Game Frame lets you show off your pixel art
Sometimes you just need to show off your love of pixel art in a classy looking display. Game Frame allows you to do just that. The LED display let’s you display custom made or preloaded pixel art via...
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Ultimate Famicom unboxing
The unboxing ritual we see captured on every tech blog isn’t anything new. Since the dawn of new packaged technology, people have been unboxing. The excitement. The first smell of new plastic. The...
View ArticleForget the NES Classic Mini, build your own retro system with an old CRT
Unless you’ve been living under an 8-bit rock you’ve heard of the NES Classic Mini. I’ve written about it more than I’d like to admit. I even tried to get one which ended quickly and with very little...
View Article[Extra bits] Lost Japanese ‘Legend of Zelda’ game sees light of day
Satellaview. You heard of it? Me neither. That’s because it was a Japan-only peripheral for the Super Famicom that, wait for it, broadcast games via satellite. I promise I’m not making this up. One of...
View ArticleNintendo released original manuals for the NES Classic Mini
Ok. Outside of not producing enough, which could be argued as the most important, Nintendo did an all around awesome job with the release of the NES Classic Mini. They brought back the old power...
View Article[Extra bits] DIY a retro multi-system controller
It’s snowing here in Boston. The city is pretty much on lock down with an expected 8 – 12 inches of snow. A perfect day to get some gaming in and knock out some fun DIY projects by Ben Heck. This time...
View ArticleOriginal Metroid soundtrack made with analog synths is…perfect
If there is one game that defines my childhood NES experience it’s Metroid. It was such a perfect game in every sense to me. From soundtrack to the world to the sci-fi awesomeness down to the amazing...
View ArticleWhat’s cooler than The Clapper? The Zapper, obviously!
Amputated thumb in the above photo not included. Turning on a lamp should be fun and what better way than to use that old NES Zapper you have lying around. YouTuber user Wermy built this beauty with a...
View ArticleLegend of Zelda as an escape room game? Sign. Us. Up.
Escape rooms are generally a total blast. I did one here in Boston with co-workers a few years ago. We enjoyed it so much we even discussed plans of coming back. We didn’t. But this isn’t that story. I...
View ArticleNinja Gaiden’s soundtrack is getting remastered
30 years later the classic soundtrack is getting remastered and released on CD, vinyl (for the kids) and digitally. Brave Wave Productions is leading the charge in association with KOEI TECMO and the...
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