Michael McWhertor is a journalist with more than 17 years of experience covering video games, technology, movies, TV, and entertainment. In 2023, Polygon is embarking on a Zeldathon. Join us on ...

In Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Link is on a quest to seek the Triforce of Courage and awaken Princess Zelda from a sleeping spell placed upon her by an evil wizard. Meanwhile, Ganon’s ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission ... and served as commerce editor at Polygon until May 2025. Nintendo’s NES Classic returns to retailers today ...

While many of Nintendo's best games ever made came during later console generations, multiple foundational games are on this console. In addition to Nintendo, several third-party series also saw ...

Link to the Past is inarguably a near-perfect specimen of game evolution, though. The first Zelda game for the NES forms the core of its DNA, which is a great start. Then it adds layers to its ...

Atari may have fallen by the wayside, but the Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES, was a dominant force. People had a lot of fun playing the NES at home. Well, at least when they weren’t ...

NES86 is a newly unveiled project designed to bring early PC system emulation to the Nintendo Entertainment System. The emulator can seemingly recreate an Intel 8086 processor, along with ...