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Ten Horror Games of the NES
You walk alone
in the trail of a dull moonlight. Everything
is silent but the rustling of leaves moved beneath
your feet. You breathe in the cool October night
air time, again. Eeiry lights from inside orange
decorations create your dark path onward. Beware,
tonight is the night of All Hallow's Eve. |
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Poor Translation
The NES, of
course, being an import from a foreign country
produced some of the worst translations in all
of game history. Fortunately for us, modern
game translation teams are top notch in comparison.
Right? Wrong! |
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Fun with Lego
Legos are the
one definite universal toy for kids of all ages.
Dig up those old blue buckets of brick and let's
get to building! |
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Nintendo Injuries
Suffering from Button-itis?
Do you ever feel aches and pains in your wrists?
Read up on some very serious illnesses provoked
by excessive Nintendo play. |
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Worst
Games on the NES
Lynx's top
ten list of the suckiest games on the NES. That's
right. Suckiest. One of the greatest
words ever known to man. |
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NES Player Goes to Disney World
Read through
a timeline of events from my recent trip to
Florida. Tips, walkthroughs, and descriptions
of the attractions featured in Adventures
in the Magic Kingdom also are covered in
this three-part article. |
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Beat 'Em Up Weekend
Are you a bad
enough tough guy to take on an action-packed
marathon schedule of fists, guts, and glory
without any sissy time-outs? |
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Interview with Gregg Tavares (Lead Programmer
for MC Kids)
NES Player
has the exclusive interview with lead programmer
of MC Kids, Gregg Tavares. Read all about
the trials and tribulations of a game developer,
the holiest of men. |
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Store
NES Training Module / Nintendo Retailer Product
Guide
Peer into the
"inside knowledge" that the retail
chains don't want you to know about and more! |
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NES
History-in-the-Making: California Raisins Prototype
We have first
coverage of the highly rumored California
Raisins game! NES Player has the exclusive
interview with the lucky finder. |
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9
Quirky Famicom Games You Should (Or Should Not)
Be Playing
After covering
domestic NES games to the tee and dabbling in
the PAL-only field, it only seems natural now
to progress into the Famicom's library. |
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Winter-Themed
Games for the NES
Brrrrr. It's
cool outside. Why not just relax, leave the
snow boots by the front door, make some hot
cocoa, and play in the eight-bit snow instead. |
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"Did
you know..." The Top 25 Things
During my years
running NES Player, I've come across many new
and exciting things about video gaming, Japanese
culture, and the game industry as a whole.Here
are 25 of the most interesting things that I
pass on to you. |
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Taboo
Fortune
Today
is the cursed Friday the thirteen, a date which
has traditionally been a time of superstitions.
There isn't a better day in the calendar to
explore an urban legend related to the NES. |
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8-Bit
Love Machine
We
all know Valentine's Day is a time for lovin'.
Hold up, love bug! Before going out on that
hot date, get some love at home from the NES
(the "8-Bit Love Machine"). |
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Grand
Theft Auto What!?: Senseless Violent
Mayhem on the Nintendo Entertainment System
Unbeknownst
to many is that the NES had a port of an arcade
game that proved to be the pioneer of
gaming indecency. Learn more about the history
of this controversial game and compare the 8-bit
counterpart with that of the ultra popular carjacking
series. The similarities are about as striking
as a bat to the face. |
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McDonald's
is McEvil.
'Donald
Land' on the Famicom - the case that the most
recognized company in the world is more than
just evil... but that they're Mcevil. |
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Halloween
Countdown Bash!!
A
haunting seance of tricks and treats for the
month of October, or whenever you're in the
supernatural mood. |
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Nintendo
Power Flashback
Classic
moments in NES player history, as memorialized
by Nintendo Power circa '88-90s. Experience
the most excellent surge of Nintendo Power Flashback! |
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Nintendo
Classic NES Series
Minature-sized
NES port goodness. |
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8-Bit
Artistry
Dives
into the growing trend of classic games becoming
inspiration for artists, focusing on a very
talented painter who calls himself "8-Bit
Artist." |
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Nintendo
merchandising taken to its most tasteless
decline. Just how far did Nintendo go to push
their product to the world? Pimpin' ain't
easy.
**First
Installment: Super Legends of Nintenurbation
Part One (The Legend of Zelda Board Game
**Second
Installment: Corporate Tricks, No Consumer
Treats (Link's Halloween Costume)
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Ralston
Nintendo Cereal System
It's
fortified with not only 9 essential vitamins,
but the greatest ingredient of them all: sugar.
"We rescued breakfast!" |