Classic Console Games

Mega Man 2 for the Nintendo Entertainment System continues the adventures of the blue bomber as he fights against the evil robot maker Dr. Wily. This second game in the series added two more robot...

"Ice Climbers" gained new popularity when its main characters, the Eskimos Popo and Nana, were featured in Nintendo's release of "Super Smash Brothers Brawl" for the Wii. However, the original NES...

"Bomberman" is a classic Nintendo Entertainment System game at its best. You play as a robot who wishes to be free from his job in a bomb factory and decides to blast his way out. Even if you...

Prince of Persia was made famous by the release of the Sands of Time games for the PlayStation 2, but the original Prince of Persia was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System. Although there...

"The Legend of Zelda 2: The Adventures of Link" is the second game in the famous Zelda series. If you are a Zelda fan it is a must play simply because it is not like any other Zelda game before or...

The Negative World, or "World -1," is a secret level in Super Mario Bros., the classic video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Though the level itself is simply a repeating underwater...

Although technology has made great strides since the Nintendo era, Capcom decided that Mega Man 9 would be best with 8-bit graphics and sound, for a true return to form. While the original games...

The Legend of Zelda is one of the most beloved games for the classic Nintendo Entertainment System. If you were a kid in the 1980s you probably remember playing The Legend of Zelda at some point....

Who doesn't remember playing "Super Mario Brothers 3" as a kid? The third game in the Mario franchise, it is also one of the most popular. It is much more difficult and complex than its...

"Mega Man" is one of the longest running franchises in gaming. The first "Mega Man," originally ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System, is one of the most popular classic games. Not only is...

Some of the best items you can find in the Super Nintendo role-playing game Chrono Trigger are located in locked black boxes that cannot be opened until you find a magic key. The Dash Ring, which...

Learn how to summon the power to bring an NES cartridge back to life.

"Super Mario Brothers 2" is one of the strangest "Mario" games ever. It is the only "Super Mario Brothers" without a time limit on the levels and the only game in which you can play as Princess or...

The best weapons and armor you can find for the cast of characters in the Super Nintendo role-playing game Chrono Trigger are located inside sealed black boxes that are scattered in various...

The classic Super Nintendo role-playing game Chrono Trigger is famous for its many hidden items and its secret side quests, which are not directly tied to the main storyline. One of the most...

During the first half of the Super Nintendo role-playing game Chrono Trigger, you will come across several sealed black boxes that don't appear to have any key with which to open them. Later on in...

The most effective weapons and armor your characters can use in the Super Nintendo role-playing game Chrono Trigger can be found in locked black boxes that are hidden in hard-to-find locations...

In addition to simply getting more powerful weapons, you can upgrade the amount of damage your characters deal in the Super Nintendo role-playing game Chrono Trigger by finding magic rings that...

Castlevania is one of the longest running series of video games. Originally a port for the Nintendo Entertainment System, the series has grown to encompass more than a dozen games. But none of...

Many of the monsters your party will face in battle in the Super Nintendo role-playing game Chrono Trigger use elemental-based attacks. To defend against these attacks, you can equip magic suits...

There are several mysterious black boxes littered throughout the Super Nintendo role-playing game Chrono Trigger that you will not be able to open until very late in the story. Once you gain the...

Towards the end of the Super Nintendo role-playing game Chrono Trigger, you will be able to find a series of high-powered items locked away in sealed black boxes. The Moon Armor is in one of these...

Space Invaders is classic gaming at its best. In the early days of arcades, kids lined up to defend earth from the aliens trying to destroy it in this great game. It is nearly impossible to find...

Donkey Kong is the game that really put Nintendo on the map for American audiences. The classic tale of Mario trying to save Pauline from an out-of-control ape inspired video games for...

While originally an arcade game, Contra gained most of its popularity after it was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System. If you no longer have your classic NES there's no need to worry. ...

Frogger is an arcade game from the early 1980s, and one of the most popular retro games out there. Fortunately, if you want to play it nowadays you don't have to spend your hard-earned allowance...

Collecting stars is the main objective of Super Mario 64. There are several hidden stars located around the castle. To get two of them, you must catch the rabbit. He is hidden deep inside the...

Space Invaders is one of the all-time classic video games. Released to arcades in 1978, its straightforward premise of stopping wave after wave of alien attackers hooked teenagers and adults...

Taking apart your Super Nintendo Game is a great way to clean the contacts of the game and the insides.

Super Mario Brothers is classic Nintendo at its best. It's the very first Super Mario Brothers game. Now you don't even need an old Nintendo Entertainment System to play this vintage game. With...

Everybody who plays video games has at some point thought "Gee, I don't play this game anymore, I wonder if I could get any money for it so I could get this new game I want?" The answer...

Robots, shape-changing dogs and fights for the future make "Mega Man" one of the all-time greatest Nintendo games. With some tips, it won't be too hard to beat your evil robot brothers and save...

Back in the day, run-n-gun games were very popular. Amongst those popular in the arcade was the crowd pleasing "Metal Slug." Featuring a team of international commandos storming a beach that...

"Contra" was one of the all-time classics for the Nintendo Entertainment System, universally enjoyed as long as the well-known code for 30 lives was applied at the start. Take away that safety...

The Super Nintendo role-playing game Breath of Fire 2 has several special items that can only be found by playing a fishing mini-game. If you find the correct fishing pole and use a certain type...

The main character in the Super Nintendo role-playing game Breath of Fire 2 has the ability to transform into a dragon during battle to perform devastating attacks. You can upgrade these attacks...

Playing classic Snes games with the Zsnes emulator is a lot of fun. But you can make the classic gaming experience even better by configuring a controller to play with instead of using your...

Gamers everywhere were surprised by the unknown game "Metroid." Its complexity and driving story grabbed players and never let go. Its surprise hero Samus Aran, was the first major female hero to...

How to get you classic Nintendo Entertainment System working like new again. All you need is a couple of screwdrivers and some patience.

Here's how to play Super Metroid on the actual SNES console. Some fans buy used SNES consoles just to play this game simply because it's more enjoyable to play on the SNES than playing as a ROM.

Here's how to get better at those vintage 8-bit NES games from the eighties.

The Sega CD role-playing game Vay has several different characters who will offer to join your party on their epic quest to save the world. The magician named Prudence starts off as a weak...

The Sega CD role-playing game Vay is filled with major boss enemies that your party will have to do battle with to proceed through the game. The longest fight in the game is with a Wind Elemental...

There are many boss fights during the course of the classic Super Nintendo role-playing game Chrono Trigger. The fight with the boss named Masamune is one of toughest to win if your party isn't...

The Sega CD role-playing game Vay has many difficult boss battles that will pit your adventuring party against very powerful monsters. The first boss you will encounter, a huge mantis creature, is...

The Sega CD role-playing game Vay has a colorful cast of characters with their own unique and quirky personalities. The mercenary Rachel will spend most of the game chastising your other...

The Sega CD role-playing game Vay has several characters who will join your main hero on his quest to save his kingdom from mechanical invaders. The first character you can pick up is the young...

Super Sonic is a transformed version of Sonic the Hedgehog, which greatly increases his speed and power. Get your pencil and paper ready and learn how to draw Super Sonic.

Sonic the Hedgehog burst onto the scene as a classic video game character on the Sega Genesis. Since then he has had his own comic book, cartoon show and a slew of video games for many different...

Miles Tails Prower--or just Tails for short--made his debut in "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" for Sega Genesis players. Tails has since become a major character in the Sonic Universe. He is often depicted...