Super Metroid Archives

Awesome Games Done Quick is back to raise money to fight cancer — 5 speedruns to watch

Posted byby Mike Minotti
January 7, 2017
2 min

One of my favorite times of the year is coming up: Awesome Games Done Quick. AGDQ is a week-long marathon of speedruns, which has...

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2 min

Trophies and achievements are a great way to make old games exciting again

Posted byby GamesBeat
February 14, 2016
6 min

I just spend dozens of hours playing a 20-year-old video game I haven’t laid eyes on in quite some time, all because I wanted...

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6 min

F-Zero and Super Mario World still hold console-launch lessons for Nintendo 25 years later

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 22, 2015
3 min

Twenty-five years ago, the Super Famicom launched with some of the best games Nintendo has ever made: F-Zero and Super Mario World. Both left a...

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3 min

Check out the highlights of this gaming marathon that raised $1 million for cancer prevention

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
January 13, 2014
2 min

A group of gaming speedrunners showed off their skills for charity over the last week.

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2 min

Consoles that won’t die: The SNES in 2013

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 3, 2013
9 min

The SNES is far from dead. This year it will receive two new official cartridge releases. Lost gem Nightmare Busters, and a completely new SNES title from the creators of Pier Solar.

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9 min

Guacamelee! is a gorgeous brawler that proudly shows its roots (preview)

Posted byby Giancarlo Valdes
March 15, 2013
6 min

What happens when you combine super-powered luchadores, Dia de los Muertos, and platforming mazes reminiscent of Super Metroid? Well, you get something like Guacamelee!