Finally, the NES gets DLC
by Justin McElroy 
{ Apr 8th 2008 at 2:00AM }
We admit that we don't share their same tendencies, but we love how many video game modders seem to come from the George Mallory school of thought. Why do you want to put downloadable content on the Nintendo Entertainment System? Because it is there. RetroZone are the ones to thank for the feat, which involves a specially-made cart featuring the Mac game Glider.The cart is flashable, so once you finish the levels that ship with the game, new ones can be downloaded from RetroZone's official site. No, it's nothing we'd ever sink our time into. But we're aboslutely thrilled that someone out there is doing it.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
lifeinthefridge @ Apr 8th 2008 2:08AM
finnaly geez
Wii60 @ Apr 8th 2008 2:41AM
Too little, too late. The Sega Master system is more powerful and its games are playable on its next-gen system, the Genesis. Nintendo's poorly named Super-Nintendo doesn't even accept the old NES carts.
I doubt that this downloadable content will be anything more than a cheap gimmick.
Royale @ Apr 8th 2008 11:16AM
sega fanboy...
Danny @ Apr 8th 2008 12:04PM
No way, Nintendo has promised that the Super NES will be the only console with Mario on it, even though there are rumours about the franchise being sold to Sega. You're just butthurt that Nintendo supports true 3D gaming with the Super FX chip. Just watch, soon Sega will collapse, and Sonic will be on Nintendo games.
mr mobius @ Apr 8th 2008 2:41PM
Pfft. Sega'll never leave the console business. It'll be a cold day in hell before Nintendo is selling consoles and Sega is not. This DLC is a gimmick. It'd take ages anyway to download with my state of the art 56k modem, never mind a standard 28k. It'll never catch on.
Tiptup300 @ Apr 8th 2008 3:21PM
Dude, seriously, why hasn't anyone mass marketed an N64 portable, NOT AN EMULTATOR, but the real thing!??! I would pay $200- for that!
NES FANBOY (Yes my console is better than yours) @ Apr 8th 2008 2:43AM
YES!!! my prayers have been answered
Thank you Allah
ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Apr 8th 2008 11:47PM
Why did this comment get voted down?
DangerMouse @ Apr 8th 2008 2:51AM
When did all the news bits start posting exactly on the hour? Is this something new?
EMOruffino @ Apr 8th 2008 3:20AM
ask allah
Hashbrown Hunter @ Apr 8th 2008 4:53AM
Are you making fun of Muslims? Wow that's incredibly retarded and totally unrelated to the story.
Sir, you are the textbook definition of a: flamer
DangerMouse @ Apr 8th 2008 12:34PM
Are you making fun of homosexuals?
theclaw @ Apr 8th 2008 3:37AM
Care to donate me a Power Base Converter then? ^_^
jorojoserojas @ Apr 8th 2008 4:16AM
Here come the damn microtransactions.
Hashbrown Hunter @ Apr 8th 2008 4:54AM
NESDLCFTW
matthew_rivera @ Apr 8th 2008 6:22AM
Pshaw, I won't bite until I can get an On-Cart On-Line Site to Change my Levels Out! >.> ( Hehehe, that's really cool. ;P )
FOXHOUND @ Apr 8th 2008 8:08AM
This takes the fun out of doing tamborine-like smacks, ritual rain dancing, and blowing on the carts to get them working. :(
jamesFF @ Apr 9th 2008 12:04AM
I would like one for my SNES
Morning Toast @ Apr 9th 2008 1:57PM
The PowerPak offered by RetroUSB for the NES is a great product. I bought one a while ago and love playing all the NES games I didn't have on my console instead of on an emulator. Well worth the price if you're the type looking for NES gameplay and not VC or other emu.