Let's Talk About...NES(A Bit More In Depth)
I quickly realized right after posting the SNES post, that I completely skipped over the NES. If you're not aware by now, I do plan to do a more in depth look at other systems as well. So yeah let's get right to it.
Other than being born too late to even know the 90's, everybody should know about this particular game system. You know why? Because not only was it one of Nintendo's most successful consoles to date, it also helped bring gaming as a whole into a new light. Not only that, but it had a pretty good amount of games in its library to warrant the purchase the console. Plus, I've always been a sucker of the design of the console because it's not only simple, it also has that archaic look that you love finding with consoles these days. I do still have an NES and an SNES. I've gotten both to work, but for NES specifically, I actually managed to get this bad boy working:
Super Mario Bros 3
In fact, I think it's the only game I have on the console right now that actually works. And let me tell ya. Booting up an old NES with Super Mario Bros 3 on a big screen TV is not as satisfying as you'd imagine. Obviously since the game and console were built around the time that a 600 x 400 resolution was pretty standard. We had none of this flatscreen nonsense. But hey, for its time, it was pretty damn good. Still a lot of fun to play as well.
Not necessarily my favorite design when it comes to controllers, but otherwise the system is fantastic. Definitely worth finding a copy for yourself. They're pretty cheap these days. Some may require fixing but they're easy to fix. If I can do it, you can.