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Ayaneo's NES-inspired mini PC is more than a retro tribute
Mini PCs can be a bit... dull. Ayaneo's AM02 pays tribute to Nintendo's classic console but still offers decent gaming clout. You could also file your taxes with it if you want.
Ayaneo’s latest mini PC looks just like an old-school NES
Ayaneo’s latest mini PC, the AM02, may look like a Nintendo system from the 1980s, but is actually quite powerful. It ships with the AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS CPU and up to 32GB of RAM.
This kid just became the first person to beat NES Tetris
A 13-year-old boy is the first person to ever beat Tetris, meaning that he forced a kill screen. This is the NES version, which was first released in 1989.
The next Awesome Games Done Quick will feature a speedrun by a Shiba Inu
A Shiba Inu called Peanut Butter will be the first dog to take part in a Games Done Quick speedrunning marathon. The pooch will play through the NES game Gyromite.
'Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland' is a throwback to the NES era
The Mix Games and Wallride have unveiled Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland, which you can play either in HD cartoon mode or in 8bit mode, if you're feeling nostalgic.
8BitDo’s Nintendo-inspired mechanical keyboard has Super Buttons just begging to be mashed
Novelty accessory maker 8BitDo today announced a new mechanical keyboard inspired by Nintendo’s NES and Famicom consoles from the 1980s. The $100 Retro Mechanical Keyboard works in wired / wireless modes, supports custom key mapping and includes two giant red buttons begging to be mashed.
The NES at 40: Seven ways it changed the gaming world forever
Nintendo's 8-bit console casts an outsized shadow on the gaming world. As it turns 40, we look at the ways it imacted our gaming universe today.
Man allegedly used a Nintendo ‘Duck Hunt’ gun to rob convenience store
Police have arrested a South Carolina man after he allegedly robbed a convenience store armed with a Nintendo light gun primarily used in the 1980s to play ‘Duck Hunt.’ The 25-year-old suspect allegedly made away with $300 in cash after donning a mask, wig, hoodie sweatshirt and the aforementioned Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Zapper gun accessory.
‘Super Tilt Bro.’ is like NES Smash Bros. with online matches
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to play ‘Super Smash Bros.’ a decade before it came out — with online gaming tech that didn’t exist in the 80s — ‘Super Tilt Bro.’ is your answer. The retro homebrew NES game pays homage to Nintendo’s fighting franchise (while steering clear of Nintendo IP) in a lovingly crafted passion project now seeking funding on Kickstarter.
Even Tetris players don’t know what the future holds for competitive Tetris
When you think of esports, Tetris likely doesn’t come to mind. Let alone NES Tetris played on original hardware. Yet, this weekend at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo a new Classic Tetris World Champion (CTWC) will be crowned, and it’ll likely be the most hotly contested, highest-viewed tournament in the game’s almost 35-year history.
Two unreleased and 'never digitized' NES games are up for auction on eBay
Two extremely rare "unreleased, one-of-a-kind, never-digitized" Nintendo NES games have appeared on eBay.
Someone made an operating system for the NES
Tinkerers crammed an entire graphical OS into the NES.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 13-game anthology debuts August 30th
The 13-game 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' collection has a release date.
How Gen Z is pushing NES Tetris to its limits
For decades we all played Tetris the same way. Now teens are finding new ways to play and they're smashing long-standing records .
'Mappy-Land,' 'Dig Dug II' and 'Earthworm Jim 2' come to Nintendo Switch Online
The latest Super NES and NES games for Nintendo Switch are now available, and they may bring up nostalgic feels.
NES and SNES creator Masayuki Uemura dies at 78
Masayuki Uemura, the lead creator of the NES and SNES, has died at 78.
Some stubborn but clever person put Google Maps on the NES
Way back in 2012, Google "released" an 8-bit version of Google Maps as one of the company's then-annual April Fool's Day jokes. There was a low-res 8-bit style of Google Maps to play with, but the company didn't deliver on its promise of a cartridge you could pop in your old Nintendo Entertainment System. However, some nine years later, someone figured out how to pull this off, with the help of a heavily-modified NES system and the previous work of other hackers before him.
NES and SNES designer retires from Nintendo after nearly 40 years
The designer of the NES and SNES, Lance Barr, is retiring from Nintendo after nearly 40 years at the company.
The Switch is the first console to sweep Japan's game sales chart in 33 years
The Nintendo Switch is reportedly the first console to sweep Japan's game sales chart since the Famicom in 1988.
A rare early copy of 'The Legend of Zelda' sold for $870,000
It was only earlier this year that a nearly perfect copy of Super Mario Bros. for the NES sold for $660,000. Now, a mere three months later, The Legend of Zelda has shattered that record.
