Retro Game-o!
Dec. 15th, 2004 12:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
palmer_kunWell, it seems that retro games are the in thing these days, what with the Namco Retro Joystick and similar units.
Well, kiddo's mother brought him an xmas present early today. It's one of those units... but it's a knockoff chinese unit. The system is housed in an N64 controller housing, uses batteries or an AC adapter. However, this one has some interesting perks to it.
First off is the controller port in it for a second controller. Included (resembles a more normal pad). OR a light gun. ALSO INCLUDED.
But the kicker? Does it have 5 games? No. 10? No.
It's one of those bootleg chinese 76-in-1 NES carts! Super Mario, Contra, 1942, Dig Dug... and those weird games you only ever saw on those carts, like Pooyan and Yie-Ar Kung Fu.
And it includes Duck Hunt, Hogan's Alley and Wild Gunman (hence the light gun, which is surprisingly accurate)
About the only quibble is the button layout, which sucks ass AND they got the A and B buttons backwards. But oh well, we adapt.
It also has a CARTRIDGE SLOT on the bottom for using actual carts! However, it appears to be for Famicom carts as the slot is too narrow for NES carts (yes, I still have some NES carts. Scary, huh?)
Kiddo's having a blast with it. It amuses me.
I love nostalgia.
Well, kiddo's mother brought him an xmas present early today. It's one of those units... but it's a knockoff chinese unit. The system is housed in an N64 controller housing, uses batteries or an AC adapter. However, this one has some interesting perks to it.
First off is the controller port in it for a second controller. Included (resembles a more normal pad). OR a light gun. ALSO INCLUDED.
But the kicker? Does it have 5 games? No. 10? No.
It's one of those bootleg chinese 76-in-1 NES carts! Super Mario, Contra, 1942, Dig Dug... and those weird games you only ever saw on those carts, like Pooyan and Yie-Ar Kung Fu.
And it includes Duck Hunt, Hogan's Alley and Wild Gunman (hence the light gun, which is surprisingly accurate)
About the only quibble is the button layout, which sucks ass AND they got the A and B buttons backwards. But oh well, we adapt.
It also has a CARTRIDGE SLOT on the bottom for using actual carts! However, it appears to be for Famicom carts as the slot is too narrow for NES carts (yes, I still have some NES carts. Scary, huh?)
Kiddo's having a blast with it. It amuses me.
I love nostalgia.
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
(no subject)
Date: 2004-12-15 07:27 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-12-15 01:15 pm (UTC)