On the main menu, select Arcade Game, and then enter the following code: (Using the D-Pad) Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A. If done correctly, the game will start up instead of ...

By tearing open a few cartridges, [Quinn] found himself with a bunch of EPROMs and NES cartridge PCBs. After grabbing the Contra ROM off the Internet, [Quinn] edited the game’s end screen to his ...

known as Gryzor in Europe and Oceania, is a 1987 run and gun action game developed and published ... computer formats and as Probotector on the NES, released long later.

This trick is really super-simple but will save you much heartache and really just be a nice thing to know how to do: 1) While you are in the game, jump. 2) While in the air, press START to go ...

Games used to be mechanically difficult due to constraints like limited content space in cartridges. Modern games offer more ...

A NES game ported to Game Boy and then emulated ... in this sequel in the Jurassic Park universe. If you want a game like ...

We’ve talked about feature creep plenty of times around here, and it’s generally regarded as something to be avoided when designing a prototype. It might sound good to have a lot of features ...

Contra III: The Alien Wars is often cited as ... However, for anybody who first experienced the NES games in this package, we understand if All-Stars represents peak 2D Mario for you and offers ...

Movies and TV shows get rebooted all the time. Video games are no different. While a video game series will sit dormant for a while, that doesn’t mean it’s done. We’ve seen games rebooted in ...

are unarguable pinnacles of videogame creation, if we were stranded on an island with a power source, an NES and a single game, it would unquestionably be Super Mario Bros. 3. The most anticipated ...

a selection of games from Nintendo's first console were also available to play. After starting off with the NES - or Famicom as it's known in Japan - Nintendo has bit-by-bit been adding new games ...

In 2018, it re-released a miniature, digital version of the classic console: the NES Classic Edition (seen above). The adorable little box is reminiscent of the original NES from 1985, but it's ...