198X Puts A Spin on 80s 8-Bit Games
A new gaming epic by the name of 198X is putting a spin on some classic 80s 8-Bit games and we thought that you folks would love it. 198X hails from a Swedish developer who has turned some of the classic 8-Bit games we loved into an entire story. 198X Puts A Spin on 80s 8-Bit Games “Swedish developer Hi-Bit Studios describes 198X as an ‘arcade epic’ and ‘a coming-of-age story told through multiple games and...
This Kid is the Embodiment of All 80s Gamers
When it comes to 80s gamers, this kid may have to go down in history as a legend. Not because of his ability to play video games, but because he expressed the joy that we all felt when we first set our eyes on a Nintendo NES. “Steve is surprised by his parents with a new Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988. His brother, Kyle, could not be less interested in it,” raid the caption of the video posted to the Crying Nintendo...
Ninja Gaiden : One of The Greatest NES Games Ever Made
You’ve heard about Mario Bros., Zelda and Contra. However, Ninja Gaiden always seems to be an NES title that gets left behind in conversations of the best games of the 80s. Ninja Gaiden was first released in 1988 for the NES system and it began a successful series full of incredible ninja action. The story follows Ryu Hayabusa on his quest to find his father who disappeared. Fun Fact: Hayabusa means peregrine falcon in Japanese....
Man Sets World Speedrun Record For Super Mario Bros.
30 years later and it’s still incredibly exciting to watch someone speed through a couple of stages in Super Mario Bros. However, this time it’s not just any normal game. A YouTuber and his channel darbian, is home to a video of him setting a new “speedrun” world record. In the video the player provides commentary as he runs through the different worlds in the Super Mario Bros. universe. There is also a stream...
Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! Easter Eggs Continue to Surface
Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! was an instant hit for NES. Now 29 years after the game’s initial release, gamers are continuing to discover easter eggs within the game. Some of them are pretty difficult to spot and it’s pretty incredible that they are even noticed. “As Redditor midwesternhousewives discovered, there is a visual cue among the spectators in the second Piston Honda fight, which tells the player when to...
