Read the very first issue of Nintendo Power...

[Vagabond142]

For all of us that grew up in the 80's playing on the NES, you know what this magazine is all about

The full first issue from August 1988... 24 years ago XD
http://www.eoinstanley.com/nintendo/...wer_issue1.pdf

[ExtraSlow]

Contra was one of the greatest games ever.

[Ichigo]

Great Find!!

Those were the good ol days. I wonder if anyone can find the old CONSUMERS DISTRIBUTING catalogue. It took me hours to flip through the toy section in that book

[spike98]

Originally posted by ExtraSlow
Contra was one of the greatest games ever.

Up up down down left right left right b a

[civic_stylez]

Originally posted by spike98


Up up down down left right left right b a

That is 1 code i will NEVER forget.. i cant remember my own phone number but if i ever need 30 lives in Contra, im good..

I was also a big fan of Jackal.

[Mibz]

Reading that PDF just about brought me to tears. Good find, man.

I was in the basement looking for my old license plate a couple weeks ago and found my collection of Nintendo Power pogs. Hefty nostalgia abounds.

[EK 2.0]

I remember BEGGING my parents to subscribe me to that magazine....

Oh the memories...

[Mar]

Originally posted by Vagabond142
For all of us that grew up in the 80's playing on the NES, you know what this magazine is all about

The full first issue from August 1988... 24 years ago XD
http://www.eoinstanley.com/nintendo/...wer_issue1.pdf

I still have this magazine, had a subscription for years.

Originally posted by spike98


Up up down down left right left right b a

This is actually more a Konami code since it works on many of the Konami games, kids just remember it as the Contra code. It actually debuted on another game and didn't get popular until Contra. The really weird thing is when the sequel Super Contra came out, the code changed, it was right, left, down, up, B A (or something close).

Originally posted by civic_stylez
I was also a big fan of Jackal.

Just bought this game at a flea market last weekend. It's as god as I remembered it 20 years ago.

[rage2]

Now I know why they use 555 phone numbers in movies, because idiots like me call numbers they see on the screen.

(and no, that powerline phone number doesn't work anymore)

[flipstah]

Originally posted by ExtraSlow
Contra is one of the greatest games ever.

Fixed. So much nostalgia.

[Mar]

Originally posted by rage2
Now I know why they use 555 phone numbers in movies, because idiots like me call numbers they see on the screen.

(and no, that powerline phone number doesn't work anymore)

Ever play Who Framed Roger Rabbit on Nintendo?
Skip to 1:33.
The funniest part of all is that number is now a phone sex hotline.

[theken]

Just downloaded the who framed r r rom

[HyperZell]

You guys know that it was just announced that Nintendo Power is being discontinued, right?

Sad day in gaming; I used to borrow these from the library and read them, even if I didn't have the games they were talking about.

[ga16i]

Yeah, I just heard the news, but I haven't picked up a gaming magazine for probably at least 10 years. The Internet is awesome.

The school library used to have Nintendo Power, EGM, and GamePro. Being an "honour student" meant I could take time off during class to go to the school library instead. I learned so much haha.

Duck Hunt was the only game I spent a lot of time with on the NES. Street Fighter II Turbo and Super Mario World on the SNES took up my entire elementary school existence. 96* beeyotches! I sold off my SNES games with boxes, manuals and all last year. Some of those games actually appreciated in price beating inflation! It's like I got paid to play those games. Can't see that happening with cheap optical disc games though.

[Alterac]

Im Just about finished building my Emulator box.

I have two wireless Logitech F710 Controllers, and the Computer is setup to run SNES, NES, and SEGA Genesis games.

No keyboard/mouse, all controlled using a Joystick, and some software called RomShelf (for now, but i have a buddy custom programming me something better).

I use this box:

Foxconn A3700
http://www.foxconnchannel.com/Produc...U=en-us0000107

It is a seriously Small box.


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[Kavy]

^^^^^

I would be all over this in a heartbeat.
How much did the setup set you back?

[Alterac]

Originally posted by Kavy
^^^^^

I would be all over this in a heartbeat.
How much did the setup set you back?

Box itself was $200, Plus you need a Hard Drive, some Laptop Memory, and at least a controller ($50 for wireless).

Cost me just shy of $300 all in.