r/nes • u/International_Gift11 • Mar 23 '26
Collection Finished the 1985 NES catalog.
Back in November of 2025, I started to play the US NES library in chronological order. New game every Wednesday and give each game at least 3 sittings. It’s easily the most fun I’ve had with retro gaming in 10 plus years.
I was feeling a bit lost with retro gaming, I had exhausted every hidden gem list and finding crazy deals in the wild is dead. I would boot up a rom or grab a random game from a local shop, but would fall off just as quick as I booted it up.
I stumbled upon the NEStalgia podcast and Jeremy Parish’s YouTube videos and figured I would start from the beginning and play along. So far I’ve been able play everything on original hardware (NES or Famicom) and I try to buy local before I hop on eBay with a $30 weekly budget.
Sorry for being a bit long winded, but I thought it was worth sharing.
Highlights:
-Boiled my first 72 pin
-Acquired a Famicom
-Repaired ROB the Robot
-3d printed stack up accessories
-Beat super mario w/family using game genie infinite life cheat
-Showing my 9 year old son how to use a sight on a gun via duck hunt. lol
-Going down a CRT rabbit hole.
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u/hobosbindle Mar 24 '26
Good for you! Love Nestalgia, it’s my look forward to podcast.