The Cover Project
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: LordXaero on May 07, 2010, 03:00:08 PM
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So a few days ago, I recently bought an NES 2 (top loader) for $5 off craigslist. Anyone who knows, knows that these go for a pretty penny on eBay.
The guys wife was cleaning their garage, and said that anything not used for two or so years had to go. Guess he had no idea how much is was really worth.
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The only thing is that it didn't come with the original dog bone controller, nor an RF Adapter. I had an extra RF Adapter, and will most likely just buy an original controller off eBay later on.
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Nice find!
Although I always found it pretty sad that the NES2 only has RF ouput. *yuck*
Composite would have been nice.
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Yeah I agree RF sucks, even NES 1 had composite.
There are a few rare NES 2s out there with an AV-out port (same as SNES/N64/GCN) instead of RF. I believe they were distributed as replacements by Nintendo to customers who had issues with the RF quality of the NES 2.
Would love to get my hands on one of those.
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You can do some mods to the NES2 to get a/v.
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By the way, you got it looking great. What did you do to clean it?
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Nice find, but the NES2 isn't as sexy as the Japanese counterpart, the AV Famicom. Granted, I paid about $85 more for my AV Famicom than you did for your NES2, but still.
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By the way, you got it looking great. What did you do to clean it?
Water, and alittle bit of Windex. :)
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I don't feel bad saying I'd rather emulate an NES than buy one and cartridges. Modern TVs can't really make old games look good, but a PC -> TV can make any game display in non smudged, pixelly goodness.
Even the few Wii NES games I have don't look that good. :(
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Modern TVs can't really make old games look good, but a PC -> TV can make any game display in non smudged, pixelly goodness.
This is why I have a old really nice CRT for my oldschool gaming stuff. 82cm... :) Nothing beats that....
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Wow, really nice fine!
I'm still looking around personally for a good deal on a Top loader NES so I can finish my Nintendo console collection.
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Id definetly grab one once a great deal passes me but for the most part I prefer the original old schoolie.
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I had one of those for awhile in the early 00's but ended up selling it since I didn't use it much. Sold it for $130 if I remember correctly. You definitely got a steal! :D
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I'd rather buy one of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_NEX
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I use the NTSC filter when playing on emulators. The graphics on the NES/SNES weren't designed for crisp digital displays and look kinda crappy like that IMO.
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I'd rather buy one of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_NEX
While that's cool and all, I just love owning the original hardware.
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I'd rather buy one of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_NEX
While that's cool and all, I just love owning the original hardware.
On top of the fact that NEX's can have compatibility issues and I've heard about them having reliability issues and imperfect emulations when it comes to color & sound. Better to stick with an original NES or go for the top loading NES IMO.
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I'd rather buy one of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_NEX
While the NEX sounds good in theory, it's not as good as the original hardware.
The NEX is a clone system using an all-in-one processor that does everything that the original NES hardware did. The chip is cheap and contains flaws which result in inaccuracies such as the wrong sound pitch, sprite flickering, glitches and general incompatibility with games that used more advanced mappers to push the hardware.
Famiclones are nothing new; they've been around for almost as long as the Famicom itself. Early clones were complete copies but later ones reduced the entire thing to a single tiny tiny PCB.
The NEX is an overpriced Famiclone. The only reason it got more attention than others is because the makers actually advertised it.
If you want the NES experience on the cheap and don't mind the flaws, I sugges the Yobo FC Game Console instead of the NEX. You can find them new for $20, they're as small as the Gamecube and you can use real NES controllers if you have them.
Basically, don't get a NEX.
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I say theres no reason for either of those. Just buy yourself a 60 to 72 pin converter and play all your famicom games perfectly on your NES.
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I use the NTSC filter when playing on emulators. The graphics on the NES/SNES weren't designed for crisp digital displays and look kinda crappy like that IMO.
The NTSC filter makes it look like I'm playing on an RF switch. A bad one at that.
Just use a nice CRT.
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I'd rather buy one of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_NEX
While the NEX sounds good in theory, it's not as good as the original hardware.
The NEX is a clone system using an all-in-one processor that does everything that the original NES hardware did. The chip is cheap and contains flaws which result in inaccuracies such as the wrong sound pitch, sprite flickering, glitches and general incompatibility with games that used more advanced mappers to push the hardware.
Famiclones are nothing new; they've been around for almost as long as the Famicom itself. Early clones were complete copies but later ones reduced the entire thing to a single tiny tiny PCB.
The NEX is an overpriced Famiclone. The only reason it got more attention than others is because the makers actually advertised it.
If you want the NES experience on the cheap and don't mind the flaws, I sugges the Yobo FC Game Console instead of the NEX. You can find them new for $20, they're as small as the Gamecube and you can use real NES controllers if you have them.
Basically, don't get a NEX.
I just used the NEX as an example. I still had issues with my NES consoles even after a pin replacement. I just buy all my games via VC now.