FS: NUON and games.

[Dicer]

System is sold, feel free to keep rambling on about the NUON though, it deserves some conversation...

[exodus]

whoops! I totally misread somehow, and thought you said "it's not as good as the minter tempest games." blorf

[SuperGrafx]

I was big into the NUON scene back in the early 2000's.
Twas my first DVD player.

Tempest 3000 was a big letdown compared to the TK2000 on Atari Jaguar...such blurry visuals and inconsistent frame rate.

Merlin Racing though, was a wonderful and fun surprise.  Loved the quest mode.

[in99flames]

If anyone has an extra controller or remote....please let me know :-D

[DragonmasterDan]

Merlin isn't a bad game either.

Oh yes it is!

[Lost Monkey]

If anyone has an extra controller or remote....please let me know :-D

Most Samsung remotes will work with it.. I used a remote from a 2009 Samsung plasma tv with mine to play T3K (poorly). 

I bought the Nuon when it first came out - I think there may have been limited distribution in Canada, but I bought mine on a trip to Vegas (CGE2K), and bought most of the games in nearby Michigan.  I also had the Iron Soldier 3 that Nuon-dome sent out and a couple of controllers.  Got rid of that stuff a long time ago.   Aside from T3K, I didn't find any of the games too engaging, and even T2K is better.  The capabilities of the machine were also a let down - here was Samsung releasing a machine with PS-N64 specs when Sega had already released the Dreamcast and PS2 was just around the corner...  I think any enthusiasm I had for the Nuon started and ended with Jeff Minter.

About a year ago I found an N-501 in a thrift, took it home and downloaded T3K to test it out.  Worked fine.  It sat unused...  Fast forward to about 2 months ago - it doesn't work anymore...  I was going to trash it, but I think I might try to replace the whole DVD drive unit. 

[in99flames]

I do have t2k for jag cd....ive heard that people do seem to like t2k over t3k. Kind of funny. Ill try some remotes. Ill need a logitech controller at some point. :-P

[Dicer]

I blew up my jag on day on accident, a sad day indeed...so to get my Tempest fix there is typhoon 2001 on PC which is a bag up port and I bought a PSTV just for TxK(NOT TEMPEST LOL)

One day I'll re-jag myself cause T2k is top of the pops.

[DragonmasterDan]

I do have t2k for jag cd....ive heard that people do seem to like t2k over t3k. Kind of funny. Ill try some remotes. Ill need a logitech controller at some point. :-P

For Jag CD, a rare one of a kind version? Or the soundtrack?

[in99flames]

Whoops should have stated soundtrack :-P it has the audio graphics special thingy...virtual light machine i think they called it. I havent popped it in in a really long time. You are correct sir

[SuperGrafx]

I do have t2k for jag cd....ive heard that people do seem to like t2k over t3k. Kind of funny. Ill try some remotes. Ill need a logitech controller at some point. :-P

Trust me on this, the remote is NOT a valid option for playing games on the Nuon.

Funny thing is...back in 2002 after the NUON had failed as a format, there was a website called www.dvdinteractive.com that had a fire sale on controllers and games.  Literally $5.00 a piece for the controllers (the 2 non-Logitech versions as well as the Logitech).  Games were, I believe, in the $10 to $15 range. 

I scooped up a bunch of spares, but have since ebayed them years ago. 

Those were the days...the early 2000's held such promise.  What a great era to be alive.

[DragonmasterDan]

Trust me on this, the remote is NOT a valid option for playing games on the Nuon.

Funny thing is...back in 2002 after the NUON had failed as a format, there was a website called www.dvdinteractive.com that had a fire sale on controllers and games.  Literally $5.00 a piece for the controllers (the 2 non-Logitech versions as well as the Logitech).  Games were, I believe, in the $10 to $15 range. 

I scooped up a bunch of spares, but have since ebayed them years ago. 

Those were the days...the early 2000's held such promise.  What a great era to be alive.

The Logitech controllers were dirt cheap up until a couple years ago.

[TheClash603]

Trust me on this, the remote is NOT a valid option for playing games on the Nuon.

Funny thing is...back in 2002 after the NUON had failed as a format, there was a website called www.dvdinteractive.com that had a fire sale on controllers and games.  Literally $5.00 a piece for the controllers (the 2 non-Logitech versions as well as the Logitech).  Games were, I believe, in the $10 to $15 range. 

I scooped up a bunch of spares, but have since ebayed them years ago. 

Those were the days...the early 2000's held such promise.  What a great era to be alive.

The Logitech controllers were dirt cheap up until a couple years ago.

A guy at the flea market by me had a stack of 20 for $5 each that never shrank.  The flea market closed 2-3 years ago, he missed out on the goldmine.

[DragonmasterDan]

A guy at the flea market by me had a stack of 20 for $5 each that never shrank.  The flea market closed 2-3 years ago, he missed out on the goldmine.

Are they that expensive now?

[TheClash603]

A guy at the flea market by me had a stack of 20 for $5 each that never shrank.  The flea market closed 2-3 years ago, he missed out on the goldmine.

Are they that expensive now?

I think even the worst Nuon controllers cost at least $50 now and the better ones are all over $100.

...worth it for Merlin Racing.  Or on a more serious note, Shin Chan, if anyone ever found it.