Category Archives: Nintendo

Happy 25 to the Game Boy

Posted on April 21, 2014 by frankeivind

It was in 1989 on April 21 that the Nintendo Game Boy was released in Japan. That makes this small wonder 25 years old. The handheld was released in the US on July 31 the same year, while the Europeans … Continue reading →

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Gameplay video: Super Mario Kart – Mushroom Cup 50cc (SNES)

Posted on March 30, 2014 by frankeivind

Super Mario Kart was originaly released on Super Nintendo in 1992 and was re-released on the Wii U Virtual Console on 27th March. Here’s a gameplay video of me playing the first cup, Muschroom Cup 50cc.

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Gameboy Advance line-up on Wii U Virtual Console

Posted on March 27, 2014 by frankeivind

The Gameboy Advance games is soon to come on Wii U’s Virtual Console. Here is the complete game line-up for April: 3rd April Advance Wars (€6.99/£6.29/$7.99) Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (€6.99/£6.29/$7.99) Metroid Fusion (€6.99/ £6.29/$7.99) 10th April Kirby & … Continue reading →

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Advance Wars on Wii U Virtual Console 3rd April

Posted on March 25, 2014 by frankeivind

Next week, on April 3rd, one of my favourite Gameboy Advance games will hit the Wii U Virtual Console in Europe. Advance Wars will be the first GBA game you can play on the Wii U. Prepare for battle! Advance … Continue reading →

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Pre-ordered Retron 5

Posted on February 20, 2014 by frankeivind

The multi-console RetroN 5 from Hyperkin was supposed to come out last year, but if all goes well, the console will be out in April 2014. With RetroN 5 you can play games from Nintendo NES, Famicom, SNES, Super Famicom, … Continue reading →

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Dr. Mario on Wii U Virtual Console

Posted on February 13, 2014 by frankeivind

Dr. Mario was originaly released on the NES in 1990, but have been available on every Nintendo console since. So it’s no surprise that Dr. Mario is now (February 13, 2014) available on the Wii U’s Virtual Console in Europe. It’s the … Continue reading →

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Just got a Virtual Boy

Posted on February 4, 2014 by frankeivind

I’ve never ever played a Virtual Boy, but have allways wanted one. So I’ve just bought a Nintendo Virtual Boy on eBay and received in the mail today. Over the next couple of weeks, I will be testing the console … Continue reading →

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Review: Winter Games (Commodore 64/Virtual Console)

Posted on February 3, 2014 by frankeivind

Epyx was one of the great developers in the 80’s, and they produced one of my favourites: Winter Games. The game was released on multiple platforms in 1985, but it’s the Commodore 64 version I’ve played and love. The version … Continue reading →

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Get Super Mario Bros. Deluxe for free

Posted on January 24, 2014 by frankeivind

You still have one week to get Super Mario Bros. Deluxe for free. Remember the Nintendo 3DS firmware update in December last year? If you register a Nintendo Network ID, or link a your Wii U created account, on the Nintendo … Continue reading →

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Every NES ‘Press Start’ screen in a YouTube-video

Posted on January 22, 2014 by frankeivind

If you got the time, 2 hours and 50 minutes to be presise, you can watch the start screen of every NES games in the video  bellow. It’s Youtube-user NicksplosionFX that have put togehter a video of ‘Press Start’-screen of NES and Famicom games … Continue reading →

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