Tag: nes

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…

New contest at highscore.com with great prizes

A new classic gaming contest has been announced over at highscore.com. This time, the goal is to crack previous high score trophies on Atari (2600, 5200, 7800, 400/800/XL/XE, Lynx, Jaguar, ST) Colecovision PC Engine / TG-16 Nintendo (NES/Famicom, Super NES, N64, Gameboy, GBC, Virtual Boy) Arcade / MAME This contest has some truly awesome prizes, including an X-Arcade Dual Stick,…

Once upon a time John Romero made a version of 'Super Mario Bros. 3' for PC

Back in 1990, IFD (soon to be Id Software) wanted to pitch a PC version of Super Mario 3 to Nintendo and to do so made a demo of the game running on the platform. As we all known Nintendo is adamant (or was) to keep its exclusive games only to its own consoles and the history tells us Id…

Nintendo PlayStation: It's real and it works

Engadget has published an extensive article about the Nintendo Playstation, which first appeared back in July. A lot of people were skeptical about the Frankenstein machine equipped with CD-ROM and SNES cartridge slot. Could it be real? Well, it is! “The “Nintendo PlayStation” is now the stuff of gaming legend, with reportedly only about 200 prototypes ever produced. But, as…

Long Lost ‘Wonderland Dizzy’ Nintendo NES ROM Online

Following the recent buzz about the new Wonderland Dizzy game, the Oliver Twins have also made available the (until now) unreleased Nintendo NES title Wonderland Dizzy and put it online for free. RetroCollect website reports that “This fantastic discovery is now sitting proudly on the newly launched Wonderland Dizzy website which includes an online Nintendo NES emulator to sample the game. Featuring…

Visit to Ottawa's Retro Gaming Stores

Nowadays, it is all about the Internet, right? We can buy anything from almost anywhere, and for people who chase the latest and greatest collectable retro-game there are good options around the globe. However, sometimes it is nice to be able to shop using the old fashion way: driving to a physical store, browse the titles, talk to the sales…

'Dr. Who' homebrew-ish game for the first time released for the NES

Join the Doctor in his first big adventure on the NES! The Doctor must save a mysterious planet from the grips all sorts of creatures! There is no ROM available online so we can check the game. Anyone interested will have to put $50 to get the cartridge. The games itself is not exactly a new homebrew game but, according to…

Homebrew Nintendo NES Game ‘Jet Paco’ has campaign for cartridge edition

At the beginning of this year (2015 just in case!), the Mojon Twins released a game for the NES called ‘Jet Paco’, which was greatly praised by the community for its visuals and gameplay, as you can check yourself on the video below. [youtube KFk0ltRYA-k nolink] Now, The Mojon Twins have started a crowdfunding campaign to be able to release…

Unofficial 'Pokemon Yellow' Remake For Nintendo NES Fan Translated Into English

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…

'Popeye' for NES – Reviewed by a teenager

Popeye is a timeless classic arcade game developed and released by Nintendo based on the Popeye cartoon. The objective of the game is to collect a certain number of items to proceed to the next level. The game is very simple: collect the items, avoid the bad guy and save the girl. The player can control Popeye side to side,…