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The NES at 40: Seven ways it changed the gaming world forever (archive.is)

submitted 11 months ago by QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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[–] newtraditionalists@beehaw.org 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Nice read, thanks for sharing! The NES will always be the epicenter of my lifelong love for gaming. I will always remember receiving Megaman 2 for my bday. We had other games, but as the youngest of three boys, it was the first game that was truly mine. And I will never forget the weird ass cover art it had lol.

[–] Holodeck_Moriarty@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I didn't play MegaMan until later in the 90s. How was it playing on the NES when it was current? Was it brutal?

[–] OfficialThunderbolt@beehaw.org 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

NES Mega Man 2 is one of the few NES games that was actually made easier for the American release, in that you could play the game recklessly and still win. The original (more difficult) difficulty was made into an optional "hard" mode, which forced players to play more defensively.

[–] Holodeck_Moriarty@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Wow, I had no idea. They really didn't think much of American audiences back then did they?

[–] hungry_freaks_daddy@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Dad wouldn’t buy me an NES when I was a kid. My next door neighbor had one and we played Top Gun and legacy of the wizard. Got an NES 20 years ago and still have it though my game collection is pretty small. Also have an old crt to play it on. Still bust out SMB3 every once in awhile for the nostalgia.

[–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A few years ago I went back to see if I could even put a dent in Legacy of the Wizard. I couldn't, it's just brutal.

[–] hungry_freaks_daddy@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I would say more than half of all NES games are insanely hard to beat. Way harder than modern games honestly.

[–] Quexotic@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago

It's easier to create incredibly difficult games than it is to create games that are only moderately difficult. That's something that technology and the honing of the craft have brought to modern gaming.

[–] LoneBear@wirebase.org 3 points 11 months ago

I still have mine from Christmas of 1988. Dang kids these days don't know how good they have it, with their shields and their saves....

[–] Quexotic@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago

Thank you for reminding me of my age. That is all.