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      Retro Review: Spiraling Back to “Gyruss” on the NES My first encounter with “Gyruss” for the Nintendo Entertainment System was in the early ’90s at a friend’s house—Frank Thomas was the name—and it’s a gaming session I remember fondly. Fast forward to today, and with a mix of nostalgia and determination, I’ve revisited this classic shooter, finally seeing the ending that eluded me as a kid. A …

Touching tale. Our grandparents mean so much to us. In the summer of 1987, I was with my granny and grandpa at the Red ,White, and blue thrift store in Hialeah Florida . Red White and Blue was a place of vast treasures, everything from furniture to TVs, Atari games and plenty of toys were here. Grandpa even got sears pong there, and we would play together for many hours …

Longplay by Ryan McQuinn!!! Mario’s back! Bigger and badder than before! This time it’s a fierce action-packed battle to free the land of Subcon from the curse of the evil Wart. It’s up to you, along with Mario, Luigi, Toad and the Princess, to fight your way through bizarre multi-level worlds and find him! This time you’ve got a brand new kind of power – plucking power – and now …

Castlevania was a cakewalk compared to this bloody curse. You thought you had the Prince of Darkness defanged – eh, Simon Belmont? Well think again, ’cause according to a damsel in distress, evil Count Dracula has left a horrifying curse in his wake. And the only hope you have of ending the terror is to destroy his missing body parts! Talk about your frightening quest, searching a maze of mansions, …

Unlike our previous play of the remaster on the SNES Allstars edition by Ryan McQuinn, this one is played on the original NES using warps. Mario’s back! Bigger and badder than before! This time it’s a fierce action-packed battle to free the land of Subcon from the curse of the evil Wart. It’s up to you, along with Mario, Luigi, Toad and the Princess, to fight your way through bizarre …

You’ll need lightning fast reactions to knock out the Knife Thrower, stop the Stick Fighter, and trip up the evil Tom Tom Brothers in this action-packed martial arts contest! Are you sure you’re tough enough? Because it’ll take all your strength and skill to master the moves in KUNG FU, beat your opponents, and rescue the fair Sylvia who’s held captive on the top floor! The action is non-stop, and …

Who played duck tales 1 for the NES? Who even knew there was a part two? A lot of people never played the sequel, which plays just like the original.

For starters there is a video in relation to this project here. If you need to read everything as I do, that information is right here, below the mentioned video. Hello. ​ ​A while back I got bored and decided to make something for my man cave. I had all these extra video game carts laying around (because I collect them) and wanted to display them somehow. I also had …

This may be one DIY hack I have to try myself some day. Pick up a NES, Super Nintendo or N64 pad map away and start playing. It may be the best present for that geek in your life this holiday season. The fine people over at Funtendo have created a self contained, small form, portable  multi-emu capable of playing those great nintendo classics. This DIY hack should be easily …

Firebrand is a young warrior in training in his hometown of Etruria. Platform – Nintendo Entertainment System Release Date – July 17, 1992 One day, while Firebrand is training in a small, alternate dimension, the Black light suddenly appears and destroys his home. When he returns successfully from his training, he is told to hurry to the King by another ghoul just before it dies. Upon defeating Nagus, Firebrand is …

Dragon Warrior… the epic beginning of a new era in video games. Release Date – May 27, 1986 Platform – Nintendo Entertainment System Mere finger speed and sweat are no match for the challenges of this game. You will be required to use deductive reasoning, not a quick sword to defeat your enemies. All is darkness. The Dragon-lord has captured the Princess and stolen Erdrick’s powerful ball of light. You …

If you  are a fan of retro gaming as much as we are here at Retro-Replay then check out the  awesome Retro Mini Handheld NES System. The Retro Mini Handheld NES System can take full size NES carts for some true retro  gaming. It comes with a 2.4 inch TFT LCD screen for a nice view, built in speakers, and has video out so you can play your favorite games …