Original Nintendo Scans
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@8bitbackissues.bsky.social 👋 Hi! Recently discovered the show and been listening back. Wanted to connect for a couple of things via DM! 📚
November 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
@8bitbackissues.bsky.social 👋 Hi! Recently discovered the show and been listening back. Wanted to connect for a couple of things via DM! 📚
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Folks who own collections of old games/consoles - do you track your collection electronically? If so, what do you use?
October 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Folks who own collections of old games/consoles - do you track your collection electronically? If so, what do you use?
Folks who own collections of old games/consoles - do you track your collection electronically? If so, what do you use?
October 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Folks who own collections of old games/consoles - do you track your collection electronically? If so, what do you use?
Surely I cannot be the only person who thought this when starting up DK Bananza...
(🔊 sound on)
(🔊 sound on)
July 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Surely I cannot be the only person who thought this when starting up DK Bananza...
(🔊 sound on)
(🔊 sound on)
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Pauline has kept her signature dance move in Donkey Kong Bananza!
From the arcade to Mario Odyssey to Donkey Kong Bananza!
From the arcade to Mario Odyssey to Donkey Kong Bananza!
July 4, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Pauline has kept her signature dance move in Donkey Kong Bananza!
From the arcade to Mario Odyssey to Donkey Kong Bananza!
From the arcade to Mario Odyssey to Donkey Kong Bananza!
Pikachu, Chikorita and Piplup ride in a Pikachu-themed hot air balloon, from the european manual for PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure (Wii, 2009)
May 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Pikachu, Chikorita and Piplup ride in a Pikachu-themed hot air balloon, from the european manual for PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure (Wii, 2009)
Princess Peach attacks Lemmy Koopa as part of her escape plan, scanned from a 1992 comic by Kentaro Takekuma and Charlie Nozawa, as serialised in Nintendo Power and other international Nintendo Club magazines.
May 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Princess Peach attacks Lemmy Koopa as part of her escape plan, scanned from a 1992 comic by Kentaro Takekuma and Charlie Nozawa, as serialised in Nintendo Power and other international Nintendo Club magazines.
Donkey Kong "stamp" graphic, isolated and cleaned up from the box art of the japanese Donkey Kong Jungle Beat bongo accessory & game bundle (GameCube, 2004)
April 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Donkey Kong "stamp" graphic, isolated and cleaned up from the box art of the japanese Donkey Kong Jungle Beat bongo accessory & game bundle (GameCube, 2004)
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New updates on nindb.net! Want to know more about a bunch of Nintendo's electromechanical arcade games from the 1970s? How about an in-depth guide to Nintendo's Space Invaders knock-off Space Fever?
Go oooon, give it a little click there. I worked really hard on 'em!
Go oooon, give it a little click there. I worked really hard on 'em!
NinDB: Information on First Party Nintendo Games
nindb.net
April 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
New updates on nindb.net! Want to know more about a bunch of Nintendo's electromechanical arcade games from the 1970s? How about an in-depth guide to Nintendo's Space Invaders knock-off Space Fever?
Go oooon, give it a little click there. I worked really hard on 'em!
Go oooon, give it a little click there. I worked really hard on 'em!
Manual cover and "Profile" page from the Lylat Wars "big box" European manual (N64, 1997), known as Star Fox 64 outside of PAL regions.
Unlike traditional N64 manuals, this version which came with the game & rumble pak is almost A4 in size and contains more full-colour pages.
Unlike traditional N64 manuals, this version which came with the game & rumble pak is almost A4 in size and contains more full-colour pages.
April 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Manual cover and "Profile" page from the Lylat Wars "big box" European manual (N64, 1997), known as Star Fox 64 outside of PAL regions.
Unlike traditional N64 manuals, this version which came with the game & rumble pak is almost A4 in size and contains more full-colour pages.
Unlike traditional N64 manuals, this version which came with the game & rumble pak is almost A4 in size and contains more full-colour pages.
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Here we go: a new article has gone up on my Scanline Artifacts site.
Join me as I dig into the history of the Famicom Adapter, a lost and almost-forgotten piece of Nintendo hardware with a curious spin on backward compatibility.
Join me as I dig into the history of the Famicom Adapter, a lost and almost-forgotten piece of Nintendo hardware with a curious spin on backward compatibility.
The Nintendo Connection: Unraveling the Unreleased Famicom Adapter
Peeling back some tantalising details on the the Super Famicom Duo that never was.
scanlineartifacts.co.uk
April 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Here we go: a new article has gone up on my Scanline Artifacts site.
Join me as I dig into the history of the Famicom Adapter, a lost and almost-forgotten piece of Nintendo hardware with a curious spin on backward compatibility.
Join me as I dig into the history of the Famicom Adapter, a lost and almost-forgotten piece of Nintendo hardware with a curious spin on backward compatibility.
You're right! Unfortunately young man named Stefan had already marked the differences on the original, but I have recreated the image's pair for you here. Have fun!
April 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
You're right! Unfortunately young man named Stefan had already marked the differences on the original, but I have recreated the image's pair for you here. Have fun!
Mario and Luigi attempting to fix the plumbing in the basement of Princess Peach's castle, taken from a "Spot the Difference" competition in the Number 3, 1991 issue of the official Swedish Nintendo Magazine.
April 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Mario and Luigi attempting to fix the plumbing in the basement of Princess Peach's castle, taken from a "Spot the Difference" competition in the Number 3, 1991 issue of the official Swedish Nintendo Magazine.
The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy (NES, 1991) manual cover, inside art and instructions. Published by Codemasters in Europe and Camerica in the US, the game hardware used a "Plug Thru" system to avoid Nintendo licensing.
April 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy (NES, 1991) manual cover, inside art and instructions. Published by Codemasters in Europe and Camerica in the US, the game hardware used a "Plug Thru" system to avoid Nintendo licensing.
Overhead render of Mario, Wario, Yoshi and Luigi from the inside cover of the Super Mario 64 DS (NDS, 2004) manual
April 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Overhead render of Mario, Wario, Yoshi and Luigi from the inside cover of the Super Mario 64 DS (NDS, 2004) manual
High quality scan of Mario in a tornado from Super Mario Bros 3 (NES, 1988), taken from an official Swedish 1992 guide to NES games and accessories.
March 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
High quality scan of Mario in a tornado from Super Mario Bros 3 (NES, 1988), taken from an official Swedish 1992 guide to NES games and accessories.
Swedish A4 promotional flyer for RoboWarrior (NES, 1989) produced by Bergsala, Nintendo's distributor in the Nordics.
March 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Swedish A4 promotional flyer for RoboWarrior (NES, 1989) produced by Bergsala, Nintendo's distributor in the Nordics.
Illustration of Mario & Toad foiling Bowser's theft of various NES games.
Scanned from the January 1990 Swedish Club Nintendo leaflet ("Nintendo Videospelklubb") promoting the 1990 Nintendo Calendar. It's notable for using a Bowser design more like Miyamoto's original 1985 Super Mario Bros box art.
Scanned from the January 1990 Swedish Club Nintendo leaflet ("Nintendo Videospelklubb") promoting the 1990 Nintendo Calendar. It's notable for using a Bowser design more like Miyamoto's original 1985 Super Mario Bros box art.
February 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Illustration of Mario & Toad foiling Bowser's theft of various NES games.
Scanned from the January 1990 Swedish Club Nintendo leaflet ("Nintendo Videospelklubb") promoting the 1990 Nintendo Calendar. It's notable for using a Bowser design more like Miyamoto's original 1985 Super Mario Bros box art.
Scanned from the January 1990 Swedish Club Nintendo leaflet ("Nintendo Videospelklubb") promoting the 1990 Nintendo Calendar. It's notable for using a Bowser design more like Miyamoto's original 1985 Super Mario Bros box art.
Officially licensed miniature plastic Famicom replicas containing notepads, manufactured by Banpresto in 2004.
Five different cartridge variants were available: Super Mario Bros, Dr. Mario (both pictured), The Legend of Zelda, Ice Climber and Mario Bros. #famicomfriday
Five different cartridge variants were available: Super Mario Bros, Dr. Mario (both pictured), The Legend of Zelda, Ice Climber and Mario Bros. #famicomfriday
February 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Officially licensed miniature plastic Famicom replicas containing notepads, manufactured by Banpresto in 2004.
Five different cartridge variants were available: Super Mario Bros, Dr. Mario (both pictured), The Legend of Zelda, Ice Climber and Mario Bros. #famicomfriday
Five different cartridge variants were available: Super Mario Bros, Dr. Mario (both pictured), The Legend of Zelda, Ice Climber and Mario Bros. #famicomfriday
Joycard Sansui SSS controller (NES, 1989) created a stereo effect from the console's mono audio by momentarily amplifying the left or right channel through an inbuilt headphone port when the corresponding direction was pressed.
February 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Joycard Sansui SSS controller (NES, 1989) created a stereo effect from the console's mono audio by momentarily amplifying the left or right channel through an inbuilt headphone port when the corresponding direction was pressed.
The UK's first review of Super Mario Kart (SNES, 1993) appeared in the October 1992 edition of Nintendo Magazine System.
It includes the following explanation of the controls, which implies that reviewer @jazrignall.bsky.social - like me - finds brakes to be completely optional.😅
It includes the following explanation of the controls, which implies that reviewer @jazrignall.bsky.social - like me - finds brakes to be completely optional.😅
January 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The UK's first review of Super Mario Kart (SNES, 1993) appeared in the October 1992 edition of Nintendo Magazine System.
It includes the following explanation of the controls, which implies that reviewer @jazrignall.bsky.social - like me - finds brakes to be completely optional.😅
It includes the following explanation of the controls, which implies that reviewer @jazrignall.bsky.social - like me - finds brakes to be completely optional.😅
Inlay cover for Konami's "Falsion" (Famicom Disk System 1987). It was one of only 7 games that supported Nintendo's "Famicom 3D System" active shutter glasses peripheral.
#famicomfriday
#famicomfriday
January 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Inlay cover for Konami's "Falsion" (Famicom Disk System 1987). It was one of only 7 games that supported Nintendo's "Famicom 3D System" active shutter glasses peripheral.
#famicomfriday
#famicomfriday
Link using the "Tingle Tuner" to place bombs, scanned from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker manual (GameCube, 2003)
January 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Link using the "Tingle Tuner" to place bombs, scanned from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker manual (GameCube, 2003)
Introduction double-page for Kirby's Pinball Land (Game Boy, 1993). It was the third Kirby game after Dream Land (Game Boy, 1992) and Adventure (NES, 1993).
It was developed by HAL Laboratory, who also made the previous Game Boy pinball game "Revenge of the Gator" (1989).
It was developed by HAL Laboratory, who also made the previous Game Boy pinball game "Revenge of the Gator" (1989).
January 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Introduction double-page for Kirby's Pinball Land (Game Boy, 1993). It was the third Kirby game after Dream Land (Game Boy, 1992) and Adventure (NES, 1993).
It was developed by HAL Laboratory, who also made the previous Game Boy pinball game "Revenge of the Gator" (1989).
It was developed by HAL Laboratory, who also made the previous Game Boy pinball game "Revenge of the Gator" (1989).