Tuesday, September 25, 2007

20 Things I Learned From My NES

  • Don't forget to stretch. One thumb cramp and you're done for.

  • No one jumps around the NES!

  • It's either "A" or "B". Try some process of elimination if you're unsure.

  • Franticly waving the NES controller is the original Wii.

  • Little Mac likes his pink pants! I don't know why.

  • No matter what you do for her, the princess will always get back into trouble.

  • Sometimes getting the cartridge to play is as much work as beating the game

  • If at first it doesn't load, blow.

  • Just like the hiccups, everyone has a NES game loading cure.

  • When in doubt warp a level

  • What's a coax connector for again?

  • Cheating is half the fun.

  • "up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a, select, start." Don't pretend you don't understand.

  • No one beats Tyson, but it's still fun to see you fail.

  • Midi rocks!

  • Do graphics get better than a Double Dribble dunk shot?

  • No you can't shoot the darn Duck Hunt dog. Yes, we've all tried it.

  • It's dangerous to go alone. Bring a Nintendo Power!

  • Calluses are the only real Power Glove

  • 8 bits are all you will ever need.


  • Inspired by 20 Things I Learned From NES Gaming (AKA My Alter Ego) & 20 cosas que aprendí de jugar al NES



    16 comments:

    Anonymous said...

    meh...

    Anonymous said...

    THIS STINKS OF FAIL

    S pe N aJ said...

    I grined, it wasn't that bad

    RFD said...

    Nice list. You hit the nail on the head with the A & B buttons. Games don't have to be complicated to be fun. Check out my top 5 NES games list at top 5 NES games

    jhoodshow said...

    Brought back memories - like cleaning out lint from the Super Mario Bros 3 cartridge with a Q-Tip.

    Contra rox!

    Touchy said...

    Whoever says that this list sucks or fails or whatnot, you're obviously only 13, have probably never laid eyes upon the greatness that was the NES. So, STFU and go back to your newfangled XBoxes and cordless controllers.

    Oi...kids these days. :-p

    Anonymous said...

    not really funny at all

    Anonymous said...

    "well, being the expert I am at 23 , not having a girlfriend and playing every video game console ever made, I'd say I'm the authority on whether this is funny or not"

    dude, please don't reproduce.

    Anonymous said...

    The NES does not use MIDI.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System#Audio

    Anonymous said...

    HEY!...I beat Tyson...many many times

    Fernando said...

    How about a link to the original post where you got the idea from?
    http://kludgespot.blogspot.com/2007/09/20-things-i-learned-from-nes-gaming.html

    Fusionring said...

    Fernando-

    This is my alter ego... I was just horsing around and someone else posted it to Digg... Sorry about that...

    Anonymous said...

    up up down down left right left right b a start...select doesn't come into play in the konami code...

    gscs said...

    That's great list.
    I am just wondering how come this gadget can do so much to us....

    emergingsea said...

    select only comes into play on the konami code if you have a friend. you hit it cause you are actually have another person there that wants to spend time with you.

    Anonymous said...

    this was awesome. and all so true.