Yay thanks for following that 301 google!

Thank google for following that 301 redirect from the old classicgaming Web site to its new location at http://nesp.tighelory.com!

Moving Original NESp site off IGN hosting

I found out today that IGN is terminating its site hosting as of August 2009. The NESp project site (http://nestable.classicgaming.gamespy.com) has been hosted on classicgaming 2001 back in the gamespy days. If you have any bookmarks or links please update them as this redirect will most likely stop in August. I hope by that time google updates its links too.

New Location: http://nesp.tighelory.com/

Super Magic Drive Floppy Drive in a NES

My friend spoonman has a Super Magic Drive that he picked up on ebay. The Super Magic Drive is a game copier that will dump ROMs to a floppy drive or a PC connected via a parallel port. The one he got did not include the floppy drive so he asked me to make an adapter to connect a standard PC floppy to the Super Magic Drive. I put it in a NES case and used a blue LED to make it awesome.

I used the following information he had gotten from a forum years ago. I cannot credit the source:

Any PC 3.5 inch FDD
5V 1A power supply
Case

Making the cable
FFE D-sub 25 pin ------------FDD 34pin

1, 18-25-----------------------ALL ODD pin (GND)
2-------------------------------8 (Index)
3-------------------------------26(TR00)
4-------------------------------28(WP)
5-------------------------------30(RD)
6-------------------------------34(DC)
7-9----------------------------No Connection
10-----------------------------10(DS1)
11-----------------------------16(MOTOR ON 1)
12-----------------------------22(WD)
13-----------------------------24(WE)
14-----------------------------No Connection
15-----------------------------32(HS)
16-----------------------------18(DIR)
17-----------------------------20(STEP)

• Spoonman's Super Magic Drive
• Super Magic Drive - Sonic Retro

Donkey Kong Jenga

Not a lot to say here except for "I want!". For $25 it is not bad!

• Donkey Kong Jenga - 80stees.com

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom

タツノコ (Tatsunoko) VS. CAPCOM CROSS GENERATION OF HEROES is looking to be one the most exciting games for me. I sure hope they bring it to the 360!

• Video
• Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes - Wikipedia

Nintendo Announces DSi

Wow I am excited about the Nintendo's new DSi -- just not the $179 price point! Ouch!

Here are the specs:

1. 12 percent thinner than DS Lite
2. Built in web browser
3. No Game Boy cartridge slot
4. Screen are now 3.25 inches
5. 3-megapixel camera (also second camera facing player)
6. SD card slot
7. downloadable games: Download games from a "DSi Shop" over Wi-Fi, and save them to the SD card.
8. "DSi Ware" (downloadable) games are sell for 200, 500, or 800 points.
9. Launch Date November 1 in Japan for ¥18,900 (approximately $179)

Sweet!

• Nintendo Announce New DS: The Nintendo DSi
• Nintendo announces Nintendo DSi - DS Fanboy

NES Emulator in a NES Controller

This has been around but it is still a great project! Ed put a USB hub, keyboard controller and 8GB flash drive in a NES controller, plug it in and play your favorite NES games!

• Ed's Howto's: How To: Make your own NES USB controller w/ games