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Finally, A Working NES!

Posted by michael on from the first-time-ever dept.

vandel405 writes "We've seen the NES PC Conversion, and we've all lusted over the top-loading NES. But, top-loading NES's aren't something you're going to pick up at a garage sale. How can you resurrect your 8 bit console hero? Easy, with this news guide from ArsTechnica! Now you can make your 8Bit NES as reliable as your linux kernel. No more Blow and Pray!"

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  1. heh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    No more Blow and Pray!"

    just like the girls at church

    1. Re:heh by grendel20 · · Score: 5, Funny

      just like the boys at church...... if its at the catholic church.....
      oooh bad joke

  2. No thanks... by dknj · · Score: 3, Funny

    This requires you to cut your nintendo case and use even more space with 4" of cartridge sticking out of the back. Plus, nothing is like coming back from a frat party and trying to load Super Mario Bros 3 while verbally abusing your nintendo :)

    -dk

  3. Drill the screws out... by $$$$$exyGal · · Score: 5, Funny
    you may have to drill the screws out and get some new ones

    Will this void the warranty?

    --sex

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  4. I have a top-loader! Nana-nana-boo-boo! by Temporal · · Score: 2, Funny

    See, back in 1993, I told you to get one of them top-loading NES's. They were selling for only $50. But NOOOOOOO, you said your old box version was doing just fine. Now, ten years later, who's system still works perfectly? Hmmm? Serves you right.

    (Of course, I never use the thing. Emulators and all. Wonder how much I could sell it for on e-bay...)

  5. i take it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...you are a priest then?

  6. As Reliable? by Duds · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now you can make your 8Bit NES as reliable as your linux kernel.

    Believe me, my NES is EXACTLY as reliable as my linux kernal.

    Now if you'll excuse me I'll be attempting to get the fscking thing to survive a boot sequence...

  7. Hmmm by muffen · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now you can make your 8Bit NES as reliable as your linux kernel.

    Guess I shouldn't try this then... just recompiled my kernel and now it won't boot :(

  8. Re:Try just cleaning it first by muffen · · Score: 4, Funny

    I turned an almost useless Nintendo into one that worked perfectly in under an hour at no cost.

    Where did you get the free alcohol, cause I'd like some :)

  9. Coming soon by Mr_Silver · · Score: 2, Funny
    Next week on Slashdot ...

    I repair my ancient 4x CD Rewriter using some meths, a couple of cotton bud, a death metal CD and a hacksaw ... and you all get to see the pictures!

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  10. Legacy to the durability of the NES by t0qer · · Score: 5, Funny

    I once had a NES that was thrown 40' over the edge of a deck of a house that sat on a steep hillside.

    Crushed by this abuse of my baby, I picked her up and carried her inside, I had spent so many a hours with her and metroid, amungst other games.

    Upon openening the case, I noticed that the PCB had cracked near the AV out panel, across only 3 traces. I found some blue wire wrap wire and began carefully soldering the 3 traces.

    After slapping what was left of the case back together, I put in a cartridge and pressed the power button. Sucess as I turned up the volume to annoy my father with my victory over his rage on my defensless nintendo.
    **Shudders**

  11. Re:I cannot believe you posted this "story" ... by Diabolical · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't have any problems sticking it in from behind. But only after it has been washed thoroughly...

    Oh.... you didn't mean that...? sorry...

  12. Re:The Games by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Addicting" is not a word. Why do so many people use it on the Internet?

  13. Re:You could always buy replacement parts... by slavetrade55 · · Score: 2, Funny

    "If it works so well, why have you had at least 4 NESes? :)"

    I get overly frustrated with TopGun 2, and keep smashing my NESs against the wall. For some reason, no amount of cleaning the connectors helps after that. ;)

    "OH SHIT! Another five missiles heading my way...evasive action, barrel rolls, fire the vulcan cannon, more speeed!

    *boom*, 'Game Over'

    "ARRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHH"

    --RMT

  14. question. by the_real_tigga · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can someone please take their time to explain to me why the words "linux" and "kernel" are contained in the above post?

    The only explanation I can think of is those words automagically alter the probability of acception and posting of ones` submission to slashdot, in much the same way the words FREE and ENLARGEMENT alter the probability of e-mail ending up at /dev/null.

    But procmail does not get paid to do that.

    ???

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  15. Re:You could always buy replacement parts... by skotte · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's a bad thing about Linux, I never seem to have a chance to reboot it for physical maintenance like my Windows box

    aint it the truth? I've been needing the change a NIC and add RAM, but the machine just keeps right on running! and i hate to shut down the processes-which-may-be-in-use unless i really actually need to. i should probably just pretend i'm a real service provider and have a Scheduled Outage sometime. that could be fFun :)