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  Pac-Mania 12/27/2022    
       
  Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals! Been a little slow around here lately with the holidays and all, but boy do I ever have a lovely Christmas treat for you all:

Pac-Mania has been added to the database.

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Final Fantasy 12/17/2022    
       
  Here's a unexpectedly good write-up on the original Final Fantasy:

Final Fantasy I - A Truly Timeless RPG

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Airball 12/11/2022    
       
  I always enjoy when sites I've never heard of are still releasing NES news. Today's example:

Cancelled NES Game Released More Than 30 Years Later

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Top-15 12/2/2022    
       
  From Den of Geek:

15 Best NES Games Never Released Outside of Japan

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Back 11/30/2022    
       
  Back at it after a few weeks off. Here's a fun tidbit -

Zophar's Domain is celebrating 26 years

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  The Virus 11/11/2022    
       
  The exceptionally long-named The Mutant Virus: Crisis in a Computer World has been added to the site.    
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  8-Bit Hall of Fame 11/7/2022    
       
  This found it's away to me:

8-Bit Hall of Fame in Bonita Springs loses entire inventory during Hurricane Ian

There is a gofundme.

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Ice Climber 11/6/2022    
       
  From Inverse:

You need to play Nintendo's most underrated platformer on Switch ASAP

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Galactic Crusader 11/5/2022    
       
 

Galactic Crusader has been added to the site.

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Drac's Night Out 11/4/2022    
       
  HOLD YOUR EXCITEMENT EVERYONE ...

Drac's Night Out has been added to the site.

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  SMB 'Hack' 11/3/2022    
       
  This won't be news to anyone who's already familiar with the game, but here ya go:

A Newly Discovered 'Super Mario Bros.' Hack Will Have You Reevaluating Your Childhood

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  SMB, Ranked 11/2/2022    
       
  Nintendo Life came out with this poll recently, and it's interesting to check out:

Best Super Mario Games Of All Time

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Christmas 11/1/2022    
       
  It's never too early to start thinking about Christmas.    
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Toys "R" Us 10/31/2022    
       
  Welp, this went from really exciting to kind of depressing in a hurry:

Toys R Us Kids Are Not Loving the New Stores That Have Opened in Illinois

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Garbage Pail Kids 10/29/2022    
       
  Hah, this oughta be fun:

New Garbage Pail Kids Game Coming Out For Modern Consoles & NES

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Controllers 10/28/2022    
       
  From IGN, this is fun:

Nintendo's Classic Game Controllers Now Work on Apple Devices

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Black Box Zelda 10/18/2022    
       
  Interesting:

Two unreleased and 'never digitized' NES games are up for auction on eBay

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Black Box Zelda 10/9/2022    
       
  This, from Nintendo Life, is pretty rad:

Random: The Original 'Black Box' Art For NES Zelda Resurfaces, And Link Is Happy

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  NESOS 10/5/2022    
       
  A dispatch from the "totally unnecessary but fun" bureau:

Turn your old Nintendo into a word processor with this NES operating system

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Emulators 9/24/2022    
       
  What the heck:

Best NES Emulators For Retro Gaming

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Bad Decisions 9/23/2022    
       
  Fresh in from the Bad Decisions Department:

30 Endearing 8-Bit Tattoos

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  One and Done 9/8/2022    
       
  From Game Rant:

8 NES Franchises That Ended In One Generation

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  And Now, Something Different 9/6/2022    
       
  Here's a different take on an NES-related list:

How To Win At Nintendo Games: 10 Awesome Retro Books For Hardcore Nintendo Fans

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  River City Ransom 9/5/2022    
       
  Some sad news out of the NES universe:

Mitsuhiro Yoshida, Miracle Kidz president and director of the popular NES beat 'em up River City Ransom, passes away suddenly.

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Sunsoft 9/4/2022    
       
  This is some fun news:

Sunsoft returns: One of the best developers for the NES plans to release new versions of its classic games

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Another Dumb List 8/16/2022    
       
  Occasionally I have misgivings about posting these bad lists as news. Tonight is one of those nights.

10 80s Gaming Trends That Should Make A Comeback

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Predator 8/15/2022    
       
  Hah, this is a pretty fun one from Den of Geek:

This Forgotten Predator Game Was the Peak of NES Weirdness

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  So Handsome 8/14/2022    
       
  Been a while, time for another 'best NES games' list:

From Den of Geek... 15 Best Looking NES Games Ever

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Housekeeping 8/13/2022    
       
  Nothing too exciting to report - back from vacation and just doing a little housekeeping with the site, removing old updates and such.    
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  In Soviet Russia... 8/3/2022    
       
  Here's a fun little nugget:

From Hackaday, it's an... Eastern Bloc NES Clone

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Living Large 8/2/2022    
       
  Not sure how I stumbled across this, but I did. It's a few years old but it's a gem:

24K Gold Nintendo NES that Costs $5,000

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Steam Controllers 8/1/2022    
       
  Back, after a nice little vacation. Here's something readers of this site might be interested in:

Nintendo Switch Online NES, SNES, Sega, N64 Controllers Now Supported by Steam

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Top Loader Ancestor 7/18/2022    
       
  From Nintendo Life:

Have You Seen This Cute, Unreleased Precursor To The Top Loader NES?

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  NES RPG List 7/17/2022    
       
  Not sure what the hell a sportskeeda is, but here's a top 10 list from sportskeeda:

10 best NES RPGs to try out in 2022

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  The Last One 7/16/2022    
       
  From Den of Geek:

What Was the Last NES Game Ever Released?

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  WWF Wrestlemania: Steel Cage Challenge 7/15/2022    
       
  WWF Wrestlemania: Steel Cage Challenge has been added to the Games database.    
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Pirates! 7/14/2022    
       
  Pirates! has been added to the Games database.    
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Top-10 7/13/2022    
       
  Been a while since we've done one of these, why not:

10 best NES games ever

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Puzzle 7/12/2022    
       
  Puzzle has been added to the Games database.    
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Castlevania III 7/11/2022    
       
  Every once in a while someone decides write something thoughtful about the NES, all these years later. It's always a welcome surprise to see something thorough rather than another crappy top-10 list. With that in mind:

This gentleman penned a surprisingly thorough and well-written article extolling the greatness of Castlevania III.

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  SF1 Mini 7/10/2022    
       
  This, from Hack A Day, is pretty fun:

The SF1 Mini Is A Homebrew Version Of An Obscure Nintendo Console

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  The Heist 7/7/2022    
       
  Some nightmare fuel with this story from Vanity Fair (no, that's not a typo):

Jason Brassard Spent His Lifetime Collecting the Rarest Video Games. Until the Heist.

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Old Updates 7/6/2022    
       
  Some housekeeping today:

The first six months of 2022 updates have been archived off to the Misc page.

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  6502 Assembly Link 7/5/2022    
       
  Added a link to a Codeburst 6502 Assembly introduction on the Links page.    
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Raspberry Pi Console 7/3/2022    
       
  This may be of interest around here:

How To Build Your Own Retro Gaming Console With A Raspberry Pi

   
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM    
       

  Fightin' Words 7/1/2022    
       
  Fightin' words, if I've ever seen 'em.    
       
  Posted by: Andy 10:00 PM