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Rhaomi — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:12:22 -0800

TheSmartAss.info's suite of Java emulators allows smooth, in-browser playback of literally thousands of old-school video games: 517 Atari titles, 148 for DOS, 636 Game Boy games (and 410 for Game Boy Color), 2,019 (!) NES titles, 238 GameGear games, 802 Sega Genesis titles, and 284 for the Sega Master System. Highlights include Space Invaders, Frogger, Galaga, Pitfall!, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, SimCity, Zero Wing, Duke Nukem, Sonic the Hedgehog, Aladdin, Earthworm Jim, Pokemon, and Metal Gear Solid. Use the search function to find your favorites! You can also register an account to save games on emulators that support it. Make sure to check the purple bar below each game for control info and links to alternate emulators in case the default one is buggy or slow.

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.)

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

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 (!)

Now you're playing with power.

BlackLeotardFront — Sat, 08 Apr 2006 13:12:23 -0800

Relive your roots at NESplayer.com. This site is a huge repository for all kinds of NES stuff - it has an extensive sprite gallery, a rather comprehensive list of all NES merchandise and accessories available through the years, NES ads from comics, shots and clips from Nintendo-based TV shows(no episodes- I know - but when was the last time you thought of Captain N or the Super Mario Bros. Super Show?). There are shrines, guides, interviews, this guy who paints NES scenes... in short too much to list here. Go now, be fruitless. It's Saturday.