Okay, time for a confession: I’ve never really been into sports games — and I definitely don’t know much about baseball. I mean, I get the basics (hit the ball, run the bases, don’t get out), but it was never my thing growing up. That said, Baseball on the NES was one of those games … Read more

When I think back to the NES games that stood out from the crowd, Popeye always comes to mind — not because it was the flashiest or the most complex, but because it had that special, slightly odd charm that only an early ’80s arcade port could deliver. Released for the NES in 1983 in … Read more

After the massive success of Donkey Kong, Nintendo followed up with a bold and unexpected sequel: Donkey Kong Jr. Released in 1982, just one year after the original, this game flipped the script in a way few sequels dared—it turned the hero into the villain and introduced a brand-new protagonist. Not only was Donkey Kong … Read more

Before Mario became the face of global gaming, before the NES revolutionized home entertainment, there was Donkey Kong. Released in 1981 by Nintendo, this arcade classic was the very first game to appear on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), and it laid the foundation for everything that came after. Simple yet revolutionary, Donkey Kong didn’t … Read more