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• SFC box art number 4: Super Valis IV

  
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  Full name: Sūpā Varisu Akaki Tsuki no Otome Genre: Action Developer: Telnet Japan Publisher: Laser Soft First released: 1992 Were now very much at the business end of the countdown, and into the realm of very special box art. I certainly hope the next few pieces dont disappoint! The Valis games are very well ...
  5 days ago

• A quick peek at: The Holy Trinity

  
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  As some of you may well have gathered (especially from my Terranigma love-in ), I am a bit of fan of the so called Quintet Trilogy on the Super Nintendo and Super Famicom. Though none of these games are directly related, there are a number of common themes and characters that connect them, and because of this they ...
  5 days ago

• Pinekast Butouden 171: CRASH! Super Rasta Goku Banana Mario Action Attack! I am the Gamer.

  
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  This week we have the return of Dylan “3UP.” a self proclaimed Dragon Ball fan, who hasn’t been on since Pinekast 42 and he joins us on discussion about the many variations of Mario games through out the generatons. Also, does Luigi in the JPN version of “Mario 2″ aka “Lost Levels” truly jumps higher … ...
  2 weeks ago

• Five Famicom games Im going to (attempt to) play once Ive learned enough Japanese

  
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  Now that Ive broken the ice and written a post about five of the PC Engine games Im going to attempt to play through one Ive learned enough Japanese , I may as well continue that line of thinking and plow through a number of similar posts devoted to other not-available-in-English games Ive always wanted to play, ...
  2 weeks ago

• The ultimate game of cat and mouse

  
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  Ive long been a fan of Namcos arcade classic, Mappy --for proof, read through my "Great Gaymathon" review of its Famicom port --so it shouldnt be too surprising to hear me come out in support of the following print , produced by the über-talented Zac Gorman. If youre in the mood for game-related ...
  2 weeks ago

• Elsewhere, Mayle, Womb Odyssey and other excellent My Famicase Exhibition 2013 entries

  
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  Calling all fans of faux cartridge labels: this years "My Famicase Exhibition" entries are now available for public consumption at  famicase.com . Surprisingly, a good number of the fake labels that were compiled for this years event--which annually collects a mountain of made-up Famicom cartridge art and then ...
  2 weeks ago

• Wii U GamePad Famicom skinBecause in this day and age,...

  
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  Wii U GamePad Famicom skin Because in this day and age, everything must have a skin that looks like an old video game system. Consoles, controllers, clothes, iPhone cases — everything. Eventually we will see a Game Boy decorated with a Game Boy decal, and modded with a tiny PC to play Game Boy games. Datel Japan ...
  2 weeks ago

• My Famicase Exhibition 2013 entriesMeteor, our favorite video...

  
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  My Famicase Exhibition 2013 entries Meteor, our favorite video game shop in Tokyo, began hosting its annual Famicase gallery last week, displaying nearly 90 Famicom cartridges for fake games dreamt up by artists.  It looks like more Western artists than usual participated this year, and judging by the messages ...
  2 weeks ago

• Video Game…Toast! Wait, Toast?

  
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  You read thast headline right - toast is the word of the day here at GameSniped. Of all the video game collectibles Ive seen cross my path, these two have got to be some of the weirdest - even weirder that I came across both of them on a night of hunting! With little history to judge their actual value, I couldnt pass ...
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• Too weird for the west? Part 2: Shounen Ashibe

  
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  The cuteness knows no bounds... Today sees me back on the trail of interesting Japanese games that never saw the light of day outside of their homeland, and also back again with a Super Famicom platform game. Now if (for some reason) youve been searching for the cutest game ever, then you can probably rein in ...
  3 weeks ago

• "The dark red color was simply an order from the president. He had this dark red scarf that he liked..."

  
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  “The dark red color was simply an order from the president. He had this dark red scarf that he liked to wear a lot; it was just a color that he liked. For an executive like him, the external design is one of the easier ways to put his mark on the project, so to speak.” - - Famicom hardware designer Masayuki ...
  3 weeks ago

• TOY SR Nintendo History Collection Family Computer - Import Preorder

  
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  NCS Product Synopsis      Takara Tomy Arts has started preorders for a new collection of Family Computer gashapon toys which ship in late July 2013. The ...
  3 weeks ago

• Vampires, whips and 16bits

  
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  Throughout the years much has been much written about Konami’s wondrous Castlevania series (a boat load in all honesty). And for one instalment in particular there is very little that has not been said, no part of the game left upraised and no dimly lit Transylvanian corridor unexplored... I am talking of course ...
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• What Unreleased Fire Emblem Would You Want To Play Today?

  
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  All right, let me delude myself into believing I have a decent amount of readers that are checking out this blog– now under delusion, I now would like to ask you a pretty simple question: what unreleased Fire Emblem game would you want to play today? Ok, this sounds like a loaded question, so I guess I better go ...
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• SFC box art number 6: Super Mario Kart

  
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  Full name: Sūpā Mario Kāto Genre: Racing Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo First released: 1992 Here we have a video game colossus that really needs no introduction. If youre a fan of console gaming, then its likely at some point youve played Super Mario Kart (or at least one its various offspring). A great ...
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• SFC box art number 7: Vortex

  
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  Full name: Vortex - The FX Robot Battle Developer: Argonaut Publisher: Pack-In-Video (Japan) So we arrive at number 7 in my Super Famicom box art countdown, and whats this...no giant mechs thus far?! Fear not, as this will now be addressed with the very interesting Vortex. Developed by British company Argonaut; ...
  4 weeks ago

• SFC box art number 8: Doluckys Grass Baseball

  
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  Full name: Dorakkii no Kusayakiu Genre: Sports Developer: Zoom Publisher: Imagineer First released: 1993 Ok heres the thing, I like cute stuff. Doraemon, Keroppi, Moogles...I have a real soft spot for them all. So you can imagine the first time I saw this little round ball of fur stepping up to bat, I was smitten! ...
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• SFC box art number 9: Garou Densetsu 2

  
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  Full name: Garō Densetsu 2 Aratanaru Tatakai Genre: Fighting Developer: SNK/Takara Publisher: Takara First released: 1993 Instantly recognisable to all fighting game fans, Garou Densetsu (released in the west as Fatal Fury) was SNKs attempt at muscling in on the 2D brawling craze caused by Street Fighter 2. And ...
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• SFC box art number 10: Wonder Project J

  
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  Full name: Wonder Project J: Kikai no Shōnen Pīno Genre: RPG/raising sim Developer: Almanic Publisher: Enix First released: 1994 A curious and totally enchanting video game, which centres around a young robot boy (or Gijin, as theyre known) and his exploits in learning to be more human. Inspired heavily by the ...
  4 weeks ago

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