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UNCOVERED: Famicom - The Untold Story

An infamously useless Dragon Quest weapon that's been a series mainstay for 39 years owes its existence to a Famicom limitation, according to the JRPG series' creator

It's name contradicts its weakness, but you can thank the lack of Kanji for that

Why the Legend of Zelda games still resonate with players after 40 years

Why the Legend of Zelda games still resonate with players after 40 years

Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda video game series celebrated its 40th anniversary in February 2026. Millions of players across the world have grown up alongside the 21-title series, from the release of the original game on the Famicom gaming system in 1986, to the most recent game, Echoes of Wisdom, published…

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This NES horror JRPG spent 32 years as lost media, but once it was preserved it only took 33 days to get a complete fan translation

This NES horror JRPG spent 32 years as lost media, but once it was preserved it only took 33 days to get a complete fan translation

Splatterworld lives... in English!

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The 25 Best RPGs of the Year, Ranked

As a team effort here at Inverse, we cooked up a big ol’ list of the 25 best RPGs of 2025, and believe it or not, there were still runners-up that are just as worth checking out.

The NES at 40: Employees reveal there were plans for a woodgrain veneer model to rival the Atari 2600

In 1985, there were designs that envisioned the NES as a wood veneer clad Atari 2600 successor for the US market.

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After 32 years, an NES horror JRPG thought to be lost media has suddenly leaked in fully playable form

Splatterworld lives!

After 23 years, Animal Crossing: New Horizons brings back the feature old-school Nintendo nerds like me have missed since the GameCube – retro games

NES, Famicom, Game Boy, and Super NES, and even older Nintendo relics are on the way

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Discovering new Super Mario Bros levels that have "secretly been accessible" for over 30 years, "legendary Mario scientists" find themselves in a psychedelic cyberpunk hellscape hiding on their childhood SNES cartridges

Discovering new Super Mario Bros levels that have "secretly been accessible" for over 30 years, "legendary Mario scientists" find themselves in a psychedelic cyberpunk hellscape hiding on their childhood SNES cartridges

A new Minus World is upon us

An uber-rare Nintendo cartridge worth $1,000 sat in a Las Vegas retro shop for months until it sold for $12, and the store's owners aren't even mad about it: "Score! Our f*** up their gain"

An uber-rare Nintendo cartridge worth $1,000 sat in a Las Vegas retro shop for months until it sold for $12, and the store's owners aren't even mad about it: "Score! Our f*** up their gain"

"Happy this is going to a good home!"

8BitDo Retro 18 Mechanical Numpad preorders begin — NES, Famicom, C64, other models to ship in July

8BitDo Retro 18 Mechanical Numpad preorders begin — NES, Famicom, C64, other models to ship in July

You can preorder this numpad now and get it as early as July 15.

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Lost Japan-exclusive Satellaview F-Zero GP 2 restored with footage and special tools

Lost Japan-exclusive Satellaview F-Zero GP 2 restored with footage and special tools

While the hunt for the original ROM files continue, the Super Famicom Satellaview's BS F-Zero GP and GP 2 have successfully been recreated as a mod for SNES F-Zero via specialized tools and archival footage.

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Ranking the best 2D Super Mario Bros. box art from mid to inspired

Ranking the best 2D Super Mario Bros. box art from mid to inspired

The 2D Super Mario Bros. box art quality has had its fair share of ups and downs over the decades, and we've sorted out the best of the best

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NES-Inspired Keyboard Comes With Giant Programmable Super Buttons

NES-Inspired Keyboard Comes With Giant Programmable Super Buttons

8BitDo is launching its first mechanical keyboard, inspired by the classic NES and Famicom consoles — it even comes with two giant Super Buttons.

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40 years of the Nintendo Famicom – the console that changed the games industry

40 years of the Nintendo Famicom – the console that changed the games industry

Entering a crowded field, the Nintendo Famicom came to dominate the market in the 1980s, leaving a family orientated legacy that continues to be felt today

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How an 'Adventure Mario' project evolved to become The Legend Of Zelda

How Shigeru Miyamoto looked to his imaginative childhood to inspire what was then called 'Adventure Mario'

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