Landmark Games
The Legend of Zelda (1986): Why the Original Still Matters
From the Famicom Disk System to the gold NES cartridge, how the 1986 Legend of Zelda pioneered open exploration and battery saves.
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Console History
The Nintendo Entertainment System: How the NES Revived Home Gaming
How Nintendo's Famicom became the NES: the 1983 Japanese launch, the VCR-style redesign, R.O.B. as a toy-store strategy, licensing rules and the launch games.