There’s no doubt about it. Many of us are drawn inexorably to the past with our love of everything retro. From vinyl records to old-style fashions and from classic furniture to sneakers from the 70s, there’s a unique allure to the past. This is all despite, or perhaps because of, the hugely technological age we […]
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Our “definitive” SEGA characters podcast went so well we decided to do the same for characters created by Nintendo. Keith’s in the hotseat for this one. Fancy discussing this podcast? Fancy suggesting a topic of conversation? Please tweet us @arcadeattackUK and catch us on Facebook or Instagram. You can download the podcast on iTunes here, Spotify
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The Super Nintendo/Super Famicom was Nintendo’s player in the console wars. The 16-bit behemoth racked up sales of 49 million units worldwide. But, again, hardly anyone at AA had one growing up. What on earth is wrong with us? Time to make amends by tackling its amazing library in the 21st century. Click the
The Famicom released in Japan in 1983 was released on North American and European shores as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1985. It sold over 60 million units worldwide and has been deemed by many to be the saviour of the video gaming industry. So why did no one at Arcade Attack have
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Laugh at us once more as we come up with a “definitive” console Top 25 using strange algorithms based on whoever’s hosting the episode. This week it’s Dylan’s turn to host the N64 top 25 as he’s barely played 20 N64 games (better leave it to the experts eh?) And don’t worry, you’re not going
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This week’s guest may be the only person we’ve ever interviewed who’s worked for Atari, Nintendo and SEGA – the magic three! Faran Thomason kindly gave us some of his time a while ago for a text interview but we simply had to chat to him to get more of those stories out. Especially a
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So here is the last of our pre-coviddy lockdown backlog podcasts and it’s quite apt that we discuss the console that really brought people together. Even your grandparents. Nintendo struck gold with their motion-driven console, the Wii. But why was it so popular? We (wii?) discuss our favourite Wii moments as well as some of
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Is there anything as crap yet beloved by retro gamers as Fred Savage movie The Wizard? The answer is yes: The Power Glove. We cover the 30th anniversary of both together with the Nintendo World Video Championships in a special 90-minute* episode. It’s baaaaaad. Fancy discussing this podcast? Please tweet us @arcadeattackUK or catch us on facebook.com/arcadeattackUK
Okay, it’s been a while since everything happened regards EmuParadise but for those of you who missed it, the gist is as follows. They issued this statement which essentially stated that visitors can no longer download ROMs from the site (try it, every link says the game chosen is unavailable) and hint at “potentially disastrous
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These days, the word Nintendo is synonymous with video games, consoles and innovation, but did you know the company started as far back as the 1800s? Here, we’re looking at the surprising origins of Nintendo, and how the company went from playing cards to plumbers over the course of almost a century. Nintendo All
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