Donkey Kong Returns HD Adds Dixie Kong and Turbo Mode in Free Update
Nintendo releases free update for Donkey Kong Returns HD adding Dixie Kong as playable partner, Turbo Mode time attack, and Switch 2 enhancements.
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Willow: Capcom's Forgotten Fantasy Masterpiece (1989)
Discover Capcom's CPS-1 arcade adaptation of George Lucas' fantasy film - Yoshiki Okamoto's final directed game, trapped in licensing limbo since 1989.
Super Metroid: The 24-Megabit Masterpiece That Defined a Genre
Discover Super Metroid's hidden secrets, speedrun techniques, and the romantic easter egg coded at midnight. The definitive SNES masterpiece analysis.
Donkey Kong: The 1981 Arcade Game That Saved Nintendo and Created Mario
Donkey Kong (1981) saved Nintendo with $280M revenue. Shigeru Miyamoto's first game introduced Mario (then Jumpman) and invented the platformer genre.
Spelunker Turns 40: The Fragile Hero Who Conquered Gaming
December 7, 2025 marks four decades since Spelunker's Famicom debut, the infamously difficult cave explorer that gave birth to a gaming phenomenon and even changed Japanese sports vocabulary.
Gimmick! EXACT☆MIX Brings Classic SUNSOFT Platformer to Arcades with Modern Enhancements
SUNSOFT's legendary action platformer returns exclusively to arcades with hand-drawn pixel art, 0.3-frame input lag, and new arranged soundtrack.