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NES/Famicom Appreciation Thread
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If it has Game B then no.
SlaughterX
Banned
First and only console Ive ever given head.
Well, to certain games I guess.
Well, to certain games I guess.
Yeah sometimes I link my vids as well.
shanafan
Member
Pretty cool thing about an insert that came with StarTropics.
https://youtu.be/Bnw0SiVO9lQ?t=5m55s
New to me
https://youtu.be/Bnw0SiVO9lQ?t=5m55s
New to me
RoryDropkick
Member
So I was getting ready for a shooting game event at a local game store and I decided to snap these pics of my boys. I think they will inherit the soul of Takahashi Meijin now that they've touched the carts.
RadarScope1
Member
Pretty cool thing about an insert that came with StarTropics.
https://youtu.be/Bnw0SiVO9lQ?t=5m55s
New to me
I remember doing this in a friend's sink. And I have a copy of the letter in my CIB copy of the game. Really neat stuff!
Pretty cool thing about an insert that came with StarTropics.
https://youtu.be/Bnw0SiVO9lQ?t=5m55s
New to me
I loved how they recreated it digitally for the Virtual Console-release.
Fox Mulder
Member
Got power blade that has a big old rewind sticker on the back from some Kroger video. I like these on my carts.
Pretty cool thing about an insert that came with StarTropics.
https://youtu.be/Bnw0SiVO9lQ?t=5m55s
New to me
it was a horrifying nightmare for me.
I rented the game at a local movies&games store and they had no booklets or anything else with their games.
I LOVED the game, reached the part with the frequency, realized how screwed up I was, I went running to the store and asked if they by chance had the booklet or something, they had no idea what I was talking about.
I came back home and started from scratch inputting every possible code
000
001
002
003
004
005
...
...
...
until I reached... 747
and I managed to play the game til completion, it sure was a hassle...but ever since then I use that code for my baggage locks ^_^
RadarScope1
Member
Haha, props on the dedication there. Amazing to think about how much free time we had as kids.
shanafan
Member
WOW.
You didn't call the Nintendo Hotline though?
I used to call them all the time asking if NBA Jam was coming to SNES. They eventually told me to stop calling, lol. I was a kid, ah well.
I think I did 000 to 299 and then went 999 to 700 so it didn't take that much time.
now that I think about it, there are worse grinds in RPGs these days.
unlocking some trophies/achievements takes longer than figuring out this code.
thank god it was 3 digit, 4 digits and I would have given up.
WOW.
You didn't call the Nintendo Hotline though?
I used to call them all the time asking if NBA Jam was coming to SNES. They eventually told me to stop calling, lol. I was a kid, ah well.
it didn't occur to me
and I was too shy. Talking to strangers over the phone to ask for tips on how to pass video games would have sounded like a bad idea back then.
RadarScope1
Member
Yeah, come to think of it, Destiny or Candy Crush are probably worse than that...
I just picked up a copy of Bionic Commando. I've played it and seen the cart before but I've never really thought about this... What's up with the blue label? As far as I know, Bionic Commando and 1943 are the only US Capcom NES titles that don't fall into either the older "laser beam" themed design or the newer "purple frame" design.
According to Wikipedia, Gun.Smoke was the last "laser beam" label in February 1988. The next Capcom game was Legendary Wings in October 1998, which had the "Purple" label. Then came 1943 with the "Blue" label, then Mickey Mousecapades (Purple), Then Bionic Commando (Blue). After that it was all Purple.
I'm guessing they were going to switch the Blue design, but ended up going Purple instead, after the artwork for 1943 and Bionic Commando were already finalized?
According to Wikipedia, Gun.Smoke was the last "laser beam" label in February 1988. The next Capcom game was Legendary Wings in October 1998, which had the "Purple" label. Then came 1943 with the "Blue" label, then Mickey Mousecapades (Purple), Then Bionic Commando (Blue). After that it was all Purple.
I'm guessing they were going to switch the Blue design, but ended up going Purple instead, after the artwork for 1943 and Bionic Commando were already finalized?
GurgleBot20
Member
I bought the three Castlevania games and they arrived yesterday. I almost panicked when I saw 3's cartridge and noticed three pins were missing.
After googling it seems I wasn't the first to make this mistake.
After googling it seems I wasn't the first to make this mistake.
Chittagong
Gold Member
Haha, I worked on Nintendo Hotline and I still remember the number today.
RadarScope1
Member
That's a solid assumption. Also, those two games are arcade ports. But it's not like they're the only arcade games in the Capcom lineup...
Yeah at first I thought it could an arcade port thing, but as you said Capcom put out other arcade games, including Gun.Smoke and Legendary Wings.
Fox Mulder
Member
I put the blinking light win thing in and damn what a grip. I thought the retron was tight.
theSlacker
Member
Get one of the new replacement ones? I keep meaning to send my connector in, but got till April 30th to do so for the exchange program.
Yesterday my Analogue NT finally arrived in the mail! The HDMI upgrade is absolutely amazing, definitely the way to go if you want to play on original hardware on an HDTV, in my opinion.
I played a bunch of Batman last night, man that game kicks. Love the music and the control is extremely tight! When you hit a run of amazing jumps/wall jumps, you really feel like Batman. Ended up getting to the end of Stage 3, but I forgot the best strategy to take down the boss (Guy who shoots the tall energy beams). Looking forward to playing more tonight!
I played a bunch of Batman last night, man that game kicks. Love the music and the control is extremely tight! When you hit a run of amazing jumps/wall jumps, you really feel like Batman. Ended up getting to the end of Stage 3, but I forgot the best strategy to take down the boss (Guy who shoots the tall energy beams). Looking forward to playing more tonight!
davidwhangchoi
Member
hey guys,
i don't even have a NES yet but i picked a few titles at lunch:
dr. mario 5.99
and TMNT was 7.99
i hope i didn't get ripped off... i'll try and get a NES plus get RGB mod or whatever option is best.
so far, i'm working on doing the RGB mod for my snes mini while messing w/ the Sony BVM w/ genesis and non 1chip snes RGB'd currently.
hope to join you guys soon.
i don't even have a NES yet but i picked a few titles at lunch:
blaster master was 7.99
dr. mario 5.99
and TMNT was 7.99
i hope i didn't get ripped off... i'll try and get a NES plus get RGB mod or whatever option is best.
so far, i'm working on doing the RGB mod for my snes mini while messing w/ the Sony BVM w/ genesis and non 1chip snes RGB'd currently.
hope to join you guys soon.
RadarScope1
Member
You definitely didn't get ripped off, especially with those nice-looking manuals included.
davidwhangchoi
Member
oh ok! thanks, makes me feel better about lunch =)
Fox Mulder
Member
Got dirty Harry for $1, how bad is it? There's an great sounding voice clip as soon as you turn it on at least.
I hope everyone enjoyed The Guardian Legend in the month of March,
but it's April, so fools or not, get ready to try your hands at
Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight!!! Get ready to rumble!
but it's April, so fools or not, get ready to try your hands at
Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight!!! Get ready to rumble!
Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight is a side-scroller released by Capcom
toward the end of the NES lifecycle. Despite the name, it's not related to either of the
famous series' it calls out to, though apparently the English localization might suggest
otherwise by renaming the protagonist "Ken", from "Kevin".
As for the gameplay? I haven't played it. But Wikipedia says:
I expect I'll have a lot more of my own to say about the game after this month!
toward the end of the NES lifecycle. Despite the name, it's not related to either of the
famous series' it calls out to, though apparently the English localization might suggest
otherwise by renaming the protagonist "Ken", from "Kevin".
As for the gameplay? I haven't played it. But Wikipedia says:
"Like most side-scrolling action games, the player uses one button to attack and the
other to jump. Ken can also climb walls and poles or pole-like structures, as well as hang
onto and climb (or drop down from) certain kinds of ledges. In addition to his regular
jump, Ken can also do a backward flip jump by doing a neutral upward jump and then
pressing the directional pad on the opposite direction he's facing. Ken's main weapon is
an energy projectile which he launches with his fists. Ken can shoot straight at either direction
horizontally, as well as upward vertically by holding the d-pad upwards. Ken can
launch curved power shots by holding the d-pad left or right and pressing the B button,
which have further reach and are more powerful than the regular shots. Ken can also
launch his projectiles with his kicks by holding the d-pad downward and pressing B,
which will travel upward diagonally. To shoot downwards, Ken must do a flip jump first
and then B while still in mid-air"
other to jump. Ken can also climb walls and poles or pole-like structures, as well as hang
onto and climb (or drop down from) certain kinds of ledges. In addition to his regular
jump, Ken can also do a backward flip jump by doing a neutral upward jump and then
pressing the directional pad on the opposite direction he's facing. Ken's main weapon is
an energy projectile which he launches with his fists. Ken can shoot straight at either direction
horizontally, as well as upward vertically by holding the d-pad upwards. Ken can
launch curved power shots by holding the d-pad left or right and pressing the B button,
which have further reach and are more powerful than the regular shots. Ken can also
launch his projectiles with his kicks by holding the d-pad downward and pressing B,
which will travel upward diagonally. To shoot downwards, Ken must do a flip jump first
and then B while still in mid-air"
I expect I'll have a lot more of my own to say about the game after this month!
Here's how the voting shook out for anyone interested.
Turned out Street FIghter 2010 and Wrecking crew ended up tied, so we had to
think quickly and come up with a tie breaking procedure. We selected the game that
has, on average, the cheapest price. Going forward, that's how we'll do things.
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!
Lol this is it. No joke. We did the tie breaker a few days/pages back.
Chaotic-Strike
Banned
I've played Super C on the virtual console, so I decided to go out and buy the original Contra.
Since Konami doesn't seem to want to port it anywhere. It's a ton of fun and looks surprisingly good even on Component.
Definitely glad I purchased it, despite being a little pricy.
Since Konami doesn't seem to want to port it anywhere. It's a ton of fun and looks surprisingly good even on Component.
Definitely glad I purchased it, despite being a little pricy.
Yeah it's one of the essential games on the NES imo. And that's exactly why it's so expensive despite selling really well, and will probably only get more and more expensive. So it's good that you grabbed it now.
Yeah it's one of the essential games on the NES imo. And that's exactly why it's so expensive despite selling really well, and will probably only get more and more expensive. So it's good that you grabbed it now.
Contra's going rate makes me think that there must not have been quite as many copies out there as one would think. Certainly not rare by any means, but it's interesting to me that it goes for quite a bit more than other games that I would consider equally essential, like Mega Man 2/3 or Punch Out. In fact, if you sort the VGPC by popularity, it's the most expensive cart for quite a ways down.
I'd love so much to have a list of the amount of carts sold for every NES game.
Chaotic-Strike
Banned
Yeah it's one of the essential games on the NES imo. And that's exactly why it's so expensive despite selling really well, and will probably only get more and more expensive. So it's good that you grabbed it now.
Yes that is partially the reason I got it. It was either it or Punch Out, but I already have that on virtual console and Contra's price seems to be going up a lot recently.
This reminded me that I recently found out Super C and Contra are unlockables on Contra 4.
Contra 4 is a great album too, well worth playing. Feels like an SNES followup to Contra 3.
Chaotic-Strike
Banned
Ha, I know better about getting CIB anything.
Just getting loose carts is expensive enough for me. My wallet would be dry if I went out looking to start a CIB collection.
D.Lo
Member
Pretty crappy emulation though, and it's the US version of Contra.
Indeed, that's why it's called Contra 4
It's finally a return to the classic Contra gameplay after every spin-off game in-between messed around with that formula with gimmicks.RadarScope1
Member
I really need to get this now that I have a Famicom. No CIB for me, though. Just the cart.
Shadowman16
Member
Another game ticked off my Famicom backlog today - Trojan (Tatakai no Banka). I've recently been playing through the arcade version of the game and while I've quickly become quite a big fan of the game it is still a little rough round the edges, so I was looking forward to seeing if the Famicom port fixed any of my issues with the game.
The good news is, they did a great job porting the game and especially tightening up the combat. Collision detection is better, no longer does it seem like your attacks hit thin air. Action seems to be slowed down just a tad, so combat isn't so messy either (that coupled with the superior collision detection really helped me through some of the harder parts of the game).
Other little bits I preferred over the arcade version - the first boss seems to have been retooled slightly to have rocket punches where the attacks fly around like a boomerang. It makes him far easier to defeat while still providing a decent challenge.
The armidillo mid boss of stage 2 has been tweaked oh so slightly so he always rolls in the same direction once hit, making him far easier to predict in terms of attacks.
The third boss (Trojan) is much easier to battle fairly, I actually have a strategy beyond leaping in and hitting his shins really quickly.
The 5th level is retooled so its half the length and you only fight one guy with a club and one cyborg dude. Makes it much more bearable.
The final boss is way easier to fight fairly, he's a pushover when you know how to damage him, but he's still dangerous if you screw up as he can kill you in two hits.
All round I'd say the Famicom version is better than the arcade version. Tightening up several parts of the game makes it far more fun to play. I've gotten Legendary Wings to play next on the NES (no Famicom version unfortunately), I'm not a fan of the arcade version at all and I know the NES version is quite different in places, here's hoping its like Trojan, Gun.Smoke and Bionic Commando in terms of port quality.
The good news is, they did a great job porting the game and especially tightening up the combat. Collision detection is better, no longer does it seem like your attacks hit thin air. Action seems to be slowed down just a tad, so combat isn't so messy either (that coupled with the superior collision detection really helped me through some of the harder parts of the game).
Other little bits I preferred over the arcade version - the first boss seems to have been retooled slightly to have rocket punches where the attacks fly around like a boomerang. It makes him far easier to defeat while still providing a decent challenge.
The armidillo mid boss of stage 2 has been tweaked oh so slightly so he always rolls in the same direction once hit, making him far easier to predict in terms of attacks.
The third boss (Trojan) is much easier to battle fairly, I actually have a strategy beyond leaping in and hitting his shins really quickly.
The 5th level is retooled so its half the length and you only fight one guy with a club and one cyborg dude. Makes it much more bearable.
The final boss is way easier to fight fairly, he's a pushover when you know how to damage him, but he's still dangerous if you screw up as he can kill you in two hits.
All round I'd say the Famicom version is better than the arcade version. Tightening up several parts of the game makes it far more fun to play. I've gotten Legendary Wings to play next on the NES (no Famicom version unfortunately), I'm not a fan of the arcade version at all and I know the NES version is quite different in places, here's hoping its like Trojan, Gun.Smoke and Bionic Commando in terms of port quality.
Blaster Master is pretty fun. Since you're also big into PS1 games you should also check out the sequel there. Sealed copies are cheap so one to play or try out should be really cheap.
RadarScope1
Member
Just ordered Power Blade for a decent price. One more of the "big" ones off my list. I still want Gargoyle's Quest 2, Felix the Cat and Metal Storm and then I think I've pretty well got all of the really expensive games I want. Maybe Kick Master? Anyone like that one? I still have a huge want list but after those three the rest are much more reasonably priced as loose carts. (This of course excludes my quest for CIB black box games...)
And I have a neat toy waiting for me at the post office today -- I'll post pics and impressions in the coming days.
And I have a neat toy waiting for me at the post office today -- I'll post pics and impressions in the coming days.
I'm noticing a lack of activity over the last month to two months for the Game Club, so I figure I should kind of ask "What's up?" Voting is down, people aren't talking as much about the games as they were when we started (Street Fighter 2010 just kicked off, but literally nothing has been said yet)... if we can do this better, I'd like to try. So what can I/we improve upon to make this more engaging?
I'm not excluded from this, so I'll just say that The Guardian Legend isn't my favorite game and I didn't really sit down to play it, so my participation last month was low. I will be sitting down with Street Fighter at some point this week (maybe tonight?) and I'll be posting some impressions.
Gargoyle's Quest is def on my list now that I've learned the JPN cart is not for me haha That's awesome that you got Power Blade for a decent price though.
I'm not excluded from this, so I'll just say that The Guardian Legend isn't my favorite game and I didn't really sit down to play it, so my participation last month was low. I will be sitting down with Street Fighter at some point this week (maybe tonight?) and I'll be posting some impressions.
Gargoyle's Quest is def on my list now that I've learned the JPN cart is not for me haha That's awesome that you got Power Blade for a decent price though.
Well, I tried out Street Fighter 2010 (Which I voted for) last night, and only played it for about 5 minutes... Still trying to figure out the controls, which feel very wonky. It was a revelation when I learned how to do the diagonal kick.
Anyone have any tips for beginners? I need to track down a PDF of the manual and read it, methinks.
Anyone have any tips for beginners? I need to track down a PDF of the manual and read it, methinks.
RoryDropkick
Member
I've been busy with school and the twins unfortunately. Been wanting to get some game time in and that's just not happening. Hopefully after tomorrow and my test I can relax this weekend.
RadarScope1
Member
I think it's the time of year. People are getting busier and busier between now and Memorial Day - then many will have more free time.
I don't own The Guardian Legend and just didn't get a copy. I focused my retro playing time last month on Revenge of Shinobi in the Genesis thread instead. I have SF2010 and will be playing it this month but I have been busy with work and home life so I haven't dug in yet. I have some days off next week and will definitely be playing then.