Another classic Nintendo console, another insane dump of instruction manuals

Enlarge / Cranky Kong pops up a lot in the Donkey Kong Country manual to tell you how bad everything is. (credit: Nintendo) Last year, the NES Classic’s launch was met with something that I argued was more interesting and valuable in the game-preservation sense: a gigantic dump of NES and Famicom instruction manuals, all […]

German journalist who exposed govt instruction in media coverage faces backlash

Rejected contributions, boycott calls and a public letter refuting her words were some of the tactics freelance reporter Claudia Zimmermann faced after exposing her employer, German public broadcaster WDR, for sticking to pro-government narrative on migrant crisis. Read more Speaking to RT Deutsch, Zimmermann said she fell out of grace with the bosses of WRD, […]

The Binding Of Isaac On Nintendo Switch Has A Gorgeous Instruction Booklet

In a world of big, empty video game cases devoid of instructions or interesting art, one game is fighting back in a small but beautiful way. The Binding of Isaac first came out back in September of 2011. Since that time, however, Edmund McMillen and his development team have been releasing expansions and add-ons for […]