and I want to buy all the classic games I used to play.

what's the best way to go about this? ebay?

how reliable is the equiptment?

I don't want to play on a modded xbox.. I know it works, is free, etc but it's really not the same experience at all

any tips are appreciated (I live in Chicago so I can't really buy stuff off tww classifieds)

10/29/2007 10:17:08 AM

i'm inclined to say find the roms and emulators and get a usb controller, from a convenience standpoint. Not really the nostalgia experience, but who wants to deal with the flaky NES console-game-breathing issues. It blows my mind that Nintendo hasn't attempted to reissue old school (NES, SNES) games on new formats or for the pc. Maybe they have and I didn't notice though...

10/29/2007 12:36:43 PM

^They have, it's called the Virtual Console on the Wii.

http://wii.nintendo.com/virtualconsole_faq.jsp

10/29/2007 1:37:43 PM

yeah, just get a wii

10/29/2007 1:42:41 PM

I don't really want a wii but if that's as close as it gets that kind of sucks. iirc isn't virtual console just an emulator itself?

10/29/2007 2:07:04 PM

virtually

10/29/2007 2:09:09 PM

^^ yeah, but at least its legal if you care about that sort of thing...

10/29/2007 2:12:26 PM

i just downloaded a SNES emulator w/ a few hundred hit games from the pirate bay or somethin the other day. i dunno y anyone would pay $texas for the old school content at this point

10/29/2007 5:45:56 PM

Hit up Play N Trade in White Oak. They sell the FC Twin that allows you to play NES/SNES. They sell decent old games as well - depends on the day. Also, the buy two get one free can be fun.

10/29/2007 5:47:52 PM

Update: I was in Play N Trade today and some dude traded in a shitload of NES/SNES games. They were saying that its pretty much every game made for the SNES and around 100-150 NES games. Most of the NES games were good ones too....

10/30/2007 3:16:57 PM

ed mckay's on capital

well, if i read the post, that wouldnt be an option for you, but if anyone in rally wants an nes

[Edited on October 31, 2007 at 7:15 AM. Reason : i'm stupid]

10/31/2007 7:14:41 AM