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NES/Famicom Appreciation Thread
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Monster Party and Dracula Kun arrived. Monster Party is wierd as hell, gameplay is ok...nothing mind blowing, but not bad either.
Dracula Kun is really fun, looks nice, and has a great soundtrack. By the way, is that supposed to be Alucard...or Dracula running around as a kid? I'm guessing Alucard since the castle already has death traps set up.
Dracula Kun is really fun, looks nice, and has a great soundtrack. By the way, is that supposed to be Alucard...or Dracula running around as a kid? I'm guessing Alucard since the castle already has death traps set up.
That's fantastic but oh my god, please guys stop blowing on your cartridges. You should know better than to do that.
baphomet
Member
The likelihood that the amount of moisture in your breath will damage connectors is so minuscule it's not even worth mentioning. I've had games that I've blown in since 1985 that still look brand new and have 0 signs of corrosion. Bit rot is the only thing that should concern anyone about old carts.
Well it's obviously enough moisture to help make an otherwise flakey connection work and I can't see how that can be a good thing for the game and the system.
I recommend disabling the NES10 on your system and cleaning any new cartridges you get with rubbing alcohol. We're not 5 years old anymore, we have access to screwdrivers and chemicals!
It's up to us to keep all this gear in good shape for future generations to enjoy.I have Mighty Final Fight on GBA Capcom Classics Mini Mix. Are there any notable differences between the two?
Man, that pic puts a happy smile on my face. Especially dat Arkanoid!
Today I hit 90 boxed games. Bigger
First time I got them all together in one place.
Picked up Chip n dale, Little Nemo, Popeye, Darkman, Mousecapades and Bugs Bunny today for about $60.
xXBetter Off DadXx
Member
So.....I hit some sort of jackpot. My mom is moving soon, and she found old NES games! Most of them I clearly remember as being the same ones my sisters and I had as kids!
The games I acquired are:
Mega Man 3
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Contra
Xenophobe
1942
Bad Dudes
So excited to play these again!
I come to you good folk with a question; what's the word on these combo systems out there? The Duo(Super NES/NES) as well as the ones that have the same capabilities as the Duo plus the ability to play Genesis games as well? I wanna pick one of these up to play these NES games, but I also wouldn't mind getting one that can play Super NES and Genesis as well!
Edit:
Examples
NES/SNES combo
NES/SNES/Genesis combo
The games I acquired are:
Mega Man 3
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Contra
Xenophobe
1942
Bad Dudes
So excited to play these again!
I come to you good folk with a question; what's the word on these combo systems out there? The Duo(Super NES/NES) as well as the ones that have the same capabilities as the Duo plus the ability to play Genesis games as well? I wanna pick one of these up to play these NES games, but I also wouldn't mind getting one that can play Super NES and Genesis as well!
Edit:
Examples
NES/SNES combo
NES/SNES/Genesis combo
sixteen-bit
Member
Being clone hardware compatibility is never 100% and people always tell me the audio in Capcom games sounds all wrong. I typically use the original Nintendo hardware but I got a Yobo in one of my old craigslist NES hauls but I've never tried it. It's from 2005 anyway so I don't know if they've improved any.
Apart from the screen aspect being slightly squished, no. Mini Mix was how I had been playing it for quite some time. I just don't have a GB Player and wanted to play it on a regular TV (my eyes aren't super happy with handhelds anymore).
I heard that the second revision of the Retron 3 was a good one, if not the best (one of the few to play Castlevania 3 I think). I used to use one for NES/FC games, but some audio issues in HAL games and some color differences bugged me enough to prompt me to get real hardware. It worked nice as a temporary system, though, letting me play everything while I hunted down a Model 1 Genesis, SNES, and Famicom.
blizzardjesus
Banned
They play the majority of games ok, but some games just won't work in them. There's some color issues and or graphical errors. The controllers that they come with are worst 3rd party trash ever. There are a few out there that will let you use original controllers.
I'd say to wait to see what the reviews are on the Retron 5. They're claiming that they're trying to get to 100% compatibility for nes/snes/gen/gba. with hdmi out.
I really don't trust Retron 5 to be low latency. They've got Android's OS latency to get around, and then you throw on the added latency that comes with vsync'd emulation, and then you throw on the 2-3 frames of latency you'll get from your standard HDTV at its native res on top of that.
Wait and see, sure, but my hopes aren't high for anything I'd think about using.
edit: then again, maybe it's still a better choice if you're planning on hooking up original hardware to an HDTV w/o a dedicated scaler in the first place
Wait and see, sure, but my hopes aren't high for anything I'd think about using.
edit: then again, maybe it's still a better choice if you're planning on hooking up original hardware to an HDTV w/o a dedicated scaler in the first place
xXBetter Off DadXx
Member
Thanks for your feedback guys.
Irate Drake
Neo Member
Ill be glad when this fad of buying retro games is over.
So I can go back to finding carts for a decent price.
So I can go back to finding carts for a decent price.
I think that may take years, between the people that grew up with NES/SNES now being in their 30s and earning decent paychecks, and highly watched Youtubers such as the AVGN constantly getting the word out about good/bad games.
Though if VG price charts is any indication, the climb that began in November 2011 might have finally plateaued....
(Plus, people are finally realizing today's "modern" games mostly suck...)
RoryDropkick
Member
Someone traded in Little Samson in at our store. Couldn't believe it 
Way too expensive for my blood though.
Way too expensive for my blood though.Irate Drake
Neo Member
I think with the release of the new consoles we will see it drop.
Prices have already started to fall on games already.
Someone traded in Little Samson in at our store. Couldn't believe it
Hypothetically if you were there when the trade was about to happen...could you just buy it off the customer if they would be ok with whatever the store was giving them store credit, except you'd give them the same amount in cash?
TalesOfWin
Banned
posted yet? Classic
IrishNinja
Member
Mega Man 3 goes fairly cheap i wanna say, but what's a good price for 1 nowadays?
RoryDropkick
Member
It's against store policy. It sold today in no time though.
Canadian Psycho
Banned
Out of curiosity, how much did the store purchase it for and how much did they end up selling it (cart only?)?
Dog food is delicious
Banned
Is Contra really this rare to justify a $25 price tag these days?
RoryDropkick
Member
I'm not sure about how much we gave for it. All I know is we sold it for quite a bit, well over $300.
Canadian Psycho
Banned
Your store is cool. If I go by recent completed eBay listings, the game seems to have reached the $700 (!) plateau as of late.
sixteen-bit
Member
Soon.
RoryDropkick
Member
We try
There's someone very capable that has a good understanding of pricing so we don't run into much friction with the people in the know, just with the uneducated ones who think everything should be under $10.
Thanks. Guess I'll have to bust out the GB Player and check out the hub-bub.
Posting my boxed NES games:
It's funny how Bible Adventures says "For Play On Nintendo" instead of NES--exactly how we spoke as kids: "Let's go play Nintendo!" lol
Bump 'n' Jump is a sentimental favorite because I used to play the arcade machine after school at the local bowling alley.
I really like how clean the Punisher box art is. Such an awesome image.
I still need to find an NES Satellite for some 4-player v-ball action!
IrishNinja
Member
DEM SEXY BOXES
related! cross-posting from B/S/T
Mario 2 is gone, but i still have Bubble Bobble, Zelda 2, Rad Racer, Kung-Fu & Blades of Steel, as well as some consoles:
- 2 NES (1 great, 1 cracked/kinda yellow...), all cables & controller
- 2 model 1 Genesis: 1 regular, 1 modded for s-video & stereo
- other stuff, like a 20 GB 360 i can't get working past the boot-up
looking to trade for:
Mega Man 1, 3
Super C
kirby's adventure
zombie nation
1943
metal gear snake's revenge
little nemo dream master
vice project doom
darkwing duck
Gyromite w/famicom adapter
karnov
ikari warriors
Life Force
solomon's key
gun nac
star tropics 2
metal storm
POW
ice climber
GI Joe
guardian legend
paperboy
batman/batman return of the joker
they're in order of most wanted, so if you don't have but are willing to say pick up from ebay or wherever & send here i'm down to bundle stuff or work in $ if anything, lemme know!
related! cross-posting from B/S/T
Mario 2 is gone, but i still have Bubble Bobble, Zelda 2, Rad Racer, Kung-Fu & Blades of Steel, as well as some consoles:
- 2 NES (1 great, 1 cracked/kinda yellow...), all cables & controller
- 2 model 1 Genesis: 1 regular, 1 modded for s-video & stereo
- other stuff, like a 20 GB 360 i can't get working past the boot-up
looking to trade for:
Mega Man 1, 3
Super C
kirby's adventure
zombie nation
1943
metal gear snake's revenge
little nemo dream master
vice project doom
darkwing duck
Gyromite w/famicom adapter
karnov
ikari warriors
Life Force
solomon's key
gun nac
star tropics 2
metal storm
POW
ice climber
GI Joe
guardian legend
paperboy
batman/batman return of the joker
they're in order of most wanted, so if you don't have but are willing to say pick up from ebay or wherever & send here i'm down to bundle stuff or work in $ if anything, lemme know!
IrishNinja
Member
hmm...what you got? and you looking for controllers and stuff or just games? i gotta check but offhand my stuff is mostly revenge of shinobi, mario paint and pretty well known stuff, you got any particular wants in mind? i can look around!
baphomet
Member
Mostly games probably. I really don't have much on snes so anything good there I'd be interested in. Genesis I'm just looking for good stuff really. Shinobi 3, SoR3, Castlevania, stuff like that. From the list up there I have mega man 3, snakes revenge, star tropics 2, and little nemo. For something worth more than those I'd throw in cash as well. If nothing else, I'd trade something for the bubble bobble.
xXBetter Off DadXx
Member
Interested in that great condition NES man.....I see that from your list I do have Mega Man 3, and would consider trading it for sure. Get at me via PM!
IrishNinja
Member
wasn't one of you looking for mega man 6?
sounds good man...ill put up bubble bobble and see what else i got (especially SNES) to try to get your snakes revenge and little nemo, maybe tropics 2 if i find enough!
sounds good, the shipping for console + cords + controller id have to estimate, but yeah do you have MM3 + say one of the cheaper ones on that list? i gotta ask, man!
sounds good man...ill put up bubble bobble and see what else i got (especially SNES) to try to get your snakes revenge and little nemo, maybe tropics 2 if i find enough!
Interested in that great condition NES man.....I see that from your list I do have Mega Man 3, and would consider trading it for sure. Get at me via PM!
sounds good, the shipping for console + cords + controller id have to estimate, but yeah do you have MM3 + say one of the cheaper ones on that list? i gotta ask, man!
Looking for some advice here.
I just bought a top loading NES as my old front-loader wasn't working all that great. My problem with the top-loader is that sometimes it works great but I seem to have a lot of problems getting games to start. Most of the time when I put a game in and turn the system on, I just get a grey screen. I can sometimes get the game to work by turning the system on and off a few times but that seems random. Even when a game works, if i take it out and try a different one, it won't work again when I put the first game back in. I just get a blank grey screen.
Are my games just dirty? Could something else on the system be defective? I've cleaned my games with alchohol and a q-tip but it doesn't seem to help.
edit: Ok, it might just be that my Zelda 2 is defective because it's the only game I can't seem to get working at all. The others will give the grey screen once or twice after cleaning them but will typically work after that.
edit 2: I cleaned everything again and got it working. Seems to be working more consistently now. I guess my stuff was just really dirty.
I just bought a top loading NES as my old front-loader wasn't working all that great. My problem with the top-loader is that sometimes it works great but I seem to have a lot of problems getting games to start. Most of the time when I put a game in and turn the system on, I just get a grey screen. I can sometimes get the game to work by turning the system on and off a few times but that seems random. Even when a game works, if i take it out and try a different one, it won't work again when I put the first game back in. I just get a blank grey screen.
Are my games just dirty? Could something else on the system be defective? I've cleaned my games with alchohol and a q-tip but it doesn't seem to help.
edit: Ok, it might just be that my Zelda 2 is defective because it's the only game I can't seem to get working at all. The others will give the grey screen once or twice after cleaning them but will typically work after that.
edit 2: I cleaned everything again and got it working. Seems to be working more consistently now. I guess my stuff was just really dirty.
When in doubt, clean it out.
sixteen-bit
Member
Clean it, and disable the 10-NES chip
baphomet
Member
No worries! That's my problem, I don't have 4 friends : / I'm kidding, but I'd never find enough people to want to sit down and play Nintendo World Cup with at any point probably in the rest of my life. I recommend that one for 4 players if you don't have it. Great Kunio-Kun game.
I was! That's a damn good price for CIB too!
Nathan Muir
Member
Contra remains my favorite game of all time.
baphomet
Member
I found someone selling an RGB modded NES for $300 on another forum. I'm SO, SO tempted to buy it....After seeing all my other systems in RGB and some of Shining's/the other poster who made the custom fami/nes pictures of their RGB consoles, I just really want to have my nes look that crisp. That's damn near the price of a PS4 though...
Decisions, decisions...
Decisions, decisions...
IrishNinja
Member
^luckyyyy
you could wait on the universal PPU and see how it turns out, but yeah, $300 prolly isnt bad to have one already done! is he firm on the price?
you could wait on the universal PPU and see how it turns out, but yeah, $300 prolly isnt bad to have one already done! is he firm on the price?
Dagobert Duck
Member
Question:
I got an NES and I want to assemble a little gaming booth in my room upstairs (dining room, office at the moment)
I got an Samsung LED-Screen with RGB and DVI out. Is there any possibility to get it to work with my NES? Sound shouldnt be the problem but I don't know if I can properly sat up the screen with the NES. Any help?
I got an NES and I want to assemble a little gaming booth in my room upstairs (dining room, office at the moment)
I got an Samsung LED-Screen with RGB and DVI out. Is there any possibility to get it to work with my NES? Sound shouldnt be the problem but I don't know if I can properly sat up the screen with the NES. Any help?