[What were your favorite NES game soundtracks]

My favourite NES soundtrack was Rygar...every track is amazing and memorable. Close runner up is Ninja Gaiden.  And Battletoads rounds out the top 3.

[Boxxle glitch? HELP!]

On 1/11/2022 at 2:51 PM, tylorlilley said:

I just ran into this same glitch when playing through Boxxle on a genuine cart myself. This is the only place on the internet that I can find anyone mentioning this. The situation I am running into is the exact same as described by the OP - a single box (the same one even - its the center box horizontally, on the top portion of the screen, with empty spaces on three sides and a wall to the north of it) is missing from 06-06 which makes it impossible to complete. What a weird mystery. Just thought I'd chime in in case someone else is playing Boxxle another 10 years from now and also feels like they are going crazy when they encounter this same glitch!

I actually stumbled back to this thread while looking for some hints on another Boxxle level...a nice trip down Memory Lane, and I still haven't beaten the whole game yet! My current hangup is on 8-03, and I'm looking to see if there are any bugs like the 6-06.  After that bug, it really makes you question every time you run into a...brick wall...ahem!  So, I'm hoping 8-03 isn't bugged.

 

I'm still playing my original cart, and in addition to having the bug on my SP, it's also on my GB Color.  I was hoping somebody has tried the original cart on the original grey GB brick and seen the same bug. Who knows, as I don't have any way to know how later generation Gameboys achieved their backwards compatibility...maybe some hardware issue causes the game to play incorrectly on newer GBs? 

 

Anyways, Boxxle is still fun and I hope folks trying the game out on the GB platform can still get some help through these threads. 

 

Maybe in another 11 years I'll have be able to finish 8-03!

 

[How did you find out about The Crash(TM)?]

I found out when the local department stores removed their dedicated video games sections.  That was a pretty big deal, and concerning: I had a Colecovision that was only a couple years old, but nowhere to buy games.  That, and massive amounts of Atari 2600 cartridges were in clearance bins for like $2.  That was simply unbelievable, but we were all tired of those games anyways (think Asteroids, Yars Revenge, etc)...but we knew there was something up.  The state of affairs was also talked about in computer magazines of the time (I live in NA), and that's where I first read the term 'crash'.  It was pretty strange, though, considering we all still loved video games.  We just had to go to the arcades to get a fix, for the most part.  And then the NES came out, the Master System...and everything went back to the way it was, but on a bigger scale.  So it was interesting to see it come full circle.  

 

 

 

 

[Super Mario 3D World!]

Bowser's Fury is fun but not worth the price of an A title game...if you already own SMW 3D on the Wii U, that is. I was hoping for a bit more polishing up of the Wii U game but that didn't seem to happen. Still a fantastic game and a must for a Mario fan as teaming up with Bowser Jr is fun for a short time. It fells like an extra level of SM Odyssey more than an extension to SMW 3D.

[Do Any ColecoVision Games Have An Ending?]

Chuck Norris Superkicks ends.  You're left alone in the final room after defeating all the enemies and have to turn off the game.

[Legends Flashback FIRMWARE for adding games to SD card]

43 minutes ago, Draxxon said:

you can make a folder named game and use a 32GB sd card or smaller and play NES (.dat) SNES (.fig) etc.

 

or here you can load games with box art to the main menu:
Legends Flashback 2019 ColecoVision Flashback Converter Pack - AtGames Flashback and Portable Consoles - AtariAge Forums

Right now, out of the box, not updated is best. If you update with anything it will reverse the Nintendo A and B buttons and you wont be able to undo it.

So I should NOT update it, thanks. But adding roms should be fine? Some of the button mapping seemed odd, and it seems like they can be changed. Kinda odd that they wouldn't have made an update that fixes the NES button issuing. I guess 20 bux only gets ya so far, lol!

[Legends Flashback FIRMWARE for adding games to SD card]

So I picked one of these up at Bed Bath and Beyond over the holidays and inly got around to firing it up a couple days ago. For the 20 (CDN!) or so I paid for it, I am happy with it.  Mine is the version  that has 100 built in games. 

 

The only issues I seem to have is the controls when playing Coleco stuff. Eveything.else works quite well, especially once you set your TV to 'game mode' ...if required. It's got so many random, hilarous games. 

 

Is there an easy way to pop on extra roms, and by easy, I mean without having to read 19 pages here? Thanks!

 

 

[My new NES arcade joystick controller - Ikari Warriors]

Man, I'd love a pair of those rotary sticks for MAME. Ikari Warriors would be near the bottom of the list for me, though.  Time Soldiers, Calibre 50, Guerilla War...oh yeah!

[Thanks for the NES sub-forum!!]

I only know of one other forum that had a similar thing happen, although it wasn't really the fault of anybody other than the crotchety old forum members who ran it like an old boy's club. Anyways, somebody bought it for all the traffic it generated and reviews, etc, it was a musical instrument forum. They 'updated' the forum, gave it a new look, etc.  Then literally over a few weeks it turned into a wasteland, and as far as I know it still is. But once upon a time, it was easily the most popular forum of its kind. 

 

 

[CastleVania 2: Simon's Quest]

I'd take it easy on AVGN, that bit was hilarious from way back when. Considering it was parody, it wasn't far from the truth. I don't knowniw anybody who liked Simon's Quest back in the day, mainly because games were expensive and renting wasn't as big a thing as it would become. The game was slow paced, the translations were terrible and was just too much of a departure from Castlevania. Simply put, nobody was clamoring for that game back then...especially when so many better options were there. Konami had plenty of misses back then and this was one of them...more, if you consider Ultra games. 

 

It's not a truly terrible game and I don't think it was considered one, then or now.  I'd surely give it another go, particularly with the updated translations.  

[NES revival hit brick wall.]

I have many questions. First: did your NES actually work to begin with? If so...the only thing that needed to be done, if anything, was to clean your games and the connector. Glad you boiled it, too...much better way, as long as your are careful. Cleaning carts and other metal residue, use the highest strength isopropyl alcohol you can buy. But really, if the board is dust free, which can be done with compressed air, leave it alone. Clipping the security chip...not a great idea, especially if you have no need to do so. I noticed a system of mine that started going screwy hy doing that. Probably because by clipping the leg without unsoldering the entire chip first, I put stress on the remaining legs, possibly cracking the solder. Reflow those legs, if you can. Personally, I just leave them alone now...any multicart will allow you to play import roms.

 

And WD40...don't use it. It eventually will corrode metal, and if you get it on plastic, same thing. Just wipe any surface you put it on with isopropyl alcohol and you're good. 

 

Q tips, high power isopropyl alcohol and boiling the 72 pin connector are the only thing I ever do. From there, keep your carts clean and you'll be good. Always, always clean your used carts before putting them in your clean NES. 

 

Enjoy!

 

 

[Atari VCS sub forum]

On 12/16/2020 at 10:13 PM, Albert said:

Possibly because of NintendoAge, and there didn't seem to be much of a desire for them at the time.  But that's obviously changed now.

 

 ..Al

I know that myself and a couple other (lovingly) annoying folks were asking for an NES sub grouo for quite some time. A shame I suppose that it was precipitated by the closure of NA forums, but I won't complain. And the moderation here is much, much better so I would think the same kind of fooslishNES from over there won't be much tolerated here.

 

Thanks very much, Albert and company!

[Thanks for the NES sub-forum!!]

NintendoAge is gone? Wow. I admit, I spend more time on FB groups these days, but mainly because it's easier to upload photos. And pe5olle generally behave a bit better...lol, a 'bit', anyway!   If AA ever goes away, it would be devastating!...time to become a supporter.

[Gaplus and Pac Man CE for NES]

Wow, I need to get out more...never heard about this till today. It doesn't look like supports multiplayer with a 4Score or anything like that...does it? Pretty awesome though, now to track it down. 

[Favorite game?]

On 12/24/2020 at 1:32 PM, mbd30 said:

Oh god, Karate Champ is so bad.

 

The worst might be Super Pitfall or Ghostbusters.

Man...I have the absolute worst story about Karate Champ. So bad, I can't bring myself to tell it typing on my phone, lol. It will require a keyboard!

[Favorite game?]

So many great games, but my favorite must be Blaster Master. It's just great, with an incredible soundtrack. 

 

As far as hidden gems go, I love learning about new stuff I've never seen before...like just the other day, Konami's Lagrange Point. Up till then, the only Lagrange I knew about had a lotta pretty girls, lol!

 

 

[Thanks for the NES sub-forum!!]

Super huge thank you to those who made this happen! I'm not sure when it happened but I'm glad...thanks!!! 

[R-Type and its many ports]

I'm still pissed it never came out on the NES.

[A different Super Mario Bros. game now holds the title for most expensive ever sold]

Cool! Crazy, though. 

[How to Win At Nintendo Games by Jeff Rovin]

Read them all back in the day. Hey, you took what you could get, lol! 

[Would Sonic have ever been as big a seller without SOA's aggressive pack-in marketing?]

In my opinion, absolutely. Sonic was a fantastic game, and most of my friends already owned the system bought the game. It's almost like asking if SMB3 would have been succesful had Nintendo not packed it along as well with the Action Set. Sonic was huge.

[For the very first time I just purchased a used original 1985 Nintendo Entertainment system]

Maybe you will get a bit more response if you post this in the general section? 

[Did NEC make the wrong decision by making Bonk their mascot?]

NEC made tons of errors in retrospect, but Bonk was fine for a mascot. Air Zonk, absolutely not, but by then NEC was basically dead anyway with the last-gasp Turbo Duo.

 

China Warrior would have been a bad choice as the game stunk and large sprites were choppy. 

 

They should have packed in Legendary Axe, maybe Ninja Spirit after a while. Still, that wouldn't have changed much. 

 

[Nintendo to release new Game & Watch "collectable" system]

It will be a pain in the ass to get at retail, nothing new for Nintendo there. Of course I want one!  I just wish Nintendo would just start either pricing stuff appropriately or make more product. Simple as that. Stop the scalpers!

 

Wait....are the preorders already done for this thing? I saw the ad for it on Nintendo store a few weeks ago, lol. Oh well, at least I scored the NES Lego for my Nintendo fix this Christmas.

[Announcing two new Activision Patches!]

I need to make a denim heavy metal battlevest.... using ONLY THESE PATCHES, lol!