NES turns 25 years old

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NES turns 25 years old
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Cee Jay Haych	Oct 20 2010, 03:18 AM Post #1
"I didn't use the whole thing ...." Posts: 3,252 Group: =SB= Kings Member #9,868 Joined: March 28, 2009	Ok, I'm a few days late to the party, so I'll keep this brief. The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) turned 25 years old on monday. Released on October 18, 1985, the device gave birth to Super Mario Bros, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, and several other franchises that still live on today. When the NES hit store shelves in New York City a quarter of a century ago, the future of gaming was decidedly in doubt. Some believed the industry was on its last leg, and few retailers were willing to take the kind of financial risks they once did on games. But players got their hands on the 8-bit console, and many fell in love. And it wasn't until 1995 and well over 60 million worldwide unit sales later that Nintendo finally discontinued the U.S. version of the console. The company waited until 2003 to discontinue the Japanese model, known as Famicom. And on a little side note, the NES is just about a year younger than me.



Cat	Oct 20 2010, 03:39 AM Post #2
Your fate is mine to decide. Posts: 1,270 Group: A Rank Hero Member #10,657 Joined: January 3, 2010 Steam ID: The_Cats_Right_Paw	Yay for the NES, I guess? Noted, I'm fairly certain I still have my old Top Loader somewhere... >.> ...I wanna play it now. >.>



The Milkman	Oct 20 2010, 04:37 AM Post #3
I am The Milkman. Posts: 523 Group: B Rank Knight Member #11,336 Joined: August 21, 2010	I now feel very old.
	My milk is fortified with what the world wants. What the world deserves.


~~Raven the Fox~~	Oct 20 2010, 04:45 AM Post #4
I'll never let you go Posts: 2,954 Group: Game Over :( Member #10,731 Joined: February 3, 2010	Dude, that is epic. I have never played the NES, but I do have some of the classics from the NES on collections of the classics and stuff, mainly Zelda, to be honest I never really liked Mario. But anyways, that is pretty dang epic. Good thing I am still young. Now I don't feel old.



Zak	Oct 20 2010, 04:47 AM Post #5
For The Circle Posts: 4,002 Group: D Rank Legend Member #9,748 Joined: February 10, 2009 3DS Friend Code: 1118-0225-4062 Steam ID: zakth686	NES was the shiz. Thats all there really is to say on that matter.
	"Ati Ramar, In defeat we learn."


~~Raven the Fox~~	Oct 20 2010, 04:49 AM Post #6
I'll never let you go Posts: 2,954 Group: Game Over :( Member #10,731 Joined: February 3, 2010	Wait, by 'shiz', you mean good....or bad? I am confused. I never use that word.



Zak	Oct 20 2010, 05:07 AM Post #7
For The Circle Posts: 4,002 Group: D Rank Legend Member #9,748 Joined: February 10, 2009 3DS Friend Code: 1118-0225-4062 Steam ID: zakth686	...shiz as in another word for sht. Saying something is the sht is saying it is awesome. NES had Megaman1-6, Startropics, Zelda 1 and 2, Double Dragon, Metroid, Earthbound Zero, Kid Icarus, and more awesomeness. NES was awesome. I'm praising it. There, now that was all there really is to say on that matter.
	"Ati Ramar, In defeat we learn."


HollyYoshi	Oct 20 2010, 05:13 AM Post #8
I object to your claims Posts: 15,025 Group: =SB= Queens Member #9,640 Joined: January 9, 2009 Gender: Female Country: United States of America 3DS Friend Code: 1891-1489-0768 Nintendo ID: Agent_Blaire Game Currently Playing: Yoshi's Island	Please note he said "The Sht, not just sht. Big difference. Calling something sht means that's it's bad. Calling something The* sh*t means it's awesome. Anyway, back on topic: That thing's been around that long? Sheesh! I wasn't around when the NES came out but damn! I'm impressed a lot of the games are still fan favorites. Such a tribute to thier long-time popularity.



Nail Strafer	Oct 20 2010, 08:55 AM Post #9
Flying Battery Act 2 Posts: 1,218 Group: A Rank Hero Member #8,106 Joined: May 5, 2008	Quote: That thing's been around that long? Sheesh! I wasn't around when the NES came out but damn! I'm impressed a lot of the games are still fan favorites. Such a tribute to thier long-time popularity. Hehe, I would have been a little over six months old when it came out. My first game was actually the original Super Mario Bros, which I played for the first time in 1990. My older cousin got one of them, and that game just hypnotized me. I've been a gamer ever since. I actually still have the original NES that she had. She gave it to me when she moved out of her parents' house. I used it through about the mid 90s, until the connection pins got so bent out of shape it couldn't detect the cartridges anymore. I'd just get the gray-black-gray-black screen loop for every game. At the time, I didn't care. I loved the SNES and I was excited about the Playstation and N64 coming out. Many years passed. I got a Generation NEX as a Christmas present around 2006, which is an imitation NES console that can play the cartridges and even use the same controllers. That got me interested in retro gaming. The problem is the Generation NEX couldn't play all cartridges. I was devastated when it wouldn't play Rad Racer II, which is the one NES game I really wanted to play the most. About a year more passed. I found out that one of my local game shops could repair old Nintendo systems for about $20 a pop. I brought my system in the next day, got the connection pins in the system replaced, and it was the greatest $20 I ever spent. I even learned a technique from the same shop about how to clean old cartridges...just spray some 409 cleaner on a Q tip and run the Q tip up and down the cartridge's connector. Between that and the repairs, I can now play pretty much every game in my collection with no problems (even ones that I thought were broke forever). I practically embrace the difficulty that many of the games have. Because when you beat an old, hard NES game, you feel (sorry if I sound sexist) like a MAN. About a month ago, I beat Rad Racer II for the first time (after a couple weeks of diligent practice). I have owned this game for nineteen years and only just now beat it. No lie...it was probably one of the greatest days of my life when that happened. Without a doubt, the NES is the one old console I spend the most time with, and the one I cherish the most (even more than the SNES and N64 that I used to idolize). Edited by Nail Strafer, Oct 20 2010, 08:59 AM.



Phoenix-Saturn	Oct 20 2010, 11:20 AM Post #10
i just wwant to be beautiful for this one month Posts: 7,528 Group: A Rank Legend Member #10,191 Joined: July 27, 2009	I've never played on an NES...
	i'm actually really sorry bout this unfashionably late as alwways I... Am... THE WEREHOG SUPPORTER! MUHAHAHAHA! Howl


Cy-Fox	Oct 20 2010, 12:10 PM Post #11
We are still watching Posts: 3,486 Group: =SB= Kings Member #3,975 Joined: November 29, 2007 Gender: Male Country: United States of America Steam ID: cy-fox	Neither have I. I guess when that time comes around for the SEGA Genesis, I'm going to feel old D:



King of Kings	Oct 20 2010, 12:33 PM Post #12
Sandopolis Act 1 Posts: 1,548 Group: S Rank Hero Member #1,500 Joined: June 26, 2007	I never owned an NES but I've played it before. though I own a Super NES, and I played many of the NES classics on that. like all the mario bros. games on super mario all-star. brings back fond memories it does



Phoenix-Saturn	Oct 20 2010, 12:34 PM Post #13
i just wwant to be beautiful for this one month Posts: 7,528 Group: A Rank Legend Member #10,191 Joined: July 27, 2009	Immortality Protocol Cy-Fox Oct 20 2010, 12:10 PM Neither have I. I guess when that time comes around for the SEGA Genesis, I'm going to feel old D: The oldest system I've played on is a GBC... Not because of my age, because I just wasn't into video game consoles when I was young.
	i'm actually really sorry bout this unfashionably late as alwways I... Am... THE WEREHOG SUPPORTER! MUHAHAHAHA! Howl


HollyYoshi	Oct 20 2010, 12:41 PM Post #14
I object to your claims Posts: 15,025 Group: =SB= Queens Member #9,640 Joined: January 9, 2009 Gender: Female Country: United States of America 3DS Friend Code: 1891-1489-0768 Nintendo ID: Agent_Blaire Game Currently Playing: Yoshi's Island	I played the NES, I just never owned it myself.



Strawhat Luffy~NH~	Oct 20 2010, 12:48 PM Post #15
And can I get a hot tub! Posts: 702 Group: E Rank Hero Member #328 Joined: December 6, 2006	Man I can't believe it's 25. Time just goes by so quick playing the NES when I was a wee lad was so much fun. You gotta love the Childhood.
	The Fatal Five: Kronic, Nights, Chrono, Anemos, Cloud


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