I'm getting rid of my entire collection of NES stuff

[Anthony1]

I've decided to say goodbye to my entire collection of NES games and systems and accessories and stuff.

It's funny, cause just a few months ago I did a post about how I had this uncontrollable addiction to buying loose NES carts. I was really into it. So it's kinda weird that I'm getting rid of all my NES stuff just a few months later.


What happened? What was the change?


Well, it's simple really. I have a NES emulator on my XBOX, where I can play any NES game in 1080i HDTV, with the XBOX performing Tri-linear filtering, and with the video mode on SuperScale2X and the video is just outstanding! The sound is very good to. Yes, I know that nothing can compare to playing the real game on the real system, with the real controller in your hands, but I'm telling you ever since I got that NES emulator working on my XBOX my real NES system and carts have been collecting tons of dust.

I can fire up Contra anytime I want to on my XBOX hooked up to my 113 inch movie screen, and it's pure gaming bliss. The one issue that does kinda bother me, is the controller. I'm using a XBOX S controller, and it works pretty good, the D-pad is decent, but it definitely isn't the same as having an actual NES controller in my hands.

But I can live with that. Especially with Mad Catz about to come out with the RetroCon for the XBOX soon. That is almost like the same exact thing as a real NES controller, so that should alleviate that issue.

Another thing about the NES that always has bothered me, is just how damn tempermental the systems are. I got one of those 72 pin things, and I installed it into a NES and everything worked absolutely wonderfull for about 6 months. Then my NES started blinking again. Sure I know all the tricks to get it working, but it's just such a damn hassle.

Also, the NES doesn't output RGB. When it comes to the TG-16, Genesis, Super Nintendo, Sega CD, Neo Geo, 32X, Jaguar, Saturn, Playstation, N64, etc, etc, they all work in RGB, but the NES doesn't. So while I will never ever get rid of my SNES or Genny or TG-16 for good, because of being able to use them in true RGB, with the NES it can't do true RGB, so that really isn't an issue.

Also, I was never that into the NES in the first place. During the NES era, I was in High School, and I wasn't really that big of a video game nut. I mostly just played sports games like Tecmo Bowl and Double Dribble with my High School buddies. I remember we had leagues in Bases Loaded and Tecmo Bowl and stuff. It was pretty cool. But I wasn't really a "true" gamer then. I was at best a casual sports gamer. It was "after" I got rid of my NES and got a TG-16 and Genesis that I became a real deal die hard gamer. So I just don't have as many fond memories of that toaster as alot of people do. Sure, I remember playing Contra on it and T & C Surf Designs and stuff like that, but I just wasn't that into it. I was more into my Atari 2600 when I was 10 years old, then I was into my NES at 16,17 and 18 years old.

So I'm perfectly cool with playing the XBOX emulator of the NES, and being ok with that.

Also, I really could use some cash right now, so selling all my NES stuff helps out with that as well.

[stargate]

Well, if you have River City Ransom I will buy from you if you are selling cause I need it....

[Lemmy Kilmister]

Could you make a list of what you got?

[-hellvin-]

Calling dibs on a mega man 5 cart right here right now if ya got one =D. Only one I need to complete the original series (excluding gameboy).

Then once I get the manuals for 1, 2, 7 and the boxes for 1 and 7 it shall be COMPLETE. YAY.

Hmmm...box and manual for 7. Oh well, that's an impossible task.

[suppafly]

A list of games would help!

[leonk]

Well.. sorry to hear you leave the collecting world..

please e-mail me a list with prices (leonki@yahoo.com).

As far as collecting goes.. yes, you can emulate the games, but unlike MAME with arcade games, the NES is more than what's on the PCB. It's the art work, it's the box art, and it's the manual. The art style defines a generation as much as what shows up on the screen.

This is something the XBOX can't capture.

[Lemmy Kilmister]

Well.. sorry to hear you leave the collecting world..

please e-mail me a list with prices (leonki@yahoo.com).

As far as collecting goes.. yes, you can emulate the games, but unlike MAME with arcade games, the NES is more than what's on the PCB. It's the art work, it's the box art, and it's the manual. The art style defines a generation as much as what shows up on the screen.

This is something the XBOX can't capture.

I agree. I think your nuts for selling off all your stuff but it's not my place to tell you.

[Ed Oscuro]

you can emulate the games, but unlike MAME with arcade games, the NES is more than what's on the PCB. It's the art work, it's the box art, and it's the manual. The art style defines a generation as much as what shows up on the screen.
How does one come to that conclusion with, say, Ikari Warriors on MAME? You're still missing the art work/control panel, and that's to say nothing of the game's control scheme!! Well, hmpf. (Just stirring up trouble, as usual :P )

[kainemaxwell]

Could you email me alist (bahamut23@yahoo.com) of what you have please, there's some games I may want along with boxes/manuals I need too.

[omnedon]

Emu is not ehough for me. It's cool, efficient, and saves space. It's more logical too.

That is why I prefer the real thing. :)

Power to you Anthony1! I just hope you don't regret it down the road. they will not likely be easier to aquire in the future.

Trust me I knowall about it. I have a modded Xbox with more complete romsets than I care to think about. LOL I can emulate expensive Neo Geo on my Xbox, and it still can't stop me from getting the cool pricey huge carts. LOL

You are a saner man than I. :)

[Castelak]

If you are selling your stuff to people on DP, I'd like a list aswell please.

[Half Japanese]

Why wait for the Xbox RetroCON? A Xbox-to-ps2 adapter should work fine with the already available ps2 RetroCONs.

[Raedon]

looking for NWC cart and anything rarer then Bubble bath Babes. Snoogins..

[atari_overlord]

I think without being able to see all of my NES carts all lined up on shelves, I would be a lost sad little man. Nothing is better than getting excited about your own collection. More power to you but I would just miss my stuff too much.

[pookninja]

if you are selling your entire nes collection,do you have:wild gunman,faria,or yo noid for sale?pm me with price if you are selling any of these.thanks.

[qbertandernie]

id take a list...im down to 57 games for the us set...

[Anthony1]

Actually guys, all I had were the most common of games. I had about 68 total games, and everyone of them were loose except for two. The only complete game I have is Win, Loose or Draw. I have Dungeon Magic by Taito, and that one has instructions. All the rest are loose cart.

if you go to the Ebay forum and do a search for Anthony1 as the author, I have a complete list on there. Some of my games are already on Ebay right now, and some have already sold. Or some have bids on them. If you go to Ebay and simply do a search for tapdatazz I think you will be able to find my auctions. tapdatazz is my Ebay name.


I guess I could have listed everthing here first, but because it's loose and mostly extremely common, plus I don't really have all that many, I didn't think it would be a big deal.

[Flack]

Anthony1, I for one completely agree with your decision. If you consider yourself a Nintendo collector then I would say hang on to the stuff, but it sounds like to me you're a casual NES collector at best. If you enjoy playing them more than collecting them, I'd say you made a good decision.

I love Commodore 64 stuff and Playstation stuff just because I had them and had tons of new games for them ... but stuff like NES, I don't really remember seeing NES games in a box when I was a kid either so if you're just wanting to play them and not collect them, I think you found a great solution.

[Anthony1]

As far as the whole emu vs. the real thing debate is concerned, I definitely believe that the real thing is always better, but in my particular instance, the real thing isn't "THAT" much better that I need to keep all this NES stuff. Also, I don't have this super extensive collection of complete NES games and hard to find NES games. All I had were common, loose GameStop type games. Nothing major. So selling off that collection isn't really that painfull.

Basically I came to the conclusion that when it comes to the NES, I'm perfectly happy with the emulation of it that the XBOX provides. Is it perfect? No. But it's close enough. I don't really have a super emotional tie with the NES. I actually have much more of personal bond with the TG-16.

I don't think I would ever sell my TG-16 collection. Or my SNES collection. But with the NES, it really isn't that big of a thing for me.

It is kinda sad in way though.

[Jorpho]

How does one come to that conclusion with, say, Ikari Warriors on MAME? You're still missing the art work/control panel, and that's to say nothing of the game's control scheme!! Well, hmpf. (Just stirring up trouble, as usual :P )

Ah, but how often in one's life does one actually encounter an Ikari Warriors machine?

[ClubNinja]

I booted my entire NES collection (with a handful of exceptions) well over a year ago in favor of Dreamcast NES emulation. I don't miss those ugly gray carts at all and still have all the play action available that I could want. Plus, all the money that collection brought in has helped fund plenty of Neo Geo MVS or random import purchases along the way. If you don't *love* it, then cut it.

[Jagasian]

I also have a hacked XBOX with the FCE Ultra emulator on it. I have it hooked up alongside my real NES. The emulator is really good, but the video is slightly off in that it is more blury than the real NES and the colors are a slightly different saturation than a real NES. Not to mention that I absolutely HATE using an XBOX controller to play NES games.

[Jagasian]

Also, you might want to consider one last thing before you get rid of your real NES and replace it with a fake NES: peripherials. Try and get a lightgun working with the XBOX. It might work with Duck Hunt, but other games don't work very well with the lightgun. Also, what about the Arkanoid paddle, ROB, and the track-n-field mat?

[Cmosfm]

Might as well send me a list too, it's getting hard after 600+ games to find any that I need....and I still need some dirt common games. LOL

*decided long ago not even to try and talk people out of it*

[Azazel]

Also, you might want to consider one last thing before you get rid of your real NES and replace it with a fake NES: peripherials. Try and get a lightgun working with the XBOX. It might work with Duck Hunt, but other games don't work very well with the lightgun. Also, what about the Arkanoid paddle, ROB, and the track-n-field mat?

I thought Arkanoid played fine from what I remember.

[Jagasian]

Also, you might want to consider one last thing before you get rid of your real NES and replace it with a fake NES: peripherials. Try and get a lightgun working with the XBOX. It might work with Duck Hunt, but other games don't work very well with the lightgun. Also, what about the Arkanoid paddle, ROB, and the track-n-field mat?

I thought Arkanoid played fine from what I remember.

You can play Arkanoid, but you can't use a paddle controller. Just like you can play duckhunt with a mouse. Kind of takes away the fun when you don't use the controller that the game was designed for. Imagine playing DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) with a gamepad as opposed to a dance matt.

[Dr. Morbis]

I thought Arkanoid played fine from what I remember.
Have you ever tried playing through that game with a regular controller? It's impossible, I say. You just can't zip across the screen fast enough to beat the higher levels.

In order to beat Arkanoid legitimately, the Vaus is a necessity (atleast for me).

[Azazel]

Well I can play the game with a controller just as well as a paddle. I never played the game that much or got to the later levels.

[Hakkenden]

Are you going to have a thread in Buying and Selling soon? Or are you going to get rid of it all the fastest way possible? I want to try ang get both top loading and deck systems from you because the one I play has the door broken so dust flies in.

[Daria]

Imagine playing DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) with a gamepad as opposed to a dance matt.

OFF TOPIC: I know people who prefer to play it that way. But I think the cutest controller available for the game is the "finger dance pad" LOL

[Jagasian]

Imagine playing DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) with a gamepad as opposed to a dance matt.

OFF TOPIC: I know people who prefer to play it that way. But I think the cutest controller available for the game is the "finger dance pad" LOL

If you do not care about playing the games as they were intended, i.e. with a dance pad or a paddle (vaus) controller, then be my guest. Also, why not play shooting games with a mouse, as opposed to a lightgun? My point is that doing so destroys the fun of the games designed with such special controls in mind.

[Azazel]

Imagine playing DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) with a gamepad as opposed to a dance matt.

OFF TOPIC: I know people who prefer to play it that way. But I think the cutest controller available for the game is the "finger dance pad" LOL

If you do not care about playing the games as they were intended, i.e. with a dance pad or a paddle (vaus) controller, then be my guest. Also, why not play shooting games with a mouse, as opposed to a lightgun? My point is that doing so destroys the fun of the games designed with such special controls in mind.

I actually found Snatcher easier to play without the gun.

[Daria]

Imagine playing DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) with a gamepad as opposed to a dance matt.

OFF TOPIC: I know people who prefer to play it that way. But I think the cutest controller available for the game is the "finger dance pad" LOL

If you do not care about playing the games as they were intended, i.e. with a dance pad or a paddle (vaus) controller, then be my guest. Also, why not play shooting games with a mouse, as opposed to a lightgun? My point is that doing so destroys the fun of the games designed with such special controls in mind.

Umm... screw you too buddy? O_O

I mean, Was there a good reason you felt complelled to jump down my throat for playing games differently then you do and liking it?

[Jagasian]

No offense. I just don't think it is healthy for people to throw away classic consoles because they think that emulation is somehow a perfect replacement.