Bringing Back Childhood: My Journey with Classic Nintendo Systems
Do you still play with your original Nintendo system? Some people do, and I am one of them. My NES is long gone, but the nostalgia and joy it once brought me still linger. With modern devices like the Nintendo Switch making some classic games accessible, I might just give it another try if I can find enough space to haul it out of storage.
A Selection of My Favorite NES Games
Absolutely, even though my original NES is no longer with me, I still enjoy playing a variety of games on an FPGA-based NES clone with native HDMI video output. Some of my favorites include Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong, Tetris, and Zelda. Occasionally, I also play retro games like Batman Zanac, Life Force, and The Guardian Legend. While I am not a fan of Mario games, I do sometimes play Super Mario Bros 2. It's interesting to see that the NES Classic has been discontinued because of limited resources, as reported by Polygon.
Reflections on Childhood and Nostalgia
Oh yes, I still love playing Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong, Tetris, Zelda, and Paperboy on my NES. However, I mainly use my FPGA-based NES clone that works well with my big screen digital TV. Occasionally, I also bring out my small Sony Trinitron TV and a real NES to play Duck Hunt because it can only be played on an analog TV.
Going back to my childhood, I was a big fan of the NES when I was a mid-80's kid. I got it for Christmas and was lucky enough to have it unlike my Atari 2600, which was beaten up by my brother and me. The NES was a game changer with titles like Mario, Zelda, and Metroid. I played these games late into the night and spent countless weekends exploring various worlds. It was a tiny technological wonder back then. Over the years, I beat and played through every game I owned several times, except for a few that were nearly impossible to complete.
Collecting Game Systems
Collecting video game systems was always a passion of mine. I decided back then that I would collect every game and system I owned for my entire life. I still have my original working NES with over 20 games and have collected hundreds more through the years. I also have my SNES, which I bought with my own money, and all the games that came with it. I have a vast collection, including the Master System, Genesis, Atari Jaguar, N64, and PS1, among many others. Over the decades, I collected almost every system that came out, and now I own systems like the 3DS, GameCube, Wii, Wii U, Switch, PS2, PS3, PS4, and Xboxes. All of these systems are original and belong solely to me.
My initial focus was on system specs and graphics until the current generation. However, I grew bored with most games on PS and Xbox and started enjoying the Nintendo Switch more. The switch reignited my passion for video games, and I started playing them for fun rather than as a chore. This led me to dig out my old systems from storage. I have a CRT TV that I hooked up with my NES, SNES, and Genesis, and I have a bunch of games on virtual console, some of which I don't have or never owned physical copies of. It's a blast going through decades of Nintendo's library again, and I have realized that specs are meaningless. The games are simply enjoyable and fun, no matter what your taste might be.