Brenden
@bro3256.com
the guy who owns a Famicom
and admin of FamiWiki (23)
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573/1042 Famicom cartridges
https://ko-fi.com/bro3256
and admin of FamiWiki (23)
(profile picture by @Akfamilyhome.com)
573/1042 Famicom cartridges
https://ko-fi.com/bro3256
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On one hand I really miss this western localization but on the other hand they were baffling representations of the games in question. It is probably easier to just use the same cover worldwide anyways.
January 7, 2026 at 11:27 PM
On one hand I really miss this western localization but on the other hand they were baffling representations of the games in question. It is probably easier to just use the same cover worldwide anyways.
The AVS is genuinely a really cool clone console and was my introduction to FPGA-based retro hardware. It sucks that there currently isn't an affordable HDMI console that plays Famicom and NES cartridges (and no the Retron does not count).
Here's hoping we get something new very soon.
Here's hoping we get something new very soon.
We've just heard that RetroUSB, makers of the AVS, is reportedly shut down. The website now only acts as an archive for firmware and past product information.
If true, it's a sad day for the NES community. Here's hoping @analogue.bsky.social brings back their NT Mini Noir.
#nesdev #neshomebrew
If true, it's a sad day for the NES community. Here's hoping @analogue.bsky.social brings back their NT Mini Noir.
#nesdev #neshomebrew
January 7, 2026 at 8:31 PM
The AVS is genuinely a really cool clone console and was my introduction to FPGA-based retro hardware. It sucks that there currently isn't an affordable HDMI console that plays Famicom and NES cartridges (and no the Retron does not count).
Here's hoping we get something new very soon.
Here's hoping we get something new very soon.
I don't usually complain that much but holy heck YouTube let me watch things from other channels good lord. Their default recommendations have gotten so bad in recent years. Seeing this makes me want to close YouTube and do something else.
January 6, 2026 at 10:03 PM
I don't usually complain that much but holy heck YouTube let me watch things from other channels good lord. Their default recommendations have gotten so bad in recent years. Seeing this makes me want to close YouTube and do something else.
A screenshot had recently surfaced of the unreleased Famicom game Heri Fighter which was set to be published by Nintendo in January 1986 with a retail price of 4,900 yen. It is basically a clone of the arcade game Tiger-Heli by Toaplan.
It is still unknown why this went unreleased.
It is still unknown why this went unreleased.
January 5, 2026 at 11:51 PM
A screenshot had recently surfaced of the unreleased Famicom game Heri Fighter which was set to be published by Nintendo in January 1986 with a retail price of 4,900 yen. It is basically a clone of the arcade game Tiger-Heli by Toaplan.
It is still unknown why this went unreleased.
It is still unknown why this went unreleased.
About a year ago, I was skimming through the UK's Nintendo Magazine System and issue 10 from July 1993 had an interesting blurb regarding a Doraemon game being released for the SNES by Kemco. Presumably this likely would have been a localization of the first Super Famicom game by Epoch.
January 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
About a year ago, I was skimming through the UK's Nintendo Magazine System and issue 10 from July 1993 had an interesting blurb regarding a Doraemon game being released for the SNES by Kemco. Presumably this likely would have been a localization of the first Super Famicom game by Epoch.
I posted about this on Discord and unintentionally became the first* underground meme of 2026. So here's a thread of some of my favorites starting with the original.
January 4, 2026 at 4:09 AM
I posted about this on Discord and unintentionally became the first* underground meme of 2026. So here's a thread of some of my favorites starting with the original.
I am going to be holding a Marble Madness (NES) tournament at GameOnExpo 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. Highest score wins 100 bucks. This will be held as a side tournament for the Retro Championships 2026.
retrochampionships.com
retrochampionships.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:17 AM
I am going to be holding a Marble Madness (NES) tournament at GameOnExpo 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. Highest score wins 100 bucks. This will be held as a side tournament for the Retro Championships 2026.
retrochampionships.com
retrochampionships.com
2026 is hopefully going to be the year that I get over 700 Famicom cartridges. There's still a dozen or so "cheap" ones I have left but I am starting to spend a tad bit more on each new cart. Current count is 573 as of writing.
January 2, 2026 at 12:31 AM
2026 is hopefully going to be the year that I get over 700 Famicom cartridges. There's still a dozen or so "cheap" ones I have left but I am starting to spend a tad bit more on each new cart. Current count is 573 as of writing.
Reposted by Brenden
I've been at this five years and it was unlikely that I'd ever give Sega platforms their due. So I took a look at every 8-bit console game on a Sega platform that was released in Japan and put it all in one video.
youtu.be/yjBdqGMCO-g
youtu.be/yjBdqGMCO-g
All* Sega in a Day
YouTube video by RndStranger
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I've been at this five years and it was unlikely that I'd ever give Sega platforms their due. So I took a look at every 8-bit console game on a Sega platform that was released in Japan and put it all in one video.
youtu.be/yjBdqGMCO-g
youtu.be/yjBdqGMCO-g
Just got done building the Lego Game Boy, pretty fun build that I would recommend for those wanting to kill a few hours and have a neat decoration.
December 31, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Just got done building the Lego Game Boy, pretty fun build that I would recommend for those wanting to kill a few hours and have a neat decoration.
Since we're approaching the end of 2025 I thought I would lay out plans for next year for FamiWiki, specifically some goals I want to achieve with the site. So here are 10 things I want to see improved to some degree.🧵
December 30, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Since we're approaching the end of 2025 I thought I would lay out plans for next year for FamiWiki, specifically some goals I want to achieve with the site. So here are 10 things I want to see improved to some degree.🧵
I would have loved to hear more people mention this before my Switch 2 screen scratched. I'm actually in the process of getting a replacement system cause said scratch is noticeable to my eyes.
So please spend an extra couple bucks (not sponsored) instead of a couple hundred like I am.
So please spend an extra couple bucks (not sponsored) instead of a couple hundred like I am.
The Switch 2 comes with a thin plastic layer over the glass screen... this is NOT a screen protector. It WILL scratch!
Grab yourself a 3-pack for cheap on Amazon right now!
JSAUX: amzn.to/4qp9MLE #ad $7.49
amFilm: amzn.to/3WC04Ja $7.99
both brands are great
Grab yourself a 3-pack for cheap on Amazon right now!
JSAUX: amzn.to/4qp9MLE #ad $7.49
amFilm: amzn.to/3WC04Ja $7.99
both brands are great
December 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I would have loved to hear more people mention this before my Switch 2 screen scratched. I'm actually in the process of getting a replacement system cause said scratch is noticeable to my eyes.
So please spend an extra couple bucks (not sponsored) instead of a couple hundred like I am.
So please spend an extra couple bucks (not sponsored) instead of a couple hundred like I am.
It's a Christmas miracle.
Merry Christmas 2025!
Merry Christmas 2025!
December 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It's a Christmas miracle.
Merry Christmas 2025!
Merry Christmas 2025!
I ended up getting another game card case this Christmas, so now I can fit another 80 Switch cards which by the time I hit that limit we'll probably be out of the Switch 2 era of Nintendo.
December 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I ended up getting another game card case this Christmas, so now I can fit another 80 Switch cards which by the time I hit that limit we'll probably be out of the Switch 2 era of Nintendo.
Reposted by Brenden
Merry Christmas! If you'd like to spend 45 minutes celebrating video game history with me, we're about to debut The Untold Story of the Nintendo Entertainment System. I worked on his ALL YEAR, and I genuinely think it will reshape how we all think about the system. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJvp...
The Untold Story of the Nintendo Entertainment System
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation
www.youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Merry Christmas! If you'd like to spend 45 minutes celebrating video game history with me, we're about to debut The Untold Story of the Nintendo Entertainment System. I worked on his ALL YEAR, and I genuinely think it will reshape how we all think about the system. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJvp...
こんにちは、日本のファミコンプレイヤーの皆さん！
potential EME alert 🚨- apparently the Japanese are signing up to bluesky in droves. If you check the newskies feed 99% of posts are now Japanese
cc: @surfdude29.ispost.ing @laurenshof.online
cc: @surfdude29.ispost.ing @laurenshof.online
December 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
こんにちは、日本のファミコンプレイヤーの皆さん！
In 2019, a prototype ROM of this game was being auctioned in Japan and there was an attempt by western players to win and preserve the data. Unfortunately they were outbid by a Japanese collector who claimed that they only won the item in order to prevent "copy sales and dumps".
December 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
In 2019, a prototype ROM of this game was being auctioned in Japan and there was an attempt by western players to win and preserve the data. Unfortunately they were outbid by a Japanese collector who claimed that they only won the item in order to prevent "copy sales and dumps".
Reposted by Brenden
I found the worst baseball game. Major Dream: Major Wii: Perfect Closer is one of the most notorious video games ever released in Japan and there's more things wrong with it than you can imagine.
youtu.be/KQc0cxbsehE
youtu.be/KQc0cxbsehE
A Baseball Video Game So Bad, It Destroys Your Console
YouTube video by RndStranger
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I found the worst baseball game. Major Dream: Major Wii: Perfect Closer is one of the most notorious video games ever released in Japan and there's more things wrong with it than you can imagine.
youtu.be/KQc0cxbsehE
youtu.be/KQc0cxbsehE
Thank god this game is now playable in current year.
Square's Tom Sawyer - Jim Design Fix (NES) Added
Square's Tom Sawyer - Jim Design Fix - Content
In this ROM hack, Jim’s appearance is changed to resemble his appearance in the 1980 anime. Four new portraits were drawn for him.
romhack.ing
December 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Thank god this game is now playable in current year.
So I may have spoke too soon...
I couldn't help it, I was in the Phoenix area and took the opportunity to visit that Book-Off location. At least it was worth it!
I couldn't help it, I was in the Phoenix area and took the opportunity to visit that Book-Off location. At least it was worth it!
December 23, 2025 at 1:32 AM
So I may have spoke too soon...
I couldn't help it, I was in the Phoenix area and took the opportunity to visit that Book-Off location. At least it was worth it!
I couldn't help it, I was in the Phoenix area and took the opportunity to visit that Book-Off location. At least it was worth it!
I'm predicting in some eventual future that the term Metroidvania dies not because people stop using it, but rather Nintendo wanting to protect their Metroid trademark from being used in a genre name for things like marketing.
Probably won't stop nerds from using it though.
Probably won't stop nerds from using it though.
Who coined "Metroidvania"? It wasn't @jparish.bsky.social, and he'll be the first to tell you. Besides, there are far more interesting questions, like: How did it spread? Evolve? And what's it got to do with rickrolling?
Watch til the end for a post-credits sting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8set...
Watch til the end for a post-credits sting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8set...
The History Of The Word "Metroidvania" And How It Spread
YouTube video by Critical Kate (of A Critical Hit!)
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I'm predicting in some eventual future that the term Metroidvania dies not because people stop using it, but rather Nintendo wanting to protect their Metroid trademark from being used in a genre name for things like marketing.
Probably won't stop nerds from using it though.
Probably won't stop nerds from using it though.
Reposted by Brenden
Ah, the Mexican prototype forger returns! This is the latest in a series of similar forgeries that rip off game collectors around Mexico City. The scammer peels labels off retail games to make them kinda look like prototypes to the untrained eye. www.reddit.com/r/retrogamin...
December 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Ah, the Mexican prototype forger returns! This is the latest in a series of similar forgeries that rip off game collectors around Mexico City. The scammer peels labels off retail games to make them kinda look like prototypes to the untrained eye. www.reddit.com/r/retrogamin...
Anyone else find it strange that we have not seen a single re-release of an older Bomberman game since 2017 for Wii U Virtual Console? It's especially strange that out of all the collections Konami has released in recent years none of them involve Bomberman, why is that?
December 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Anyone else find it strange that we have not seen a single re-release of an older Bomberman game since 2017 for Wii U Virtual Console? It's especially strange that out of all the collections Konami has released in recent years none of them involve Bomberman, why is that?
Reposted by Brenden
Our Main Page was recently redesigned with a brand new layout! This new revision keeps what was previously present and introduces new sections such as Featured and News. You can also find our latest YouTube uploads as well.
famiwiki.net
famiwiki.net
December 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Our Main Page was recently redesigned with a brand new layout! This new revision keeps what was previously present and introduces new sections such as Featured and News. You can also find our latest YouTube uploads as well.
famiwiki.net
famiwiki.net
This will likely be my final Famicom haul for the year, mostly boxed items with a few carts that I was missing.
December 16, 2025 at 2:29 AM
This will likely be my final Famicom haul for the year, mostly boxed items with a few carts that I was missing.