Nintendolife.com has a very interesting interview from Codemasters Co-Founder David Darling that talks about the NES era and more.
Sunday, October 27, 2013
DIY: Replacing the 72 pin connector inside the NES
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| The reason of all faulty NES systems. The 72 pin connector |
So your Nintendo doesn't behave that good lately. It blinks, it boots for a while and then freezes, the graphics are full of pixels that don't belong there and many more... You've blown the carts, you've cleaned them, you have moved the cartridges left and right in the system, you even put a spoon in it so it doesn't lift all the way up for the NES to read it.
Review #15: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. A weird Zelda game that is actually good. Give it a chance...
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| Zelda II box and golden cartridge |
"Oh why", I thought about 20+ years ago when I first played Zelda II. Why didn't they just follow the recipe to make another gem like the 1st part? Nintendo decided to do a little experimentation with the 2nd release of the Zelda franchise. You get the top-down view only in the Overworld, but all levels, battles, interaction etc. is side-scrolling.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Busy week, but it ended...
I know I neglected the blog this week, but I was really busy at work. Thank God it ended and I have a three-day weekend in front of me, so I'll devote some time to make some posts. Thanks for reading my blog.
-NES Cat
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Review #14: Terminator 2 Judgement Day. Great movie, ok game
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| Terminator 2 box art. Arnie looks good! |
One of my favorite movie series is the Terminator. I remember when I saw T2 back in 1991 I was amazed. I liked T1 better (favorite movie scene of all time: When the Terminator rises from the flames of the burning truck, showing the full metal skeleton, in Terminator 1) but T2 also offered a new perspective to the series.
Friday, October 18, 2013
Review #13: Castlevania: An atmospheric adventure that spawned several sequels, started on the NES
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| Castlevania box art |
Ahh, Castlevania. When I hear about this game, I remember my friends and myself, stuck in front of a TV for hours, sharing the levels with each other so we could rest, as most of us already had Nintendo thumbs (aka: Nintenditis, a 90's video game disease that carved a circle on your right thumb, from the repetitive pressing of the buttons).
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Review #12: Super Mario Bros 2 USA and EU. Way better than the Japanese version
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| Super Mario Bros. 2 box art |
After the standard-setting, industry-saving, platform gender-changing etc. Super Mario Bros Nintendo had to continue the success of the Italian plumber. Super Mario Bros 2 was released in Japan on June 3rd, 1986 but the game was just Super Mario Bros with new (super difficult) levels.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Every US NES game ever made in 15 minutes...
Thank you nesguide for this great video. It lists all 749 US NES games in just 15 minutes. Take a look.
Check out these rings...
Are you a NES freak? You want to show your love about the best console ever produced? The
Super Mario t-shirt and socks are not enough? Say hello to the Nintendo cartridge rings.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Robotic NES video game themes!
What a great project! Watch the robotic piano and drums play some of the most well-known Nintendo games themes. Thanks to roboband for uploading!
The Aladdin Deck Enhancer: A clever system for low cost cartridges
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| The Deck Enhancer Box |
The Aladdin Deck Enhancer is an unlicensed accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System produced by Camerica and released in November 1992. There are a total of 7 games released for the system, out of 24 that were announced when it was released.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Nostalgia TV commercials
Remember these? These commercials were on our TV during the late 80's-early 90's any time of the day. Let's freshen up our memory with this amazing compilation of NES TV Commercials, uploaded by jeremy8780.
Monday, October 7, 2013
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Glad this thing didn't come out in Europe...
What? What is this? A Nintendo lock? Back in the day, everyone tried to exploit the success of the NES by making all kinds of stuff for it. The Homework First Nintendo lock is one of these.
Saturday, October 5, 2013
The NES Rarity List
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Have you ever wondered what the rarity list that I refer to in every review is?
Well here it is. Today I will post the list (you can find it in many sites-just Google NES rarity list) so you can evaluate your games.
Review #11: First you draw a circle, then you dot the eyes, add a great big smile...
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| Kirby's Adventure box art |
...and presto, it's Kirby!
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