Friends, a lot of you said it couldn’t be done: the Internet couldn’t get any better. Well, I’m here to tell you it has. Feast your eyes on this list of 100 Flash-emulated NES games that run in your browser. Like Head-On, we encourage you to apply this directly to your work-day. List → Read More
Someone, for some reason (probably “because I can”) ported Final Fantasy VII over to the NES. Apparently it’s the entire original, wildly overrated PlayStation game in one small ROM. Can we expect an English translation soon? A fan translation couldn’t be any worse than the first one we had to deal with, of course. FF VII Famicom, with video [insertcredit.com via Kotaku] → Read More
[photopress:2162_about_coffee_black.jpg,full,left]Fly has a new handset, the MC100, that has built-in support for NES, SNES, and Gameboy games, along with built-in game downloading. It’s saying this is the first phone to ship with the support built-in, and we don’t doubt it. Really, though, shouldn’t all cell phones have built-in NES? Shouldn’t everything, really? I want it on my fridge. New phone runs Nintendo games [Mobile Ent] → Read More
Portable NES and Game Boy emulation without having to stop for batteries? I like. You can also use the solar panels to recharge your cell phone and other small devices. There’s a 3.5-inch screen (320×240), 2GB of internal storage plus the ability to add a 2GB SD card, MP3 player, video player, and e-book reader. All for $123. It’s actually being sold as a 2GB MP3 player but, come on, NES emulation! This company, Chinavasion, has some weird and wonderful products. I have a box full of them that are pending review, so watch out. I’ll see if I can’t get my grubby mitts on one of these as well. Solar Powered MP4 Player 2GB – Mobile Power Station [Chinavasion] via Technabob → Read More
How come I don’t find things like this before Xmas? This is the Gen-X Dual station, likely the weirdest console I’ve ever met. It’s an NES and a Sega Genesis combined into one, but the thing is it doesn’t use ROMs; it uses the old cartridges you’ve got in that box in the back of your closet. Yes, this is real. Gen-X Dual station plays Sega Genesis and NES games [Technabob, via Robot Ramblings via Slippery Brick] → Read More
If the Game Boy Advance slot on your DS Lite isn’t getting much use, this adapter might be just the thing to bring it out of its funk. It’s called the CYBER Familator Lite and it allows you to play Famicom games and, with yet another adapter and a lot of extra work, NES games from the US and A. It’ll be a Japan-only device at first, due out next month. No word on pricing but if you’re hell bent on playing old Famicon and/or NES games on your DS, are you really going to let a silly thing like money stand in your way? Famicom adapter makes the DS useful [DS Fanboy] via Ubergizmo → Read More
Here’s a giant NES controller for your amusement. It has a working Nintendo Entertainment System inside of it. The buttons on the big controller are functional but due to its size, you need a friend to help you navigate around the Mushroom Kingdom. Sounds sort of fun, no? Maybe it’d be a hit at some sort of party. I seem to remember finding something a few years ago that was basically a normal size NES controller (actually maybe it was an N64 controller) that had a bunch of old NES roms loaded onto a chip inside the controller. You just hooked it right into your TV and started playing all your old favorite games. Now that was a good idea. Video after the jump… → Read More
I may give Nintendo a lot of crap for the Wii, but every other system that company has made is gold sans Gamecube. Now, after 22-years, Nintendo of Japan is officially dropping support for the original NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Gameboy and Gameboy Pocket. After October 31st, if your SNES breaks and you need your Super Scope fix, you’ll have to visit a 3rd-party repair center or just buy another console. Quite a scary thought for Halloween. The moves comes as more and more classic titles become available on the Wii’s virtual console. Sure, you can buy Contra for a few bucks and play it on your Wii, but you won’t be able to enter your beloved Konami Code. At least there’s YouTube videos to remind us of how awesome the time from the 1980s into the 1990s was. Nintendo of Japan dropping Hardware support for the Famicom [Arcade Renaissance] → Read More
Oh wow. We’re looking at what appears to be a working Nintendo Entertainment System built into the bottom of a shoe. This photo was apparently taken last night in New York City at the end of the Sneaker Pimps’ nationwide tour. Flyguy’s goldfish platform shoes from I’m Gonna Git You Sucka were pretty awesome but, come on, full blown NES in a shoe here. Sneaker Pimps Nintendo [Flickr] via Digg → Read More
BITCHIN’! Now you finally have a reason to get an iPhone! Sure, it may not have 3G or Adobe Flash support, but that’s fine. Someone made an NES emulator for the iPhone that actually loads up and works. It’s currently too slow for anyone to play game on it, but that’s not the point. Soon, everyone will be busting out some Bubble Bobble when they’re bored on a bus or train. Check out that virtual NES controller at the bottom! Wicked! NES Emulator on the iPhone [TUAW] → Read More
Yeah. Chicks are gonna love it. Old school NES controllers can take a beating. I remember playing the living hell out of Contra and Super C trying to beat them for hours on end, only to find myself throwing an NES controller as hard as I could on the floor. Seems this gentleman with the goofy burger hat had the same revelation and decided to turn the obsolete controller into a sturdy cellphone case. Looks like the dude took a lighter or Dremel and cut out a section for his SLVR’s display and buttons. Too bad that the SLVR already makes you look like a fool. This just adds insult to injury. Burger hat, NES phone case, and glasses – ladies? Motorola SLVR with NES case [Ubergizmo] → Read More
We like the Wii here at CrunchGear. It’s Nintendo doing right what it did wrong with the ill-fated PowerGlove and the U-Force: making motion control real. That being said, anyone who’s seen The Wizard knows that at one time the PowerGlove was the coolest thing we’d ever seen. It was the Holy Grail of video gaming, as it had the ability to make us look like not-too-dorky cyborgs. Cool as Hell. Then you got one, and realized it didn’t work. At least not as it should have. Poor tracking, limited cable length, and sucky games made the controller into nothing more than a gimmick. But man, it’s still a collectable, cool-looking gimmick. So who wouldn’t wanna go retro and make it do what it always should have done? A clever Japanese Maker has done just that. Gutting the standard control pad of the glove and replacing it with a Wiimote, the smart guy attached actuators to the fingers of the glove that are wired to the buttons on the controller, giving him all the same inputs he’d have on normally. Now he’s got the first PowerGlove with power, and for that we give him props. Wii PowerGlove [Max Console, via TechNaBob] → Read More
This video of a guy playing all the way through Contra is a speedrun no doubt, but still, I give him props for taking the time to play it and make it through Contra all the way. I mean playing the original NES version with the Konami Code is hard enough, but trying not to lose a single life without the code? Pure madness. Either way, xxxxRothxxxx has some serious NES skills. Hit the link below to witness Lance (or Bill) shooting up everything in sight like John Rambo. Contra (NES) – No Death Run [Game Trailers] → Read More
This is so cool. It’s great to see the Apple TV is a full-bore mini-PC with some amazing power under the hood. If I didn’t love my the Apple TV on its own so much I’d tear it down and make it a Nintendo 64 in a second. via Giz → Read More
I don’t do this whole Nintendo Wii thing, but I know that if I downloaded some games on the Virtual Console, I’d want to use an actual SNES or NES controller to truly add to the retro-gaming experience. Looks like modder Raphael had the same idea in mind, because he hacked an SNES controller into a USB circuit to hook up to his Wii. If you think it’s as easy as plugging in some adaptors and rocking and rolling, think again. The project is totally doable, but it’s a bit of a pain. You could of course just buy an SNES to USB adaptor, download SNES9x and some ROMs, and play to your heart’s content for free. But that would make sense. Your call, Tiger. Official Project Site [via MAKE] → Read More
Can someone give this guy a hand for craftsmanship? Not only did a Japanese guy take the time to recreate a Nintendo Famicom (aka NES) out of wood, but he turned it into a guitar, complete with a gamepad headstock. Some of the tiny details include a cartridge right behind the bridge, real, wood buttons on the headstock, and a second controller below the high E string. I’d love to kick out the jams on this thing for sure. Though I’m a bit curious as to how the tone sounds. Nintendo Family Computer guitar [Boing Boing] → Read More
Our Wii is nice and all, but there’s something beyond retro about the original NES or even the SNES’s simple controller that makes us better gamers. That’s why we like what [mark] has done over at Hack-A-Day. [mark] took apart his tired old controllers and added wireless transceivers to the guts, as well as iPod Mini batteries (they’re light, you see). He then make a receiver that plugs into the Gamecube port on the Wii. The result is the ability to play old-school Mario on a new-school Nintendo with old-school controllers. We like it. Next up: adding dual-shock to Genesis controllers, motion sensing to Gameboy Advances, and decent games for the PSP. Hit the link for more, including a how-to video. DIY Wireless NES controllers for Wii/Gamecube [Hack-A-Day] → Read More
Top-left, clockwise: NES, Generation NEX System, FC Twin System, Wii (VC) The guys over at Ars Technica must have some free time. Seems Ben Kuchera took time out of his day to hook up an NES, two NES clones, and a Wii (Virtual Console) and tested the original Super Mario Bros. game for quality. Sure enough, like all good fanboys would, the Wii was chosen as the best looking console. Gee, didn’t see that coming. Says Ben: “I know the Virtual Console pictures are unfair—it’s a $250 system hooked up through component—but if you have the means, this is certainly the way to go. It makes your NES games look beautiful, and that may help me justify the cost of buying the games again” Though I hate the Wii, yes, the game does look the best on the Wii’s Virtual Console. Great write up Ben. When you do a four-system test of the hit classic BiasedRunner!, let me know. Wii fanboy says something about Mario looking awesome on Wii [Ars Technica] → Read More
The Nintendo World Championship NES cartridge is one of the rarest and most sought after “games” for the Nintendo Entertainment System in existence. I’ve seen it around before but only at exorbitant prices. This eBay auction, though, doesn’t just include the incredibly rare cartridge—it comes with an OFFICIAL 1990 Powerfest t-shirt that really captures the look of the early 1990s. Imagine what you could do in this t-shirt! Drinking 40s in Queens while listening to The KLF and The Happy Mondays maybe? You’d be the ultimate top rocker. The ultimate shirt to make you a top rocker As of right now, the bidding war has gotten up to $1360; so you’d better act fast if you want that t-shirt. NES Cartridge Selling for $1200 [Hardest Boss] → Read More
Let’s face it our hands and brain are stuck in the past when it comes to playing Mario and Tetris, the Wii-motes just don’t cut it. The spacing of the buttons is all off and it’s just plain awkward. Muscle memory can be a bitch but if you have NES controllers lying around, I know the Nintendo Fanboys do, well you’re in luck. The RetroPort lets you plug-and-play your original NES controllers on the Wii via the USB ports which i haven’t found a use for until now. Awesomeness for a mere $22. Product Page [Retrozone] → Read More
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