Video games are a cyclical hobby. When Nintendo released the Famicom/NES, it was the hottest hardware with the best lineup of games the industry had ever seen. After enough time passed, though, that ...

Nintendo’s first ever 18-rated video game is not what you’d expect from the initial teaser images, as Famicom Detective Club returns. The best part of Emio – The Smiling Man is the initial marketing, ...

Although it's been compared to deduction-based adventure games, Emio is more of a visual novel with minimal player interaction through the command system. The word 'detective' in the title describes ...

Visual novel fans won’t be disappointed by this new entry in the Famicom Detective Club series that is equal parts engaging, mysterious, and at times surprisingly unsettling. For this latest murder ...

Informative warning: This review was originally written in Spanish, and both its conclusion and its assessment have been made according to the conditions in which this title arrives in the country.

Of all the surprises Nintendo has delivered over the course of the Switch’s life, it’s fair to say the resurrection of the Famicom Detective Club was among the least expected. The decision to remake ...

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A repeat murderer has struck a quiet town, using the same eerie calling card they used eighteen years ago — a bag on the victim’s head with a smiley face. It’s up to you to piece together the evidence ...

I sit here writing this, a week after finishing Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club just… stunned. I did not know the team behind the Famicom Detective Club games was capable of making this ...

Press Start may receive a commission when you buy from links on our site at no extra cost to you. When Nintendo announced remakes of Famicom Detective Club, it was a pleasant surprise to discover that ...

Nowadays, Nintendo is known for its family friendly image with gaming icons like Pikachu and Mario. But that wasn’t always the case. There was a period of time in the Eighties where the Japanese ...

Emio - The Smiling Man - the first new Famicom Detective Club game in 35 years - is getting a demo next week that will continually add new chapters until launch. Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom ...