The problem with a NES that just won’t read a cartridge is the ZIF socket inside the console. Pins get bent, and that spring-loaded, VCR-like front loader assembly is the main point of failure ...

The first model of the NES wasn’t all that great; just ask any one of the millions of six-year-olds who independently discovered blowing on a cartridge made it work. The second NES hardware ...

Thanks to its seasoning and several unique and obscure games, NES remains a platform of choice for collectors looking to show off their rare gaming artifacts. The SNES has a ton of video game ...

10 Comments on The NES game console has an unused expansion port, this NES Hub project could put it to use Nintendo’s first home game console to launch in North America was an 8-bit system with ...

RetroTime has found a good use for the expansion port Nintendo included on the underside of the NES but never utilized. Its NES Hub connects to that port and adds Bluetooth connectivity ...

Remember, these games aren't individual downloads but are bundled together in the Nintendo Switch Online NES, SNES, GB, N64, Genesis / Mega Drive, and GBA applications, which are 'free' to download.

It’s essentially a merger of various forks — when developers take the source code of one piece of software and use it to ...

There was something special about the 16-bit generation, with the Super Nintendo and SEGA's Genesis / Mega Drive representing a pinnacle of gaming for many. It was a period in Nintendo history ...

The era of these Roadblasters might be over, but nostalgia for them is only gathering momentum, as the few millennials with ...

"I never want to play this game again". He was reportedly playing an edition of the game made for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) console that prevents crashes after level 155. The game's ...