Behold the magic, the beauty, the brilliance of NES

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/NES-Console-Set.png/250px-NES-Console-Set.png

And the best video game of all time, Super Mario Bros

http://www.mariowiki.com/images/a/a0/Smbtitle.gif

I'd rather play Atari.  8)

Behold the magic, the beauty, the brilliance of NES

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/NES-Console-Set.png/250px-NES-Console-Set.png

And the best video game of all time, Super Mario Bros

http://www.mariowiki.com/images/a/a0/Smbtitle.gif


One of my fondest memories too...it was SUCH a big deal when it first came out.

That's the system I had.  I had a whole bunch of games for it.

I'd rather play Atari.  8)


http://ui28.gamespot.com/1979/0funnyohnoyoudidnt_2.gif

Behold the magic, the beauty, the brilliance of NES

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/NES-Console-Set.png/250px-NES-Console-Set.png

And the best video game of all time, Super Mario Bros

http://www.mariowiki.com/images/a/a0/Smbtitle.gif


I can't remember exactly when or where I first saw an NES, but it was a very big deal at the time and some time in 1987 I raided my savings account from my paper route and bought one.

In the early 1980's the Atari 2600 was king but then came The Great Video Game Crash of 1983, and for a few years after it seemed there were no new home video game systems available. Then, seemingly out of nowhere the NES appeared and (apologies to moycon) it was light years ahead of the Atari 2600. As a matter-of-fact, I would argue that the leap from the 2600 to the NES was more dramatic than that from the original Sony PlayStation to the PS3. The colors were much more vibrant, the game action was much faster and more realistic, and for those of us who for years suffered through those awful Atari joysticks (if you played for more than 30 minutes they were absolute murder on your wrists), the introduction of the D-pad controller was a godsend. The NES totally revitalized the home video game market and mine is still down in my parents' basement back in Nebraska.  :)

Only thing I have to disagree with you on, Billzy, is your statement that Super Mario Bros. is the best video game of all time (and this is strictly a matter of opinion).

My own personal favorite games for the NES were:



Mike Tyson's Punch-Out

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0ecvFWteaZU/T24B2FXjYfI/AAAAAAAAAHs/uX560Xen6oo/s1600/Mike+Tyson's+Punch-Out!!+Giant+Boxer+3.jpg

I was a huge fan of the arcade game Super Punch-Out, and I was thrilled when they came out with the NES version. Occasionally when I go back to visit my folks, I'll hook up my old NES and play this game.

AND I STILL CAN'T F**KING BEAT MIKE TYSON.  >:( >:( >:(



My other favorite NES game, which unfortunately I don't have, was R.C. Pro-Am.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-pLaWZrL2A&feature=relmfu

I've always loved racing games, and R.C. Pro-Am was remarkably good at simulating drifting way back in 1988. I loved this game, and to be honest there wasn't another game that could satisfy my racing jones quite like R.C. Pro-Am could until the original Gran Turismo came out for the original Sony PlayStation in 1998.

I just remember being with my friends and playing Super Mario Brothers.  There were usually 3 or 4 or us - and so two were playing, and the other two were sitting there waiting for one of the other ones to die so we could have a turn.  And of course all my friends were better than I was, so they'd play for an hour, and I'd lose all my lives in 5 minutes!  ;D

I'm a Tetris fan myself.  I used to sit and play that for hours...

I just remember being with my friends and playing Super Mario Brothers.  There were usually 3 or 4 or us - and so two were playing, and the other two were sitting there waiting for one of the other ones to die so we could have a turn.  And of course all my friends were better than I was, so they'd play for an hour, and I'd lose all my lives in 5 minutes!  ;D

I'm a Tetris fan myself.  I used to sit and play that for hours...


Did you ever do the "100 Free Lives Trick?"  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-cWQFk9bi8&feature=related

Did you ever do the "100 Free Lives Trick?"  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-cWQFk9bi8&feature=related


No I did not. 

>:(

:\'(

Did you ever do the "100 Free Lives Trick?"  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-cWQFk9bi8&feature=related


It was hard to do, but definately do-able.  I used to do a trick on 4-2 where if you only had a little piece of the warp beanstalk showing, you could walk through it to the other side of the screen, then when you jumped down the 3rd pipe, you would be in the warp zone.  Just climbing the beanstalk would have got you to the same place, but glitches in games are fantastic!

It was hard to do, but definately do-able.  I used to do a trick on 4-2 where if you only had a little piece of the warp beanstalk showing, you could walk through it to the other side of the screen, then when you jumped down the 3rd pipe, you would be in the warp zone.  Just climbing the beanstalk would have got you to the same place, but glitches in games are fantastic!


I never figured ANY of those things out.

Not that I tried...but still.  Where were you guys when I was 11?

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0ecvFWteaZU/T24B2FXjYfI/AAAAAAAAAHs/uX560Xen6oo/s1600/Mike+Tyson's+Punch-Out!!+Giant+Boxer+3.jpg

I was a huge fan of the arcade game Super Punch-Out, and I was thrilled when they came out with the NES version. Occasionally when I go back to visit my folks, I'll hook up my old NES and play this game.

AND I STILL CAN'T F**KING BEAT MIKE TYSON.  >:( >:( >:(



Beating Tyson is a challenge, but once you get the hang of it, it's a breeze.  Tyson (or Mr. Dream for the later NES re-release) is the only person I cannot either get a KO or TKO in Round 1.  There is a way to get a KO on him in Round 1 if you can get a star and use it, but I've only seen it done once.

The new version of Punch-Out for Nintendo Wii is cool.  At a certain point in the game, when you punch Don Flamenco, his toupee flies off as he falls ;D

I never needed 100 lives, I'm one of those hour players.  Never tried that trick.  I did have the Game Genie.  Infinate time on Marble Madness is really helpful for getting past the 6th final level.  Very helpful to have infinate ammo energy in Megaman 2. 

Favourite NES games:

City Connection
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ1oA-QBflI

Shadowgate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK1Ymh1F3nc

Rollergames
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_AojVMEnt4

The Goonies II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h174ElaRlK0

I could also say the original Goonies game, but it was never released in North America on the Nintendo.  It's ony appearance in North America at the time was on the arcade Nintendo VS machines (those ones where 1 quarter got you like 5 minutes of game play).  I played it back in the day in Arcade, but when I got it for Nintendo Emulator a few years back, I could not stop playing it.  I think it was the video game music version of the Cyndi Lauper song LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em3JhYEiBQU

One of my fondest memories too...it was SUCH a big deal when it first came out.


Wasn't it 28 years ago?  ???

AND I STILL CAN'T F**KING BEAT MIKE TYSON.   

I couldn't either.  :(

Did you ever do the "100 Free Lives Trick?"  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-cWQFk9bi8&feature=related


That was so cool getting infinity lives.

Who remembers Rolling Thunder?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TRznOLdexI

Who remembers Rolling Thunder?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TRznOLdexI


I do, but I never played it on Nintendo.  Only in the Arcade.  There was a sequel called Rolling Thunder II, which I also played in arcades, and a Rolling Thunder 3 that was released for the Sega Genesis, which I used to play often

I still have one of these beauties~ I love to play 3-D World Runner, Maniac Mansion, California Games, and DuckTales.

I do, but I never played it on Nintendo.  Only in the Arcade.  There was a sequel called Rolling Thunder II, which I also played in arcades, and a Rolling Thunder 3 that was released for the Sega Genesis, which I used to play often


Obscure Video Game Trivia of the Night: Atari/Namco's arcade version of Rolling Thunder was the one I remember.  But alongside it was Jaleco's City Connection (aka Cruisin'), which also appeared in coin-op form in 1985. 

(And this isn't really gaming-related, but any retrocomputing fans within driving range of New Jersey should check out VCF East 8.0 this weekend - May 5-6, 2012.)

Did you ever do the "100 Free Lives Trick?"  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-cWQFk9bi8&feature=related


Yes!  But, if you got too greedy, you'd max out and it would be game over after you died just once.  I remember, once you passed 99 lives (I think), it would change to symbols, such as diamonds and crowns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcO0Gu37NhE

Hogan's Alley(1985)

This game was so much fun.

http://ui28.gamespot.com/1979/0funnyohnoyoudidnt_2.gif


I hate you for this.....that's why I'm stealing it. ;D

Holy crap, I could go on and on about the NES.  We still have one with a few games: Original Mario/Duck Hunt, Marble Madness, Airwolf, Tetris, and Mario 3 (my favorite!).  We did download a few old games on the Wii (Punch Out, Ghosts n Goblins, The Legend of Zelda , Mario 2, California Games, and Star Tropics).  I desperately want to get my hands on a copy of Maniac Mansion.  I freakin' adored that game.

So many fond memories... :)