Analogue Pocket Adds NSF Support – NES Music Playback Arrives!

You can now play NSF (Nintendo Sound Format) on the Analogue Pocket. This is due to tweaks implemented by Teminator2K2 on agg23’s NES core (ported from MiSTer). It now uses three cores, and automatically swaps between cores as required by the content that’s being loaded. See the core in action in the video below: Grab […]

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Unreleased Famicom Horror RPG Splatter World Finally Found

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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The Legend of Zelda: Mirror of Worlds Pushes the NES to Its Limit

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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Analogue Pocket NES Core Has ALL the MiSTer Mappers

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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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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