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A small part of me died when I read this.
« on: October 18, 2007, 03:11:31 pm »
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Re: A small part of me died when I read this.
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2007, 03:15:36 pm »

Doesn't work from here but I get the gist from the url... didn't they actually drop NES support like ten years ago?  You haven't been able to call them for parts or anything in a long time.
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Re: A small part of me died when I read this.
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2007, 03:16:43 pm »
didn't even know they still supported nes, wow!
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Re: A small part of me died when I read this.
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2007, 03:42:59 pm »
Isn't it moot at this point? There are so many other ways (legal and otherwise) to play those games now - even on a TV.
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Re: A small part of me died when I read this.
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2007, 03:43:47 pm »

None of them have the hardware timing of an original piece of hardware.  On some games it's very obvious.
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Re: A small part of me died when I read this.
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2007, 03:44:04 pm »
My opinion is who cares? There are so many other better and cheaper options to service the NES, that I doubt anyone has used Nintendo's services in over 10 years.
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Re: A small part of me died when I read this.
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2007, 04:36:59 pm »
Now, instead of blowing into slots, we can play with our Wii's.

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Come to think of it my NES still works fine...though I haven't touched it in years. 
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Re: A small part of me died when I read this.
« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2007, 05:09:40 pm »
Still it was aloooooong time before they ended support. So in a way....the original nes died.
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Re: A small part of me died when I read this.
« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2007, 06:56:48 am »
Wow. I figured support for the NES ended in the mid 90's. Thats actually pretty admirable that they kept it going this long. There is pretty much a limitless supply of these things. Go to a flea market, and you'll find many of them packed with 15 to 20 games for 15 bucks or so.
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Re: A small part of me died when I read this.
« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2007, 08:42:04 am »

They haven't been taking NES units in for repair, or selling parts, for many years now.  I tried to get connectors from them... no dice.  I have no idea what they're talking about when they say "support" just ended.
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Re: A small part of me died when I read this.
« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2007, 08:45:33 am »
Quote from: ChadTower on October 19, 2007, 08:42:04 am

They haven't been taking NES units in for repair, or selling parts, for many years now.  I tried to get connectors from them... no dice.  I have no idea what they're talking about when they say "support" just ended.

They kept this guy in the basement to field NES inquiries...

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Re: A small part of me died when I read this.
« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2007, 09:03:13 am »
Quote from: shardian on October 19, 2007, 08:45:33 am
Quote from: ChadTower on October 19, 2007, 08:42:04 am

They haven't been taking NES units in for repair, or selling parts, for many years now.  I tried to get connectors from them... no dice.  I have no idea what they're talking about when they say "support" just ended.

They kept this guy in the basement to field NES inquiries...



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Re: A small part of me died when I read this.
« Reply #12 on: October 19, 2007, 11:09:59 am »
Just curious, which are the NES games that have noticeably bad timing running in emulation?
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Re: A small part of me died when I read this.
« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2007, 11:11:24 am »

The one we always cite is Mike Tyson's Punch Out.  I can beat it on an NES... can't even come close on any emulator I've ever seen.
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