I have been thinking about this for awhile, and obviously it would only be for those whom have done trades with other members and have positive feedback...
But what do all of you active members think about lending each other videogames, like I send you a game you want to play and you send me one? Then after like a week or 2, we trade back?
Kind of like book trading through the mail but with Famicom games. As not all of us can afford certain games but want to try them.
I stress the fact that only trusted people with friendly trade feedback should do this as you know your games wont be thefted.
Anyone else like this idea?
Not really. This is what I use emulators for.
The only problem I would have is paying shipping costs.
If you're exchanging games with someone else, then the shipping cost would be about the same for both people, which I think is fair.
I would never do this out of the U.S. simply because customs makes it a nightmare.
And here's a suggestion for shipping costs: open up the game & take the board out - then just ship those out. :P
Even better, if you know how to desolder, desolder the chips off the board. :P :P <- double tongue, that means I'm REALLY kidding
Quote from: nintendodork on February 03, 2010, 11:44:20 am
Not really. This is what I use emulators for.
Emulation just doesnt feel right to me, I like the real deal.
RetroPort + VGA cable + TV = Best emulation. Heh. I really only emulate games to see if I want to buy them or not, and that's pretty much exactly what we would get out of doing this.
Quote from: nintendodork on February 04, 2010, 05:15:51 pm
RetroPort + VGA cable + TV = Best emulation. Heh. I really only emulate games to see if I want to buy them or not, and that's pretty much exactly what we would get out of doing this.
yupperz, souns okay but still wouldnt be quite the same.
Thing is, for cheap games, instead of paying shipping 2 times buying it might come out to about the same price.
More expensive titles on the other hand... I don't think many people would want to rent out their expensive stuff by mail. :-\
Basically it's a neat idea, but I doubt many would be willing to do it.
You lose the nostalgia and accuracy on emulators. I only use them for their debuggers when making cheats.
I don't get nostalgia from playing NES games at all really, I just enjoy playing them, and I also don't care if the screen is shifted three tiles to the left either when I'm just trying out a game. ::)
Quote from: nintendodork on February 05, 2010, 11:28:39 am
I don't get nostalgia from playing NES games at all really
That's 'cause you're 14. :P
Seriously, though - Star Fox 64 was the second N64 game we bought.
I played Star Fox for SNES about 10 years after & then started playing Star Fox 64 again, & got that nostalgia feeling.
It all really depends on what you grew up with.
I had a NES when I was little, so I probably would get nostalgia from it, too bad I don't have one.
On topic, I kinda like this idea, i'd probably do it. (depending on the game) ;D
I do that with friends of mine, but we live not too far from each other (the same county). I personally would not want to do that over the internet, not because I don't trust you but I don't want the mail to lose my game.
Quote from: Jedi QuestMaster on February 05, 2010, 03:50:18 pm
Quote from: nintendodork on February 05, 2010, 11:28:39 am
I don't get nostalgia from playing NES games at all really
That's 'cause you're 14. :P
Well, my brother had an NES when I was little, and I have memories of playing it with him, but it's not really anything
nostalgic.
...Best bet is to save up for a powerpak. For shipping on 10 games you have instant access to all of them, plus it's not emulation.
Powerpaks are worth having just for NSF player and hacks in my opinion anyway.
The Powerpak sure seems like a great item.
Maybe I should get one, too.
You know, throughout this entire thread and since Christmas, I had a PowerPak, but I didn't think to mention it here. *whoosh* :D
Yeah, forget what I said before. The PowerPak is the way to go.
Glad you guys agree - I know it's a premium price, but you really get a lot of value from it and it opens up so many more things to play with.
Want to make your own mario / gimmick / rockman levels? Sure!
Want to make your own music and listen to all of thousands of tracks made for the NES already? Sure!
...Next step for me is to get one of those midiNES things.
Sorry to hijack the thread as I know there's a powerpak one already but it has all the benefits of game lending with none of the risks, it just takes saving up for that's all.
I want a Powerpak.
I am not a huge fan of the powerpak... it would take the fun completely out of collecting nes carts for me.
I have a Power Pak & still collect games. For me, the Power Pak serves more as a dev support cart, allowing me to test hacks & original games on real hardware rather than using Nintendulator & assuming it's good enough.
Although I've taken a turn now in collecting & am getting rid of some games I don't really want anymore.
Mm.. My 18th birthday is coming right on up.
I wonder if I should consider asking for a Power Pak... Or maybe an NDS R4 for my on-the-go famicom emulating needs?
YOU DECIDE
PowerPak. The DS Flash Cart is a lot easier to get.
Problem is, the PowerPak doesn't work on famiclones. Since I don't have a real NES, I'm going to have to fork out dough for a working system. Oh well.
A working NES isn't that hard to come by. The PowerPak made me realize that my toaster still works fine, even if the pin connector is a little dirty. I don't think my brother ever cleaned his games when he was a kid. :D
Actually, the power works just fine on my famiclones. They are NOAC too.
I still collect games but I still want the Powerpak so I can play FDS games on my toaster NES, with sound!
Well you'd have to do a simple modification in order for it to play the extra sound. It doesn't work right out of the box.
Quote from: L___E___T on February 08, 2010, 05:28:17 am
Actually, the power works just fine on my famiclones. They are NOAC too.
Really? The website stated it didn't work with famiclones such as Yobo FC, etc.
Nifty that it works then.
Didn't work with my Yobo, and since I didn't have my Famicom with me at that time, I tried it with my NES, and it worked perfectly.
There are so many different Famiclones with varying degrees of compatibility that RetroZone is better off stating that the PowerPak doesn't work on Famiclones than trying to address every single concern or maintaining a huge Famiclone Compatibility List.
I have an N64 style famiclone that every single game I have works on. Plus it shows a better picture than my AV famicom but they are flimsy as hell and I've had 3 burn out already :D
Yeah retrozone are pretty ridiculous. Anyone who is that fussed to get a powerpak over emulation would surely invest in a proper NES or Famicom considering they're a fraction of the price of the thing.
To be honest though, I'll still say hands down the Wii runs famicom games better than anything else around. I just wish there was no save states on it.
You don't have to use the save states. :P I will agree however that the Wii is the best emulator out there for 64 bit and lower consoles. Not to mention with SNES emulators, if you have a Classic controller, it's perfect. The SNES controller 2.0 pretty much. :D
You don't have to use save states, but when you get desperate it's there as an option. That's what I don't like.
You don't get that tension because you're on your last life because you know you always have that option should you choose to take it up.
It ruins it for me personally.
Lol, how fast a topic can completely go off of course and change.
We probably haven't been talking about the PowerPak enough.
Sorry for it getting off track though..
Quote from: MS-DOS4 on February 10, 2010, 05:17:04 pm
We probably haven't been talking about the PowerPak enough.
Sorry for it getting off track though..
Its just funny everything after the 1st page is basically about the powerpak.
oh, well.