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Super Mario Bros. - World 3-1 Infinite Lives Trick - YouTube

This is a well-known easter egg that will get you to 99 lives in no time. Unfortunately, this trick takes practice to get down.

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How it feels to die in a permadeath game after five years | PC Gamer

On Wednesday, April 24, Twitch streamer Phil Watson was playing Minecraft, just like he does most days, for a small audience of a dozen or so viewers. He was digging a new mineshaft when things went t

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You've Been Playing 'Super Mario Bros.' Wrong Your Whole Life

We've all bounced through Super Mario Bros. but few of us have done it the right way.

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Diablo Immortal player spent $100K to build a character too powerful to match up against others | TechSpot

In a video published on July 31, JT from the YouTube channel jtisallbusiness said he spent a ton of money in Diablo Immortal – around $100,000 –...

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Got Game? Play Classic Games On Your Mac Without an Emulator

Some of our readers have been using Apple computers since the very early days of the company; many are new to the Mac. In the 1980s, a lot of low-res

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Internet Arcade - Play Classic Games

The Internet Arcade is a web-based library of arcade (coin-operated) video games from the 1970s through to the 1990s, emulated in JSMAME, part of the JSMESS software package.

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How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work? | Mental Floss

The Duck Hunt gun, officially called the NES Zapper, seems downright primitive next to today's technology. But in the late '80s, it filled plenty of young heads with wonder.

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Nintendo Switch Lite vs. Nintendo Switch: What Should You Buy? | Tom's Guide

Debating Nintendo Switch Lite vs Switch? We've got the details to help you decide.

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Pokemon Sword & Shield Dev Releases Statement About National Dex Drama - GameSpot

Switch's upcoming Pokemon games won't support every old monster, and now producer Junichi Masuda has shared a message about the controversial decision.

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Nintendo Game Boy at 30: As fun as it ever was

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Game Boy's release in Japan. Three decades ago, the portable gaming landscape would change forever.

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Watch this gamer beat 'Super Mario Bros.' in under five minutes and set a new world record in the process

The simple fun of Super Mario Bros. made it an instant classic when it hit the original Nintendo in 1985, but over the years, players dedicated to beating the game as fast as possible have turned it into a sweet science. Yesterday one gamer managed to set

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People Are Already Hacking the Nintendo Switch Online NES Emulator | Digital Trends

Players have already managed to hack the NES emulator included with the Nintendo Switch Online subscription service, allowing them to load the system up with additional ROMs of classic games. Only 20 games are officially supported, though more will be add

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PlayStation 5 news and rumors: Everything you need to know

Recent rumors suggest the launch of the PlayStation 5 is closer than you might expect. Predictions range from 2018 to 2021, and some reports are already making definitive claims about the hardware.

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‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’ bundle includes a GameCube controller

Nintendo has been dribbling out more info on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ahead of its release this December. Aside from new characters, the company announced --...

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Vintage video game collectors are paying up big time

For some gamers, the latest and greatest titles aren't worth waiting for. Instead, they're hunting through garage sales, flea markets, eBay and speciality stores for games that came out 20 years ago. And they're willing to pay top dollar.

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Arcade fame turns to infamy as Billy Mitchell’s record-setting Donkey Kong score is invalidated | TechCrunch

The record-setting score that settled the Donkey Kong arcade rivalry, made famous by the documentary The King of Kong, has been invalidated by Twin Galaxies, the de facto arbiter of arcade world records. What's more, Billy Mitchell, the occasionally contr

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PS4 Vs PS4 Slim Vs PS4 Pro: What Are The Differences And Which PlayStation 4 Should You Buy? - GameSpot

We break down the specs, features, and price of the PS4, PS4 Slim, and PS4 Pro and let you know which PlayStation 4 is right for you.

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New Nintendo 2DS XL hands-on: this is the 3DS that always should have been

The New Nintendo 2DS XL came as a surprise to the tech world. In the lead-up to the release of the Switch, Nintendo said its new portable hardware and its old handhelds would coexist. But as the...

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NES Classic Edition has been discontinued

Last shipments hit stores this month

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After 30 years Nintendo finally fixed a typo in The Legend of Zelda

For nearly three whole decades grammar purists playing the English-language version of Nintendo's seminal NES adventure The Legend of Zelda have been bugged by a glaring typo in the largely text-free game. In the latest version of the acclaimed classic h

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‘The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’ is a masterpiece: EW review

Since its debut on the NES, The Legend of Zelda has defined (and then redefined) action-adventure games for more than 30 years. Each Nintendo console has gotten its own magical installment, and the series has continually evolved and innovated, producing

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Hackers tweak NES Classic Edition to play games from other consoles

Hackers have been able to modify the NES Classic Edition to run RetroArch, giving the system the ability to run games originally released for the Game Boy, Sega Genesis, and Super Nintendo.

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You need to try these 5 free iPhone games that just launched on the App Store this week

One of our most popular features over the past couple of years has been our paid apps gone free posts , in which we find a bunch of apps that normally cost money, but are temporarily on sale for free. Today, we're introducing a new feature where we round

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This sneaky 'Super Mario World' hack has been in hiding for 26 years

A 'Super Mario World' gamer has shared what appears to be a clever hack online.

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Your biggest Super Mario Run questions, answered

Have you ever played a Mario game and wished there weren't so many buttons to press? Good news! Super Mario Run is upon us, and it's going to take over the world for a little while.

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Nintendo unveils Switch game console on late-night TV

Because late-night hosts get all the cool things first, Jimmy Fallon unveiled the Switch on Wednesday night.

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Will We Even Be Able To Buy The Mini NES Classic Edition On Black Friday?

The mini Nes Classic Edition may be a hot gift this holiday season, but Nintendo's going to be missing a lot of sales unless stores get some stock for Black Friday.

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Where can you buy the NES Classic Edition?

It might be tricky to get your hands on Nintendo’s mini NES on launch day

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Xbox One vs. PS4: The post-E3 2016 scorecard

The annual gaming show has come and gone. And now we know how the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 will stack up against each another for the next 12 to 18 months.

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23 Most Brutally Tough 80's Arcade Games

From 1980-1983 arcades made more than music sales and movie sales combined! Business was good, but the games were tough...

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Super Mario Bros. world record speedrun video | BGR

There's a reasonable chance that no one will ever beat the new world record run of Super Mario Bros. This week, a speedrunner who goes by the name Darbian managed to finish an "any percent" run of the NES classic in 4:57.260.

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Rocket Yard Guide: How to Play Your PS4 on Your Mac with Remote Play | Other World Computing Blog

Battles over the TV screen in your home might have just come to an end. Today, Sony released its software update version 3.50, which brings Remote Play function to Macs and PCs.

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Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out Secret Discovered 3 Decades After Release

Nearly 30 years after its initial release on the NES, a fan of Mike Tyson's Punch-Out has uncovered a heretofore unknown secret tactic.

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PlayStation 4 and Xbox One owners can finally play online games together

Microsoft is opening up its Xbox Live online … Continued The post PlayStation 4 and Xbox One owners can finally play online games together appeared first on Business Insider.

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Star Wars Battlefront review

Editor's note: As explained last week, Polygon chose to review Star Wars Battlefront based on time spent with the title via EA Access, which provided 10 full hours of the full game to subscribers starting last week. To get a broader range of input wi

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Upcoming Grand Theft Auto 5 mod makes an already beautiful game look nearly real

Grand Theft Auto 5 was already a beautiful game on the PC — especially if you've dumped some money into your rig — but an upcoming mod by Martin Bergman shows that we've just scratched the surface of what the game is capable of.

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Bungie's teaser for Destiny: The Taken King shows off Year Two's big improvements

Destiny is getting a major overhaul with the release of its upcoming expansion, The Taken King, sweeping changes that Bungie is referring to as

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Rovio's 'Angry Birds 2' to launch on Apple's iOS July 30

Finnish developer Rovio will launch its first official sequel to the ultra-popular

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iGame | Free Eye Test

Do you know how good your Colour Vision is? Come in and test it for free!

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11 Unbelievable Advances in Gaming Technology | Mental Floss

Video games have come a long way since they crossed into the mainstream in the 1980s, but some amazing advances in their tech have made the future of gaming even brighter. Here are a few examples.

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Internet Archive brings 900 classic arcade games to your browser

The Internet Archive expands its JSMESS offerings from classic console games to classic arcade cabinets -- no quarters necessary.

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Bungie makes Destiny's final Vault of Glass boss even harder

From Yahoo Games: Destiny's latest patch, released today by developer Bungie, makes it tougher to take down the final boss of the raid — both for people who are trying to do it fair and square and for those who are using an exploit. Bungie previously a

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Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual: Then and Now

View the Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual: Then and Now photo gallery on Yahoo Games. Find more news related pictures in our photo galleries.

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FREE classic video games from the 80s. Retro arcade Games you can play online in your web browser

FREE classic video games from the 80s. Retro arcade Games you can play online in your web browser

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    Old G.I. Joes get reassembled to create action figures for classic Activision titles

    What's the best way to celebrate classic games? Well, Chicago artist and writer Dan Polydoris decided to build a collection of action figures based on

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      5 Things You Need To Know Before Buying A Playstation 4

      The Playstation 4 hasn’t even been released yet, but we know so much about the next generation video game system already. It’s set to hit store shelves in about a week and I feel like there’s something you need to know about the Playstation 4 before

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      Call of Duty®: Ghosts || Media

      The wait is over in the home time zone of Activision and Infinity Ward, as midnight signaled Call of Duty time on the West Coast. Developers from Infinity Ward loaded up onto the Call of Duty: Ghosts bus, hitting various midnight releases in the Los Angeles area.

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      MAME | Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator

      MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. When used in conjunction with images of the original arcade game's ROM and disk data, MAME attempts to reproduce that game as faithfully as possible on a more modern general-purpose computer. MAME can currently emulate several thousand different classic arcade video games from the late 1970s through the modern era.

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        Diablo III

        The demonically-besieged world of Sanctuary needs heroes. Will you heed the call? Diablo III is an action role-playing game from Blizzard Entertainment for the PC and Mac.

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          PS4™ - PlayStation®4 Console | PS4™ Features Games & Videos

          PlayStation®4 console officially announced. Get a unique gaming experience with PS4™ console, enhanced DUALSHOCK®4 controller and loads of exciting features