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Random: Gamers Are Using 3DSen To Play NES Games In Mixed Reality

Time Extension about 1 month ago

The future is now!Have you ever wondered what it would be like to play NES classics like Super Mario Bros. 3 in mixed reality? Well, wonder no more!Recently, on Reddit, a user named VR_Newbie shared a brilliant clip of themselves playing the classic Mario …
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Sealed NES Castlevania Sold For $90,000 Because It Was "The First Game My Mom Ever Bought Me"

Time Extension about 1 month ago

Loads of sealed NES titles have sold online recently for high prices.Update : A flurry of sealed NES titles have sold for high prices online recently, and the person who purchased a mint Castlevania has revealed the purchase was motivated by nostalgic reas …

Commodore Events - Both Old and New C= • Photos and video from Los Angeles Maker Faire 2024

Commodore.ca about 1 month ago

Check out the pictures and video of our exhibit at the April 6 Los Angeles Maker Faire 2024! We had many attendees come and talk about the Commodore and Amiga computers that were on exhibit. Thanks to SCCAN member Jerold K. for helping out through the d …

General Discussions • Does Anyone Has a List of (What I Call Neo-Retro Games)?

MISTerFPGA about 1 month ago

Which have been proven to work on the MiSTergoes for anything NES, megadrive, spec, msx, cpc, c64, ... you know, good knight, harharagon, hired sword 2 abbayede la mort , the mojon twins spec and msx/cps stuff, garbage pail kids, time wizard for the old a …
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A Bunch Of Sealed NES Games Just Sold For Utterly Insane Amounts On eBay

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Castlevania sold for a staggering $90,100.A selection of sealed NES games has just sold for incredible prices on eBay, with one example – Castlevania – fetching more than $90,000.The auctions were spotted by Digital Eclipse staffer Chris Kohler, who no …
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Fallout And Twin Peaks Star Kyle MacLachlan Stayed Up Late To Finish Mega Man

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"We got all the way through to the end of that".Kyle MacLachlan is Hollywood royalty. Twin Peaks is perhaps his most famous role, but he's starred in many other notable productions, including Blue Velvet, The Flintstones, The Doors and Dune – the latter …
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Mega Man: The Wily Wars Is Getting A New Fanmade Follow-up

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Episode Blue "coming soon".Members of the Mega Man community are currently in the process of creating a new fanmade follow-up to the 1994 Sega Mega Drive / Genesis compilation Mega Man: The Wily Wars.In case you're unfamiliar, Mega Man: The Wily Wars was a …
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'Mighty Street Fighter' Is A New Fanmade Street Fighter For The Amstrad

Time Extension about 2 months ago

More specifically, the Amstrad 128k & GX4000.The Amstrad CPC 128K & GX4000 are getting yet another Street Fighter game, though this time it's of the fanmade variety.Mighty Street Fighter, as spotted by IndieRetroNews, is an upcoming game from Maitrejoe …
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The NES Slotmaster Is An Open-Source Replacement For The 72-Pin Cartridge Slot

Time Extension about 2 months ago

An open-source solution that is both affordable & easy to build.The NES is quite a sturdy console, but even so, it can still suffer from the occasional bit of wear and tear.For instance, if you search online, you'll find no shortage of people complaining a …
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Run-And-Gun Classic Contra Has Been Ported To SNES

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"Take THAT, VRC2!".ROM hacker @infidelity_nes has ported the Famicom version of Contra to the SNES.The talented hacker has already performed the same trick with Mega Man and Metroid.Read the full article on timeextension.com …
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Former Dawn Is An Impressive-Looking NES RPG That's Also Coming To PC

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Might come to Switch and other consoles, too.It's not just the Mega Drive, Game Boy and SNES which are getting new releases these days – the humble NES is also getting in on the action.Indie developer Somethin Nerdy Studios is currently working on a new …
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8BitDo's Next Retro Mechanical Keyboard Is Based On The Commodore 64

Time Extension about 2 months ago

The key to success.Accessory maker 8BitDo is releasing another mechanical keyboard, this time based on the iconic C64.The second in the company's Retro Mechanical Keyboard series, which includes a NES / Famicom version, which we reviewed not so long ago. I …
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Guide: Best Atari 8-bit Games - 10 Classics You Should Play First On Your Atari 400 Mini

Time Extension about 2 months ago

8-bit classics revisted.The Atari 400 Mini is the latest mini-console-styled product from Retro Games Ltd, following the A500 Mini of 2022 and the C64 Mini before that.Pre-loaded with 25 games, the system can run ROMs from the entire Atari 8-bit computer l …
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Guide: Best Ghostbusters Games Of All Time

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Does it make you feel good?The original 1984 Ghostbusters movie is one of the all-time great action comedies of all time, spawning merchandise, music, toys, sequels, cartoon series and – of course – video games.Since David Crane's 1985 classic on the C …
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This New NES Accessory Makes Cheating At Zelda Easier Than Ever

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Two pads are better than one.Like many retro games, Zelda II has its fair share of bugs and glitches – one of which involves pressing left and right at the same time to dash through levels, including locked doors.This 'acceleration' glitch is detailed in …
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Tiny Tires Is The Micro Machines Successor We've Always Wanted

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"Race around coffee cups and jump off notepads".Solo developer Jon Kristinsson has created what appears to be the perfect spiritual successor to Codemasters' Micro Machines, and it's called Tiny Tires.Taking a huge amount of inspiration from the original N …
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Review: Atari 400 Mini - A Deep Cut, But A Welcome One

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Beige is beautiful.After a flood of big-name micro-consoles that includes the NES, SNES, Mega Drive, PC Engine and Amiga, we now have what must rank as the deepest cut so far: the Atari 400 Mini. Based on Atari's range of 8-bit home computers, which first …
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Random: Modder Turns NES Cartridge Into NES Console That Can Play Itself

Time Extension about 2 months ago

NES-ception.Modder James Channel is back, fresh from creating the Nintendo PlayStation a short time ago. This time around, his focus was a little more streamlined; he wanted to make a NES cartridge that was also a NES console. Confused? You will be.The mod …

Time Traveling through Retro Sports Gaming: Icons, Classics, and Cult Favorites

Retromash about 2 months ago

The rise of retro sports gaming is a fascinating look at how digital versions of real sports have enthralled gamers for many years. The world of vintage sports video games is full of creativity, nostalgia, and history, ranging from the first simulations …
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The Classic Tetris World Record Has Been Smashed, Again

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Alex T bags amazing 16,248,080 score.There's been an awful lot of activity in the world of competitive Tetris high scores lately.Willis "Blue Scuti" Gibson became the first person to "beat Tetris", and then Gibson's record score – 6,850,560 points – wa …
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Flashback: That Time Miyamoto Said He Could Make Halo, But Didn't Want To

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"It's not that I couldn't design that game".Shigeru Miyamoto is one of gaming's most famous designers. He's responsible for series such as Zelda, Super Mario, Star Fox and Pikmin – franchises which have not only sold millions of copies, but have laid dow …
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Iconic Issues: CVG's Complete Guide To Consoles

Time Extension about 2 months ago

The magazines which started a revolution.Back in the early late '80s and early 1990s, the NES / Famicom dominated living rooms in North America and Japan, but the situation was a little different in the United Kingdom.Home computers like the ZX Spectrum, C …
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Princess Peach: Showtime! Marks Return Of Goemon Director After 27 Years

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Good-Feel's Etsunobu Ebisu is back in the director's chair.Princess Peach: Showtime! has just launched on Switch, and the credits have thrown up a surprising fact – the game marks the directorial return of Etsunobu Ebisu, who last fulfilled that particul …
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Froggo's Adventure Is An Adorable Platformer That Costs Less Than £1

Time Extension about 2 months ago

A ribbeting good time.An adorable new Frog-themed platformer, which can best be described as a mix between Super Mario Bros. 3, Kirby's Adventure, & Yoshi's Island, has just been released on Steam for less than £1.Froggo's Adventure is the latest game …
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Duck Hunt Gets Pocket-Sized Demake For The Game Boy

Time Extension about 2 months ago

The NES classic reimagined for Game Boy.If you've ever wondered what it might have looked like if Nintendo had made a version of its 1984 shooter Duck Hunt for the Nintendo Game Boy, then you need to look no further than Duck Hunt GB — a new homebrew gam …