Originally posted by edsrouter:

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Be nice if Nintendo would embrace the old console somehow in Wii. It's like they don't even want to mention the word "emulator" for fear that it would lead to the discovery of the underground world and that would undermine their entire empire.

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UH... they DO!!!!!! They use virtual machenes to play them but it is on your wii when you r connected to internet, well u have bought th erights to play a game the games r liek $5 each is what the points turn out to cost. so they have NOT abandon the games jsut the system & understandibly do! To offer the games it is no or low cost to offer them virtualy thru your Wii but if they made a real product & noone bought they r out major production cost, it is jsut the way thigns r going kinda like the Xbox arcade stuff!

Wow, I didn't know they were even supporting it this long. Talk about dedication.

I guess i can't be too shocked, the system's almost as old as i am. But it saddens me. Some of my absolute favorite games were on the NES. Just me and some friends sitting around pounding out the hours playing kick ace games, blowing into the cartridges to get 'em to fire up.

Hats off to Nintendo for keeping "support" (didn't know they were, actually) for so long.

Originally posted by 7thsinger:

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I guess i can't be too shocked, the system's almost as old as i am. But it saddens me. Some of my absolute favorite games were on the NES. Just me and some friends sitting around pounding out the hours playing kick ace games, blowing into the cartridges to get 'em to fire up.

Hats off to Nintendo for keeping "support" (didn't know they were, actually) for so long.

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I think Sega still supports the DC 0-o

these are mostly a Jp thing tho LOL

I see they are tryign to puff up WII sales with this, prehaps they are gettign ready for the digi distro of the future and getting it ready to be reaped.

If you wanna play your nes games like mike tyson punchout or SMB 1
one word, Nester

dont get why everyone is upset.i didnt even know they still cared.

Originally posted by hikaricor:

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:( Nintendo, you will be sorely missed in light of the craptastic "Wii".

Although thanks to a great many emulators beginning with the likes of Nesticle in the mid 90s, we'll still be able to play some great games for years to come without blowing on the cartridge or pressing it down as close to the front of the loading bay as possible for it to boot.

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this was the fun part

I have 7 NES consoles, like 75 games, a Fami-verter, 2 guns(grey and orange), an OG box with console and zapper manual, 10 controllers more or less, a Game Genie and code book and a hints and tip book. Why? Nester or whatever else just doesn't have that feel!

Oh ya, I noticed on most well-kept Matel systems(I'm pretty sure), if you put in a game and it doesn't load, while the slot is down just move it to the left with your thumb. And if that doesn't work, jiggle it right until it does work(it's very sensitive off to the right for some reason).

Ayup, I agree with the slide to one side technique to get a game working on the NES. My friends use to come over and blow 'til they passed out and couldnt get some of my games to work on my console. I would blow once and if that did not work I would just nudge the cartridge to one side and it started up.

I guess now since support is no longer being offered, my orginal still working perfectly NES and 80+ games and multiple controllers will soon be worth a fortune!

wait does this mean that they're canceling the hotline where you can call a 1-800# to get help with zelda? what was it game wizards? or something like that. damn.

Now the question is since someone replied to my comment... where the hell did the original go...?

This may sound a bit harsh, but here is how I got my Nintendo to work, every single time: I put the cartridge in and clicked it into place. If it didn't start, I slapped it with open palms on both sides hard enough that the cartridge popped out of place. Then clicked it back into place and pressed the power button. Never failed once. Go figure...

Actually, I think it is pretty easy to replace your old cartridge header with one that is higher quality:

http://thewarpzone.classicgaming.gamespy.com/replace72.html

Ironic how excessive force seems to be the only thing to get something to work sometimes eh?

Originally posted by WierdName:

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Ironic how excessive force seems to be the only thing to get something to work sometimes eh?

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When a crow bar just wont work, TNT is optional!

You could shoot the Nes with Slug shot shotgun and pick it back up and it would still work the NES was invincible.

Originally posted by DXR88:

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You could shoot the Nes with Slug shot shotgun and pick it back up and it would still work the NES was invincible.

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kinda like zippy, you can shoot it,blow it up and remove it brains and it still moves on tis won 0-o

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kinda like zippy, you can shoot it,blow it up and remove it brains and it still moves on tis won 0-o

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It's the termazippy

Wow. i gotta try that some time zippy ill go for your arms thou i got an over and under loaded with slug shot.

ill set my NES right beside you see witch on lasts longer.

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kinda like zippy, you can shoot it,blow it up and remove it brains and it still moves on tis won 0-o

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It's the termazippy

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only I terminate thought nya =^^=

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why are you helping the voices? :P

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why are you helping the voices? :P

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Cuz it's fun.

Originally posted by pcanisius:

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wait does this mean that they're canceling the hotline where you can call a 1-800# to get help with zelda? what was it game wizards? or something like that. damn.

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After 20+ years of being on the market, if someone still needs help with Zelda, we have worse problems in this world than I thought!

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After 20+ years of being on the market, if someone still needs help with Zelda, we have worse problems in this world than I thought!

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Lol, ya. Theres this awesome thing called the internet. One could probably find help there.

Originally posted by WierdName:

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After 20+ years of being on the market, if someone still needs help with Zelda, we have worse problems in this world than I thought!

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Lol, ya. Theres this awesome thing called the internet. One could probably find help there.

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Lol! No joke. I played that one so much i could probably still go through it!

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NES still lives!!
I never had the original NES. olny bootlegs that were in India.
I had so many cartridges.....good ole days! playing Mario and Battle City and B-wings and Contra and DoubleDragon and TMNT III and Tetris and PAC-MAN and oh its a long list. These games, all of them..are IMMORTAL. Play em, keep em playing for hours, weeks, months....years.....dacades(really) you never get bored.
and I am still clueless of what to play from my 150 PlayStation 2 collection! So I load up the Ninti emulator on PS2 and play the IMMORTAL nes games!! Long live Nintendo!!! and Sony too!!

I have to say well done to Nintendo for at least supporting their first product they ever made for this long if this was another company it would have tossed it aside after 5 years max. Loyalty is hard to find these day and yes progress for a company does mean that these things happen. All in all a job well done.

NES scratched the surface for all the new great consoles that we now all enjoy playing...

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