Tag Archives: Nintendo Entertainment System/NES

Zombie Baseball

Ahh baseball… the all American sport. Balls… bats… hot dogs… buns… ok, that was weird. But seriously, on the NES there was a game called Baseball. It was developed in house by Nintendo in 1983 and released as a launch title when the NES came out in the US.

Check out some of the gameplay of the original here…

While looking for cool indie games, I stumbled across an … [ Read More... ]

Fan Art: Ukiyo-e Heroes

Check out the stunning art series by Jed Henry called Ukiyo-e Heroes. It features classic video games reimagined as classic japanese paintings. Each illustration is interesting and a great original take on the games we all love.

Check out this gallery below.

Metroid

 

Kirby

 

Street Fighter

 

Castlevania

Mario Kart

 

The Legend of Zelda

 

Megaman

 

Follow the progress of this series and get info … [ Read More... ]

COVER ART: Super Contra (Famicom)

Check out the Japanese art for Konami’s Super Contra on the Nintendo Famicom.

Super Contra was originally an arcade game released in 1988. It was later adapted and ported for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990. In the US, the NES version is titled Super C, and in Europe it was called Probotector II: Return of the Evil Forces.

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A Super Mario Summary

Did you never get to beat Super Mario Bros?

Are you too busy now, as an adult, to beat it?

Well, Swedish game designer Johan Peitz has got just the thing for you…

He’s created a game called “A Super Mario Summary” which is an adaption of the original Super Mario Bro’s game from the NES. He’s converted it to a single screen puzzle platformer. Yes… … [ Read More... ]