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While the world goes gaga over the future of Nintendo gaming with the Nintendo Switch 2, I've gone all the way back to the very beginning and created a game guide for Nintendo very first microprocessor-based arcade game from 1978, Computer Othello. I was over the moon to discover this had finally been dumped, and I had a lovely time with it.

I find it funny how a lot of classic games are looked back on as obscure historical curios, rather than videogames to be played. I'm certainly guilty of this. I'll make a webpage for a game that effectively says nothing more informative than "this game exists". And across the internet, hundreds of other websites do the same.

But these are videogames. They have rules, tactics and bonuses. How do you play them? How do you get good enough to beat them? That's the kind of thing I'm interested in now. And luckily, I have this obscure little corner of the internet on which to post my findings.

I have a few game guides in progress at the moment. They're a labour of love, so I can't promise when you'll see them. But you can be certain I'll make a big fuss about it when they do go live!

~Fryguy64~

Nintendo Game Guides

Learn how to play classic Nintendo games. You may even learn some things about familiar games you didn't know before.

Nintendo Game Cameos

When a character from one series makes a guest appearance in another, that's a cameo. Nintendo loves them, and we love finding them.

Cancelled Nintendo Games

Sometimes games get announced but are never released. Nintendo has even been releasing some of their cancelled games in recent years.

Kazumi Totaka's Song Guide

For many years, a strange song appeared in games as diverse as Mario Paint, Yoshi's Story and Animal Crossing. NinDB discovered the connecting thread: Nintendo music composer (and voice of Yoshi) Kazumi Totaka. Discover all the games he has hidden this song in over the years.

Nintendo Hardware and Accessories

Over the years, NinDB has collected information on official Nintendo hardware releases from around the world. Want to know more about the Famicom? Don't know your Nintendo 3DS from your New Nintendo 3DS?

Nintober Archive

An ongoing illustration project to create profiles for Nintendo's most gruesome and evil characters. Nintober started in 2008 and is still going (as of 2023), with over 160 grotesque and villainous beasts from everyone's favourite family-friendly publisher.

Nintendo All-Stars Archive

Between 2004 and 2007, NinDB ran a series of illustrated character profiles, telling the stories of obscure or lesser-known Nintendo characters. Some of these got a little long, and all are outdated now. But they have been restored along with the original artwork. We've even dug up some long-lost artwork that was planned but never used!

3rd Party Showcase Archive

Between 2006 and 2008, NinDB posted a series of articles written by John "Nester" Bennett, highlighting the very best third party games available on the Wii, DS and Virtual Console. All 50 articles have now been restored and archived for your pleasure. How many did you play?