The NES turns 30...

The NES turns 30: How it began, worked, and saved an industry | Ars Technica.

Oh, the good old days.  Fond memories of many a Friday night spent staying up way too late playing games with my brother.

Ironically, I was trying to relive some arcade classics with MAME just yesterday.  Need to acquire a USB controller of some sort.  Trying to play via keyboard just doesn’t work for me.