Classic Console Games

Saving your game can save you a lot of heartache. There are few things worse than losing hours or days of progress simply because you forgot to press save. By learning to save your Zelda game...

Just because newer high-performing game systems come out every few years, it doesn't mean that our old video game hardware is obsolete. Fortunately for those of us that made the mistake of...

King Kong, the classic movie from 1933, has spawned numerous remakes and, thankfully for gamers, video games. Played on nearly every old system, the original King Kong is hard to find. The newest...

If you have ever wondered if beating Super Mario Bros is possible, look no further. This will give you some tips on how to conquer Super Mario Bros.

"Contra" is a side-scrolling action video game developed by Konami in 1987. The game's frantic, explosive style proved highly popular among gamers, and the series has since seen several sequels...

One of the best-selling video games of all time, "Super Mario Bros. 3" was a highly anticipated sequel for the NES starring Nintendo's mascot, the erstwhile plumber Mario. The game contains eight...

Released in 1986 on the original NES, "Marble Madness" features six maze-like levels through which players have to navigate a colored marble. These levels feature spikes, acid pools and platforms...

"Super Mario Bros." is a classic platform game that spawned Nintendo's iconic character. It was originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985. Mario must make his way through...

Super Mario Bros for the original Nintendo may seem like an easy game, but there are always those days when you underestimate your gaming skills and you just keep getting that nasty "Game Over"...

Once you beat the Lion King game for Sega Genesis, you will have seen all of the levels and likely will have enjoyed playing some more than others. Whether jumping on giraffe heads as little Simba...

Spider-Man is one of the world's most popular comic book heroes, and his iconic red-and-blue Spider Suit is instantly recognizable among comic fans. In the Spider-Man comics, the web-slinging hero...

EA Sports made significant improvements to the game play and special features of "Fight Night Round 2" from the original "Fight Night" video game, but one of the most menacing boxers of all time,...

If you have already defeated "Sonic the Hedgehog", the tale of a blue hedgehog who saves the woodland creatures from the evil Dr. Robotnik, you have probably discovered that you like some levels...

Sonic the Hedgehog is a game for the Sega Genesis game system released in 1991. Sonic became the signature character for Sega. Experienced gamers who have played Sonic the Hedgehog probably have...

Remembering those early days in the history of video game consoles can really bring a smile to your face. With so many advanced Nintendo game systems out there, including the Wii with its...

"Fable II" for the Xbox 360 boasts an interactive, open world environment and has action plus role playing game elements. "Fable II" improves on "Fable" by offering more choices to the player in a...

"Perfect Dark" for the Nintendo 64 followed Rare's successful "GoldenEye 007" for the same system. This highly anticipated follow-up featured protagonist Joanna Dark trying to uncover a conspiracy...

"Donkey Kong Country" for the Super Nintendo is a game that stars Nintendo's favorite ape as he and his nephew Diddy Kong seek to recover their stolen banana horde from the Kremlings. The game...

"Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4" is a skating video game for the Nintendo GameBoy Advance handheld console that was released on October 30, 2002 in the United States. The game is a part of the popular...

Marble Madness was first released in arcades during 1984 before being released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986. Players guide a marble through a series of mazes avoiding obstacles...

"The Legend of Zelda" for the NES is credited with starting the craze of adventure games and launched a franchise for Nintendo with the popular swordsman, Link, that continues today. This game...

"Sonic Heroes" is an action and adventure game for the Nintendo Gamecube, Sony PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Xbox. The game features characters from the popular "Sonic the Hedgehog" and game play...

Released in July of 1987, Nintendo's landmark epic quest for the NES, "The Legend of Zelda," is the first game in one of the company's biggest franchises. Whether it's your first time playing or...

Capcom released the first Resident Evil game in 1996 for the Sony PlayStation. It was so critically praised and profitable that is has since spawned many sequels as well as movies, novels, comic...

"Super Mario Brothers" is a classic game that hides many secrets. Players can gain a lot of extra lives as they play the game at their leisure, or they can use the hidden warp worlds to end the...

During the early 1990s, video game arcades were flooded with fighting games, each attempting to stand out to the gaming audience. For much of that time, the two most famous titles were Street...

Alien Hominid is a side-scrolling shooting game originally released on the newgrounds.com website. It has since been released on the Playstation 2, Gamecube, Xbox, Xbox 360 and Game Boy Advance...

The Super Mario franchise has endured for more than 20 years thanks to Nintendo's commitment to improving the core game while not changing what Mario is at its core. While there have been...

Pac-man is one of the most iconic games of the 1980s, and new versions of the original game continue to be very popular today. Game play is based on a small round yellow character that traverses a...

"Scooby-Doo" is one of the most iconic cartoon characters of the 1970s, appearing in countless television shows, cartoon movies and even a live-action film starring Freddie Prinze Jr. Over the...

The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) ushered in the modern era of video games. Released in 1985, the 8-bit system allowed developers to program games much more advanced than the Atari consoles...

"Sid Meier's Civilization II" is a game that includes strategy, history and empire building. The object of the game is to build and maintain a civilization. The game begins in the year 4,000 B.C....

Ms. Pacman is an exceptionally popular game made by video game company Namco. Originally created to be played in traditional arcades and the classic Atari game system, Ms.Pacman's popularity has...

ActRaiser is a side-scrolling platformer and city-building simulation game originally developed by Quintet for the Super Nintendo and published by Enix. It is rated Everyone 10+ by the ESRB.

The ColecoVision was released in 1982 as a rival to the Atari 2600 game console. The original package also included the home version of Nintendo's popular arcade game Donkey Kong. At the time of...

The Light Phazer is a light gun peripheral designed for use with the Sega Master System video game console, which was released in 1986. The gun is used in shooting gallery and action games, which...

Cabela's "Big Game Hunter," is the adaption of the classic Big Game Hunter arcade series. You take the role of a hunter after the largest game types (white-tailed deer, Yukon moose, buffalo,...

Street Fighter helped put fighting games on the map, and after the success of Street Fighter II and several spin-offs, the fighting franchise launched Street Fighter Alpha. This version of the...

The Mario franchise expanded into the multiplay realm with the release of Mario Party. The third sequel in the game is simply titled Mario Party 3. The game features dozens of mini-games that pit...

The Game Genie is a cartridge inserted into a video game console that alters a chosen game using an entered cheat code. The Game Genie's effects include invulnerability, infinite resources or...

Sonic the Hedgehog was Sega's answer to Nintendo's Mario Brothers series. Spawning numerous sequels, the game provided a unique platform experience from the games available at the time. The most...

It has been more than 20 years since the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was released. If you are still holding on to your retro console, you might notice that the console doesn't...

Sonic the Hedgehog has been a part of gaming since his debut in 1991. Games in the series have been noted for their unique take on the 2D platforming genre, offering gamers a colorful world that...

Speedrunning video games is the process of recording a legitimate playthrough of an entire game as fast as possible. If you know anything about speed runs, then you have probably encountered the...

The "Mortal Kombat" series includes classic fighting video games. Ever since its debut, the Mortal Kombat franchise has taken on a life on its own and been in multiple games and spin-offs,...

The NES or Nintendo Entertainment System was most popular for its game Super Mario Brothers; however, Spy Hunter was among several classics that have been remade time and time again. The game...

Harvest Moon 64 is truly one of the most underrated games of the last 15 years. Debuting on the Super Nintendo in the earlier nineties, the Harvest Moon series has always been about socializing,...

Atari wasn't the first home video-game console (the Magnavox Odyssey owns that title), but it was such a pioneer in video-game consoles that it might as well have been. With its developments of...

Buying video game hand-held systems can actually be really easy to figure out. With the primary competitors being between Sony and Nintendo, it would be best to look at these items in question. ...

If you own a bunch of video games then you have probably run into a few that give you problems. Either they won't load or they may crash in the middle of your game play. Before you run out and...