The eastern Netherlands retro gaming store: Gameshop Twente

Hi all, haven't posted anything for a while, but now I'm on my vacation and I have plenty of time to update the blog.

20/20 report on Nintendo

I know I have posted lots of videos, but I keep digging YouTube and find more and more gold. So, here's another one.

Nintendo of America training video

This is how staff training was done in the good ol' days. Watch and ...cry.

Nintendo ...Cereal System? What?

If you establish a name brand, you can sell anything. An excellent example is the Nintendo Cereal System, «released» in 1988. It' s nothing more that breakfast cereal shaped like Super Mario and Zelda characters.

Teens react to ...the NES!

Game of Thrones fans, this is a Nintendo game for you!

Found this on 9GAG, thought it'd be interesting

Almost a year without any updates

Dear readers,

Sorry for the long break. My time was limited, as I got a new, more demanding, job. Now that I'm a bit loosened up, I hope that I'll have time to post.

-NES Cat

Review #16: Snake Rattle n' Roll: Bring a friend along and enjoy!

The game box

Rare is one of the best companies that developed back in the day for the NES. This game is one of their masterpieces in every level. Extremely fun to play with, especially in the 2 player co-op mode, very very nice graphics and awesome music.

Gamespot's 20th NES birthday documentary

DIY: Replacing the 72 pin connector inside the NES

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...

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.

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

Review #14: Terminator 2 Judgement Day. Great movie, ok game

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.

8-bit Google Maps? Huh?

Review #13: Castlevania: An atmospheric adventure that spawned several sequels, started on the NES

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).

Review #12: Super Mario Bros 2 USA and EU. Way better than the Japanese version

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.

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. 

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!