Nintendo 64

The developer of the cancelled Portal 64 demake has said the project was “probably doomed from the beginning.” James Lambert has spent the past couple of years working on a version of Valve’s first-person shooter Portal that could run on the Nintendo 64.  Earlier this year, Lambert released a demo of Portal 64 that featured 13 of the 19 chambers found in the original game, but shortly after First Slice was shared, Lambert was asked by Valve to take it down. “I have been in communication with Valve about the future of the…

It’s hard to imagine a time before Mario and his friends (and foes) got together to speed down the racetrack while throwing shells and hitting speed boosts. The series was a hit from its first entry on the SNES and is still going strong. Today, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is not only the best-selling game on the Switch, despite being a port of the Wii U game, but is still getting new content with the Booster Course Pass adding both revamped classic tracks and a few new ones. Just like the mainline Mario games, the Kart…

When the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) launched, it was an instant success following some of the legendary Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Nintendo sold out of the system of the initial shipment of 300,000 systems within hours, making it one of the most successful console launches in history. Given the time of the system’s release, the SNES gave us a groundbreaking chance to play video games at home relatively inexpensively. The system offered now-classic games and follow-ups to some of the best NES…

Dbrand is back with new console covers, or as it calls them “darkplates,” for PlayStation 5 consoles. These new Retro Darkplates are supposed to be throwbacks that mimic the colors of translucent Nintendo 64 systems. This announcement marks the accessory manufacturer’s grand return to making console covers for the PS5. Dbrand previously sold PS5 darkplates during the system’s first year on the market, but Sony threatened legal action against the company. After that, Dbrand said at the time that it…

The Nintendo 64 was the first to introduce console gamers to analog control sticks, but over 25 years after its debut, many of those original controllers aren’t doing so well (we blame Mario Party). With 8BitDo’s new N64 Mod Kit, you can now give them a welcome and very easy upgrade, including a hall effect joystick and Bluetooth connectivity.First introduced back in 2018, the 8BitDo DIY line launched with a kit that made it incredibly easy for anyone to upgrade an original Super Nintendo controller with wireless…

Nintendo’s Super Mario series is so monumental to the medium of video games that you might even think of the mustachioed plumber when you hear “video games” mentioned at all. From his earliest days as “Jumpman” battling Donkey Kong, to his latest adventures on the Nintendo Switch, to his latest movie appearance in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Mario has consistently been one of the greatest characters in video games. He’s such an iconic character that countless video games have had him as the star, and we attempted to…

We all have a favorite video game that we’ve played through time and time again (for me, it’s Link’s Awakening) but for Kaze Emanuar, simply playing through the N64's Super Mario 64 isn’t enough. Through modding, they’re trying to push the game to its absolute limits, and so far the results are unbelievable for a console that’s almost 30 years old.It’s no secret that games released earlier in a console’s life cycle don’t look as good as titles released later on, when developers will have become more familiar with the…

The one question that’s been on every Nintendo fan’s mind ever since the company started porting its past hits to newer consoles is when GoldenEye 007, the N64's beloved first-person shooter, would show up again. After years of licensing and rights battles, we finally have an answer, and it’s even better than we could have hoped.During a Nintendo Direct presentation this morning, the company revealed that several more N64 games were being added to its Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, including Pilotwings 64, 1080°…