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Netflix engineers got House of Cards to play on the original NES
Frank Underwood would love what these engineers are doing with video game systems
Nintendo's plans for a NES knitting machine accessory revealed
Nintendo had plans to produce a knitting machine accessory for the NES.
Nintendo games reimagined as minimalist art prints
NES get even more low-fi in this new image series.
PBS 'Off Book' looks at the influence of 8-bit games on art and culture
The latest episode of PBS' Off Book series looks at the influence of 8-bit video games on 30 years of culture.
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Google Maps coming soon to the NES
Google has announced that its popular Maps tool will soon be available in 8-bit form for the NES.
Nobody knows exactly when 'Super Mario Bros.' was released
In a Gamasutra feature, Frank Cifaldi attempted to prove once and for all exactly when Super Mario Bros went on sale in the US — amazingly, this is something that nobody knows for sure.
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Super Mario Bros. Crossover 2 lets you slay Goombas with Mega Man, Samus, and others
Developer Jay Pavlina has cooked up a Mario Bros. recreation with an immensely satisfying twist: the game includes characters from other popular titles, and a number of graphical styles, including NES, SNES, and Game Boy.
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Jimmy Fallon's record broken: 13 game consoles played in sixty seconds
An Ohio gamer named Ryan Sullivan has broken the record for the number of games played in 60 seconds. Hey played on 13 consoles in that time period, breaking Jimmy Fallon's previous record of nine games.
RetroBit RetroDuo Portable takes your SNES games on the go, $20 adapters bring NES and Genesis as well
Look out, SupaBoy, there's another retro handheld game system in town: it's called the RetroDuo Portable, and it might play more games for longer than you do right now.
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Nintendo triples 3DS sales as Zelda and Mario notch franchise records
Nintendo's new flagship titles, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, and Super Mario 3D Land, have both set franchise records for early sales, with 3D Land's 500,000 sales in two weeks making it the "fastest selling portable Mario game," and Zelda's 535,000 in first week sales giving it the title of "fastest-selling Zelda game ever."
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Toys R Us Black Friday deals
Toys R Us has announced a slate of discounts and deals for this year's Black Friday. Brick and mortar locations are opening Thanksgiving night to get the ball rolling early, with the deals also available online, unless noted otherwise. Read on to see what you'll find!