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Portable gaming has been something that Nintendo has emphasized for years. However it wasn't always thought of as favorably as it is today. When the original Game Boy first came out in ...
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In 1984, Pac-Man had already ruled the arcades for nearly half a decade and Pac-Man Fever was still going strong! However even after all this, the public demanded more! They wanted a home version of ...
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If you follow our social media, you may have seen me use the term "Repro" to describe video game cartridges and labels. "Repro" is just an abbreviation of the word "Reproduction." When I use the term ...
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Each and every day, we receive hundreds of orders that we have to pick, pack, and ship. Our new games and systems go through a process that we like to call their "life cycle” here at DKOldies. Starti ...
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You might be surprised to learn that Mario Bros. wasn't figured to be the original runaway hit for the NES system. When Nintendo of America first opened its doors in 1985, they had a very differ ...
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Here at DKOldies, we pride ourselves in providing our customers with quality products and top-notch technical support. This is especially true for our popular multi-platform console: The Retron ...
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Some of my favorite memories from childhood were the times I would rent a video game from Blockbuster. On special Friday nights my family would drive into town. We'd go into the local Blockbuste ...
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This year my boys, age 10 and 7 have been asking me for a Nintendo Entertainment System... but will they like it? Will the old games be too difficult? Will it be able to hold their attention like all ...
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Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is the 7th installment of the GTA series, out of 15 games that span many years and consoles. But what makes this particular GTA so great that it still resonates in the ...
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Up - Up - Down - Down - Left - Right - Left - Right - B - A - Start This series of inputs used on a Nintendo Entertainment System game pad is one of the earliest known examples of a video game c ...
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If you were a gamer during the age of the Nintendo 64 you know there is nothing like sitting down with 3 of your friends and playing local multiplayer on games like Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kar ...
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When the Xbox 360 came out in 2005, it felt like gaming jumped forward overnight. The graphics looked amazing, the menu system was slick, and Xbox Live was fully built in. It was the first time you c ...