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Teens React to Nintendo (NES)
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Quadraphonic
Member
To be fair, they said they'd return that ASAP and bitch about it and all.
4-8 times, no less.
me too
the fact she have an iphone case look like NES controller but she doesn't know that case is resampling the NES
why she have it in first place ?
stuff like that was made for nostalgia
Bjomesphat
Banned
Videos like these makes me question if some of it is staged, or if the kids are just trying to make it entertaining. I understand not recognizing the NES, but playing SMB is no different than any other sidescroller today. They shouldn't have a problem at all getting through the first stage.
Bomber Bob
Banned
God, those videos are fake as hell
SkylineRKR
Member
I think videos like these are partially fake but It IS different. NSMB has been made far easier too, for example.
SMB on NES had rather heavy controls, and the small controller is a problem for youngsters growing up with Dual Shocks and XB controllers too. I'm very sure that I also died at the first goomba way back, and didn't know you had to hold to run. SMB is a rather unforgiving game for todays standards.
It's probably a little of that, they might overreact since they are on film. Also these are edited so only the "most absurd" reactions make the cut. It makes sense though, since the NES is pretty foreign to them.
MrCunningham
Member
Seriously, some of them know what Metroid is but not Legend of Zelda? I thought it was the other way around? There are still Zelda games being made.
Also, the NA NES sucks. That front loader design was the worst thing ever.
Also, the NA NES sucks. That front loader design was the worst thing ever.
I have trouble playing the original Mario sometimes. It's worst when it's the first time and on a NES controller don't you think?
Also only one didn't pass the stage.
You act as though all of them didn't know what it was.
Doubtful. I'm sure most of it is an act to appear clueless.
yeah same here, i'm almost 25 and i've never heard of this game either
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Is it really that hard to believe?
I guess I wasn't into RPGs back then, the fact that half of them doesn't know what Zelda is is way more concerning than Dragon Warrior III if you ask me
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
On GAF, kinda, yes.
It isn't though.
I love video games, but that doesn't mean I know every franchise from every platform ever.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Obviously. I'm not questioning your gamer cred or anything
it's just surprising to me that someone here would have never heard of Dragon Quest. I haven't played any of the DQ games myself, but I thought it was the second most well-known jRPG franchise after Final Fantasy. But I might be showing my age with that... -_-Obviously. I'm not questioning your gamer cred or anything
well you see, i've heard of dragon quest eventhough i've never played it. I had to google to know that Dragon Warrior 3 was related to that series, so that might be the problem with the question in the video
aspiegamer
Member
Anyone who has not played it and has little Mario experience will have problems with the first stage. Especially if they haven't used that controller before. That's 100% normal. Since the game was originally in arcades it was by definition designed to demand as many quarters as possible by forcing people to slowly learn things. This is proof of how damn good it was at that. Asking anyone to immediate adapt to any new game on with a new control scheme on the fly is pretty hard.
Not sure if "staged" is the right word but very selective in what footage to show.
Side-note: Anyone who didn't blow out their cartridges is a tool. I remember very very specifically in a computers class in elementary school having to write a short instructional thing using crappy stock clipart and I was forced, forced to say it was improper because that's not what the official instructions said. Goddamn teacher had a NES and like a responsible adult had actually read the goddamn instruction manual. No forgiveness for that teacher for the rest of my life. They also lied about DOS being too confusing and how it would never succeed because oh yeah, the Commodore 64's command prompts were so so perfect.
I've heared of Dragon Quest, but never heard of Dragon Warrior before. Thought it would be something similar to a beat 'm up like Double Dragon. :|
Anyway, these react videos are awesome to watch. Funny to see how those kids and teens react to these older tech. Some of em even knew the classics!
Messofanego
Banned
I never liked Labib but I loved the schadenfreude here of having him be the ONLY one to fail the first level! XD
MrCunningham
Member
Not really.
Dragon Quest is still a pretty niche series outside of Japan and its alternate Dragon Warrior name is even less recognizable.
TheAbsolution
Member
Easily the most annoying teen in this episode.
mugurumakensei
Member
He was also one of the few who got beat by Glass Joe in the Punch-Out play through.
Dragon Warrior was the name of the Dragon Quest series in the US back in the 80s.
Messofanego
Banned
Necromanti
Member
I'm ashamed to say that I hadn't either, but I had no clue it was Dragon Quest until I looked it up now.
MrCunningham
Member
The first four Dragon Quest games were called Dragon Warrior in the western world, and there was also a Dragon Warrior VII on the PlayStation 1, which was really just Dragon Quest VII.
I'm from Europe and I don't think that game released over here. Maybe that's why I can't remember that name. :d
in that time , i didn't play any JRPG game at all
but i loved Dragon Quest anime in that time
Novel Mike
Member
Great video, I loved watching them try and play Punch Out that was fantastic
Bomber Bob
Banned
dude, she's like 17
PHOENIXZERO
Member
Damn youngins...
And their failure on the first level of SMB is exactly what Nintendo was talking about in that story from awhile back.
And their failure on the first level of SMB is exactly what Nintendo was talking about in that story from awhile back.
Which is why it's fun showing them what it is and informing them.
Prototype Viktor
Member
pretty much all sites have a 13 yr age requirement for legal reasons. See Google trying to get a free pass in that for their Google suite of products for education and etc
Yeah. The first Dragon Quest game released in Europe was Dragon Quest: The Journey of the Cursed King on the PS2, released ~17 Years after the first Dragon Quest/Warrior came out in the US. It was also the first game to retain the Dragon Quest name in the West, being released as Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King in the US.
Correct if I'm wrong, but that is standard sentence in these videos
Zeyphersan
Banned
It's so people can go on the enthusiast forums and bitch about kids being dumb and making them feel old