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From console to controller: The evolution of the NES’s iconic gamepad

In 1985, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) redefined home gaming, but its innovations meant nothing without a way to control them. The console’s innovative architecture, as explored in console ...
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You can add wireless controller support to the NES through its unused expansion port

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. RetroTime’s NES Hub brings Bluetooth to Nintendo’s classic console with an easy DIY upgrade. RetroTime’s NES Hub ...
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Nintendo's iconic NES Zapper could have been called something else if "a third" of a housewife focus group hadn't walked out of a Duck Hunt preview: "No guns are coming in my ...

While Nintendo is now a pillar of the video game industry worldwide, there was once a time where the company's fortunes seemed much less assured. No North American retailers wanted to touch video ...
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These NES-Inspired Controllers Will Never Get Stick Drift

Brick-like controllers are back with a modern makeover. Crkd, known for its Nitro Deck accessory for the Nintendo Switch, revealed its Neo S controllers that pair a retro-inspired design with some ...
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Supremely Rare 1985 NES Store Demo Console With 16 Retro Games Hits Ebay For Charity

The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) wasn't the first home game console, but it was probably the first one that mattered. With a huge graphical upgrade over the machines of the time, the iconic ...