mario

...as desktop computers along with hand held units took over the popular market. Then came the invention of the 8-bit machines and a company called nintendo Entertainment System (NES) burst on the seen with some Italian guys called Mario and Lugi Mario. Mario first appeared in the 1982 arcade hit Donkey Kong, and became an instant hit. He appeared again 2 years later in Mario Bros., his first title role. This game also introduced Lugi to the public. Mario first came home on the nintendo Entertainment System in super Mario Bros., one of the best selling games ever. This game brought Mario into millions of homes around the world and made him a cultural icon equal to Harrison Ford, Arnold Swartzneger, or Tom Cruise. Besides all the games, he has starred in 3 cartoon series, one major motion picture (although they did use live actors instead of the character). In a 1991 poll, it was found more kids could identify a picture of Mario than Mickey Mouse.

The 1990's brought us into the "shooters" era with games such as Wolfenstein 3D and Doom. Following Doom, the retail publishers and developers began to earnestly mimic the practice of offering demos, which had the effect of reducing shareware's appeal for the rest of the decade. During this time, the increasing computing power of personal computers began to allow rudimentary 3D graphics. 1993's Doom in particular was largely responsible for defi...more

Play Donkey Kong 1, 2, 3, Jr, and Country Online Free - NES and snes Games

... over the platform objects to release the platform Donkey Kong is on. Doing this allows Mario to rescue the Princess and you to enjoy a very cheesy 8-bit Nes ending. You play this great title online on Wii Shop for 500 Wii points or 5 dollar equivalent. That goes for most other popular Nes titles. That is how nintendo revived all the Nes hits.

Donkey Kong 2:
Donkey Kong 2 was referred to as Donkey Kong Jr. in North America.

Donkey Kong 3:
Donkey Kong 3 is a title where you play as Mario who is an exterminator and shoots Donkey Kong with a poison. The directional pad moves Mario. Up makes him jump up a platf...more

nintendo DS Lite Also Comes With Dual Screens

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Dual-screen hand held gaming consoles are very much in demand. People want to use these gadgets to participate and indulge in video games to spend some quality leisure time away from back-breaking work. The nintendo DS Lite is one such hand held gaming console that is designed and developed by nintendo. Sleek in looks, light in weight and attractive in design, the nintendo DS Lite has captured the imagination of avid games in Japan, Australia, N...more

pac-Man game

...game was comprised of 256 levels. Due to a bug, however, only the first 255 levels are playable. The right half of level 256 is a jumbled mess and the level can not be finished. So, the highest attainable score is 3,330,360 which can only be achieved by eating every fruit, dot, power pellet and blue ghost for 255 levels.

Due to pac-Man's sudden and long lasting popularity Namco was forced to give gamers something new. The most notable and significant was Ms. pac-Man which featured several improvements and changes such as faster gamplay, more mazes, new intermissions and moving bonus items. Others not take of in such scope were and were later discontinued and forg...more