Kirby Super Star turns 30: 7 games on one SNES cartridge
On September 20, 1996, HAL Laboratory released a SNES cartridge packing 7 games in North America. Thirty years later, …
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Aladdin (SNES): every stage password and the hidden level select
The character-face passwords for Capcom's Aladdin on SNES, the hidden level select code, and why the Genesis version is …
Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES): passwords for every level
A verified list of Zombies Ate My Neighbors SNES passwords, the secret level code, and why every password list online …
Goof Troop (SNES): passwords for every stage of Capcom's co-op classic
The fruit-and-diamond passwords for Goof Troop on SNES, the first game designed by Shinji Mikami — the creator of …
Mega Man X (SNES): the all-items password and how to get the Hadouken
The 12-digit Mega Man X password that unlocks everything, and why no password in the world can save the Hadouken — …
Top Gear (SNES): every password for all 8 tracks and 3 difficulties
A verified list of Top Gear SNES passwords: all 8 tracks across Amateur, Pro and Champion difficulty, with the spaces in …
Super Mario Bros. turns 41: the level that saved gaming
On 13 September 1985 the Famicom got the game that resurrected an entire industry. Forty-one years on, World 1-1 is …
Did Top Gear do car tuning before NFS Underground? Yes — in 1993
Ten years before NFS Underground turned tuning into culture, Top Gear 2 was already selling engines, gearboxes and nitro …
Cooldown: why even your best move needs a pause
In every game, the best abilities have a cooldown. The game forbids you from using the same move twice in a row — and …
NFSU: I beat the boss with zero upgrades — and this was the first part I bought
After beating the first Need for Speed Underground boss with a 100% stock Civic, it was time to open the garage. Which …