Tag: Mario Bros.

Batman Group Shows off Horizontal Scrolling with a New Mario Demo on the Amstrad CPC!

While flicking through Twitter this morning, I came across a short video by Batman Group posted by Jose Maria. The video below shows an interesting Mario demo with a clear example of horizontal scroll on the Amstrad CPC. We can see how the character moves smoothly along the small designed stage. Obviously, at present it is nothing more than a proof of…

Pietro Bros! Mario Bros NES Clone Lands on the ZX Spectrum

Pietro and Luizo were transported to pipe world after eating some rancid mushrooms on his pizza. Help them to escape from this hell… Pietro Bros by Cristian M. Gonzalez, as you can guess is really Mario Bros renamed for obvious copyright infringements. In the game you play Pietro and Luizo aka Mario and Luigi. This version is based on the 1983 NES release….

Crash Time Plumber, New Donkey Kong Inspired Homebrew Game Released for Atari ST!

Today we have some fantastic News about a brand new Atari ST Homebrew game by Cerebral Vortex. Crash Time Plumber is something very unique, combining the concept of Donkey Kong and Popeye. The game was presented last Saturday (12/11/16) at Silly Venture 2k16, the biggest Atari European convention held in Economic-Trade Schools in Gdansk. It placed first in its category,…

No Mario's Sky, Windows, OSX and Linux

Just your run of the mill mario-explores-the-universe game. Made in 72 hours for Ludum Dare 36. Featuring 10s of Goombas, An Infinite Universe, Muscle Toad, “Original” Music, “Faithful” Physics, Social Commentary about Interplanetary Colonialism, and a Radical Space Ship; No Mario’s Sky is the hackneyed remake-gone-mashup you’ve been craving. For Windows, OSX and Linux. [youtube Bx1B4Y95RHE nolink] Download: https://asmb.itch.io/no-marios-sky

Mario Run Preview – Commodore 64

Released by: Laxity Release Date: 25 August 2015 Download: Mario_Run_Preview_+_LAXITY.d64 Website: CSDb

Raspberry PI + NES = Pitendo!

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 – brand new 'NES' Console uses same hardware as the original Nintendo classic!

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…

First Gaming Hall of Fame class includes Pong, Tetris, and Mario Bros.

The Strong Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, has named the first six games to its new World Video Game Hall of Fame. Pong, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros., Tetris, Doom, and World of Warcraft were chosen based on “popularity over a sustained period”, and other criteria. According to the Arstechnica article, the games were chosen by curators, educators and…

I made an NES emulator. Here’s what I learned about the original Nintendo.

I made an NES emulator. Here’s what I learned about the original Nintendo. Michael Fogleman has published an article at Medium.com talking about his experience on making a Nintendo emulator from scratch. He goes very technical, explaining hardware details of the 6502 and the NES itself. He wrote the emulator using the language Go, and all the source code is…

Super Mario All-Stars Unofficially Ported To Nintendo NES

[youtube bMZb2U1Xeyg nolink] Retro Collect has reported that Super Mario All Starts, initially released for the Super Nintendo in 1993 was ported for the Nintendo NES. “Not only does this all new creation house the four Super Mario Bros games in one ROM, but it also brings over some great features from the Super Nintendo collection too. The SRAM saving…