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The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Review

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Can you enjoy A Link Between Worlds if you haven’t played A Link to the Past? The answer is a definitive yes – although the chatter surrounding the dozens of Easter eggs and call-backs you've doubtlessly missed may rankle you.
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Interview: Nobuo Uematsu, Arnie Roth & Distant Worlds

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One November night, fans gathered at the ex-Hummingbird, now Sony Centre, simply to share in the presence of Nobuo Uematsu. Titled Distant Worlds: The Music of Final Fantasy, a full orchestra presented material by the legendary Uematsu, conducted by Grammy winner Arnie Roth.
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Donkey Kong Country Returns Preview

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At last month’s Nintendo Holiday Preview event, we got to try out the final build of Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Wii. At the beginning of our play session, we had 47 lives. By the end of it, we had a big fat Game Over.

10 Reasons Final Fantasy VI
is the World of Tomorrow

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Throughout history mankind has been witness to many visioneers of the future. The Oracle of Lesbos. Nostradamus. Marty McFly. But despite all the renditions and predictions, evidence has arisen that the Earth has but one impending future – the world of Squaresoft’s Nintendo game Final Fantasy VI (Or III to everyone in North America). Our […]

What if Street Fighter II was Real?

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Most people have played the arcade/Super Nintendo classic Street Fighter II at some point in their life.  Do you remember that weird bonus stage where the player was given a time limit to basically beat the crap out of car? I always thought it was really weird; but Japanese games have always been weird so […]