Following the video game crash of 1983, Nintendo came onto the scene with the NES in 1985. Everybody wanted a piece of it and publishers began putting out hundreds upon hundreds of games for the console. By the end of…
Friday The 13th: This Is What The NES Game Should Have Been
If you’ve ever played the Friday the 13th NES game, there is a good chance you were disappointed. That goes especially for fans of the film franchise. Dr. Terror’s Hacktivision has imagined what a truly legit Friday the 13th NES…
Mike Tyson Plays Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out, Finally Beats Glass Joe
Mike Tyson recently say down in the FOX Sports 1 green room and played Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out, the NES game responsible for quite a bit of my childhood controller-throwing. FOX Sports would have you believe that it’s his first time…
Guy Hacks Contra to Propose to His Girlfriend
On the list of NES games I played the absolute hell out of when I was a kid, the run-and-shoot classic Contra is pretty high up there. And if you’re like me, this should make you feel all warm and…
Somebody Is Actually Making A Documentary About The Power Glove
“I love the the Power Glove – it’s so bad.” The above words, spoken by Lucas in 1989’s The Wizard, weren’t just an expression of 80s opposite slang, but a prophetic voice declaring to the world that Mattel’s NES peripheral…
Capcom Is Remaking The NES Classic DuckTales
DuckTales is fondly remembered as one of the few licensed games that actually got it right. The perfect platforming and the amazing music have inspired countless gamers the world over. Now the classic is coming back and it looks better…
Nintendo Kicks Off Its Famicom Celebration In This Week’s Nintendo Download
After yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, fans across Twitter and Facebook said 2013 was the year of Nintendomination. It’s hard to deny after seeing announcements for such a broad range of titles that all appeal to the hardcore gamer, not to mention…
Experience Over 30 Years Of Nintendo History In 2 Minutes
As far as game companies go, Nintendo has been around the longest. It was founded in 1889 as a hanafuda card company. The company moved to video games in the mid-70s, and the rest is history. That history is the…
8 Bit Mouse Pads Help You Play Better
What is your favorite game of all time? If you ask anyone who is in their 30’s the answer is probably a classic game that was on the Nintendo Entertainment System(NES) or the Super Nintendo Entertainment System(SNES). The people over…
Fort Atlantic Puts First Album On NES Cartridge
If you’re looking to break through the crowded indie rock scene with your first studio album, I’m going to say that it helps to release it on a freaking NES cartridge. “The idea to put together a Nintendo cartridge and…
Google Maps Comes To The Nintendo Entertainment System
This may be my favorite April Fool’s offering from Google ever (and they’ve done a lot of things). They’ve created Google Maps for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), complete with a special cartridge and controllers (for voice search input). You…
The World’s Largest Video Game Controller Delights Nerds, Puzzles Bystanders
When someone describes themselves as the biggest gamer, the typical connotation is that they are a gaming enthusiast who plays and knows a lot about video games. You hear similar descriptions all the time. “I’m the biggest football fan.” “I’m…