While The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros. are unarguable pinnacles of videogame creation, if we were stranded on an island with a power source, an NES and a single game, it would ...

The first model of the NES wasn’t all that great; just ask any one of the millions of six-year-olds who independently discovered blowing on a cartridge made it work. The second NES hardware ...

On the title screen, when "Search for Mario" and "Continue Search" text is displayed, press L + R + Start + Select on controller 2. This opens a hidden menu where you can select the Castle ...

Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) is the Mario maker's answer to PS Plus ... After starting off with the NES - or Famicom as it's known in Japan - Nintendo has bit-by-bit been adding new games and ...

Amazon has the Lego NES for $255 right now. Prior to Lego's limited-time deal, the $255 price was the best we had seen in a long time. The 540-piece Lego Mario Piranha Plant is 20% off at Amazon ...

The problem with a NES that just won’t read a cartridge is the ZIF socket inside the console. Pins get bent, and that spring-loaded, VCR-like front loader assembly is the main point of failure ...

Nintendo Switch Online subscribers — across Switch, Switch Lite, and Switch OLED — can now make use of their Nintendo online membership to download a new, free Super Mario download.

The original Retro Mechanical Keyboard debuted in 2023 to wide acclaim. Its quirky look and feel, inspired by 1980s machines ...

Nintendo Switch Online subscribers have a new and free download featuring Mario, Luigi, Peach, and the latest major Switch release.

What makes a Mario Party worth attending? Sure, it’s great to get some friends together for an evening filled with mini-games, backstabbing, and luck-based turnarounds, but it’s been a while ...

Not only is it one of the very best and most iconic videogames ever conceived, but having shipped with the majority of NES consoles, Super Mario Bros. quickly became synonymous with the NES itself.