Tag: Nintendo

• Super Famicom left on for 20 years to keep save data

  

  Cartridges from the 8-bit and 16-bit eras of consoles had a battery to maintain the save data. Aside from passwords, this was pretty much the only way to keep your progress. But, like all batteries, they eventually loose power and can no longer retain the memory of the RAM. Batteries on a chipset can be replaced…

  January 5, 2016

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• Windows 95 on the 3DS

  

  The video itself is just the boot screen, but it appears to be working. How will the legacy operating system work on the popular dual screen device? Not much else is known but the original forum post is teeming with ideas.

  January 4, 2016

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• Retro Releases: December 2015

  

  This month we see the PlayStation 4 get some PS2 emulated games and a classic PS1 JRPG. The Wii U gets a beloved 3D platformer from its predecessor. PlayStation Store: War of the Monsters Grand Theft Auto III Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas The Mark of Kri Rogue Galaxy PaRappa The…

  January 3, 2016

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