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Pirates squeeze Final Fantasy VII onto NES cartridge
February 27th, 2008
This NES port of Final Fantasy VII is far from your average rip-off. It’s the work of a gifted group of Chinese programmers, who utilized revolutionary techniques to squeeze a relatively complete version of the PSone classic onto a cartridge that plays on ancient 8-bit hardware.
I Wanna Be The Guy - the best, hardest 8-bit ROM hack ever
January 10th, 2008If you yawned your way through Asshole Mario, check out I Wanna Be The Guy. It’s actually a Battletoads ROM hack, but you’d never guess - a number of classic titles make cameo appearances. Check out this epic boss battle with Zangief from Street Fighter II, and download the game here if you’re not too scared.
Video of an entire play through the game is available at Nikumatic’s YouTube profile.
via Destructoid
ThinkGeek 8-bit tie now on sale
October 5th, 2007Originally placed on ThinkGeek as an April Fools joke, the overwhelming demand forced the company to take the product seriously. The tie sports an ultra-nerdy clip-on design, is 20 inches in length and retails for US $19.99.
via Opposable Thumbs


