The Nintendo Entertainment System and the Family Computer (or “Famicom“) are technically the same console, capable of playing the same games–aside from regional exclusives and that sort of thing. That ...

Famicom's colorful design was inspired by Nintendo's Game & Watch handhelds and was meant to appeal to players of all ages. The Famicom features a top-loading cartridge slot, while the NES used a ...

As of now, Sega has not released specific information on where these Famicom Card Cases will be available for purchase. Further details, including a list of participating stores, are expected to be ...

Japanese manufacturer Colombus Circle has announced that it will be releasing an 11-track album for the Famicom on January 31st 2016. The cartridge will cost 4,104 yen (about $34) and is currently ...

If you’ve ever seen an original Famicom cartridge, you probably wondered what those little holes on the top edge were. Were they ventilation holes? Part of the manufacturing process? Something to put ...

At this point, you might think the entire history of a major gaming company like Konami would be well and fully documented. But you’d be wrong in the case of Space School, a series of game-like ...

The CYBER Familator Lite is an Akihabara-esque gizmo that snaps onto your DS Lite and lets you play old Famicom cartridges on your DS screen (If you can hunt down an adapter, you can play NES games as ...

On August 10th, Nintendo released the third batch of games in the Famicom Mini series for the Game Boy Advance in Japan. Volume number three, like Volume 2 (released on May 21st) and Volume 1 ...

If you’ve ever wanted to find a way to bring the nostalgia of old-school gaming back into your life, you’ll want to head to an amusement arcade or “game centre” in Japan this September. That’s where ...

Every week it feels like a new video game soundtrack gets a vinyl release. Journey, The Last of Us, FTL and Shenmue-- none of these are surprises anymore. So what's next? MiniDiscs? Cassette tapes?

It's a cart for Famicom BASIC. The behaviour is that upon turning on the Famicom, there is nothing on the screen for about 1-2 seconds, and then solid grey with buzzing in the audio. BTW, pulling ...