It's Windows XP. For The...Nintendo Famicom.
If you're the type to fear Windows 8 and seek solace in the arms of something older, you can always go left field and not only step back to Windows XP, but do it on a Nintendo console from the 1980s.
I Would So Play This Fake Pacific Rim Video Game
Pacific Rim never got an 8-bit Nintendo game. Why? Because Guillermo Del Toro wasn't making big Hollywood movies during the 1980s, that's why. But what if he were...
Nintendo's First Proper Console Was So 80s It Had A Cassette Deck
So, the Famicom turned 30 today
Happy 30th Birthday, Famicom
Your carefree 20s are over, Famicom. No more gallivanting. It's time to settle down—find a nice wife, get a stable job, maybe put a down payment on a house. You're 30 now.
Would You Like To Buy One Thousand Famicoms?
The Famicom is an iconic game console. It established Nintendo as a gaming powerhouse. So! How would you like to own, oh, a thousand Famicoms?
Got a Thousand Bucks? Buy This Rare Nintendo Cartridge...Test
The Famicom Test Cart was used to, well, test Nintendo's Family Computer. It might be rare, but it's certainly not exciting.
Now, This Is One Stunning Retro Japanese Console
The Twin Famicom is an interesting game console. Produced by Sharp, it was Nintendo's Famicom console and Disk System melded into a single console. While it looked nice enough, there is a way to make it look better: Lots and lots of gloss.
The Coolest Nintendo Games That Never Actually Existed
It's my favourite time of the year. The time when, like clockwork, Japanese indie gaming store Meteor holds its annual Famicase exhibition, which brings together artists from all over the world and asks them to design fake Nintendo games.
Report: Nintendo Didn't Make the Famicom Red Because It Was Cheap
Ever wonder why the Famicom (née Family Computer) was red, gold and white? It was glorious color scheme, but the story goes that cheap plastics were responsible for the console's iconic hue. That story, says one of the console's main designers, is wrong.
NES Title Screens That Are Almost Better Than The Games Themselves
Sometimes I think the internet was invented just for sites like NES Title Screens. Places where you can make a cup of tea, sit down and just click through images that are equal parts fantastic art and pure nostalgia.
Tiny Nintendo Consoles Made Out Of LEGO
Flickr user CK Tsang has, with great patience and attention to detail, rebuilt Nintendo's first two serious home consoles - the Japanese Famicom and Western NES - into teeny tiny LEGO models.
The Presidential Election Video Game, Made in Japan
As Americans prepare to head to the polls, it's worth noting that one of the most important events on the planet is barely represented in the world of video games. Sure, you get the odd social or joke game released every four years to cash in on the hype surrounding a Presidential election, but on the whole, politics…
Why Japan Should Thank Nintendo. And Why It Shouldn't.
"Arigato Nintendo" is a meme in Japan. It first appeared on popular Japanese game site Sinobi in 2009 in a piece that detailed the staggering first day sales of New Super Mario …
Adventure Time? 1980s Video Game Cartridges? What is This Madness?
Four very fake, very awesome Adventure Time labels for old Famicom cartridges, for those dreams where you're running through Super Potato with a basket under your arm, $500 in your pocket and a need to play a 1980s game based on a 21st century cartoon.
Nintendo's Early DRM Was Simple, But Charming
It's usually associated with PC games, but Nintendo is no stranger to it either. Back in the days…
That Fake Retro Nintendo Event Looked More Interesting than a Real One
You've already had a taste of the fake, one-of-a-kind game cartridges on display at Japanese indie Meteor. Now have a look at the event itself.
Welcome to Your Retro Gaming Dreams
Super Potato. I've been to the Akihabara branch a whole blot—I've been to the Osaka branches of this gaming retail chain even more. I've seen tons of Super Potato photos. I've taken tons more.
These Fake Nintendo Games Look More Interesting Than Real Ones
Can you believe it's Famicase time already? That time of the year when indie Japanese store Meteor holds an exhibition showcasing a bunch of incredible, one-of-a-kind fake video game cartridges.
Hey, is That Indiana Jones Rescuing Princess Leia?
This is Challenger, a Famicom game released in 1985 by Hudson. Look at the cover art and you'd be forgiven for thinking this was some shitty Lucasfilm clone, lifting its two biggest properties and dropping them in an unlicensed video game rip-off.
There was a Famicom Game About the Leader of the Soviet Union
You expect, and will find, old games for the Famicom where you play as a soldier. Or a pilot. Or an athlete.
Street Fighter V? Contra 6? These Games Exist (In Russia).
Remember how last month we looked at some of the better examples of the unlicensed NES/Famicom clones
This Is Your Famicom on Drugs
This old Famicom has what's called a GetLoFi Precision Oscillator in it. Don't know what that is? It can make the console sound like this.
The Wonderful, Shady World of Knock-Off Nintendo Consoles
The Nintendo Entertainment System, and its Japanese sibling the Famicom, were two of the most successful video game consoles to ever be released. Which led to a lot of, let's say, imitators.
The Horror and the Glory of Japan's 1987 Star Wars Video Game
Remember how in May we looked at the bizarre manual
