Category: Nintendo News
RetroCollect has announced the availability of the impressive ‘Pokemon Yellow’ for NES in English. “While you may indeed be expecting a low quality cash-in illegally using Nintendo’s IP, Pokemon Yellow for the Nintendo NES (also known as Lei Dian Huang: Bi Ka Qiu Chuan Shuo) is actually something the Japanese giant could be proud of.” (RC) Looking at the video…
Double Action 53 Volume 2 is a NES multi-cartridge of homebrew games featuring recent hits and several 2014 NA/nesdev compo entries. These are the games included in this bundle: 1007 Bolts 2048 Auge Chase Conway’s Life Double Action BLaster Guys Function Love Story Milionesy PCB Artist RHDE: Furniture Fight RobotFindsKitten Sir Ababol Sgt. Helmet Training Day Sliding Blaster Solar Wars…
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…
FreezeME is a 3D platformer deliberately designed to resemble platformers from the Nintendo 64 era.The main distinguishing mechanic is that the protagonist “R” can take pictures and “freeze” for a short period of time enemies and objects, generating new and interesting gameplay situations. “R” is hot on the trail of her best friend, “M,” who has been kidnapped by the…
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,…
Möira is an action platformer game inspired by the Gameboy era. Watch, learn and mimic your opponents to victory! The GameMöira is an old school platformer inspired by the early Game Boy years being developed by Onagro Studios. Gaming has evolved so much since then, and now that we have the technology to surpass the Game Boy hardware limitations, Onagro…
During a stormy night, an army of Octopuses attacked a human ship. One of them saved a woman who fell into the sea. A fairy, which saw his actions, gave him the power to breath outside the water, but in exchange, he has to promise to never hate a human. Tasukete Tako-San: Save me Mr Tako is an Action/Platformer with…
