The console’s innovative architecture, as explored in console meets cartridge, gave developers unparalleled flexibility, ...

Want to see a really small version of this? The same hardware in a smaller package was put together a couple of months ago to build the world’s smallest NES controller.

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A game console's controller is your gateway into the games themselves, but they haven't always been good. These are the worst ...

A few months ago, [Ben] saw a video of the world’s largest NES controller. “I bet I could make the smallest,” he thought in a strange game of one-upmanship. Now [Ben] has the smallest fully ...

But none have been quite as cool as this larger-than-life NES controller. This well crafted replica isn’t just for gawping at – it’s actually a fully-functional controller hooked up to the once ...

Nintendo basically set the standard for all consoles going forward up until the 3D era with the NES controller. Its D-pad was a revolution that we still use to this day, and the simplicity of the ...

Two controllers, zapper gun, and two game cartridges - Now you're playing with power! Narrator: Fast forward to 1983. The NES brought us classics like Super Mario Brothers and The Legend of Zelda.