A few weeks ago, I saw the Retro Game Master movie, half of which took place in 1986 Japan. In the film, the characters are often seen visiting a game store—a store complete with one of the coolest things Nintendo ever created, the Nintendo Disk Writer Kiosk. » 3/14/14 4:30am 3/14/14 4:30am

I have a weakness for the Famicom colour scheme. That bold crimson, the slightly tacky gold, it's an 80s Chinese restaurant, bad hotel lobby and classic Nintendo console, all rolled into two tones. » 12/31/13 1:00am 12/31/13 1:00am

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. » 10/20/13 11:00pm 10/20/13 11:00pm

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... » 8/22/13 5:00am 8/22/13 5:00am

So, the Famicom turned 30 today. In honour of that, let's look at one of the coolest accessories ever made for the console, one that sadly never made it out of Japan. » 7/16/13 12:30am 7/16/13 12:30am

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. » 7/15/13 1:00pm 7/15/13 1:00pm

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? » 7/11/13 4:30am 7/11/13 4:30am

The Famicom Test Cart was used to, well, test Nintendo's Family Computer. It might be rare, but it's certainly not exciting. » 5/31/13 8:15am 5/31/13 8:15am

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. » 5/06/13 11:30pm 5/06/13 11:30pm

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. » 4/24/13 2:00am 4/24/13 2:00am

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. » 4/01/13 1:00am 4/01/13 1:00am

The Famicom was once a magnificent beast, but its time in the sun has long gone. Unless you're a collector, you probably don't have much need for one. These guys didn't. So they turned it into an RC car, which is driven by the console's control pad. » 1/31/13 3:00am 1/31/13 3:00am

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… » 11/05/12 10:00pm 11/05/12 10:00pm