Finds 1100: Kingdom Hearts 2.8 and Terraria !

Kingdom Hearts just needs to come out with their damn part 3 of the series. It's insane they are re-re-releasing all their games in compilation to try to make people wait longer. It's a horrible practice.... Also, Terraria is an interesting game. It's like minecraft but in a 2D World. 

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Ads from the past 403: Famicom Karaoke

I didn't even know there was Famicom Karaoke! This is totally awesome and would love to see how it works. I wonder if I can find them on eBay. It is definitely a gadget for the entire family to have. Hey, maybe that's why they named it the Family Computer System. HA! 

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Game-bit of the day 871: Mario Bros (FC)

Lets be honest here, I got this because of that beautiful cover art. It's just beautiful. I'm going to draw it ok? 

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Finds 1099: Undertale Collector's Edition for PS4!

This game is just hilarious. I gotta say, from all the new retro style games, this one has to be in my top 3. I should really start doing more gaming and lists for the top games of the month or something. I'm sure that would be a nice new twist on the blog. Anyways, this game combines RPG gaming and comedy and puzzles all in one! A must have! 

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Game-bit of the day 870: Sailor Moon Puzzler (SFC)

A cute chibi version of a Sailor Moon game. This one is a puzzle game so puzzler gamers rejoice! 

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Finds 1098: Axiom Verge Collector's Edition for PS4!

This is a game that is quite good. It has a retro feel of course with exploration in a Metroid and Castlevania style. You can't go wrong with those two. The game has also been released for the Nintendo Switch. Definitely a must explore for the retro gamer. 

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Ads from the past 402: Mother 2

The sequel to the Famicom release was released for the Super Famicom and SNES in the USA. The game is what many considered what an American RPG should be like. It has a huge following and definitely needs a play through! 

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Famicom Blues Part I : The reason I game

So let me start by saying that I didn't have much knowledge about the Famicom until years later after I started collecting. If my memory serves right, it must have been around the holiday season of 2004 in which I decided to buy a lot I had my eyes on eBay. I was so curious as I've played Famicom in the past but in another form. A very interesting form it took down in South America, Peru to be exact where the word Famicom wasn't as known, but more reffered to as Family or Max Play. This is where my love for gaming started to grown with fullfilment and curiosity. 
But lets head back to the past, a long time ago in which I was very young, now that's a really long time. My passion for gaming wasn't as astronomical as it is today, but I did had my love for Nintendo ever since my parents introduced me to the console. I don't even remember if I asked for it or was it my parents who got me the console in one of their many ventures into the States. You gotta realize, I was residing in Peru at this time and was around six years old. That's as much as I remember from the early memories of my gaming life. Other than that, I still remember the first time I played the NES. It was an experience and feeling I will never forget. I will get into that in a little bit because we have to go even further ahead, well maybe not that far. Lets go to at least six or seven months back. I had a neighbor who which had the NES and remember very little of it. I do remember he had short hair but somewhat balding if that makes any sense. He was a good friend nonetheless as he would let me play video games as he had a NES and I did not. The funny thing is that I do remember the games! One of them was Double Dragon, I could get absorbed into that game for hours and hours. I remember I was never able to beat it in one of the many runs we had into the game. We would take turns and see how far we could reach, but alas we would always fail. Furthermore, we would end up playing the two player versus mode which by today's standards is laughable but we had so much fun. I would never understand why we had to use the same player in the versus mode. Today though, I understand that it was just lazy programming. Whether you like it or not, they could've done better especially with such a popular game. You can see another example by the lack of a cooperative two player mode which by the way the Sega Master System had. It was more than obvious that Sega had done this better than Nintendo but you gotta realize, I lived in a country where Nintendo was everything, and Sega was unheard of. I really didn't found out about Sega or other consoles years later and that's just impressive because it shows how powerful Nintendo was in our country. 
The other game my good old friend who's name is Mauricio had was P.O.W. for the NES of course. I still remember trying to beat the first level and never getting far. I always loved the first scene where he's escaping and you have to beat up all the guys around you. Get weapons and what not was the game and survival was the goal. That was another game that I had no idea what I was doing. My experience was minimal but enjoyable overall. I also ended up seeing this game again in the arcade and found out years later that it was an arcade game that got ported to the NES. Of course, sacrifices had to be made to make it run on the 8-bit console. Arcades back then were the shit! It was definitely another world back then...
To be continue....

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Retro Gaming News: Super Mario Ultimate! A Really Neat Super Mario Bros 3 Hack!

This is really an interesting hack with a lot of things changed that makes it look like a brand new game. I can't express that enough, this is just amazing. I will definitely be streaming this game in the near future especially with my new set up. I can't wait! So many good things happening this year. I feel this is the year of change! Hmmm talking a little too personal here. Check out the info below and make sure you click HERE to download the patch. Also, one last thing, coming soon you will be able to play games on this blog! YES! It's a work in progress but I'll get it done. 

"This is a full hack of Super Mario Bros 3 from NES. It features 8 new worlds, over 90 new levels, new graphics, new enemies, save game, difficult selection, item slot, etc. The IPS Patch must applied in a Super Mario Bros 3 (U) PRG0 ROM.

ROM / ISO Information:

• Super Mario Bros. 3 (U) (PRG0) [!].nes
• SHA-1 16f5b10b0c95ec07b26443e1f2bbf2bf40ee5781
• MD5: 1839da341cf94f2e312e282c33903f9b
• CRC32: ac33c4f5"

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Retro Gaming News: SMB3 Ridley X Hack 4

This is another Mario 3 hack that deserves a mention. Be sure to download it here and also, you will be able to play these games very soon on this page. It's a work in progress but it's coming. More info of the hack below!  "Here is complete game hack for Super Mario Brothers 3

• All Levels are changed (World 1-8)
• Graphic are changed

Enjoy ;)

ROM / ISO Information:

• Super Mario Bros. 3 (U) (PRG0) [!].nes - GOODNES 3.14
• CRC32: 85A79D9C
• MD5: BB5C4B6D4D78C101F94BDB360AF502F3
• SHA-1: A03E7E526E79DF222E048AE22214BCA2BC49C449
• SHA-256: 6EA0777CA520BA7AD7B0EA0F6452140D59AA0B1DFFE5045CB1E8020DDE10C267"

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