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The NES Classic helped take the veil off a subculture of retro gamers who make their own classics, buy clone consoles, and know when a vintage side-scroller has the wrong frame rate.

Jake Rossen








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In addition to being one of the world's most successful and prolific writers, Stephen King is also the toast of Hollywood with a seemingly never-ending stream of adaptations being made of his work.

Stacy Conradt