Category Archives: NES

Wireless gameplay on Nintendo NES made easy

Posted on May 8, 2016 by frankeivind

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 →

Posted in NES, Nintendo, retro, review | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Review: Super Mario Bros. (Famicom/NES, 1985)

Posted on September 14, 2015 by frankeivind

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 →

Posted in anniversary, NES, Nintendo, retro, review | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Super Mario Bros. (NES) – The Continue trick

Posted on February 1, 2015 by frankeivind

I’ve been playing Super Mario Bros. on the Nintendo NES for nearly 30 years. But it’s only recently that I discovered (through GoNintendo) that the game support continue. When you have lost all your lifes and are back at the … Continue reading →

Posted in NES, Nintendo, retro | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Review: Duck Hunt (NES, 1987)

Posted on December 28, 2014 by frankeivind

Duck Hunt is one of the Nintendo NES classics. It’s a very funny and entertaining game. The game was released in Europe in 1987, but it was already out in Japan in 1984. In short, you use the NES Zapper … Continue reading →

Posted in NES, Nintendo, retro, review | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Retron 5 review

Posted on September 13, 2014 by frankeivind

With Retron 5, you get a hardware that plays 9 different consoles out of the box: NES, Famicom, SNES, Super Famicom, Genesis, Mega Drive, Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance. And with the Power Base/Master System-converter, you … Continue reading →

Posted in console, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Gameboy Advance, Hyperkin, Master System, Mega Drive/Genesis, NES, Nintendo, retro, RetroN 5, review, Sega, Super Nintendo/SNES | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Discounted NES-games week 4

Posted on August 12, 2014 by frankeivind

So, it’s last week of the NES discounted games on the Nintendo Wii U Virtual Console, if you are the owner of NES Remix 1 or 2 and live in Europe. This game are discounted between 14 and 21 August: Ballon Fight Donkey … Continue reading →

Posted in NES, news, Nintendo, retro, Virtual Console, Wii U | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Discounted NES-games week 3

Posted on August 6, 2014 by frankeivind

So, it’s week 3 of the NES discounted games on the Nintendo Wii U Virtual Console, if you are the owner of NES Remix 1 or 2 and live in Europe. This game are discounted between 7 and 14 August: Tennis … Continue reading →

Posted in NES, Nintendo, retro, Virtual Console, Wii U | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Discounted NES-games week 2

Posted on July 30, 2014 by frankeivind

So, it’s week 2 of the NES discounted games on the Nintendo Wii U Virtual Console, if you are the owner of NES Remix 1 or 2 and live in Europe. This game are discounted between July 31 and August … Continue reading →

Posted in NES, Nintendo, retro, Virtual Console, Wii U | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Discount on Virtual Console NES games

Posted on July 22, 2014 by frankeivind

If you are the lucky owner of either NES Remix 1 or 2 and live in Europe, you are qualified for discounted NES games on the Wii U Virtual Console. In the next month (for four weeks), new NES games … Continue reading →

Posted in NES, Nintendo, retro, Virtual Console, Wii U | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Mario Maker lets you make you own Mario levels

Posted on June 10, 2014 by frankeivind

At the Nintendo Digital Event at E3 2014, Nintendo announced Mario Maker. Appart from what was shown in the Mario Maker trailer, we know not much about the game. But it will let you create levels in the good old … Continue reading →

Posted in NES, Nintendo, Wii U | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment