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Making The Zelda G&W Into A MODERN Emulation Powerhouse Because Nintendon’t | Zelda 40th Anniversary - YouTube

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 17:56:24 +0000

Zelda turns 40 years old, so for its big anniversary we turned the tiny Zelda Game & Watch into a pocket-sized emulation powerhouse. In this video, I upgrade the Zelda Game & Watch with expanded memory, custom firmware, and a microSD card slot for unlimited storage, unlocking support for tons of classic retro consoles, save states, and a fully customizable UI. All on real Nintendo hardware! It’s open-source, community-driven and absolutely insane.

Tags: #diy #emulation #hacks #hardware #nes #nifty #nintendo #zelda

Depth is all you need: how Antithesis crushes Gradius

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 04:20:20 +0000

Antithesis’ ability to play like a computer, not a human being, is central both to finding bugs and beating side-scrolling shooters.

Tags: #ai #antithesis #ml #nes #testing

Give Your Animal Crossing Villagers The Gift Of Linux | Hackaday

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 19:52:21 +0000

thanks to the work of [decrazyo] there’s a piece of furniture that you can add to your Animal Crossing house that will never get old: an x86 emulator that boots Linux. As explained in the video below, this trick leverages the fact that Nintendo had already built a highly accurate Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) emulator into Animal Crossing on the GameCube, which could be used to run a handful of classic games from within the player’s virtual living room. But it turns out that you can get that emulator to load a user-provided ROM from the GameCube’s memory card, which opens the doors to all sorts of mischief.

Tags: #animalcrossing #emulation #gaming #hacks #linux #nes

The NES Expansion Port Is Finally Emerging From The Darkness. Why Now?

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 22:05:01 +0000

After 39 years, console modders have begun to develop ways to use the Nintendo Entertainment System’s infamous expansion slot, a key example of vestigial manufacturing. In honor of this amazing feat, which is being used to add Bluetooth and Famicom Disk System support to the console, I thought it might be good to take a look back at this fascinating wrinkle of history. Today’s Tedium ponders the legacy of the NES Expansion Port, and where it’s going next.

Tags: #hacks #hardware #nes #nintendo #retro

Famicom Party | Introduction

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 03:57:49 +0000

That dream stuck with me, and after years of being a professional web developer I started learning NES development. (I got a strong nudge in the right direction from Nathan Altice’s excellent I Am Error.) I Am Error. It was hard to know where to begin. There were plenty of resources around the internet, but they were all incomplete or inaccurate in some way. I got started with bunnyboy’s “Nerdy Nights” series on the NintendoAge forums. Then I found tepples’ NROM template on GitHub, and started learning the ca65 assembler. After months of struggling to understand PPU writes, attribute tables, and scroll registers, it all started to click. I’m glad that I had the experience of fighting with these concepts to learn on my own, but I wish that I could have had a guide that started from scratch and taught all of the essentials of NES development.

Tags: #nes #nintendo #progrmming #retro

Write a NES Emulator with JavaScript - Part 1 - Alexander Dickson

Wed, 23 Oct 2013 13:41:24 +0000

After getting my JavaScript Chip-8 emulator working, I thought it’d be a good idea to take on the next challenge: the Nintendo Entertainment System (also known as the FamiCom in parts of Asia).

Tags: #emulators #gaming #imported:pinboard #nes #webdev

The Best NES Games Under $10 | RetroGaming with Racketboy

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 00:55:35 +0000

After adding a console to your collection, the first thing you want to do is get a handful of games to keep you busy with your new toy. This budget-friendly list should help you quickly find which games will start you off well without emptying your wallet.

Tags: #gaming #imported:pinboard #nes #retro

Metroid Password Format Guide

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:47:48 +0000

This document is a guide to the password system used by Metroid for the NES. It applies to the original Metroid 1 released in the US and Europe. I believe the information is also accurate for the hidden Metroid 1 game that can be unlocked in Metroid Prime, and for Metroid Zero Mission for Game Boy Advance.

Tags: #gaming #imported:pinboard #metroid #nes #nintendo

A Profanity-Laced Video Game Password That Breaks Everything | minimaxir | Max Woolf's Blog

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:46:38 +0000

ENGAGE RIDLEY M0THER FUCKER

Tags: #gaming #history #imported:pinboard #metroid #nes #nintendo

A Profanity-Laced Video Game Password That Breaks Everything | minimaxir | Max Woolf's Blog

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:46:38 +0000

ENGAGE RIDLEY M0THER FUCKER

Tags: #gaming #history #metroid #nes #nintendo

Ben's Blog » μJoypad [+ ..]

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:13:40 +0000

A couple months ago I saw an article or video of the world’s largest game controller and thought to myself “I bet I could make the smallest” and so I did.

Tags: #diy #electronics #gaming #imported:pinboard #nes #to:fb

Ben's Blog » μJoypad [+ ..]

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:13:40 +0000

A couple months ago I saw an article or video of the world’s largest game controller and thought to myself “I bet I could make the smallest” and so I did.

Tags: #diy #electronics #gaming #nes #to:fb

Raspberry Pi in a NES Case - Part 1 - Wiring up the front panel and external connectors // Igor's Blog

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:13:06 +0000

When mine arrived, I didn’t really know what to use it for, but then it hit me: I can build an emulator box for all the NES and SNES games that I loved to play as a child.

Tags: #diy #emulation #gaming #imported:pinboard #nes #raspberrypi

Raspberry Pi in a NES Case - Part 1 - Wiring up the front panel and external connectors // Igor's Blog

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:13:06 +0000

When mine arrived, I didn’t really know what to use it for, but then it hit me: I can build an emulator box for all the NES and SNES games that I loved to play as a child.

Tags: #diy #emulation #gaming #nes #raspberrypi

A Metroid marriage proposal that would make the Chozo proud | Joystiq

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:36:07 +0000

Marriage is a sacred commitment; it's no kind of small thing to consider. You need to show you mean business. You need to put some effort into a proposal. Jered McFerron did when he decided to rewrite the code for the 1986 NES classic, Metroid, in the C++ programming language. This undertaking wasn't initially to propose to his love, Jenni, but struck as an inspiration mid-project when he knew she was the gal for him.

Tags: #aww #diy #gaming #homebrew #imported:pinboard #marriage #metroid #nes #nifty #nintendo #to:fb