so aside from the built-in games, does this (only?) play old cartridges?
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Thursday, 14 July 2016 19:03 (seven years ago) link
doesn't play cartridges at all by my understanding! just plug and play.
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Thursday, 14 July 2016 19:03 (seven years ago) link
I think the whole thing is cartridge-sized? idk
― mh, Thursday, 14 July 2016 19:03 (seven years ago) link
yeah it just plays these 30 games, basically just a little box with a NES emulator in it.
― jim in vancouver, Thursday, 14 July 2016 19:07 (seven years ago) link
oh word. i still have most of those cartridges and a couple ways to play them (bootleg 'FC Twin' NES + SNES, old NES). but a tiny emulator with most of my favorite games is tempting.
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Thursday, 14 July 2016 19:10 (seven years ago) link
ftr it's 60 bucks, hdmi ready and comes with a wireless nes controller and the following
Balloon Fight, Bubble Bobble, Castlevania, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., Double Dragon II: The Revenge, Dr. Mario, Excitebike, Final Fantasy, Galaga, Ghosts' N Ghoblins, Gradius, Ice Climber, Kid Icarus, Kirby's Adventure, Mario Bros., Mega Man 2, Metroid, Ninja Gaiden, Pac-Man, Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream, StarTropics, SUPER C, Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Tecmo Bowl, The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Thursday, 14 July 2016 19:11 (seven years ago) link
that is an undeniably solid lineup
a mini-snes would be amazing
― brexit through the rift shock (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 14 July 2016 19:14 (seven years ago) link
hasn't there been a Sega Genesis version of this for years?
still I expect this to sell out and go for double the price come December
― frogbs, Thursday, 14 July 2016 19:15 (seven years ago) link
SNES version should cost seven thousand dollars and only contain Shaq-Fu and Bébé's Kids
― best beloved trumppence (crüt), Thursday, 14 July 2016 19:21 (seven years ago) link
It's got a majority of ILX's top 20 3rd-gen (aka top 20 NES) games, but it's missing a few:
#6: Contra (although Super C is there)#9: Ducktales#11: River City Ransom#12: Bionic Commando#13: Tetris#17: TMNT II#19: Super Dodge Ball
xp neither of those games have even been nominated for the 4th gen poll crut, get on it
― a simba man (Will M.), Thursday, 14 July 2016 19:22 (seven years ago) link
I'd be more inclined to get it if it included 3-D Worldrunner and RC Pro-Am, my two favorite nes games.
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Thursday, 14 July 2016 19:24 (seven years ago) link
Roman Catholic Pro-Am
― jim in vancouver, Thursday, 14 July 2016 19:25 (seven years ago) link
assume it's regular and not Tyson's Punch-Out bc of licensing considerations.
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Thursday, 14 July 2016 19:25 (seven years ago) link
yup, the reprint was "with Mr Dream"
http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/db528cfd3fffe0773534cadd48ba1b6e.jpg
― a simba man (Will M.), Thursday, 14 July 2016 19:27 (seven years ago) link
Tetris and Contra were the noticeable omissions. wonder what the licensing situation is for Tetris these days.
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Thursday, 14 July 2016 20:18 (seven years ago) link
contra was better, and somewhat easier, than super c iirc?
― jim in vancouver, Thursday, 14 July 2016 20:22 (seven years ago) link
was hoping for RC Pro Am
― mh, Thursday, 14 July 2016 20:35 (seven years ago) link
yeah that's definitely a disappointment to go with Super C over Contra
― Nhex, Thursday, 14 July 2016 20:36 (seven years ago) link
rc pro am was so awesome
― calstars, Thursday, 14 July 2016 20:40 (seven years ago) link
i'll never not think of it as 'roman catholic pro-am' now, thanks jim
― brexit through the rift shock (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 14 July 2016 20:43 (seven years ago) link
would y'all rather get the mini-nes or this gold-plated revival?http://i.imgur.com/5YTrMZSl.jpg
― Philip Nunez, Thursday, 14 July 2016 20:59 (seven years ago) link
can u fuck them both
― lag∞n, Thursday, 14 July 2016 21:03 (seven years ago) link
gold nes strictly for the tasteless nouveau-riche arriviste gamer imo
― brexit through the rift shock (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 14 July 2016 21:04 (seven years ago) link
*extreme nerd voice* wonder about the upscaling― mh, Thursday, 14 July 2016 18:58
lol valid question tho
also what is their reasoning behind super c over contra
― am0n, Thursday, 14 July 2016 21:19 (seven years ago) link
cant believe theres no zelda or mario on this p fucked up
― lag∞n, Thursday, 14 July 2016 21:24 (seven years ago) link
fuck nintendo
― am0n, Thursday, 14 July 2016 21:25 (seven years ago) link
I hated Zelda II fwiw, and Galaga is like not even really a Nintendo game man
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Thursday, 14 July 2016 21:27 (seven years ago) link
such a dumb game hopping around all side view making small talk with randos
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Thursday, 14 July 2016 21:28 (seven years ago) link
tru it was bad
― lag∞n, Thursday, 14 July 2016 21:29 (seven years ago) link
the only good video game is metroid
― lag∞n, Thursday, 14 July 2016 21:30 (seven years ago) link
yeah sucks no metroid on this either
― am0n, Thursday, 14 July 2016 21:32 (seven years ago) link
Bionic Commando would have been a nice addition too, I liked that one. Maybe Rush N Attack. Tetris seems like sort of a glaring omission, but I assume there was something to the decision-making process here other than "what are the 20 most classic NES games."
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Thursday, 14 July 2016 21:33 (seven years ago) link
what that something was we will never know. prob did a msg board poll to decide
― am0n, Thursday, 14 July 2016 21:35 (seven years ago) link
sucks they couldn't get the licence to bible adventures
― brexit through the rift shock (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 14 July 2016 22:04 (seven years ago) link
Would have voted for Deadly Towers
― calstars, Thursday, 14 July 2016 23:07 (seven years ago) link
There shouldn't be any arcade conversions on this thing, I could make an exception for donkey kong I guess but does anyone really want to play pac man this way? Or ghosts n goblins?
― JimD, Thursday, 14 July 2016 23:34 (seven years ago) link
mildly interested in this
but cant seem to get excited about it for some reason
game list looks good
loved the classics on there as a kid; metroid, zelda, etc
agree that they shoudlve added contra
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Thursday, 14 July 2016 23:43 (seven years ago) link
― socka flocka-jones (man alive)
you are error
― the event dynamics of power asynchrony (rushomancy), Thursday, 14 July 2016 23:44 (seven years ago) link
been listening to sheng videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM9hH3suOpo
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Sunday, 24 July 2016 17:24 (seven years ago) link
Lack of Bionic Commando and River City Ransom means the nostalgia value of the mini-NES is unfortunately close to 0 for me.
Granted, the one and only true RCR experience for this guy is playing it with the Sony Trinitron on mute while a cassette of Technotronic's Pump Up The Jam: The Album is on repeat. Fairly sure modern technology would find this completely impossible to emulate.
― El Tomboto, Monday, 25 July 2016 02:47 (seven years ago) link
playing the original sonic while listening to trex electric warrior +being very stoned will always be a linked sensory experience for me
― lag∞n, Monday, 25 July 2016 06:56 (seven years ago) link
don't worry Kickstarter got you coveredhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1549719931/the-arkade-a-classic-christian-video-game-plug-and
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Monday, 25 July 2016 14:02 (seven years ago) link
Zelda ii was great, only problem was that if the game wanted you to do something it would just throw up a big wall without explaining what task it was you didn't complete
― frogbs, Monday, 25 July 2016 14:06 (seven years ago) link
such is life
― mh, Monday, 25 July 2016 14:07 (seven years ago) link
Setting aside the pros and cons of Zelda II - I'm a defender, but we got into it on Will M.'s fabulous poll thread - this thing will sell well but is kinda disappointing IMO. Especially since the Nintendo label still stands for some kind of 'quality' in my brain... feels strange to see this kind of mall-kiosk / behind-the-counter-at-Walgreens kind of item being put forth. It's going to make money, but you kind of hope they would burn the midnight oil making a masterpiece retro system rather than an adequate one.
Seems weird they didn't go with something that could connect to the internet and let you buy more games - now that would be interesting. My understanding is that you can basically do that by buying a discount Wii and going nuts, but I imagine that would not occur to a lot of people in the target market for this thing. Or they could have, IDK, put a USB slot on the side and sold 'expansion packs' or something with more games. I mean I don't know how hardware or software work at all, but it would be nice. Beyond nostalgia play of old favorites, or introducing them to the kids or whatever, emulation also gives you the chance to play all the crazy obscure games you never had, but have been hearing about for years.
Now, if I accept the 'fixed lineup' model, I guess I could still see myself getting one of these at some point... it's a crazy price point given the number of games that actually would justify serious hours put into them. I unloaded my NES a few years ago, and this would replace MOST of the games I actually kind of miss having around. And it's not like it having Mario Bros. and Ice Climber takes up space on my shelf that could go to something else. Still, while it's a legit solid "greatest hits" nostalgia package, everybody's nostalgia is a little different. I remember visiting kids' houses and all they had was Mario/Duck Hunt, baseball games, Pro Wrestling, Bad Dudes, Bayou Billy, and two weird games you never heard of. So they're probably not captured by this.
And even for a GOAT kind of list, you look at Will M.'s callbacks to the ballot poll top twenty and it's like, woah, no RCR, no Ducktales, no Contra, that's weird. I get that they weren't going to cram Earthbound Zero onto this, and accept a sort of 'best of the bunch' logic for including only Mega Man II. Going outside the top 20 of that poll, you hit a bunch of things that I think most NES-heads would consider classics. Here's the ones that seem most 'missing' to me:
22. Marble Madness25. Castlevania III26. Blaster Master29. Life Force33. Jackal36. Dragon Warrior45. Duck Hunt (OK obviously this thing wasn't going to have the light gun)47. Adventures of Lolo
and maybe
23. Metal Gear33. TMNT 1 (kind of a bullshit game but there's an audience for it)35. Rampage84. Rygar (OK this is just me, I admit it)96. Batman
Frankly, there's an interesting thought-exercise here, how do you capture the 'pure essence' of a very popular system with a huge library? Greatest-games countdowns may make for a better collection of games, but when nostalgia's at play, do you cave and include Ghosts 'n' Goblins? Or Bayou Billy? Best-seller lists might over-weight bad licensed games, or early games that benefited from the dearth of titles (Kung Fu, say). Letting people just buy $1 "virtual cartridges" over the Internet, or even $20 "packs" of miscellaneous titles, would have solved everything, but perhaps the licensing/contracts for that would just be an impossible nightmare, I have no idea.
― we're gonna live in spatula city (Doctor Casino), Monday, 25 July 2016 14:33 (seven years ago) link
Rygar was great, a long game with permadeath and no saves. after I won it felt like I could coast the rest of my life on that, tell the grandkids about it, glory days
― droit au butt (Euler), Monday, 25 July 2016 14:44 (seven years ago) link
otm
― lag∞n, Monday, 25 July 2016 15:35 (seven years ago) link
the whole no saves/permadeath thing was just the norm for so long and completely foreign to most of the modern video game experience
here kid, this is super mario brothers, you get three lives. no, you have to complete all eight worlds right now, or leave the console running on the pause screen or something. just finish it already!
― mh, Monday, 25 July 2016 15:38 (seven years ago) link
the new box keeps save states, naturally.
― thrusted pelvis-first back (ulysses), Monday, 25 July 2016 15:39 (seven years ago) link
hey nerds this thing has bubble bobble on it. that is literally all that matters
― The bald Phil Collins impersonator cash grab (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 25 July 2016 15:48 (seven years ago) link