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New NES

LaPuzzaLaPuzza Registered User regular
edited December 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
I'm looking to buy one of those new, unlicensed NES that are on the market for a friend as a christmas present. I've looked all over, and I can't seem to find a consensus on which one I should get. Here is my wish list:

1) Must play Super Tecmo Bowl
2) Should play all or the vast majority of the classics - less concerned about late-gen/oddball games
3) Famicom/SNES support is cool buy not neccessary
4) Should either have decent wireless controlers included/available or should allow original NES controlers to be plugged in.

It looks like the FC Twin may be the best option on the surface, because it will at least support SNES controlers and seems to be generally classic-friendly. Anyone have one of these? I'd appreciate reviews of this or other options.

Thanks.

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  • HevachHevach Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I have an FC Twin. It works pretty well. The NES is well enough figured out that I haven't heard of a game not running on one of these systems in a long time.

    SNES side, it does a lot better job with carts that have special add on chips in them. It'll run Super FX games like Star Fox, which a lot of them can't. I've had a couple clone systems over the years, and FC Twin is the only one that could run Star Fox correctly. If you happen to have Street Fighter Alpha 2 or plan to import Star Ocean, thse won't run.

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  • MushroomStickMushroomStick Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I think they all have trouble with Castlevania 3.

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  • LaPuzzaLaPuzza Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I think they all have trouble with Castlevania 3.

    This makes me a little sad, but it's not for me personally, and the reciepient doens't have the same fond memories of that game that I do.

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  • MushroomStickMushroomStick Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    LaPuzza wrote: »
    I think they all have trouble with Castlevania 3.

    This makes me a little sad, but it's not for me personally, and the reciepient doens't have the same fond memories of that game that I do.

    Unless there's been a new development I haven't heard about, pretty much the only way to run that game 100% correctly is an authentic NES.

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  • LaPuzzaLaPuzza Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Just to jack things up, here's a new find - the FC3:

    http://www.amazon.com/Genesis-Gaming-System-Not-Machine-Specific/dp/B001LVH80M

    NES, SNES, and Genesis? The person I'm shopping for was an 8 bit Nintendo and a 16 bit Sega fan, so this seems like the right call. I mean, I wouldn't like using the sega controler shape for 8 bit games, but that's because I got my first sega console in 1998.

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  • TrentusTrentus Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    LaPuzza wrote: »
    I think they all have trouble with Castlevania 3.

    This makes me a little sad, but it's not for me personally, and the reciepient doens't have the same fond memories of that game that I do.

    Unless there's been a new development I haven't heard about, pretty much the only way to run that game 100% correctly is an authentic NES.

    Apparently the Retro Duo will do it. I haven't tried one myself, but I came across it a year or so ago and ended up looking further into it not too long ago when my mate's SNES looked like it'd bitten the dust (it's okay now though). You can grab one from thinkgeek or amazon. A bunch of other online stores probably stock them too.

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  • MadpandaMadpanda suburbs west of chicagoRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Just a FYI, a lot of these clone systems can have audio that sounds a bit off. From what I hear they are close enough, but if this sounds like something that would bother your friend, research it a bit more.

    edit: Here is a decent comparison article http://www.racketboy.com/retro/nintendo/nes/2007/08/best-nes-clones-generation-nex-yobo-fctwin.html

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  • Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    If you're ok without Castlevania 3 I'd go Retron 3 instead...

    http://www.amazon.com/Retron-Genesis-Triple-System-Nintendo-Entertainment/dp/B003Y5AHPG/ref=pd_cp_vg_2

    It's got wireless controllers and controller ports for all original gamepads for all 3 systems. Makes the system look slightly wonky with all those plugs - but I'd say the wireless pads included make it worth the buy.

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  • LaPuzzaLaPuzza Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    If you're ok without Castlevania 3 I'd go Retron 3 instead...

    http://www.amazon.com/Retron-Genesis-Triple-System-Nintendo-Entertainment/dp/B003Y5AHPG/ref=pd_cp_vg_2

    It's got wireless controllers and controller ports for all original gamepads for all 3 systems. Makes the system look slightly wonky with all those plugs - but I'd say the wireless pads included make it worth the buy.

    Win. That's everything I wanted. Now, to resist the urge to buy one for myself.

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  • XaquinXaquin Right behind you!Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Super Mario World for $700 lol

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  • LaPuzzaLaPuzza Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Xaquin wrote: »
    Super Mario World for $700 lol

    I saw that, then quickly crapped my pants while making sure that I hadn't ordered the pack-in.

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  • humblehumble Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I'll just echo the Retron

    I work at a small independent gamestore that specializes in retro games and we've been carrying the Retron for a couple months and haven't had any returns or anything.

    The one thing that I know is a problem are the wireless controllers are kind of finicky, but the system has the controller ports so you can easily get a real controller.

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