The Objective that wasn’t there
I am sure you have played Goldeneye 64 before, and some will even know what I am about to talk about. As you get to the end of the first mission, and you look across the dam there is a tiny island.
The Mysterious Tia of Lufia II
The other day I was playing the RPG Lufia II, for SNES, and I came across a weird little line of dialog by Tia. The line occurs when you go into the cave, right after Alunze Kingdom, and before you get Guy. It is as you enter the dungeon, to get the key for the [...]
Growing up with the Mattel Intellivision
Snafu, Burger Time, Sea Battle, Word Fun, Utopia, Frog Bog, Thin Ice, and of course Masters of the Universe: The Power of He-Man were many titles enjoyed by my brothers and I while growing up. I can remember sitting down with my brothers and or friends playing these games on Friday evenings after school was [...]
SEGA Master System games coming to the Virtual Console
Finally SEGA Master System games are coming to the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console. SEGA of America has announced that Fantasy Zone and WonderBoy are among the first games that will be available for download within the Virtual Console, with more on the way.
NES Emulator for iPhone
Here’s some interesting, the NES has become the first downloadable application for Mac’s iPhone OS 1.2. The NES application emulates the Nintendo Entertainment System, letting you play various games right on your iPhone.
Yes the Nintendo lives on!
The nice part is that there are already many public domain and home-brew games available for the [...]
Brief look at the Fairchild Channel F
Can you believe it? The Fairchild Channel F was the world’s first programmable cartridge-based video game console! It was released in August 1976 at the retail price of $169.95. The console was first named VES for Video Entertainment System but was quickly renamed when Atari released their VCS.
Nintendo Backpack
I was browsing the internet this morning and came across this cool item. It’s a official Nintendo Back Pack! It will run you about 40 dollars usd but I’d say it’s worth it to carry your retro gear. Check out the product description below for more details.
This officially licensed Nintendo backpack is comprised of a [...]
Nintendo Power Pad
Every now and then I come across something unique in the retro gaming community. I’m a collector myself and usually purchase the odd item even though it will probably sit in my closet with my Atari 2600, Atari XE, Mattel Intellivision and other peripherals, however I’m still pretty excited about this purchase.
Super Nintendo role playing games on eBay
I had a huge craving to bust out some of my old RPG’s for the Super Nintendo, even though I’ve played them many times before I still enjoy them. I though to myself once I finish Final Fantasy 3 for the Super Nintendo I’d move on to an RPG that I haven’t played yet so [...]