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Whoaaaaaaaa baby |
6/21/2021 |
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Things are getting PRETTY RACY around NES HQ today:
Peek A Boo Poker has been added to the site.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Spare some change? |
6/20/2021 |
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This is getting absurd:
There's currently a gold NWC cart on sale for ... $1,000,000.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Pro Sport Hockey |
6/13/2021 |
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Pro Sport Hockey to the site.
Meh, such a boring title.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Puss 'N Boots |
6/11/2021 |
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Hello friends, let's get weird! And what better to do that than with a freakin' weird title from the NES catalog?
Today I've added Puss 'N Boots: Pero's Great Adventure to the site. Enjoy!
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Game Contents FAQ |
6/9/2021 |
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Whoooo boy, this is a good one. Special thanks to the_wizard_666 and Master_Higgins, who have given me permission to post their incomparable
Game Contents FAQ to the site on the Lists page. This thing is an impressive work!
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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ROMs |
6/1/2021 |
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Every once in a while someone emails in to ask why I don't carry ROMs on this site. The reason is that although unlikely, there's still legal risk
associated with doing so.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Double Dragon |
5/31/2021 |
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From Inverse:
You need to play the best retro beat-'em-up on Nintendo Switch ASAP
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Niftski |
5/17/2021 |
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This is fun:
A Q&A Session with the Speedrun champ of Super Mario Bros.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Puzznic |
5/15/2021 |
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Puzznic has been added to the site, a game with what was at one time a surprisingly loyal following.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Power Punch II |
5/14/2021 |
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Boy have I got a treat for you today, loyal visitors to NES HQ:
Power Punch II has been added to the site.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Famicom Detective Club |
5/12/2021 |
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This might be of interest to folks around these parts:
Nintendo remakes two old school NES games that have never been released outside of Japan before, so how do they work as Switch titles?
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Another one bites the dust |
5/11/2021 |
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Sadly it looks like Ninteno Gamer has bit the dust.
I've removed it from the Links page accordingly.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Solomon's Key |
5/10/2021 |
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Wasn't expecting this, but OK. From Inverse:
One fascinating aspect of games in the NES and SNES era is how they can throw wildly varying concepts together, letting the player figure out how they all mesh. Starfox is a great example: What if ancient Japanese folk gods suddenly became starship fighters? The 1986 Tecmo game Solomon's Key is another: It combines elements as far-ranging as Dungeons & Dragons, the Bible, and the fundamental works of Taoism to create a fascinating and very difficult puzzle game.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Obscure Peripherals for $200 |
5/9/2021 |
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Well there are some obscure NES peripherals, and then there's this.
From the article: The Miya 2000 is a gaming peripheral for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was made in 1991 by a company called Miya Epoch, a group that made home golfing simulators and fishing tech. The Miya 2000 was made for one game (Jack Nicklaus' greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf). Its use? You use a real golf club and ball to play.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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They grow up too fast |
5/4/2021 |
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They grow up too fast, and before you know it, your Game Boy is a Game Man.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Yowch |
5/3/2021 |
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Welp, this sure is a bummer.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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NES Classic |
4/28/2021 |
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From Gamespot:
The Nintendo Store is selling refurbished units of the retro console for $50, which is a great price considering the NES Classic routinely sells for more on eBay. Considering you typically can only get the NES Classic from third-party sellers, we imagine the Nintendo Store will sell out fairly quickly.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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You did it, you crazy sonofa... |
4/26/2021 |
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Tip of the hat to NES conquerer and all-around swell guy Ratix who has informed me that Project Nested v1.3 has been released.
What is Project Nested, you ask? It's an NES emulator for the SNES, of course. Let that marinate for a minute, and then go check it out.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Public Service Announcement |
4/22/2021 |
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These are on sale.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Best Games? |
4/21/2021 |
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I should know better, but why not... From Nintendo Life:
Best NES Games as rated by Nintendo Life readers
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Poke Block |
4/16/2021 |
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Poke Block has been added to the games database.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Switch Classic Games |
4/15/2021 |
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From VGC:
Switch classic games: How to load your console with over 900 retro titles
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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New World Record |
4/14/2021 |
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From CNet:
Super Mario Bros. on NES has a new, 'impossible' world record. A speedrunner made a perfect run in the classic game, in less than 4 minutes and 55 seconds.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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New Classics |
4/13/2021 |
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This could be interesting. From SyFy Wire:
Mario & Zelda were just the start: Nintendo eyes new franchises to build on old-school classics
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Platoon |
4/12/2021 |
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Platoon has been added to the games database.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Crackle Documentary |
4/11/2021 |
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Much of the NES-related news in the mainstream media (what little there is) has been dominated recently by the sale of a single, very expensive cart.
Allow me to offer something different.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Pinball Quest |
4/10/2021 |
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Pinball Quest has been added to the games database. Enjoy!
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Pictionary |
4/9/2021 |
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Pictionary has been added to the games database. Enjoy!
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Pipe Dream |
4/8/2021 |
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Pipe Dream has been added to the games database. Enjoy!
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Noah's Ark |
4/6/2021 |
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Looks like Noah's Ark is available on Steam. From PC Gamer:
The good news is that if you've ever harboured a desire to play Noah's Ark, it's on Steam right now. It looks like a fairly straightforward port with no bells and whistles: it vigilantly maintains its old 4:3 aspect ratio, and
there's not much evidence of any other improvements or changes, save the box art now adorning the sides of the 4:3 gameplay window.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Another List |
4/5/2021 |
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What's one more NES games list?
This time it's the Top 50 NES games ever, over on Nintendo Life.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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$$$$ |
4/4/2021 |
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Welp, it finally sold, and it sold for a ton ($660,000). Ridiculous.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Whomp 'Em |
4/3/2021 |
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Whomp 'Em has been added to the site.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Pin Bot |
4/2/2021 |
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Are you ready for some HOT SWEATY PINBALL ACTION?
Well you're probably in the wrong spot then. But... Pin Bot has been added to the site.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Housekeeping |
3/23/2021 |
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Nothing too exciting to note today. Just did some housekeeping and cleaned up some dead links.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Happy MAR10 Day |
3/10/2021 |
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Happy MAR10 day. Pretty weak in my opinion, but I guess even
Nintendo is getting in on the fun.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Lego NES Sets |
3/1/2021 |
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I guess Lego NES sets are still available if anyone is looking to quickly part with a couple hundred bucks.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Blowing on Games |
2/28/2021 |
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Here's a fun PBS video about blowing on video games.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Aging (Dis)Gracefully |
2/19/2021 |
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I try to aggregate some NES and NES-adjacent news around here, and that means I end up posting a bunch of "top X games on the NES" lists. Today's is a little different... I strenuously disagree with it, but I
guess I'll post it anyway, under the banner of linking to any new NES-related content, regardless of quality:
10 Classic Nintendo Games That Have Aged Terribly
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Posted by: Andy 5:00 PM |
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Mini Review: Fire 'n Ice |
2/17/2021 |
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From Nintendo Life:
Mini Review: Fire 'n Ice - A Fine Puzzler That's Worthy Of Rediscovery On Switch
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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Krazy Kreatures |
1/29/2021 |
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Hands down one of the most enjoyable things about keeping this site running is getting the occasional email from people who are still playing and enjoying the NES - someone who was looking for hard to find information, searching for a code, etc.
Even more enjoyable and rare than that is when we get some kind of brand new content - the rare new FAQ or a previously-lost ad. With that in mind I'm happy to note that Kenny Tritch has created and submitted two new
Game Genie codes for Krazy Kreatures. They've been added to the Krazy Kreatures page for consumption.
Thanks, Kenny!
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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House Cleaning |
1/22/2021 |
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Cleaning up around here a bit: since we're now well into January, I moved the older 2020 site updates to the Misc page and removed them from here.
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Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM |
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