The Human Weapon: Dead Fox – English Patch Restores Original Tone and Dialogue

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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The FPGA Community is Focused on N64, But Taki Is Quietly Building the Ultimate NES!

Although the picture above may look like a corridor surrounded by a couple of bright walls, this is actually Taki Udon from Retro Remake teasing his upcoming NES-themed dedicated FPGA console. We all know that the SuperStationOne, which is a PlayStation-inspired MiSTer FPGA console, is just around the corner. This NES-inspired console will be the […]

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8BitDo Celebrates 40 Years of the NES with Retro-Inspired Peripherals

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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NES Accuracy FINAL RANKING! 22 Systems Tested with AccuracyCoin!

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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Project Lost Bits Recreates the Beta Version of Super Mario Bros.

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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Huge NES Update! Run Update All on MiSTer FPGA Right Now!

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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Analogue Pocket NES Core Scores a Perfect 128/128 on Accuracy Coin – Full Guide Inside!

Recently, the MiSTer FPGA’s Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) core has been receiving updates that have made it the most accurate way to play the system (thanks Kitrinx), now on par with the original hardware. In fact, in some cases, the quality-of-life features it offers even make it better. Thanks to Terminator2K2, the existing NES core […]

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Pac-Man: Deltarune Edition – When Two Pixel Worlds Collide

The NES scene keeps surprising us with creative crossovers, and Pac-Man: Deltarune Edition is one of those wild mashups nobody expected but everyone can appreciate. Released by Ninjacat25, this new graphical hack of Pac-Man Championship Edition replaces the familiar maze-running hero and his ghostly pursuers with characters straight out of Deltarune. In this quirky version, […]

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MiSTer NES Core: Is it BETTER than the Real Thing?!

The NES MiSTer FPGA core is a highly accurate, hardware-level recreation of the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), including its Japanese counterpart, the Famicom, for the MiSTer FPGA platform. Unlike software emulation, which simulates the NES hardware using a computer’s CPU, the MiSTer core uses a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) to essentially rebuild the original […]

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