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If Nintendo is known for anything outside of their characters and admittedly top-notch video games, it’s being merciless to fans when it comes to using their intellectual property. They take …read more Continue reading Hackaday Prize 2022: An Eastern Bloc NES Clone
For the Nintendo aficionados of the 90s, the Super Game Boy was a must-have cartridge for the Super Nintendo which allowed gamers to play Game Boy games on your TV. …read more Continue reading Game Boy Becomes Super Game Boy with a Pair of Pis
Masayuki Uemura was the lead architect for the Famicom (aka the Nintendo Entertainment System) and the Super Famicon (aka the SNES). The mark he left on the gaming industry and popular culture is indelible. According to Oricon News, Uemura passed away … Continue reading Masayuki Uemura, Creator Of The NES And SNES, Dies At 78
In a slightly safer departure away from jetpack roller-skating and flinging around bolts of lightning, [Ian Charnas] has been hacking retro video games. After a lot of hard work [Ian] …read more Continue reading Hacked Punch-Out Controlled With Actual Punches
Many years ago, Google created one of its famous April Fools jokes suggesting it would make an 8-bit version of Google Maps for the original Nintendo Entertainment System. [ciciplusplus] decided …read more Continue reading Google Maps, Now On The NES
Electronics might as well be a magical black box to some people. Where some would see a broken NES controller destined for the bin, [Taylor] saw the opportunity for a …read more Continue reading Thrashed, Damaged NES Controller Gets Brought Back To Life
The controller for the original Nintendo Entertainment System is a classic, but perhaps not best known for its adherence to good ergonomic principles. Regardless, it can grow awkward to use …read more Continue reading Making a Left-Handed NES Controller
When it comes to the six original Mega Man games there is a clear dividing line between the first three and the last. Mega Man 4 introduced the charging shot …read more Continue reading Mega Man Hack Drops Charge Shot, Adds Classic Style
Tell the world that something is in short supply, and you can bet that people will start reacting to that news in the ways that make the most sense to …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: July 18, 2021
These days, if you want to code a game for the original Nintendo Entertainment System, it’s about as easy as downloading an assembler, firing up Notepad, and running the ROMs …read more Continue reading What NES Development Looks Like On The Apple II