When both the NES Classic Edition and now the SNES Classic Edition were announced, a common comment from many in the gaming scene were that these mini-consoles were pointless, or some kind of similar lack of understanding why people are fascinated by them. This stems from a misconception of the very target demographic these machines …
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The SNES Classic Edition Game List
We might as well take a look at the game list for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic console that’s being released this September; after all, a game system is defined by its games, and the Super Nintendo had an amazing library, to say the least. I won’t beat around the bush with this – …
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We Knew It Was Coming: The SNES Classic Edition
It’s funny, I was just talking to some friends the other day, us all discussing what games we would want to see on a hypothetical SNES Classic Edition console, and what does Nintendo do today but announce it coming, with 21 games. Sure, not nearly as many as the NES Classic Edition had at 30 …
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I Finally Got An NES Classic Edition Console!
It took long enough, but patience paid off – I got an NES Classic Edition. Oh, sure, it isn’t something many people are talking about anymore, but it’s still an item fetching high prices on eBay and Amazon, and since it isn’t in stores at all anymore, well, you’re hard pressed to get one if …
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The NES Classic Edition Is Back In Stores, And It’s Still Rare
I was super late on my post about the NES Classic yesterday – I should have written it earlier in the week when I first got wind, but I got tied up in things. In any case, yes, the NES Classic Edition is back on store shelves, or at least, it is until the stores …
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NES Classic Edition – Well, it’s something….
As is obvious to anyone who knows me, I enjoy classic gaming. While not an obsessive Nintendo fan like many people my generation, I do enjoy the good old Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) quite a bit; I was just playing Mario 3 a few days ago, and I always enjoy popping a cart in and …
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Retro, or Vintage?
Old is new again. That’s always the case, though, isn’t it? It seems like during the past few decades, there has been a constant resurgence in people desiring to re-create the experience of decades long gone, especially popular right now are the 80’s and 90’s. Nostalgia is a strong feeling, but there are also those …
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The Cost of Retrogaming
The average price of a new video game on the shelves of any given American store can vary between $40 to $70. The average non-gamer sees this as excessive, and even many who would consider themselves gamers find these prices to often be too high for the quality of the product in question. Of course, …
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