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Remembering Nintendo Power, Vol. 1: The Official Top 50 NES Games As of 35 Years Ago Today
Nintendo Power magazine for years ranked Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games via a system that polled players, professionals, and dealers. This…
Aug 6, 2023 • 
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Remembering Nintendo Power, Vol. 1: The Official Top 50 NES Games As of 35 Years Ago Today
The Top 500 Indie NES Games, Vol. 9
Decades after the last licensed Nintendo Entertainment System cart, NES games still get released. This list—which excludes prototypes/localizations of…
Apr 12, 2024 • 
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The Top 500 Indie NES Games, Vol. 9
The RETRO Top 250 NES Homebrews
27 years after the last licensed release for the Nintendo Entertainment System, NES games still come out regularly. This ranking honors some of the best…
Jan 20, 2022 • 
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The RETRO Top 250 NES Homebrews
The 50 Most Frequently Graded Video Games
This report ranks the Top 50 most frequently graded sealed video games and the Top 10 most graded complete-in-box games. The graded video game market is…
Dec 10, 2023 • 
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The 50 Most Frequently Graded Video Games
The Top 500 Indie NES Games, Vol. 11
Decades after the last licensed Nintendo Entertainment System cart, indie NES developers are still publishing professional-grade NES games. This archive…
Jun 1, 2024 • 
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The Top 500 Indie NES Games, Vol. 11
The Top 500 NES Homebrews, Vol. 6
Decades after the last licensed Nintendo Entertainment System game, NES games still get released. This list—which excludes prototypes or localizations…
Aug 23, 2022 • 
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The Top 500 NES Homebrews, Vol. 6
The Top 500 NES Homebrews, Vol. 4
Decades after the last licensed Nintendo Entertainment System release, NES games still drop regularly. This ranking—which excludes hacks, localizations…
Apr 2, 2022 • 
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The Top 500 NES Homebrews, Vol. 4
The Top 500 Indie NES Games, Vol. 10
Decades after the last licensed Nintendo Entertainment System cart, indie NES developers are still publishing professional-grade NES games. This archive…
May 3, 2024 • 
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The Top 500 Indie NES Games, Vol. 10
The Indie NES Game Hall of Fame
Here are retro gamers’ and retro devs’ picks for the best NES games of this century. Inside you’ll also find the full list of indie NES games that have…
May 3, 2024 • 
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The Indie NES Game Hall of Fame
The Top 500 Atari 2600 Homebrews, Vol. 1
After the last Atari 2600 game was released during the original lifespan of the console, indie developers continued publishing high-quality 2600 carts…
Aug 4, 2024 • 
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The Top 500 Atari 2600 Homebrews, Vol. 1
The Top 500 NES Homebrews, Vol. 5
Decades after the last licensed Nintendo Entertainment System game, NES games still get released. This list—which excludes prototypes or localizations…
May 5, 2022 • 
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The Top 500 NES Homebrews, Vol. 5
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The NES2 Hall of Fame: Voting Period 1
Nominations are open for the NES2 Hall of Fame, which honors NES homebrews—including original titles, ports, and “complete” hacks—published from 1996…
Apr 15, 2022 • 
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The NES2 Hall of Fame: Voting Period 1
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