Remember that long-lost Splatterhouse RPG for the NES that recently got discovered and preserved? All us non-Japanese speakers were itching to play it. Well, the good news is, it’s now being translated. This is all thanks to the work of Lazarus_DS and FCC (thanks, guys!). For more information on this game, check out our original […]
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Pushing the NES to the Limit: An Early Look at Ninja Dynamics’ New Title Ninja Dynamics‘ upcoming NES game looks like it will push the console to its limits. The game has no title yet, but it looks like Contra with the addition of vehicles like Monster Trucks. Some new additions they have mentioned are […]
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After more than three decades, Splatter World, a lost Famicom horror RPG based on Namco’s Splatterhouse series, has finally surfaced online. The game appeared anonymously on 4chan’s retro gaming board around Halloween and was quickly confirmed to be fully playable in emulators such as FCEUX. Originally thought to be a canceled spin-off of Splatterhouse: Wanpaku […]
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After claiming Perils of Darkness would be his final Zelda 1 hack, creator The3Dude has returned with one last surprise. The Legend of Zelda: Mirror of Worlds is a massive NES overhaul created through advanced ASM hacking, merging both quests into a single, expanded adventure. The Recorder has been transformed into the new Mirror of […]
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We’ve been talking a lot about how good the recent updates to the MiSTer FPGA’s NES core have been. The changes were added to the Analogue Pocket core courtesy of Terminator2K2 (a tweak of agg23‘s port), but there were some compromises in the form of missing mappers. The good news now is that the latest […]
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Capcom’s 1990 NES title Ningen Heiki: Dead Fox (The Human Weapon: Dead Fox) has received a full English translation thanks to a new patch by BlackPaladin. Known outside Japan as Code Name: Viper, the game is often seen as Capcom’s take on Rolling Thunder, blending side-scrolling gunplay with platforming and hostage rescue elements. Players take […]
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To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Nintendo Entertainment System, 8BitDo has unveiled a limited-edition “NES40” collection featuring three premium devices: a wireless controller, a mechanical keyboard, and a compact Bluetooth speaker — all styled after Nintendo’s iconic grey-and-red aesthetic. The highlight is the Ultimate 2 Wireless Controller – NES 40th Edition, limited to just […]
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What is AccuracyCoin? AccuracyCoin is a large collection of NES accuracy tests on a single NROM cartridge. This ROM was designed for an NTSC console with an RP2A03G CPU and RP2C02G PPU. Some tests might fail on hardware with a different revision. This ROM currently has 129 tests. These tests print “PASS” or “FAIL” on […]
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A new ROM hack titled Project Lost Bits gives players a look at what Super Mario Bros. might have looked like in its early prototype stages. Developed by KristalBaf, this fan project recreates elements from Nintendo’s original design drafts, early artwork, and planning sheets for the iconic NES platformer. The hack restores an early title […]
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It’s here for everyone now! I’ve been talking a lot about the recent NES core for the MiSTer FPGA and how the latest test builds have been phenomenally accurate. The core has been passing tests designed to check all hardware components, achieving a perfect score. Previously, you needed an unstable MiSTer main and an unstable […]
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