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Another Castle: The Not-So-Lofty Ballad of Skyward Sword

Another Castle by Katharine Byrne, posted on 01/17/2012 10:00 3 comments

Katharine kicks off her column on video game narrative by ruffling a few feathers…

Square Roots: Donkey Kong (NES)

Square Roots by Pierre Bienaimé, posted on 01/13/2012 17:00 2 comments

The inaugural entry of Square Roots, a biweekly column that explores Nintendo antiquity through Virtual Console.

Best of ND 2011: The Heroine of Time

Editorials by Adam Sorice, posted on 12/29/2011 13:00 Leave a Comment

Forget Samus and Peach and forget everything you think about Link and Zelda, too.

Golden Age Disney Licensed Games (Michael Edwards)

Best of ND 2011: Capcom, Disney and the NES: The Golden Age of Licensed Games

Editorials by Nintendojo Staff, posted on 12/29/2011 09:00 Leave a Comment

Once upon a time, licensed games were good.

Best of ND 2011: The Many Worlds of Majora’s Mask

Editorials by Kevin Knezevic, posted on 12/28/2011 18:00 Leave a Comment

Using the many-worlds theory to explain Link’s darkest adventure.

Best of ND 2011: Interview: David Wise

Interviews by Lewis Hampson, posted on 12/28/2011 09:00 Leave a Comment

Nintendojo interviews video game music legend David Wise.

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Best of ND 2011: The Capcom Five: Requiem for a Dream

Editorials by Adam Sorice, posted on 12/27/2011 16:00 2 comments

The failed legacy that promised to change gaming and managed to do it anyway.

A Walk Down 8 Bit Lane masthead (Viridian City Pokémon Blue)

Best of ND 2011: A Walk Down 8-Bit Lane to Viridian City

Editorials by Mel Turnquist, posted on 12/27/2011 10:00 1 Comment

Mel spends thirty minutes reviewing her long forgotten Pokémon Blue save file.

Best of ND 2011: Top Ten: SNES RPG Themes

Top Ten by Lewis Hampson, posted on 12/26/2011 10:00 Leave a Comment

Lewis Hampson braves the flames to summon up his top ten SNES RPG compositions of all time.

The Beginnings of the Neverending Epic Adventure

Editorials by Mel Turnquist, posted on 12/09/2011 18:00 1 Comment

Let’s just talk about the original The Legend of Zelda— and how it turned into, um, The Legend of Zelda.

An Ode to Super Smash Bros.

Editorials by Pierre Bienaimé, posted on 12/06/2011 14:00 1 Comment

One eye on the past and one on the future of Nintendo’s most distinctive franchise.

Interview: The Red, Red Innards of Tiny Plumbers

Interviews by Pierre Bienaimé, posted on 11/29/2011 14:00 Leave a Comment

Tiny Plumbers shrinks down Mario almost as much as a Mini Mushroom would.

Power to the Princess

Editorials by Katharine Byrne, posted on 11/07/2011 14:00 5 comments

Why cartoon Zelda is the best and most capable princess of them all.

Not So Super Scope

Editorials by Lewis Hampson, posted on 11/04/2011 15:00 8 comments

Lewis has dug into his press release archives and come up with this lovely Super Scope press release from the 90’s! Now that’s what I call a peripheral.

Log 10.023.7 – The Hunter

Editorials by Katharine Byrne, posted on 11/03/2011 09:00 5 comments

Metroid isn’t known for its complex villains, but Metroid Prime offered a glimpse into the motivation and culture of the Space Pirates through their logbooks.