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SNES Cartridge USB Hub

Jeromy — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:02:57 +0000

“Can’t get enough retro goodness in your home? Check out the SNES USB Hub you see here which is made out of a SNES cartridge.“Ã‚Â link

Well, That’s One Way to Sell a Super Nintendo

Jeromy — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:42:11 +0000

“Etsy is an excellent place to find video game themed crafts, but it doesn’t look like this seller put much work into the “Super Nintendo Necklace.” He’s hoping you won’t notice. You probably don’t. The necklace costs US$25 seller”

via Kotaku

SNES controller soap

Jeromy — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:38:54 +0000

“… [A] SNES controller replica soap, complete with a paint job! With raised massaging buttons. Weighs 4.5 ounces and scented with sandalwood fragrance oil.”

via Digitalsoaps.

The Making Of: PlayStation

Jeromy — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:04:49 +0000

“At the Consumer Electronics Show in June 1991, Sony revealed to the world a videogame console on which it had jointly worked with Nintendo. This SNES with a built-in CD-ROM drive”

via Edge Online.

Handheld gaming system emulates NES and SNES games

Jeromy — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:04:33 +0000

“This Chinese import plays 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit titles from 7 different game platforms in one compact system. While it sports a less than thrilling name, the CVFH-N03-4G (aka the Dingoo A320) can play thousands of games from the NES, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Nintendo Gameboy Advance, SNK Neo-Geo consoles, as well as the CAPCOM CPS1 and CPS2 arcade systems. The system features a 2.8Ã¢â‚¬Â³ QVGA (320Ãƒâ€”240) display and can also output to your TV.”

via [technabob].

PXP-900

Jeromy — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:51:10 +0000

“The thing has a 4.3-inch screen, almost the same amount of face and shoulder buttons as the PSP, but it only supports “NES, Famicom, Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Super Famicom, SEGA MegaDrive and some sort of 32-bit ROM.”

via Gizmodo

Earthbound auction sells for 1000$

Jeromy — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:45:44 +0000

The Earthbound auction mentioned on last weeks Retrocast appears to have sold.

“an “unopened” copy of Nintendo’s SNES RPG Earthbound has successfully sold on eBay for a little over $1,000.”

via GameSpy: Things You Can Buy for $1k: Earthbound on SNES – Page 1.

NES Price List guide

Jeromy — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:50:48 +0000

NES price guide with 775 games, accessories, and consoles. Prices are updated daily from multiple sources. Check back every morning to see the latest NES prices.

via All NES Game Prices

NES, SNES, N64 controller adaptor for Wii coming soon

Jeromy — Sat, 16 May 2009 01:32:01 +0000

Backwards compatibility has reached a new level of cool with the launch of the 3-in-1 Virtual Retro Adaptor that allows gamers to connect NES, SNES, and N64 controllers directly to the Nintendo Wii video game console.

via Innex, Inc

Square Enix cracks down on Chrono Trigger fan project

Jeromy — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:01:10 +0000

Even if Chrono Trigger stands as one of the best RPGs ever to come out the then Squaresoft bag of tricks, you might say that Square Enix didn’t follow-up on the fame as well as the fans would like. So along came Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes, a fan-created ROM hack sequel to the time-travelling adventures of Crono and company.

Unfortunately for the devs of the project, Square Enix just whipped out the dreaded C&D order, demanding that they destroy the 98% complete project.

via QJ.NET.