News You Fools, Blowing on NES Cartridges Is Not The Answer

Well I never

We've all done it. Blowing on cartridge connections has (apparently) always been the most effective way of getting stubborn games to load, but according to MentalFloss, it could actually cause more problems in the long term. MentalFloss spoke to Digital Press expert Frankie Viturello and he had some pretty damning words to say about...

• Wed 26th Sep 2012
• Retro
• NES
• Hardware
• Myth Busters

Feature Want to Know The Real Reason Star Fox Was Renamed in Europe?

Unravelling the mystery behind Star Fox, Starwing and Lylat Wars

It's funny what you take for granted. When we posted a photo of the N64 game Lylat Wars on our Nintendo Life Instagram account, we never thought for a second it would result in confused replies from our followers: "I've never seen this....what kinda badassness is in that cartridge?"...

• Wed 5th Sep 2012
• Retro
• Features
• SNES
• Star Fox
• Myth Busters