound drops have sound bytes from Street Fighter II. [...]

This video shows an obviously fake “secret” area where you can get the ultra powerful laser suit Mario. While this trick can’t be replicated how would the Super Mario World or Super Mario Galaxy be a different game if Mario had a gun? Could it make gameplay better or would it follow in the footsteps [...]

  Yesterday North America got the greatest virtual console line up to date with Super Mario Brothers, Toe Jam & Earl, Super Castelvania IV, Street Fighter 2 and R-Type. Japan’s virtual console shop was updated today with four games, but nothing jaw dropping. Sim City is being sold for 900 points, that’s an extra 100 [...]

  The Game Boy game, Mario’s Picross, wasn’t a huge hit in North America, but it was popular enough for a Super Famicom sequel to come out in Japan. Mario’s Picross was a mix of minesweeper and a paint by number puzzle game. You start with a blank board and you fill in squares to [...]

  The ESRB revealed that they rated Street Fighter II: The World Warrior with a T rating yesterday, which led to speculation that Capcom’s arcade classic was coming to the Wii. It’s not too surprising since Street Fighter II was one of the launch titles in Japan’s virtual console line up. It was one of [...]

The ultimate Easter Egg in the first Zelda was the hidden Master Quest, a harder version of the game with a new layout. When the Gamecube got a re-release of the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time it came with a bonus, the Ocarina of Time Master Quest. While Nintendo hasn’t made an official Master [...]

Composer Kazumi Totaka worked on composing the score of first party Nintendo games like Mario Paint and the Animal Crossing series. What do the games he worked on have in common? A single hidden melody. If you go up to K.K. Slider in Animal Crossing you can get the song to play in your house [...]

Even though most of the world has moved on from Super Mario Kart to Mario Kart DS or Mario Kart Double Dash, OK Impala has a new enhancement for the classic kart racing game. The Super Mario Kart – Impala Battles patch adds in four new battle mode stages to play on. One of the [...]