Smash Bros. Ultimate Guides
Guide Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Full Character Roster List
Gotta Smash 'em all!
When Nintendo announced that the Switch version of Smash Bros. would be called Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, it wasn't kidding about the title; every single character that has ever appeared in any previous Smash Bros. game is available on the Nintendo Switch incarnation. Crikey. Along with updated moves and final smashes,...
Guide Best Super Smash Bros. Games Of All Time
What's the ultimate Super Smash Bros., bro?
The 9th March 2023 marked the 15th anniversary of Super Smash Bros. Brawl's US launch. We took some time back in January to discuss the game (specifically the Subspace Emissary single-player mode) in honour of the same milestone for the Japanese version, but we thought it high time to revisit this ranked...
Gallery Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Full Kirby Transformations List
Every Kirby copy ability in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Looking back at the full character roster for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, there's certainly been no shortage of video game icons joining the fray in gaming's ultimate crossover brawler. Adding all these fighters (plus the accompanying music, spirits and assorted extras) wasn't just work for game...
Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Guides
Guide Zelda: Skyward Sword HD: Heart Piece Guide - Every Heart Piece Location
Give it some heart
There are a grand total of 24 heart pieces for you to find during your adventures through The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, with every four of these that you collect adding precisely one heart to your total health supply. Collect all 24 heart pieces — as well as snapping up the six heart containers and two heart medals...
Guide Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Differences - What's Different In Skyward Sword Switch Vs Wii?
We check out all the new additions, nips and tucks of this HD Remaster
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is finally here and, after a pre-launch period that's seen us drip-fed titbits of information regarding the differences between this shiny new remaster and its Wii forbearer, we now get a proper chance to see what exactly has been changed,...
You want that Hylian shield? Here's how to get it
Of all the minigames in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD this is the big one, the toughest and most rewarding challenge, the ultimate test of your skills. In this guide we'll explain how to find and play Thunder Dragon's Lightning Round and the rewards you can get if you beat the Silent Realms...
Guide Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Bosses - How To Beat Every Boss Battle
Take our hand and let us guide you safely through Skyward Sword's boss gauntlet
There's no shortage of boss battles to make your way through as you get to grips with Link's adventure in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD and below you'll find guides to help you defeat every last one them. Let's get stuck into these beasts! The Legend of Zelda:...
Guide Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Gratitude Crystals - All Gratitude Crystal Locations
Locations and Side Quest info to help you find all the Gratitude Crystals
Guide Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Eye Door Puzzle - How To Open Eye Doors In Skyview Temple
Right 'round like a record, baby
Guide Zelda: Skyward Sword HD: Goddess Cubes - Goddess Chest Locations
Locations for each and every one of those great big beautiful magic cubes
Guide Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Ghirahim Boss Battle - How To Beat Ghirahim
Here's how we dealt with the Demon Lord
Guide Zelda: Skyward Sword HD - Motion Control Vs Analog Stick - Which Is Best?
Should you get busy swinging your Joy-Con around or use the buttons and stick?
Guide Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Bottle Locations
We love bottles, you love bottles, let's find all the bottles
Guide Zelda: Skyward Sword HD - All Minigame Locations And How To Win
All of the minigames and how to absolutely smash them
Super Mario RPG
Guide Super Mario RPG: SNES Walkthrough, Tips, All Secrets, Minigames & Bosses
SNES covered
Note: This walkthrough is currently based on the SNES version of Super Mario RPG. Welcome to our Super Mario RPG Full Walkthrough Guide hub! The Super Mario RPG Walkthrough will have you covered for the original SNES version of the game, titled Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and the upcoming remake, which launches on...
Guide Super Mario RPG: How Long Does It Take To Beat?
Is it a real grind?
Super Mario RPG has its very genre in the title — it's a turn-based RPG. Having that front and centre might intimidate some, knowing that the genre contains some pretty long games, but we're here to break it down for you. In this guide, we'll tell you how long Super Mario RPG — both the Super NES version and the Switch...
Guide Super Mario RPG: How To Defeat Knife Guy & Grate Guy
Not so grate
One of the first truly difficult bosses in Super Mario RPG, Knife Guy and Grate Guy are working for Booster, who has kidnapped Princess Peach. You'll encounter this duo at the end of Booster Tower. In this guide, we've got the best strategy for beating Knife Guy & Grate Guy. How to beat Knife Guy & Grate Guy: Recommended...
Guide Super Mario RPG: Levelling Guide - Level Up Bonuses, What Stats Should I Improve?
Powering up
In Super Mario RPG, you'll need to level up your character in order to make your party stronger, just like any other RPG. However, when a character gains a level, you'll also get a Level Up Bonus, which allows you to apply an additional stat boost to your party member. If you're wondering about which stats to level up, you're in the...
Guide Super Mario RPG: Seaside Town & Sea Walkthrough
We do like to be beside the seaside
Pokémon Sword & Shield Evolution Guides
Guide Pokémon Sword And Shield's Snom: How To Find And Evolve Into Frosmoth
Come get Snom
Pokémon have always had various ways of evolving into new beasties, and Pokémon Sword and Shield are no different. One of these curious contenders is the unassuming Snom, which can be found primarily on the northern half of Route 8 - known as Steamdrift Way. Just keep an eye out for one wandering around in the grassy patches, and...
Guide Pokémon Sword And Shield's Toxel: How To Find And Evolve Into Toxtricity, Amped And Low Key
Nature, nature; high voltage
Pokémon have always had various ways of evolving into new beasties, and Pokémon Sword and Shield are no different. One of these curious contenders is the tiny and undeniably baby-like Toxel, who can be found most easily by speaking to the Breeder found inside the Pokémon Nursery on Route 5, as shown in the image...
Guide Pokémon Sword And Shield's Applin: How To Find And Evolve Into Flapple And Appletun
When it comes to this evolution, you can't russet
Pokémon have always had various ways of evolving into new beasties, and the ones featured in Pokémon Sword and Shield is no different. One of these curious contenders is the unassuming Applin, which can be found primarily on Route 5, just east of Turffield. You won't see any wandering around,...
Guide Pokémon Sword And Shield's Galarian Yamask: How To Find And Evolve Into Runerigus
Yamask-n't ask us how long we spent trying this
Pokémon have always had various ways of evolving into new beasties, and Pokémon Sword and Shield are no different. One of these curious contenders is the enigmatic Galarian Yamask, which can be found primarily on Route 6, just south of the town of Stow-on-Side. This little geezer is a bit of a...
Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze Guides
Guide Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Complete Walkthrough - All Puzzle Pieces And Kong Letters
Warm up
Puzzle pieces and KONG letters are the big collectibles in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, provided you're not a total masochist and feel the need to run time trials or aim for 200% completion via hard mode. We really can't help you with that. But we can help you collect all of the lovely puzzle pieces and KONG letters. While they're...
Careful: this includes spoilers
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze hasn't changed much in the transition between Wii U and Switch, so if you've already played that version you won't have a ton of questions. However, it's safe to say that the Switch has a much larger audience than the Wii U did, so a bunch of you will be coming into this excellent...
Guide Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Boss Strategies - Tips And Tricks To Beat Every Boss
Like a boss
So you thought the bosses in Dark Souls were hard? Ha! That's adorable. You clearly haven't fought a Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze boss just yet. Okay, in all seriousness, the bosses in Tropical Freeze are pretty tough, and require the very best of your reflexes and memory to beat – much like in Dark Souls. Each boss does have...
Rise from your Mangrove
Puzzle pieces and KONG letters are the big collectibles in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, provided you're not a total masochist and feel the need to run time trials or aim for 200% completion via hard mode. We really can't help you with that. But we can help you collect all of the lovely puzzle pieces and KONG...
Bloodstained Guides
Guide Bloodstained's 8-Bit Nightmare: How To Find The Game's Punishing Hidden Level
Warning: Potential spoilers contained within!
Every one of Koji Igarashi's Castlevania efforts has its fair share of secrets, and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is no exception. The game is packed with hidden rooms and special items, and the coolest of them all is the 8-Bit Nightmare – an entire level which pays tribute to the classic...
Guide Bloodstained - How To Fight Orlok Dracule (AKA Alucard)
Haven't we met before?
While Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night isn't directly connected to the Castlevania series, it does have a cameo from a familiar face. About halfway through the game (be sure to check out our full Bloodstained walkthrough, by the way), you'll encounter a character called OD who runs the castle's library. He bears more than a...
Guide Bloodstained Walkthrough Part 12 - Den of Behemoths' Valefar Boss Fight
Upside down
Welcome to our Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night walkthrough for Nintendo Switch! If you're looking for more, head over to our complete Bloodstained guide page. After defeating Gabel, head to the Hall of Termination stained glass portal and teleport to the Garden of Silence. Exit the Garden of Silence portal room and head up and to...
Guide Bloodstained Walkthrough Part 13 - Gremory, Dominique And Bael Boss Fights
The final countdown
Welcome to our Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night walkthrough for Nintendo Switch! If you're looking for more, head over to our complete Bloodstained guide page. Glacial Tomb: Boss Fight: Gremory Gremory is an extremely fun boss fight in Bloodstained and that’s because it’s a test of skill using many of the abilities...
Guide Bloodstained Walkthrough Part 5 - Tower Of Twin Dragons Boss Fight, Valac
This could dragon a little bit
Guide Bloodstained Walkthrough Part 7 - Dian Cecht Cathedral's Bloodless Boss Fight
Take in the Abyssal Guardian, too
Super Mario Maker 2 Guides
Guide Super Mario Maker 2 - All Mii Outfit Unlocks List
The full updated list of all achievements to unlock across all modes
Update #3: Added the Super Worlds Mii Outfits from Version 3.0.0. Update #2: Added the Ninji Speedrun Mii Outfits from Version 2.0. Update #1: Added tables and new discoveries. After taking a backseat following the Wii and Wii U eras, Miis are back in
Guide Super Mario Maker 2 Story Mode - How To Unlock Items, Characters, Mii Outfits And More
How to unlock Mii costumes, find characters and collect coin
In addition to the suite of tools and elements contained in the level editor, Super Mario Maker 2 also features a substantial Story Mode in its own right. For those who don't have the creative urge, Story Mode features over 100 levels crafted to showcase the possibilities of the toolbox; a...
Guide How To Use All Power-Ups In Super Mario Maker 2
All the power-ups, what they do and where to find them
Now updated with the Master Sword, the Super Mario Bros. 2 Mushroom and much more from the final v. 3.0 update! The sheer number of possibilities and combinations available to creators in Super Mario Maker 2 is a little mind-boggling. The deluge of options including terrain, items, enemies and...
Guide Super Mario Maker 2 Course Building Tips - Check Out These Classic Levels For Inspiration
Find your feet by copying the masters
Super Mario Maker 2 is just one of many essential games for your Switch library. It builds on the brilliant foundation of the original with more themes, more elements, more options, more of everything. The blank canvas it provides to create any kind of Mario level imaginable is really quite something, and...
Guide Where Is The Poison Mushroom In Super Mario Maker 2?
The Rotten Mushroom is hiding in the Ground
Guide Where To Find Your Course ID In Super Mario Maker 2
Where's that little 9-digit alphanumeric hiding?
Guide How To Play Online Multiplayer (Or Local) In Super Mario Maker 2
Finally play online with friends!
Guide How To Change From Day To Night In Super Mario Maker 2
Plus how nighttime affects your courses
The Witcher 3 (Switch) Guides
Guide Should I Simulate Witcher 2 Save In Witcher 3 For Nintendo Switch?
What does 'simulate a Witcher 2 save' mean?
What does 'simulate a Witcher 2 save' mean in The Witcher 3? With The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition arriving on Switch, no doubt many new players will be wondering what this small detail at the start of the game means. In this guide, we'll break the whole thing down, and hopefully help you decide...
Guide The Witcher 3 On Nintendo Switch - 10 Gameplay Settings To Check Out Before Starting
Advice on options in The Witcher 3
The Witcher 3 on Nintendo Switch comes with a lot of options that you can tweak — and many of them can have a significant effect on your gameplay experience. In this guide, we're going to run through what we think are the settings that you should at least consider checking out before you start a new game. The...
Famicom Detective Club Guides
Guide Famicom Detective Club Guide - Walkthrough, Tips And Hints
I solve crimes with a little help from my friends
After many years as Japan-only adventure games that released for the Famicom Disk System, Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir and Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind have been remade and brought to the West for the first time with a new localisation. Want to know which one to play...
Famicom Detective Club tips and tricks
Yuri's childhood friend is here in Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir, but now what? As part of our Famicom Detective Club guide, we're here to help you figure out how to progress. Ask Katsuko everything: She'll tell you about a postcard — but she doesn't have it now. Ask her about Yuri again:...
Games Collection Guides
Guide How To Spot Fake Nintendo Video Games
Keepin' it real fake
Bootleg video games have been plaguing the industry for a while, but as time goes on it's become increasingly difficult to tell the difference between an official cartridge released by Nintendo and a fake. Take these copies of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen on Game Boy Advance. To the naked eye, they look strikingly authentic,...
Guide 8 Steps To Making Your Gaming Backlog A Thing Of The Past
Sure you still want everything on Switch?
The backlog is a dangerous beast, one that haunts players far and wide. You can see all of the new games upon the horizon that you’re itching to get your hands on, like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Doom Eternal and someday even Metroid Prime 4. But what about the pile of games waiting for you at home?...