The NES wasn't Nintendo's first revolutionary console. Besides giving the Famicom an eye-catching appearance, the red and gold casing is also derived from Nintendo's Game & Watch handhelds. Game ...

A console launch doesn’t make or break a system, but it’s still important. A fumbled launch can paint a system as the “loser” ...

The North American version of the console was beset by several false starts, to say nothing of unfavorable marketing conditions. A distribution agreement with then-giant Atari fell through at the ...

No matter your age or background, there’s an excellent chance you’ll recognize the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) at first glance. The iconic 8-bit system not only revitalized the … ...

It looks like the original NES console from the early '80s but opens up to reveal a built-in screen. SEE ALSO: SNES Classic outsells PS4 and Xbox One for the second month in a row.

Built for “exhibition matches” in the BattleBots TV show’s beetleweight class (for robots at three pounds, or 1.36 kilograms), the entire original guts of the NES console had to go to make ...

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Watch on YouTube Nintendo looked to Atari's 2600 for its next inspiration, even though that console's fortunes were beginning to wane. Having looked to Atari for inspiration on both the Pong-style ...

As wild as it might sound, the NES was the first home console that sported the humble D-pad. The cross-style design would become a standard on controllers to this day.

Released in the North American market back in October 1985, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was not only highly successful but also averted the video game crash of 1983.And having already ...

Theoretically the NES Hub could also support third-party add-ons in the future, like Murasama’s work-in-progress Famicom Disk System Expansion Adapter, which could theoretically allow you to use ...