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Title: NES classic
Post by: dallaspattern on November 11, 2016, 04:13:23 PM
Did anyone score one today? I totally shit the bed and didn't think people were actually going to be lining up for the thing. Boy was I wrong!
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Bloufo on November 11, 2016, 04:36:35 PM
Apparently sold out everywhere.
Did manage to get one, though.
Opened it and set it up. They're taking the mickey with that controller cord length.
I guess the "plus" to that is that people can use it with their Wiimotes for the Virtual Console, without the cords being abnormally long compared with other Wii controllers and accessories.
But still, it's weird when you just want to use it for its intended purpose - i.e. with the NES Classic Mini.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: jperryss on November 11, 2016, 04:52:35 PM
I tried to get one for a friend on Amazon when they went on sale at 5PM but had no luck. The listing page kept erroring out and when I did get there, I couldn't add it to my cart. The Amazon listing was flooded with 1-star reviews shortly afterward.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: TR0N on November 11, 2016, 06:29:39 PM
I wouldn't mind having a nes classic just for novelty sake.Still with such a limited release i don't know if i could find one.I've heard all ready about sellers buying them up to flip :P
Title: NES classic
Post by: esteban on November 11, 2016, 07:52:56 PM
I tried to get one for a friend on Amazon when they went on sale at 5PM but had no luck. The listing page kept erroring out and when I did get there, I couldn't add it to my cart. The Amazon listing was flooded with 1-star reviews shortly afterward.
I wasn't going to try to get one, but My friend texted me that he waited in line early at Best Buy and failed to get one.
I felt bad and wanted to help him, so I ended up asking at Target (it was 11:00 am and wayyyyyyyyyy too late, but I thought *maybe* I would get lucky?)...
So I tried ordering via Amazon:
10 minutes of: Add item to shopping cart --> (next screen) YOUR SHOPPING CART IS EMPTY --> refresh --> GOTO start
X 40 or 60 or ____ times....
I was working a phone and laptop simultaneously but to no avail...
I wouldn't mind having a nes classic just for novelty sake.Still with such a limited release i don't know if i could find one.I've heard all ready about sellers buying them up to flip :P
I may actually get this item, now that my friend corrupted me.
I told him that I don't need it, since I have NES... but the novelty of this item has aroused my curiosity.
But, seriously, I don't know if I am going to bother until it is easy to acquire.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Gypsy on November 12, 2016, 12:00:22 AM
Twas a bloodbath. I didn't even bother trying because I don't want one, but I heard plenty about it from a couple friends. Typical idiot cycle of people overpaying for it now... Despite the fact that Nintendo is going to make more.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Bloufo on November 12, 2016, 12:10:57 AM
Over in this neck of the woods we were told by the major online shops that "more stock looks to be available from early December again. Once we get a confirmed number we will put the console back on pre-order again for the second drop".
So yeah it makes little sense to overspend now (for those that still want to buy it) when you can wait a few weeks and get it at the normal price.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: sirhcman on November 12, 2016, 12:42:22 AM
Over in this neck of the woods we were told by the major online shops that "more stock looks to be available from early December again. Once we get a confirmed number we will put the console back on pre-order again for the second drop".
So yeah it makes little sense to overspend now (for those that still want to buy it) when you can wait a few weeks and get it at the normal price.
If you think they will magically meet demand by early December then I think you will be sorely mistaken. They might have a few more units available but they will not meet the consumer demand. This is the wii launch all over again.
Title: NES classic
Post by: Killjoyy027 on November 12, 2016, 01:00:25 AM
Get a Retro USB AVS and an NES everdrive and then play everything Nintendo ever made Instead of just 30 games. Avoid the hunt and the evil price gougers on eBay. I love mine and now I have no desire to own this thing anymore
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Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Bloufo on November 12, 2016, 01:39:21 AM
Over in this neck of the woods we were told by the major online shops that "more stock looks to be available from early December again. Once we get a confirmed number we will put the console back on pre-order again for the second drop".
So yeah it makes little sense to overspend now (for those that still want to buy it) when you can wait a few weeks and get it at the normal price.
If you think they will magically meet demand by early December then I think you will be sorely mistaken. They might have a few more units available but they will not meet the consumer demand. This is the wii launch all over again.
You're right. You caught me somehow extrapolating our possible situation here (South Africa) with your gaming market. #-o We're just a drop in the ocean.
So what's your take on this. Shrewd marketing or flawed supply chain?
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: TheClash603 on November 12, 2016, 01:52:41 AM
Got a preorder in for NES Classic the night it went on sale at 2 AM on the Best Buy website. This morning there is no proof the order was ever made. Card wasn't charged and not in my order history...
I have ordered from Best Buy 100 times and I know I did everything correctly, so this has me pretty upset. I didn't even bother complaining, because there is no proof anywhere the order happened.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: sirhcman on November 12, 2016, 02:03:21 AM
Over in this neck of the woods we were told by the major online shops that "more stock looks to be available from early December again. Once we get a confirmed number we will put the console back on pre-order again for the second drop".
So yeah it makes little sense to overspend now (for those that still want to buy it) when you can wait a few weeks and get it at the normal price.
If you think they will magically meet demand by early December then I think you will be sorely mistaken. They might have a few more units available but they will not meet the consumer demand. This is the wii launch all over again.
You're right. You caught me somehow extrapolating our possible situation here (South Africa) with your gaming market. #-o We're just a drop in the ocean.
So what's your take on this. Shrewd marketing or flawed supply chain?
Cheap marketing ploy. Nintendo always seems to try and create hype by controlling the supply at release. They had months to gauge market interest and knew it would be a hot seller for the holiday season yet they chose this path. There is no reason that most retail stores state side should have had a near adequate supply at launch. Most brick and mortar stores only had 5 - 7 systems each which is ridiculous. Its not like we are talking about a major $300, $400, $500 gaming console here, it's a cheap plug and play device!
Bottom line: If Nintendo doesn't already have supply in hand (and that's not to say they won't just trickle more out) and more in production I think most people who actually want one for Christmas are 1. f*cked or 2. going to be f*cked by paying scalper prices.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: sirhcman on November 12, 2016, 02:12:20 AM
I should also mention now that re-sellers have targeted this item for the holidays you will have these opportunistic douchebags sitting at every store waiting for the next batch to come in. This will help keep the end consumer from getting their hands on these at the $60 price point. Way to go Nintendo!
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: SuperDeadite on November 12, 2016, 02:13:47 AM
I live in Japan, so I have the Famicom Mini. Also sold out, but I preordered mine at the local mall, and just walked in and picked it up.
Sadly the Fami mini has no wii controller ports, so all you can use are the hardwired controllers, and they are seriously tiny, the exact length of my index finger.
But I bought this mostly as a family device, my real deals are getting too expensive to replace, and the kids are too young to care. This small, easy to use, and cheap plastic box is just about perfect for them. Also it includes a USB cable and HDMI cable, so for $50 I really cant complain. Just weird that us in Japan dont even get an option of different controllers.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: TheClash603 on November 12, 2016, 02:21:01 AM
I live in Japan, so I have the Famicom Mini. Also sold out, but I preordered mine at the local mall, and just walked in and picked it up.
Sadly the Fami mini has no wii controller ports, so all you can use are the hardwired controllers, and they are seriously tiny, the exact length of my index finger.
But I bought this mostly as a family device, my real deals are getting too expensive to replace, and the kids are too young to care. This small, easy to use, and cheap plastic box is just about perfect for them. Also it includes a USB cable and HDMI cable, so for $50 I really cant complain. Just weird that us in Japan dont even get an option of different controllers.
For some reason Nintendo had a no preorder policy in the U.S. Likely because having lines of people waiting for a Nintendo product is good press. Maybe even they want the name Nintendo on everyone's mind for when the Switch comes out. People wondered why Nintend didn't advertise much for the Switch since it is basically just around the corner, this very well may be part of their subliminal Switch campaign.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Desh on November 12, 2016, 02:47:01 AM
Opened it and set it up. They're taking the mickey with that controller cord length.
I guess the "plus" to that is that people can use it with their Wiimotes for the Virtual Console, without the cords being abnormally long compared with other Wii controllers and accessories.
But still, it's weird when you just want to use it for its intended purpose - i.e. with the NES Classic Mini.
Don't worry, they have a a controller extension for $9.99 a la NEC style.
I kind of want one for my kids since they're a little rough on stuff and it breaks my heart to see old hardware abused. I definitely do want a controller for emulation on the Wii though and I don't care if my kids destroy a Wii since they're a dime a dozen.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: csgx1 on November 12, 2016, 03:58:57 AM
I tried to get one yesterday at various online retailers: Amazon, Gamestop & Target. Couldn't add to the cart or check out and their sites were slow or crashing. I definitely wasn't going to physically go to a store or wait in line for this since I'm not in a hurry to get one.
I've read that some people that went into certain stores yesterday morning were able to buy multiple systems where they didn't even enforce a buying limit. The flipping and scalping is going to make it hard to get one this holiday season even if stores get more in stock. Wait a few month after the hype dies and I'm sure these will be easy to get.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Gypsy on November 12, 2016, 04:21:12 AM
Get a Retro USB AVS and an NES everdrive and then play everything Nintendo ever made Instead of just 30 games. Avoid the hunt and the evil price gougers on eBay. I love mine and now I have no desire to own this thing anymore
Over in this neck of the woods we were told by the major online shops that "more stock looks to be available from early December again. Once we get a confirmed number we will put the console back on pre-order again for the second drop".
So yeah it makes little sense to overspend now (for those that still want to buy it) when you can wait a few weeks and get it at the normal price.
If you think they will magically meet demand by early December then I think you will be sorely mistaken. They might have a few more units available but they will not meet the consumer demand. This is the wii launch all over again.
You're right. You caught me somehow extrapolating our possible situation here (South Africa) with your gaming market. #-o We're just a drop in the ocean.
So what's your take on this. Shrewd marketing or flawed supply chain?
Cheap marketing ploy. Nintendo always seems to try and create hype by controlling the supply at release. They had months to gauge market interest and knew it would be a hot seller for the holiday season yet they chose this path. There is no reason that most retail stores state side should have had a near adequate supply at launch. Most brick and mortar stores only had 5 - 7 systems each which is ridiculous. Its not like we are talking about a major $300, $400, $500 gaming console here, it's a cheap plug and play device!
Bottom line: If Nintendo doesn't already have supply in hand (and that's not to say they won't just trickle more out) and more in production I think most people who actually want one for Christmas are 1. f*cked or 2. going to be f*cked by paying scalper prices.
Agree with this take. Nintendo has done this before, pretty recently with Amiibos.
I should also mention now that re-sellers have targeted this item for the holidays you will have these opportunistic douchebags sitting at every store waiting for the next batch to come in. This will help keep the end consumer from getting their hands on these at the $60 price point. Way to go Nintendo!
Ugh. This is very true. Glad I don't want one.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: xelement5x on November 12, 2016, 04:30:53 AM
As others said, the Amiibo hype died down and now you can easily buy them. It'll be the case for this eventually too.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: sirhcman on November 12, 2016, 04:52:45 AM
As others said, the Amiibo hype died down and now you can easily buy them. It'll be the case for this eventually too.
Most people want these for the holidays though. There is no doubt they will eventually have enough supply in stores to meet demand, I don't think anyone is questioning that.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: seieienbu on November 12, 2016, 05:25:59 AM
My sister asked me to get one of these for her birthday back in July. I tried to get one online at midnight and couldn't so I went and waited outside of a gamestop a before they opened. There were about 8 people in front of me and the half hour before they opened the line got to be 15 people long. Gamestop only had 5 units. I'm pretty irritated at Nintendo for not making enough of these things.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: TR0N on November 12, 2016, 09:25:42 AM
I tried to get one for a friend on Amazon when they went on sale at 5PM but had no luck. The listing page kept erroring out and when I did get there, I couldn't add it to my cart. The Amazon listing was flooded with 1-star reviews shortly afterward.
I wasn't going to try to get one, but My friend texted me that he waited in line early at Best Buy and failed to get one.
I felt bad and wanted to help him, so I ended up asking at Target (it was 11:00 am and wayyyyyyyyyy too late, but I thought *maybe* I would get lucky?)...
So I tried ordering via Amazon:
10 minutes of: Add item to shopping cart --> (next screen) YOUR SHOPPING CART IS EMPTY --> refresh --> GOTO start
X 40 or 60 or ____ times....
I was working a phone and laptop simultaneously but to no avail...
I wouldn't mind having a nes classic just for novelty sake.Still with such a limited release i don't know if i could find one.I've heard all ready about sellers buying them up to flip :P
I may actually get this item, now that my friend corrupted me.
I told him that I don't need it, since I have NES... but the novelty of this item has aroused my curiosity.
But, seriously, I don't know if I am going to bother until it is easy to acquire.
I'm in no rush to buy one i do have,famicom&famicom disk system with a collection games for it.Still i think it's neat for how compact the nes mini is and it's hdmi out of the box.Still,nintendo all ways pulls this stunt limit the amount they produce to maximize those profits.It just a matter of time before more are made i recommend not over paying for one.Unless you want a system that makes nes games look good on a hdtv then i suggest a retrousb avs :wink:
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: DragonmasterDan on November 12, 2016, 09:27:03 AM
I hit a few stores very early and Toys R us within five minutes of their opening to no avail, I tried to get one on amazon but it wouldn't add it to my cart. I'll wait til they're more readily available.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: SuperGrafx on November 12, 2016, 12:09:44 PM
It wouldn't be the holiday shopping season without some sort of hard-to-find toy. I guess this will be the 2016 equivalent of the FURBY
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: TheOldMan on November 12, 2016, 01:42:23 PM
Quote
I guess this will be the 2016 equivalent of the FURBY
Or "Tickle-me" Elmo.. Every year there's something.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: sirhcman on November 12, 2016, 01:43:50 PM
It wouldn't be the holiday shopping season without some sort of hard-to-find toy. I guess this will be the 2016 equivalent of the FURBY
Nah, Google "Hatchimals" and then keep a spoon handy to gouge your eyes out with.
I have never even heard about Hatchimals.
Damn. You are responsible for any bodily harm!
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Bloufo on November 13, 2016, 04:41:37 AM
(http://i64.tinypic.com/143bbn.jpg)
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: esteban on November 13, 2016, 04:54:33 AM
^ Capcom purple.
Damn beautiful.
:)
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: crazydean on November 14, 2016, 01:03:40 AM
Since the controllers for this thing are only $10, I was thinking about getting one to refurbish my old NES controller. I bought some replacement rubbers a while back, and although they work well, they don't feel quite right. Also, a new controller case and buttons would be wonderful. Any thoughts?
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Necromancer on November 14, 2016, 01:33:35 AM
Cheap marketing ploy. Nintendo always seems to try and create hype by controlling the supply at release. They had months to gauge market interest and knew it would be a hot seller for the holiday season yet they chose this path. There is no reason that most retail stores state side should have had a near adequate supply at launch. Most brick and mortar stores only had 5 - 7 systems each which is ridiculous. Its not like we are talking about a major $300, $400, $500 gaming console here, it's a cheap plug and play device!
Yep. By strangling the supply chain, they're trying to make it look more popular than it really is.
f*ck the flippers and f*ck the goofballs that'll pay stupid prices because they gotta have it NOW!
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: esadajr on November 14, 2016, 05:07:27 AM
Preordered it from Amazon UK back in July. Just arrived at my PMB this morning. But don't take me wrong, I'm still on the hate bandwagon at the big N for creating artificial scarcity once more. Just in time for celebrating the Wii anniversary. Which is the (almost) perfect emulation machine which nobody seems to want.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: KingDrool on November 14, 2016, 05:15:35 AM
I managed to nab one mid-day on Friday. GameStop had them back up around 2pm, but the site kept crashing. So I downloaded their app and got one that way. It's supposed to deliver by Wednesday.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Medic_wheat on November 14, 2016, 08:03:32 AM
I managed to nab one mid-day on Friday. GameStop had them back up around 2pm, but the site kept crashing. So I downloaded their app and got one that way. It's supposed to deliver by Wednesday.
Weird in my area with the GS app it said local pick up only. Item can't be ordered in-line.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Otaking on November 14, 2016, 11:27:07 AM
I was trying to get a NES Mini Classic for my kids as one of their Christmas presents but I couldn't get one, and now I'm glad I couldn't as I'm hearing reports that it suffers from bad input lag. I hate input lag, I found that on games on the Wii virtual console, made it unplayable to me.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: TR0N on November 14, 2016, 11:50:08 AM
I was trying to get a NES Mini Classic for my kids as one of their Christmas presents but I couldn't get one, and now I'm glad I couldn't as I'm hearing reports that it suffers from bad input lag. I hate input lag, I found that on games on the Wii virtual console, made it unplayable to me.
I don't know about that though i've heard the worst lag is for punch out.I was watching this gamexplain video earlier for the comparison.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Otaking on November 14, 2016, 12:10:34 PM
I was trying to get a NES Mini Classic for my kids as one of their Christmas presents but I couldn't get one, and now I'm glad I couldn't as I'm hearing reports that it suffers from bad input lag. I hate input lag, I found that on games on the Wii virtual console, made it unplayable to me.
I don't know about that though i've heard the worst lag is for punch out.I was watching this gamexplain video earlier for the comparison. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH1ZH71P_fE
Not able to play video at the moment, but will checkout that gamexplain video when I next can.
Here's one of the places I heard reports of lag.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: DragonmasterDan on November 14, 2016, 12:27:03 PM
I don't know about that though i've heard the worst lag is for punch out.I was watching this gamexplain video earlier for the comparison. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH1ZH71P_fE
When I actually get a chance to play it I'll know right away. At one point I was able to beat punch-out without taking any damage. I'm still pretty good at it and have noticed issues with LCDs and the virtual console version before
Added in edit: I tried a quick playthrough on an actual cart on my CRT. Played fine but the recording of my CRT didn't turn out so well. https://youtu.be/OsKaCI6o4z0
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: ClodBuster on November 14, 2016, 05:06:17 PM
Wii or Wii U's virtual console? Just asking, because to me, the original Wii's virtual console does appear to me as having no lag at all.
Depends on the type of display you're playing it on.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: SuperDeadite on November 14, 2016, 10:55:41 PM
Hmm, no Punch Out on the Fami mini, but I had no trouble clearing Super Contra on it. Only game I find annoying to play is Ninja Gaiden, simply because on the Fami Mini the d-pad is sooo damn tiny, that it makes wall jumping a lot harder then it should be.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: ClodBuster on November 15, 2016, 06:53:53 AM
Depends on the type of display you're playing it on.
I play on both a 100Hz Samsung CRT TV with RGB and S-Video cables, as well as a pretty old (but good quality) 720p Loewe LCD TV (no HDMI or DVI input) with YPbPr (Wii, PS3) and VGA (Xbox 360) cable. Both have no noticeable delay.
However, I had a lot of trouble on a friend's new 1080p Samsung LCD TV. There was no way I knew of to disable overdrive and other picture processing bullshit. It didn't matter if I was playing via Composite Video, YPbPr or HDMI. Even driving cars in GTA V felt like wading in molasses, and I could not do any precise jumping in Mega Man 2, thus failing the Bubble Man stage (lol).
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: csgx1 on November 16, 2016, 07:53:09 AM
Walmart is supposedly going to sell them online everyday this week at 5pm ET.
This just happened to a buddy of mine. He was able to add it to the cart but got this when trying to checkout: "Your item isn't available for pickup or delivery to 46356. See details below. Please save it for later or ship to a different ZIP Code."
Also happened to another friend in Texas.
I wonder which zip codes are allowed to buy this hard to manufacture advanced piece of tech.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: DragonmasterDan on November 16, 2016, 09:16:13 AM
This just happened to a buddy of mine. He was able to add it to the cart but got this when trying to checkout: "Your item isn't available for pickup or delivery to 46356. See details below. Please save it for later or ship to a different ZIP Code."
Also happened to another friend in Texas.
I wonder which zip codes are allowed to buy this hard to manufacture advanced piece of tech.
Happened to me too.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: csgx1 on November 16, 2016, 09:24:32 AM
Well, I didn't even see it instock or even have a chance to add it to cart; site froze up on me.
Most likely the scalpers just got a few more to flip on ebay today.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Green on November 16, 2016, 09:27:53 AM
No input lag. The emulation is actually pretty good. MUCH better than virtual console.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Miracle_Warrior on November 16, 2016, 09:35:47 AM
Get a Retro USB AVS and an NES everdrive and then play everything Nintendo ever made Instead of just 30 games. Avoid the hunt and the evil price gougers on eBay. I love mine and now I have no desire to own this thing anymore
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This! I received my AVS yesterday and fired my everdrive up and I am certain this is the way to go for you NES fans. I have pretty much liquidated the majority of my game library and picked up everdrives for the Master System, Genesis, Turbo, NES and SNES. I am feeling so liberated :)
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Killjoyy027 on November 16, 2016, 09:57:51 AM
Get a Retro USB AVS and an NES everdrive and then play everything Nintendo ever made Instead of just 30 games. Avoid the hunt and the evil price gougers on eBay. I love mine and now I have no desire to own this thing anymore
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This! I received my AVS yesterday and fired my everdrive up and I am certain this is the way to go for you NES fans. I have pretty much liquidated the majority of my game library and picked up everdrives for the Master System, Genesis, Turbo, NES and SNES. I am feeling so liberated :)
Welcome to the anti NES classic party ! Enjoy !
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Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: sirhcman on November 16, 2016, 10:28:39 AM
Walmart is supposedly going to sell them online everyday this week at 5pm ET.
This just happened to a buddy of mine. He was able to add it to the cart but got this when trying to checkout: "Your item isn't available for pickup or delivery to 46356. See details below. Please save it for later or ship to a different ZIP Code."
Also happened to another friend in Texas.
I wonder which zip codes are allowed to buy this hard to manufacture advanced piece of tech.
It just means it out of stock to ship online and not available for local pickup in said zip code stores. I got the same error message yesterday
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: technozombie on November 16, 2016, 01:10:36 PM
If there is any input lag it is likely from the TV. There are several websites that rank TVs based on response time. A good response time was one of the main things I was looking for when I purchased a new TV earlier in the year.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: esadajr on November 17, 2016, 05:17:11 AM
Walmart is supposedly going to sell them online everyday this week at 5pm ET.
This just happened to a buddy of mine. He was able to add it to the cart but got this when trying to checkout: "Your item isn't available for pickup or delivery to 46356. See details below. Please save it for later or ship to a different ZIP Code."
Also happened to another friend in Texas.
I wonder which zip codes are allowed to buy this hard to manufacture advanced piece of tech.
It just means it out of stock to ship online and not available for local pickup in said zip code stores. I got the same error message yesterday
Makes sense. Though I prefer the conspiracy theory. goverrats
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Bloufo on November 21, 2016, 05:27:23 PM
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Bloufo on January 08, 2017, 11:14:29 PM
Anyone else here try to get extra games on this thing?
I followed the guide that's out there, and to start off with I tested it with one NES rom file -Castlevania III, just to see if this hack works as advertised. It does. No problems. Cover art and all.
(http://i.imgur.com/KdjDNeQ.jpg)
When I get a chance I'll see which of the original 30 to remove and which others to add. No point in keeping games on there I know I'm not going to play, especially seeing as currently (this may change soon, though) there's a limit on there as to how many can be added.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: DragonmasterDan on January 09, 2017, 01:49:59 AM
When I get a chance I'll see which of the original 30 to remove and which others to add. No point in keeping games on there I know I'm not going to play, especially seeing as currently (this may change soon, though) there's a limit on there as to how many can be added.
Is that the NES advantage-like stick that requires a convertor to work with the NES classic?
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Bloufo on January 09, 2017, 01:59:48 AM
When I get a chance I'll see which of the original 30 to remove and which others to add. No point in keeping games on there I know I'm not going to play, especially seeing as currently (this may change soon, though) there's a limit on there as to how many can be added.
Is that the NES advantage-like stick that requires a convertor to work with the NES classic?
Yeah, but not the "Version 2" of it. That one works right out the box with the Classic. No adapter/convertor needed.
It's a good stick. The recall was only because of the initial batch not working with the mini-NES.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: SuperDeadite on January 09, 2017, 05:17:09 AM
So just tried the latest version of the hack. Worked on my first try on my Famicom Mini. Yay, I can finally play StarTropics like the rest of the world. :)
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Medic_wheat on January 09, 2017, 06:09:38 AM
Yeah heard of this hack the day it was released.
Granted it doesn't affect me due to the lack of having a mini.
And I am not sure when I'd bother to get one
From what I hear it isn't confirmed how many Roma can be added internally to the NES mini. But the videos that are or show about 21 extra games added.
This might have changed or be been confirmed as I haven't kept up to date with it since it's initial media coverage.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: SuperDeadite on January 09, 2017, 11:14:51 AM
The amount of games you can add is determined based on the Game Save States. If you want to have all games being able to use 4 save state files at the same time, 32 games is the limit, any more and you get error messages.
If you don't intend to use every single save state block, you can add more. 97 seems to be the magic number. But be aware, the emulator this thing uses is kinda crap, and a lot of games will have issues. I wanted to add Zoda's Revenge, but it can't get past the Name Input screen. Battletoads will always freeze on the 2nd stage. It's due to the emulator, not the hack.
I'd say until more testing is done, and compatibility is confirmed, go slowly and only add games you intend to actually play-through.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Medic_wheat on January 09, 2017, 12:03:56 PM
I think if a everdrive had the type of GUI the NES mini has for each game rom I'd be happy there.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Otaking on January 10, 2017, 01:50:56 AM
The Famicom mini in a Gameboy shell.
(https://i.imgur.com/u4dVn8G.png)
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: crazydean on January 10, 2017, 05:09:11 AM
I think if a everdrive had the type of GUI the NES mini has for each game rom I'd be happy there.
That would be nice. I would really like to see box art before playing a game, but it's minor considering what the everdrive can do.
The emulation the classic does is a lot better than other options, isn't it? My NES looks like garbage on my tvs (except for my 4k for some reason)
All depends what mods if any you have on the original NES to play on your setup. With the hdmi mod for the NES and many other systems such as he N64 and GameCube I think emulators will become more obsolete as well as retro clone systems.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Zero_Gamer on January 10, 2017, 01:40:35 PM
I think if a everdrive had the type of GUI the NES mini has for each game rom I'd be happy there.
That would be nice. I would really like to see box art before playing a game, but it's minor considering what the everdrive can do.
The emulation the classic does is a lot better than other options, isn't it? My NES looks like garbage on my tvs (except for my 4k for some reason)
My NES and Atari look great on my LED. The 16bit consoles look like complete garbitch though.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: TheClash603 on January 11, 2017, 12:07:08 AM
Is Nintendo still making more of these? I'd like to get my hands on one, but still have not seen it for sale.
I heard Nintendo had a financial report stating they sold through all 200,000 they originally made. They probably could've made five times as many and sold them for $20 more and still sold through.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Desh on January 11, 2017, 12:32:19 AM
I think if a everdrive had the type of GUI the NES mini has for each game rom I'd be happy there.
That would be nice. I would really like to see box art before playing a game, but it's minor considering what the everdrive can do.
The emulation the classic does is a lot better than other options, isn't it? My NES looks like garbage on my tvs (except for my 4k for some reason)
From what I've read the emulation is good but not perfect. There are reports of some games not working properly. Mainly MMC5 games with battery backed ram. I will always prefer real hardware even modded. I already have an NES I RGB modded but I ordered one of Kevtris' HDMi kits since I know my 2 Trinitron's won't last forever.
As far as image quality on your TV's it all comes done to the built in upscaler of the TV and how it interprets the signal. My RGB NES (which I am outputting S-vid), S-vid modded Master System and S-vid modded Genesis look better on my Trinitrons. However, my bone stock composite Turbo Duo, and Gamecube with component cables looks better on my older Panasonic plasma.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Bloufo on January 30, 2017, 08:36:19 PM
I hadn't been following the latest updates but I see that one can now put the full NES library into the unit.
... too many to select from. I would never be able to choose what to play. ;p
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: SuperDeadite on January 31, 2017, 12:13:36 AM
Yeah the Mini is getting better and better. Besides having an almost unlimited amount of games now, the silly Nintendo anti-epileptic filter can be disabled, and you can even program a key combo to turn on auto-fire. Of course many games like Crisis Force will probably never work on it, the FM emulation is a bit off, and no cool extras like 3D Goggles. But, as a parent with young children who aren't ready to play with the real deal, the $60 I spent on the unit was an excellent deal.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: NE146 on January 31, 2017, 01:31:31 AM
I'm happy with my regular NES with an Everdrive with composite to a CRT (i.e. the way it's always been) but that doesn't stop me from wanting the Classic as well. I would be glad to spend the $60 (heck I'd buy two at this point).. if only we could find it in stores. :)
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: SuperDeadite on February 01, 2017, 03:56:16 AM
Just added the Sweet Home English Translation to my FamiMini, so far works perfectly. Yay!
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Bloufo on February 10, 2017, 06:28:14 AM
RetroArch on the NES mini,
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: esadajr on February 10, 2017, 06:57:15 AM
What we suspected since the beginning, a small linux system.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Gredler on February 10, 2017, 08:45:06 AM
I picked one of these up from bestbuy, and like the console but hate the fact it uses wii controllers. USB controllers would've been significantly more incentivizing to keep it, but a co-worker is very interested so I'll let him have it so he doesn't have to submit to "going value" to get it now instead of 3-4 months from now.
I played it quite a bit last night, good hour or so, castlevania and zelda were fun to run around in a bit, but I'd definitely hack the teeth out of this to play the games I've not played 100 times using it as a emulation box, and at that point I might as well just use my laptop or build a retropie since that's basically what this is.
edit: And I went ahead and sold it to a coworker.
Ironically With CA tax it came out 64.64 LOL
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: KnightWarrior on February 18, 2017, 05:09:29 PM
I got 1 on Day 1
Don't regret it at ll
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: esadajr on February 20, 2017, 03:41:17 AM
I don't regret it either, it's just sort of unusable to me. Nice "I admit it" item though.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: esteban on February 20, 2017, 03:47:46 AM
I'd own one if scalpers haven't beaten me to the punch each and every f*cking time...
I haven't even looked in a month.
How has Nintendo not been able to pump out some more? What the heck?
Even when a good stock comes in, one asshat comes in and buys the lot, CL is covered in them around here... I'm gonna go vigilante soon and setup a meeting and beat the ever loving shit out of these fools.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: seieienbu on February 20, 2017, 10:55:38 AM
I was at a small time mostly-used video game chain, Game Trade, because a friend of mine told me they had two of these in stock. I dropped what I was doing and went over there. The girl at the counter said "It's $139." I gave an angry "WHAT!?" and then just walked out. That's not even cheaper than ebay rates at this point. I've been trying to get one for my sister since she asked me for one for Christmas. I'd laugh it off otherwise but I still refuse to pay that much for something with a $60 MSRP.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: esteban on February 20, 2017, 11:07:03 AM
I was at a small time mostly-used video game chain, Game Trade, because a friend of mine told me they had two of these in stock. I dropped what I was doing and went over there. The girl at the counter said "It's $139." I gave an angry "WHAT!?" and then just walked out. That's not even cheaper than ebay rates at this point. I've been trying to get one for my sister since she asked me for one for Christmas. I'd laugh it off otherwise but I still refuse to pay that much for something with a $60 MSRP.
Yeah, at this point I'm just going to wait until the price is $60.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Punch on February 20, 2017, 12:05:17 PM
Nintendo finally figured out how to weaponize NintendoAge style collectardism.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: SignOfZeta on February 20, 2017, 03:43:21 PM
I don't see what Nintendo has to do with it. They aren't the ones profiting $100 per unit. They've kept MSRP the same and are even now increasing the supply. There are just...a lot of Nintendorks and a lot of lazy fat pieces of crap who think that "waiting outside of Target before they open" is a job.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: TheClash603 on February 20, 2017, 04:01:42 PM
Do you think Nintendo is kicking themselves over not setting the price at $80? It assuredly would've sold out immediately still and would've been an easy couple million dollars for Nintendo. They are in a tough spot for the inevitable SNES Classic, will there be backlash with a price increase, even though demand indicates one is reasonable?
I'd rather they had knocked up the NES Classic price $20 which was well received and knocked down the Switch Pro Controller by $20, as the price of the controller has been blasted by pretty much everyone. Would end up costing me the same in the end though I suppose...
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Dicer on February 21, 2017, 02:27:21 AM
Do you think Nintendo is kicking themselves over not setting the price at $80? It assuredly would've sold out immediately still and would've been an easy couple million dollars for Nintendo. They are in a tough spot for the inevitable SNES Classic, will there be backlash with a price increase, even though demand indicates one is reasonable?
I'd rather they had knocked up the NES Classic price $20 which was well received and knocked down the Switch Pro Controller by $20, as the price of the controller has been blasted by pretty much everyone. Would end up costing me the same in the end though I suppose...
The NES classics internals do not justify another $20 so a bump to 50 games perhaps would have offset the cost. Controllers are expensive all around these days and the extra hardware needed for HD rumble etc is justified to the cost.
I think they just needed to do a better job keeping with demand.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: gheebee on February 21, 2017, 02:41:07 AM
I don't know about everyone else but while waiting for these to become readily available so I can buy one for MSRP I have pretty much lost interest in owning one of these. The shortage annoyed me and still kind of does, but in the end it may have saved me $60. :]
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: SignOfZeta on February 21, 2017, 02:47:37 AM
Geez, you're a fickle little baby, aren't you?
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: jperryss on February 21, 2017, 03:24:46 AM
I think they just needed to do a better job keeping with demand.
Nintendo chose not to keep up with demand because it drives the hype machine. They did it with the Wii, and then that ripoff Super Mario Bros collection that was just the SNES rom on a disc, and then with the Amiibo stuff. Push it out right before the holidays in small supply, ride the hype wave, and trickle shipments out for the next 6-12 months. Every time.
And I hate to be that person, but a RetroPie is a far more capable setup anyway. My sister wanted a NES Classic but couldn't find one. $75 for a full Pi kit including TWO controllers without stupidly short cords, and took me about an hour to setup.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: gheebee on February 21, 2017, 03:52:36 AM
I guess. For me this was a novelty item and the novelty of the item wore off before I had a chance to buy one.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: NE146 on February 21, 2017, 03:56:15 AM
I was able to pick up an NES classic earlier this month (2/9/17).. they are getting stocked once or twice a week at local Targets. You just have to watch brickseek.com and be at the store maybe 30 minutes before they open. You no longer have to line up at 6am I don't think. :p It is what it is at this point.
Regarding retropie, I love it but I have to say it was hard for me to set up.. I won't bother going into details (e.g. trying to connect to wireless threw me for a loop for days until I realized it was defaulted to a UK keyboard layout :lol:) Also the pure finickiness of FBA as to what roms would work with it.. I had to find a near complete set and then fix with clrmamepro, which was a real pain. But yeah it's great. I wouldn't put it anywhere near the NES Classic though unless the only thing you're looking forward to is "playing games".. because the NES Classic's draw to me is that it's 1) mfg by Nintendo 2) boxed and 3) looks like a mini NES. :)
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: crazydean on February 21, 2017, 05:07:44 AM
So, I'm gonna be that guy and ask about lag. How does it compare to the Wii U virtual console or R Pi or Framemeister or OSSC?
My TV hates 480i/p and does a shit job at minimizing lag. For this reason, I can run some emulators on my PC which upscale to 1080p very smoothly, but I wouldn't dream of playing an actual console.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: NE146 on February 21, 2017, 06:44:54 AM
At the end of the day it's pretty subjective I think how it affects you.. but I can try to go to Mr. Dream (ugh) on a real NES on a CRT tv and dodge punches.. then try the same thing on the Classic running on an hdtv. Why not. :) Will report back later
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: SignOfZeta on February 21, 2017, 07:36:48 AM
I still want one, not that I need it, but I am curious about it.
I mean, I have a bunch of "extra" consoles (multiple versions of PCE, Famicom, etc)... which is redundant but fun :)
...so, clearly, I am going to get NES Classic eventually.
Something tells me that you should get it new when you can. I have no intention of buying one through a scalper and I don't expect Nintendo to keep making them forever.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: esadajr on March 09, 2017, 01:33:08 AM
It was just a publicity stunt. After the Switch they're swimming in $ so they can be as arrogant as they want.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: sirhcman on April 13, 2017, 08:52:45 AM
Is anyone really surprised? I'm not.. disappointed though, I wanted a system. Their excuse for discontinuing the system is terrible too
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Medic_wheat on April 13, 2017, 09:32:48 AM
Yeah it always felt like something to keep the company relevant in the media while the Switch was still been kept a secrete as far as design and specs.
It kept people talking about Nidnento and shifted focus away from the WiiU.
Now that the Switch is out and getting positive feedback in sales Nintendo can drop all pretense of interest and focus on three NES Classic.
If I stumble on one for retail I might get it. If not f*ck it. It's not something my gaming set up needs.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: seieienbu on April 13, 2017, 10:26:48 AM
Call me a tin foil hat conspiracy theorist if you must, but I think Nintendo intentionally made too few because they didn't want people to buy them. Instead, I think the whole thing was a viral marketing ploy for their Switch. They don't make enough but remind the gaming public how much they like (liked) Nintendo.
The "They don't make enough" part is so that the casual consumer won't buy a single NES with 30 games and then call it a day for their gaming budget for the next year or whatever but instead are essentially forced into buying a Switch if they want to get some of that sweet Nintendo gaming.
I seriously don't like Nintendo as a company anymore. Yeah, some of their games are still games that I want to play but I hate the idea of me giving them my money. I haven't felt satisfied with a Nintendo system since the SNES. Now this happens; I don't even want the stupid thing for myself as I'm good on NES games. I couldn't get one as a Christmas present and I'm still trying to get one now. I've waited in lines, I've tried to buy online, I've used brickseek online to try to get one and I still have nothing to show for it. The one time I saw one just sitting in a store for sale it was marked up to over double the MSRP. Way to drop the ball on consumers, Nintendo.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: SignOfZeta on April 13, 2017, 11:39:39 AM
You're imagining things. There's way too much testosterone in your gaming world view.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Groover on April 13, 2017, 02:25:40 PM
Nintendo is no longer shipping NES Classics. If you still want one good luck.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Dicer on April 13, 2017, 02:34:42 PM
Call me a tin foil hat conspiracy theorist if you must, but I think Nintendo intentionally made too few because they didn't want people to buy them. Instead, I think the whole thing was a viral marketing ploy for their Switch. They don't make enough but remind the gaming public how much they like (liked) Nintendo.
Call me a cynic ... but I think very differently.
I think that the Switch wasn't going to be ready for Christmas, and they needed something to sell and keep them in the spotlight after the awful Wii-U debacle.
So they made as many NES Classics as they thought that they could sell, and they were surprised by the demand.
Now that the Switch is out and getting positive response, they want that to be their talked-about-and-purchased system over the Summer, and into the Christmas run up, with no distractions from anything else.
Did anymore see the press release?
"Throughout April, NOA territories will receive the last shipments of Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition systems for this year."
Now that Nintendo are sure that their fanbase will lap these up, I fully-expect that there will be an "NES Classic II" next year, or the year-after, when the Switch has cemented or failed-to-cement its place in customer's hearts.
Then exactly-the-same collectards will go out and buy that, and maybe they'll make enough-extra for everyone else.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: SignOfZeta on April 13, 2017, 03:46:45 PM
Re: bitches.
1: you can't seriously expect them to keep making the thing as-is now that it's been cracked.
2: please try to understand that just because you want something...that's just part of getting it. Nintendo products are INSANE popular. To produce enough units of anything they make to satisfy ALL THE WHINY BITCHES and saturate the eBay scalper market to the point of pointlessness they would need to contract assloads more factories to make thing, whatever thing it is. Each one is a security risk, and none of them have any reason to be loyal to Nintendo because when demand drops off %90 after two months (because, keep in mind, to please fanboys, EVERYONE now has one) the contract will be over. This is how XBoxes and PlayStations are made. These machines lose crazy money for their OEMs because if it (and other reasons). Nintendo is not the maker of the worlds most popular OS or a giant movie studio. They don't get royalties for thousands of patents. They don't run an ad service. They don't get revenue from lasers and credit card technology and all the shit in Sony/MS's portfolio. They are a video game company, they need to make money off video games, and they managed to (usually) do that even while charging less than the competition.
People who have never busted their ass for years on a product, IMO, have a lot less right to complain about people who do. Maybe not roads and hospitals and food, but children's toys? Yeah, please shut the f*ck up. Shut the f*ck up about how one of the OEMs in this floundering industry has found a way to stay profitable with a Christmas toy that costs less than a single LE Vita game. Please. Please shut the f*ck right up.
For the record, I'm still looking for one...still have never seen a single unit in person. Still not mad about it. If it weren't for the box collectors and the eBay-employed I'd have one.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: TheClash603 on April 13, 2017, 06:06:59 PM
I am shocked that with 1.5 million sold, this is still a rare item selling at 6x retail.
F5 was my friend the last time Best Buy had them online at least.
I still wish Nintendo launched this at $100 with two controllers. Seems like it would've still sold out, but prevented the flippers due to added cost.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Jibbajaba on April 13, 2017, 06:31:23 PM
People who have never busted their ass for years on a product, IMO, have a lot less right to complain about people who do.
Ahh the classic appeal to accomplishment fallacy.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: TheClash603 on April 14, 2017, 01:18:52 AM
Famicom Mini has also been temporarily cancelled. The system is available on Amazon for under $100 shipped still and is likely everyone's best option at this point.
Pros: Decent price still found and two controllers.
Cons: Hardwired controllers are small and cords are short. For non Japanese speakers the RPGs are wasted games.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Dicer on April 14, 2017, 03:49:04 AM
Famicom Mini has also been temporarily cancelled. The system is available on Amazon for under $100 shipped still and is likely everyone's best option at this point.
Pros: Decent price still found and two controllers.
Cons: Hardwired controllers are small and cords are short. For non Japanese speakers the RPGs are wasted games.
Is it as hackable as it's US counterpart?
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Medic_wheat on April 14, 2017, 03:50:03 AM
Famicom Mini has also been temporarily cancelled. The system is available on Amazon for under $100 shipped still and is likely everyone's best option at this point.
Pros: Decent price still found and two controllers.
Cons: Hardwired controllers are small and cords are short. For non Japanese speakers the RPGs are wasted games.
I want to say yes Is it as hackable as it's US counterpart?
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Warbucks on April 14, 2017, 06:05:19 AM
Luckily I was able to pick up a NES Classic yesterday at Walmart. 3 came in, I was with 2 friends we each got one. It was perfect. I have been on the lookout since the release day, and this was the 1st time I have actually seen it in stock. This bad boy will be going in my younger son's room, he has been dying for a system to be in there.
They are still out there. Keep checking
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Medic_wheat on April 14, 2017, 08:18:53 AM
Luckily I was able to pick up a NES Classic yesterday at Walmart. 3 came in, I was with 2 friends we each got one. It was perfect. I have been on the lookout since the release day, and this was the 1st time I have actually seen it in stock. This bad boy will be going in my younger son's room, he has been dying for a system to be in there.
They are still out there. Keep checking
And this to me is what this system was meant for.
A cheap functional accessible system to expose younger and d gamers to 8 bit fun.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: cr8zykuban0 on April 14, 2017, 08:55:28 AM
Although it can be a good way for the newer generation to play the awesome nintendo games of the past, i think its ridiculous that people were flipping these for like $200+ when you can buy a real nes with an everdrive for around the same price and have all the games avaliable instead of only 30. A cool concept but too many flippers involved in it and made me uninterested
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: crazydean on April 14, 2017, 11:06:57 AM
Although it can be a good way for the newer generation to play the awesome nintendo games of the past, i think its ridiculous that people were flipping these for like $200+ when you can buy a real nes with an everdrive for around the same price and have all the games avaliable instead of only 30. A cool concept but too many flippers involved in it and made me uninterested
There's also the obvious solution of a cheaper and more versatile raspberry pi.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Jibbajaba on April 14, 2017, 11:20:21 AM
The general population isn't going to mess around with a RetroPie. Those are for hobbyists/enthusiasts.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: SignOfZeta on April 14, 2017, 11:29:29 AM
People who have never busted their ass for years on a product, IMO, have a lot less right to complain about people who do.
Ahh the classic appeal to accomplishment fallacy.
Accomplishment is no fallacy. People who have done shit really are different from armchair CEO fanboys with zero experience in anything. If you've worked at banks or retail or some other useless shit all your live you'll never know this though. It's kind of impossible to see the other side of the fence...
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: crazydean on April 14, 2017, 11:39:48 AM
The general population isn't going to mess around with a RetroPie. Those are for hobbyists/enthusiasts.
Agreed, but the people bitching about the costs could easily buy a pi online that already has everything on it.
Also, if the people on gaming forums aren't "enthusiasts" then i don't know who is.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: SignOfZeta on April 14, 2017, 11:42:57 AM
It's true. There are multiple paths to the enlightenment that is owning a NES clone. They don't play the same, but they do sit unused in a box the same so that's a path for certain people.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: SignOfZeta on April 14, 2017, 11:45:15 AM
1: you can't seriously expect them to keep making the thing as-is now that it's been cracked.
The Wii was cracked. Same with every iteration of the DS.
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If it weren't for the box collectors and the eBay-employed I'd have one.
That's the sad truth, right there.
The Wii and DS were cracked. They were also replaced with multiple hardware iterations and aided mandatory software updates. The NES Classic cannot be updated (officially) and I'd be surprised if they didn't make a new version.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Punch on April 14, 2017, 12:08:21 PM
People who have never busted their ass for years on a product, IMO, have a lot less right to complain about people who do.
Ahh the classic appeal to accomplishment fallacy.
Accomplishment is no fallacy. People who have done shit really are different from armchair CEO fanboys with zero experience in anything. If you've worked at banks or retail or some other useless shit all your live you'll never know this though. It's kind of impossible to see the other side of the fence...
Fair enough, I don't necessarily disagree with what you're saying, I don't really get why you're labeling people expressing their frustration with Nintendo's product strategy as "fanboys" though.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Medic_wheat on April 14, 2017, 01:50:57 PM
Allow me to summerize my thoughts in the deadlines reporting the NES Classic being discontinued.
Fake Gamer News.
Please alert me when the Mother of all Nindendos becomes a thing.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Johnpv on April 17, 2017, 12:30:20 AM
I think the shitty thing is how NoA kept saying they were going to make more to meet demand and then with this press release they said it was always meant to be a limited release. At least be more upfront about that. It sucks for people still trying to get one, though for enthusiasts there's a lot of other options.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: esadajr on April 17, 2017, 01:47:11 AM
Fair enough, I don't necessarily disagree with what you're saying, I don't really get why you're labeling people expressing their frustration with Nintendo's product strategy as "fanboys" though.
It's simple: in Zeta's mind, Nintendo is always right. You either do things their way or you lose money hand over fist.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: esteban on April 17, 2017, 03:53:37 AM
I think the shitty thing is how NoA kept saying they were going to make more to meet demand and then with this press release they said it was always meant to be a limited release. At least be more upfront about that. It sucks for people still trying to get one, though for enthusiasts there's a lot of other options.
Yeah, even though I don't need one, I still wanted to get one for the novelty of it. Plus, I could leave it with my kids and not worry about it.
I would have tried harder to order it online if I knew it would be discontinued.
I only tried twice, at the height of the insanity, and then decided I could wait.
Ha!
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: DragonmasterDan on April 17, 2017, 04:22:20 AM
Yeah, even though I don't need one, I still wanted to get one for the novelty of it. Plus, I could leave it with my kids and not worry about it.
I would have tried harder to order it online if I knew it would be discontinued.
I only tried twice, at the height of the insanity, and then decided I could wait.
Ha!
Now you're waiting for a new version specifically for "Princess Tomato and the Salad Kingdom"
Indeed. :)
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: ChuChu Flamingo on April 17, 2017, 03:32:09 PM
Other than the novelty of owning one, im not really sad. Nintendo is literally pants on head retarded for discontinuing it and enabling these scalpers.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: bob on April 17, 2017, 06:03:02 PM
Other than the novelty of owning one, im not really sad. Nintendo is literally pants on head retarded for discontinuing it and enabling these scalpers.
my brother is pants-on-head retarded and he takes offense to your post.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: cr8zykuban0 on April 17, 2017, 06:30:06 PM
Discontinuing it means the flippers and scalpers win. Nintendo is losing a lot of potential money and sales , if they would have met demands and produced more of these, they would have sold well.
I guess they dont want to make money lol
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: TR0N on April 17, 2017, 07:41:36 PM
Nintendo must hate making money.Unless there really paranoid it will cut into the vc for the switch on it's release.I wanted one for novelty sake but at this point i doubt i can find it at retail.Oh well,have a famicom av all ready and a collection of games so i'm set.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: SignOfZeta on April 18, 2017, 03:01:27 AM
Fair enough, I don't necessarily disagree with what you're saying, I don't really get why you're labeling people expressing their frustration with Nintendo's product strategy as "fanboys" though.
It's simple: in Zeta's mind, Nintendo is always right. You either do things their way or you lose money hand over fist.
If that's as deep into what I'm saying as you can see...I guess you still get the point. Be it wisdom or belligerence, Nintendo has lost many many billions less than Sony and MS have in the last 15 years since Sega died and they didn't do this by just listening to Twitter feedback and fat f*cks on YouTube. The success of the NES Classic is something MS and Sony would gladly enjoy but never could: a highly profitable well engineered yet sub-$100 item sells way beyond expectations, the entire project going from announcement to completion in less than a year.
I'm not saying they are always right. Painting me a loyal to any billion dollar corporation shows your willful missing of my point, as you have been doing here...since before Sega died. I'm not shitting on fanboys because say something contrary to Nintendo, I'm shitting on them because they say something counter to their own level of expertise which is usually zero.
If anyone here ACTUALLY MAKES SOMETHING then their standing increased significantly. People who live off eBay, work in food service, cops, lawyers, bankers, the IT crowd, clerks, clergy, etc...I don't tell them how to make sales quotas so it's annoying to hear them pretend they know how to make a video game when an existing one doesn't meet every one of their criteria.
Obviously Elmer, Arkhan, Old Rover, Nightwolve, etc have significantly more standing since they have a greater understanding of what this kind of work is, although obviously that's very far removed. People who make anything are rare in the US nowadays but they do exist and those aren't the people who have done the most complaining from what I've seen. Mostly it's a bunch of no-nothing losers who couldn't even draw a picture of the NES Classsic let alone design one.
It's like the guy who loves to say "I told you so." except he didn't and he wasn't right about anything anything anyway. He's just f*cking annoying.
Have you ever tested a prototype of something for a year only to have the project canceled because another design turned out to be a better idea? Have you ever worked on a project for five years and then see it tank because a supplier f*cked up a minor part? Ever seen your sales reduced by a more popular but ultimately shittier competitor's product because of the price? Do you work in product certification and safety? Those are people with insight. If you had to shove your boss at 7-11 because you needed to get fired so you could go to the Gathering of the Juggaloes and now it's going to suck because you planned on having a NES classic in your meth tent, then please just f*ck the f*ck off.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: esadajr on April 18, 2017, 03:57:53 AM
Discontinuing it means the flippers and scalpers win. Nintendo is losing a lot of potential money and sales , if they would have met demands and produced more of these, they would have sold well.
I guess they dont want to make money lol
They could have sold a 100 million units easily but didn't want to. Baffles me.
Let's see who has the last laugh, when the holiday season comes.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: technozombie on April 18, 2017, 04:12:48 AM
Fair enough, I don't necessarily disagree with what you're saying, I don't really get why you're labeling people expressing their frustration with Nintendo's product strategy as "fanboys" though.
It's simple: in Zeta's mind, Nintendo is always right. You either do things their way or you lose money hand over fist.
If that's as deep into what I'm saying as you can see...I guess you still get the point. Be it wisdom or belligerence, Nintendo has lost many many billions less than Sony and MS have in the last 15 years since Sega died and they didn't do this by just listening to Twitter feedback and fat f*cks on YouTube. The success of the NES Classic is something MS and Sony would gladly enjoy but never could: a highly profitable well engineered yet sub-$100 item sells way beyond expectations, the entire project going from announcement to completion in less than a year.
I'm not saying they are always right. Painting me a loyal to any billion dollar corporation shows your willful missing of my point, as you have been doing here...since before Sega died. I'm not shitting on fanboys because say something contrary to Nintendo, I'm shitting on them because they say something counter to their own level of expertise which is usually zero.
If anyone here ACTUALLY MAKES SOMETHING then their standing increased significantly. People who live off eBay, work in food service, cops, lawyers, bankers, the IT crowd, clerks, clergy, etc...I don't tell them how to make sales quotas so it's annoying to hear them pretend they know how to make a video game when an existing one doesn't meet every one of their criteria.
Obviously Elmer, Arkhan, Old Rover, Nightwolve, etc have significantly more standing since they have a greater understanding of what this kind of work is, although obviously that's very far removed. People who make anything are rare in the US nowadays but they do exist and those aren't the people who have done the most complaining from what I've seen. Mostly it's a bunch of no-nothing losers who couldn't even draw a picture of the NES Classsic let alone design one.
It's like the guy who loves to say "I told you so." except he didn't and he wasn't right about anything anything anyway. He's just f*cking annoying.
Have you ever tested a prototype of something for a year only to have the project canceled because another design turned out to be a better idea? Have you ever worked on a project for five years and then see it tank because a supplier f*cked up a minor part? Ever seen your sales reduced by a more popular but ultimately shittier competitor's product because of the price? Do you work in product certification and safety? Those are people with insight. If you had to shove your boss at 7-11 because you needed to get fired so you could go to the Gathering of the Juggaloes and now it's going to suck because you planned on having a NES classic in your meth tent, then please just f*ck the f*ck off.
Sorry, but I'm not getting your argument either. The engineering, coding, and production facilities are already in place. Nintendo would literally make more profit the more units they sale since they've already put the work in on the front-end. A slow trickle would prevent over producing, and they could curtail production as demand begins to diminish. Nintendo obviously has their reasons, but this is definitely a bad public image move. My guess is that they are ending production because of an impending virtual console on the Switch.
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Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Johnpv on April 18, 2017, 05:30:53 AM
Sorry, but I'm not getting your argument either. The engineering, coding, and production facilities are already in place.
Not necessarily. Obviously Nintendo doesn't actually own any factories of their own, and it's possible that the facilities that could make one are all booked already making other products. I also wouldn't doubt that given the chance to buy time at a factory to make this or make more Switches, they're probably going to go with the Switch, which will make them way more money in the long run. I'm not saying they should discontinue this, but it's not as easy as calling the factory and saying make more! It is often that time at these facilities are bought months ahead of time, and by the time any of them opened up Nintendo felt it was in their best interest to buy that time for the Switch instead. Plus as you said Switch VC is probably coming soon, and it would be hard to sell NES titles for 5 bucks a pop when you can buy a machine with 30 of them, containing many of the most popular titles for 60 bucks.
Again it sucks for folks who want one, but in some ways I can see why they've done it. I also think the ease at which it was hacked probably turned them off to the product. Yes everything ends up hackable, but this thing is stupidly easy to hack. I don't know anyone who bought one (in person) who didn't hack there's.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Necromancer on April 18, 2017, 06:03:03 AM
If that's as deep into what I'm saying as you can see...
It's the crux of your argument: Nintendo makes money off games and nobody else does, ergo nobody is allowed to say anything negative about Nintendo. It's the same Nintendo fanboy bullshit your spew every time they're questioned or criticized.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: DragonmasterDan on April 18, 2017, 06:13:21 AM
I stand by the expectation that some sort of re-designed model with a few more games and no mini USB port for easy soft modding will be available in the Fall. Say one that looks like the NES top loader, adds 10 or so games no one wants (Pinball, Urban Champion, Baseball) a second controller and suddenly sells for 79.99 instead of the original 59.99 so the profit margins are wider for the premium of an extra controller and a few more games.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: bob on April 18, 2017, 10:06:34 AM
you're lonely, we get it. it must be nice living in your isolated bubble of generalized, world perception. nobody would paint you a loyalist to billion dollar corporations, because we all know zeta only likes things that are in the back of black and white 90's fanzines. Whats the number then? $1500 in revenue for a year? Over that and you dont like it anymore? Somebody 30 miles away from you got wind of it and now it's corrupt with fake, over-enthusiastic kids with pierced eyebrows and tamagotchi keychains? its obvious you cant possibly mean (or even believe) half the stuff you say. i actually had a friend just like you growing up. had to always have a different "view" pulled out of thin air to show they dont conform to coca-cola and Ford. its an exhausting life style, i know because he drank himself to death. (true story) Like you, he also enjoyed creating bleeps and bloops on a casio keyboard. thats right HE CREATED SOMETHING. f*ck HE'S ELITE! DEAD, BUT ELITE! worth so much more than people who support families by doing those "useless" jobs that surprise surprise, can pay quite well. but i digress, point being, everybody, if you didnt create a PCE game, you cant complain that starbucks got your order wrong.
also, what the f*ck clergyman is telling you how to make video games? and what sales quotas does the IT crowd have?
(and yes, i jumped around on purpose so zeets could follow it)
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Digi.k on April 19, 2017, 01:13:27 AM
Other than the novelty of owning one, im not really sad. Nintendo is literally pants on head retarded for discontinuing it and enabling these scalpers.
I was silly enough to cancel my pre order thinking the raspberry pi would suffice.
there might be a reason why nintendo have discontinued it..
Nintendo will follow up its smash hit NES microconsole with a mini version of the SNES, sources close to the company have confirmed to Eurogamer.
The SNES mini (or, to continue Nintendo's official branding, likely the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System) is currently scheduled to launch in time for Christmas this year. Development of the device is already under way, our sources have indicated.
Nintendo's plans for SNES mini are also a major reason why last year's NES mini did not see a reprieve from discontinuation, Eurogamer understands, despite the latter's continued popularity and sell-out status.
Last week, Nintendo explained that it never intended NES mini to be a permanent product. From the company's perspective, the microconsole was planned as a cool novelty item perfect for Christmas 2016, and the numbers in which it was manufactured and shipped were expected to be enough to suit this goal.
But NES mini ended up breaking out to become more popular than anticipated and quickly sold out, leading to a bustling resale market on eBay. NES mini shipments continued into the early part of this year, but its production run could not be extended further - as SNES mini was slated for production instead.
Hopefully, more stock of the SNES mini will be made available to avoid a repeat of the same shortages.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: TheClash603 on April 19, 2017, 01:25:02 AM
I stand by the expectation that some sort of re-designed model with a few more games and no mini USB port for easy soft modding will be available in the Fall. Say one that looks like the NES top loader, adds 10 or so games no one wants (Pinball, Urban Champion, Baseball) a second controller and suddenly sells for 79.99 instead of the original 59.99 so the profit margins are wider for the premium of an extra controller and a few more games.
You got it spot on. You don't say you are stopping shipments THIS YEAR in a press release, if you don't mean more to come next year.
As someone else stated, manufacturing contracts in Asia need to be booked well in advance. I spoke to a guy who owns a business and he says he always knows next year's sales numbers, because he is a manufacturer that builds to orders and it takes him 6-12 months to lock down his Asian supply chain. I am sure Nintendo has more clout than this guy's small company, but they are also orderin something more complex and much more of them. Round two of this product line is on its way in 2018.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: seieienbu on April 19, 2017, 10:15:58 AM
I think Nintendo is kicking themselves for selling it at only $60 and that's a contributing factor for the premature cancellation of the NES mini. I'll be shocked if the SNES mini costs the same.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: DragonmasterDan on April 19, 2017, 10:38:24 AM
I think Nintendo is kicking themselves for selling it at only $60 and that's a contributing factor for the premature cancellation of the NES mini. I'll be shocked if the SNES mini costs the same.
Like I said, or a redesigned version with an extra controller and a slightly different configuration of games that is 20.00 more to up their margins on it.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Arkhan on April 19, 2017, 10:57:38 AM
I like how people are shitting their tits like they missed out on something marvelous now that it's discontinued.
buy an NES and an everdrive. JFC.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Gredler on April 19, 2017, 11:27:55 AM
I like how people are shitting their tits like they missed out on something marvelous now that it's discontinued.
buy an NES and an everdrive. JFC.
I have put off buying a NES everdrive. Might as well pull the trigger I don't think there can be any more improvements.
As for the SNES everdrive is it finally 100% rom comparable or still room for imrpovmemt?
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Sarumaru on April 19, 2017, 11:59:52 AM
Oh noes~ NES-shaped emulator is no longer being made.. how will we emulate games now?? HOW!?
...i wish i had a meth tent
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Strider77 on April 19, 2017, 12:08:12 PM
Who new cancer had shortages? Nintendo knew all along...
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: jperryss on April 19, 2017, 01:56:27 PM
Quote from: Medic_wheat
I have put off buying a NES everdrive. Might as well pull the trigger I don't think there can be any more improvements.
As for the SNES everdrive is it finally 100% rom comparable or still room for imrpovmemt?
The SD2SNES is an upgrade from the Super Everdrive and plays just about everything except for some of the special chip games. Megaman x2 and x3 work, but no Starfox or Yoshi's Island.
https://sd2snes.de/blog/compatibility
Lots of fakes on eBay, btw.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: xelement5x on April 20, 2017, 06:23:57 AM
I like how people are shitting their tits like they missed out on something marvelous now that it's discontinued.
buy an NES and an everdrive. JFC.
I have put off buying a NES everdrive. Might as well pull the trigger I don't think there can be any more improvements.
As for the SNES everdrive is it finally 100% rom comparable or still room for imrpovmemt?
SD2SNES is the best option, it's not 100% but the handful of games that aren't supported are pretty small. Plus the SD2SNES lets you mess around with those game/hacks that are huge and basically have full video.
EDIT: SD2SNES is also freely available though so you needn't buy through Krikzz or SAG, the design and info are out there so that anyone can build one.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: esadajr on April 20, 2017, 06:29:53 AM
I have put off buying a NES everdrive. Might as well pull the trigger I don't think there can be any more improvements.
As for the SNES everdrive is it finally 100% rom comparable or still room for imrpovmemt?
The SD2SNES is an upgrade from the Super Everdrive and plays just about everything except for some of the special chip games. Megaman x2 and x3 work, but no Starfox or Yoshi's Island.
https://sd2snes.de/blog/compatibility
Lots of fakes on eBay, btw.
Aww man, no PGA Tour 96.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: sirhcman on April 20, 2017, 11:37:09 AM
I know you are joking but its good to remember that the SD2SNES uses a FPGA to mimic these special chips. It's not out of the realm of possibility that compatibility for these chips will be added in future firmware updates
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: crazydean on April 20, 2017, 11:41:11 AM
I know you are joking but its good to remember that the SD2SNES uses a FPGA to mimic these special chips. It's not out of the realm of possibility that compatibility for these chips will be added in future firmware updates
While this is technically true, I believe it has been a few years since compatibility has changed for the SD2SNES, no?
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: xelement5x on April 20, 2017, 03:22:27 PM
I know you are joking but its good to remember that the SD2SNES uses a FPGA to mimic these special chips. It's not out of the realm of possibility that compatibility for these chips will be added in future firmware updates
While this is technically true, I believe it has been a few years since compatibility has changed for the SD2SNES, no?
Yeah, the author even mentions that including support for all cheater chips is unlikely given the power of the FPGA in the device, they were reaching the upper limit for support already give what the other additional chips do. Really, of the handful of US games that aren't supported most are still pretty cheap if you MUST play them.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: jperryss on April 21, 2017, 04:19:54 AM
SD2SNES is the best option, it's not 100% but the handful of games that aren't supported are pretty small. Plus the SD2SNES lets you mess around with those game/hacks that are huge and basically have full video.
It's pretty wild playing Chrono Trigger on the SNES with the cutscenes from the PS1 version.
There are some cool MSU music hacks also.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: DragonmasterDan on April 21, 2017, 08:15:27 AM
Yeah, the author even mentions that including support for all cheater chips is unlikely given the power of the FPGA in the device, they were reaching the upper limit for support already give what the other additional chips do. Really, of the handful of US games that aren't supported most are still pretty cheap if you MUST play them.
Really, the only exception to this is Starfox 2. That's a game that I'd love to play on actual hardware but given how it wasn't ever released the options are limited to flash carts or reproductions. If the FX chip isn't supported on flash carts? Well, that limits the options even further to a repro or nothing.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Groover on April 23, 2017, 06:12:10 PM
if you want FX games I heard someone has made a FX cart that has all the FX games on one cart. https://www.retrocircuits.com/product/super-fx-all-in-one/
But you might be better off just buying all the FX games you want unless you want Starfox 2 then this might work out to about even
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Digi.k on May 07, 2017, 01:20:13 PM
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: zetastrike on May 14, 2017, 02:25:08 AM
I got the Everdrive N8 for my Famicom back in December. I'd say it's totally worth it. The last time I did a count, only about ~38 games were incompatible and none of them were anything I was interested in playing. There's a list on krikkz's forum. I was thrilled to be able to play Akumajou Densetsu with the extended audio. It's great to play hacks on real hardware, especially all the Mega Man stuff that comes out.
It's too bad that the FC/NES is one of those systems that just rubs me the wrong way. I don't know if it's because I didn't have one until I was 12 years old or that many of the genres were done much better in the following generation, but I have a really hard time getting into it.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: TheClash603 on May 14, 2017, 05:59:01 AM
Damn, attach some monofilament line, and it could be a Christmas tree ornament.
Hahahahahhaha!
Also, GODDAMN!
My "white" PCE pad is so damn yellow... ...and your pad is friggin' ULTRABRITE.
JESUS.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: NE146 on May 14, 2017, 05:39:17 PM
ok I'm giving in.. I want the Famicom one too. What're they going for on ebay.. time to see :p
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Digi.k on May 17, 2017, 09:25:13 AM
if you want to mod your mini's to allow any wireless controller to work
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: ClodBuster on May 31, 2017, 01:41:53 AM
Just got one original NES Classic controller yesterday from the local Media Markt electronics store at € 12.99 (US$ 14.54) . They had dozens of them back in stock.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: jtucci31 on May 31, 2017, 12:55:54 PM
Just got one original NES Classic controller yesterday from the local Media Markt electronics store at € 12.99 (US$ 14.54) . They had dozens of them back in stock.
Thought you said NES Classic units for $14 and got excited. I can't f*cking read anymore
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Winniez on May 31, 2017, 01:20:07 PM
Just got one original NES Classic controller yesterday from the local Media Markt electronics store at € 12.99 (US$ 14.54) . They had dozens of them back in stock.
Nice, those are great for modded Wiis, or for regular Wiis for that matter. Btw great avatar, I'm also into vintage RCs.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: ClodBuster on May 31, 2017, 06:34:06 PM
Hey thanks. I plan on using the controller for some Wii virtual console games that don't need Turbo switches, since I find it awkward playing Adventure Island 2 and Dracula X with the button layout of the regular Wii Classic Controller. Plus, I can bring it to my friend who has a NES Classic Mini (lucky bastard preordered his one ages ago and got it at release day, haha).
And yes, I'm all in for old RCs, as long as they say Tamiya on the badge. Got back into the hobby some years ago with a Hornet, I'm glad it had been official re-released by Tamiya, so no worries about breakages and parts support, just fun running these old cars originally designed decades ago. A Clod is still on my wish list.
What are your favorite R/Cs?
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Medic_wheat on July 21, 2017, 05:35:01 PM
Well Wall Mart just had the SNES Classic up for pre-order.
It lasted for nearly a half hour before either being sold out or the server just shutting down.
I was able to get a pre Oder in. Seems you could order two and have it sent to your house or pick up at a local store.
I opted for pick up at store. Only got one as it didn't seem like I'd need or want two.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: turboswimbz on July 22, 2017, 04:02:33 AM
Well Wall Mart just had the SNES Classic up for pre-order.
It lasted for nearly a half hour before either being sold out or the server just shutting down.
I was able to get a pre Oder in. Seems you could order two and have it sent to your house or pick up at a local store.
I opted for pick up at store. Only got one as it didn't seem like I'd need or want two.
I missed it, not that I need one . . . looks like it lasted 40 mins and they estimate they over sold . . . so that's great. It's quite impressive to note the state retro gaming when a company can make 5 million "retro" units and sell out of them worldwide in a matter of minutes. TBH I'm surprised that they sell these for 80 and not 250.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Medic_wheat on July 22, 2017, 05:10:06 AM
I figured they would over sale.
I like many I presume am hoping not to be in the over sold catagory.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Lost Monkey on July 22, 2017, 07:04:52 AM
Well Wall Mart just had the SNES Classic up for pre-order.
It lasted for nearly a half hour before either being sold out or the server just shutting down.
I was able to get a pre Oder in. Seems you could order two and have it sent to your house or pick up at a local store.
I opted for pick up at store. Only got one as it didn't seem like I'd need or want two.
Did Nintendo send out an email to notify people? Nintendo.ca said they would (email), but they haven't had any pre-orders in Canada yet...
Not to my knowledge.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: jperryss on July 25, 2017, 08:32:35 AM
NES Classic systems at ThinkGeek, bundled with stuff you probably don't want. (as of 3PM ET): https://www.thinkgeek.com/nes-classic-bundles/?icpg=HP_Carousel_NESClassic_1
via Gizmodo: http://gizmodo.com/thinkgeek-is-selling-a-fresh-stash-of-nes-classics-but-1796528902
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Medic_wheat on July 25, 2017, 08:41:38 AM
You are not kidding I really don't want any of that.
And all the cheaper bundles are sold out.
Still cheaper then scalper prices.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: sirhcman on July 25, 2017, 08:50:58 AM
All sold out. I still don't have one :(
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Medic_wheat on July 25, 2017, 08:58:03 AM
I got the mega man bundle.
I wonder if I can return the helmet for a refund.
If not I'll sell it off.
Like I am sure many other people. Since think geek is owned by GS I wonder if I can go to a GS to return the bundled items I don't want.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: sirhcman on July 25, 2017, 09:06:56 AM
Like I am sure many other people. Since think geek is owned by GS I wonder if I can go to a GS to return the bundled items I don't want.
If its anything like gamestop's return policies on bundles then no. Congrats on getting a NES Classic, I am jealous!
I double checked after the fact. Yep they put a disclaimer saying you can return the entire bundle but not individual items as it would be "cheating" WTF?
Guess I am selling a $90 mega man helmet to try and off set the cost. Maybe I should go to GS and try and pawn it off with them since they own think geek I think.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: xelement5x on July 25, 2017, 09:39:13 AM
Lol, you paid a scalper for the NES Classic, it was just a retail business.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: esteban on July 25, 2017, 09:59:26 AM
NES Classic systems at ThinkGeek, bundled with stuff you probably don't want. (as of 3PM ET): https://www.thinkgeek.com/nes-classic-bundles/?icpg=HP_Carousel_NESClassic_1
via Gizmodo: http://gizmodo.com/thinkgeek-is-selling-a-fresh-stash-of-nes-classics-but-1796528902
Wow, what a desperate attempt to get rid of garbage nobody wants.
Damn. :)
Realizes I may have just offended someone who is wearing a Mega Man helmet whilst browsing the forums...
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: bartre on July 25, 2017, 10:04:18 AM
I wouldn't have hated the mega man pin set, but yeah.......
I'm 99% positive I've seen the rest of that on a clearance rack.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Medic_wheat on July 25, 2017, 10:22:22 AM
Pre orders went up and sold out super fast, and so it begins
Are you f*cking kidding me?
Nintendo.ca didn't send out an email or anything - they just updated their site to show that 'pre-orders are available now from these retailers'. None of the three retailers they listed even have a product page for this item. Real smooth...
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: xelement5x on August 22, 2017, 04:50:38 AM
Pre orders went up and sold out super fast, and so it begins
Yeah, preorders opened in the middle of the night so that any person with a reasonable normal schedule would never get a chance at them.
I know. How dare I not stay up past midnight on a random night for pre-orders. Lol. I tell you the eclips must have done a number on the release for pre-orders lol.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: TelcoSurveyor on August 22, 2017, 09:02:31 AM
I'm going to have to stalk brickseek again for the SNES, aren't I?
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: KingDrool on August 22, 2017, 12:41:52 PM
I'm at my cabin this week, so managed to nab a preorder at a rural GameStop. Online preordering was a f*cking disaster. Walmart sold out, literally, in thirty seconds. Target was nearly as absurd. And GameStop crashed and never went back up.
f*cking Nintendo...
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Gypsy on August 22, 2017, 01:47:48 PM
Pre orders went up and sold out super fast, and so it begins
Yeah, preorders opened in the middle of the night so that any person with a reasonable normal schedule would never get a chance at them.
It's such complete bullshit, I just hope my amazon uk preorder is honored but I don't expect it to be.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: TheClash603 on August 23, 2017, 01:07:18 AM
I grabbed a SNES Classic bundle on Gamestop that came with two wireless controllers. I didn't really want the controllers at all, but the bundle was cheaper than resale prices on the system alone, and maybe (probably not), they will actually be good controllers to use when I am more than 5 feet from the system.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Winniez on August 23, 2017, 10:32:03 AM
I found NES Classic controller for 10euros from a bargain bin. Great for Wii virtual console and for modded systems.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: crazydean on August 23, 2017, 01:58:45 PM
I grabbed a SNES Classic bundle on Gamestop that came with two wireless controllers. I didn't really want the controllers at all, but the bundle was cheaper than resale prices on the system alone, and maybe (probably not), they will actually be good controllers to use when I am more than 5 feet from the system.
Just saw a video on YT today talking about Gamestop and ThinkGeek doing those damn bundles, essentially forcing you to buy some garbage at a high markup if you want the system. They did the same thing for the NES classic.
PS. ThinkGeek and Gamestop are one in the same!
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: TelcoSurveyor on August 23, 2017, 02:08:04 PM
I grabbed a SNES Classic bundle on Gamestop that came with two wireless controllers. I didn't really want the controllers at all, but the bundle was cheaper than resale prices on the system alone, and maybe (probably not), they will actually be good controllers to use when I am more than 5 feet from the system.
Just saw a video on YT today talking about Gamestop and ThinkGeek doing those damn bundles, essentially forcing you to buy some garbage at a high markup if you want the system. They did the same thing for the NES classic.
I saw that video too. Eff GameStop for forcing people to buy surplus garbage nobody wants. PS. ThinkGeek and Gamestop are one in the same!
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Lost Monkey on September 10, 2017, 01:54:26 AM
So, the Source (former Canadian Radio Shack) sends out an email Friday morning that SNES Mini pre-orders would be available at noon. The site crashed and was useless from around 10 am till 7pm from the traffic. Around 7 they took the preorder page down and haven't attempted to put it back up yet.
Not a single preorder was completed.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: SignOfZeta on September 10, 2017, 02:39:27 AM
Video games are so fun in 2017.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: crazydean on September 10, 2017, 02:54:49 AM
They aren't if you are an impulsive idiot. You don't need every f*cking gadget that is made. There are millions of NESs still out there. The damn things are indestructible.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: sirhcman on September 11, 2017, 08:01:13 AM
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Specifically, Fils-Aimé said preorder problems did not indicate a supply issue, and he urged potential customers not to turn to third-party resellers to buy the device.
"I would strongly urge you not to overbid on an SNES Classic on any of the auction sites," he said. "You shouldn't pay more than $79.99."
Yeah okay..........
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Raizen1984 on September 11, 2017, 04:13:44 PM
What Nintendo should do, and perhaps there's some kind of economic reason why they can't do this, but they should sell these on their own site. Put up a preorder page, let everyone who wants one fill out an order, and then make them on demand. They can't be that expensive to manufacture, and they would make a killing.
I mean, am I crazy, or would this not solve every issue that's cropped up on this?
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: TheOldMan on September 11, 2017, 06:42:36 PM
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...then make them on demand.
I doubt Nintendo owns the plants that actually manufacture them. So to get them made, they have to order a minimum quantity. Order too many, and they sit in the warehouse, tying up $$ that could be used elsewhere. Order too few, and you have the current situation.
Its a no-win sutuation. They're gonna pi$$ someone off, either way :/
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: crazydean on September 11, 2017, 10:35:55 PM
My understanding is that Nintendo expects retailers to buy their inventory, but won't take it back if it doesn't sell. This gives them some protection against poor sales. Also, they will be selling millions of these. Nintendo isn't set up to ship millions of orders. They ship fewer orders with larger quantities. They would need much more staff to do that.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: jperryss on September 12, 2017, 02:19:02 AM
Let's see what this announcement does to ebay prices in the next few months: https://kotaku.com/nintendo-bringing-back-the-nes-classic-in-2018-1803771394
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: sirhcman on September 12, 2017, 02:20:54 AM
Let's see what this announcement does to ebay prices in the next few months: https://kotaku.com/nintendo-bringing-back-the-nes-classic-in-2018-1803771394
I will believe it when I see it. Reggie has lied multiple times already about the NES and SNES Classics so it is hard for me to believe anything these people say now. Also the NES Classic coming back next summer could indicate next years "holiday run" since they won't be able to have a "new" Classic system ready for the holidays. If they spoke about actual production #s then maybe I will listen but until then I won't believe them.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: crazydean on September 12, 2017, 03:26:19 AM
Let's see what this announcement does to ebay prices in the next few months: https://kotaku.com/nintendo-bringing-back-the-nes-classic-in-2018-1803771394
It's not going to do anything until the units are actually available. Also, there's going to be a way to distinguish between the first model and the new one. I'm sure people won't care about that though, people don't care able variants.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Necromancer on September 12, 2017, 03:33:34 AM
If (when) they bring it back, it'll be with a different mix of games.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Black Tiger on September 12, 2017, 05:03:40 AM
If (when) they bring it back, it'll be with a different mix of games.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Necromancer on September 12, 2017, 05:24:01 AM
That fits perfectly. :lol:
Nobody will buy another one if it's exactly the same, so they'll change up the game mix a bit and/or model it after a 101.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: KingDrool on September 12, 2017, 06:17:40 AM
I'd actually be quite surprised if they put new games on it or change it in any way. I still know plenty of people who didn't get the first one and still want it. If they change it up, it'll sorta defeat the purpose of rereleasing it, right?
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Necromancer on September 12, 2017, 06:24:40 AM
The purpose of re-releasing it is to sell more of 'em and make more money.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Black Tiger on September 12, 2017, 06:38:51 AM
I'd actually be quite surprised if they put new games on it or change it in any way. I still know plenty of people who didn't get the first one and still want it. If they change it up, it'll sorta defeat the purpose of rereleasing it, right?
Maybe they'll start giving out free Virtual Console codes to everyone who sends them a photo holding their NES/SNES/etc carts.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Groover on September 12, 2017, 08:14:48 AM
Glad Nintendo like money. I can't say for sure if they like their fans. Anyone upset that their limited rare NES classic is less rare forget them. I hope them make more than 10.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: jperryss on September 12, 2017, 12:31:27 PM
Let's see what this announcement does to ebay prices in the next few months: https://kotaku.com/nintendo-bringing-back-the-nes-classic-in-2018-1803771394
It's not going to do anything until the units are actually available. Also, there's going to be a way to distinguish between the first model and the new one. I'm sure people won't care about that though, people don't care able variants.
I hope they make 25 million, indistinguishable from the first run, and price them at $24.99 just to bury the scalpers.
But this is Nintendo, so it'll be released in limited supplies during the 2018 holiday season while they keep trying to figure out how to sell an N64 Classic.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: crazydean on September 12, 2017, 09:24:58 PM
I don't see them making a N64 classic. The N64 is too complicated for them to make it for under $100. Also, I don't think the emulation is good enough.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: KingDrool on September 13, 2017, 06:19:17 AM
I want to see a Game Boy Classic...with a color screen.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Punch on September 13, 2017, 08:29:30 AM
I don't see them making a N64 classic. The N64 is too complicated for them to make it for under $100. Also, I don't think the emulation is good enough.
They did it almost 15 years ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQue_Player
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Tw3ek on September 13, 2017, 09:31:17 AM
I don't see them making a N64 classic. The N64 is too complicated for them to make it for under $100. Also, I don't think the emulation is good enough.
They did it almost 15 years ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQue_Player
And it was AWESOME! :D
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: seieienbu on September 13, 2017, 10:00:45 AM
I will be surprised if Nintendo doesn't both raise the price on the the thing and also get rid of a bunch of the third party games.
I expect the new run to accidentally give scalpers a reason to jack up the prices on the originals even more. After all, who wants to play a NES Classic that has NES Play Action Football instead of Tecmo Bowl?
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Winniez on September 14, 2017, 10:25:50 AM
This is interesting news, would be interesting to see the behind the scenes developments. I'm too mostly concerned about the third party titles, besides the licensing it can't be more than $10-$15 dollars to put these things together. Knowing Nintendo they have propably made some careful calculations considering virtual console potential lost sales and the like, getting new people back in the loop with Nintendo etc.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Lost Monkey on September 29, 2017, 01:07:58 AM
Picked up a SNES Classic this morning at Walmart. Went to a small town nearby rather than a city store. There were 6 people in line 10 minutes before the store opened.
Only problem was that I had to go to Walmart.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Digi.k on September 29, 2017, 01:29:05 AM
mine arrived just now.
I missed the early pre orders but got a heads up on another shipment and managed to place an order before it all sold out again..
surprised at the size of the box :P
(https://i.imgur.com/qJ6lWXG.jpg)
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: turboswimbz on September 29, 2017, 04:32:52 AM
Picked up a SNES Classic this morning at Walmart. Went to a small town nearby rather than a city store. There were 6 people in line 10 minutes before the store opened.
Only problem was that I had to go to Walmart.
I live in a pretty heavily populated area. and I was able to get one at target with no wait at 8:15. they had about 15 left at that point. I did have to deal with (3) people getting 2 and 3 with the intent to gouge em. but idk how well this will work. THe Best buy still had stock at that time and the Toys' r US had 60 although when I checked 5 minutes before opening they were sold out already. (tickets) I ended up grabbing 2 easily. with no wait, all said and done. The good news I got also: target and Toys expected another shipment of about the same amount sometime before turkey day. but they were unsure if these were going to be held on to until black Friday.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: xelement5x on September 29, 2017, 05:49:08 AM
I will probably get one of these if I can just walk into a story at some point, but I'm not going to wait in line.
The US SNES always looked gross compared to the EU/JP version though in my opinion.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: DragonmasterDan on September 29, 2017, 05:58:38 AM
I passed a Toys R us on my way to work and about two hours before they opened there was 40ish people lined up. Ugh
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Bloufo on September 29, 2017, 06:06:16 AM
There were some available (not sure about right now) from PlayAsia. A friend of mine ordered one (the US version) a few hours ago, and it's already showing as "shipped" with UPS tracking, in his order details. I was thinking about it, but getting the EU version is enough for me.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: sirhcman on September 29, 2017, 06:11:47 AM
Anyone want to sell a US one? I am willing to pay more than MSRP
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Digi.k on September 29, 2017, 06:15:30 AM
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: sirhcman on September 29, 2017, 06:17:47 AM
LeAnn Versace is a cunt.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: johnnykonami on September 29, 2017, 06:30:08 AM
I went out to TRU near me and stood in line with 40ish people, they handed out tickets and had 44 of them to sell. It wasn't too painless, though I have to stay a little later at work today to make up for the excursion. Half of the people around me were scalpers (I'm opening and playing mine later, no worries!), one of em' even said "I don't even want this; I guarantee in 2 hours after leaving here I will sell it for triple the price." His wife or something called him over to the line (they were just wandering around the dead mall where this TRU is) and said "Hey, there's a new thing today, they only have 44 of them!" (that's how I know how many there were, she kept telling everyone) and so he queued up. Many people in line were exclaiming similar to "It's already going for $240 on target's website!". so you know they were just there to ruin everyone's fun to make a pretty small payday (it was 1 per person at TRU).
Quite a few of the guys in line looked the type to just play the thing, though, so there's that. Kudos to TRU for handling the whole thing like pros, shame they're going out of business.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: sirhcman on September 29, 2017, 06:34:29 AM
Kudos to TRU for handling the whole thing like pros, shame they're going out of business.
They are filling bankruptcy in order to restructure. They aren't going out of business
Oh, my bad then. Hope they hang around for years to come.
And I also hope they do make more than enough for everyone to get one at MSRP. I will probably grab a NES Classic when they go back into production too, although I have the real thing. Honestly getting the SNES Classic was mostly about Starfox 2 for me, if they had some other exclusive for the NES it would have been more tempting.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: SignOfZeta on September 29, 2017, 08:10:46 AM
Seth Macy September 29, 2017 Hard Drive Why Spend $80 on an SNES Classic When You Can Install Emulators on a Raspberry Pi and Never Shut the f*ck Up About It?
“Speaking of which, some have said that the SNES Classic’s two controllers are an advantage, as if you can’t get USB controllers that look exactly the same as SNES controllers. Plus they’re only like $10 so when they break after a week they’re super easy to replace.”
Man, there are home runs and then there are grand slams, this is a grand slam.*
* I think I mean grand slam. I don’t know sports. I meant a really good thing in a game, the best thing.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Necromancer on September 29, 2017, 08:29:06 AM
Heh, good lulz; xele posted it in chat too. I like this one: "You don’t even technically need a controller, you can easily set it up to run on a just keyboard and a good batch of superiority. "
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: SignOfZeta on September 29, 2017, 08:30:34 AM
Man, if only I could, if only I could...
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: seieienbu on September 29, 2017, 09:25:25 AM
lol at the article. :lol:
A friend of mine picked up 8 of these. Friend or otherwise, I kinda hope he loses his shirt on those purchases.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Lost Monkey on September 29, 2017, 09:40:49 AM
I am a reasonably competent tech guy, and I got fed up with having to reconfigure the controllers and tinker with settings every reboot before I was even done setting up the friggin Pi. It is cool, but is for hobbyists - not users...
Quote from: Seth Macy
After it arrives, get a MicroSD card and load NOOBS on it. You can also buy a MicroSD card with NOOBS pre-installed, if you want to miss the f*cking point entirely.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: jperryss on September 29, 2017, 09:52:26 AM
Flipping on launch day for 400% markup = You're a cunt Flipping on launch day for 400% markup and showing everyone that you bought six when you could easily just show a picture of one = "Look at me, I'm a cunt!"
Seriously, why show more than one other than to be an attention whore? If people know you have a bunch they're more likely to throw lower offers at you.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: sirhcman on September 29, 2017, 10:04:14 AM
Flipping on launch day for 400% markup = You're a cunt Flipping on launch day for 400% markup and showing everyone that you bought six when you could easily just show a picture of one = "Look at me, I'm a cunt!"
Seriously, why show more than one other than to be an attention whore? If people know you have a bunch they're more likely to throw lower offers at you.
Yeah you are right, let me rephrase my original response.. LeAnn Versace is a DUMB cunt! :D
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: HailingTheThings on September 29, 2017, 12:05:41 PM
Went to a Meijer last night with a friend to buy some Sobe and look at the toy aisle. While walking past the checkout lanes we noticed a line of people. We were like "WTF?" Heard someone say something about waiting for the SNES Classic. I began laughing out loud. Then very loudly said "Why the f*ck would anyone want a hunk of f*cking shit? Oh wait, Nintendo, right? Ahh hahashahahahaha." People started staring at me. lol
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: turboswimbz on September 29, 2017, 03:02:22 PM
So after fooling around with the SNES Classic for quite a bit. I've come to a few conclusions. Most of which I believed before getting it.
NOT SO GOOD STUFF: there is nothing about it that makes me feel it is better than any other form of emulation. getting a 3d printed mini NES or SNES case for a retro pie would be very similar the same IMO. The picture even with all the settings is not great if you're a videophile. the sound is not fantastical either. Not that either is bad, it's just once again not better than what's out there already and there are other options. TLDR: there is nothing here for me to say that unless you are already interested, to justify you paying the price for this, there are other viable options out there.
THE GOOD STUFF: It is still cool. For a Nintendo Fan, they are a neat little nostalgia box, and it is licensed Nintendo, for whatever the legal aspects mean to you. The interface is nice as well. The controller is very similar to the original, which is slightly better than some of the other controllers I've tried so if you're a perfectionist these feel good. Plug and Play out of the box is great for audiences who don't care to mess with the PI or other emulation. TLDR: It is plug and play, games are fun, emulation is fine, controllers and interface are nice, and hey if you like Nintendo it's worth a pickup.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: SignOfZeta on September 29, 2017, 04:07:01 PM
If you can’t tell the different between a 3D printed case and something injection molded then how can I trust your opinion on anything?
TLDR: I don’t know what TLDR stands for.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: SignOfZeta on September 29, 2017, 04:07:52 PM
Went to a Meijer last night with a friend to buy some Sobe and look at the toy aisle. While walking past the checkout lanes we noticed a line of people. We were like "WTF?" Heard someone say something about waiting for the SNES Classic. I began laughing out loud. Then very loudly said "Why the f*ck would anyone want a hunk of f*cking shit? Oh wait, Nintendo, right? Ahh hahashahahahaha." People started staring at me. lol
I know, it’s weird. Every time I act like a total f*cking a$$hole in public I get nasty looks too. f*cking DICKS.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: esteban on September 29, 2017, 04:44:13 PM
HahahahhahahahHjahaja.
This thread keeps delivering the ‘tainment.
Thanks, comrades.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Bloufo on September 29, 2017, 05:13:44 PM
He looks so proud. I think he's going to adopt it.
(http://i67.tinypic.com/zw0n6c.jpg)
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: HailingTheThings on September 29, 2017, 08:15:41 PM
Went to a Meijer last night with a friend to buy some Sobe and look at the toy aisle. While walking past the checkout lanes we noticed a line of people. We were like "WTF?" Heard someone say something about waiting for the SNES Classic. I began laughing out loud. Then very loudly said "Why the f*ck would anyone want a hunk of f*cking shit? Oh wait, Nintendo, right? Ahh hahashahahahaha." People started staring at me. lol
I know, it’s weird. Every time I act like a total f*cking a$$hole in public I get nasty looks too. f*cking DICKS.
EXACTLY. THANK YOU!
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: turboswimbz on September 30, 2017, 01:44:12 AM
Seth Macy September 29, 2017 Hard Drive Why Spend $80 on an SNES Classic When You Can Install Emulators on a Raspberry Pi and Never Shut the f*ck Up About It?
“Speaking of which, some have said that the SNES Classic’s two controllers are an advantage, as if you can’t get USB controllers that look exactly the same as SNES controllers. Plus they’re only like $10 so when they break after a week they’re super easy to replace.”
Man, there are home runs and then there are grand slams, this is a grand slam.*
* I think I mean grand slam. I don’t know sports. I meant a really good thing in a game, the best thing.
The comment in the comment feed:
"Why buy games at all when you can watch someone else play them on Youtube and save you the hassle of playing them yourself ;-)"
Made me f*cking lolol.
Also, The SNES mini is fine. Buy the stupid thing if you really feel the need to buy a thing you know in your head you really don't actually need because it's a redundant piece of shit.
Just stop posting about it. If you're only buying it so you can feel like part of the club and post online that you got one, you're a dumbass and should have your internet privileges revoked for being a dumbass.
I am tired of seeing pictures of people's outstretched, hairyman arms holding their SNES mini box with the caption I GOT ONE. Congrats. You bought a toy. Aces.
We know what a box looks like. It's the same as the one on Amazon, except your goony arm is in the way, and it's a little out of focus unless you were pretentious enough to set it up with lighting, and one of those Olan Mills backdrops.
You know what else we know?
We know what the f*cks in one and what opening a box looks like. Stop making unboxing videos. Stop posting that you got a thing. Shut the f*ck up and play it.
Unless you got some rare gold plated one with with a StarFox 3 prototype on it, you're just like the other 90239023023 assclowns that got one and won't shut the hell up.
Someone dumped StarFox 2. That's the only SNES mini posting we actually need. One person who got the thing did what God intended.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Digi.k on September 30, 2017, 07:23:14 AM
meanwhile in Russia's Comic Con Christopher Lloyd plays some SNES classic
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Arkhan on September 30, 2017, 07:24:31 AM
that room looks like Quake. who decorated it. burn it
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Gredler on October 01, 2017, 07:39:39 AM
I got one and played through star fox, I forgot that game was fun I don't remember the last time I played it. I got through the first level and posted a 95+ score and thought wtf why not might as well keep playing, then andross took my shots to his face, and I finished. Fantastic. Not worth 80$ yet, but having a legal way to play snes at my office desk on my HDTV without upscalers and a bunch of carts and stuff. Will be nice to work though some of these games on lunch breaks
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: NE146 on October 01, 2017, 04:47:34 PM
Quote
"Why buy games at all when you can watch someone else play them on Youtube and save you the hassle of playing them yourself ;-)"
I am totally guilty of that in real life.. like, I've beaten Legendary Axe 2 many many times in the past. However it's been decades at this point so I don't really remember most of it. When I got a hankering to see it again I COULD HAVE played it again on my Turbo.. but as I'm just sitting at the computer by default I just start up a youtube longplay video for it, and it kind of satisfies that itch without me having to relearn the game again. lol
Yeah it's kinda sad. :lol:
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Lost Monkey on October 03, 2017, 08:26:40 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/jgCRoLM.jpg)
How a cunt builds a pyramid.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: crazydean on October 03, 2017, 08:51:14 AM
There's like a hundred of these things on CL right now. I hope Nintendo makes enough to flood the market and ruin these scalpers. I guess we'll see.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: xelement5x on October 03, 2017, 09:10:02 AM
There's like a hundred of these things on CL right now. I hope Nintendo makes enough to flood the market and ruin these scalpers. I guess we'll see.
We'll see in 90 days, I think that's normally the limit to return something to a store right?
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Arkhan on October 03, 2017, 09:16:29 AM
Its tempting to go buy one off CL
and by buy, I mean get their address and shit on their house.
and slash their tires.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: johnnykonami on October 03, 2017, 09:22:17 AM
So smug, these scalper pictures. Really makes you want to see them lose their shirts. In the meantime, I am trying to play through Super Punch Out! I have beaten many of the games on it in my childhood - Super Metroid, Zelda III, Castlevania IV, FFIII, Starfox, and I forget which others but I am focusing on titles that I was interested in and didn't really play back then, like SPO and afterwards Super Ghouls n' Ghosts. I have also only played the beginning of Secret of Mana, that might be next on the to play list.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: crazydean on October 03, 2017, 09:54:42 AM
So smug, these scalper pictures. Really makes you want to see them lose their shirts. In the meantime, I am trying to play through Super Punch Out! I have beaten many of the games on it in my childhood - Super Metroid, Zelda III, Castlevania IV, FFIII, Starfox, and I forget which others but I am focusing on titles that I was interested in and didn't really play back then, like SPO and afterwards Super Ghouls n' Ghosts. I have also only played the beginning of Secret of Mana, that might be next on the to play list.
Are you playing SPO on the SNES classic? If so, have you noticed any problems with the timing?
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: turboswimbz on October 03, 2017, 10:06:32 AM
So smug, these scalper pictures. Really makes you want to see them lose their shirts. In the meantime, I am trying to play through Super Punch Out! I have beaten many of the games on it in my childhood - Super Metroid, Zelda III, Castlevania IV, FFIII, Starfox, and I forget which others but I am focusing on titles that I was interested in and didn't really play back then, like SPO and afterwards Super Ghouls n' Ghosts. I have also only played the beginning of Secret of Mana, that might be next on the to play list.
Are you playing SPO on the SNES classic? If so, have you noticed any problems with the timing?
Here is the thing, and why I need to amend my earlier comments about the SNES classic. I actually can recommend grabbing it. it is better than retro pi IMO. with the corded controllers at least on my 1080 TV there is almost no timing or lag. Even in punch out. Granted I am not great at SPO. It's actually quite damn impressive. I plan to add some games and see if this continues throughout.
I think I've noticed at best only a few moments on Mario Kart and F zero where the timing was off maybe just enough to make me think, was that me or the box? But I can never tell one way or the other.
Idk maybe Johnny has a different experience but this thing is pretty damn sweet for a plug and play into modern TVs. The picture may not be absolutely perfect but it's still good.
P.S. I am a waffler in the wind
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: johnnykonami on October 03, 2017, 10:38:39 AM
Are you playing SPO on the SNES classic? If so, have you noticed any problems with the timing?
Here is the thing, and why I need to amend my earlier comments about the SNES classic. I actually can recommend grabbing it. it is better than retro pi IMO. with the corded controllers at least on my 1080 TV there is almost no timing or lag. Even in punch out. Granted I am not great at SPO. It's actually quite damn impressive. I plan to add some games and see if this continues throughout.
I think I've noticed at best only a few moments on Mario Kart and F zero where the timing was off maybe just enough to make me think, was that me or the box? But I can never tell one way or the other.
Idk maybe Johnny has a different experience but this thing is pretty damn sweet for a plug and play into modern TVs. The picture may not be absolutely perfect but it's still good.
P.S. I am a waffler in the wind
Well, I haven't quite figured out if I just suck or if it's some kind of lag, probably the former if I had to wager on it! Of these games, the one I probably have spent the most time on is Super Metroid, so I'll play through the beginning and let you know if anything feels off. I don't have any complaints about the video quality, either. It's a great complete package, complete with stuff like menu music, a demo system, system borders, and all that kinda stuff. And with a streamlined collection of games so you can just play the damn things rather than be lost deciding what to play for a half an hour.
I'd probably buy a SNES classic 2 with different games if they released it, no qualms at all. I will also try to get the re-release of the NES classic when that comes out. I think a TG-16 (especially with some CD games) one would really kill right now given the market, I wonder if Nintendo/Konami could team up to make it happen... they got a couple of Konami games on the SNES, so...
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: turboswimbz on October 03, 2017, 11:15:04 AM
I wonder if Nintendo/Konami could team up to make it happen... they got a couple of Konami games on the SNES, so...
Hmm i saw a thread on this . . . maybe on facebook? anyway. I don't think that is the plan, although it would be cool. Based on some other clones and the general publics optic of the TG16/PCE... I don't know if Konami would be able to pull it off the same way. I am guessing the recent TG-16 trademark retention in the US was just that, retention to license out the name / stop others from using it without paying Konami. I mean we know Kanye wanted to use it / was using it as a developmental title.
I am still dreaming of a PCE mini, although the PCE is already mini hahaha
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: crazydean on October 04, 2017, 04:23:30 AM
Just found an nes classic in my “gamer” roommate’s drawer. Barely opened.
He doesn’t even play this stuff!
Look around, there is probably a pyramid of them piled up nearby.
I offered him the “friendly bargain” of $5. He didn’t budge unfortunately.
push him down the stairs
He doesn't budge!
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Gredler on October 10, 2017, 07:10:43 AM
The hack is out to load roms on this little guy, So now I can supplement this thing with a few more games to round it out.
NHPA Hockey 93 NHL 94 NHL 95 NHL 96 NHL 97 NHL 98 Hit The Ice Brett Hall Hockey Brett Hall Hockey 95 ESPN National Hockey Night NHL Stanley Cup Pro Sport Hockey Street Hockey 95 Super Slap Shot Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All Stars
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: crazydean on October 10, 2017, 07:31:33 AM
The hack is out to load roms on this little guy, So now I can supplement this thing with a few more games to round it out.
NHPA Hockey 93 NHL 94 NHL 95 NHL 96 NHL 97 NHL 98 Hit The Ice Brett Hall Hockey Brett Hall Hockey 95 ESPN National Hockey Night NHL Stanley Cup Pro Sport Hockey Street Hockey 95 Super Slap Shot Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All Stars
You still won't have any puzzle games.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Gredler on October 10, 2017, 07:53:10 AM
lol I hope my shitty joke came across; but my list of games to add to this includes a couple good ones. I'd love to hear lists of games you all would add if you were to hack it. I guess you can add about 170 games to the initial 20?
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: lukester on October 10, 2017, 08:10:58 AM
lol I hope my shitty joke came across; but my list of games to add to this includes a couple good ones. I'd love to hear lists of games you all would add if you were to hack it. I guess you can add about 170 games to the initial 20?
Sorry Greg, but hockey games stink like the Pittsburgh Penguins's locker room!
Kunio Ice Hockey is pretty fun though, ever try it?
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: Gredler on October 10, 2017, 08:15:56 AM
Sorry Greg, but hockey games stink like the Pittsburgh Penguins's locker room! Kunio Ice Hockey is pretty fun though, ever try it?
I have yet to play it, but I DID pick that up at Super Potato in Japan :)
And you're wrong, the 16 bit hockey games were second only to the Hitz/WayneGretzky's 3d Hockey games.
So much fun, you must be playing vs computers or something because I challenge anyone to show me a more entertaining competitive team sport game.
Luke I think you're in a great position to recommend some obscure games to throw on this thing; what are some infrequently discussed SNES games to toss on this, possibly fan translated games or otherwise?
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: lukester on October 10, 2017, 08:44:53 AM
Luke I think you're in a great position to recommend some obscure games to throw on this thing; what are some infrequently discussed SNES games to toss on this, possibly fan translated games or otherwise?
I don't know too many snes games outside the classics but I'm still exploring it. Library is a lot larger then the pc engine though it really lacks in the shooties.
Super Bonk 2, Zenki Battle Raiden, Battle Mobile, Ys V, Great Battle V, Kunio (Renegade sequel), Gokujo Parodius, Hammerin Harry, Rendering Ranger, Ninja Warriors, and Shockman Zero are all good shit
For the military madness fans, there's Earth Light (parody version) and another game similar to Front Mision
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: gheebee on November 08, 2017, 03:03:57 PM
Got an email from Woot.com earlier that said they were going to have some NES Classics for sale as an "appsclusive" (you can only buy them through their app, not on the web page...) tomorrow, Thurs, 11/9. So if you're willing to load some arbitrary bs on your phone, tablet, or whatever to buy something then you might have a shot at getting one. No mention of price.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: crazydean on November 08, 2017, 05:27:18 PM
Got an email from Woot.com earlier that said they were going to have some NES Classics for sale as an "appsclusive" (you can only buy them through their app, not on the web page...) tomorrow, Thurs, 11/9. So if you're willing to load some arbitrary bs on your phone, tablet, or whatever to buy something then you might have a shot at getting one. No mention of price.
There has been an official announcement of more NES Classic's next year. If you've waited this long, it's probably best to keep waiting.
I wonder if the next production run will be different in any way. I hope it is identical so collectards don't buy yet another useless box for their shelf.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: gheebee on November 09, 2017, 01:07:08 AM
There has been an official announcement of more NES Classic's next year. If you've waited this long, it's probably best to keep waiting.
I wonder if the next production run will be different in any way. I hope it is identical so collectards don't buy yet another useless box for their shelf.
Yeah, I'm only willing to buy one if I can buy it like any other item without having to jump through hoops but this might be worthwhile for those willing to load the app since Woot is a discount site and they might get a good deal or, at the very least, get it now. Then again they could probably charge more than MSRP or bundle it with some other crap they want to move and they would more than likely still sell out so who knows. Pretty curious as to the details of this sale. I base this on nothing but my own pessimism but I figure that the next iteration will be different in some way and just hope that it still has everything I want when it does get re-released.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: xelement5x on November 09, 2017, 04:21:24 AM
There has been an official announcement of more NES Classic's next year. If you've waited this long, it's probably best to keep waiting.
I wonder if the next production run will be different in any way. I hope it is identical so collectards don't buy yet another useless box for their shelf.
Yeah, I'm only willing to buy one if I can buy it like any other item without having to jump through hoops but this might be worthwhile for those willing to load the app since Woot is a discount site and they might get a good deal or, at the very least, get it now. Then again they could probably charge more than MSRP or bundle it with some other crap they want to move and they would more than likely still sell out so who knows. Pretty curious as to the details of this sale. I base this on nothing but my own pessimism but I figure that the next iteration will be different in some way and just hope that it still has everything I want when it does get re-released.
I was a longtime woot addict and obtained many a bag of crap back in the day, but after the purchase of them by Amazon I feel like their deals are not as good, but there are more of them. I still browse occasionally though, they are really good for cheap/refub PCs and laptops.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: gheebee on November 09, 2017, 06:57:10 AM
Yeah, years ago I used to check them daily and got a few good deals but after months and months of not seeing anything worthwhile I stopped doing this a few years back.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: crazydean on November 09, 2017, 09:49:20 AM
Yeah, years ago I used to check them daily and got a few good deals but after months and months of not seeing anything worthwhile I stopped doing this a few years back.
Did you ever check out the NES Classic deal?
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: gheebee on November 09, 2017, 03:09:57 PM
Nah, I wasn't going to install the app. I was curious about the price though so I checked the comments on slickdeals and supposedly they were $49.99. As you'd expect they sold out more or less instantly. Wonder how many app uninstalls they got shortly after the sale...
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: sirhcman on November 10, 2017, 12:49:45 AM
will return to stores on June 29! This system and the SNES classic Edition system are expected to be available through the end of the year
I am pump!
I got the SNES classic when it came out at TRU, it's pretty cool but like everybody else I have my opinions on what games I'd exchange for what is there. It's an 80% (as in personally enjoyable) lineup. My number one game is Super Punch Out, which I still need to finish, and my last place game is SF2 (available on everything, plus I bought the PCE port a while ago which I prefer).
The NES classic will be much the same where the entire library isn't perfect but it's pretty good. I hope I can nab one on the re-release, it was impossible on the first round to get one (I was screwed over by Amazon.) TRU may not be around to do the NES Classic (I haven't kept up with TRU news) but I hope they or someone just like them makes it easy to get one.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: seieienbu on May 19, 2018, 12:13:56 PM
If I encounter one and can buy it at MSRP I'll likely buy the thing. Any more effort than that and I'm out.
Title: Re: NES classic
Post by: johnnykonami on May 19, 2018, 02:49:56 PM