Shatterhand is not that hard...
Just get BBB and you're set for the whole game.
NES/Famicom Appreciation Thread
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Just get BBB and you're set for the whole game.
I never read much of Nintendo Power, other than the first few issues in 1988-1989, but here is Andy Eddy, chief editor of Video Games & Computer Entertainment on Nickelodeon, talking about the magazine with the hosts and their maps got a quick mention.
https://youtu.be/w6p_oEDkfcc?t=10m15s
shanafan
Member
Any tips on hard to fix a perhaps dead NES cart?
I have tried cleaning it with rubbing alcohol, vinyl eraser, etc but it is still not working. My other NES carts do work, but this one just won't take. Is there a service that can repair non-working carts, or any other cleaning ideas?
I've even tried brasso.
I have tried cleaning it with rubbing alcohol, vinyl eraser, etc but it is still not working. My other NES carts do work, but this one just won't take. Is there a service that can repair non-working carts, or any other cleaning ideas?
I've even tried brasso.
Stage 1 BGM from Conquest of the Crystal Palace is too good. Makes me wish the devs took on the original Dragon Ball.
This...is actually a good song.
Clemsontigers35
Member
There are several tricks you can try. I am assuming that you can open the cartridge. Some NES carts have slotted screws, which are easy to deal with. If your cart has security screws, then you'll need to order security bits for opening it. You can get them super cheap on Amazon, probably less than 5$, so its really worth it.
1. Try to clean the contacts with sandpaper. If your contacts don't respond to Brasso, you may have damaged surfaces, heavy oxidation, etc. Buy some VERY fine wet sandpaper, 600+ grit, and gently sand the surfaces to remove any issue. This should give you a fresh metal surface.
2. Inspect the chips for damage. Most NES carts have electrolytic capacitors, which may go bad. If you see a leaking cap, simply replace it. A lot of NES games also have several on-board chips, if there is any damage to a MMC, etc, then you should replace it.
3. Bypass the 10NES lockout. On the NES board, there is a security chip known as the 10NES. This chip often causes trouble with booting games. You can disable it by disconnecting pin 14 on the board. The easiest way is to simply cut it with a pair of very small wire cutters. You can also try desoldering, etc. Some people recommend grounding the pin once cut, just connect it to a ground on the board with a jumper wire. This mod is about 10 minutes of work, but will prevent the NES from going to "Blinking light" mode, and should help you boot games more regularly.
If the ROM is damaged (the big chip on the game pcb), you have serious issues. I would say that its time to buy a new game, or you could also buy an eeprom writer, download the game ROM, and solder in a new one.
1. Try to clean the contacts with sandpaper. If your contacts don't respond to Brasso, you may have damaged surfaces, heavy oxidation, etc. Buy some VERY fine wet sandpaper, 600+ grit, and gently sand the surfaces to remove any issue. This should give you a fresh metal surface.
2. Inspect the chips for damage. Most NES carts have electrolytic capacitors, which may go bad. If you see a leaking cap, simply replace it. A lot of NES games also have several on-board chips, if there is any damage to a MMC, etc, then you should replace it.
3. Bypass the 10NES lockout. On the NES board, there is a security chip known as the 10NES. This chip often causes trouble with booting games. You can disable it by disconnecting pin 14 on the board. The easiest way is to simply cut it with a pair of very small wire cutters. You can also try desoldering, etc. Some people recommend grounding the pin once cut, just connect it to a ground on the board with a jumper wire. This mod is about 10 minutes of work, but will prevent the NES from going to "Blinking light" mode, and should help you boot games more regularly.
If the ROM is damaged (the big chip on the game pcb), you have serious issues. I would say that its time to buy a new game, or you could also buy an eeprom writer, download the game ROM, and solder in a new one.
RoryDropkick
Member
I think they would have done a great job. I need to clean my cart to get ready for next month, better do that today. I'll have a look-see at what could be voted for next month as well while I'm doing that.
All of EGM's coverage of S.C.A.T (aka Final Mission) by Natsume.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/natsume/natsume.htm
8-bit Forgotten Worlds clone that was pretty awesome.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/natsume/natsume.htm
A $50+ bucks game? Ok then.
alf717
Member
June's game isn't what I would call cheap either. Might as well get some obscure yet good games into the mix.
Its basically a Mega Man game anyway.
Nominations typically open on the day after I post the monthly featured game post. But I'll count these starting with Alf717's post above. Once we get 5 that aren't out of price range, we haven't already selected, and weren't nominated last voting round, we'll have our voting list.
ToastyFrog
Inexplicable Treasure Hate
I love Rambo unironically and would love to see how newcomers deal with it.
I'm also happy that, for once, my video projects actually intersected with this game club, since I don't really have time to participate otherwise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63nCgbulFtk
I'm also happy that, for once, my video projects actually intersected with this game club, since I don't really have time to participate otherwise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63nCgbulFtk
Pastor Steven Anderson
Banned
Anyone able to vouch for Custom Game Cases' unique NES cases? Thinking of buying quite a bit, because I'm tired of leaving my games in the open. I am not sure if I should go with the unique cases or the generic UGCs.
RoryDropkick
Member
I love it for it's absurdity. I was very disappointed the NECA Rambo figure didn't come with a frog and giant "ikari" kanji.
RoryDropkick
Member
I'm not going to nominate one this time, I'll let other people do it since I've managed to pick and have titles get chosen so frequently. I think I'll actually pick Rambo since I own it on FC.
sixteen-bit
Member
this animation from tetsuwan atom is so cute
D.Lo
Member
It is, but unfortunately the game is pretty primitive.this animation from tetsuwan atom is so cute
Such a shame, I was excited as hell in the 90s when I found out there was a Tetsuwan Atomu game on the Famicom made by the kings of the system KONAMI!
I finally played it on a Hong Kong pirate cart and always wished they had made it a year or so later when all their teams had really found their feet with the hardware. It's Yie Ar Kung Fu/Goemon 1/Goonies level, rather than Dracula/Contra level.
whiterabbit
Member
Is it worth getting Ninja Gaiden 2 and Castlevania 3? How hard are they? I think they're on Virtual Console.
sixteen-bit
Member
NG2 is the easiest of the NES trilogy for what it's worth. Definitely beatable thanks to the unlimited continues.
whiterabbit
Member
Cool. I've played the original but it gets too hard in the last couple of stages.
The original isn't that hard besides that awful jump, 2 sections and 1 boss.
whiterabbit
Member
Isn't there some glitch where you don't get a health refill between bosses if you get a game over once?
I never heard of that one. But if you die on one of the final bosses, you never get your health back when you face them again since it was intended to be that way.
whiterabbit
Member
Oh, okay. I definitely liked the speed and mechanics of it. I'll have to watch some videos of NG2 as well, but I still have Zelda 2 to play.
dcx4610
Member
Nice job. I just learned about one shotting the bosses with the spin attack last year after like 25 years. Any reason you don't use it in your runs or do you just like fighting them normally?
Latter, the bosses are easy enough without it, with it it's not even really much of a fight.=p
A Black Falcon
Member
Yeah, 2 is the only one of the three I can actually beat. I've gotten near the end of the first one, but those final bosses and last couple of stages are just too much... but 2 eases up enough that I could beat it. Good game, I like it!
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Haven't bought any Famicom carts since my initial batch back in January when I acquired like 25 through a few purchases.
I have this insane fear that everything has shot up in price in the last six months while I wasn't paying attention.
I have this insane fear that everything has shot up in price in the last six months while I wasn't paying attention.
Cow Mengde
Banned
Yes, let's get dangerous!
May brought us Nintendo's black-boxed Wrecking Crew, but the team is
now taking their union-sanctioned retirement from the selection process. We move on to the
newly voted in Conquest of the Crystal Palace for the month of June!
now taking their union-sanctioned retirement from the selection process. We move on to the
newly voted in Conquest of the Crystal Palace for the month of June!
Let's get dat Wikipedia description up and moving:
Conquest of the Crystal Palace is an 2D action platform game. At the
beginning of the game the player is given a choice between three crystals: A "Flight"
crystal that increases Farron's jump height, a "Life" crystal that increases Farron's
health, and a "Spirit" crystal that gives Farron unlimited use of a fireball attack. All of the
crystal's effects can be temporarily replicated by power-ups that are dropped by
defeated enemies or purchased through Kim's store. Farron's primary method of attack
is his sword, though scrolls can be found or purchased to give Farron long-range
abilities, and Zap can be summoned to damage enemies.
beginning of the game the player is given a choice between three crystals: A "Flight"
crystal that increases Farron's jump height, a "Life" crystal that increases Farron's
health, and a "Spirit" crystal that gives Farron unlimited use of a fireball attack. All of the
crystal's effects can be temporarily replicated by power-ups that are dropped by
defeated enemies or purchased through Kim's store. Farron's primary method of attack
is his sword, though scrolls can be found or purchased to give Farron long-range
abilities, and Zap can be summoned to damage enemies.
Here's how the voting shook out for anyone interested.
It was a pretty close month in terms of voting. Nothing really of note here that
we haven't seen before trendwise. I think 25 votes is probably close to the standard
we're going to see going forward. So keep that in mind when making your selections
I suppose. [/quote]
Header image by D Lo, Monthly image made
by Wanyodos. Guidelines below by RavenholmDX. Selection Process by OnPoint.
Thanks guys!
by Wanyodos. Guidelines below by RavenholmDX. Selection Process by OnPoint.
Thanks guys!
IrishNinja
Member
never even played that one, but it looks neat!
blast processed
Member
Thats a pretty big sprite in that 2nd pic. Looks good too.
Cow Mengde
Banned
Yeah, haven't heard of this until today. The graphics look good.
Yup, sound track is on point as well. And like I said before, its some of the first work from the Ogre Battle guys.
Was just blazing through Conquest of the Crystal Palace and was on the last level when an unfortunate confluence of events led to the game restarting. What a frustrating moment.
Anyway, my impressions so far are that the game is pretty fun and mostly well designed. It was a good pick for this thread. The game is your basic B-tier platformer. It's got some unique qualities and it's fun, but it's not perfect by any means. The music is good stuff and really jams in some places (I love Stage 2's theme), the graphics are great if a little muddy or overly ambitious at time, and the action is often tense and exciting.
There are a few small things that are irritating enough that add up to bringing its overall quality down, however. First and foremost the way attacking while in the air kills your momentum sucks. Especially in the first level where they throw enemies that jump at you as you're jumping. I've died because of this more times than I care to admit because the game is constantly putting you in situations where you want to attack while jumping, and it just shouldn't work this way.
Second, the level design often feels pretty unfair. There are too many "Gotcha!" moments or poorly telegraphed hazards. Thirdly, that last level is straight garbage in every way. I don't want to say too much but it's just no where near as fun as it needs to be while being as irritating as it is. God damned bird enemies can die in a fire.
I gotta go back and finish it still, but I got up to the part where
but the game never teaches you or telegraphs this. It's moments like that where the game goes from a B to a C or worse in some places in terms of design.
I realize this post is basically shitting all over it. It's partially my frustration for having to play the entire game through again, and there are elements that will frustrate you, but it is still a fun game.
Anyway, my impressions so far are that the game is pretty fun and mostly well designed. It was a good pick for this thread. The game is your basic B-tier platformer. It's got some unique qualities and it's fun, but it's not perfect by any means. The music is good stuff and really jams in some places (I love Stage 2's theme), the graphics are great if a little muddy or overly ambitious at time, and the action is often tense and exciting.
There are a few small things that are irritating enough that add up to bringing its overall quality down, however. First and foremost the way attacking while in the air kills your momentum sucks. Especially in the first level where they throw enemies that jump at you as you're jumping. I've died because of this more times than I care to admit because the game is constantly putting you in situations where you want to attack while jumping, and it just shouldn't work this way.
Second, the level design often feels pretty unfair. There are too many "Gotcha!" moments or poorly telegraphed hazards. Thirdly, that last level is straight garbage in every way. I don't want to say too much but it's just no where near as fun as it needs to be while being as irritating as it is. God damned bird enemies can die in a fire.
I gotta go back and finish it still, but I got up to the part where
the spikes are coming down from the ceiling and you don't have enough time to break the door with your sword. Like, you NEED the fireball
I realize this post is basically shitting all over it. It's partially my frustration for having to play the entire game through again, and there are elements that will frustrate you, but it is still a fun game.
I got an Analogue NT a couple weeks ago and finally had some time to check it out this weekend. I'm so happy I splurged on it when they had a handful left. The image quality is amazing on my Trinitron through component and it's such a sleek little system.There are some bells and whistles I'm sure I will never use and it was an expensive purchase but it was totally worth it to me. Now I need to pick up some more Famicom carts.
I also just got a bunch of cases from customgamecases.com and they are fantastic. If you are looking for cases that will also hold your manuals they are a great option and way better than Bitboxes. They look great on the shelf and I think they are about the same size as UGCs.
Anyway, I managed to clear 4 games this weekend including Ninja Gaiden which I have never finished before. Feels good to complete a game with a reputation of being so difficult. I don't think it really gets tough until stage 5 and the hell with that final boss kicking you back to the beginning of 6. Brutal. Now that I finished it I checked out your playthrough Timu, very impressive. You cut it pretty close on 6-3, lol.
I also finished Castlevania 1 & 2 and Contra without the 30 lives code which is also a first for me. Feel like I'm on a roll, will probably start another game later today.
I also just got a bunch of cases from customgamecases.com and they are fantastic. If you are looking for cases that will also hold your manuals they are a great option and way better than Bitboxes. They look great on the shelf and I think they are about the same size as UGCs.
Anyway, I managed to clear 4 games this weekend including Ninja Gaiden which I have never finished before. Feels good to complete a game with a reputation of being so difficult. I don't think it really gets tough until stage 5 and the hell with that final boss kicking you back to the beginning of 6. Brutal. Now that I finished it I checked out your playthrough Timu, very impressive. You cut it pretty close on 6-3, lol.
I also finished Castlevania 1 & 2 and Contra without the 30 lives code which is also a first for me. Feel like I'm on a roll, will probably start another game later today.