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Welcome To VirtualNES.com
The Virtual Nintendo Entertainment System with 765 Games!

VirtualNES.com is the largest vNES website on the Internet. vNES is a Nintendo Entertainment System emulator programmed in Java. To use this website, you will need any Intel x86-compatible computer (most are). For best results, we recommend that you turn off all media players before starting a game. Also, if the controls are not working for you, double-click the game field before continuing. vNES is powered by Players Like You™, and thanks to your generosity, we are able to keep this website running advertisement-free. If you can, please consider donating to keep this website alive.

Not Another News Update
Posted by Jamie Sanders on April 27th, 2008.

Canada Post lost a bunch of games that are particularly important, so while we get this sorted out, the update will be delayed further. Sorry. More information will become available as we figure out what happened. As always, we need your donations, scroll down for more information on that. Also, we're working on doing international support now, so please ignore the poorly formed sentences below:

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Si vous parlez français et rencontrez des problèmes pour jouer à des jeux sur ce site, s’il vous plaît cliquer ici pour aller sur les forums et posez votre question.

Wenn Sie Deutsch sprechen und Probleme haben, Spiele auf dieser Website, klicken Sie bitte hier, um zum Forum und fragen Sie dort Ihre Frage.

Keeping The Dream Alive: How You Can Help vNES
Posted by Jamie Sanders on April 15th, 2008.

Every day, in my Inbox, I get a good amount of questions from people asking about the vNES Donation Project. So, I thought I would make another news update and post about it here. Trust me on this, it isn't easy trying to assemble a library of nearly 750 NES games. At the moment, there are 64 games that have been cleaned, tested, and archived here at vNES Headquarters. I've got about 36 more games here that still need to be examined, and there are two more packages still in the mail. A third package is planned, but has not been sent, because of a family emergency of the donator.

And so, I'm asking you, again, for help.

Sending Games
As always, sending your old games to us is incredibly helpful. We are currently able to accept any games for any systems, as well as other items, like controllers, consoles, light guns, or manuals and boxes. If they aren't for the NES, the good people at the Nintendo Repair Shop will trade them in for NES games that we don't have here at Headquarters yet. If you are interested in donating games, please, email me here. Please remember to include a list of items to plan to donate. Also, packing materials can be sent to you on request.

Sending Money
This is also incredibly helpful. The vNES Team has tried to keep this website an advertisement-free community supported venture. Plus, if you specify it, we will use your donation to buy the game(s) you specify. If you are interested in sending money, please, click here for more information.

Thank you all for your support.

Updates That Aren't Significant Enough To Warrant Their Own Post.
Posted by Jamie Sanders on April 4th, 2008.

Firstly, I'd like to mention that we have received a few generous donations of games. However, we still need your help assembling our library of NES games. Many popular games such as Kid Icarus, Donkey Kong, Wrecking Crew, Contra Force, Arkanoid, Bomberman, and Paperboy have yet to be donated. We were considering doing a telethon, but after consulting a few drug users (we paid them in Funyuns) no matter how many drugs you take, it seems that me singing "Mr. Roboto" or Kermit the Frog singing anything was a bad idea.

With that, I'd like to reiterate that we still need your old games. We are now equipped to send you packing materials on request. Naturally, we still are giving away prizes to those who donate games. We are currently able to accept any games for any systems, as well as other items, like controllers, consoles, light guns, or manuals and boxes. If they aren't for the NES, the good people at the Nintendo Repair Shop will trade them in for NES games that we don't have here at Headquarters yet. If you are interested in donating games, please, email me here. Please remember to include a list of items to plan to donate.

Edit: When I say "old games," I'm speaking of original physical cartridges. Don't send me your rom files.

I'd also like to point out that this plan couldn't have come at a better time, as recently, Attorney General Michael Mukasey has started spreading FUD by saying that terrorists are committing copyright infringement to fund their activities, despite that there is no evidence whatsoever to support that claim (read more about this here.) The reason he is doing this, is because he is trying to push new legislation to create a department that investigates intellectual property theft.

Let's back up here and get something out in the clear. The United States Government is telling us about a terrorist link that doesn't exist, and is now actively trying to convince Congress to take actions that reduce our liberty, freedom, and privacy. This has happened before. Unless you want the police knocking down the door because you download songs off the Internet, do not let this happen again. We're still paying for the last time we did. If you can do nothing else, please, write your member of congress and tell them to vote no on any Copyright reforms.

Additionally, some amount of progress is being made on the chip that handles Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!. A few other games are being examined, such as Adventure Island, which according to user reports, seems to crash in the same level at the same exact spot (something about a spring in World 2 Zone 4 or something, I've not ever gotten that far.) Also, Tetris keeps having problems where the pieces (and everything else) essentially disappears after it has stopped moving. That might be a problem with the way the video works, but more tests are being done so we can fix the issue.

On that note, I'd like to point out that in the current live version of vNES, the following games have been fixed, and will be ready for play on May 3rd if we have them at vNES HQ. The games are: Air Fortress, Bigfoot, The Black Bass USA, Caesar's Palace, Castle of Deceit, Greg Norman's Golf Power, Ninja Kid, North & South, Rally Bike, Silent Assault, and The Uncanny X-Men. As of the time of this writing, the only game that we will have here at vNES HQ will be Air Fortress.

And finally, as noted above, the change is scheduled for about 06:00 GMT (Midnight, Central Time.) on May 3rd. When I announced the date earlier, I forgot to check if the date was a weekend. It's easier to do it then, if any problems should arise.

Players Like You™ are the people responsible for our success. And because of you, we're able to keep vNES an ad-free website. You can buy new NES controllers (that, unlike most clones made in China, actually look and feel like real NES controllers, they don't smell bad either) and USB adaptors and go Two-Player with your favorite NES games. That's right - you and a friend can make a futile attempt to beat any game that has a two-player mode. No more playing games on an awkward keyboard - experience the games the way they were meant to be played. Not only are you increasing your enjoyment, getting a retro fix, but a portion of the proceeds go to keeping this site running. It's a win-win.

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