ValuGamer

A catalog of obsolete entertainment.

Category: Nintendo

FC Mobile II and the Quest for a Portable NES

Gamers wanting a portable NES for the past 25 years have always had a few options — some legal and others not so much. Late in the GBA lifecycle Nintendo released the Famicom/NES classics collection which included some of the system’s greatest hits; the most notable marquee classics that were just as much a part […]

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The Aladdin™ Deck Enhancer™

Welcome! Today’s post is about a lesser-known cartridge-based expansion system: the Aladdin Deck Enhancer developed by Codemasters and distributed in North America by Camerica Games. If you are familiar with the Game Genie then you will understand the basic premise of this device. You plug cartridges into one end and then put the whole works […]

Toys “Я” Us Gamers’ Guide

I recently found a box of my old gaming magazines and catalogs. They are currently just taking up space so I’m going to throw them away, but before I do I figured I could scan some of the more interesting articles and advertisements. If you like looking at this sort of stuff let me know […]

Retro Game Challenge

If you own or have access to a Nintendo DS I recommend that you check out Retro Game Challenge. The game came out earlier this year in the US and it has been one of my favorite titles of 2009. Retro Game Challenge is a collection of fake NES-style games and each one has its […]