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By Jack Loftus Nov 15, 2009 3:00 PM 25,382

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Let’s Count the Ways NES Modders Have Decimated My Fondest Childhood Memories

Our first mod is a relatively recent one. The modder took a nice, fully functioning Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt combo cartridge, gutted it, and turned it into an admittedly clean and portable NES emulator. Sure, the gutting made most of my 1986 memories fade into a terrifying pit of blackness, but at least this wasn't a golden Legend of Zelda cartridge or anything.

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