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Weekend AeroProTip: Prince of Persia
GAME> Prince of Persia (1999)
SYSTEM> Game Boy Color
SOURCE> GamePro presents Handheld Video Games, Winter 1999
Man, every time I see one of these old code systems I always reflect on how much I do not miss …
Weekend AeroProTip: Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3
GAME> Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3 (2003)
SYSTEM> GBA
SOURCE> EGM #173, December 2003
Setting aside all the ethical and financial complications of Nintendo’s eReader, I find the naming conventions of the GBA line of …
Weekend AeroProTip: The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
GAME> The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX (1998)
SYSTEM> Game Boy Color
SOURCE> GamePro Presents Handheld Video Games, Winter 1999
Finally, it can be told: a pro-level guide to defeating whats-his-nuts, the final boss in Link’s Awakening. …
Collector’s Clips: Capcom used to be so hip
So hip, if you joined the early-1990s Capcom Craze Club, you received a free hip pack!
This tri-fold brochure was crammed inside Game Boy game boxes of the day. This was back when Capcom had the …
Weekend AeroProTip: Namco Museum
GAME> Namco Museum (2001)
SYSTEM> GBA
SOURCE> EGM #148, November 2001
From the people that brought you Dig-Dug Without Dirt, Pac-Man With Only Power Pellets, and Pole Position On A Straight Road With No Other Cars.
Weekend Gaming Score: The VCS now requires an adapter
A flea market near my house rematerialized this weekend, and let me say that, as often seems to happen, I did very well. I spent a bit more money than I usually do, but I …
Weekend AeroProTip: Donald Duck: Goin’ Quackers
GAME> Donald Duck: Goin’ Quackers (2000)
SYSTEM> Game Boy Color
SOURCE> EGM, February 2001
Goin’ Quackers borrows heavily from the Carl Barks Disney comics of the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s (just as did the animated DuckTales). The game …
Mega Man Zero Collection shoots, slashes, grapples onto shelves
The new Nintendo DS compilation of the four stellar Mega Man Zero games from a generation back is now in stores at a price point of $30, says Capcom. Here’s the official line, and you …
Weekend AeroProTip: Pokemon Gold and Silver
GAME> Pokemon Gold / Pokemon Silver (2000)
SYSTEM> Game Boy
SOURCE> 100% Unofficial Pokemon Trainer’s Guide, 2000
This chart sort of takes the mystery out of Mystery Gift, doesn’t it?
Mega Man Zero Collection is just around the bend, here’s the box
If you’re browsing for it on the shelves this June 8th, this is what it will look like. What do you think? It’s a far cry from the classic Mega Man box art, which was …
Weekend AeroProTip: Tetris
GAME> Tetris (1989)
SYSTEM> Game Boy
SOURCE> Disney Adventures, October 1994
Nicole ran a hardcore Tetris tourney in upper New York where this variant was the only sanctioned gameplay mode.
Weekend AeroProTip: Castlevania: The Adventure
GAME> Castlevania: The Adventure (1989)
SYSTEM> Game Boy
SOURCE> GamePro presents Handheld Video Games, Winter 1999
That first tip is completely NSFW. “Make Simon bend down” and “blow open a shaft”? No wonder GamePro was still printing hints …
Mega Man Zero Collection coming June 8
The latest compilation of Capcom’s Mega Man games, Mega Man Zero Collection for Nintendo DS, was given a release date of June 8th today. There hasn’t been a whole lot of information about what’s going …
Two of top paid apps on Android Market are Nintendo emulators
Put this one down on my list of surprises: a check of the top downloaded paid apps on the Android Market, which is the Apple App Store equivalent for devices that run the Android operating …
Brilliant Super Mario Land rap isn’t even remotely safe for work
It’s a couple of months old, so you may have already seen this, but if you haven’t, you missed out. This incredibly good rap based on the Gunpei Yokoi Gameboy classic Super Mario Land has …
Weekend AeroProTip: Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
GAME> Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992)
SYSTEM> Game Boy
SOURCE> Nintendo stickers (perhaps from a cereal box), 1993
OK, that first tip is crap, but the second is pretty cool. Two more tips follow.
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