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The Perfect Lego NES Only Plays Bricked Tetris

8:40AM Jesus Diaz | This full scale Lego NES reproduction is exactly like the original, complete with video and audio connectors, gamepads with flexible cables made out of solid pieces, pushable buttons, and a working front-loading mechanism to insert the included Tetris cartridge. More »
Games

The NES Guitar That Redefined The Genre

1:24AM Mark Wilson | The console guitar’s are nothing new to the internet, but an NES guitar of this calibre—one in which even the headstock has been replaced with a cartridge—is a rarity indeed. Hit 2:20 for the demo. [TechEBlog via GadgetReview]
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What Would Happen If We “Play” This NES Emulator Cartridge Casemod?

7:00AM Jack Loftus | Finally, an NES cartridge casemod I can get behind without weeping uncontrollably. This one houses a complete library of NES games, uses the original buttons, and hides inside the Super Mario/Duck Hunt combo cartridge. But wait, there’s more: More »
Games

NES Controller Mod Unlocks With Pure Nostalgia

3:00AM Jack Loftus | The “security code” installed on this NES controller flash storage mod isn’t going to keep anyone from accessing the files inside, but that’s not really the point: More »
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One-Of-A-Kind Nintendo Cartridge Fetches Highest Price Yet

8:40AM Jesus Diaz | Only one of these Nintendo cartridges exist in the world, which is why it has beaten the $US17,500 gold 1990 Nintendo World Championships cartridge. The new record: $US20,400. However, its price is not the strangest thing about it. More »
Peripherals

Another Modder Desecrates Fond Nintendo Memory From My Youth

3:00AM Jack Loftus | Like I’ve said here before, when a modder takes a perfectly perfect piece of Nintendo lore and makes a hard drive out of it, or turns a classic item from gaming history and begets a USB drive, I weep. More »
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In The 90s, NES Graphics Were Best Viewed Up Close

6:40AM Danny Allen | Now, this is a story all about how…Wow, this pretty much hits the early-90s on the head. Baseball Stars, Nike Ultra Force kicks, Mariah Carey CD, those pants! But where’s the SNES? I mean, he was the Fresh Prince, right? More »
Games

Build Your Own Bartop NES Cabinet

2:20AM Mark Wilson | If you’ve got a spare PC and 17-inch monitor, why not fashion your own NES bartop cabinet? More »
Gadgets

NES Controller Card Holder Makes Me Want To Use Cards Again

1:00AM Jesus Diaz | Facebooking and smartypantyphones be damned, I’m going back good old too-cool-for-school school. All the way back to the 80s, with stupid jackets, antiquated business cards, and this anodised aluminium NES Controller Business Card Holder. More »
Peripherals

This NES Controller Is The Only IPhone Case I Want

2:20AM Jesus Diaz | I said it before, and I’ll say it a million times: I hate iPhone cases like I hate grandma’s plastic sofa cover. But I love this beautiful NES felt case—with buttons made of actual ruby red buttons. More »