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This Throne Is Hallowed, Ancient

8:00PM Luke Plunkett | Yup, those are Famicom carts. As seen on Erick Kwiecien, via Gizmodo.
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A Famicom Controller For Your Business Cards

5:20AM Brian Ashcraft | Hey business people! Do you have business cards? Do you? Priced at ¥2,900 (US$31), there’s this from Japan’s Banpresto. More »
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Chiptune’s 8-Bit Profit

5:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Ah, yes, 8-bit chiptune. It’s music that is performed and composed by using retro game hardware like the Famicom and the Gameboy as instruments. Love it, great stuff. More »
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Browse The Entire Catalogue Of Arty NES Carts

5:30PM Luke Plunkett | We are, unreservedly, big fans of hipster Japanese game store Meteor and its Famicase art exhibition. So please, join us as we peruse the entire history of the show. More »
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You Cannot Play The George W. Bush Famicom Game

10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Hipster retro shop Meteor is once again holding its “My Famicase” exhibit. Like last year, the show features Nintendo Famicom cartridges for games that never were created by artists and designers. More »
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Virtual Console Getting Game From Famous Japanese Game Hater

6:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Beat Takeshi is a well-known Japanese comedian, actor, director, writer, painter and pundit. He also made a video game.
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This Girl Is Wearing A Famicom Bikini She Crafted Herself

2:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Retro gaming maniac, pin-up model and underground photo Amano Ai (aka Julie Watai) is putting out a new DVD called Plastic Candy. In it, she dons a DIY Famicom bikini made moments before the shoot. More »
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How To Play Famicom Games On A Famicom Cartridge

7:30PM Luke Plunkett | Step 1: buy a business card holder that looks just like a Famicom cartridge. Step 2: crack that card holder open. Step 3: put the guts of a cheap, emulator-capable media player inside. More »
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The Crappy $10,000 Famicom Game

4:00PM Brian Ashcraft | A Famicom cartridge of Kinnikuman Muscle Tag Match: Championship Commemorative Gold Edition has sold for US$10,023 in an online auction. More »
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Sigh, Someone Chickens Out Of Spending US$7,000 On Famicom ‘Complete’ Set

6:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Oh, the drama! First a “complete set” of Famicom cartridges went on sale, then someone was going to buy then. But that was then, this is now. More »