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How To: Beat Disney's Aladdin on the Super Nintendo (SNES)
Heres a play through of Disney's Aladdin on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Part 1 of 8 - How to Beat Disney's Aladdin on the Super Nintendo (SNES).
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How To: Fix your Nintendo Entertainment System
Game|Life's Chris Kohler and his brother Dan show you how to use eBay and a screwdriver to fix your broken NES.
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How To: Get debug mode in Sonic & Knuckles
Ever wonder how you get debug mode in the classic Sonic and Knuckles game? It's not directly possible, but, by exploiting a class 7 bug (very severe as it'll crash the game) with Sonic 3 & Knuckles, you can. There's only one requirement: you've obtained all the emeralds and have the ability to transform. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to get this mode in the game.
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How To: Remove rental stickers from Nintendo NES cartridges
This video shows how to remove a rental sticker from a Nintendo NES game cartridge! All you need is: 1) Goo-Gone or De-Solv-It 2) 1 cotton ball 3) A smidgen of patience
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How To: Clean and fix a Nintendo 64 game
In this video you will learn to properly clean a Nintendo 64 game. This can be helpful if you are thinking of throwing any of those old games away. A Nintendo 64 is one of the first systems, and has very large games which break easily.
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How To: Fix your Nintendo (NES)
Watch this how to video to learn to fix you old school Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). This quick fix will have you playing Zelda and Mario in no time.
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How To: Level up 10 levels in >10 min in Final Fantasy Tactics
Leveling up in the original Final Fantasy Tactics for the Playstation is a long, grueling task. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to level up your characters quickly in no time at all. With ten level ups in under ten minutes, you'll be able to access the high tier job classes of FFT in no time.
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How To: Play games on your computer using an Xbox 360 controller
If you love the processing power of your personal computer, but prefer an Xbox controller to a keyboard and mouse, this tutorial is for you! You can set up your home gaming system to let you play games on your computer with an Xbox 360 controller!
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How To: Clean your NES Nintendo game cartridges for cheap
This is a DIY cleaning video for NES Nintendo game cartridges. Using Brasso and alcohol seems to work to clean the connectors in the cartridges. It seems Brasso will turn black even if the connectors are clean. Base the results on the cleanliness of your connectors rather than the cleanliness of the rag. Games go from broken to working. Don't use a brillo or scour pad as it may strip the metal pins in the connector.
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How To: Download and play Nintendo 64 games on your computer
Longing for the days of Mario Kart 64, The Ocarina of Time, and King of Pro Baseball? If you're feeling nostalgia for the Nintendo 64 games of old, watch this video and learn how to download and play N64 games on your PC.
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How To: Get magic hammer early with mirror glitch in Zelda
You can obtain the magic hammer earlier than the game intended by using the mirror glitch. Take a look at this tutorial and learn how to use the mirror glitch to get the hammer item in Zelda: A Link to the Past.
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How To: Disable a Nintendo NES's Lock-Out mode
The board does not always look like this: occasionally the nearby capacitors aren't present. Also, Pin 4 is the 4th pin from the L on the bottom. This is the side closest to where the cartridge loads, also, the writing on the chip should be right-side up. Please note this is a console, not a game cartridge.
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How To: Get Your Hands on the New SNES Classic Edition
Nintendo's Super NES Classic system, a pint-sized version of the iconic Super NES from the '90s, is highly anticipated in the gaming world. The retro system has already met its fair share of controversies and it's been a long journey to preorder. Finally, the Super NES Classic is officially available for preorder, but it's selling out fast.
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How To: Hack into the locked levels on Angry Birds on a Droid phone
Want to get into both of the locked levels for the popular phone game Angry Birds? This video shows you how to access both of them when you're using a Droid phone. This is a very easy hack to replicate!
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How To: Cheat in Super Smash Bros. Melee
For all you nintendo users, this is a lengthy and descriptive tutorial on how to cheat at the Super Smash Bros. Melee video game. There is an advisory to read the text prior to viewing the video for full comprehension. Cheat in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
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How To: Solve all the puzzles and get out of the room in the iPhone game Antrim Escape
Antrim Escape is a popular game available for the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. You're trapped in a room and need to use what's around in your environment to solve all the puzzles so you can get out of the room. This tutorial shows you how to solve both the basic exit and the secret exit puzzles.
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How To: Get the cane somaria early w/ mirror glitch in Zelda
In Zelda: A Link to the Past, the Cane of Somaria (a recurring item in the Zelda series) could not traditionally be obtained until later in the game in the Misery Maze dungeon. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to get the Cane Somaria early on with the mirror glitch. This trick does not work on the Super Nintendo console, only on the emulator and the Game Boy Advanced.
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How To: Play Pitfall for Atari
Tired of these games that require HD and 17 buttons to jump!? Well, Pitfall's the cure. Let your imagination and nostalgia run wild with a great lesson on beating Pitfall!
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How To: Walkthrough The Legend of Dragoon on PS1: Part 34
You'll find yourself in Kadessa and Deningrad in this installment of The Legend of Dragoon for PlayStation. This video walkthrough takes you from where Dart and company are exploring Kadessa, they fight and defeat the Grand Jewel for possession over the Dragon Block Staff, the party leaves Kadessa just as the Divine Dragon is launching an attack upon Deningrad, the Winglies try to teleport the party to Deningrad but they are too late to stop the attack, the party rush to the castle and make s...
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How To: Clean a Sega game cartridge
This video demonstrates how to clean a Sega game cartridge. If your game freezes up or won't play at all, cleaning may help save the game.
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How To: Play through the first part of Zen Bound 2 on the iPhone
Zen Bound 2 is a fun new game for the iDevice, just recently released for PC, that lets you tie up inanimate objects with rope. This tutorial shows you a few different strategies for tying the first objects in the game.
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How To: Beat Castlevania Aria of Sorrow (CAoS) for the GBA
These videos show you how to beat Castlevania Aria of Sorrow (CAoS) on the Gameboy Advance (GBA). Part 1 of 24 - How to Beat Castlevania Aria of Sorrow (CAoS) for the GBA.
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How To: Walkthrough Castlevania as Carrie Fernandez on the Nintendo 64
This is the first 3D game from the Castlevania series, and it's solely for the Nintendo 64! This 18-part walkthrough series will cover everything involved in beaten Castlevania 64 using the Carrie Fernandez character. She's a young orphan gifted with dangerous magic powers on a vampire hunting mission to stop Count Dracula's impeding return to power. Watch and learn! Then try out defeating the game using Reinhardt Schneider.
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How To: Walkthrough The Legend of Dragoon on PS1: Part 46
Dart and his friends are almost done. They just need to defeat Faust and return to the Law City Zenebatos in this part of The Legend of Dragoon for PlayStation. This video walkthrough takes you from where Dart and company fight and defeat Magician Faust in Flanvel Tower, they leave Flanvel and Kashua Glacier and back to the Law City Zenebatos to where they are exploring the city and rewriting laws so they can move about easier.
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How To: Get to Dark World early with mirror glitch in Zelda
By using the mirror glitch, it's possible for Link to enter the Dark World earlier than the game intended. Take a look at this instructional video and learn where and how to perform the mirror glitch to travel to the Dark World early on in Zelda: A Link to the Past. Note that this glitch works on the Game Boy Advanced and the SNES emulator, but doesn't work on the Super Nintendo console.
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How To: Beat A Boy and His Blob in under 10 minutes
A tutorial on how to be the old school game A Boy and His Blob in under 10 minutes. Part 1 of 2 - How to Beat A Boy and His Blob in under 10 minutes.
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How To: Replace a SNES game battery
Sometimes the save feature stops working for the old Super Nintendo games. But you can't fault them for that, everything has a limit and chances are you've drained the poor battery dry. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to replace the SNES game battery. So before you throw away that game, check out this tutorial instead.
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How To: Beat Super Mario World for SNES
Heres a sequence of videos that shows you how to beat Super Mario world for the Super Nintendo. Part 1 of 3 - How to Beat Super Mario World for SNES.
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How To: Solve the puzzles in the iPhone game Antrim Escape
Antrim Escape is a newly popular room escape game you can play on your iPhone or iPad. This walkthrough shows you how to solve the various puzzles by using the objects available to you in order to escape your prison!
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How To: Walkthrough The Legend of Dragoon on PS1: Part 15
In Hellena Prison, save the King from his execution… save the day in this level of The Legend of Dragoon for PlayStation. This video walkthrough takes you from where Dart and company are racing to the top of Hellena Prison to save King Albert from execution, they fight and defeat Fruegel, Lloyd steals the Moon Gem from Albert, Lavitz turns Dragoon in an attempt to help King Albert and gets slain, King Albert joins the party, they all go talk in Seles to where they travel to and explore the Bl...
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How To: Walkthrough The Legend of Dragoon on PS1: Part 32
There's a lot going on here. In this level of The Legend of Dragoon for PlayStation, you'll see Queen Theresa, Sister Miranda, Shana, Winglies, and Neet. This video walkthrough takes you from where Dart and company make a visit to the Crystal Palace, Queen Theresa gets the party to agree to stop the Divine Dragon, Shana's Dragoon Spirit leaves her for First Sacred Sister Miranda, Shana collapses and is forced to stay behind, the party leaves and goes through the Evergreen Forest, they make a ...
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How To: Build a giant floor mat Nintendo controller
Remember the good old days before “aerobic gaming,” when you could just sit on your butt and wiggle your thumbs?
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How To: Tie up the objects in Philosophy on Zen Bound 2
As you go up the branches of the tree, you get harder and harder objects to cover in rope. This tutorial shows you a few strategies for completed some of the shibari challenges in the Philosophy level of Zen Bound 2.
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How To: Get all 75 krem coins in Donkey Kong Country 2 for N64
See how to get all 75 krem coins on level 1 of Donkey Kong Country 2, or DKC2, for SNES. Get all 75 krem coins in Donkey Kong Country 2 for N64.
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How To: Record from video game consoles on a computer
Boner Jones from bonersgames.com shows his setup for recording his gaming with his computer. He uses a tv tuner card.
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How To: Clean your old video game cartridges
In the mood to play your favorite Game Boy, SNES or Sega Genesis game? If the cartridges have been sitting around for a while, they probably need cleaning. Watch this video to learn how to properly clean a video game cartridge.
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How To: Use the tail cave glitch in Zelda: Link's Awakening
Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to use a glitch that allows Link to scroll past walls and obtain the key item in the Tail Cave dungeon. From the classic Gameboy game Zelda: Link's Awakening, this glitch occurs in the sidescrolling boss pit screen in the first dungeon.
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How To: Buy and sell vintage video games
If you've got video games that have been sitting on the shelf for months, or even years, you might be interested in selling them. Or maybe, you want to expand your collection by picking up some vintage Nintendo or PlayStation games. This video is a helpful guide to buying and selling used video games.
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How To: Download a Nintendo 64 emulator to your PC
Miss those classic N64 titles? Don't get mad that your mom sold your console at her last yard sale, be glad that all you have to do is watch this video to learn how to download a Nintendo 64 emulator to your PC.