Did you get Link to the Past later?I remember when my mother sold my nintendo to pay some guy for his work on the house one day because I had just gotten super nintendo and she figured there was no need to keep the older set. It broke my heart to lose my classic games. Then years later Nintendo came out with the NES 101 and asked my mother to get it for me.
I had seen one for $50 in a Toys R Us along with a brand new Gray edition of Zelda for 10. Even my original copy of Zelda had come used and I never got the manual with the lovely artwork in it that I had seen at a friends, much less ever had a new copy. I begged my mother to get it, but unfortunately it was five days before my birthday so she told me it would have to wait as a birthday present. We came back 5 days later and the last copy of the game was gone. I Still got the system at least. But I missed out on a brand new gray copy of Zelda after my mother got rid of my gold originals without so much as asking.
I got my SNES after the Super Mario All-Stars free-by-mail offer was extended ('93?). I think I had to wait a year or so before I got Zelda. I actually got a Game Boy and played through Link's Awakening before any other Zelda game. It's still my favorite game in the series to this day, LttP being #2.Link to The Past was the first stand alone Super Nintendo game I ever got. (Super Mario World came bundled in) I got my used NES back in 89 when I was 5. I Think I got the SNES for Christmas in 91 and LtTP for my birthday in July of 92. Shortly after my mother got rid of my NES and originals games. I don't think the NES 101 came around until a couple years after that, when I attempted to rebuild my original collection.
Probably some of my preference can be attributed to the fact that I completed Link's Awakening before I played Link to the Past. I think the story in Link's Awakening and the bittersweet ending was really compelling. I also think quirky and serious content was balanced much better than it was in later games. There's a small alteration to the ending when you complete it with 0 deaths (relevant to a conversation Marin had with Link earlier in the game). Compared to the monochrome version, I think the color DX version was much less subtle.What made you prefer it over LtTP? Nostalgia? Link to The Past will always be my all time favorite, though I did enjoy Link's Awakening. My fondest memory? Stealing bow and arrows from the shop keep only for Link to die horribly to torrents of lightning. Who knew the shop keep was a Sith Lord?
You may yet avoid being branded a thief by the game through even more elaborate technical trickery. But you'll always carry that in your heart instead.You can also save your game at the right time to "steal" from the shop without slipping through the door. It also avoids having your character branded "Thief!" for the rest of the game.
That's why I always win my rupees legitimately at the crane gameYou may yet avoid being branded a thief by the game through even more elaborate technical trickery. But you'll always carry that in your heart instead.
Thankfully, X2 and X3 can't be easily reproduced on a functional SNES cart since they had a special co-processor in the cartridge that was never used by any other game.Man it pisses me off how much all these "reproduction" carts that have flooded the market have tumbled the value of most of my rarest games. My copy of Conker and Ninja Gaiden Trilogy used to go for over $200 on ebay. Now they go for about 20. Mega Man X2 and X3 on the other hand, the only two SNES games I ever sold when I was a kid, (for $7 each no less) are worth a god damned fortune. I sorely wish I had not been so stupid. I could really use the cash.
SNES games ported to GBA were mostly a downgrade. Colors modified for contrast on the original GBA's non-lit screen. There's much less viewable screen area due to lower resolution. Music (one of the strengths of the SNES) is very watered down.N64 works alright on a Retropie Pi3. Mario cart is flawless, as is mario 64. Some games do lag a little, overclocking helps that alot. But can only really be run at the N64 native res, up scaling the Pi3 is not powerful enough.
Ive been having the most fun these past few days playing GBA games on the retropie, they run flawlessly even upscaled. And they remade alot of games for the GBA from older systems like NES and SNES/Genesis which are a blast to play again in their remastered forms.
This is true for SNES ports. Games like FF6 had their incredible soundtracks butchered. The addition of an annoying dungeon and a new boss do not offset this. Plus the top and bottom are cropped. For NES ports however, there are some exceptions. Games like Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland clearly look better than the original. I'm guessing it's titles of that sort he was referring to.SNES games ported to GBA were mostly a downgrade. Colors modified for contrast on the original GBA's non-lit screen. There's much less viewable screen area due to lower resolution. Music (one of the strengths of the SNES) is very watered down.
If I can't get a SNES Mini retail, I'm boycotting Nintendo.
Next summer, Nintendo will also bring back the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition system with new shipments. More information about the timing of the return of NES Classic Edition will be announced in the future.
NES Classic Edition features 30 classic NES games such as the original Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda and Donkey Kong. For more information about NES Classic Edition, visit http://www.nintendo.com/nes-classic/.
If this article can be believed, NES Classic Edition is coming back in 2018: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170912005798/en/
EDIT:
Found this on the official page for NES Classic Edition:
"NES Classic Edition will return Summer 2018."
http://www.nintendo.com/nes-classic/
Beat you to it, brother.If this article can be believed, NES Classic Edition is coming back in 2018: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170912005798/en/
EDIT:
Found this on the official page for NES Classic Edition:
"NES Classic Edition will return Summer 2018."
http://www.nintendo.com/nes-classic/
I would not be so sure on it being hacked this time, the SNES classic or the NES one being rereleased next year. The convenience of being able to move files over via usb seemed like an oversight by Nintendo. One that they may not repeat when building a new one from the ground up.I probably won't get an NES Classic since I already got a pre-order for the SNES Classic. It'll eventually be hacked, so the only advantage of getting a NES Classic is to have the official controller, which I think you can buy separately anyways.
This is true for SNES ports. Games like FF6 had their incredible soundtracks butchered. The addition of an annoying dungeon and a new boss do not offset this. Plus the top and bottom are cropped. For NES ports however, there are some exceptions. Games like Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland clearly look better than the original. I'm guessing it's titles of that sort he was referring to.
To discourage 90% of hacked units, all Nintendo needs to do is leave the USB data lines disconnected.I probably won't get an NES Classic since I already got a pre-order for the SNES Classic. It'll eventually be hacked, so the only advantage of getting a NES Classic is to have the official controller, which I think you can buy separately anyways.
$90 for the US boxed controller is a steal today if that's what you got. As I'm sure you know, I've seen them on ebay for more than the consoles are selling at $250. I doubt Nintendo made more than 50k of them for the US. I ended up buying two EU controllers for $75 each. Only difference is the box. The controllers are identical. But I'm hoping for the re-release they also put out some more controllers, and not just include an extra in the box like they're doing for the SNESC. I want $9.99 replacement parts, dammit!To discourage 90% of hacked units, all Nintendo needs to do is leave the USB data lines disconnected.
Also, it was FAR more difficult to get the official controller than to get the NES Classic Edition. I wasted hours each day for months, trying. Never even saw one until I had to spend $90 to get the controller from a game vendor at a swap meet.
You might think you’ve seen them, but that’s 1,000% likely to be an unlicensed knock-off, which stores everywhere have been happily selling all along.
Exactly! My brother and I refurbish old NES consoles and install Hi-Def NES.$90 for the US boxed controller is a steal today if that's what you got. As I'm sure you know, I've seen them on ebay for more than the consoles are selling at $250. I doubt Nintendo made more than 50k of them for the US. I ended up buying two EU controllers for $75 each. Only difference is the box. The controllers are identical. But I'm hoping for the re-release they also put out some more controllers, and not just include an extra in the box like they're doing for the SNESC. I want $9.99 replacement parts, dammit!
Exactly! My brother and I refurbish old NES consoles and install Hi-Def NES.
...How much?