NES
Now celebrating 25 years: Happy birthday, Nintendo Entertainment System!
Go on, wish the ‘ole fella a happy birthday. And while you’re at it, let us know your favorite NES experience.
Man makes NES rumble controller
It doesn’t always rumble when you’d expect it to, given the NES’s limited control cycles. But it rumbles! (via Joystiq)
The most frustrating aspect of NES gaming
According to a Nintendo Power v260 poll: Entering save passwords (52%) Trouble getting games to load (25%) Graphical flicker / screen tearing (12%) Game slowdown (11%) In your opinion, what’s the most annoying thing about playing NES?
“Today’s kids are soft”
From an email forward (thanks, Josh): Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn’t work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message board or FAQ’s. We just figured it out. Today’s kids are soft. Bonus: While...
NES chiptunes parody of Cee-lo makes me smile
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HI-ZMjn9d8&feature=player_embedded#![/youtube] Ain’t that some shhhhhh? (wink, wink). Thanks for sending this in, Craig.
Now you’re sleeping with power: The Nintendo Sleep System
Could this be the perfect bedding set for the ultimate Nintendo fan? Or will it virtually guarantee you have no player 2? Either way, you'd best be careful not to cheat while using the Nintendo Sleep System, or your game might get erased.
25 years and still no great Goonies game
Forget Lara Croft. Forget Indiana Jones. You want an adventure game that’ll sell millions? The Goonies. Seriously. Love it or hate it, that Spielberg/Donner film has gained popularity like no other 80’s film except maybe Ferris Bueller (and Bueller would make a lousy game). Despite The Goonies’ many, many”¦many flaws, it’s got the perfect scenario for a fantastic adventure-...
This NES game is freakin’ hard
As recommended by Fuzz and Mark. Beat the first two levels during my first sit down with it though.
From the desk of Rosscott
Let’s see here”¦ Bad pun? Check. Web design reference? Check. Old school video game reference? Check. That seems to be the ultimate formula. See more at [notquitewrong.com]
NES controls that stand the test of time
In December, Game Informer named The Legend of Zelda “the greatest game of all time” on their Top 200 list. I disagree, if only for one reason: its controls’namely the inability to move diagonally, which fail to stand the test of time (having seen the light of modern controls). Make no mistake, playing Zelda in 1986 was a revelation. But playing today feels clunky, unlike Mario. Link&#...
Oh, my! NES, Genesis, SNES together
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-N0Kefbxno[/youtube] Here’s an inside look at the Retron 3. Enjoy.