I love old games. Better than the new ones, as a matter of fact. When I say old, I don't mean N64 and PSX, I mean freaking Atari, NES, and SNES. But being a classic gamer isn't easy. I want to show you some of the difficulties I've been having.
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Remember when I said that that TMNT cart messed up the contacts on my FC Twin, and I was going to get a Game Gear, to fix the problem? Well, get this. IT DIDN'T HELP. What I mean is, 80% of the time half my games will show a green screen on my TV. Even if I constantly blow into the darn things, I'll be lucky if I even get the game to just barley work. The Game Gear didn't help, partly due to the fact that some games don't work at all with it. I could clean the cartridges, but that wouldn't change the fact that the FCTwin is UNOFFICIAL, and it's not as good as a real console. Why not get one then? Well, the original NES wouldn't be of much help, for it is infamous for getting dusty and having a blinking light, and I'm not prepared to install a "new 72 pin connector." What about the NES 2 then? The price. 100 bucks. The FCTwin was only 40, and how do I even have assurance that the NES 2 will work better?
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The contacts of my FCTwin. The picture isn't the best, but notice how some of those little pins are lighter than others? Well, that's because they're higher up, and it shouldn't be long before they get pulled out completley.
A good cartridge, Super Mario Bros, next to a bad one, TMNT 2. Look at the far left. See how that little tab is firmly in place on the SMB cart, but on TMNT it's up a little for some reason? Well, Tetris on NES is the same way. Who's to blame? The Amazon sellers? The manufactorors? My FCTwin? Who knows, but basically, the cartrdige fits in wierd, it's hell to take out, and it makes some crunching noises (which is always a good sign) and messes up the contacts on my FCTwin.
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Finally, I should briefly mention save batteries, but there's not much to say, since my good friend Asagea_888 summed up all of my feelings perfectly, click here to read his blog post about that.
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I don't know what to do. It's like, I love the games, but hate...
* The original NES not being as reliable as the Famicom
* The NES 2 being really expensive
* Unofficial consoles being unreliable
* Games getting dirty and needing cleaning
* 72 pin connectors needing to be re installed
* Save batteries dying forever
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Maybe I'll find some alternative, besides just well...Using that "other" method to play old video games. Stay tuned...