These are the first third-party titles for Game Boy Advance to land on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service. Two new titles are joining the Game Boy Advance – Nintendo Classics app on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion pack service this month. The games are Mr DrillerRead More →
Button mapping and other changes to the Game Boy Advance library on the Nintendo Switch Online service have been rolled out, and while Japan gets an additional game, this is not available in the west. I’ve long considered the Nintendo Switch to be the best mass consumption retro gaming platformRead More →
A brand new open-source FPGA recreation of the Nintendo Game Boy, GBC, and GBA is currently looking for funding on Crowd Supply. Game Boy style handhelds are ten-a-penny these days. If it’s not a reconditioned and seriously souped-up Game Boy, it’s an emulation unit, or a DIY Game Boy withRead More →
Good news for owners of the Game Boy series of Nintendo consoles, as D*Fuzed, a new title with real voice acting, is now available to play! True fact: back in the day, I never owned a Nintendo Game Boy. While I quite liked the idea of the GBA a fewRead More →
The acclaimed Game Boy Advance classic, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, has just been reissued. You can grab it on Nintendo Switch if you have the Online + Expansion Pack subscription! For those who missed it the first time around in 2005 (it launched a year earlier in Japan), orRead More →
CosmicNobab Games and indie.io have announced that their critically acclaimed sci-fi action-RPG, LunarLux, is now available on the Nintendo eShop. Drawing clear inspiration from the beloved GBA era of heartfelt pixel adventures, LunarLux casts you as Bella, a fearless Lunar Warrior, alongside her trusty robot sidekick Tetra. Set in theRead More →
Dust off your Game Boys, retro gamers! Incube8 Games and Elite have just announced a delightful blast from the past: Dragon’s Lair: The Legend is making a comeback! Originally released in 1991, this quirky platformer is back in both physical and digital formats, offering a fresh chance for seasoned playersRead More →
Wario Land 4 and Ninja Five-O, previously released on GBA, have recently landed on the Nintendo Switch, although one is easier to get hold of than the other… Wario Land 4 joins Nintendo Switch Online Mario’s archnemesis returns in Wario Land 4, in which the titular weirdo transforms into aRead More →
Twenty years. That’s a long time in gaming. The Game Boy Advance, a handheld titan of my youth, is now a nostalgic relic. And yet, here it is, Sigma Star Saga, resurrected as Sigma Star Saga DX. I remember the original, a curious blend of top-down exploration and side-scrolling shoot-em-up.Read More →
