183231bcb, to retrocomputing

I've a question about modern "homebrew" games made for old consoles:

Why is the original Gameboy such a popular target? Itch lists a whopping 6406 games tagged as targeting Gameboy. The second-most popular old console is the NES, with only 1848 games on Itch: less than a third as many as the Gameboy. The Gameboy Advance sits at only 450 games on Itch.

Why? What makes the Gameboy so much better of a platform for indie devs compared to the NES or later consoles?

Drfoxweyman, to retrogaming
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https://www.twitch.tv/drfoxweyman

Gonna be going LIVE tonight with some NES SHOVELWARE! Usual time of 4:30 PM EST/1:30 PM PST in the FOX DEN!

itnewsbot, to random
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Running UNIX On A Nintendo Entertainment System - Who wouldn’t want to run a UNIX-like operating system on their NES or Famicom? Alt... - https://hackaday.com/2024/02/11/running-unix-on-a-nintendo-entertainment-system/

OnkelBobbyWhite, to tetris German
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bjoernfuhr, to Podcast German
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🎄 Ihr habt dieses Jahr noch nicht genug von uns gehört? Dann haben wir gute Neuigkeiten: Die tägliche Ladung „TboP“ gibt es mit Christians persönlicher NES Top 24 in unserem Podcast-Adventskalender! Jetzt den Prolog anhören – Link in der Bio!

trinityparadox, to Nostalgia
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I never really grew up with Legend of Zelda as a franchise sadly, I did grew up with Super Mario Bros 1, M.U.S.C.L.E, Lunar Pool, Bomberman 1, Snow Bros, Tank 1990, Legend of Kage (the intro did shat my pants cause it was scary insen scale), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tetris, Megaman, Road Fighter and Soccer.

itnewsbot, to Arduino
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Real NES Plays Frame-Perfect For You On Twitch - Have you ever wanted to be the best Super Mario Brothers speedrunner, but you just... - https://hackaday.com/2023/10/29/real-nes-plays-frame-perfect-for-you-on-twitch/

damagecontrolblog, to VideoGames
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Cirdan, to retrogaming German
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Ey Cirdan, den Stream hatten wir doch schonmal oder? Naja fast... heute isser in der richtigen Geschwindigkeit 🤣denn mein Famicom ist wieder da!!!

RetroTechy, to Nintendo
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Out for a day of game hunting / nerd items. Found this in a pile of loose NES carts. May be uploading the entire trip soon on the channel so be sure to subscribe!






RetroTechy, to Nintendo
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The NES collection is slowly building. I don’t expect to get the entire set but I damn well will try!





ne1for23, to c64
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Knights of Bytes, developers of for the , tweets:

We've been asked for the difference between the PAL and the NTSC version of Sam's Journey on the . Well, we adjusted both versions to their respective frame rate so you'll get the same gameplay speed on both systems. No boost on NTSC and no tranquilizer on PAL! 😃


https://nitter.poast.org/knightsofbytes/status/1680970208201039872

Cirdan, to retrogaming German
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Wenn ich euch jetzt erzählen würde das NES ist gerade 40 geworden - was würde das mit euch machen? Zeit für einen Test - das NES ist die Tage 40 geworden.... Zeit für einen kleinen Besuch oder?

McPete88, to ps5

This totally legit non knock off 'Gamestation 5' just arrived from China... probably as close to a real PS5 AS I'm likely to get 😂
Pretty much a Nes emulator in a cheap vaguely PS5 shaped shell...I'm loving it though 😎

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pixel, to Nintendo
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thevglibrary, to gaming
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Admittedly not the sexiest cover... 😅

Published exclusively in Japan in 1986, this rare, unassuming book is actually a deep dive into the and it's anticipated impact on new media as a whole.

👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/ambitions-of-the-famicom-camp

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thevglibrary, to Nintendo
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thevglibrary, to fireemblem
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ne1for23, to retrogaming
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ne1for23,
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thevglibrary, to Nintendo
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What effect did 's have on Japan? 🇯🇵

Published in 1986, this book offers an early look into the country's cultural shift as a result of the home console.

Check it out here:
👉 https://thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-family-computer-changes-the-information-network-of-japan

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Cirdan, to gaming German
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Da hab ich seit 4 Jahren ein gemoddetes NES rumstehen und nie getestet - war immer zu faul. Das ändert sich heute. Es ist auch schon ganz aufgeregt wie Faxanadu, Snake Rattle & Roll und Batman sind :)

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