HD NES on pre-order for $500

[Jockel]

The "professional" modding "scene" baffles me. Are these people really making a living over overcharging public-domain mods? Or do they just like to screw the next guy for a bit of extra cash at the end of the month?

I've looked at that, it skips part of the PPU and replaces it with more advanced parts which DIDN'T exist in the original system. You're playing on old hardware to have the genuine feeling and then you start taking some of the things which make it original out of it?

Doesn't make any sense to me, imho.

I dunno man, if you were trying to make a living off it you'd probably increase the price, too

And yeah, it feels very genuine and way better than any emulator ever could. It's literally the perfect way to play these games.
Why wouldn't you want something that looks way better than a vanilla NES?

 

[VMM]

I dunno man, if you were trying to make a living off it you'd probably increase the price, too

And yeah, it feels very genuine and way better than any emulator ever could. It's literally the perfect way to play these games.
Why wouldn't you want something that looks way better than a vanilla NES?

Have you tested it?
If yes, you could do a little review in this topic, I think that would be very enlighten to us.
I've seen close to none comments about it, having another opinion would be nice

 

[raulpica]

I dunno man, if you were trying to make a living off it you'd probably increase the price, too

And yeah, it feels very genuine and way better than any emulator ever could. It's literally the perfect way to play these games.
Why wouldn't you want something that looks way better than a vanilla NES?

Guess so. I suppose that to make a living out of it you should receive at least 40-50 consoles at month... and I'm not sure that the retrogaming scene is that big to ensure you that. Well, there's still the possibility of people still living at home with their parents and making it as a "job" of the likes. Oh well.

The main thing which made me dislike emulators was the video quality. It feels SO artificial. I'm now the proud owner of a Commodore 1084S monitor (which is usually highly regarded for retro-gaming) and I'm playing everything as it was supposed to be played.

Because excessive video improvements get outside of the scope of an original system. While RF/Aerial is totally insane to use, I usually stick to RGB/S-Video/Composite in this order. If a console was shipped only with a composite out, then I'm going to use that one.

 

[decemberchild]

Is this a thing in USA? I've never seen anyone use would of instead of would have.
I don't even see how that would fit on a sentence.

Idk if it is only a USA thing. I see it constantly. Anyway, people use the contraction would've. They think they are saying would of and therefore make "of" a verb.

 

[Jockel]

Have you tested it?
If yes, you could do a little review in this topic, I think that would be very enlighten to us.
I've seen close to none comments about it, having another opinion would be nice

Well, as mentioned, I have an RGB modded AV Famicom.
That's going to provide the same picture quality as the Analogue NT.
I took this picture extremely close up from my CRT with my phone:
http://imgur.com/J1MuwUX

It looks quite a bit better in person.

 

[FAST6191]

I am also quite confused by the non piracy, non aesthetic, console modding scenes. It could be good but it seems to mostly be populated by borderline scam artists (a lot of controller modding), people that can just about follow a guide (the amusing ones are the ones that get defensive when you suggest an obvious improvement) and people that think far too highly of themselves (also a lot of controller modding but most of the rest as well). When this gets coupled with most gamers being incredibly cheap it does not seem all that likely to improve, such a thing is often why I shy away from it despite the fact I reckon it could be a hoot.

 

[EarthBound 2]

exactly idea based on for example like Sonic 2 HD even Sega Dreamcast HDMI adapter.

 

[Isaac]

"probably illegally"

Well that sounds condescending, Mr. perfect.

 

[goober]

Use RGB/CRT filters in a proper emulator (most emulators now use "shaders" to achieve this). It'll look exactly the same you can even add curvature if you must. You can even buy hardware filters to attach to old consoles that will produce the effect on HDTVs.

Anyone lauding this is ignoring those simple facts. While I guess it's cool if you have too much money to burn, too little time to educate yourself, and too little initiative to seek out the already established solutions, it's not anything "new", novel, or trailblazing. Just opportunist extortion.

 

[Celice]

Use RGB/CRT filters in a proper emulator (most emulators now use "shaders" to achieve this). It'll look exactly the same you can even add curvature if you must. You can even buy hardware filters to attach to old consoles that will produce the effect on HDTVs.

Anyone lauding this is ignoring those simple facts. While I guess it's cool if you have too much money to burn, too little time to educate yourself, and too little initiative to seek out the already established solutions, it's not anything "new", novel, or trailblazing. Just opportunist extortion.

Essentially all of the videogame entertainment market is based on the same position. Profit is a step away from extortion in a market that sets its own prices.

 

[Elrinth]

I have a rgbmodded Sharp Twin Famicom plus a framemeister. I already have the absolute best Famicom/NES solution there is. However, I'm pretty sure I dished out more money alltogether than Analogue NT would cost. But my solution allows me to take all my systems (Gamecube, Saturn, Saturn, Snes, Mega Drive, Pc-Engine) into 1080p whereas Analogue NT only allows for NES&Famicom into the HD resolution.

 

[Psionic Roshambo]

Possibly the first clone console that can play Castlevania III?

One of the sticking points of me getting one of those Retron deals... (It's one of my favorite NES games, bought it when it came out... lol)

Although I hear the Retron 5 is Android based and could get updates (possibly fixes Castlevania III?)