Tag: nintendo

  • Nintendo Famicom Classic

    Nintendo of Japan announced the Classic-ized version of the Family Computer today. The  NES Classic Edition was announced way back in July. This miniaturized Famicom also includes 30 games, and will be available in Japan a day before the NES Classic on the tenth of November. The NES is still not up for pre-order, but…

  • Nintendo Power Archived

    The NES was the premier gaming console when I was growing up, and Nintendo Power was the outlet for all of our interest in games for years. I don’t think it ever crossed anyone’s mind how strange it was that the only source of information was directly from the console maker who also created each…

  • Ben Heck Attempts to Repair The Nintendo Playstation Prototype

    In part one, Ben Heck opened up the Nintendo Playstation prototype, in this part he’s attempting to repair the device. It’s fascinating to watch Ben Heck work through the problems of this old prototype.

  • Ben Heck’s Hands-On With The Nintendo Playstation Prototype

    Ben Heck met with and interviewed the people who found a prototype of the original Playstation. That was actually going to be a joint project between Sony and Nintendo where Sony would develop the hardware and Nintendo the software for a CD add-on to the Super Nintendo. The partnership didn’t work out between the two companies,…

  • NES Classic Edition

    Nintendo announced a very odd product today, the NES Classic Edition is a tiny version of the original NES that is preloaded with 30 games and includes one controller but cannot accept cartridges. They’re also releasing extra controllers, which use the Wii controller accessory port and can connect to wii-motes, for $10 each. This is…