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Nintendo re-releases NES as mini console

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Re: Nintendo re-releases NES as mini console

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Post by Donzo »

Haul4ss wrote: post #12
vblord wrote: post #3

I'm actually really excited about this. I just wonder if my kids will be as addicted to the old school games as I was.

I played a bunch of old NES games on an emulator in the early '00s. Two things stood out: (1) the graphics really were pretty lame, and (2) games I was addicted to as a kid seemed a lot more tedious as an adult. Not saying the classics don't stand the test of time, but some of those old games are better as a memory.

I was just cheesing out, getting excited about playing Final Fantasy again, and then I remembered the process of buying 99 health potions, and how exceedingly tedious it was. I'm not sure that I'd have the patience to do that again as an adult.

Re: Nintendo re-releases NES as mini console

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Post by jsmeaton »

Haul4ss wrote: post #12
vblord wrote: post #3

I'm actually really excited about this. I just wonder if my kids will be as addicted to the old school games as I was.

I played a bunch of old NES games on an emulator in the early '00s. Two things stood out: (1) the graphics really were pretty lame, and (2) games I was addicted to as a kid seemed a lot more tedious as an adult. Not saying the classics don't stand the test of time, but some of those old games are better as a memory.

I mostly agree with you, but I wonder if it feels worse because of the emulation and controller/keyboard. If I can get my hands on one I definitely will though if it's less than $100 (AU tax).

Re: Nintendo re-releases NES as mini console

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Post by Kurtz79 »

Haul4ss wrote: post #12
vblord wrote: post #3

I'm actually really excited about this. I just wonder if my kids will be as addicted to the old school games as I was.

I played a bunch of old NES games on an emulator in the early '00s. Two things stood out: (1) the graphics really were pretty lame, and (2) games I was addicted to as a kid seemed a lot more tedious as an adult. Not saying the classics don't stand the test of time, but some of those old games are better as a memory.

For me there has been huge leap between the NES and the SNES in terms of graphics and game complexity.

Most of SNES games have aged much better than their NES counterparts, Super Metroid, Zelda, Chrono Trigger are still terrific games that I could play even today, while I agree that most NES games feel too old.

Re: Nintendo re-releases NES as mini console

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Post by thearn4 »

Haul4ss wrote: post #12
vblord wrote: post #3

I'm actually really excited about this. I just wonder if my kids will be as addicted to the old school games as I was.

I played a bunch of old NES games on an emulator in the early '00s. Two things stood out: (1) the graphics really were pretty lame, and (2) games I was addicted to as a kid seemed a lot more tedious as an adult. Not saying the classics don't stand the test of time, but some of those old games are better as a memory.

I've noticed this too with a lot of games - nostalgia filters are a real thing. The original Deus Ex is a good example. The story is amazing, but pretty much everything else has aged like milk.

Re: Nintendo re-releases NES as mini console

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Post by danso »

I'm amazed at the ridiculous pricing for these games. On Wii U, all of these classic games would cost $5 each. $60 for a physical device and 30 games is extremely generous by Nintendo standards.

Edit: if only it had River City Ransom...

Re: Nintendo re-releases NES as mini console

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Post by Bahamut »

chongli wrote: post #19

HDMI out? I wonder if they're going to simulate NTSC TV artifacts such as colour bleed and dot crawl. These artifacts are important for correctly rendering NES games according to their original design [0]. [0] http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/KylePittman/20150420/241442/C...

They probably have an emulator already built, given that they sell NES Virtual Console games & have quite a history having ported their games to various platforms (goes as far back as the Game Boy Color I believe with having ported Super Mario Bros. - that is over 16 years ago).
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