Posts Tagged ‘nes’

X-List: Top 10 2D Disney Video games

X-List: Top 10 2D Disney Video games

The 10 best 2D Disney games from the 8-bit and 16-bit era.

Eric Ruth returns with Pixel Force: DJ Hero

pixel force: dj hero

A funky chiptunes mashup makes us drool for more.

TimeWasters: Super Mario Bros. Crossover

TimeWasters: Super Mario Bros. Crossover

Super Mario Bros. Crossover is a free flash game that is the quintessential wet dream of all old-school Nintendo fans.

Video game consoles receive the architectural treatment

Video game consoles receive the architectural treatment

Photographer Joseph Ford has taken images of the NES, Nintendo DSi XL, and PlayStation 3 and reimagined them as real-world buildings.

Hyperkin RetroN 3

Hyperkin RetroN 3

Hyperkin’s latest offering has a three cartridge slot design that allows it to accept NES, SNES, and Genesis games.

King of Famicom: The battle of the NES stars

King of Famicom: The battle of the NES stars

An intrepid 8-bit fan has wrangled up the Famicom’s greatest characters to duke it out in King of Famicom.

Super Mario Crossover makes my inner 12 year old squeal

Super Mario Crossover makes my inner 12 year old squeal

“Everything old is new again” is how the mantra goes, but rarely has it been made manifest to the degree that explodingRabbit has taken it. explodingRabbit, my new personal hero, has taken Super Mario Bros., and added dashes of Castlevania, Contra, Mega Man, and Metroid to create what may very well be the greatest flash [...]

X-List: 5 reasons we need more Duke Togo (Golgo 13) games

X-List: 5 reasons we need more Duke Togo (Golgo 13) games

Fact: Mention the name Duke Togo (aka hitman extraordinaire Golgo 13) to any anime fan under age 25, and they’ll give you a perplexed look similar to the old RCA dog. Additional Fact: Mention the name Duke Togo to any anime fan over age 25, and smiles, high-fives, and yelps of “oh shit!” will erupt [...]

Review: The Battle of Olympus (NES)

With the release of Percy Jackson and the Unnecessarily Long Title a few weeks ago and the Clash of the Titans remake just around the corner, I thought it would be appropriate to blow the dust off The Battle of Olympus (NES) – a game that combines the intrigues of Greek mythology, the side-scrolling gameplay [...]

NES controller rug nerdifies your living room

NES controller rug nerdifies your living room

Etsy strikes again. The creaftspersons at the popular handmade and vintage items supplier has tapped retro gaming love several times in recent months with such unique items as the GameBoy tube dress, 8-bit gaming pendants, NES external storage drives, and Atari wallets. Now we have an NES controller rug.