emulation
Media
6:30PM Luke Plunkett | Remember those “HD” Wii videos? This is just like them! Only, it’s Mario Galaxy, not Smash Bros. And they’re lovely big screenshots, not blurry little internet videos. More »
How Mario Galaxy Looks In 720p
6:30PM Luke Plunkett | Remember those “HD” Wii videos? This is just like them! Only, it’s Mario Galaxy, not Smash Bros. And they’re lovely big screenshots, not blurry little internet videos. More »
News
IPhone C64 Emulator Submitted, Denied
3:00AM Owen Good | Manomio’s C64 emulator wasn’t refused for licensing reasons. It was refused because “an Application may not itself install or launch other executable code by any means.” That means booting ROMs, which is the whole point. More »
Culture
Modder Builds USB Adapter For SNES Carts
9:00AM Owen Good | The SNES is old enough that any hankering to play Super Mario World can be satisfied entirely by emulator. Still, here’s a USB hack that lets you plug old carts to a PC. More »
Culture
Portable NES Gets Extravagant Add-Ons
3:30PM Luke Plunkett | The FC Mobile, which was essentially a portable Nintendo Entertainment System, was impressive when it launched last year. Now, though, with the addition of new peripherals, it’s really impressive. More »
Culture
Kids Make Old Games Look Good On New TVs
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Earlier this week, we saw the ugly side of modern emulation. So, in the interests of fairness, today let’s look at some people hoping to set things right. More »
News
Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! In Space Released 17 Years Later
4:40AM Michael McWhertor | Just weeks before the release of Punch-Out!! for the Wii comes the unofficial release of the original NES game’s Nintendo-aborted sequel, Mike Tyson’s Intergalactic Power Punch. It’s Punch-Out!! plus aliens, minus quality. More »
Culture
Spice Up Your Rock Band Skills With A NES Emulator
9:00AM AJ Glasser | If you’re not digging SpongeBob Squarepants and Nirvana updates, this nifty NES emulator program might be just the fix for Rock Band/Guitar Hero fatigue. More »
Culture
Answer Survey, Help Game Preservationists
3:30AM Owen Good | You guys got opinions – put ‘em to use. A researcher at the University of Maryland wants to hear from gamers on subjects like culturally significant games, how they should be preserved, emulation and others. More »
Culture
How Your Wii Games Would Look In 720p
3:30PM Luke Plunkett | While we’re all pretty much over it, it’s still a lingering disappointment that we’ve missed out this generation on seeing high definition Nintendo games. But wait, what’s this? A workaround? More »
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