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mirocu |
Apr 30 2022, 07:58 AM
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As always this time of year I've been playing my NES for a few weeks in the morning. It has become increasingly harder though because my bootleg Ninja Cleaner broke down last year and the official NES cleaner simply isn't as good. More difficult to clean the system as a result but I have been successful playing some games anyway by taking out and inserting the game again and again. This morning I decided to fire up Contra, or Probotector as it's known over here. Only meant to play a few levels but I ended up playing through the whole game It's not that long anyway. So yeah, I can now officially say I have beaten Contra before breakfast using the 30 life code -What?
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Renee |
May 7 2022, 08:14 PM
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You can take apart a Nintendo? But you can do this because you have a spare. Gooeness. How many consoles do you have? Me: Atari 2600 (it's in a box. Probably still works, just need an old CRT TV to find out) ... Nintendo, although I forget if it's NES or SNES ... Playstation 2 .... two Playstation 3s (one is kaput) ... Xbox 360 I skipped the Xbox 1 / PS4 generation. Maybe I'll get one of those too someday. This post has been edited by Renee: May 7 2022, 08:15 PM
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mirocu |
May 7 2022, 08:26 PM
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QUOTE(Renee @ May 7 2022, 09:14 PM) You can take apart a Nintendo? Sure. The NES is just screwed together with Philips screws. QUOTE(Renee @ May 7 2022, 09:14 PM) But you can do this because you have a spare.
Yeah, but also because I've done it before so I'm somewhat confident in doing it. And since it wouldn't work anyway I took the risk. QUOTE(Renee @ May 7 2022, 09:14 PM) How many consoles do you have?
Two NES, one Mega Drive (Genesis), one xbox 360, one original Game Boy, two clear Game Boy and one Game Boy Light
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Lol birdIt matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.
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Lena Wolf |
May 9 2022, 12:33 AM
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Joined: 18-May 21
From: Bravil
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QUOTE(Renee @ May 8 2022, 12:51 PM) whoa whoa whoa you have an Xbox? 360??? What do you play on that? Any Bethesda games? Don't tell me you've still got that all contained in its original box! I've got a 360 too. Well, we technically have two of them but the older one is currently off-line (CDROM not working). We have to share the remaining one. Plenty of games on it still. We saw no reason to upgrade to One (other than to lighten our wallets which we declined).
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TheCheshireKhajiit |
May 9 2022, 09:05 PM
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Ancient
Joined: 28-September 16
From: Sheogorath's shrine talking to myselves!
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QUOTE(mirocu @ May 9 2022, 10:30 AM) What? The Star Wars prequels are on N64?? I only remember the podracing game. The Naboo starfighter was an unlockable fighter in the excellent Rogue Squadron, but that game was set during the Galactic Civil War era. I don’t remember any other prequel games on N64.
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mirocu |
Apr 7 2023, 08:40 AM
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As it's once again Easter I decided to try and fire up my old NES, this being a tradition around this time of year. It's a finicky system to say the least, even back in its heyday, so I didn't have much hope. That was lost a couple years back when my cleaner thing broke which was essential for making it work. I did try anyway and this is what happened. I first tried Battle of Olympus, a game I never played a whole lot and was never any good at. No dice. All I got was a grey screen and nothing else. So I tried with the first Mega Man. Still nothing. Probotector (Contra)? No. Bubble Bobble? Pffh. At this point I was about to give up. Without that cleaner I'm basically screwed and I can't seem to find another. Then the idea of blowing into the cartridge hit me. It's what we all used to do back in the day but what's nowadays frowned upon as you don't really want the moist from your breath to get into the system and potentially make it start rusting. Maybe not that big of a risk, but since there are better ways to make it work no one is doing it these days. But I thought hey, it doesn't seem to want to work anyway so why not go for a Hail Mary? So I got the Probotector (Contra) cartridge, blew into its contacts, inserted it into the system and pressed On. It worked! It totally worked, first try! It didn't even give up after a few seconds so I had to redo it! I ended up using the Konami code and played through the whole game. So once again I can say I beat Contra before breakfast After all this it was time to stop and go get breakfast. Being who I am though I just had to try Battle of Olympus again, just to see if the magic worked again which I honestly didn't expect. But it did! I blew into the contacts like ye olde days and yes; the game started on the first try! What can we all make of this then? Two things I reckon; never give up and perhaps us kids weren't that daft after all.... This post has been edited by mirocu: Apr 7 2023, 08:43 AM
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Lol birdIt matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.
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TheCheshireKhajiit |
Apr 7 2023, 01:11 PM
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Joined: 28-September 16
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QUOTE(mirocu @ Apr 7 2023, 02:40 AM) As it's once again Easter I decided to try and fire up my old NES, this being a tradition around this time of year. It's a finicky system to say the least, even back in its heyday, so I didn't have much hope. That was lost a couple years back when my cleaner thing broke which was essential for making it work. I did try anyway and this is what happened. I first tried Battle of Olympus, a game I never played a whole lot and was never any good at. No dice. All I got was a grey screen and nothing else. So I tried with the first Mega Man. Still nothing. Probotector (Contra)? No. Bubble Bobble? Pffh. At this point I was about to give up. Without that cleaner I'm basically screwed and I can't seem to find another. Then the idea of blowing into the cartridge hit me. It's what we all used to do back in the day but what's nowadays frowned upon as you don't really want the moist from your breath to get into the system and potentially make it start rusting. Maybe not that big of a risk, but since there are better ways to make it work no one is doing it these days. But I thought hey, it doesn't seem to want to work anyway so why not go for a Hail Mary? So I got the Probotector (Contra) cartridge, blew into its contacts, inserted it into the system and pressed On. It worked! It totally worked, first try! It didn't even give up after a few seconds so I had to redo it! I ended up using the Konami code and played through the whole game. So once again I can say I beat Contra before breakfast After all this it was time to stop and go get breakfast. Being who I am though I just had to try Battle of Olympus again, just to see if the magic worked again which I honestly didn't expect. But it did! I blew into the contacts like ye olde days and yes; the game started on the first try! What can we all make of this then? Two things I reckon; never give up and perhaps us kids weren't that daft after all.... I wonder if air duster would work in place of blowing on it with your breath? Khajiit started his first serious playthrough of Super Metroid on the Switch via the SNES online app. The platforming is a bit annoying at times, and I seem to be stuck in an area I can’t get out of, but otherwise, not a bad time!
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"Family is an odd thing, is it not? Defined by blood, separated by blood, joined by blood. In the end, it's all just blood." -Dhaunayne Aundae
May you walk on warm sands!
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mALX |
Apr 7 2023, 03:05 PM
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Joined: 14-March 10
From: Cyrodiil, the Wastelands, and BFE TN
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QUOTE(mirocu @ Apr 7 2023, 03:40 AM) As it's once again Easter I decided to try and fire up my old NES, this being a tradition around this time of year. It's a finicky system to say the least, even back in its heyday, so I didn't have much hope. That was lost a couple years back when my cleaner thing broke which was essential for making it work. I did try anyway and this is what happened. I first tried Battle of Olympus, a game I never played a whole lot and was never any good at. No dice. All I got was a grey screen and nothing else. So I tried with the first Mega Man. Still nothing. Probotector (Contra)? No. Bubble Bobble? Pffh. At this point I was about to give up. Without that cleaner I'm basically screwed and I can't seem to find another. Then the idea of blowing into the cartridge hit me. It's what we all used to do back in the day but what's nowadays frowned upon as you don't really want the moist from your breath to get into the system and potentially make it start rusting. Maybe not that big of a risk, but since there are better ways to make it work no one is doing it these days. But I thought hey, it doesn't seem to want to work anyway so why not go for a Hail Mary? So I got the Probotector (Contra) cartridge, blew into its contacts, inserted it into the system and pressed On. It worked! It totally worked, first try! It didn't even give up after a few seconds so I had to redo it! I ended up using the Konami code and played through the whole game. So once again I can say I beat Contra before breakfast After all this it was time to stop and go get breakfast. Being who I am though I just had to try Battle of Olympus again, just to see if the magic worked again which I honestly didn't expect. But it did! I blew into the contacts like ye olde days and yes; the game started on the first try! What can we all make of this then? Two things I reckon; never give up and perhaps us kids weren't that daft after all.... I was just going to suggest blowing in the cartridge, lol. My last memories of NES were of the requirement of blowing them out in order to resurrect the Mario Brothers, lol. Really wish Nintendo would make the game backwards compatible on the new consoles (but without updating the games), lol.
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TheCheshireKhajiit |
Apr 7 2023, 03:12 PM
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Joined: 28-September 16
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QUOTE(mALX @ Apr 7 2023, 09:05 AM) Really wish Nintendo would make the game backwards compatible on the new consoles (but without updating the games), lol.
Well, you can play them on their latest console, the Switch, but you have to have an internet connection and a monthly subscription that costs around $4. Also there are the NES Minis that you can buy that are basically just a miniature version of the NES (complete with full size controllers) that come preloaded with a bunch of games to play. You simply connect them to a modern tv with an HDMI cord, plug in the ac cord and off you go!
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"Family is an odd thing, is it not? Defined by blood, separated by blood, joined by blood. In the end, it's all just blood." -Dhaunayne Aundae
May you walk on warm sands!
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mALX |
Apr 7 2023, 03:32 PM
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Joined: 14-March 10
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QUOTE(TheCheshireKhajiit @ Apr 7 2023, 10:12 AM) QUOTE(mALX @ Apr 7 2023, 09:05 AM) Really wish Nintendo would make the game backwards compatible on the new consoles (but without updating the games), lol.
Well, you can play them on their latest console, the Switch, but you have to have an internet connection and a monthly subscription that costs around $4. Also there are the NES Minis that you can buy that are basically just a miniature version of the NES (complete with full size controllers) that come preloaded with a bunch of games to play. You simply connect them to a modern tv with an HDMI cord, plug in the ac cord and off you go! Ooh, I didn't know about any of this! Thanks Khajiit!!!
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TheCheshireKhajiit |
Apr 7 2023, 04:42 PM
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Joined: 28-September 16
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QUOTE(mALX @ Apr 7 2023, 09:32 AM) QUOTE(TheCheshireKhajiit @ Apr 7 2023, 10:12 AM) QUOTE(mALX @ Apr 7 2023, 09:05 AM) Really wish Nintendo would make the game backwards compatible on the new consoles (but without updating the games), lol.
Well, you can play them on their latest console, the Switch, but you have to have an internet connection and a monthly subscription that costs around $4. Also there are the NES Minis that you can buy that are basically just a miniature version of the NES (complete with full size controllers) that come preloaded with a bunch of games to play. You simply connect them to a modern tv with an HDMI cord, plug in the ac cord and off you go! Ooh, I didn't know about any of this! Thanks Khajiit!!! Don’t mention it! Also, I just noticed that the price of the mini consoles is rather high right now ($212.99 on Amazon) so I’m not sure how “worth it” they are. If you don’t already have a Switch, you can get a brand new Switch Lite for less than you can the mini console ($198.29 on Amazon), but you will only be able to use it in handheld mode. The normal Switch console is selling for $299.95 on Amazon.
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"Family is an odd thing, is it not? Defined by blood, separated by blood, joined by blood. In the end, it's all just blood." -Dhaunayne Aundae
May you walk on warm sands!
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