Category: NES

The Incident for the Nintendo Entertainment System has been released by KHAN Games. The game is basically a Sokoban clone, but features more than 100 levels, an Automated Solution system and a level builder where you can create your own puzzles. [youtube lk4YNBFq0Qo nolink] The nicest thing about this release is its *very* limited edition package with only 23 copies,…

Disk System, a japanese exclusive add-on to the Nintendo Famicom known as the Disk System allowed the 8-bit console to load games from a re-writable source. Thanks to that interface, it was possible to come with a modern storage solution: FDSStick, a Famicom Disk System (FDS) drive emulator. The FDSStick adapter comes with a USB port on one end, and…

Although Brazil has a ever growing gaming community playing the latest PS4 and XBox ONE titles, due to its large population with (much) lower income, a local company called TecToy still sells thousands of Sega Master System consoles, after 30 years it was first released! Atlas Obscura website has published an interesting article telling how Sega beats Nintendo using such…

John Riggs just made what is probably one of the most touching tributes in memory of Satoru Iwata. He hacked Balloon Fight, replacing the protagonist with another image resembling Iwata. He also made the balloons shaped like Kirby. Riggs mentions on his video (below) that Iwata sprite was actually taken from Earthbound, another game that he was involved with. [youtube…

Today is a sad day for all Nintendo fans. Satoru Iwata dies at only 55, victim of a tumour. He joined Nintendo in 1980, and became the company president in 1993. In his time as President, Iwata oversaw some of the strongest (Wii, DS) and weakest (GameCube, Wii U) periods in Nintendo’s history as a video game company. Last year,…

Now you can buy a tiny NES console powered by a Raspberry PI and Emulation Station. The kit includes: Pitendo Case Raspberry Pi 2 8GB microSD card with adapter HDMI Cable AC Adapter USB SNES Gamepad Although anyone can build something similar using open source software and 3D print models, at US$139 this kit seems to be a good deal…

Analogue Nt is a new video-game console that can play both NES and Japanese Famicom that also supports accessories from the NES Zapper to the Famicom Disk System. The new console is built from a single solid block of aluminium, and differently than other new NES-compatible consoles, like the Retro 5, the Analogue Nt is built with the original hardware…

Here is another interesting Kickstarter campaign. On this one, Jeffrey Wittenhagen proposes to write a comprehensive Nintendo Collector’s Book and also a physical NES RPG indie game with professional NES-themed artwork. “The Complete NES” is a project that is a combination campaign having multiple different aspects to it. There is a thorough NES Collector’s Guide covering the entire licensed US…

The Video Game Archeologist is a website that contains hundreds of game manuals, most of them for Atari games, but also for Colecovision and others. I’ve checked some of the manuals, and it was really a trip down the memory lane :). Some of the manuals of games published by Atari itself are a pleasure to check, mainly because of…

Driar is a platform game for the Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom written by Stefan Adolfsson and David Eriksson. Rickard Nilsson helped out in early development. The game is designed for PAL (50Hz) systems, but works well on NTSC (60Hz) systems as well. The game and music will however play a bit faster on a NTSC system.Objective Take control of Driar and…