Really? I didn't know that. That's something I'll have to take a look into. Lol, yes, the blinking screen. that and the fact that it usually takes about 8 tries to get any game to work properly.
On 4/21/13, Bryan Peterson <[email protected]> wrote: > Except nowadays there are NES style controllers that ca conect to a PC. So > you can still get that controller feel on an emulator without having to > worry about the NES messing up on you, which they do from time to time (the > > dreaded blinking screen anyone?) > > > But thou must! > -----Original Message----- > From: Desiree Oudinot > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 5:04 PM > To: Gamers Discussion list > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] A Possible Offer To Consider > > Hi, > This is a really tough call. On one hand, I do think that these games > will always have their place, even just for nostalgia's sake. But is > that enough to update them to run on modern systems? My gut reaction > is to say no. > I think that part of the nostalgia of these games may be just > that--playing them on older systems. For example, although I have a > Nintendo emulator on my computer, when I'm in the mood to play > Millipede or Duck Hunt or TMNT, I borrow my sister's NES system for a > bit and go at it. there's something about the feel of the controller > in my hand that pressing buttons on a computer keyboard doesn't give > me. It takes me back to when I was a kid and playing those games. > Likewise, although this is obviously slightly different, if I ever > upgrade to a system that's incompatible with the old titles from BSC, > or even older stuff like Grizzly Gulch or even some of the old DOS PCS > demos I have lying around, I'm going to keep an older computer around > just for this purpose. > At the moment, both my desktop and laptop are running Windows 7. I > have no plans to upgrade to 8 for a long time to come, and by then I'm > sure there will be another version of Windows that's the most modern > anyway. Besides, since Windows 7 will be supported for another 10 > years at least, I'm not worried that I'll lose my access to these > games. I can see myself most definitely retiring one of my machines, > putting it in storage, and dusting it off if I want to play some old > games. I actually have an old tower that has Windows XP on it, but it > needs a new fan. If I really wanted to, I could fix that up and use it > for a gaming machine. That, to me, would be the equivalent of what I > do now when I occasionally play Nintendo games. there's something > exciting about that for me. > So, no, I don't think any of these games should be flushed down the > toilet and treated with derision, but I don't think it's necessary to > get bogged down in specifics, either. The world is always moving > forward. Let's try to make our audio games do the same. > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
