America knew it as the Nintendo Entertainment System, but in Japan, it was the Family Computer (Famicom). It was more than just a home console—it was intended to actually do a whole lot more. All you ...

If there’s one certainty in life, it is that Nintendo Famicom and similar NES clone consoles are quite literally everywhere. What’s less expected is that they were used for a half-serious attempt at ...

Hello to the ARS collective mind: my sister wants to get her son a PC to replace his laptop. He is in the 7th grade, and is in a STEM "technology and programming". and needs to be useful for "light ...