You used to blow into your NES cartridges to make them work (even though it was probably nothing more than the Placebo Effect). Now you can make some sweet music with your very own Custom Nintendo Super Mario 3 Harmonica!
Entries Tagged as 'NES'
Consoles I have known (cont’d)
February 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Asides
I linked to the first article in this series a little while ago. Here’s the second part. (I loved the mention of The Amazon from the NES game Pro Wrestling. I hated getting my face eaten by that guy!) Continuing his saga through the gaming systems that formed him, TODD LEVIN recounts the lessons found [...]
Tags:humor·NES·Pro Wrestling
A simple instruction manual
July 17th, 2006 · 5 Comments · Gaming
This month’s Round Table Discussion is a trip down memory lane — “A moment when you knew that games were to be a part of your life…” As soon as Corvus announced the topic I immediately knew what moment that would be for me. The moment is crystal clear. It happened one Saturday morning on [...]
Are you a Nintendo Geek?
May 2nd, 2006 · 7 Comments · Gaming
Prove it. I scored 1700, getting two wrong and getting a couple clues. I’m a “Nintendo Geek”. Darn skippy. (via my buddy Grant. Destructoid has been added to the feed list!)
Retro Gaming, Nintendo style
November 6th, 2004 · No Comments · Gaming
My parents cleaned out their basement a couple months ago and brought over a load of my junk, including my old Nintendo Entertainment System and a few of my old games. I fired it up, played a little Super Mario Brothers and Zelda, while a tear of nostalgia welled up in my eye. I was [...]
Tags:NES·Super-Nintendo
My gaming pedigree
June 23rd, 2004 · 2 Comments · Gaming, Noteworthy
One’s gaming experience, or as I like to call it, “gaming pedigree,” is often a source of pride for us old-school gamers. We use it to give creedence to our opinions and it gives us a sense of superiority over the casual gamer. So before I spout off any more gaming knowledge, I thought I’d [...]
Tags:Buttonmasher·Gamecube·Gaming·NES·Nintendo-64·Super-Nintendo·Xbox
