Happy Birthday Famicom!

*Kid Icarus* · 07-14-2003, 11:35 PM

20 years ago today, Nintendo released the Famicom system in Japan.

That system would bring back the dead videogame market in the US as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) two years later, in 1985.

For anyone who plays videogames, no matter what platform you like, today should be a pretty important day.

And hey, it also gave us three TMNT games

So, discuss your NES memories, favorite games, or what ever here.

Wingnut · 07-14-2003, 11:39 PM

I remember playing Sky Sharks on my NES so much that i became double jointed in my index finger from pulling the trigger so much.

Psycrow · 07-15-2003, 02:10 AM

I remember the day I got Super Mario Bros. 3. My Grandma gave it to me for Christmas along with Dragon Warrior. Man, SMB3 was the greatest game ever at that time, and I still dust off the ol' NES to play it from time to time. Also, TMNT 2 was given to me by my mom (but she said my great grandpa bought it for me, but that was just a coverup since I never saw the guy back then), and that too, was one of the greatest gamin' experiences of my life! Haha.

Special Thanks to the Big N!

*Stone Ill* · 07-15-2003, 02:58 AM

AH..Gotta love the NES. Eventhough, my family got it a year before I was born (1987), I still love it..I even remember some of the games that I bought (yes, it's from birthdays and such hehe) for my older brother. One birthday, my dad and I went out and I bought him Batman and Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six..Good times..I don't have many other memories of how I got my NES games except for another time at the same older brother's birthday (greedy bastard), at Pizza Hut, he got Wizards and Warriors 3: Iron Sword*..Bah what the hell..I'll just name all of my NES games:

Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
72 Games In 1
Wizards And Warriors 3: Iron Sword*
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Batman
Spider-Man: Return Of The Sinister Six
Blades Of Steel

not much, but meh..it lasted me a long while. Too bad my NES isn't working anymore.. (Damn you Dino, and you're stupid gum and matches!!)

I also those joysticks that you could use with the NES and my brother's friend had one of those "glove" controllers..Pretty cool..

I loved it back in the day where people weren't so demanding in the content of videogames. We were happy with what we had. Like, those crappy Megaman games..Pfft..cra-pay.

Well, enough of my ranting. Happy Birthday NES and Jiri.

*= I'm not sure of it was W&W 2 or W&W 3

07-14-2003, 11:35 PM	#1
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	Happy Birthday Famicom! 20 years ago today, Nintendo released the Famicom system in Japan. That system would bring back the dead videogame market in the US as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) two years later, in 1985. For anyone who plays videogames, no matter what platform you like, today should be a pretty important day. And hey, it also gave us three TMNT games So, discuss your NES memories, favorite games, or what ever here.

07-14-2003, 11:39 PM	#2
Wingnut Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pao Pao Café Posts: 1,264	I remember playing Sky Sharks on my NES so much that i became double jointed in my index finger from pulling the trigger so much. __________________ "I'll be what I wanna do."

07-15-2003, 02:10 AM	#3
Psycrow Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 435	I remember the day I got Super Mario Bros. 3. My Grandma gave it to me for Christmas along with Dragon Warrior. Man, SMB3 was the greatest game ever at that time, and I still dust off the ol' NES to play it from time to time. Also, TMNT 2 was given to me by my mom (but she said my great grandpa bought it for me, but that was just a coverup since I never saw the guy back then), and that too, was one of the greatest gamin' experiences of my life! Haha. Special Thanks to the Big N! __________________ "Before you criticize others you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you're a mile away... and you have their shoes."

07-15-2003, 02:58 AM	#4
Stone Ill Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Burlington, Ontario Posts: 2,397	AH..Gotta love the NES. Eventhough, my family got it a year before I was born (1987), I still love it..I even remember some of the games that I bought (yes, it's from birthdays and such hehe) for my older brother. One birthday, my dad and I went out and I bought him Batman and Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six..Good times..I don't have many other memories of how I got my NES games except for another time at the same older brother's birthday (greedy bastard), at Pizza Hut, he got Wizards and Warriors 3: Iron Sword..Bah what the hell..I'll just name all of my NES games: Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt Super Mario Bros. 2 Super Mario Bros. 3 72 Games In 1 Wizards And Warriors 3: Iron Sword Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Batman Spider-Man: Return Of The Sinister Six Blades Of Steel not much, but meh..it lasted me a long while. Too bad my NES isn't working anymore.. (Damn you Dino, and you're stupid gum and matches!!) I also those joysticks that you could use with the NES and my brother's friend had one of those "glove" controllers..Pretty cool.. I loved it back in the day where people weren't so demanding in the content of videogames. We were happy with what we had. Like, those crappy Megaman games..Pfft..cra-pay. Well, enough of my ranting. Happy Birthday NES and Jiri. *= I'm not sure of it was W&W 2 or W&W 3