Video game consoles started out originally using game cartridges, commonly referred to simply as carts. They always worked, and the only time you ever had a problem with one is when the contacts physically eroded over time – but it took a long time for that to happen. Heck, there are 25-year-old NES carts even now that still work as good as the day they...

In recent years it’s become increasingly common that gamers aren’t taking a liking to the newer 3D titles as much as they used to. They’re all more or less saying the same thing: "If you’ve seen one FPS, you’ve seen them all." Unfortunately, I can’t disagree with this. The 3D gaming arena, which is dominated by...

This is a departure from the norm, but I thought this would be an interesting tidbit for many of our readers. Have you ever wondered how the character in so many of Nintendo’s games came to be named Mario? Well, wonder no longer. For those of who just want the answer: [...] Nintendo borrowed Mario’s name and Italian heritage from a real man. That man’s...

If you’ve bought enough computers over the years, chances are you’ve had at least a few of them that dropped in value so fast it made your head spin. Before listing the worst, the best concerning resale value has always been laptops. It doesn’t matter if it’s a Lenovo, Macbook, Dell Inspiron or what-have-you. The laptop will always retain...

If there’s one thing Apple does better than anything else, it’s style. However this only counts for new style, not old/retro. A genius (yes, a genius) decided to make an NES controller act as an Apple Remote. Genius, I say. Genius. Sometimes it takes people other than Apple to make cool Apple stuff. Check out the video below to see it in action. ...