On August 14, 1995, exactly 24 years ago to the day, the original NES was discontinued in the west, bringing an end to an almost ten year period of dominance for the 8-bit console in North America.

One of the best parts of playing classic video games is the music. Chiptunes from platforms like Nintendo are a hallmark of retro gaming, but there’s no reason those 8-bit sounds have to stay in the ...

You might not have been the same kind of nerd as I was. You might, you lucky devil, not have even been a nerd at all. But if you’re wondering why a particular nerd subset is flying its goofy Legend of ...