Ok, I did some play testing here and I definitely have some issues with the virtual console.
There is some delay and it really effects game that rely on twitch.
I always thought it was some sort of video processing delay in my tv, but I am thinking it's just a virtual console problem. I recently got an original NES and a copy of ninja gaiden. This game is all about timing and twitch. Hooking this up to a CRT television and playing it, man it play like a dream. I dominate this game and beat it 3 times. I have it on wii virtual console and man I struggle. So figuring its the tv I hooked the NES to the HDTV and to my surprise it plays fine and I dominate. On vc, I tried playing on the gamepad screen and the tv, didn't notice any difference. Bad on both. The graphics look much nicer on vc, but the controls man.
I have had troubles with punchout and some with mario, most noticeably trying to bounce on those music note blocks on smb3.
I thought I had played decent on on vc hooking it up to a CRT television in the past. I may try that again to test.
Any real data on vc lag or anything? I think there is an easy way to measure lag between gamepad screen and tv, anyone know on that?
Regardless, wow am I a believer now on playing games on the original hardware. It's so much better for these types of games. Vc looks pretty, but The control is more important.
There is some delay and it really effects game that rely on twitch.
I always thought it was some sort of video processing delay in my tv, but I am thinking it's just a virtual console problem. I recently got an original NES and a copy of ninja gaiden. This game is all about timing and twitch. Hooking this up to a CRT television and playing it, man it play like a dream. I dominate this game and beat it 3 times. I have it on wii virtual console and man I struggle. So figuring its the tv I hooked the NES to the HDTV and to my surprise it plays fine and I dominate. On vc, I tried playing on the gamepad screen and the tv, didn't notice any difference. Bad on both. The graphics look much nicer on vc, but the controls man.
I have had troubles with punchout and some with mario, most noticeably trying to bounce on those music note blocks on smb3.
I thought I had played decent on on vc hooking it up to a CRT television in the past. I may try that again to test.
Any real data on vc lag or anything? I think there is an easy way to measure lag between gamepad screen and tv, anyone know on that?
Regardless, wow am I a believer now on playing games on the original hardware. It's so much better for these types of games. Vc looks pretty, but The control is more important.