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Wireless gameplay on Nintendo NES made easy
Back in the day, Nintendo released the NES Satellite for wireless infrared gameplay on the grey 8 bit box. Technology have moved on since 1989 and wireless gaming on the NES is back with the Retro Receiver from 8bitdo. 8bitdo, … Continue reading
Review: Atari Vault (Steam)
Reviewcode on Steam by GamingPR.biz. Atari was big in the 70’s and the beginning of the 80’s when the videogames started to show up in the arcades and homes. This reflect the many titles you find in Atari Vault compilation. … Continue reading
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Retro Gamer #145
This is what you can read in issue 145 of Retro Gamer: The Legacy of Satoru Iwata Back to the Nineties – August 1998 Peripheral Vision: Game Boy Camera The Making of: Space Harrier Ultimate Guide: Arkanoid The Making of: … Continue reading
Review: Super Mario Bros. (Famicom/NES, 1985)
Super Mario Bros. was one of the the first games I’ve played on the Nintendo NES. But when it was released in Europe in 1987, the game was already two years old. Super Mario Bros. was released on the Famincom in Japan … Continue reading
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Retro Gamer #144
In issue 144 of Retro Gamer, you can read about this: Back to the Nineties – July 1998 Ultimate Guide: 1942 The Making of: Firetrack Retroinspection: Magnavox Odyssey The Making of Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap Ultimate Guide: Dig … Continue reading
Kickstarter: Generation 64 – How the Commodore 64 inspired a generation
You should support the Kickstarter for translation of the Swedish book Generation 64. This is a great book and it’s about the Commodore 64 and how it influenced Swedish gamers in the 80’s. The Kickstarter run until August 4, and … Continue reading
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A look at… Nintendo Virtual Boy
The Virtual Boy might be the black sheep of the Nintendo console-family, but it is an impress hardware. And it’s easy to see why Nintendo wantet to make Virtual Boy. The early 90’s was the years of VR. Gunpei Yokoi … Continue reading
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Kickstarter: The story of the Commodore 64 in pixels
Chris Wilkins is back with a new book on Kickstarter, this time it’s a book about the C64: The story of the Commodore 64 in pixels. He have previously made books about the ZX Spectrum and Ocean. I have them … Continue reading
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Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata dies at 55
In a short pressrelease, Nintendo of Japan announced that Satoru Iwata, the president and CEO at Nintendo of Japan, died on Saturday July 11 due to cancer (bile duct growth). Satoru Iwata (1959-2015) started his carrier in HAL Laboratory. He became president … Continue reading
Is this a prototype of the Nintendo PlayStation?
The Internet more or less exploded today when news about the Nintendo PlayStation surfaced. I learned aout it first on nintendolife.com. This might very well be a prototype of the Nintendo PlayStation, all though some think it’s a fake. The … Continue reading