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Hoffy

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Just bought a NES on eBay...
« on: January 24, 2011, 12:52:18 pm »
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Hey yeah, it's actually a really fun machine. Something about buying the console second-hand for $90 and playing games how they were meant to be played, instead of downloading a ROM for free in less than a second, or downloading it from the Virtual Console, or whatever it is, as if anyone still uses that thing anyway. I guess the real reason I made this topic was because I needed to express myself in regards to Super Mario Bros. 3, a game I had never played before really.

Now I've been playing the original Super Mario Bros. too, where I can get to World 8 in a couple minutes (taking short-cuts of course)... though, I can't finish it. I've been playing that game for years.

But Super Mario Bros. 3 is different! It's so much better and so much more advanced! And pretty impressive for a NES game, obviously R&D had learnt their way around the NES hardware by that point. Point is, it's so fantastic, and large, and long, and satisfying (o_o) but, there's no save function? Not even a goofy password system like other games of the era. I have to somehow get through all 8 worlds in one sitting, even though, I assume the game has to be a couple of hours long, give or take some contingency time considering I love to kill my Mario's because I'm an unforgiving !@#$% or something.

Heavens, God, tell me how the gamers of the '80s put up with this crap!

I could just leave my NES on for days. It's not like the machine even lets out so much as a hum or a whir. It's not like it would annoy anyone... I'd feel bad for the little guy, though.

Anyone have any experiences with completing this game on NES? Or, anyone wanna call me a weak '90s-bred gamer hell-bent on having everything easy and completable?
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Re: Just bought a NES on eBay...
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2011, 01:00:03 pm »
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It was what was available to us. We weren't spoiled with save files.
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« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2011, 01:00:23 pm »
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>_o you paid $90 for your NES?
I've purchased 3 in the past 4 years for under $10 a pop at thrift stores :\

But anyway, NES has the best collection of games to date, imo :P
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Hoffy

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Re: Just bought a NES on eBay...
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2011, 01:03:50 pm »
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Australia's just a different environment. These things are rare, second-hand shops might maybe have them, but you'd be lucky to find one, and for a decent price...

Actually, I've been watching NESs on eBay for a while, and this was a pretty good deal, considering...
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« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2011, 01:44:06 pm »
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You could also warp in SMB3. Finish up to a certain world, then warp back to it later using warp whistles from world 1. You'll lose progress, since it's technically starting a new game and then warping to the world you left off in, but it's the closest thing to saving.

Warp whistles are here:
1-3: At the end of the level, duck on a white block and then run behind the blackness at the end of the level.
1-Fortress: At the end of the first screen with the door and the dry bones, run and fly above, then run right and keep hitting up until you find a secret room.

Using one warp whistle will bring you to the warp zone with worlds 1-3. In worlds 2-6, using a whistle will bring you to the warp zone for worlds 4-6. Using the warp whistle WHILE IN the first warp zone will bring you to the warp zone with 7-8. In the last two cases, you need both whistles.
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« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2011, 04:25:25 pm »
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Theres also a warp flute at the end of world 2 but you don't really need it, you just need to use the hammer item you get from the Hammer Bro on the very top right rock of World 2.

I never really found any of the old NES games too hard though, but Ninja Gaiden II destroyed me :P, finally had to cave in and use the game genie, then when I finally get to the last stage the codes somehow wore off... Really surprised me when I died and my lives went down, still beat it though, about 4-5 hours of playing nonstop :D
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Re: Just bought a NES on eBay...
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2011, 07:10:00 pm »
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I know there's a used games store near me that has an NES for $29.99. I got my SNES there last year for $39.99 and I'm loving it. I really want to get an NES though.
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« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2011, 10:01:41 pm »
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I got an extra NES awhile back by buying a broken one really cheap off of eBay and fixing it, it's usually just the pin connectors being bent and thats an easy fix, you can fix them yourself or get a new one for $8 and replace it.
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« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2011, 01:26:21 pm »
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Just wanna say that I have seen some Buy It Now refurbished NESs for $49 the last few days. :/
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« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2011, 05:29:52 pm »
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I have seen tons of NES in my city mostly in bazars ;), I was planning on buying one not sure how cheap they are ;). Actually a friend of mine has an Intellivision not sure how rare are those >_<.
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« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2011, 06:35:48 pm »
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i just wondered, is NES regionfree ( usa/europe/jap all playable ) ?
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Re: Just bought a NES on eBay...
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2011, 06:39:08 pm »
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Evidently not, as after a quick search I've found videos and tutorials on how to make it region free.
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« Reply #12 on: February 06, 2011, 06:50:09 pm »
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it's not exceptionally difficult to do either
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« Reply #13 on: February 07, 2011, 01:23:37 pm »
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Making a NES region free means disabling the lockout chip. Remember that:

- NTSC-U and NTSC-J (American and Japanese) games run at 60Hz, so if they are played on a PAL-A or PAL-B console they will run 17% faster than they should, rendering some games unplayable. The same thing applies to playing a PAL-A/PAL-B game on a NTSC-U/J console except it will be 17% slower. To fix this you basically have to install a modchip that can switch between the 60Hz and 50Hz modes. It's a pain and not really worth doing, you are better of just getting another NES from the region you desire.

- Japanese NES games don't exist. They had the Famicom instead with entirely differently shaped cartridges. They will NOT fit in your regular NES unit.

- It's just a pain and not worth doing in my opinion. Get a Famicom!
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« Reply #14 on: February 07, 2011, 09:21:34 pm »
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Roms. You aren't "destroying the gaming industry" by playing games no longer being manufactured. They are cost free, region free, and problem free. Sorry if this breaks any rules, but I just think it's dumb to go out and buy 2 unsupported systems for their trend price (the price people would pay just to say 'yeah, I have an NES!') which is obscenely overpriced for the technology you're getting.
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« Reply #15 on: February 07, 2011, 09:28:42 pm »
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Roms. You aren't "destroying the gaming industry" by playing games no longer being manufactured. They are cost free, region free, and problem free. Sorry if this breaks any rules, but I just think it's dumb to go out and buy 2 unsupported systems for their trend price (the price people would pay just to say 'yeah, I have an NES!') which is obscenely overpriced for the technology you're getting.
It just doesn't feel the same. Ya know?



Just kidding, it feels exactly the same if not better. I will never understand the "I must play this on a TV!" feeling.
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« Reply #16 on: February 08, 2011, 10:20:51 pm »
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if you "Must play on a TV" hook your computer up to the TV there problem solved :P
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Re: Just bought a NES on eBay...
« Reply #17 on: February 08, 2011, 10:30:50 pm »
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I'm with Deefs on this one; honestly I just don't see the fascination with having the console. I bought mine just to gut it out and put a computer in it, and THEN I rommed out.
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Hoffy

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Re: Just bought a NES on eBay...
« Reply #18 on: February 10, 2011, 07:07:24 am »
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I just want to own the console. It's nothing to do with playing it on a TV... I can do that anyway. I just wanted to own the console in physical form, because for some reason it makes me happy, I dunno.
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« Reply #19 on: February 10, 2011, 07:30:17 am »
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I'm with Deefs on this one; honestly I just don't see the fascination with having the console. I bought mine just to gut it out and put a computer in it, and THEN I rommed out.
Mammy, you don't get it do you. It does not have to do with playing it on a TV, it is about possesion. Having the console shine beneath my TV, having a shelf full of cartridges that you can pop in the console once in a while. Visiting memory lane by just holding a controller. It is about having a collection. Most people collect coins, stamps, art or Pokemon. I am one of those that collects videogames.
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