Tag: SNES
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RETRO REPLAY ► Nintendo: History Repeating? A ‘Then & Now’ of Console Comparisons
Nintendo is hoping to repeat its success of Christmases past with the evolution of its popular Wii platform. The Wii U will arrive in the next few months – but the Gadget Helpline can’t help but think we might have seen something like this before. So in this very special RETRO REPLAY we’re going to…
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RETRO REPLAY ► Nintendo: History Repeating? A ‘Then & Now’ of Console Comparisons
Nintendo is hoping to repeat its success of Christmases past with the evolution of its popular Wii platform. The Wii U will arrive in the next few months – but the Gadget Helpline can’t help but think we might have seen something like this before. So in this very special RETRO REPLAY we’re going to…
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Patent Pending: Sega VR – Virtual Reality Gaming Headset
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Herman Melvin once said “It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” With that in mind we once again delve in to the technological limbo, searching through the gadget archives to bring you the best and the worst of the gadgets that never quite made it to the main event. If…
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Nintendo’s Secret Legend of Zelda Timeline Revealed in New Official Art Book
Ever wondered the actual timeline for The Legend of Zelda? It’s either one of Nintendo’s most guarded secrets – or they just didn’t think it through that well.. The sequence of events in the fictional Hyrule Kingdom is finally revealed in a lavish art book celebrating the franchise’s 25 year legacy, which kind of explains…
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RETRO REPLAY ► Star Fox 64 – Blasting off on Nintendo 3DS now!
The Gadget Helpline: RETRO REPLAY feature will bring you a weekly throwback to the days of old school gaming and will present a little history on the new wave of classic titles currently getting a revival on our modern gaming gadgets. This week we bring you a little bit of back-history on the classic galactic dog-fighter…
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Only in Japan! – World’s oldest gamer: Here comes BomberGRAN!
The average age of a UK gamer has previously been reported as between 25 and 34, but our gaming friends in the Land of The Rising Sun would beg to differ – in particular Mrs. Umeji. Mrs U is 99 years old and along with needlecraft her biggest hobby.. hold that – her lifestyle is…
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Nintendo Conference Opinions – Wii U, Zelda and the Nintendo Back Catalogue
Well this year’s E3 was once again dominated by the rumors of a new console from Nintendo and with everyone expecting Nintey to steal the show! But now that the dust has settled and the fact are out, we at the Gadget Helpline will sit down and discuss what our overall verdict and opinions on Nintendo’s 2011…
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Sneak peak of Project Cafe / Wii 2 leaked in new video?
Have we finally seen Nintendo’s Project Café / Wii 2 in the flesh (or plastic)? This video filmed at a “private developer conference” would seem to suggest so. In the leaked YouTube video, a presentation is shown featuring a controller concept with the rumoured built-in “Screen Stream” HD display and some diagrams of the unit…