Category: NES

Crummy Cheers Hub – or Chubby Cherub. Take Your Pick.

Clueless Gamer coming at you once again, I know it’s been a while, but the real life train seems to keep trucking through the Clueless Household of late. But rest assured I am back. Today I’m continuing my plunge into the world of awful carts on the NES with a look at Chubby Cherub. Admittedly, I never played this game, and…

Super Pitfall 30th Anniversary Edition! by Mário Azevedo Released!

Super Pitfall 30th Anniversary Edition! by Mário Azevedo. The Super Pitfall 30th Anniversary Edition hack aims to update the game to be more enjoyable today with revised game design and improved graphics, while trying to maintain the original concept and feel of exploration intact. Mário Azevedo has tried to keep the level design the same too, otherwise it just wouldn’t be the…

AVS from retroUSB, New NES Console for 2016

The AVS from retroUSB is one of the most compatible and accurate NES clones on the market. Powered by an FPGA chip allowing the device to very closely mimic the hardware on an actual Nintendo Entertainment System or Famicom. The system is compatible with original NES controllers and runs original NES cartridges. More details and video review below. Video: 720p wide screen HDMI output,…

I Feel Like Riding the Subway!!

Clueless Gamer coming at you once again for a look at another revered and hated video game – Renegade – which pops in the charts at #16 on Cracked.com’s List of the 20 Worst NES titles of all time. My first thought on researching this game was – why is it on a bad list? It has action, fighting, suspense,…

I Just Wanna Fly: The Hudson Hawk Story

Clueless Gamer coming at you once again with my review of Hudson Hawk – which Cracked Writer Seanbaby placed at number 17 on the worst games for the NES. When you make a movie there are elements you need – good actors, a decent screenplay, plot, emotional connection, and I forgot the fifth element… Hudson Hawk was an “ok” movie made…

First 13 years of Nintendo Power magazine now available online!

My experience with Nintendo Power is recent. I subscribed the last 2-3 years of its existence, and I keep the last issue as a collector item. That said, I never read any of the first issues of the magazine that started circulating in 1988. If you are like me, you can now read the first 13 years of the magazine…

Platoon! Exciting Title, Exciting Gameplay!

Hey there everyone, Clueless Gamer here! It’s nice to be here on VITNO with you all – I cannot believe how much FUN I had playing Platoon! for the Nintendo Entertainment System! Let’s Take a peek at what I found… Platoon – a game with a great title and a nod to one of the greatest movies ever made, ironically,…

The Mojon Twins Release ‘Yun’ Brand New Nintendo NES Platformer!

Once again hailing from the depths of Spain, The Mojon Twins are back with another stellar homebrew release. Yun is the newest platformer to hit the Nintendo NES, and best of all it has been released online for free. The game puts you in control of bubble blowing demon tasked with filling the pantry of its sushi restaurant. This unusual…

Nintendo's 'NES Classic Edition' official video shows how the games will look on HD display

[youtube qAGVilt3Rls nolink] The ‘NES Classic Edition’ is causing a commotion in the retro gaming community. While it is “not da saaame” as playing on the original hardware, the modern minified version is on the Christmas list of *everybody* probably because it is from Nintendo and it looks exactly like the original console. However, according to a recent article on…

Nintendo announces its 'Flashback' NES Console – The NES Classic Edition

We are already used to the ‘Flashback’ consoles featuring Atari, Intellivision and Colecovision. Some of these are already launching its 6th edition. Out of blue, Nintendo has just announced that they also decided to join the retro gaming nostalgia club, launching the NES Classic Edition, a palm-sized NES console packaged with an HDMI cable, an AC adapter and one NES…