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Retrospective: Knight Move for the Famicom Disk System

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2008-09-29 08:21:06 by TideGear Adam Milecki in Retro Thing
...Famicom Disk System Just as Tetris is actually based on a plastic tetromino puzzle, Knight Move is an action/puzzle game based around the relatively peculiar movement of a knight chess piece. It could have been a big hit if Nintendo had placed it in arcades and on the NES, though probably not nearly as big a hit as the beautifully simplistic...
 
Tags: knight, knight move, move, famicom disk system, disk, games, play games, game, fds game
 
 
 
 
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Wii Super Famicom Controllers Starting To Arrive

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2008-04-16 15:02:28 by Andrew Liszewski in OhGizmo!
...Famicom controller. Like the Wiis Classic Controller this one connects to the Wiimote giving it a wireless connection to the console itself. Inside Games has posted an unboxing gallery of their Wii Famicom controller, which makes me hate them even though weve never met and Im sure theyre all nice people So Are there any OhGizmo! readers in...
 
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Retrospective: Recca for the Famicom (NES)

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2008-09-02 13:07:15 by TideGear Adam Milecki in Retro Thing
...Famicom (NES) is one of those games Recca (more accurately "Rekka") is Japanese for raging/blazing fire. The title is quite appropriate given how hard this shmup pushes the Famicom (known as the NES outside Japan). This game is legendary among shmup fans for its intense action and staggering speed. It's a shame it was never released outside...
 
Tags: nes hardware-wise, nes hardware, game, game justice, recca, pretty game, hardware, nes, game system farther
 
 
 
 
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Nintendo Famicom Business Card Holders Combine Your Idealistic Childhood With Your Sellout Adulthood [Famicom]

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2008-06-30 18:30:00 by Jason Chen in Gizmodo
...Famicom business card holders. Your $8.80 will get you one random cartridge or controller, which may or may not be a that really horrible knockoff one made by that one lousy company in the mid '80s. We're looking at you, Ice Climber. If you're lucky, you'll get Zelda, Ballon Fight, or Mario instead. [ GameAsylum via Nerd Approved
 
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Famicase Exhibition Fuses Yesterday's Famicom Cartridges With Today's Curious Artistic Minds [Famicom Art]

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2008-07-20 21:00:00 by Jack Loftus in Gizmodo
...Famicom carts. More than 50 designers, illustrators and authors contributed to event this year, which is organized by Super Meteor game shop owner Satoshi Sagagami. Some are crazier than others , but all have a home in this Nintendo lover's heart. Personal favorite? Overly promiscuous R.O.B. now we know what he's been up to all these years...
 
Tags: nintendo news trifecta, 8-bit famicom carts, personal favorite, imaginary games, overly promiscuous, famicase, nintendo lover, art exhibitions, infinitely cooler
 
 
 
 
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Famicom Wii Classic Controllers Can't Wash Away Bad E3 Press Conference Memories [Wii Classic Controllers]

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2008-07-20 18:00:00 by Jack Loftus in Gizmodo
...Famicom-inspired Classic Controllers for the Wii Virtual Console won't help at all with that, but they're still a pretty cool collector's item. They come in two red and gold Famicom versions, two Wii white versions, and will retail for about $15 apiece when they arrive in Japan on September 10. Import only for now, but that could change...
 
Tags: classic controllers, press conference, virtual console reviews, wii virtual console, wii white versions, pretty cool collector, japan, amazon japan, gold famicom versions
 
 
 
 
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Retrospective: Abarenbou Tengu (Zombie Nation) for the Famicom/NES

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2008-09-25 08:34:30 by TideGear Adam Milecki in Retro Thing
...Famicom/NES Abarenbou Tengu is a Famicom (Japanese NES) shmup game that was released in the US as Zombie Nation, a game which many people fondly remember. I, on the otherhand, recall as a kid seeing the B movie-inspired boxart for Zombie Nation many times and basically thinking "Well that looks disgusting." It wasn't until several years...
 
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Play Famicom games on your DS with the Cyber Familator cart

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2007-11-25 15:14:00 by Gourav in Latest Gadget
Using a simple but bulky cart from Japan, it's possible to make your DS play Famicom games. It'll also play NES games if you can get your hands on an adapter for the different cart shape. Mark this down on your shopping list before you make your compulsory, once-a-lifetime pilgrimage to Akihabara
 
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Limited edition Wii Super Famicom Classic Controller gets unboxed

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2008-04-16 02:34:00 by Darren Murph in Engadget
...Famicom Classic Controller. Yep, this token of nostalgia that we heard about way back in November of last year has finally arrived in the Land of the Rising Sun. Really, we can't believe you -- being the diehard Nintendo fanatic that you shamelessly are -- haven't already made it to the read link to check out the gallery of shots, but we...
 
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