Nes

Retro

The NES Zapper Becomes A Transformer. A Bright, Orange Megatron.

7:00PM February 6, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

New York LEGO builder Baron von Brunk has done something I’m surprised it’s taken decades for someone to do: take Transformers villain Megatron as inspiration and build a transforming NES Zapper. More »


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 »


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This Zelda NES Mod Is Magical

7:30PM January 17, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

Platinumfungi grew up playing The Legend of Zelda and decided the best way to say thanks was with a NES case mod and this lovely video. More »


Retro

Little Mac Gets Big Tribute In Minecraft Stop-Motion Video

1:00AM January 13, 2012 | Evan Narcisse

The same folks who made that amazing Super Mario Land animation in Mojang’s hit sandbox construction game have come back with yet another homage to an old-school classic. 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 »


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Is This NES Worth $16,000?

3:38AM December 16, 2011 | Evan Narcisse

Never opened. Frozen in time. That’s what the claims are for a rare 1985 launch edition of the Nintendo Entertainment System being sold on eBay. Wrapped in plastic in a handled cardboard box, the NES up for grabs is apparently in the same state that retailers received it more than 20 years ago. More »


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Um, The NES Did Not Feature Counter-Strike Humping

8:40PM December 15, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

An article on Hungary’s MSN portal about teen sexuality uses an interesting image to illustrate its point. And by interesting I mean amazing. More »


Nintendo

Brilliant NES Comic Bottles The 1980s In Comic Form

9:30PM December 14, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Comic writer and artist Ed Piskor doesn’t just nail the Nintendo Entertainment System, he nails the entire 1980s in this comic for Boing-Boing. More »


In Real Life

Would You Pay $50,000 For This NES Game?

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11:45AM December 12, 2011 | Mark Serrels

The NTSC version of Stadium Events is universally acknowledged as one of the rarest NES games ever produced. Now a factory sealed version of it has appeared on eBay. You can totally buy it! There’s only one catch — it costs $50,000. More »


Retro

This Gamer Has Balls. Wants To Beat You.

8:00PM December 6, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Remember R.B.I. Baseball? The classic sports title for the Nintendo Entertainment System? This gamer is so confident that he can defeat anyone at it, he or she took out an ad in a local Oklahoma newspaper. More »