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Final Fantasy I: Victory is Mine!
Final Fantasy 1 has always held a special place in my heart. It was the second RPG I played on the NES (first being Dragon Warrior) and the first that I really spent time leveling up and focusing on the game. With Dragon Warrior, I hurried through. I was new to the world of RPG’s and did not really know what I needed to do. I can remember spending about a week fighting a Rock giant (I th...
Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content for Nintendo Systems
Today, Nintendo has announced the newest downloads for the eShop and Nintendo Video that will be available this week. Of the three new items announced, I am interested in “underneath the Sycamore”. The old time comic look seems quite interesting. Will you be downloading any of these? Nintendo eShop Ketzal’s Corridors – The evil god Koruptal has brought chaos and destruction t...
Nintendo Buys Supermario4.com Domain
The Internet is lit up today with the report that Nintendo has recently bought the domain supermario4.com. Is it possible that we are seeing a revival of the original NES Super Mario Bros. series?
Ambassadors: Are You Still Enjoying Your Free Games?
It’s been a number of months since the last Ambassador games arrived on the 3DS for us early adopters. I have to admit, I haven’t spent too much time with many of these games so far. However, I’ve really started to get into the original Metroid on the NES. It’s extremely difficult and I get lost a whole lot, but I can’t stop thinking about it. WarioWare is also excell...
Nintentunes: The windiest day edition
New Mexico is famous for a couple of things: Green chile, The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, birthplace of Smokey the Bear. In Spring, New Mexico is known for something else, wind. I don’t know how to describe how windy it is outside in the New Mexico area. One example is that this morning during our soccer game, we had to move to another field because the wind ripped the goal fro...
3DS seems to be hitting its stride: Game Gear titles, new demos, and NES titles hit the eShop
We have know since the latest Nintendo Direct conference that Game Gear games were coming to the 3DS, but until today, we didn’t know exactly when. It appears that not only will the eShop receive Game Gear titles starting next week, NES titles will be available for purchase this Thursday starting with the NES version of Punch-Out!! (the Mr. Dream version). The Game Gear will receive three titles i...
Would New Games for Old Systems Really Be That Bad?
Recently, Dan posted an article about a new Super Nintendo game in development. As I read the article I felt a chill of excitement run down my spine and started thinking, would this really be a bad idea if it continued? I know that a lot of people out there will be against it. They will tell us that Emulators and downloads from the console specific stores are their choice of playing games from o...
Nintentunes: the best bleeps and bloops around
Another Sunday, another edition of Nintentunes, the weekly journey down video game music memory lane. To me, music is one of the most underappreciated aspects of video games, and deserves its just as much as the visuals and gameplay mechanics. This week the worlds game is played by an unlikely robot, Mario picks up a tennis racket for the first time, and the first (and only) of the Capcom Five hit...
Arts and Crafts with NES!
We have all had an NES, SuperNes, Gameboy, or another game that for some reason just quit working. Whether it is repairable, or just not worth your time to repair, there are many alternatives to throwing away those old cartridges. Since one of my other articles was a bit more serious, I thought we could take a look at some of these nifty craft ideas that you can do. And don’t forget to rep...
$13,000.00 NES on Storage Wars?
By now, all of you have probably seen this little Gem from Storage wars. Obviously, the $13,000.00 NES that he saw online included a NIB copy of Stadium Events. Or possibly, someone was as gullible as him? Either way, finding a NES is always like finding treasure, even if it does not work. I bet if he heads over to Nintendosforsale.com he could buy a new power adapter to get that bad boy up a...
How to Repair a Bad NES Pin Connector
I think we can all agree that we love the NES, but at the ripe age of 27 it isn’t getting any younger. Every time we blow in the cartridge and anxiously insert it into the system it could be the final time that we show the console some love. The build up of dust, stray bug pieces and other unknown substances can wreak havoc on the inner system. Not to mention the constant opening and clos...
Super Mario Brothers begins eShop’s NES lineup
Metal Gear’s free demo download wasn’t the only reason to check out eShop this week: Super Mario Brothers became the first of the ambassador NES games to become available for purchase to all North American 3DS owners who bought their systems after the hardware price drop. It’s priced at $4.99. Super Mario Brothers has been updated to include Restore Points, and will now dazzle yo...