20 Years old Nintendo!

ST Dragon · Post by **ST Dragon** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:42 pm

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6144735/index.html

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:42 pm

ST Dragon wrote:http://www.gamespot.com/features/6144735/index.html

Happy Birthday to what just may be the greatest system of all time!

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:45 pm

Hmm. Zelda's 20th anniversary was a while ago, in Feburary. Busy month for Nintendo, wasn't it? I thought the NES was released in small quantities in 1985, though...

Alpolio · Post by **Alpolio** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 12:34 am

It's the little system that won't die. I have a top loading NES hooked up next to my Xbox, PS2, and Gamecube.

A proper home for a NES!

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:48 am

My two earliest video game experiences:

1. When I was 7 at a friend's house playing the Atari 2600 and games like Pitfall, Atlantis.

2.Playing the NES for the first time (when I was 9) was the real treat though. I had been wanting to play SMB forever after having drooled over pictures of the game in the old Sears catalog. A few years later me, my lil bro and sis pooled our money and our dad paid the other half and we got our NES. Endless memories of me and my bro trying to beat Mega Man 2, 3 and 4 and getting up early just to play SMB 1,2 or 3.

Me and my brother still talk about the first time we played Mega Man 2.

My sister still plays SMB 3 and Dr. Mario (she can beat it on highest level and speed). Sadly our old Nintendo got the terminal blink and after an unsuccessful attempt to fix it I now must hunt down a top loader.

Anyways, just had to get the nostalgia off my chest. Here's to 20 more years of the NES as the greatest of the older systems.

edit: BTW, St Dragon. I am looking into buying a Sony trinitron and am wondering if the TV in your pic is TATE'able (not knowing whether or not for sure u TATE ur shmups

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ST Dragon · Post by **ST Dragon** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 7:12 am

Well, I have the SONY FD Trinitron Flat 21” KV-21LS30E 50/60HZ Multi Region, Stereo TV.
I've never set it on its side but I wouldn't say its TATE'able exactly, as the TV's shape is not the classic rectangular-cube shape but rather an irregular hexagon-octagonal shape. So setting it on its side will most certainly crack the plastic edges on the side.

Other than that, with 2 x RGB(Scart-IN), 2 x RCA(Composite-In), 1 x Earphone jack-out, 1 x RF-IN (Antenna), a very clear picture with vibrant colours, this TV is excellent for shooters. (Especially horizontal ones)

Here is what I have:

http://www.agoraquest.com/modules/My_eG ... n/KV21.jpg

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:09 pm

Uh... they did all this crap like 2 years ago, didn't they?

extrarice · Post by **extrarice** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 9:30 pm

Alpolio wrote:A proper home for a NES!

(cue voice of the robot cop from Futurama)
Ninja Gaiden II, awwwwww yeahhhhhhhh.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 11:46 pm

Even cooler than this is Tomb Raider's nearing 10 year anniversary.

Platypus[gEc] · Post by **Platypus[gEc]** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 9:47 pm

I keep mine close as well... i own this ugly grey box for almost 18 years, and i still love playing it

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:42 am

GaijinPunch wrote:Uh... they did all this crap like 2 years ago, didn't they?

Agreed.

The 20th anniversary was October 18th, '05, anyway.

FatCobra · Post by **FatCobra** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:59 pm

I'm playing Legend of Zelda on a GBA as we speak.

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:04 pm

Dylan1CC wrote:edit: BTW, St Dragon. I am looking into buying a Sony trinitron and am wondering if the TV in your pic is TATE'able (not knowing whether or not for sure u TATE ur shmups )

i have the same model as alpolio, and it is very doable in tate. the only thing is the newer models of the same set have a more narrow side, and they are also slightly curved, so this would probably cause some probs.

also, after a couple years of tate, i'm having problems with it. see this thread

Blade · Post by **Blade** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:26 pm

I have the distinguished experience of dying on the very first Goomba.

I didn't even hit the coin block.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:14 am

Just wanted to say thanks to St Dragon and the Cap'n for the TV info.

Oh and of course, NES forever.

FatCobra · Post by **FatCobra** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 3:11 pm

Blade wrote:I have the distinguished experience of dying on the very first Goomba.

I didn't even hit the coin block.

I've had it happen to me too. Of course, it usually happens when I'm very tired, or a good laugh. It seems funny to me to die from the first enemy you see.

ST Dragon · Post by **ST Dragon** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:04 pm

Happened to me many times!
Usually when I'm bored I don't jump at the right time to hit the coin block above.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 12:25 am

Alpolio wrote:It's the little system that won't die. I have a top loading NES hooked up next to my Xbox, PS2, and Gamecube.

My NES top loader is sitting proudly in front of my PS2 just to my right. Zanac, Life Force, and Kirby's Adventure are all within reach. Life is good.

extrarice · Post by **extrarice** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 12:31 am

Over the weekend I had to replace the cart connecter on my wife's pop-up NES. That thing just keeps on trucking along.

Dylan1CC · Post by **Dylan1CC** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 6:09 am

My favorite personal NES milestone was beating Metroid in under 3 hours last spring. Anyone knows that the final battle with Mother Brain's pesky zebetite cannons is flat out vicious. Now imagine that same tension doubled when you are also worrying about finishing on time. Worth it though. I now have a permanent save file on my GBA cart featuring Samus herself.

First time I beat the game was playing the NES cartridge and frantically writing down passwords during the few weeks before Prime was released. Good times.

I also need to play through all of Blaster Master, love that game.

extrarice · Post by **extrarice** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 5:46 pm

Dylan1CC wrote:I also need to play through all of Blaster Master, love that game.

Insanely difficult, fun game. The platforming in the last zone is just insane

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