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NES PC

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the but-can-it-transform-into-a-racoon? dept.

Malicious sent us to a little tutorial about transforming that old Nintendo into a PC. This guide will even make your controllers work, although it seems to me that a nintendo that has survived this long might be a cherished heirloom tho. Does anyone else think that Super Mario 3 might have been the best game ever? Course very few people make good sidescroller/jumpers in the era of the 3D console.

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  1. SMB3? by Havokmon · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Nothing compares to Bubble Bobble, with Bub and Bob the brontosaurs buddies..

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  2. Re:Thats it, people. by brodiedreamyou.ca · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Not EVERYONE reads the articles!!

    it's about replacing the guts of a nes with normal pc parts, and does not mention running linux at all

  3. Best Game Ever by Skizamaskidz · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Tecmo Super Bowl (NES). By far the best sports game, if not the best game in general. Anyone else agree?

  4. How about Kirby's Adventure? by Tickenest · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's a shame that Kirby's Adventure came out so late in the life cycle of the NES, but this one is about as good as it can get in a 2D platformer. I won't argue whether it's better than SMB3 or not because they're both great. Shameless plug for my NES Contra site here.

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  5. Nintendo PC? by hafree · · Score: 5, Insightful

    When the first step is to gut the existing components and install a motherboard and CPU, is that really considered making a PC out of your Nintendo? Sounds more like just a project to make a PC fit into the old Nintendo case...

  6. sidescrollers/jumpers by blueskatz · · Score: 4, Insightful

    For a good sidescroller/jumper in the age of 3D, check out Viewtiful Joe, being released by Capcom in September.

    I've also heard of a Castlevania project in the works by Konami as well - let's hope this one is a 2D sidescroller along the lines of Symphony of the Night

  7. My working NES by siphoncolder · · Score: 4, Insightful
    I had to inform the crowd about this one. I still have a working NES, complete with 2 controllers and the light-gun. I have all the Marios, both the Zeldas, Hogan's Alley to go with the light-gun, and 2 working controllers. All my games still work (although I have to blow dust off the cartridge connectors from time to time).

    I would NEVER, EVER mod it to do this. The NES as it is STILL provides me with hours of entertainment, something most PC games these days can't do. Turning it into something like a webserver would totally ruin it for me.

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