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A close-up portrait of the video game character Alan Wake looking intensely at the camera, with striking bright blue eyes and a blood-stained bandage on his forehead.

Games

Alan Wake Remastered: A Nightmare Brought to Light

How Remedy Entertainment's psychological thriller uses the power of light and the tropes of classic horror literature to craft an unforgettable, modernized nightmare in Bright Falls.

Shin-chan and his family doing morning exercises in front of a rural restaurant on a sunny day.

Guides

A Beginner's Guide to Asso: How to Maximize Shin Chan's Summer Vacation

Here is your ultimate starter guide to managing your energy, getting rich quick, and mastering the endless summer.

Mario receiving the Fertilizer item from a flying Shy Guy on an invisible path in the sky in the Super Mario RPG remake.

Guides

How to Unlock the Lazy Shell Weapon and Armor in Super Mario RPG

A comprehensive, step-by-step guide to acquiring the most overpowered equipment in the game, turning your party into an unstoppable force against the hardest bosses in the Mushroom Kingdom.

Super Famicom console and controller with pixel art Mario sitting on it against a Super Mario World background.

Hardware

Super Nintendo (SNES) Hardware Analysis

We explore how Nintendo dominated the 16-bit console war not through sheer CPU speed, but through a masterful integration of custom audio-visual processors, revolutionary controller ergonomics, and an ingenious strategy of in-cartridge hardware expansion.

Mario standing outside his house at dusk in the Super Mario RPG remake.

Games

Super Mario RPG: A 16-Bit Miracle Beautifully Reborn on the Switch

We analyze the return of the legendary alliance between Nintendo and Square. A remake that strictly honors its 1996 roots while dressing up in gorgeous diorama graphics and polished combat.

Mario receiving the Tenor Card from the composer Toadofsky at Melody Bay in the Super Mario RPG remake.

Guides

How to Unlock the Tenor Card in Super Mario RPG

Upgrade your Juice Bar membership and unlock massive party-wide healing by mastering Toadofsky’s second musical puzzle at Tadpole Pond.

Hardware

A Retrospective on the Nintendo GameCube

We explore the Nintendo GameCube's surprisingly muscular architecture, its quirky, toy-like design, and the brutal market realities it faced against the DVD-playing juggernauts of its era.

Hardware

How the Nintendo Wii Conquered the Gaming World

We explore how Nintendo traded teraflops for accessibility, turning a glorified remote control into a global cultural phenomenon that brought gaming to living rooms, retirement homes, and the masses.

Defeated Chaos Sorcerer helmet rests in a pool of blood next to the player's smoking boltgun pistol in Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun.

Games

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun – Pixelated Purges and the Emperor’s Righteous Fury

Auroch Digital delivers a 'boomer shooter' that finally captures the true, unyielding weight and tabletop accuracy of the Adeptus Astartes.