While testing the site, I noticed that a lot of the tables tended to cut off when viewed on smart phones. This has been fixed and tables should display more or less normally on phones and other devices with tiny screens. Unfortunately, I had to make the font in tables smaller to fix the problem. I’ll experiment with settings if I can get around to it and I am happy to hear any feedback on the new system.
tankMage
Comments No Longer Need Approval
The past few weeks saw a major influx of spam comments with shady links on this site. I had to put the comments section into approval mode in order to maintain the integrity of this site as well as protect visitors from potentially dangerous links. The spam has stopped for now and the comment section has been taken out of approval mode, so your comments should show up immediately.
I apologize for any issues this may have caused, but to do not want to see anyone’s device get damaged by the suspicious links that were being posted by the spammers. Please be aware that I may have to close comments if the problem crops up again.
Cleaning Up Navigation Pages
The site’s navigation pages are starting look shabby as time goes on, so I will start touching them up in the future. Game titles and articles will still be listed under the same headings in alphabetical order, but they will be placed in charts with some very basic release information on the side.
This process will take some time, because hundreds of games have been covered on this site. Many of the Game Catalog pages will be a bit messy while I rework them, so please bear with us during this transition. Hopefully the result will be a much cleaner and nicer looking site that is easier to navigate.
~tankMage
All Comments will Temporarily be Held for Approval
I generally like to keep the comments section on posts and pages 100% open, but we have been receiving a massive influx of spam lately. This wreaks havoc with the site’s performance, annoys me, and makes it difficult for legitimate visitors to ask questions or share their thoughts.
All comments will be held for approval until the spam issue is resolved. Visitors are still welcome to leave comments on posts/pages, but they will not appear until they are approved. Do not worry if your comment does not show up right away, it will be approved as long as you are not trying to solicit something or linking to spammy sites.
I’m sorry if this causes an inconvenience to anyone, but I like to keep this site spam free for the sake of my sanity and to protect visitors from accidently clicking on a shady link.
~tankMage
A Game Boy Section Has Been Added to the Save Archive
This is long overdue seeing as how popular Game Boy is, but I finally got around to putting some save files together and adding a section for the handheld that started it all. Right now, only Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land saves are available. This will be followed up by Link’s Awakening and few other titles in the near future. Enjoy!
~tankMage
New Article: NES Games with Atmosphere
I feel like the articles I write often get lost in the shuffle unless someone finds them through a search, because the “Articles” category is buried on the site’s navigation bar. Of course, I have only written one article to date, so that may also have something to do with it. I’ll have to come up with a fix for this problem eventually. For now I’ll just make a post every time I put together an article.
This particular article is titled “NES Games with Atmosphere” and is a list of NES games that have a special combination of sound and graphics (or sometimes gameplay mechanics) that give them a unique feel. I plan on adding to it every so often and am happy hear what people think about it.
Games by System is Now “Game Catalog”
Since its inception, the list of games covered on this site has been labeled “Games by System”. Looking back, I wonder what I was thinking, because the label is pretty awkward. From now on, it will be known as “Game Catalog”, which hopefully makes more sense. I also hope that visitors like this change, so let me know if it doesn’t work.
On a side note, I have been hard at work expanding the NES section with cheats, so check out the “Game Catalog” if you’re looking for new NES content.