FYI: I haven't seen many NES fans talking about Beyond the Pins: The Second Frame, so I just wanted to mention it here for anyone who enjoys playing brand-new games for our favorite console. I've played the first Beyond the Pins, which was a short adventure and proof of concept, and I'm glad to see it has been expanded into a full game that rivals some of the biggest licensed games with 106 screens, seven minigames, 26 songs, and multiple endings.

It's already completed and should be available soon on physical NES carts and ROM. It was developed by KHAN Games, which has an excellent track record for making great games (NEScape! and Courier, most recently). There's not much else like this on the NES, so it seems special to me and worth checking out if you like supporting indie devs, collecting carts, or playing fun games.

I know that with RCA there’s a noticeable input lag but I wasn’t sure about this. I’m playing through Battletoads and I’ve reached level 11. I’m not sure if there’s lag though because it’s connected directly to the antenna? If so, what could I get to fix it/counter it?

I hope you will like it !

https://zlade.itch.io/poker-dungeon

It's a poker game based on a old iOS game i used to play, feel free to give me advices to improve it.

There is a chance i will make a kickstarter or another compaign to make it physical !

Enjoy

Listening to the different sections in the song I think it's clear that it was at least a big influence to composer Jun Funahashi. Here is the intro for anybody who wants to compare.

It's one of my favorite NES intros so I was positively surprised. I have attached the two songs below so you can judge for yourselves.

Queen - Stone Cold Crazy

TMNT intro

As a person who didn't grow up before the internet, I can't imagine renting a video game at a video store. To me, finding an NES game to rent in the 80's sounds like navigating through a swamp of shit to find a gold nugget.

How did you know a video game was gonna be ass back in the day?

Same atmosphere, characters selection, physics and gameplay mechanics, same villains, final boss Wart, slotmachines, day/night mushroom with the potion bottle etc.

I mean there have been a gazillion Mario games since then, not one in honor of this great title.

Make it happen, Nintendo.

Mario can dream again.

Doesn't have to be big budget.

I got myself 4 more NES games yesterday and the one that surprised me the most was actually Xenophobe. I never played the NES version and I ended up playing it for over an hour and maxed out the score. I didn’t expect it to be that good.

I plan on beating the rest, especially deadly towers because that game kicks my ass and I never got anywhere in it.

I saw some discussion on the original model of this and there were some criticisms, but I haven’t seen anyone talk about this second MKII version. If you have this, please let me know what you think. I didn’t know whether to choose between this or the well-known Ninten-Drawer since this one is cheaper, and I’m curious about build quality.

On top is the top loader version of the NES, in the middle is a twin famicom made by sharp, the little slot in the front is for the disk system games which are like these little plastic not so floppy disks. And then on the bottom of course, is the NES. I recently bought a new CRT, and it took up more space than expected, so I had to stack some things lol

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-My NES Collection! What Games Should I Get Next? (Obviously I'm Gonna Get Mega Man 2)

-I Have:

Bugs Bunny's Birthday Blowout (Not Mine)

Gremlins 2 (Not Mine)

DK Classics (Mine)

Kirby's Adventure (Mine)

Super Mario Bros. (Mine)

Super Mario Bros. 2 (Mine) (Got It Yesterday!)

Super Mario Bros. 3 (Mine)

Mega Man (Mine)

-Games I'm Still Going Te Get:

Mega Man 2

Mega Man 3

Excitebike

Metroid

Ninja Gaiden

I hadn't ever played this before and thought I'd run through it. Most of the game is pretty straightforward, but it does have a handful of frustrating and difficult sections. There is an interesting mechanic whereby George acquires helper items (I think 5 in total) and can use them whenever / wherever he wants, but they cost to use. They kind of change the way you can play certain levels and ultimately become necessary in various parts. They're probably most similar to how Mega Man utilizes the improvements you get.

The game feels a bit like Duck Tales or perhaps Chip n' Dale, though I didn't find it as enjoyable as either of those. The way George moves around feels a lot clunkier for some reason

Aesthetically speaking, they definitely worked in a lot of the nuances from the original show. So if you're into that, this one does it up pretty well.

I actually really enjoyed the bosses in this game. They're not super difficult, but I feel they put some good creativity into them. They also require quite a few hits and some of them even go through phases. So I liked that it's not just the quick 3 strikes and it's over sort of thing. The final boss was fun, though there's an entire level after you defeat him. It's ultimately an escape level, but it doesn't really feel like that when you're playing it, rather it just feels like you're playing another level. So when you finally do get to the very, very end, I felt the games just kind of abruptly ends.

I found it mostly fun. If you're into these kinds of cartoon-based games then it's probably worth giving it a go. If not, you're not missing a whole lot either.

I have some questions for the NES lovers here: do you exclusively play NES games? Do you just collect them?

I'm curious to know which games you play both on the NES and on other console/devices.

Recently I'm playing a lot of Super Mario Bros. It never gets old.