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All the way back in 1986, Nintendo released one of its coolest devices ever. And you've likely never heard of it. The Famicom Disk System was an add-on to the Famicom, which was the Japanese version ...

Hopping on and off public transport can be a boring task at the best of times and an all-out nightmare at the worst. But what if instead of having to pay for the bus with our normal people hard-earned ...

Leaked documents from Sony's camp have confirmed the existence of PlayStation Neo, a sort of half-step that bumps up the "base" PS4's processor speed, memory, and graphics hardware while remaining ...

Nintendo's Famicom Disk System was released in 1986 in Japan and hasn't had anything developed for it in over 20 years. Until now. Adam Bolton is a contributor for CNET based in Japan. He is, among ...

A fascinating thing about several of the NES games released in 1987 is that they weren’t originally designed for that hardware. Rather, many of them (including Zelda and Metroid) originally launched ...

TOKYO -- Here's something you don't see every day: A whole pile of 22-year-old games in brand-new shape. So how did these get here? I can hazard a guess. Back when I was living in Japan in 2003, two ...

The Legend of Zelda may have had its official 30th anniversary on Feb. 21, but that’s not stopping Nintendo of Japan from spending six weeks soaking in the nostalgia of the classic game. This week, ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. A few weeks ago, I saw the Retro Game Master movie, half of which took place in 1986 Japan. In the film, the characters are often seen visiting a game ...

Nintendo has a habit of not releasing certain games outside Japan, at least initially. One of the best-known examples of this is the real Super Mario Bros. 2, which was deemed too difficult for ...