Nintendo is adding the first game of one of its most beloved franchise to the Nintendo Switch next week. On Nov. 14, the original Metroid will be coming to the Nintendo Switch Online's NES app alongside two other cult favorites, Mighty Bomb Jack and Twin Bee. All three games will be free if you subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online for $19.99 a year. Metroid The first...
Nintendo this week announced many new details about games coming for Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch. During the event it also took the opportunity to touch upon Nintendo Switch Online, revealing the names of the 20 NES games that will be available at launch. When the Nintendo Switch Online service was originally announced earlier this year, Nintendo revealed the first ten titles that...
There are the thing we do because we have to, and the things we do because we can. Climbing Mount Everest. Installing Doom on everything. Programmer Tom Murphy, who goes by Tom7, wants to see just what the original NES is capable of. Over the course of the below video, he gets it to do some amazing stuff, from running some very lo-fi full-motion video to running software it definitely...
Microsoft has introduced a Windows Store ban on game system emulators. Popular programs like Universal Emulator by NESBox have already started disappearing, and it's thought that the move could have something to do with Microsoft's upcoming Xbox Live Creators Program. "Apps that emulate a game system are not allowed on any device family," reads the latest revision to the Windows Store...
If, like me, you just can’t seem to get your hands on an NES Classic this holiday season, fear not, there are other options. I love Do-it-yourself projects so, in this guide, I’ll walk you through the steps to turn a $35 Raspberry Pi into a system that can do far more than just play 30 Nintendo games. You’ll need a Raspberry Pi to get started. You can buy a package with everything you...
It didn't take long for Microsoft to take notice of this little mix up and cut all ties. The NESBox emulator, built to play NES games on the Xbox One, has had its certification to be published revoked. Someone at Microsoft must have let the app slip through the cracks after it was revealed to pass certification over the weekend to a whole lot of confusion. The emulator's official...
Microsoft recently made the HoloLens available for anyone to buy for a whopping $3,000. That probably sounds like way too much for the first-generation holographic headset, but this NES emulator for the HoloLens may just change your mind. Created by developer Andrew Peterson, N3S is an NES emulator that lets you play classic 8-bit video games on the HoloLens. In a short video, you can...
I sort of couldn’t believe what I was reading when I first saw the press release from Nintendo plop into my inbox this morning. The company has announced the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition. It’s a plug-and-play console that’s smaller than the original and packs 30 classic games. The system is selling for $59.99, and it will release on November 11, 2016. It includes...
You ever stumble across something during your internet travels that seems to blow your mind? That was me with the soundtrack behind, of all things, Pictionary for the original Nintendo. Originally released in 1990, Pictionary had a soundtrack that was so much better than it had any right to be. Seriously. I grabbed two tunes from the game and dropped them into this post. Hit play....
Just look at that yellow box. Isn’t it amazing? Every person born in the early-mid 1980s has a unique tale about how they first laid eyes on this yellow treasure box, and how they first heard of or purchased Super Mario Bros. 3. I’m here today to talk about mine, and the possibly find out what yours was. Four years ago, I dove into a personal story about how I never had an NES during...