Famicom
Awesome Mail Day Gold Punch Out Follow Up
Finally got a chance to play some Punch-Out on the Famicom. I didn’t do too great but that’s not too surprising considering I never played it as a kid and I don’t really know what I’m doing yet! Check out the game play video here. If you have any hints for me just leave them … Continue reading
Valentines Day Game
For Valentines Day thought I would spotlight one of the cutest couples in retro gaming history. I know you are instantly thinking Mario and Peach, but this couple isn’t nearly as well known. It’s the boy and girl penguins from Binary Land on the Famicom. This game was one of the first developed my Hudson … Continue reading
Gameboy Micro Famicom Edition
Finally decided to dive in and pick up a Game Boy Micro, and not just a plain one. Had to be the special 20th Anniversary of the Famicom edition one. I’ve been looking for one for a long time then when it finally because available from a seller in Japan I had to get it! … Continue reading
Retrogamergirl First Anniversary!
One year ago I started this little site, and here we are 159 posts later Thank you so much for letting me share my love of classic games, especially NES and import games with you! I figure for something special today I’ll play a random retro Famicom game a NES game too and do reviews … Continue reading
Famicom Disk System games
Figured I should take a picture of all my Famicom Disk System games just so I can keep track of them all. The nice thing is pretty much all these games are playable even if you don’t speak Japanese! Are there any other titles I should look for to add to the collection? Follow … Continue reading
Awesome Mail Day – Gold Punch Out!!
Got this beauty in the mail last week from retro4everfamicom. Thank you so much you rule! This will definitely go on display with my collection. The history on this special famicom cartridge is pretty cool. This gold Punch-Out!! Special cartridge was given out as a prize when Nintendo held a competition in 1987 where people played Nintendo … Continue reading
Famicom 30th Anniversary
2013 marks the 30th anniversary of the Nintendo Famicom! It’s hard to believe that most of the games I play today are 25-30 years old already! To commemorate this anniversary I’m going to start a new feature on the site called Alana’s Crazy Imports (for lack of a better name lol), I’ll feature games that … Continue reading
53 Stations of the Tokaido
Happy 2013 Everyone! Thought I would share a game with you that is exclusive to the Famicom. It’s known as Tōkaidō Gojūsan-tsugi (53 Stations of the Tōkaidō) and it was put out by Sunsoft in 1986. If you are a big fan of Game Centre CX you may have seen Arino challenge this one (it’s also … Continue reading
Famicom Gifts
I figured since it the Christmas season I would make a list of some of my favorite famicom games so that way if you are shopping for someone with a Famicom it may give you a few ideas on games to consider giving them as a gift! All these games do not require knowledge of … Continue reading
Famicom Games
I think this is the whole list of famicom games I own, but I’m sure I missed some. I’ll add pictures of all the individual carts soon! (now in alphabetical order) Akumajou Densetsu Akumajou Special: Boku Dracula Kun Argos no Senshi (Rygar) Argus Astro Boy Balloon Fight Battletoads Binary Land Bomber King B-Wings Contra Crisis … Continue reading
