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That said, I'd buy this thing from Nintendo if you could add games to it. I'd give them an extra $1 or $2 per game. Gotta have Tetris & RCR!
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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 did the same thing when a bunch of emulators were coming out in the late 90's and early 00's and my big takeaway was that the majority of games from my childhood were not very good, but a few games such as Galaga and Ms Pacman and a handful of other arcade games have stood the test of time very well.
But my cousin got Herzog Zwei (1989, Sega Genesis) working on an emulator, and we have a little duel when I visit. Best game ever. :)
ps: no cartridge, no blow. sad ;)
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Don't you recall how unreliable that media/interface was? I don't think most carts aged well.
But blowing the cart and hoping it would work was part of the fun. I hope (and assume) it could be updated somehow though e.g. usb or micro sd
http://nerdist.com/we-blow-into-video-game-cartridges-becaus...
http://mentalfloss.com/article/12589/did-blowing-nintendo-ca...
I understand the aesthetic value but to be really useful/fun a wireless controller would be better.
It says you can use the wii Classic controller, which is wireless
Launches Nov 11. This should be some nice competition for those knock offs you see at the mall around Christmas time.
I'm amazed noone here has mentioned RetroPie[1]. A model B Raspberry Pi or even a Zero (if you can get one) should play NES games perfectly fine. You can get USB NES controller adapters pretty cheap or some knock-off USB NES controllers instead. I have a SNES-USB adapter for my setup that takes two SNES controllers. [1] - https://retropie.org.uk/