When it launched in 1985, the Nintendo Entertainment System did so with a platformer. People are still making platformers for the NES, so there’s no denying how effective the console’s hardware is at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was in October of 1985 when the Nintendo Entertainment System first hit North America, with an initial test run of 100,000 ...

The Nintendo Entertainment System holds a special place in history. It marks Nintendo's first global console release, and is home to the first console entries of some of the most important franchises ...

Galaga is a pretty faithful port of the arcade game original. This was one of the NES games that proved Nintendo's game console could bring the experience of mall video arcades into your living room, ...

While Nintendo continued to release games for the NES in the first half of the '90s, it was the games released during the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. I've reluctantly paused Ball x Pit for long enough to share some ...

The best platformer games are those that manage to challenge the player while still telling a compelling story. Platformers of this quality can be found in all sorts of interesting niches and ...