Chris Kohler
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Collecting Sega Saturn Games Is A Total Nightmare
Sega’s ill-fated Saturn console is much more loved today than it was when it was released in 1994. Game collectors prize the exclusive rarities in its library. But collecting it can be a total nightmare. → Read More
Your Copy Of Sonic The Hedgehog Might Be A Secret Rarity
Practically everyone who owned a Sega Genesis back in the day had a copy of the original Sonic the Hedgehog somewhere in the house. But not all Sonics were created equal. There are three nearly-identical versions of Sonic’s first outing, but two of them are actually pretty hard to find. → Read More
Paper Mario: The Origami King: The Kotaku Review
What do Red Koopa Troopas think about as they’re shuffling back and forth all day on top of platforms? Where do Shy Guys go on their days off? Paper Mario is the only series brave enough to answer these burning questions about the inner lives of Mario characters, and it answers them with humor, style, and more truly human moments than you can find in most of Nintendo’s fantasy worlds. → Read More
Can You Identify These Badly-Described Classic Games?
Atari collectors all know about the so-called “Taiwan Cooper” line of bootleg cartridges that were sold around the world back in the ‘80s. They were knock-off copies of Atari 2600 games both popular (Space Invaders) and obscure (Bobby Is Going Home), with weird cover art and bizarre descriptions on the backs of the boxes. → Read More
Everything Announced At EA Play Live 2020
Electronic Arts had a small slate of announcements for its not-E3 presentation today, including a new Skate game that is very early in development, Apex Legends coming to Switch, and more details on Star Wars: Squadrons. Here’s the complete rundown. → Read More
Persona 4 Golden Just Launched On Steam
Persona 4 Golden, the formerly Vita-exclusive enhanced version of Atlus’ classic role-playing game, launched today on Steam. → Read More
The Hits And Misses Of The PS5 Reveal Event
What were Sony’s big hits and misses in today’s PlayStation 5 reveal event? Ethan Gach and I pick the biggest reveals and point out what we’re still waiting to hear about in this video discussion. Check out the rest of Kotaku’s PlayStation 5 coverage to see what else happened in today’s big reveal. → Read More
Everything Sony Announced In Today's PS5 Event
The sequel to Horizon: Zero Dawn, the eighth Resident Evil, a new Spider-Man starring Miles Morales, and a bold design for the PlayStation 5 were all on tap for Sony’s big not-E3 reveal event Thursday afternoon. Here are all the announcements. → Read More
The TurboGrafx Mini Is Awesome (If You Love Shooters)
I forgive you if you didn’t even notice that the TurboGrafx-16 Mini was officially released last week. Who could know? I don’t see so much as a press release in my inbox about it. The extent of the marketing for it seems to be Konami’s official Twitter account sporadically retweeting people who bought one. But yes, TurboGrafx-16 Mini is finally available, and it’s excellent—depending on how much… → Read More
PlayStation 5's Backward Compatibility Won't Arrive All At Once
PlayStation 5 will be backward compatible with PlayStation 4 games, but Sony said today to expect it to be a gradual rollout that needs to be tested on a per-game basis. → Read More
'Nintendo Play Station' Sells At Auction For $360,000
A prototype of a never-produced video game machine colloquially known as the “Nintendo Play Station” has sold at auction for $360,000, setting a new record for the most expensive item of video game memorabilia ever publicly sold. → Read More
Space Channel 5 VR: The Kotaku Review
How badly do you want to play another Space Channel 5 game? Your personal level of yearning to see Sega’s long-dormant rhythm game series make a comeback is likely to be proportional to the amount of fun you have with this week’s Space Channel 5 VR Kinda Funky News Flash for PlayStation VR. At its essence, it’s a simple, brief dance game, but the chance to step into its iconic universe is a… → Read More
The 'Nintendo Play Station' Will Sell For Over $400,000
Bidding on the so-called ‘Nintendo Play Station,’ a prototype of a doomed collaboration between Nintendo and Sony, has reached $350,000 as deep-pocketed collectors put up ever-increasing amounts of money in hopes of owning the rare device. → Read More
How To Buy The Animal Crossing Switch Parts Separately, From Japan
Everybody’s losing their minds over Nintendo’s new Animal Crossing-styled Switch hardware. The Tom Nook-themed dock! The pastel Joy-Cons! Whatever’s on the back of it! Many of the millions of people who already own a Switch are tempted to upgrade just for the new look, but wish they could just buy the accessories separately. Well, you can—from Nintendo’s Japanese store. → Read More
The 25 Best Gaming Handhelds, Ranked
I recently got a Nintendo Switch Lite, and I love it. I wanted to write about the joys of that dying breed of device, the dedicated portable gaming machine. And I thought to myself, how can I write this in a way that would make the largest number of people hate me? And I realized: a ranked list! → Read More
Well, Okay, Let's Talk About Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
Scientists agree that the leading cause of climate change is carbon dioxide emitted by people offering their opinions about Star Wars movies. I am sad to say that we are only making the problem worse today. The Rise of Skywalker is out today, a big weird mess of a movie that we aren’t sure what to do with. → Read More
'Nintendo Play Station' Prototype Will Be Auctioned Off In February
Its owner says he’s turned down million-dollar offers for it in the past, but now, the original prototype of the PlayStation—a Super Nintendo with a CD-ROM drive attached, created via a partnership between Sony and Nintendo—will be auctioned in February via Heritage Auctions, the company has said. → Read More
All The Big Announcements From Nintendo's Indie World
Today’s “Indie World” presentation from Nintendo was surprisingly packed full of big announcements, including sequels to indie Switch hits Axiom Verge and Golf Story. Here’s a rundown of the big stuff you missed if you weren’t watching along. → Read More
Sports Story Is Golf Story Except With Lots More Sports
Just announced during Nintendo’s Indie World showcase this morning, Sports Story is a sequel to Golf Story, the 2017 golf RPG that was a breakout indie hit on Switch. It’s coming in mid-2020 and will launch exclusively on Switch. → Read More
Mario Maker’s New Update Is The Closest Thing To Zelda II Maker We’ll Ever Get
Super Mario Maker 2 has finally leveled up with today’s release of the version 2.0 update. Some carefully-considered new enemies and items open up new creative possibilities, but the big change is the fact that Mario can now transform into Link, with a full suite of new moves that turn Mario Maker levels into Zelda ones—specifically, the side-scrolling Zelda II. And it’s more detailed than you… → Read More