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![Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9VMeg39vDtzVn3LJeJmFaZ-320-80.jpg)
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is an amazing throwback to iconic Nintendo storytelling and I'm almost glad I missed it the first time around
By Sam Loveridge published
Feature Opinion | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is Nintendo storytelling at its best, and even better playing it now
![Super Mario 64](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k9KN546Mw92GK6PmWR7bW4-320-80.jpg)
For the first time in 28 years, Super Mario 64 has been beaten without using the A button – and it only took 86 hours
By Jordan Gerblick published
news The jump-less Super Mario 64 A Button Challenge has been active for more than 20 years
![Mega Man 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D645FVcLsBBaxXVg7AFdj5-320-80.jpg)
After 35 years, the silliest debate about one of the most beloved NES games has finally been settled by the original director
By Dustin Bailey published
News It's Led Zeppelin all over again
![Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Deluxe Pack](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QEcmS4ds4Q9X9t6upinqce-320-80.jpg)
Calling all speedrunners, the Nintendo World Championships Deluxe Pack is now available to pre-order
By Tabitha Baker published
Pre-order Nintendo’s new NES collection focuses on speedrunning Nintendo World Championship challenges, and it’s now available for pre-order
![Animal Well screenshot, captured on PC](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7kB4RjfYWnMpTfNFisPfMd-320-80.jpg)
Solo dev behind breakout Metroidvania hit Animal Well says his game has 256 encounters, but he had to cut at least 500 of them during development
By Ali Jones published
News "Designing a Metroidvania is a lot harder than designing a linear platformer"
![Animal Well](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uVSJqzEDfxGZtnLs4odjD9-320-80.jpg)
In an era of 100GB games, breakout Metroidvania hit Animal Well is only 34MB - so small that its 4K PS5 background is "likely larger than the game"
By Dustin Bailey published
News That's just 37% of its Metacritic score
![A screenshot of Mario in the Super Mario 3D All-Stars release of Super Mario 64 holding a baby penguin next to its mother.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y2uoAmcRbJE4gCtvnvrAfY-320-80.jpg)
It took almost 28 years, but Super Mario 64 players have finally opened an "unopenable" door - using a penguin and a sick backflip
By Catherine Lewis published
News The door was functional all along, but an annoying hitbox made it impossible to reach - until now
![Banjo gives Kazooie the thumbs up in a screenshot from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HhrgAG8oWdCjV9aUqhxnUW-320-80.jpg)
Banjo-Kazooie enter the Nintendo 64 Multiverse in an incredible-looking mod that spans Pokemon, Conker, and FPS classic Goldeneye
By Kaan Serin published
News While we hope for a Banjo-Threeie
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