Game preservation is a tricky thing, especially without resorting to emulation or dubiously-obtained ROM files. System 3 Software, however, put in the effort for fans of ZX Spectrum and Commodore ...

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge may look cartoonish, but the gameplay delivers top-notch side-scrolling action. While the four teenage mutant ninja turtles look far from Ninja Gaiden ...

An Assassin’s Creed game in Japan should have been a slam dunk. While the series has always been more interesting when delving into lesser-explored settings like Baghdad during the Islamic Golden Age ...

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What are the best 2D Mario games? We rank every side-scrolling platformer in the Nintendo mascot's history.Super Mario’s 40-year history is a testament to all the different ways you can make a little ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Lamb is a UK-based journalist who specializes in video games. It’ll be 12 years since the last in Koei Tecmo’s action ...

Super Mario Bros. Wonder was dumped at the end of the Nintendo Switch’s life cycle. In 2023, when it first came out, everyone knew the Switch was on its way out. Even though it took almost two years, ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Ninja Gaiden 4 is shaping up to be a fun reunion for series veterans ...

Welcome to our latest recap of what's going on in the indie game space. A bunch of new games dropped this week that are more than worthy of your attention, including a modern take on an old-school ...

Tecmo’s Ninja Gaiden games are infamous for their difficulty, from the NES era trilogy of punishing side-scrolling action platformers to the modern Team Ninja games. The latest entry in that franchise ...

Like a lot of other 80s kids, the original Ninja Gaiden on NES came around at the perfect time in my life to foster a lifelong love of action games, anime, and all things ninja. So when the trailer ...