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VGBS 97 – Renegade (NES) / Nekketsu Koha Kunio-kun (FC)
What better to follow our Double Dragon II episode than with the Godfather of Beat’em Ups! We concentrate mainly on the NES and Famicom ports, but also go into the Arcade and Sega Master System versions a bit as well… … Continue reading
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Tagged @gamingvgbs, Arcade, BS Homework, famicom, gaming podcast, Kunio Kun, Master System, NES, Renegade, SMS, VGBS
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Holy Diver Limited Edition Unboxing – Is it part of a “NES US Set”?
Brand new NES games are something that I truly enjoy about gaming nowadays. As time goes on, and people become more and more talented, the quality of releases has steadily increased. Fast forward to Retro-Bit and their newest release on … Continue reading
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Tagged Aftermarket, Dio, famicom, Holy Diver, Licensed, NES, nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment System
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E07 – Book Creation and NES Cult Classics (feat Kurt Kalata) | Hagen’s Alley Books Podcast
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Tagged Book Creation, Books, Campaigns, Europe, famicom, Hagen's Alley Books, HardcoreGaming 101, kickstarter, Kurt Kalata, NES, podcast, Publishing, Taito
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VGBS 89 – Everdrive N8 (NES, Famicom and FDS)
All about the Everdrive N8…
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Tagged Emulation, Everdrive, famicom, Famicom Disk System, FDS, Hacking, homebrew, Krikzz, N8, NES, nintendo, ROMs, SD Card, Stone Age Gamer, Translations
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The Ultimate Homebrew & Famicom Collector Guide!
Rewind Mike picked up a copy of NES Oddities & the Homebrew Revolution from me when we were hanging out at a convention. Since he has gotten it, he has been cursing at me for how much content there is … Continue reading
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Tagged Book Review, famicom, Hagen's Alley Books, homebrew, Homebrew Revolution, NES, NES Oddities, nintendo, PAL Exclusives, Rewind Mike, Unlicensed
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VGBS Live 17 – NES Games You Haven’t Heard Of with Steve DeLuca at Game On Expo 2017
VGBS is Live at Game On Expo in Arizona.
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Tagged Arizona, Convention, famicom, Game On, gamester81, gaming podcast, Goofy Foot, Hidden Gems, homebrew, Live, NES, nintendo, Panel, VGBS
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NES Oddities & the Homebrew Revolution: Book Review by John Riggs
A huge thanks to the always awesome John Riggs for doing a quick book review of my latest book. Check it out and definitely subscribe to his awesome videos.
Posted in Hagen's Alley Books, Media
Tagged Book Review, famicom, Hagen's Alley Books, homebrew, John Riggs, NES, NES Oddities, Nintendo Entertainment System, Riggs
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Project Assembly and Shipping Madness Begins…
After an amazing time at Replay FX, it’s now time to get to get backer items out before heading out to the Coleco Expo this weekend! Both the NES Oddities Books and VGBS Season 1 arrived last week, so to … Continue reading
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Tagged famicom, gaming podcast, Homebrew Revoltuion, kickstarter, NES, NES Oddities, nintendo, Projects, Season 1, VGBS
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NES Oddities & the Homebrew Revolution Book Reveal!
It’s here! NES Oddities & the Homebrew Revolution is now fully printed and for sale in the Hagen’s Alley Books store. Check it out and find more about it here in this live video that I did.
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Tagged Books, famicom, Grails, Hagen's Alley, NES, nes homebrew, NES Oddities, nintendo, NWC, PAL, Unlicensed, Variants
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I’ll be at Replay FX this Weekend + NES Oddities Books Update!
For the second year in a row I’ll be attending Replay FX! It is this Thursday through Sunday July 27 – 30; four days of retro gaming madness. This convention is really awesome as they have so many pinball and … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, famicom, Hagen's Alley Books, kickstarter, NES, nes homebrew, NES Oddities, PAL, Replay FX, Unlicensed
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VGBS Live 14 @ TooManyGames 2017 – NES Aftermarket Games with Miketendo & Rewind Mike
VGBS is Live at TooManyGames in Philadelphia, PA.
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Tagged 2017, Anticipated Games of 2017, Bootlegs, Dongled, famicom, gaming podcast, Hacks, Homebrews, Mario, NES, Panel, Rewind Mike, TooManyGames, Translations, VGBS Live, zelda
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VGBS 63 – NES Oddities & the Homebrew Revolution
In this episode we talk about the immediate funding of Jeff’s newest Kickstarter book project and comparisons to his previous ones. We then go into the past, present and future of the NES homebrew scene and discuss researching these games … Continue reading
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Tagged @gamingvgbs, Books, famicom, FDS, Funded, gaming podcast, Hagen's Alley, Holy Grails, homebrew, kickstarter, NES, nintendo, Oddities, Stretch Goals, Stretch Goals, Unlicensed, VGBS, Weird Games
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NES Oddities Book: FDS Section Written!
I’ve finished up the write-ups for the Famicom Disk System section in the Oddities book. As you might be able to tell from the image below, this section consists of FDS games that don’t require knowing Japanese to enjoy. There … Continue reading
The Final Famicom Release: Adventure Island 4 Review | Rewind Mike
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Tagged Adventure Island, famicom, NES, nintendo, Rewind Mike
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VGBS 43 – Neo Geo MVS Gems and Video Game Cartoons – Voicemail and Text Hotline: (262) 264-VGBS
Episode 43 Topics: -NEO GEO MVS Pickups -Captain N: The Game Master -The Power Team -Kwirk – Gameboy -Puzzleboy – PC Engine -Displaying Famicom Games -Top Loading Tech vs. Front Loading Tech -Cannibalizing existing NES games to create new ones … Continue reading
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Tagged Captain N, Destiny, Fallout 4, famicom, gaming, Halo 5, Kwirk, neo geo, podcast, Puzzleboy, The Nintendo Quest, The Power Team, VGBS
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