Entries in NES (19)

4:00AM

Vintage Play: Game Case World Interview

Some of us display game collections on shelves, while others prefer shutting them away from the world (it’s for their own good, dammit). Luckily, for both overprotective and negligent hoarders, there’s a better balance provided by Game Case World.

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4:51AM

The 3DS Ambassador Survival Guide

September 1st marks the start of the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador program. The program was set into place after Nintendo dropped the price of the 3DS forty percent and made their loyal fan-base look like a bunch of dopes, but it makes efforts to accommodate early adopters with twenty free games. It seems yet again, however, that Nintendo has dropped the ball, and the program has already started off to a shaky start.

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10:44AM

Bits and Pieces: NES Cover Art

Remember when game covers weren't as uniform as they are today? There was once a time when every developer had their own design theme, and when cover art was somewhere between the literal definitions of "art" and "garbage." With over 700 titles to choose from in its hit-and-miss library, the NES was notorious for harboring many of these unique design themes, quite possibly containing more variations than any other system. In the years to follow, game companies began transitioning to a more conventional form of cover presentation, usually making sure every single game box (excluding "greatest hits" editions) looked almost exactly alike.

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