Has the NES aged well?

[JMET]

I owned an NES and SMS from the start and the SMS has always been ass imo.

And the NES graphics were better imo, not sure why so many people think the opposite.

Show me 1 game with good graphics on the SMS and ill show you 25 of the same genre on the NES that looked better.

Not to mention the SMS didnt have shit in the way of good games....


Nes games have aged well for me, MUCH better then the PSX...



Also, to those bitching about the NES...

I bought a 7 dollar connector which can be installed by an infant monkey and cleaned all my cart's connectors with a q-tip and alcohol and now they all work better then when it was new..

[gamevet]

Hell, the NES aged better than the Genesis.

Hmmm...no! There are about 20 games on the NES, that stand the test of time very well and that's because of solid gameplay, more than graphics. I have an emulator with over 700 games and most of them have been crap. I still have my NES and about 15 games, but I keep it more for nostalgic reasons, than must have playtime.


The Genesis on the other hand, has some games that are just amazing for their time. Herzog Zwie comes to mind.

[Chojin]

Hmmm...no! There are about 20 games on the NES, that stand the test of time very well and that's because of solid gameplay, more than graphics. I have an emulator with over 700 games and most of them have been crap. I still have my NES and about 15 games, but I keep it more for nostalgic reasons, than must have playtime.


The Genesis on the other hand, has some games that are just amazing for their time. Herzog Zwie comes to mind.

I'm not gonna argue or anything sicne it's all opinion but I find it interesting how completely opposite I am in this matter. The majority of the Genny games I used to love I just can't play anymore and only a handful of games I find playable. While the NES has a larger library of crap, it has more games I find fun than the genny. Crazy world.

[Wildkat]

Also, to those bitching about the NES...

I bought a 7 dollar connector which can be installed by an infant monkey and cleaned all my cart's connectors with a q-tip and alcohol and now they all work better then when it was new..

Yep and will for um....about 3 months, then you will have the same problem again. The design is stupid, an infant monkey could design better.

Ever wonder why the top loading NES' sell for so much more on ebay? Thats why.

[rezo]

an infant monkey could design better.

"It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times"

[xS]

Show me 1 game with good graphics on the SMS and ill show you 25 of the same genre on the NES that looked better

Compare the Space Harrier ports.

Not to mention the SMS didnt have shit in the way of good games....

I've always preffered the NES over the SMS, and 95% of the of the latters library is obsolete... but it did have some great games for its time. It does have better games than the NES in the action rpg and light gun genres though.=\

[SearchManX]

I had an SMS before my NES, but I loved my NES more... although SMS had some gems, it was just harder to find them compared to the NES...

[kingoffighters]

I love the SMS, even tho it doesn't have the variety or versatility as the NES. I don't understand why people have to put down one over another.... Not like they are competing for your disposable income now!


SMS has Phantasy Star, Space Harrier, some really cool 3D games, Golvellius, Kenseiden, Wonder Boy, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Teddy Boy (stupid game I love), Gangster Town, Zillion. Those are some of my favorites, and my 8-bit collection wouldn't have been complete without them! (Of course, my NES picks are so much larger hehe)

[xS]

I had an SMS before my NES, but I loved my NES more... although SMS had some gems, it was just harder to find them compared to the NES...

SMS is to the NES, as the n64 is to PSX.

[SearchManX]

The only difference is that I was 5 when I had an SMS and I couldn't afford to buy every single SMS game I see, while there were plenty of NES games to rent and try before buying...

I wish I tried those Alex Kidd games...