VirtualNES.com News Archive

Game of the Month
Posted on October 26th, 2008.

As an experiment, we're going to hold a poll to see what people want November's Game of the Month to be. Forum users can vote here. If you are not a forum user, registration is free.

A Slightly Larger Update
Posted on October 20th, 2008.

Three games were added today. They are: Crystalis, Desert Commander, and Flintstones - Rescue of Dino and Hoppy.

This was originally part of a larger update that has since been pushed back to November 16th. Right now, the plans for this update are still being ironed out, however, it wouldn't be unreasonable to expect over 50 games to be added in this update.

As always, your donations help keep vNES running smoothly.

A Slightly Larger Update
Posted on September 21st, 2008.

The Unreleased Games section was added today. It currently has 16 games that were nearly complete and never released for the NES. It can be found here.

A Small Update
Posted on September 19th, 2008.

The games "Simpsons, The - Bartman Meets Radioactive Man" and "Track and Field 2" have been added. With any luck, we should have a larger update for you soon.

Donation System Error
Posted on September 3rd, 2008.

Thanks to a error, people trying to donate games got presented with an error. That has since been fixed, and people who would like to donate games are once again able to do so.

Additionally, the contact form works again.

You've Got Games.
Posted on September 1st, 2008.

It's the monthly update. Added this month is the entire collection of Wisdom Tree, Color Dreams and Bunch Games, along with:

Adventure Island II, Clu Clu Land, Goonies II, The, Jaws, Nobunaga's Ambition, Popeye, Simpsons, The - Bart vs. The World, Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular, Soccer, Solomon's Key, Street Fighter 2010, Tennis, Volleyball, Wario's Woods.

Update: Our very loyal, and very Swedish fan, Link, noticed that I accidentally forgot to activate Solomon's Key. It has been fixed, and now works.

Server Downtime Notification
Posted on August 30th, 2008.

The server was down previously for maintenance. After it was taken out of maintenance something else (other than vNES) was hosted on this server and evidently hacked. The problem should be fixed now, and the security issue is being looked into.

I apologize profusely for the outage over the last 24 hours.

Random News - Vol. 2, Issue 3.
Posted on August 23th, 2008.

• I fixed that bug in the forums, I think.
• Next scheduled update is for the 31st.
• We're still waiting on the post office to get around to giving us our insurance payout.
• Please do consider donating to the site.

Random News - Vol. 2, Issue 2.
Posted on August 12th, 2008.

• The lawyers are hard at work at the moment. I was told they overlooked something, and they might have found a new loophole for us. Either way, it's a positive thing.
• We're still waiting on the post office to get around to giving us our insurance payout.
• Please do consider donating to the site.

Random News - Vol. 2, Issue 1.
Posted on August 9th, 2008.

• The following games got added today.
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • Deja Vu
  • Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
  • Elevator Action
  • Super Glove Ball
• For the two of you who pointed this out, "Solstice - The Quest for the Staff of Denmos" is not a typographical error, Nintendo simply wouldn't allow for the word "Demons" in a game, so Imagesoft switched two letters around.
• We're still waiting on the post office to get around to giving us our insurance payout.
• Plans are being made to add a section for Freeware games to be added, but that's going to take some time to figure out.

Let Them Eat... Games?
Posted on August 7th, 2008.

As we promised earlier, more games have been added to the site. The "Recently Added Games" table is too small to list all of them, so here's a complete list of what was just added:

Adventures in the Magic Kingdom, Astyanax, Baseball Stars, BigFoot, Castlequest, Code Name: Viper, Gyruss, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Iron Tank, Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II, Ivan "Iron Man" Stewart's Super Off-Road, Karate Champ, King's Knight, Kung Fu Heroes, Legacy of the Wizard, Loopz, M.U.S.C.L.E., Magic Johnson's Fast Break, Marvel's The Uncanny X-Men, Mighty Bomb Jack, NARC, Operation Wolf, Pinball, Raid on Bungeling Bay, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Roger Clemens' MVP Baseball, Rollerball, Section Z, Sky Shark, Solar Jetman: Golden Warpship, Stealth ATF, Strider, Swords and Serpents, Target: Renegade, The Guardian Legend, The Legend of Kage, The Rocketeer, Tiger-Heli, Win Lose or Draw, Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord, Wizards & Warriors, World Games, Wrecking Crew.

More With The Games, Already!
Posted on August 5th, 2008.

We're making preparations to purchase about $250 in NES games for the archive. If you've got a request, please let us know by using the contact form. You can also donate games as well.

Welcome to vNES 4.00!
Posted on August 4th, 2008.

It has taken months of planning, working, and programming, and we are proud to finally release vNES 4.00. As we have previously stated, vNES 4.00 is only capable of running the games that we have a physical cartridge of at the vNES HQ. If you have games you wish to donate, please click here. The vNES staff has been selling some of their personal possessions on eBay to help acquire more games, and more games are being added all the time.

Changes from vNES 3.31

• Only games in which a physical copy exists at the vNES HQ are enabled.
• Interface upgraded to make navigation easier.
• vNES UPLiNK Upgraded to Version 2.00
• vNES Applet Upgraded to Version 2.02
• Game Selection Bar uses HTML MAP instead of an image for each option.
• Game Selection Menu includes Scanlines option.
• Game Selection Menu includes # of Players Field.
• Game Screenshot Viewer includes Title Screen and In-Game Screen.
• Direct Contact Section allows people to send an email to vNES Staff.
• "Legend of Zelda II : The Adventure of Link" was renamed "Zelda II: The Adventure of Link."

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