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Malenko:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on January 05, 2017, 01:26:12 pm ---A lot of the NES library is like this. Especially borderline games like RC Pro Am. Loved them back in the day but going back isn't the same moment.

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Shut your whore mouth, RC Pro AM was and still is great.

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on January 05, 2017, 06:34:16 pm ---Back in the NES era, especially the early part of it, there weren't rental stores yet and the only real idea of what a game is like came from the screen shots. The games were around 70 bucks, so if you were unfortunate enough to buy Platoon or Gilligan's Island, you better make it fun because that's all you had to entertain yourself for the next few months. Some classics actually are very poorly designed. Ghost's n Goblins, for example, with it's randomly generated, constantly spawning enemies was virtually a guide of what NOT to do when designing a game.

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Rental stores were pretty common in my area in the NES times. Not major chains but mom and pop store were all over and I lived in the middle of ---smurfing--- no where. Eventually big rental places like Blockbuster also rented out NES games. Nintendo sued them, and lost, trying to prevent NES cart rentals. Games were no where near $70, they were about $50 many cost less. So pretty much nothing you said is true except Gillian's Island is terrible. Never played platoon.

citation:
NES cart cost: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/10/15/the-real-cost-of-gaming-inflation-time-and-purchasing-power
blockbuster rental : http://articles.mcall.com/1989-09-09/news/2700327_1_nintendo-video-game-rent
the blockbuster link also states games were $40-$50

most N64 games were hot turds, but I got my moneys worth out of my N64 with the wrestling games, and the terrible (but fun!) Cruisn ports.

pbj:
You guys will never guess what game got me to buy an N64.

Pro-Tip: it wasn't castlevania 3

05SRT4:

--- Quote from: pbj on February 19, 2015, 10:06:15 am ---The only one I ever have any desire to play again is Mario Golf

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shponglefan:

--- Quote from: Titchgamer on January 05, 2017, 02:18:03 pm ---Perfect Dark and Goldeneye from the 64 are perfect examples of this.

At the time they were the dogs bollocks, best GFX and gameplay with ground breaking stuff up the wazoo.
Now you play them and they are very much Meh...
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I'll say one thing for Goldeneye and PD though; they play much better with a more modern dual analog pad compared to the old N64 controller.

Howard_Casto:

--- Quote from: Malenko on January 05, 2017, 07:46:37 pm ---
--- Quote from: ChadTower on January 05, 2017, 01:26:12 pm ---A lot of the NES library is like this. Especially borderline games like RC Pro Am. Loved them back in the day but going back isn't the same moment.

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Shut your whore mouth, RC Pro AM was and still is great.

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on January 05, 2017, 06:34:16 pm ---Back in the NES era, especially the early part of it, there weren't rental stores yet and the only real idea of what a game is like came from the screen shots. The games were around 70 bucks, so if you were unfortunate enough to buy Platoon or Gilligan's Island, you better make it fun because that's all you had to entertain yourself for the next few months. Some classics actually are very poorly designed. Ghost's n Goblins, for example, with it's randomly generated, constantly spawning enemies was virtually a guide of what NOT to do when designing a game.

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Rental stores were pretty common in my area in the NES times. Not major chains but mom and pop store were all over and I lived in the middle of ---smurfing--- no where. Eventually big rental places like Blockbuster also rented out NES games. Nintendo sued them, and lost, trying to prevent NES cart rentals. Games were no where near $70, they were about $50 many cost less. So pretty much nothing you said is true except Gillian's Island is terrible. Never played platoon.

citation:
NES cart cost: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/10/15/the-real-cost-of-gaming-inflation-time-and-purchasing-power
blockbuster rental : http://articles.mcall.com/1989-09-09/news/2700327_1_nintendo-video-game-rent
the blockbuster link also states games were $40-$50

most N64 games were hot turds, but I got my moneys worth out of my N64 with the wrestling games, and the terrible (but fun!) Cruisn ports.

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*sigh* No everything I said was true, I'm sorry your memory is so bad. Also note I said EARLY in the NES's lifespan.

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