NINTENDO
NES / Famicom
Nintendo · 1983–1995 · Generation 3
Nintendo — 1983/1985
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NewsCathedral: Crow’s Curse, a Prequel to the NES-Style Metroidvania, Gets a New Trailer and DemoCathedral: Crow's Curse, a standalone prequel to Decemberborn's NES-inspired Metroidvania, showed a new trailer at the Convergence Showcase, with a demo on Steam now.→NewsKonami Put 13 Goemon Games in One Collection, and It’s Staying in JapanKonami and M2's 40th-anniversary Ganbare Goemon Daishuugo! bundles 13 Famicom-to-Game Boy games. It's Japan-only, with no English and no Western release.→NewsHercules no Eikou II: Taitan no Metsubou arrives on PS5 and Switch 2 via Console ArchivesThe 1989 Data East RPG Hercules no Eikou II: Taitan no Metsubou hits PS5 and Switch 2 via Hamster's Console Archives line, with English UI but Japanese text.→NewsSuper Bomberman Collection adds Japan-exclusive Panic Bomber W as free update on August 20, 2026Panic Bomber W, a Super Famicom puzzle game, joins the Super Bomberman Collection as a free update on August 20, bringing another Japan-exclusive Bomberman to the West.→NewsRetroTINK 4K Firmware Update Brings Preliminary Lumacode SupportExperimental firmware for the RetroTINK 4K adds preliminary Lumacode support, enabling pristine digital video from modded NES consoles.→NewsGanbare Goemon Collection Sneaks in Never-Ported Famicom Shmup Crisis ForceM2's Ganbare Goemon collection sneaks the 1991 Famicom shmup Crisis Force onto Switch, PS5, and Steam, marking its first port. For preservation fans, the hidden bonus might be the real story.→The VaultDouble DragonDouble Dragon is a beat 'em up developed by Technos Japan and released in arcades in 1987, distributed in the West by Taito. Regarded as the game that…→The VaultNARCNARC is a run-and-gun arcade game developed and published by Williams Electronics in 1988, created by Eugene Jarvis, the designer of Defender and Robotron, with George Petro. Players…→The Vault1943: The Battle of Midway1943: The Battle of Midway is a vertically scrolling shoot-em-up developed and published by Capcom, released in arcades in 1987 as the successor to the studio's 1942. The…→The VaultBad Dudes vs. DragonNinjaBad Dudes vs. DragonNinja is a side-scrolling beat 'em up developed and published by Data East, first released in arcades in 1988 and known simply as DragonNinja outside…→The VaultMike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! is a boxing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System, released in North America in 1987. An adaptation of Nintendo's earlier…→The VaultContraContra is a run-and-gun action game developed and published by Konami, released in arcades in 1987 and ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988. Players control the…→The VaultEarthBound BeginningsEarthBound Beginnings, known in Japan as Mother, is a role-playing game developed by Ape and Nintendo and released for the Famicom in 1989. Written and directed by the…→NewsThe Original Mother Has Been Remade on the EarthBound Engine, After Nearly 20 YearsAfter nearly 20 years, fans have remade the original Mother (EarthBound Beginnings) on the SNES EarthBound engine, released as a patch led by romhacker Gabbls.→NewsSpace Cyclone and Legend of Kage NES Join Arcade/Console Archives on June 18Hamster's Arcade Archives adds Space Cyclone (1980) and Console Archives adds Legend of Kage (NES) to Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S on June 18, priced from $7.99.→The VaultBlades of SteelBlades of Steel is an ice hockey video game developed and published by Konami. It debuted in arcades in 1987 and was ported to the NES in 1988,…→The VaultZelda II: The Adventure of LinkZelda II: The Adventure of Link is an action role-playing game developed and published by Nintendo. It first released in Japan for the Famicom Disk System in January…→NewsRushing Beat Shura Fan Translation Restores the Japanese VersionA new fan translation of Jaleco's 1993 Super Famicom brawler Rushing Beat Shura restores the Japanese version, reversing the changes made for its North American release.→The VaultCastlevania: Dracula’s CurseCastlevania III: Dracula's Curse is a platform action game developed and published by Konami, released in Japan in 1989 and in North America in 1990 for the Nintendo…→NewsCastlevania: Belmont’s Curse launches October 15, made by the Dead Cells teamCastlevania: Belmont's Curse, a direct sequel to 1989's Dracula's Curse made by the Dead Cells team, launches October 15 on PS5, Xbox Series, and PC.→The VaultThe Legend of ZeldaThe Legend of Zelda is an action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo, originally released on the Famicom Disk System in Japan in 1986 and on the Nintendo…→The VaultFinal Fantasy IIIFinal Fantasy III is a role-playing game originally developed and published by Square (now Square Enix), first released on the Famicom in Japan in 1990. The third entry…→NewsNintendo Celebrates MAR10 Day 2026 With Mario’s 40th Anniversary and Galaxy Movie IncomingNintendo is marking MAR10 Day (March 10) this year with a full slate of events tied to two milestones: the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. and the…→NewsThe Legend of Zelda turns the big 40Forty years ago today (February 21, 1986), Nintendo dropped The Legend of Zelda on Japan’s Famicom Disk System and basically invented the modern “go get lost in a…→
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