{"id":37614,"date":"2018-08-03T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/08\/these_are_the_most_insanely_gorgeous_nes_cartridges_youll_ever_see"},"modified":"2018-08-03T12:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T12:30:00","slug":"these-are-the-most-insanely-gorgeous-nes-cartridges-youll-ever-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/08\/03\/these-are-the-most-insanely-gorgeous-nes-cartridges-youll-ever-see\/","title":{"rendered":"These Are The Most Insanely Gorgeous NES Cartridges You&#8217;ll Ever See"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/08\/these_are_the_most_insanely_gorgeous_nes_cartridges_youll_ever_see\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/08\/these_are_the_most_insanely_gorgeous_nes_cartridges_youll_ever_see\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/08\/these_are_the_most_insanely_gorgeous_nes_cartridges_youll_ever_see\/attachment\/0\/original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/08\/these_are_the_most_insanely_gorgeous_nes_cartridges_youll_ever_see\/attachment\/0\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8255.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Remember <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2017\/12\/feature_homebrew_experts_mega_cat_studios_on_surviving_a_coffee_crisis_and_coming_out_stronger\">Mega Cat Studios<\/a>? Well, they&#8217;ve joined forces with another major name working in the &#8216;new-retro&#8217; biz &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2013\/03\/ninterview_wiggy_design_on_breathing_life_into_old_systems\">Rose Colored Gaming<\/a> &#8211; to create some pretty unique NES cartridges which will no doubt have hardcore collectors reaching for their wallets (or mulling the sale of a kidney).<\/p>\n<p>Carts emblazoned with the names\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/05\/alwars_awakening_will_magic_its_way_onto_nintendo_switch_this_summer\">Alwa&#8217;s Awakening<\/a><\/strong>, <strong>Little Medusa<\/strong> and <strong>Log Jammers<\/strong> recently landed on our doorstep, which would be reason enough to be <em>pretty<\/em> happy &#8211; but what makes these releases truly special is the way in which they&#8217;re presented.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/08\/these_are_the_most_insanely_gorgeous_nes_cartridges_youll_ever_see\/attachment\/1\/original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/08\/these_are_the_most_insanely_gorgeous_nes_cartridges_youll_ever_see\/attachment\/1\/445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"IMG_8256.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/08\/these_are_the_most_insanely_gorgeous_nes_cartridges_youll_ever_see\/attachment\/2\/original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/08\/these_are_the_most_insanely_gorgeous_nes_cartridges_youll_ever_see\/attachment\/2\/445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"IMG_8263.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/08\/these_are_the_most_insanely_gorgeous_nes_cartridges_youll_ever_see\/attachment\/3\/original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/08\/these_are_the_most_insanely_gorgeous_nes_cartridges_youll_ever_see\/attachment\/3\/445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"IMG_8257.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/08\/these_are_the_most_insanely_gorgeous_nes_cartridges_youll_ever_see\/attachment\/4\/original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/08\/these_are_the_most_insanely_gorgeous_nes_cartridges_youll_ever_see\/attachment\/4\/445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"IMG_8258.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Each cartridge has been lovingly crafted and is totally unique; for example, the Log Jammers cart is actually made from wood, while the Alwa&#8217;s Awakening one (which is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2017\/02\/the_developers_of_alwas_awakening_are_putting_the_entire_soundtrack_on_a_nes_cartridge\">soundtrack<\/a> to the game, rather than the game itself) has jewels inset in the rear panel. In short, these things look gorgeous and are likely to become\u00a0<em>very<\/em> collectable; the fact that they\u00a0actually function when inserted in your NES almost feels like a bonus.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/08\/these_are_the_most_insanely_gorgeous_nes_cartridges_youll_ever_see\/attachment\/5\/original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/08\/these_are_the_most_insanely_gorgeous_nes_cartridges_youll_ever_see\/attachment\/5\/445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"IMG_8259.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/08\/these_are_the_most_insanely_gorgeous_nes_cartridges_youll_ever_see\/attachment\/6\/original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/08\/these_are_the_most_insanely_gorgeous_nes_cartridges_youll_ever_see\/attachment\/6\/445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"IMG_8260.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/08\/these_are_the_most_insanely_gorgeous_nes_cartridges_youll_ever_see\/attachment\/7\/original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/08\/these_are_the_most_insanely_gorgeous_nes_cartridges_youll_ever_see\/attachment\/7\/445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"IMG_8261.JPG\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/08\/these_are_the_most_insanely_gorgeous_nes_cartridges_youll_ever_see\/attachment\/8\/original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/08\/these_are_the_most_insanely_gorgeous_nes_cartridges_youll_ever_see\/attachment\/8\/445x245.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"245\" alt=\"IMG_8262.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The cost to you? Well, these things don&#8217;t come cheap. Little Medusa and Log Jammers cost a cool <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/megacatstudios.com\/collections\/featured-games\">$125<\/a>\u00a0each, while the Alwa&#8217;s Awakening soundtrack cart costs <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/megacatstudios.com\/products\/limited-edition-alwas-awakening-soundtrack\">$100<\/a>. But still, can you <em>really<\/em> put a price on something so amazing? Just imagine what they&#8217;ll be worth in years to come. $125 is a <em>steal<\/em>, to be honest &#8211; at least, that&#8217;s what you can tell your partner when they stumble across your bank statement a month later. Ahem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember Mega Cat Studios? Well, they&#8217;ve joined forces with another major name working in the &#8216;new-retro&#8217; biz &#8211; Rose Colored Gaming &#8211; to create some pretty unique NES cartridges which will no doubt have hardcore collectors reaching for their wallets (or mulling the sale of a kidney). Carts emblazoned with the names\u00a0Alwa&#8217;s Awakening, Little Medusa [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37614\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}