If you’re like one of the countless other kids (and even some adults) who grew up during the 90′s, you’ve no doubt acquired your own fair share of gaming systems. For some, they became the objects of garage sales on the $10 table. For others, a box, an attic, and some dust fit the bill. Wherever they ended up, you can’t help but get an itch to play them every now and then. But what if you don’t have the console anymore and are left with boxes of old game cartridges to several different systems? Consolidate and get an RetroN3 sysem.
The RetroN3 console is a 3-in-1 sort of deal in that it will accept original NES, Sega Genesis, and Super Nintendo cartridges all in the same unit. Wireless controllers bring a more modern freedom and feeling to the gameplay, though, ports for each respective console’s controller are present. Take your pick.
The clincher: It’s only $69.99. It may seem like a bit much for retro gaming until you stop and realize it’s three game consoles in one. Scrounge up a dozen or two good classics and you’ve easily got your calender filled for the next month. Available from Hyperkin in red or black. Gamers, you need this!
It used to be that back in the day, you blew the hell out of those old game cartridges just to get them to work. At times, the sessions could go on for minutes on end, making your face blue, and head light. It was all for the greater good though. Fast forward a decade or two and games are making the move from cartridge to disc to digital download. Cartridges are still alive in today’s society but just don’t hold the importance they once did. But instead of throwing them out, be resourceful. Make something.
That’s what ebay seller NES_Harmonica has done, and done quite well I might add. There really isn’t much explaining that needs to be done. This crafty fellow took a Hohner Pocket Pal harmonica and crammed it inside each of these cartridges giving the musical type and actual decent instrument in a flash design. There’s plenty of gamers out there who are also brilliant and talented musicians. Why not impress both crowds with the NES Cartridge Harmonica?
Bidding is starting at $7. How can you not bid?
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- December 1, 2009 10:00 am
Perhaps it was a defiant “FU” to IP law. It could have been a simple mistake. Whatever it was, the showcasing of an SNES emulator and ROM running on the N900 belonging to Urho Konttori, Product Manager of Nokia, was begging for trouble from the start. And like clockwork, Nintendo has sent the legal hounds on Nokia to investigate how and why such thing happened. Nintendo voices the same opinion that many game developers and companies voice: that emulators and ROM’s are evil, sinister, things that kill the planet and ruin the ecosystem. They also go and throw in the word “torrent”, attaching the nomral stereotype that all torrents are illegal and bad which is simply not the case. Typical from those who simply don’t understand….but I digress.
While I can understand Nintendo cracking down on Nokia for a not so smart move, blatantly showing off something that is technically illegal all things considered, the bigger issue at hand should be clear: if Nintendo is unwilling or unable to pay/hire additional help to port games to other platforms, 3rd party channels need to be given the right to port without fear of prosecution. While the circumstances, products, and services vary from market to market, the same basic story is played out over and over again — failing to embrace what consumers want by remaining stagnant or trying to hold back innovation will only hurt yourselves in the long run. If they aren’t willing to move foward, get out of the way.
Emulators and ROM’s FTW!
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