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That title sounds like a bad Electronic Gaming Monthly April issue cover blurb, I know. The difference is, here it is real. While EGM would have hired an artist to fake the screen shots, this port is quite real. A team of several developers are working on making a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) port of […]
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Street Fighter 2 Nintendo Entertainment System Unofficial Port in Progress
October 3rd, 2021 
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LED Matrix Cube Display Playing Castlevania on Nintendo Entertainment System
December 28th, 2020 Carl Williams Anyone seen an LED Matrix Cube before? Me neither. They look cool though. Anyhow, the LED’s across four sides display the game screen. The one in the video below is set on an auto rotating base. This keeps the necessary parts of the screen in your view as you play. Unfortunately, this is extraordinarily little […]
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Castlevania II Simon’s Quest Branches Franchise on Nintendo NES – December 1st, 1988 – Today in Video Game History
November 30th, 2020 Carl Williams You either love or hate Castlevania II Simon’s Quest by Konami on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). There is no real “middle ground” with this release. Hardcore Castlevania fans place this one towards the bottom of their list of quality entries. Others actively engage in the adventure aspect presented in Simon’s Quest. The exploration does […]
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Tags: 2d side scrolling, action, adventure, castlevania, Castlevania II, dracula, konami, simon's quest 
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Tetris Tetrisizes World on Nintendo Entertainment System – November 20th, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
November 19th, 2020 Carl Williams Tetris on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was more than just a license. It was the first official console release of the popular Soviet Russia developed game. It was also the culmination of many man hours investigating, talking, flying back and forth, and lawsuits. Out of all that commotion, Nintendo came out with the exclusive […]
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Posted in NES, News, Nintendo Tags: Alexey Pajitnov, falling block, nintendo, puzzle, tetris, The Tetris Company No Comments »
Best Retro Football Video Games Ever Made
October 21st, 2020 Carl Williams Retro games that hark people back to the good old pixelated days of button-bashing are making a comeback right around the world, with people going potty for everything from game soundtracks being repackaged as vinyl special editions to old consoles fetching more than their modern counterparts online.
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Posted in Dreamcast, Genesis, NES, News, Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Sega Tags: football, sports 3 Comments »
Now You Are Playing with Power, Nintendo Entertainment System Debuts in Stores – October 18th, 1985 – Today in Video Game History
October 18th, 2020 Carl Williams The Nintendo Entertainment System is a seminal system. When it was launched, the console market was in shambles. Atari had a big hand in that situation, but they were not alone. Nintendo knew things had to be different when their console launched. Whether you agree with the business practices used or not, the impact of […]
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Posted in NES, News, Nintendo Tags: 1985, console launch, nes, nintendo, nintendo entertainment system, october, October 18 No Comments »
Explore Legend of Zelda – August 22nd, 1987 – Today in Video Game History
August 22nd, 2020 Carl Williams The Legend of Zelda is a classic, iconic, timeless release. It has transcended into that status for many gamers. Even non-Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) owners knew the basics of the game. It is also the butt of many a misnomer joke concerning your character. Nintendo’s adventure title was also a stark difference to their pack-in […]
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Toki Enhanced Color Hack Released on Nintendo Entertainment System
July 19th, 2020 Carl Williams Toki is one of those arcade games I will forever remember. Fans of this ape game will want to pay attention here. Recently an independent developer created a hack for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) version. Better colors and a new sprite await you.
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Lets Get Dangerous Darkwing Duck Launches on Nintendo NES – June 14th, 1992 – Today in Video Game History
June 13th, 2020 Carl Williams Darkwing Duck is a Disney animated feature set in an alternate “duckverse” from Ducktales. Launchpad McQuack and Gizmoduck both appear each show, in similar positions of life, but are considered different characters. That means two different universes to deal with here. Think of Darkwing Duck maybe as a DC Comics Elseworlds story. In 1992, Capcom […]
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Nintendo Games Hitting Nintendo Switch Online – May 21st, 2020
May 21st, 2020 Carl Williams Super Nintendo games are often good. Especially those hitting the Nintendo Switch Online service. Today we have four games total being released. One is a NES game, Rygar, and the other three are Super Nintendo games. All are quality releases in their days.
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Posted in NES, News, Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Switch Tags: Nintendo eShop, Operation Logic Bomb, Panel de Pon, rygar, Wild Guns No Comments »
