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Famicomblog
Personal blog · famicomblog.blogspot.comgamesculturehistory
Famicomblog is a personal blog at famicomblog.blogspot.com about games, culture and history. Since 2012, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 4 times. The last post was in 2021, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked for posts on retro Famicom and NES hardware, such as whether blowing into cartridges worked. The one comment adds facts on Famicom cartridge size and does not judge the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Blog about the Famicom, retro video games, retro Japan, and 80s stuff in general.
What Hacker News says?
The article didn't include any pictures of Famicom carts, but basically, they're about half as tall as NES cartridges. I haven't popped open any NES games, but I'd have to guess most, if not all NES games just used a Famicom sized board to simplify manufacturing. Here's a comparison shot of the NES and Famicom versions of Super Mario Bros. 3: http://www.vintagecomputing.com/wp-content/images/smb3j_labe... While most…
Comment linking /2009/12/aesthetics-of-famicom-cart.html
on “Did Blowing Into The NES Cartridge Really Work?”Submitted Some thoughts on the $660k copy of Super Mario Bros as a story · 77 points
HN discussionSubmitted Will Retro Game Collecting Kill Retro Gaming? as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Japanese Retro Video Game Bars and Cafes Are Getting Shut Down by the Police as a story · 3 points
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