NES
Disaster: Day of Crisis is just Time Crisis in the rain
There’s a bit of internal discussion going down in the Infendo HQ today regarding Disaster: Day of Crisis. Blake, from on high up in the Infendo throne room, threw down this video morsel to the likes of David and me in the Infendo dungeon, where we pump out posts for the site without the benefit of light or electricity (we snail mail the posts to Jake, who, being web-savvy, uploads them for ...
Nintendo Spotting: Box of NES-ly delights
At lunch with my friend Rick today, he spotted this box tucked behind a table selling DVDs. Not a bad selection, actually. Not sure if the prices were all $3 like you see on Abadox there. What games can you spot? [Big thanks for fixing my broken photo, Rick!]
Wii Shop Channel Monday – Mega Man 9, PLÄTTCHEN twist ‘n’ paint, Super Dodge Ball, and Vectorman
So this week, not only do we get Mega Man 9, but Super Dodge Ball and the Genesis classic Vectorman are also for sale. And who can resist a game with a title like PLÄTTCHEN? Check full details after the jump.
Robot Chiken does Excitebike
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x65mj2FfO64[/youtube]
NES Style Team Fortress 2?
A group of coders going by the names MrFredman and MedO are working on a Team Fortress 2 bootleg “demake” in the style of very early NES games. Their demake is going by the name Gang Garrison 2 and so far they have made a working beta with online play and working characters. To find out more go view the website below, or download the game and give it a try. [Forum Thread Here] [Downloa...
Mega Man 9 press kits come in NES cartridges
As revealed by Capcom’s John Diamonon today in his blog: When we came up with the concept of a “box art” for Mega Man 9, we thought it was kinda funny, since there would be no real retail box for a dowloadable title. The premise of our marketing concept for the game was to promote this title like it was 1987, complete with cheesy art and game descriptions that had little to do wi...
Virtual Console Monday – Strong Bad Episode 2, Potpourrii, and Mega Man 2
How’s this for a Monday: two new WiiWare games and only one Virtual Console game, but you’re almost guaranteed to be satisfied! The second Strong Bad episode, Strong Badia The Free, comes out today along with puzzle game Potpourrii. Top that off with freakin’ Mega Man 2 on the Virtual Console and you can just hear the little Marios running across the screens as these games ar...
The Onion punks Little League World Series with NES-inspired write-up
The Onion is at it again with this recap of the Little League World Series. The thing is, they used a current real event, the Little League World Series, but the game they described was actually the classic NES game Little League Baseball Championship Series (skill 1 hitters and pitchers, etc.) “Jerry had all his pitches working today: the fastball, the slowball, the ball that starts fast an...
Mega Man 3 theme, with lyrics?
What if the Mega Man 3 theme had lyrics? What, you’ve never asked yourself that question? Hmm. I think after watching this video you’ll agree the theme song was simply screaming for lyrics. In addition to being mind-blowingly well-done, this video and song has made my desire for more 8-bit original titles in the “HD era” all the more insatiable. [Thanks, brentalfloss]
Wii Shop Channel Monday – Midnight Pool, Mega Man, and Neo Turf Masters
Holy cats, it’s the original Mega Man! Also, Midnight Pool for WiiWare from Gameloft and the SNK title Neo Turf Masters. Check out full descriptions after the break. Will you bust out 500 points for the original Mega Man?
The lamest retro video game endings
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyt1Xb3T0_o[/youtube] Anonymous submitter writes: ” I just saved you time, money, and aggravation so you won’t have to play these games. Now go outside and read a book.”
Mega Man 9 to have optional 8-bit bugs, sprite flicker
Once upon a time, finding a bug in a game didn’t crash your console or require a firmware update, it just caused some slowdown or sprite flicker. Those were the days, and they were due more to limitations of the system than lazy development. Thankfully, Capcom is going to include them in the upcoming Mega Man 9 WiiWare title, thereby completing its rise to retro awesomeness utterly and compl...