MetaFilter posts tagged with NES

Dodongo dislikes wasted blocks

BlackLeotardFront — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:04:27 -0800

In a revelation that, to some, is on the order of realizing there is (or isn't) a god, it turns out that all the dungeons in The Legend of Zelda were part of the same enormous map. This seems to have some sort of transcendental importance that I can't quite put my finger on. Actually, they are part of two non-overlapping maps, each measuring 16x8 rooms, as described in this breakdown of the storage method. No map has been made of the second quest, but you can see how they fit together from the maps on this page (i.e. the yin and yang of levels 7 and 8). Interestingly, Half-Life fits together remarkably well in this manner. It is whispered that A Link To The Past does this with its dungeons as well but as they are divided into floors it is more difficult to check. Smaller backup image in case MIT goes down. Content and extra links via Reddit.

The Expurgation of Maniac Mansion

Pope Guilty — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:27:26 -0800

Douglas Crockford, who oversaw the porting of Maniac Mansion to the NES, would like for you to know how the game changed in the porting process and why.

JNES

chunking express — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:40:30 -0800

JNES is a Javascript Nintendo Emulator. It works shockingly well.

We will be dropped into world 1-1, dressed as plumbers.

piratebowling — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:36:26 -0800

Inglourious Basterds + Mario = Inglourious Plummers. Side by side comparison, for the curious.

OUCH! WHAT DO YOU DO?

Afroblanco — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:17:58 -0800

50 NES Quotes Every Gamer Should Know. A full index after the break. Page 1 : "Hello! You found my shop of strange and wonderful things!" (Super Mario Brothers 3) "The game doesn't start until you say YES." (Rambo) "THIS ROOM IS AN ILLUSION AND IS A TRAP DEVISUT BY SATAN. GO AHEAD DAUNTLESSLY! MAKE RAPID PROGRES!" (Ghosts n' Goblins) "LOOSE WEIGHT AND RIDE THE ELEVATORS" (Milon's Secret Castle) "A WINNER IS YOU!" (Pro Wrestling) Page 2 : "RETURN OF GANON" (Zelda II) "SAVE SYLVIA FROM MR. X" (Kung Fu) "THIS IS A NEUTRAL AREA. ALL ACTS OF HOSTILITIES ARE PROHIBITED IN THIS AREA IF VIOLATED, YOU WILL BE ATTACKED." (Bionic Commando) "See your face upon the clean water. How dirty! Come! Wash your face!" (Final Fantasy) "TELL MIKE TO DIP MY LETTER IN WATER...." (StarTropics) Page 3 : "OUCH! WHAT DO YOU DO?" (Goonies II) "BERLIN AT NIGHT... AN IRON CURTAIN JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT." (Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode) "YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE DEAD." (Friday the 13th) "BUY SOMETHIN' WILL YA!" (The Legend of Zelda) "I'm invincible!" (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game) Page 4 : "YOU HAVE COMPLETED A GREAT GAME. AND PROOVED THE JUSTICE OF OUR CULTURE." (Ghostbusters) "OH BOY! MARK SOUP!" (Monster Party) "TAKE ANY ONE YOU WANT." (The Legend of Zelda) "IT'S A SAD THING THAT YOUR ADVENTURES HAVE ENDED HERE!!" (Shadowgate) "I FEEL ASLEEP!!" (Metal Gear) Page 5 : "I hold your city captive & Ryan's girlfriend hostage." (River City Ransom) "IT'S A SECRET TO EVERYBODY." (The Legend of Zelda) "HIDE PETER HIDE AWK! DO ME SO FAR, DO ME?" (StarTropics) "You need peace of mind. I will meditate with you." (Faxanadu) "WHERE'S Dr. WILEY?... OH NO, TOO LATE." (Mega Man 3) Page 6 : "GET THE HECK OUT OF HERE, YOU NERD!" (Bionic Commando) "WHAT DO YA SAY! TRY BUYING FROM ME." (Kid Icarus) "BERNARD! DON'T BE A TUNA HEAD!" (Maniac Mansion) "Hold RESET while you turn POWER off!" (Final Fantasy) "LET'S PLAY MONEY MAKING GAME." (The Legend of Zelda) Page 7 : "I AM ERROR." (Zelda II: The Adventure of Link) "A Slime draws near! Command?" (Dragon Warrior) "1997, October 1, The END DAY." (Crystalis) "WHAT, YOU'RE GOING TO FIGHT AGAINST ME? YOU DAMN FOOL." (Bionic Commando) "LET ME REMOVE THE EGGPLANT CURSE" (Kid Icarus) Page 8 : "NOW IT IS THE BEGINNING OF A FANTASTIC STORY! LET US MAKE A JOURNEY TO THE CAVE OF MONSTERS!" (Bubble Bobble) "I DRINK TO PREPARE FOR A FIGHT. TONIGHT I AM VERY PREPARED!" (Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!) "EASTMOST PENNINSULA IS THE SECRET" (The Legend of Zelda) "SORRY, I'M DEAD." (Monster Party) "Oh, it's terrible! The King has been transformed! Please find the Magic Wand so we can change him back." (Super Mario Bros. 3) Page 9 : "WELCOME TO WARP ZONE!" (Super Mario Bros.) "....TCELES B HSUP A magic spell?" (Final Fantasy) "Just a girl. Get out of here!" (Ninja Gaiden) "FLY AWAY" (Duck Hunt) "PAY ME FOR THE DOOR REPAIR CHARGE." (The Legend of Zelda ) Page 10 : "JOIN THE NINTENDO FUN CLUB TODAY! MAC." (Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!) "IT'S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE! TAKE THIS." (The Legend of Zelda) "WHAT A HORRIBLE NIGHT TO HAVE A CURSE." (Castlevania II: Simon's Quest) "BARF!" (River City Ransom) "THANK YOU MARIO! BUT OUR PRINCESS IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE!" (Super Mario Bros.)

He'd rather have a buffalo take a diarrhea dump in his ear

Christ, what an asshole — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:55:04 -0800

(NSFW) The Angry Video Game Nerd (taking a cue from seanbaby's lead) has been producing video reviews of some of the most notoriously awful NES games, from Top Gun to Bible Games. (Can't miss: The Power Glove.) Not content to go after one system, he's upgraded his range to take on other colossal failures like the Atari Jaguar, Superman 64, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (the movie). His newest series of videos, You Know What's Bullshit?, takes on everyday nuances like DVD box sets. He may be vulgar and his vignettes silly, but damn straight he's got a point. Enjoy all his archived videos here, spanning five years of obscenity-laced love/hate for his greatest passions.

X-Rayed X-Boxes (And Other Video Game Consoles)

Effigy2000 — Sat, 02 May 2009 18:28:39 -0800

Reinier van der Ende, an x-ray technician at the largest hospital in the northern part of the Netherlands, decided to combine his work with one of his hobbies and proceeded to x-ray his collection of video game consoles, peripherals and game cartridges. Here are the fruits of his labour. There's also an x-ray of an X-Box 360 that dosen't appear to be part of the main set (it's part of this subset). No indications of whether its red-ringed or not, though. [via]

Superman Returns to the NES

Effigy2000 — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:12:04 -0800

A few years ago an old NES game called Sunman was discovered. Developed by a company called Sunsoft, it was clearly a repurposed Superman game, with the Man of Steel seemingly having been replaced at some point during the games development by a generic new superhero. This was likely done to avoid expensive licensing costs for a game that was due to be released around the end of the active lifespan for the NES (and would probably not sell well as a result) but this was purely speculation. Until now. For now a build of the original Superman game by Sunsoft has been found and you can download it for free here. For those who want to play this but have never before dabbled in the emulator 'scene', you'll need an NES emulator to play this. Here's a good place to find one. Install, load the ROM and then "punch enemies out of existence and zap a helicopter with laser eye power!" Yikes!

All that the tarot is and was has been incorporated into the depth of this cartridge.

hermitosis — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:55:30 -0800

If the 8-bit Tarot isn't low-tech enough for you, the Aecletic Mini Tarot Deck makes it look downright HD in comparison! May induce flashbacks of Taboo: The Sixth Sense, the NES' infamous Tarot simulator.

Now if only we could do this in modern games...

Pope Guilty — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:00:17 -0800

Thanks to the LUA scripting support in NES emulator FCEUX, you can do things like drag and drop enemies and powerups, alter gravity, give mario a jetpack, or make him shoot magic missiles. Super Mario Brothers not your thing? Perhaps you'd rather just have it play Pinball for you.

Dear Sweet Crap I Suck At This Game

tehloki — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:51:49 -0800

Fire up your NES emulator and get ready to ROCK, chiptune-style. 4 whole songs! It's D-Pad Hero. The controls are pretty visually explicit, but if you don't get it: If a circle comes down the left channel, hit the A button as it crosses the line (ala guitar hero). Ditto right channel, B button. If the circle has an arrow in it, hold that direction on the d-pad (or keyboard) while pressing the button. This game causes severe left-brain right-brain confusion, and don't be ashamed if you fail horribly at first. Also, it may cause you to unlearn how to play Dance Dance Revolution.

In case you didn't already think Nintendo games were real life.

Rudy Gerner — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:45:06 -0800

Wonderful Nintendo art! A deviantArt user has taken action shots from NES games and placed them in real world scenes. Just a few: SMB 3, Streetfighter, and Excitebike. But be sure to check out the whole gallery.

DOG HUNT!

SheMulp AKA Plus 1 — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:15:26 -0800

Who's laughing now! Unlike robots with no emotions I was always pissed when ever that dog popped up from behind that bush. Every duck you missed there he was mocking you. Every duck you shot there he was taking the credit, but now I can finally get revenge on that damn dog!

The History of Mother 1 (NES)

AZNsupermarket — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:53:50 -0800

The History of Mother 1 (NES) In honor of the new fan translation of Mother 3 (or Earthbound for the GBA), I've decided to post an article explaining what ever happened to the English port of the first game in the Earthbound/Mother trilogy.

TIGsource Demakes competition results

JHarris — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:19:02 -0800

Nearly a month ago jbickers made a post that mentioned the TIGsource Demakes competition. The competition is over, and the winners have been announced. All of these are playable. Most are for Windows, except for those that are Flash or something else:
1. Soundless Mountain II (Atari 2600 Silent Hill) (from previous post)
2. Gang Garrison II (Kyntt Stories-like Team Fortress 2, complete with multiplayer)
3. Aquarium (NES-ish Aquaria)
4. Little Girl in Underland (Soviet McGee's Alice)
5. House Globe (Homeworld)
6. S.T.A.C.K.E.R. (Nuclear Tetris)
7. Squish
(Crush is a PSP game where the player can switch the world between a 2D and 3D representation. Squish is a game in which the player switches between a 2D and a 1D representation. See for yourself.) 8. (tie) Fillauth and Advanced Set The Rope On Fire Cartridge (an Intellivision-like remake of this, previously mentioned)
9. Sexy Seaside Vollyball (NSFW, pixelated breasts) (Sinclair Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Vollyball)
10. Macarena of the Missing (A thematically-appropriate demake of Limbo of the Lost)

Lots more after the jump! Various honorable mentions: Corner's Shiny (Mirror's Edge), Hold Me Closer, Giant Dancer (2D Shadow of the Colossus), Bootleg Bash (NES-like Smash Bros.), Buddy Base 2 (NES-alike Team Fortress 2), Katamaran Vs. Dalmation Giraffe (2D Gameboyish Katamari Damacy), Protobytes (2D Elebits), Smaze (NES-oid Haze), Super 3d Portals 6 (Mentioned in last post, Atari 2600 Portal, made to work on an actual Atari 2600), Thieving Raccoon (Flash, Game & Watch style Sly Cooper), Deity of Hostility (God of War text adventure, with fratboy narration), Healthy Wave (Gameboy AudioSurf), Trouble in Euclidia (Geometry Wars with faked ASCII graphics), Untitled Zelda-like for 1987 PC (CGA graphics, which work surprisingly well), Fake Pigs 2 (2D Virtua Cop), Offslaught '81 (ZX-81 Tower Defense), Heroes in Guitarland (NES-esque Guitar Hero), Super Maria Cosmos (2D Mario Galaxy), VipeUt Vectrex (Wipeout like as for the Vectrex), Fable of Griselda (ASCII Zelda), WolfSD (Wolfenstein 3D like as for the NES), Rocket Belt Rawr (2D grayscale recreation of Jetpack Brontosaurus), Hyper Solar-System Plumber (Another 2D Mario Galaxy), Lady Boy Love Collection (B&W Mega Man, vaguely NSFW), Shadow of the Bossus (2D, 16-bit Shadow of the Collossus), Nobody Shooter (Everyday Shooter, in a Gameboy-ine style), and Dysaster (_♥^♥_♥which is a roguelike^♥_♥^♥).

Let's go Nintendo

dhammond — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:56:22 -0800

Everything you need to know about playing Nintendo.

Get ready to octorock

BlackLeotardFront — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:09:42 -0800

The only interactive Zelda overworld map you'll ever need. (Flash)
unless you're doing the second quest. Found at the ever-useful vgmaps.com

The History of the Super Mario Franchise.

Effigy2000 — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:44:45 -0800

With the release of Super Mario Galaxy on Wii, now is a perfect time to look back at the History of the Super Mario Brothers.

WORLD -1

Blazecock Pileon — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:36:35 -0800

Super Mario Bros. in 5'32'

Mario gets sadism

humblepigeon — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:13:02 -0800

The most sadistic user-created Super Mario Bros level ever. I cried with laughter.

Useless/Amazing Nintendo Tool/Toys

BlackLeotardFront — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 14:49:12 -0800

Metroid Cubed...Squared! It was linked a couple years ago, but since then the site has undergone a major overhaul and added a bunch of cool stuff. [Flash Warning] In addition to the now classic voxel 2.5D conversion of Metroid (playable and interesting), there is now a robust Metroid world-editor, a Marble Madness-like prototype using the voxel engine, a StarFox level editor and model viewer (Spoiler: gfx not as good as you remember), and numerous others worth checking out: Hyrule Planetoids (comme Le Petit Prince) and a OpenGL Zelda room viewer, a Mario 64 Explorer, and numerous Super Mario Bros demos. It's all quite useless/amazing.

Bible video games

bigmusic — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 21:18:29 -0800

Should you make video games from Bible stories? Or can you have fun with with video games made from bible stories?

R-Beeeak!

BlackLeotardFront — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:33:11 -0800

Blaster Master ... Solid NES Gold. Those who remember the game do so with fondness. Though critically lauded on release, and later spawning several sequels, the game was never as big a hit as its its spiritual predecessors, Metroid and Legend of Zelda. Like Super Mario Bros. 2/Doki Doki Panic, Blaster Master was based on an obscure Japanese game, in this case Chōwakuseisenki Metafight although the differences in this case are limited to the story. Blaster Master was also the first (and only "canon") book in the Nintendo Worlds of Power series, in which various authors novelized third-party games using the pseudonym "F.X. Nine." Download the Blaster Master book here (MSWord zipped, "enhanced" by a fan). Lastly, some bonus links: one, two, and three (!)

ZIDANE ZIDANE ZIDANE

jcruelty — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 14:18:35 -0800

NES Zidane A fairly accurate recreation of the World Cup final. Also, ze headbutt explained.

Now that's impressive.

delmoi — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 03:27:22 -0800

Nes Micro To go along with your portable snes, playstation, and Atari 2600 of course. Want to do it yourself? buy the book. Lots more stuff on Ben Heckendorn's home page (how quaint!). (found all this googling for pictures of NES cartages)