Tag: nes
Popeye was first released in 1982 by Nintendo for Arcade machines. Later, it was one of the first titles released for Nintendos’s home console ‘Nintendo Entertainment System’. It is a fixed-screen platform game, where Popeye has to catch items dropped by Olive Oil. The item varies depending on the level, starting with hearts, followed by musical notes and letters. After…
Released by: Laxity Release Date: 25 August 2015 Download: Mario_Run_Preview_+_LAXITY.d64 Website: CSDb
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…
Venture Kid is a lovingly crafted 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes. It shines with excellent level design, highly entertaining action levels, responsive controls and a great variety of bosses. Grab your controller, blow the dust of the D-Pad and travel back through time. Venture Kid is here to deliver! Your MissionThe evil Dr. Teklov…
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…
Using my lunch break, I went to the local Chapters store here in Ottawa, and to my surprise, they are carrying the RETRO Magazine. I didn’t ask but hopefully this is not a one time thing. The issue available is #8 featuring “Everything Arkham”, with a cover price of 7.99 CAD. Without thinking twice, I fought my way to the…
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…
