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Mark_DeRosa 08/26/20 3:24:55 PM #1:	Im watching that new series in Netflix. American audiences apparently wouldnt have liked it --- Steve Nash \| 13\| Phoenix Suns \| PPG: 16.9 \| RPG: 3.60 \| APG 11.3 \| EFF: +22.96 http://www.gifsoup.com/view3/2283379/dance-o.gif <cite>Mark_DeRosa posted [p:943850221] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>Im watching that new series in Netflix. American audiences apparently wouldnt have liked it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dark_SilverX 08/26/20 3:25:45 PM #2:	This topic is missing something --- Mitch McConnell is a very beautiful man. Respect. don't compare games to feces -- if you've an opinion worth mentioning, do so civilly <cite>Dark_SilverX posted [p:943850245] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>This topic is missing something </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mark_DeRosa 08/26/20 3:28:07 PM #3:	--- Steve Nash \| 13\| Phoenix Suns \| PPG: 16.9 \| RPG: 3.60 \| APG 11.3 \| EFF: +22.96 http://www.gifsoup.com/view3/2283379/dance-o.gif <cite>Mark_DeRosa posted [p:943850338] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pojr 08/26/20 3:29:52 PM #4:	it was cool looking but stupid that the controllers were hard wired --- pojr I summon it. You spell it. <cite>pojr posted [p:943850420] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>it was cool looking but stupid that the controllers were hard wired </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 08/26/20 3:30:25 PM #5:	for the US release they wanted to make it look less like a computer I think. the only problem i have with the Famicom is the wired controllers. they are way too short and you can't change them. it's just stuck permanently. apparently Japanese kids sit very close to the tv <cite>Zikten posted [p:943850439] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>for the US release they wanted to make it look less like a computer I think. the only problem i have with the Famicom is the wired controllers. they are way too short and you can't change them. it's just stuck permanently. apparently Japanese kids sit very close to the tv</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Caution999 08/26/20 3:30:26 PM #6:	NES looks better tbh --- Proud to be an American. <cite>Caution999 posted [p:943850441] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>NES looks better tbh </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Laserion 08/26/20 3:30:57 PM #7:	They wanted the NES to be like a VCR. --- There is no "would of", "should of" or "could of". There is "would've", "should've" and "could've". <cite>Laserion posted [p:943850464] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>They wanted the NES to be like a VCR.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Caution999 08/26/20 3:31:25 PM #8:	Zikten posted... for the US release they wanted to make it look less like a computer I think. the only problem i have with the Famicom is the wired controllers. they are way too short and you can't change them. it's just stuck permanently. apparently Japanese kids sit very close to the tv They designed the NES with the VCR player in mind. Subconsciously we'd be more comfortable with something we were familiar with. --- Proud to be an American. <cite>Caution999 posted [p:943850478] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite> <quote>for the US release they wanted to make it look less like a computer I think. the only problem i have with the Famicom is the wired controllers. they are way too short and you can't change them. it's just stuck permanently. apparently Japanese kids sit very close to the tv</quote> They designed the NES with the VCR player in mind. Subconsciously we'd be more comfortable with something we were familiar with. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 08/26/20 3:32:26 PM #9:	The Nes had a different look before they changed it. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:943850521] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>The Nes had a different look before they changed it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dark_SilverX 08/26/20 3:35:05 PM #10:	Mark_DeRosa posted... Sexy Foppe posted... The Nes had a different look before they changed it. --- Mitch McConnell is a very beautiful man. Respect. don't compare games to feces -- if you've an opinion worth mentioning, do so civilly <cite>Dark_SilverX posted [p:943850606] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>Mark_DeRosa posted... </cite> <quote></quote>Sexy Foppe posted... </cite> <quote>The Nes had a different look before they changed it. </quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheOtherMike 08/26/20 3:36:50 PM #11:	Caution999 posted... NES looks better tbh Fact <cite>TheOtherMike posted [p:943850668] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>Caution999 posted... </cite> <quote>NES looks better tbh</quote> Fact </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Caution999 08/26/20 3:37:27 PM #12:	Foppe posted... The Nes had a different look before they changed it. good lord those controllers...... --- Proud to be an American. <cite>Caution999 posted [p:943850689] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>Foppe posted... </cite> <quote>The Nes had a different look before they changed it. </quote> good lord those controllers...... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Austin_Era_II 08/26/20 3:38:43 PM #13:	I miss blowing --- Currently playing: God of War III MCMLXXXV <cite>Austin_Era_II posted [p:943850726] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>I miss blowing </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 08/26/20 3:43:24 PM #14:	Originally it was going to be published by Atari, but Atari had no money left after the videogame crash of 1983 so Nintendo decided to publish it themself. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:943850891] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote> Originally it was going to be published by Atari, but Atari had no money left after the videogame crash of 1983 so Nintendo decided to publish it themself. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MC_BatCommander 08/26/20 3:51:02 PM #15:	The redesign with the top loader looks the best imo --- The Legend is True! <cite>MC_BatCommander posted [p:943851181] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>The redesign with the top loader looks the best imo </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Laserion 08/26/20 10:53:47 PM #16:	Foppe posted... Originally it was going to be published by Atari, but Atari had no money left after the videogame crash of 1983 so Nintendo decided to publish it themself. "The SNES doesn't really need a CD adapter. Scrap it." "Then what do we do with this SNES Play Station?" --- There is no "would of", "should of" or "could of". There is "would've", "should've" and "could've". <cite>Laserion posted [p:943868757] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>Foppe posted...</cite> <quote>Originally it was going to be published by Atari, but Atari had no money left after the videogame crash of 1983 so Nintendo decided to publish it themself.</quote> "The SNES doesn't really need a CD adapter. Scrap it." "Then what do we do with this SNES Play Station?"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChocoboMogALT 08/26/20 10:55:49 PM #17:	MC_BatCommander posted... The redesign with the top loader looks the best imo Less issues reading the carts, too. --- "We live in a country Hasire.." ~ yosouf06 REVOLVER STAKE! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v717/ChocoboMog123/AltEisenRChocoboMog.png <cite>ChocoboMogALT posted [p:943868831] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>MC_BatCommander posted... </cite> <quote>The redesign with the top loader looks the best imo </quote>Less issues reading the carts, too. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AmericaTheBrave 08/26/20 10:55:51 PM #18:	It was designed to look like a VCR/computer because the video game crash of 83 led people to distrust video game systems so they had to market it more like a toy or vcr or computer --- https://imgur.com/Asq1ds6 <cite>AmericaTheBrave posted [p:943868833] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>It was designed to look like a VCR/computer because the video game crash of 83 led people to distrust video game systems so they had to market it more like a toy or vcr or computer </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 08/27/20 1:20:38 AM #19:	Laserion posted... "The SNES doesn't really need a CD adapter. Scrap it." "Then what do we do with this SNES Play Station?" The reason they scrapped it was because Nintendo reread the contract and discovered that Sony would own the rights to the games they would release on the Snes CD, which was a nono. They tried to revive it with Philips but it was too late in the Snes lifetime. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:943873189] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>Laserion posted... </cite> <quote>"The SNES doesn't really need a CD adapter. Scrap it." "Then what do we do with this SNES Play Station?"</quote>The reason they scrapped it was because Nintendo reread the contract and discovered that Sony would own the rights to the games they would release on the Snes CD, which was a nono. They tried to revive it with Philips but it was too late in the Snes lifetime. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mark_DeRosa 08/27/20 3:29:02 PM #20:	What a weird history --- Steve Nash \| 13\| Phoenix Suns \| PPG: 16.9 \| RPG: 3.60 \| APG 11.3 \| EFF: +22.96 http://www.gifsoup.com/view3/2283379/dance-o.gif <cite>Mark_DeRosa posted [p:943893647] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>What a weird history </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
furb 08/27/20 3:31:05 PM #21:	Nah But the super fami looks way better than the snes --- You know how fads are. Today it's brains, tomorrow, pierced tongues. Then the next day, pierced brains. -Jane Lane <cite>furb posted [p:943893736] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>Nah But the super fami looks way better than the snes </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mark_DeRosa 08/27/20 3:31:39 PM #22:	furb posted... Nah But the super fami looks way better than the snes Really? I loved the snes look --- Steve Nash \| 13\| Phoenix Suns \| PPG: 16.9 \| RPG: 3.60 \| APG 11.3 \| EFF: +22.96 http://www.gifsoup.com/view3/2283379/dance-o.gif <cite>Mark_DeRosa posted [p:943893751] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>furb posted... </cite> <quote>Nah But the super fami looks way better than the snes</quote>Really? I loved the snes look </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Master_Bass 08/27/20 3:32:13 PM #23:	furb posted... Nah But the super fami looks way better than the snes --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Master_Bass posted [p:943893778] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>furb posted... </cite> <quote>Nah But the super fami looks way better than the snes</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheOtherMike 08/27/20 3:33:32 PM #24:	furb posted... But the super fami looks way better than the snes lol no <cite>TheOtherMike posted [p:943893842] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>furb posted... </cite> <quote>But the super fami looks way better than the snes</quote> lol no </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
furb 08/27/20 3:38:03 PM #25:	I hate how the snes looks. No way to express it. Something about the shape. I love the super fami though. Stylish and round with some colors on it on top the basic grey and purple. --- You know how fads are. Today it's brains, tomorrow, pierced tongues. Then the next day, pierced brains. -Jane Lane <cite>furb posted [p:943894008] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>I hate how the snes looks. No way to express it. Something about the shape. I love the super fami though. Stylish and round with some colors on it on top the basic grey and purple. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eston 08/27/20 3:43:40 PM #26:	pojr posted... it was cool looking but stupid that the controllers were hard wired That was the best option at the time. Wireless controllers would have been similar to old tv remotes where if it isn't pointed straight at the sensor then it can't be read. There was one of those Genesis classic systems released several years ago with that exact problem, and I went out and bought wired controllers for it lol --- http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i215/estonc/grizzly_bear_chairs_2.jpg https://imgur.com/8kjZU <cite>eston posted [p:943894215] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>pojr posted... </cite> <quote>it was cool looking but stupid that the controllers were hard wired</quote>That was the best option at the time. Wireless controllers would have been similar to old tv remotes where if it isn't pointed straight at the sensor then it can't be read. There was one of those Genesis classic systems released several years ago with that exact problem, and I went out and bought wired controllers for it lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BeyondWalls 08/27/20 3:46:20 PM #27:	Caution999 posted... They designed the NES with the VCR player in mind. Subconsciously we'd be more comfortable with something we were familiar with. Well, No, I wouldn't say that. People were already very familiar with video game consoles. It was shaped like a VCR so you WOULDN'T associate it with a video game console you were familiar with. --- END OF LINE <cite>BeyondWalls posted [p:943894336] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>Caution999 posted... </cite> <quote>They designed the NES with the VCR player in mind. Subconsciously we'd be more comfortable with something we were familiar with.</quote>Well, No, I wouldn't say that. People were already very familiar with video game consoles. It was shaped like a VCR so you WOULDN'T associate it with a video game console you were familiar with. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eston 08/27/20 3:48:17 PM #28:	I always thought it looked a bit silly, like something my Luke Skywalker action figure would drive around in --- http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i215/estonc/grizzly_bear_chairs_2.jpg https://imgur.com/8kjZU <cite>eston posted [p:943894415] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>I always thought it looked a bit silly, like something my Luke Skywalker action figure would drive around in </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BeyondWalls 08/27/20 3:52:08 PM #29:	eston posted... That was the best option at the time. Wireless controllers would have been similar to old tv remotes where if it isn't pointed straight at the sensor then it can't be read. There was one of those Genesis classic systems released several years ago with that exact problem, and I went out and bought wired controllers for it lol I had these for the NES. I honestly don't remember any problems with them. I mean, your eyeballs are already pointed at the TV anyway. They had a wide beam so it's not like you had to be pointed directly at the sensor or anything. But I was 10, so it's not like I was testing for input lag or anything. --- END OF LINE <cite>BeyondWalls posted [p:943894566] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>eston posted... </cite> <quote>That was the best option at the time. Wireless controllers would have been similar to old tv remotes where if it isn't pointed straight at the sensor then it can't be read. There was one of those Genesis classic systems released several years ago with that exact problem, and I went out and bought wired controllers for it lol</quote> I had these for the NES. I honestly don't remember any problems with them. I mean, your eyeballs are already pointed at the TV anyway. They had a wide beam so it's not like you had to be pointed directly at the sensor or anything. But I was 10, so it's not like I was testing for input lag or anything. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Choco 08/27/20 3:55:24 PM #30:	MC_BatCommander posted... The redesign with the top loader looks the best imo wtf is this --- http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html <cite>Choco posted [p:943894706] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>MC_BatCommander posted... </cite> <quote>The redesign with the top loader looks the best imo </quote>wtf is this </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 08/27/20 3:57:30 PM #31:	eston posted... That was the best option at the time. Wireless controllers would have been similar to old tv remotes where if it isn't pointed straight at the sensor then it can't be read. There was one of those Genesis classic systems released several years ago with that exact problem, and I went out and bought wired controllers for it lol Hardwired was bad, because the cord was stuck directly into the console. Normally wired is good, because you can add an extension cord. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:943894787] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>eston posted... </cite> <quote>That was the best option at the time. Wireless controllers would have been similar to old tv remotes where if it isn't pointed straight at the sensor then it can't be read. There was one of those Genesis classic systems released several years ago with that exact problem, and I went out and bought wired controllers for it lol</quote>Hardwired was bad, because the cord was stuck directly into the console. Normally wired is good, because you can add an extension cord. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gafemage 08/27/20 3:58:19 PM #32:	MC_BatCommander posted... The redesign with the top loader looks the best imo As someone who owns this version... nah Controller was wayyy better tho https://i.imgur.com/5VZUfvT.jpg --- If you're gonna reach for a star, reach for the lowest one you can. <cite>Gafemage posted [p:943894822] in The famico... [t:78935305]...</cite> <quote>MC_BatCommander posted...</cite> <quote>The redesign with the top loader looks the best imo </quote> As someone who owns this version... nah Controller was wayyy better tho https://i.imgur.com/5VZUfvT.jpg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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