Famicom

In Real Life

How To Improve One Of Nintendo’s Best Games? Like This.

9:30PM January 31, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

Kotaku reader Riccardo whipped up this HD version of Mother‘s opening credits. It, like the game itself, is fantastic. If anything should get you excited about an HD Nintendo gaming system, it’s this. More »


Retro

There Was A Famicom Game About The Leader Of The Soviet Union

4:00PM January 4, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

You expect, and will find, old games for the Famicom where you play as a soldier. Or a pilot. Or an athlete. More »


In Real Life

Street Fighter V? Contra 6? These Games Exist (In Russia).

4:00PM December 13, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Remember how last month we looked at some of the better examples of the unlicensed NES/Famicom clones that walked the earth during the 1980s and 1990s? One towered above all others like a colossus in terms of how successful it was, and that was Russia’s Dendy console. More »


In Real Life

This Is Your Famicom On Drugs

11:00PM December 8, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

This old Famicom has what’s called a GetLoFi Precision Oscillator in it. Don’t know what that is? It can make the console sound like this. More »


Nintendo

The Wonderful, Shady World Of Knock-Off Nintendo Consoles

3:30PM November 4, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

The Nintendo Entertainment System, and its Japanese sibling the Famicom, were two of the most successful video game consoles to ever be released. Which led to a lot of, let’s say, imitators. More »


In Real Life

The Horror And The Glory Of Japan’s 1987 Star Wars Video Game

4:00PM September 22, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Remember how in May we looked at the bizarre manual of the Japan-only release of Star Wars on the Famicom? More »


Nintendo

When Nintendo Wanted To Bring Gambling Into American Homes

4:45PM September 8, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

In 1988, Nintendo released a modem for its Famicom system in Japan. A crude device, it didn’t allow for online play; just some downloadable stuff and access to basic news and information services. More »


Nintendo

This Isn’t The First Time Nintendo Has Stacked Something On Top Of Something Else

7:30PM September 7, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

The 3DS’s new second thumbstick is, to be blunt, horrific. It’s an ugly, quick fix to a problem that should have been identified during the handheld’s design phase, not six months after. More »


Retro

Believe It Or Not, There Was A Goonies Sequel

4:00PM September 7, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Despite annual reminders, Hollywood has never made good on its threat to release a sequel to classic 1985 adventure flick The Goonies. More »


In Real Life

Akira Was A Great Comic, An Amazing Movie, But Its Games, Hrm…

2:00PM September 6, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

It’s one of the defining works of modern popular culture, and features plenty of stylised, graphic action. So why is it nobody has ever made a good game out of Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira? More »