Donkey Kong Bananza crashes onto the Nintendo Switch 2 and it’s as big as the name suggests. Made by the same team that brought you Super Mario Odyssey this 3D platformer is a mix of new and old.
The Switch Lite has always been the little sibling of the Switch lineup—small, budget-friendly and perfect for gamers who just want to get into handheld gaming without the bulk of the standard Switch or the price tag of the new Switch 2. But its quirks—no TV hookup, fixed Joy-Cons and an aging LCD screen—have held it back from being great. Taki Udon, a modder whose SUPER5 HDMI mod, paired with an OLED screen upgrade, turns the Switch Lite into a handheld that feels like it came straight from Nintendo’s factory.
Super Castlevania IV left its mark on gaming history with its gothic atmosphere, whip-cracking action and soundtrack that still resonates with SNES fans. Now in 2025, Migami Games’ Chronicles of the Wolf enters that hallowed ground, a modern take on the Castlevania formula that’s both a tribute and a bold new direction. This is a full-fledged Metroidvania that captures the spirit of Simon Belmont’s 1991 quest while spinning a new yarn of werewolves and 18th century France.
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Armed with two Popplio Pokémon trading cards—one holographic, one standard—Reddit user ReptileCake, a self-professed TCG enthusiast, wasn’t just there to soak in the spiritual aura of the Jubilee Year celebrations. He had a mission: to get Pope Leo XIV, the newly minted American pontiff, to sign a card featuring a water-type sea lion whose name sounds suspiciously like “Pope Leo.”
In a world where retro gaming rides high on nostalgia, a modder named JNMartin has pulled off something that feels like a SEGA fan’s wildest dream. Mario Kart 64, Nintendo’s 1996 kart-racing gem, has been lovingly transplanted onto the SEGA Dreamcast—a console that never got to pal around with Mario and friends during its brief time in the spotlight.
Back in the mid-2000s, the Nintendo DS was a handheld gaming beast, its dual screens and touch controls breaking away from traditional handhelds. But for all its magic, the DS had its limits—games stuck to its humble hardware, nowhere near the visual punch of home consoles like the PlayStation 1. Enter the DSTWO, a flashcart that somehow squeezes a full-blown PS1 emulator into a cartridge the size of a postage stamp.
Nintendo’s Switch 2 promised a leap into high dynamic range (HDR) gaming, a first for the company’s consoles. Yet, many players have found their games looking oddly washed out or overly bright when docked to a TV. YouTube’s display guru Vincent Teoh of HDTVTest has dissected this issue in a detailed video.
A tech enthusiast named PatRyk recently pulled off a wild feat that feels straight out of Steve Wozniak’s workshop: getting Apple’s iOS to fire up on a first-gen Nintendo Switch. Yep, the same handheld built for Mario Kart and Zelda is now posing as the “world’s slowest iPhone.”
A fan-crafted PC port of Mario Kart 64, called SpaghettiKart, has hit the scene, breathing new life into Nintendo’s 1996 gem. This is essentially a full-on reverse-engineering triumph, built from the ground up with fresh code, cleverly dodging Nintendo’s legal grip.
Emulators have quietly been the guardians of nostalgia, letting us relive the pixelated charm of the Nintendo Entertainment System with classics like Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda. But 3dSen, a quirky emulator that’s been quietly shaping up for a decade, takes those flat, 8-bit landscapes and transforms them into lively 3D dioramas.