Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. Until now, if you wanted to play old-school 8-bit NES games, you had three options. You could find an ...

The video game industry has changed a lot in the 35 years since the U.S. launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System. From online gaming to virtual reality, there’s a lot that the inventors of the NES ...

Bit Brigade could be more famous if they wanted to be. They're a five-man rock band, but one of their members doesn't play an instrument -- instead, he speedruns through a classic NES game while the ...

Nintendo is re-releasing the classic NES, with a few changes and improvements. It’s being called the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition, and is a mini version of Nintendo’s first ...

I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, gaming and future/emerging trends in our changing world. Other obsessions include magic, immersive theater, ...

Now you're playing with power. Again. The NES Classic Edition is a thing of beauty. A pint-sized recreation of Nintendo's beloved first console, it comes pre-loaded with 30 games that represent a ...

When you look at the world around you and consider what’s popular — the top movies, music, clothing, and products — you get the feeling that everything cool today is something we’ve seen before. Take, ...

Sometimes I get crazy ideas and none of my coworkers at Input stop me. Crazy idea No. 1,768,534: mod my Lego NES into a real game console that plays classic 8-bit Nintendo games. I knew I had to make ...

Though more than 33 years old, there’s still vast interest in the Nintendo Entertainment System and its iconic library of games. Just look at the mega-successful NES Classic Edition, the mini replica ...

Which adorable little console will you take home this holiday? That's the question that Nintendo and Sony are asking shoppers this year with their triple threat of nostalgia-laced retro console ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Nintendo has shipped out its first batch of classic-style NES controllers for Switch. I got a pair today, and I found them to be much more useful than ...