Comments on: The ultimate in classic Nintendo gaming

By: johney

johney — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:50:53 +0000

this is just a awesome addon wich blasts new life into the nes,
i would feel like to use the powerpak to play inport games on my nes,but also to play pirated versions like smw,dkc,dkl and dkc2 on it,and maybe who ever knows which games we could get in the near futhur.
and i was thinking if it was possible to even convert mp3,s and mpeg4 files into the propper nes format,to run it on a nes by using all nes hardware tricks and porformances.
and thank the update feature, more mappers cut be added for more and better compatebility,s.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:48:43 +0000

I don’t feel I need to justify this wonderful purchase anymore, and I’ll admit I haven’t played my NES in a while, but on a pure dollars-to-dollars comparison, here is a nice list of NES vs. Wii Virtual Console.

http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/416

The price difference really isn’t that much for NES games, but either price shows that the PowerPak is well worth the price and quite a value.

The only sticking point of VC titles or ROMs like I have versus actual carts is resale value. Of course, if you don’t view your NES collection as an investment intended to be sold (like me) then it doesn’t make much difference.

By: thee

thee — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 04:01:44 +0000

It’s this version:

http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/warfare/8a0f/

and I paid $20 on eBay from someone in Hong Kong.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:34:40 +0000

A USB cannon? That sounds fun! Is it this thing?
http://tinyurl.com/ybkt4f

I saw at Microcenter they have R/C helicopters for like $30 or so…totally on my Christmas list. Maybe two, one for home, one for the office…hehehehe

And if he paid $50 then he got ripped off ;)

By: Mrs Thee

Mrs Thee — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:14:16 +0000

Whatever Thee… you spent $50 on that stupid USB cannon…. do you even know where it is? At least Brian uses this thing…

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:56:08 +0000

It’s all about the experience of playing. I want to be able to play on my TV from the comfort of my couch, not hunched over my computer screen.

Plus I’d like to use the extras, like the zapper gun and whatever other type NES device I may want/find.

And I want to be able to play these games with friends. And this goes back to the TV…it’s no fun playing with people when they have to crowd around a tiny monitor. And more than 2 people? Forget about it.

And lastly, in defense, the console is made to play the games and that’s all. My PC with emulators tends to work most of the time, but all in all things differ from PC to PC and emulator to emulator. This eliminates that worry all together.

It’s not for everyone, that’s for sure. But then again, I don’t think spending lots of money on a TV for every room of my house makes a lot sense either. TVs bring you joy, old video games brings me mine.

By: thee

thee — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:45:15 +0000

Holy Shit! That thing is a $135!!!

That’s quite the premium to pay consinder all it allows you to do in plug your controller into a NES vs a computer.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:31:10 +0000

If you want to learn more about the technical side of the PowerPak and old NES game carts in general, check out this link to Vintage Computing:
http://tinyurl.com/yqgegg