On this day (July 22nd 1990) Konami released Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake for the MSX. You can play it now here.
Nintendo News
Well before the top loading NES, there was a Famicom Adaptor games console, which was a product designed to play Japanese Famicom Cartridges that never made it to light – TechEBlog
What was the last ever NES game released? Well there are both official and unofficial games that get covered in this article – Den of Geek
The NES had some tough games, many which by today’s mostly softer standards would not really capture the attention for too long as they are so difficult. YardBarker asks what were the 20 toughest gamers for the NES – YardBarker
CBR have a nice article on the 10 factors that led to the rise of Nintendo – CBR
The NES was a great console – but some of the games were a bit basic (mostly due to hardware capabilities) – but Den of Geek look at the 15 best looking NES games – Den of Geek
Mario Paint was an interesting release for its time, it brought the ability to create and design to the SNES. The Economist looks at how inspired a generation of creative geeks – The Economist
Not really news, but if you are an android user, “Gaming on Phone” has shared a guide on how to play NES games on your phone. Not really recommended unless you have a controller in my experience – Gaming on Phone
WDW share the latest update on the Nintendo World being built in Universal Studios Hollywood – WDW
..and here is a video tour of the gift shop. YouTube
Want a Gameboy Camera DSLR? No? Well if you do you can find out how to get one here – Hackaday
How about using a GameBoy as a Pokedex? – GameRant
A list of the best SNES RPGs to revisit in 2022 (or visit for the first time!) – Sportskeeda
Nintendo tells fans that more N64 games will be released on the Switch – Nintendo Life
The Express (UK newspaper) Newspaper (of all places), give a guide on the Nintendo games now worth a fortune – Express
GameRant covers every major game Nintendo has cancelled – GameRant
Sega News
The Saturn Port of Doom is being ported to the PC – PCGames
Rom hack of Ghostbusters adds Winston to the classic Genesis/Megadrive game – Kotaku
Sega Japan give the a list of some of the games and features for the Mega Drive Mini 2 – Megavisions
Want to pre-order the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive mini 2? Nintendo Life have got you covered – Nintendo Life
Want to know the best 5 Sega emulators? Windows Report has got you covered – Windows Report
Other News
As Atari turns 50 years old, CDM have written an article on the history of the company – CDM
And Lego are going to release a set so you can build your own 2600 ($240 / €240 RRP) launching on the 1st August – MJ Global Report
Are Jaguar and Lynx games coming to the Switch? Well as part of the 50th Anniversary Collection they might well be. YouTube (Rule of 2 Review)
A list of the 20 best selling video games of all time – Mental Floss
Oddee have come up with a list of 8 famous video game console failures – most are hard to disagree with, but there are some notable admissions (no 3DO) – Oddee
Not all retro, but a list of the 10 games that did not launch with success but went on to become cult classics. – GameRant
Another Kickstarter project, Black Jewel is a hack and slash game for the NES, SNES, Megadrive/Genesis and Gameboy – The Escapist