NES Four Score

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Originally Posted by lithium

Isn't the four score itself wireless?

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You're thinking of the Satellite, which was the wireless version of the Four Score.

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WOW... I just learned something new today. Thank Johnny Undaunted!

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No problem. :)

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Originally Posted by Johnny Undaunted

If you like V'Ball, you should check the following page that has a code to unlock the female characters in the game.

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What?! I love Super Spike V'Ball, hell, I was on the volleyball team in HS, and we played it religiously when we weren't actually playing the game.

None of us knew about this. That's crazy. Need to try these codes out.

I have a feeling I should play this V'Ball game. Hm.....
:goes to eBay:

Kings of the Beach was freakin' awesome.

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Originally Posted by Wildkat

Sony could have copied the 3D0

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Perhaps they should have. Perhaps other video game system manufacturers should have, too.

I've never really cared much for the 3DO system, but their concept of connecting controllers was actually revolutionary. The system only had one port, but (theoretically) each controller also had a controller port of its own. The idea was that you would always have a port available to plug a controller into. You could plug up to eight controllers into the 3DO system, never needing to buy a multitap, and never being constrained by the number of built-in ports (for systems that don't offer the ability to use a multitap).

The only problem was that some third-party controllers (and I believe even one later controller sold by 3DO themselves) took the cheap way out and didn't offer the daisy-chain port. This meant those controllers could only be used at the end of the chain, and wouldn't allow any other controllers to be chained off of them.

Despite that, it was an excellent idea, and it's lamentable that other companies didn't mimic it (perhaps for fear of being compared to a "failed" platform). The only improvement I would have made would be to put the controller port on another cord connected closer to the console, rather than on controller itself. This would make it less likely for people to yank their controller cords and mess up the game for other players.

The Atari Lynx (released way back in 1989) also had a similar concept for linking portable video game systems together, which companies like Nintendo, NEC, Sega, SNK, etc. have failed to improve upon even more than a decade later. Ironically, it's the niche handhelds like the N-Gage and Zodiac that have finally beaten it within the last year by offering wireless networking.

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Originally Posted by Agent X

Despite that, it was an excellent idea, and it's lamentable that other companies didn't mimic it (perhaps for fear of being compared to a "failed" platform). The only improvement I would have made would be to put the controller port on another cord connected closer to the console, rather than on controller itself. This would make it less likely for people to yank their controller cords and mess up the game for other players.

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Yes. Good idea, bad execution. Immature friends who're losing + your controller being plugged into theirs = disaster, heh heh.

I played a ton of 4-player SS V'Ball and World Cup back in the day. I never had the original Four Score just the wireless version. It worked pretty well since it just sat in one place although it did have to be right in front of the TV.

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Originally Posted by Nomi

I have a feeling I should play this V'Ball game. Hm.....
:goes to eBay:

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I sold my extra SS V'Ball/World Cup cart on ebay today. Just a week late :sweat: :lol: