Challenger is a guitly pleasure of mine. Classic Famicom, for sure. It's like a long, lost NES game I never played in the 80s.

Is that my Dig Dug? Looks great.

Have you ever used repro shells? the only reason I ask is because on AtariAge there's talk of making Atari2600 and Vectrex shells. I know RetroUSB used to sell NES shells but I don't know if they do anymore.

Has anyone played Dpad Hero or Magical Doropie? Not being in on the programing scene I'm a little lost with some of these.

Magical Doropie was released in the states as The Krion Conquest. It is a very obvious, yet very good Megaman clone. However, the US release was heavily edited and is missing many features, including cutscenes. The version Bishop's offering, another I put the label together for, is the Video Smash Excellent fan-translation. You can read more on it here.

You are too kind good sir. Thanks for the kind remark. Appreciate that.

Hey again,
That is indeed your Dig Dug, and it's on it's way along with the MLP you ordered. 

Shells:
Retrozone is currently not selling them.
I am pricing out getting shells made through a plastics manufacturer. I will eventually offer new shells, but that won't be for a while. I'm not gonna do transparent shells like retrozone has, but rather solid color shells. Gonna be reminiscent of Famicom carts.

M-Tee sums up Magical Doropie really well. D-Pad Hero II is AWESOME. My buddy owns it and it's a really great take on what Guitar Hero could have been,and the Co-op mode is killer. It's all just up-down and B-A, but it's great. Worth a purchase.

I absolutely love D-Pad Hero 2. The chiptunes are better than the original songs imo. Worth it just for the music.

These look to be of amazing quality. Any chance you will offer CIB games, and SNES games? I only buy CIB. WIshing you to be the next TimeWalk games (May they rest in peace)

I prefer solid color shells as well. The translucent looks cool at first but the novelty wears off.

I hope it's not impolite but someone else here offers good SNES games if Bishop doesn't want to. I'll just say search though as to not thread crap.

Crazy question time again, sorry.

Has anyone found a way to add saves to a NES game without needing a battery? Since the boards can be new can you put non-volatile ram on it and would the nes be able to write to it?

I believe the new flash boards are capable of such things. I know Study Hall saves information w.o having a battery and its a flash board.

Yeah, I think newer boards can do that, but I think most stick with batteries for now (even most new boards). Probably just easier that way so you don't have to mess with the ROM or whatnot (I Have no idea, just guessing).

Just got my order of MLP today, cart looks great, and it plays without a hitch! Many thanks, Bishop. I also appreciate the dust sleeve, the cart being shrink wrapped, and the little 'extra' you packed in, that was a surprise, haha.

Some good work there gents!

I actually just beat MLP, I was slightly disappointed with the ease that I was able to do so, but the game was overall pretty fun. I don't think the hacker planned for his hack to be played on real hardware though as the game does slow down quite a bit at parts where there are too many sprites on the screen. There's not too much of a difficulty curve either, only one or two of the bosses in the game were actually somewhat challenging, and most of the levels are super easy. This is also coming from a guy that normally sucks at Megaman, haha.

The actual cart is great, though, and it will have a permanent spot in both my NES collection and my pony collection.

I purchased the Earthbound Zero w/ the label variant, and it looks AWESOME. Very professional output by Bishop Bros.

me too! Just got the game in and it was in prestine condition. Playing it right now and lovin' it.

PM sent!

I have no interest in the My Little Pony universe but being an easy Mega Man does have me thinking. Now how do I explain that to my family?

Love you guys! Thanks for all the compliments. Means a lot.

Eric- What color would look best on Challenger? I though medium blue like the the Mario cart but it might not work. The label has too much blue on it already. What about darker blue like the background image on the label? Black is too easy.

I'm planning another order.

I'm glad you dig the label design. I also cringed a bit when you mentioned putting that label onto a blue cart. ha.

So I'll chime in here:
If it were to go onto a colored cartridge, I would suggest a very light off-white, bone, or ivory with a matte finish, if it were available. Pure white would be garish, but an ivory or off white would play very well off of the white logo.

Definitely gonna agree with M-Tee here. You want a subtle color that would compliment the label. An ivory or off white would be perfect. That or a beige/tan color that would match the desert sand. 

I hope to eventually be able to offer C.I.B. games and manuals. Trying to save up for the equipment needed. 
Thanks for the compliments : ^ D

Metro-Cross

-A quote from the Japanese arcade flyer, grammatical errors and all. Metro-Cross is a runner, where each stage has a time-limit and a series of obstacles to leap. It is extremely addictive, and is seriously challenging. I've been playing it daily on the subway for over a week now, trying to master the courses. The game could be viewed as a predecessor to mobile games like Temple Run, Cookie Run, etc. and could be a great intro to retro gaming for the younger generation into that type of thing.

Follow this link to watch gameplay from GameCenter CX, a Japanese TV Show where a comedian plays Famicom games. (gameplay starts around 3:30 )


A little about the labels. I used three sources to design three labels. All of which were majorly recolored to be more game-accurate, and then for aesthetic reasons to accomodate for the changes. The yellow  label also features a handtraced logo, while the black label utilizes a logo fraom a different European arcade release. (Also, where it had been thought in the past that the blue cans were Pepsi, they're actually a clear Japanese soda called Pocari Sweat).

Another great, early Famicom exclusive for any collection.

*Suggested cart color: Yellow label w/ blue cart.