When did you get your NES?

HerbertWest · Tubular Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Posts: 108

I got mine when i was 6 for my birthday and i became a gamer since, i got it with Super Mario/Duckhunt and Zelda then got SMB 2 and Zelda 2 for christmas that year.

LepricahnsGold · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:12 am Post subject:

I got mine, hmm, I bought it myself so I was in my twenties. Ours had SMB/Duck Hunt with Zapper. We had or rented SMB2, SMB3, Zelda, Zelda II, Star Tropics, among others. We rented a lot. I know we owned SMB/Duck Hunt, Zelda, Zelda II and Star Tropics. I'm not sure what else we owned.

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LepricahnsGold · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 10:14 am Post subject:

I started gaming on a stand-alone Pong clone that had 4 games and the control knobs were on the machine (early 80s). Moved from that to Atari 2600 then Commodore 64 the NES.

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MacGyver · Cowabunga! Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 5367

I also remember playing the Atari 2600, though I never owned one myself. I think the Nintendo Entertainment System was the first home video game system I ever had. (Actually, the only one really- though I later got a portable one- my Sega Game Gear, which I still like to play every now and then. Smile

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I think our family got the NES somewhere in the late '80s for Christmas one year- I was probably 6 or 7 maybe...

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Mayor West · Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 11:53 pm Post subject:

I bought my NES with some serious chore money in 1987. K-Mart Pong then graduated to the 2600. Rocked my world to play the NES the first time. Even being a arcade hall bandit for so long the Nintendo seemed too cool!

IceDragon · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 10:44 pm Post subject:

I got mine just a few years back, in 2007. It came with the classic SMB/Duck Hunt combo-cartridge (which I had to buy separately, even when it was the same seller and at the same time ¬¬) and I also bought a very beaten-up copy of Rad Racer (which only costed me $3 dollars) and a Double Dragon 1 cartridge... that one worthed $5, but it´s general status was not so good either. I did not bought or have played anymore games on that NES, because they were so expensive, but I am still on the mood for some SMB. Just like old times Smile

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MacGyver · Cowabunga! Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 5367

Sweet! I have thought of investing in a NES again just to relive some old video game playing time of my youth. Very Happy

Double Dragon is an excellent fighting game- one of my favorites. And of course you can't beat the Super Mario Bros. games.

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Mayor West · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 7:14 pm Post subject:

The unbelievable hype and anticipation for the release of SMB 2 was crazy! Stores sold out so fast and were giving away so many rain checks, I thought I would never get my hands on it.

The best part of getting back into the old systems and games is that they are so cheap (US anyway). My original Sega Genesis and Sega CD were lost years ago, but I recently replaced them and a few games for under $30.

Also, emulators on the PC rock! Wink

Ps My friend never understood why I would not use the brakes in Rad Racer...MAX SPEED of course!

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Mayor West · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 8:19 am Post subject:

It's hard to believe, but the hype for 2 was huge! Most kids I knew heard it was coming only to see it delayed and release date(s) pushed further and further back. I think, but am not positive, that SMB2 was supposed to be a completely different game, they just added sprites of the Mario characters to get something out the door. This gave them time to completely polish off SMB3 (would have been 2).

When 3 came out, man, that was pretty insane, too! So different, it really solidified the franchise.

That was a great Christmas gift you got, I remember it being one of the most expensive games at that time! I had to drool over my cousins copy for what seemed like an eternity. Very Happy

MacGyver · Cowabunga! Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 5367

Yeah- of course, SMB3 was kind of a big gift for me and my brothers as we all would play the NES and share the video games of course. Very Happy

The whole thing with SMB2 about the Mario sprites being added on top of an existing game is true though. (I still love the game in any case though).

Here's a Wired article on it- http://www.wired.com/2011/04/super-mario-bros-2/

You can actually play the original game intended for the title of Super Mario Bros. 2 on the Super Nintendo system- on the "Mario's All Stars" game, there is a game called "Super Mario Bros. Lost Levels" that you can play- that one is the game in question. And it is pretty hard and challenging, but I think that's a good thing as it's more fun to tackle it.

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IceDragon · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 11:04 pm Post subject:

Mayor West · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:16 am Post subject:

Thanks! The shipping was almost as expensive as the console, but I suppose being in Argentina it must be really difficult. Not just the shipping cost but I guess even finding someone who will ship internationally.

I have a good friend who lives in Chile and whenever somebody visits they usually take a large suitcase filled with goodies. The extra baggage fee is a lot cheaper than shipping it! Have you found many good regional sites for your collections? Do you do use any emulators for video games and consoles?

TTFN Very Happy

IceDragon · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 2:29 pm Post subject:

Mayor West · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 3:19 pm Post subject:

Not to get too far off topic I guess...

As far as emulation goes I have a hobby of building arcade machines with PC game emulation software. So pretty much anything that is available console wise I do, except for current or still common platforms Wink

. I use a program called HyperSpin that runs them all through a customizable GUI.

This is a book that really got me started and was super fun and informative:

Project Arcade: Build Your Own Arcade Machine. by John St. Clair (Feb 1, 2011) Second Edition projectarcade.com

Do you use 220 volt AC? Do many people get systems based on 110v and have success using converters? Very interesting stuff!

IceDragon · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:17 pm Post subject:

Mayor West · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 8:49 am Post subject:

IceDragon · Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2014 8:26 pm Post subject:

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IceDragon · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 1:29 pm Post subject:

I did not find the original video that I was talking about, but this one seems pretty cool too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o4XSUbfkmQ

The NES-PC is notably easier to build, but its still an expensive project! (and you need to "waste" an NES to do so).

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