Why Are SNES Games So Hard To Beat?
The term “Nintendo Hard” is often used to describe video games with extremely steep difficulty curves or a general lack of QoL features such as ... Read more
Written by: Jacob
Published on: 12th May 2023
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Why Doesn’t The 3DS Have A GBA Slot?
People often bash Sony for not putting enough priority on backward compatibility, but they forget how Nintendo does the same thing with each new console ... Read more
Written by: Jacob
Published on: 11th May 2023
Why Do DS Games Look Bad On 3DS?
Nintendo is quite unpredictable when it comes to implementing backward compatibility on its latest consoles. While certain consoles have no backward compatibility (Switch), others can ... Read more
Written by: Jacob
Published on: 11th May 2023
Are Gamesharks Illegal? What You Need To Know
Back in the day, gamers used cheat cartridges to unlock functionality within games that developers typically lock away from end users. These cheat cartridges let ... Read more
Written by: Jacob
Published on: 10th May 2023
Do All GBA Games Work On GBA SP?
Portable gaming has taken off in the last decade, and many industry pundits see it as an alternative to PC/ console for casual gamers. While ... Read more
Written by: Jacob
Published on: 10th May 2023
Why Do Gameboy Cartridges Have Batteries?
All retro consoles featured some kind of battery-powered memory to store user progress, while ROM was reserved for game data. Back then, game cartridges used ... Read more
Written by: Jacob
Published on: 9th May 2023
Why Doesn’t Sega Make Consoles Anymore?
Sega went out of the console-making business over 2 decades ago, yet so many of their products are remembered fondly by gamers to this day. ... Read more
Written by: Jacob
Published on: 9th May 2023
Can A US Dreamcast Play Japanese Games?
Consoles in the early 3D era came with region locks, and Sega’s Dreamcast is no different. However, the way this feature was implemented differed greatly ... Read more
Written by: Jacob
Published on: 8th May 2023
Why Is The Sega Dreamcast So Loud?
A lot of gamers complain about their PS4 Pro or Xbox One X sounding like jet engines. But I’m willing to bet most of them ... Read more
Written by: Jacob
Published on: 8th May 2023
Why Does Your Dreamcast Reset Itself?
The Sega Dreamcast is a tragic tale of poor marketing, mismanaged expectations, and bad luck. However, one can’t deny that it is an excellent piece ... Read more
Written by: Jacob
Published on: 7th May 2023