Josh Wirtanen

How Did Nintendo Power’s Top 20 Scoring System Work?

Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow’s First-Level Music Is an Off-the-Wall Genre Mashup

Battletoads Won Seven Times in the 1991 Nintendo Power Nester Awards

Whatever Happened to Prince of Persia Redemption?

Watch the Breath of the Wild Sequel Trailer Reimagined for N64

Street Fighter: The Movie Was Also a Video Game

Capcom’s DuckTales and the Half-Century History of the Terra-Firmie King

The Many, Many Re-releases of Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Why Were Crosses Removed from EarthBound?

Retrovolve Reviews Books: The Minds Behind Adventure Games by Patrick Hickey, Jr.

Whatever Happened to the Wiz Arcade Game?

In the 1990s, Sega Was Obsessed with Things That Locked Together

The Incredibly Addictive World of Dangerous Dave

There Are Some Fantastic Retro Games Bundles on Sale on PS4 Right Now

Bite the Bullet Is Metal Slug Meets Kirby, and It’s Getting an Arcade Cabinet

Cool Spot for Sega Genesis Proved That Licensed Games Don’t Have to Be Terrible

Yarntown, the 16-bit Demake of Bloodborne, Is Really Something

From SimCity to The Sims: The Untameable Success of Will Wright’s Sandbox

Star Wars Episode I: Racer Has a Physical Release on PS4 and Switch

The Lost Vikings Is One of Blizzard’s Oldest Treasures

There’s Nothing Else Like the Glorious Pixel Art of Metal Slug

Sunsoft’s Sunman for NES Was a Superman Game Almost Lost to Time

This Japanese Ad for Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers Is a Famicom Feast for the Eyes

Do the Enemies in the Original Streets of Rage Have Canon Names?

When Did the World Stop Loving Bubsy?

What’s Up with Aerith’s Creepy Horse Laugh in Final Fantasy VII Remake?

This Lunar: Eternal Blue Magazine Ad Is a Nostalgic Gut-Punch

Does Anybody Remember Mappy-Land?

Final Fantasy VII Remake Reminded Me How Obsessed I Still Am with FF7

Those “Faked” Bubsy 3D Pull Quotes Were Actually Real