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  Accessorize 11/24/2024    
       
  This one's fun:

10 Great (And Terrible) Gaming Accessories From A Bygone Era

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Everdeep Aurora 11/23/2024    
       
  From the NES-adjacent files:

NES-Inspired Platformer 'Everdeep Aurora' Is Bringing Wholesome Vibes In 2025

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Former Dawn 11/7/2024    
       
  This is fun:

How NES RPG Former Dawn Is Bringing CD-ROM Power To Nintendo's 8-Bit System

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Consistency 11/6/2024    
       
  Here's an interesting tidbit:

Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa Says Company Has Been Making Games The Same Way Since The NES

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Morphcat Games 11/5/2024    
       
  Missed this earlier this year, but definitely worth a gander:

Feature: Meet Morphcat Games, The New-Gen NES Devs Pushing The 8-Bit Envelope

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Former Dawn 11/1/2024    
       
  This is fun:

We Can't Quite Believe That Former Dawn Is Running On Real NES Hardware

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  New Things 10/31/2024    
       
  Regular visitors won't be surprised by this, but the author of this article certainly was:

Nintendo Fans Surprised After New NES Game Announced

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  A Fresh Perspective 10/23/2024    
       
  I was hoping this would be a fresh perspective on this, given where it's coming from. Sadly it's pretty standard fare. From Black America Web:

20 of the Greatest Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Games of All Time

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  NWC v1.1.1 10/17/2024    
       
  From Nintendo Life: Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Updated (Version 1.1.1), Here's What's Included    
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Remakes 10/14/2024    
       
  Sure, why not:

The 8 Best NES Remakes

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  NES HUB 10/10/2024    
       
  From the we're really doing it Harry department:

The NES Hub is now available for pre-order.

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Best Arcade Ports 10/6/2024    
       
  Time for something a little different. From CBR:

10 Best Arcade Ports to Classic Nintendo Consoles

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Nintendo Museum 10/5/2024    
       
  Here's a fun one:

My Visit To The Nintendo Museum Made My Life Flash Before My Eyes

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Repairs 9/24/2024    
       
  Hope your consoles don't die soon! From Game Rant:

Nintendo Ending Repair Support for 3 More Platforms

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  HBD 9/23/2024    
       
  Here's a fun one:

Nintendo Turns 135! From Playing Cards to Handhelds!

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Keycaps 9/22/2024    
       
  Here's a product I never expected to see in my lifetime:

8BitDo Is Now Selling NES-Style Keycaps

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Party Like it's 1999 9/16/2024    
       
  Here's a fun take on one of these NES list articles:

7 NES Games That Were Ahead Of Their Time

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  NES Heroes 9/15/2024    
       
  Here's a new take on an NES list:

Forgotten Heroes In Classic Nintendo Games

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Best Games 9/11/2024    
       
  This is a pretty good list:

The best NES games of all time

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  .NES 9/5/2024    
       
  This is really going down the nerd rabbit hole:

Microsoft developer demos .NET on the NES - delivers .NES

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Restless Anima 9/4/2024    
       
  Here's some fun news:

Restless Anima Is A New Horror Game Coming To The NES & Sega Dreamcast

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Nintendo Museum Thoughts 9/3/2024    
       
  From Nintendo World Report (side note, who even knew this was a thing?):

Nintendo Museum Thoughts & Concerns

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Speedrunners 9/1/2024    
       
  From Ars Technica:

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition gave me new respect for gaming speedrunners

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Challenging 8/29/2024    
       
  Eh, why not? From Yardbarker:

The most difficult games for the original Nintendo Entertainment System

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  NWC 8/28/2024    
       
  I guess this is still happening:

Competition #7 is on now in Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Top 25? 8/20/2024    
       
  Haven't done one of these in a while, so why not... From Paste:

The 25 Best NES Games on Nintendo Switch Online

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  NWC Bomb? 8/2/2024    
       
  From Paste:

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Is a Baffling Failure

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  NES Game Development 7/28/2024    
       
  Missed this when it came out, but it's pretty interesting:

NES devs discuss the process of creating classic retro games that defined a generation

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  NWC Auction 7/24/2024    
       
  These pop up every now and then. Let's see how insane the price gets:

One of the rarest NES games of all time goes up for auction today

(Direct link to auction)

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  NWC 7/23/2024    
       
  I figured these reviews would be coming out once this was announced:

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Review

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Longevity 7/14/2024    
       
  From Game Rant:

The Switch is now Nintendo's longest-lasting home console ever.

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Summertime Blues 7/13/2024    
       
  It's been pretty slow around here lately - updates to the site always slow down in the warmer months and this year has been no exception. I do have some things to add though, in addition to the steady flow of NES-related news (which is amazingly consistent, all these decades later), so hopefully the updates will be a bit more frequent in the coming weeks.    
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Legendary 4/28/2024    
       
  This is certainly interesting:

A prototype of the original "The Legend of Zelda" for NES has been found and preserved

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Year by Year 4/14/2024    
       
  This is a bit of a new take on the NES listicle:

Best NES Game From Every Year Of The Console's Life

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Little Samson 4/13/2024    
       
  From the slow news day department:

One Of The Rarest NES Games Is Currently Up For Auction At Goodwill

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Geometry Dash 4/12/2024    
       
  This is pretty awesome:

"Famidash", a new fanmade demake for the NES of Geometry Dash

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Controllers 4/11/2024    
       
  This might be useful to someone around here:

iPhones can have emulators now so here are some great iOS controllers

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Famiboy 4/10/2024    
       
  Well this is pretty rad:

Meet the portable Famicom that looks like an old-school Walkman

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Open the Wallet 4/9/2024    
       
  This person is just finding out something pretty well-known in the collecting community:

Unopened NES Games Sell for Ridiculous Prices Online

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  NES Hub 3/25/2024    
       
  Well this was unexpected:

NES Hub announced for Nintendo NES expansion port with Bluetooth controller support

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  20 Hardest 3/8/2024    
       
  Not gonna lie, a little surprised to see Contra on this list. Otheriwse it's pretty good.

The 20 hardest games for the original NES console

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Rare 3/7/2024    
       
  Some fun news:

An Overlooked NES Classic Is Back on Nintendo Hardware After 36 Years

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  10 Best 3/1/2024    
       
  Ah, what the heck, why not...

From Screenrant - 10 Best NES Games Of All Time

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Controller Throwin' 2/29/2024    
       
  Happy Leap Day! Here's a little listicle that will have you ready to throw a controller at the TV just by reading it:

From Yardbarker - The 20 hardest games for the original NES console

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  2023 Updates 2/20/2024    
       
  A little housekeeping today.

Updates from the latter half of 2023 have moved over to the Misc page.

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Retro Keyboard 2/19/2024    
       
  Slow day in the news department, but here we go:

8BitDo's Nintendo-inspired Retro Mechanical Keyboard is cheaper than ever right now

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  NESix? 2/17/2024    
       
  Well this is an interesting little story. From Hackaday:

Running UNIX On A Nintendo Entertainment System

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Wash Away the Sins 2/8/2024    
       
  Hah, this is kind of fun:

NES Modders Fix The "Sin" Committed By Nintendo 39 Years Ago

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  The King 2/1/2024    
       
  Behold, the king of NES listicles:

The 100 Best NES Games

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Flap Happy 1/31/2024    
       
  Here's a fun one from Insider Gaming:

It's 2024 and a New NES Game is Being Developed

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Nintendulator 0.985 beta 1/17/2024    
       
  It feels like the NES emulator news is very slow these days, probably due to some combination of maturity and lack of interest. As a result, it's always to see an NES emulator updated. With that in mind...

Nintendulator 0.985 beta has been released. (Credit to Zophar's Domain)

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  A New Twist 1/16/2024    
       
  Here's a new twist on the NES listicle article, from movieweb.com:

25 Classic NES Games Based on Horror and Sci-Fi Movies

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Felix the Cat 1/15/2024    
       
  Felix the Cat! From Comicbook.com:

Classic NES Game Coming to Nintendo Switch Over 30 Years Later

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  8-bit Cities 1/8/2024    
       
  This is a fun little tidbit:

Artist makes everyday spaces magical by cleverly adding pixelated, old-school pop-culture icons

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  New Year 1/7/2024    
       
  A little late, but happy new year! For anyone who hasn't already seen it, this is a fun story:

Tetris: US teenager claims to be first to beat video game

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM