The Nintendo Entertainment System featured some of the best classic games. We've dug into the library and have ranked the top ...

While Ghosts ’n Goblins is considered an NES classic by some, others see it as a black mark on the console’s library. The ...

In 1987, Nintendo launched a game-changing new feature for Nintendo players, but modern gamers never got a chance to use it.

I still feel genuine excitement whenever I reach the fourth world of Super Mario Bros. 3 for the NES, and that rush of adrenaline is a testament to the power of the great classic video games of the ...

Analogue has a history of draping classic game consoles in premium trappings. Its CMVS and CMVS Slim consoles encased the internals of a Neo Geo MVS arcade cabinet in a luxurious walnut shell. It ...

John P. Falcone is the senior director of commerce content at CNET, where he coordinates coverage of the site's buying recommendations alongside the CNET Advice team (where he previously headed the ...

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The NES Classic has an interesting history. Following its incredibly successful launch back in 2017, Nintendo discontinued the product but began manufacturing it again only a few months after ...

Generally speaking, writing your own games for retro consoles starts with C code. You’ll need to feed that through a console-specific tool-chain, and there’s certainly going to be some hoops to jump ...

Nothing will make you feel old like the anniversary of a much-loved gaming console. Perhaps none more so than the 40th birthday of the Nintendo Entertainment System (or the Famicom as it was known for ...

First projects are for learning—fail forward, build habits and foundations. A flawless handheld NES on ESP32 as a first embedded build made me equal parts jealous and impressed. Emulator was rewritten ...

You may soon be able to use an NES-style light gun on modern TVs. As you may know, the infamous NES Zapper peripheral is pretty much useless on modern televisions ...