Satoshi Matrix

I'm really confused by this update to the Neo-Geo portable. Will it ONLY have the twenty built in games or can I play additional games I want to put on it myself? I thought it was announced to have an SD card slot that would let users put their own Neo-Geo ROMs on it like the Sega Genesis portables out now? If so then I will buy. If not, I will not buy. I own a Neo-Geo MVS already. Unless there's more than the twenty games, most of which I don't care about, I won't buy. For the price I could buy two of those bootleg MVS multicarts that hold hundreds of games and play them on my real arcade cab. Please someone help clarify this.

I'm no longer taking suggestions as the list has been finalized, but thanks for everyone for chiming in. I'll have the first part of the list up soon, in the next week or so. It'll cover picks #100 - 91 counting down. I don't mind revealing that Azure Dreams will not be on the list. I played it for about three hours. I took screenshots. I tried to enjoy it. In the end though, I think Azure Dreams fails do deliver in too many areas for it to be a candidate for the list. It's great that you liked it, but I universally did not.

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I have the list completed now and will start publishing it soon. Expect the first entry, #100-91 in the next week or so. I've taken everyone's suggestions seriously and tried out every single one of them. They all won't make the final list, but keep the suggestions coming for the honorable mentions list that will accompany my article.

Funny, as I have the complete opposite experience with the game. It was a favourite of mine as a kid and I still enjoy playing it now. Well opinions vary, but I found it to be Zelda style Dig Dug with Tower of Druaga elements...but not nearly as good as any of those. Asmik-kun for Famicom is pretty much the only game what that character that I can stand.

While I wouldn't say Boomer's Adventure in Asmik World isn't the worst game I've ever played, it is the worst game I played as a child. GOD do I hate that game.

Hey guys, last summer I started working on my mega huge top 100 NES games list, and now I'm currently writing another top 100 list and this time the subject is the original GameBoy and also the GameBoy Color, but NOT GameBoy Advance - that will be it's own thing. The original Xbox list I was considering earlier will be coming at a later time. I'll still be doing it, but it's just taking a backseat until I fill some gaps in my collection of games that I haven't played that everyone raves about. For GB/GBC, I have already created a top 100 'beta' list of games to cover, but I know there are some real GameBoy enthusiasts here on Racketboy likely equally as passionate as I am about Nintendo's 8-bit portable wonder. Therefore, I'd like to turn suggestions over to you guys. Maybe there are obscure European or Japanese games I've not thought of? I've gone over the GB/GBC romset several times already, but there's a chance I might have missed some true gems to share with not only the entire retro gaming community my blog attracts, but also here on AtariAge and on many other retro forums as well. I can't promise I'll agree to place y game in x position, but I will seriously consider every recommendation that I haven't already thought of for the list. So let me know what you think should be on the list! The more obscure it is, the greater the chances that I haven't already considered and/or placed it somewhere on the list to begin with. Games like Super Mario Land are obvious, but stuff like Kwirk - not so much. If possible, a short explanation of why you feel your nommonie should make the list would be appreciated.

check out my top 100 NES/Famicom games list. It'll be a good place to start!

Oh it sure was. Next up from me will be top 100 DMG GameBoy and GameBoy Color, but not GBA.

Also the full length interview is up too now! http://youcanplaythis.com/the-pipeline-top-100-nesfamicom-games/#more-982

Kusoge is a Japanese compound word - "kuso", meaning "garbage, crap, shit", and "ge", short for "geemu", the Japanese pronunciation of the word "game". It means, quite literally, "shit game". While you could say something like "Oh that game sucks", there isn't a single one English word that is equivalent, so kusoge prevails. In the short edited version it seems like I'm talking about kusoge for no reason, but the point was that the NES had a LOT of kusoge as well as games that were good at the time that have poorly aged (both make up what the AVGN has based his fame on) but at the same time there ARE great NES games that have aged well and are still fun to play.

^ that was a joke, but while Tiger Heli isn't awful, it is extremely mediocre, especially on the NES. If I wanted to play a mindless mediocre NES shooter, I'd pop in 1942, Twin Eagle, MiG or the countless Action 52 shooters.

impossible to determine that without a better scan.

If anyone missed it, here's the full list again. Top 100 NES/Famicom Games part 1, #100-90 part 2, #89-80 part 3, #79-70 part 4, #69-60 part 5, #59-50 part 6, #49-40 part 7, #39-30 part 8, #29-20 part 9, #19-11 part 10, #10 part 11, #9 part 12, #8 part 13, #7 part 14, #6 part 15, #5 part 16, #4 part 17, #3 part 18, #2 part 19, #1

As many of you will remember, earlier this year I finished up a long-time project of mine, the top 100 NES and Famicom games list that still matter. You can find that list on my blog at http://satoshimatrix.wordpress.com/ Since completing the mammoth list, it has been featured on RetroWare TV and retro gaming enthusiast and all-round swell guy JewWario contacted me expressing interest in an audio interview regarding the list of games. Learn the secrets behind the construction of my list, my personal history with the NES/Famicom, and my outlook on retro gaming in general. Come listen, won’t you? http://satoshimatrix.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/my-top-100-nesfamicom-game-interview-with-jewwario/ Full unedited version coming soon as well.

Look at those awesome stickers on that lame game!

On the first point about the button mapping, I think that most people prefer the Y and B set up for B and A on the RetroDuo and the Super 8 because those are the two dominate buttons used in many SNES classics such as Super Mario World, Donkey Kong Country, Megaman X and so on. In addition, the shape of the human thumb naturally confirms to the layout of the Y and B buttons. That being said, both controllers use the same control chip, and thus adapters can be made to convert NES controllers onto the SNES which would allow you to play all your NES games on the Super 8 with an actual NES controller. If you're interested, I can make one for you for the cost of materials plus a small commission fee. PM me if you are interested. Adding a single capacitor into a slot that already is in place for one is what you would call "major surgery?" Hell, even the RetroDuo audio dampener mod is more extensive than that! Also, it isn't absolutely necessary, if you can tolerate vertical lines through your NES games like the NES-101 toploader's RF connection produces. I'm stumped what you mean. "So much extra hardware"? If you mean its somewhat bulky, then I suppose that's true, but it's really just a large cartridge that sits atop the Super Famicom. The Super 8 doesn't require it's own power or it's own video. You use the same composite video cable your SNES would use natively. I don't understand your comparison of it to the RetroDuo or especially RetroN3. The Super 8 narrowly beats out the RetroDuo in the footrace, but it leaves the RetorN3 far in its dust. The Super 8 is the best Famiclone ever because of its performance and brilliant compatibility. This is a NOAC afterall from 1995, and yet it outperforms NOACs nearly 20 years newer. Are you saying the Super 8 is too expensive? If you check ebay, you can find some sellers that have brand new old stock of them for around $40. Add in shipping, and that's actually a very typical price for a clone system, and that's for BAD clone systems like the RetorN3. For one as good as this, the price is extremely reasonable.

Actually my last post was directed to OldSchoolRetroGamer, but sure, if you wanna take pics too I can add them.

There are two outstanding issues with a stock Super 8 Jailbars in NES games - similar to the RF output of a stock NES-101 "toploader". You can clean these up (but not get rid of them entirely) by soldering a capacitor of over 300μF and at least 6v in the empty spot for a capacitor on the Super 8 motherboard. Make sure you get the polarity right. I then soldered in a .1μF cap in parallel along the same solder joints, but you don't need to do that if you are satisfied with the results from the big cap alone. Super FX/Super GameBoy/SA-1 compatibility - Some Super 8's including mine has a deliberate break in the latch connection which causes Super FX games not to output video and the Super GameBoy to run at 1/100th normal speed. You need to check over the board to see if this is the case with your Super 8 as well. If it is then you need to bridge the gap with a soldered wire or just solder. I haven't made a tutorial, but I suppose I can. Since mine is already done, I need "before" images. If you can take high res glare free images of your Super 8 mobo and send them to me I can write up a tutorial on how to fix these two issues.

Where did you order it from? People have been asking me where to get it but I really don't know since I've owned mine for several years. I didn't test it with the FDS (I HATE the FDS because its extremely unreliable) but given that it plays every Famicom game I own including Akumajou Densetsu and Lagrange Point, I would think there is a very high probability that it works with the standalone Famicom Disk System flawlessly and can produce the FDS expansion audio. The only game I've had issues with on my Super 8 is Battletoads stage 2 as per every other Famiclone. It's also too bad the Powerpak doesn't work with it, but that's a give-in with Famiclones. Make sure you solder in a 470μF cap (along with a 0.1μF 104 if you want to have the same results I did) unless you don't mind major jailbars in NES games. Also while you have it open, check all traces to make sure yours doesn't have a deliberate break in the latch line like mine does. If it does, Super FX games like Star Fox will be unplayable until you bridge that connection with either a wire or a glop of solder.

Hey guys, haven't been around much lately but wanted to share with you guys my latest project. To celebrate 800 subscribers on youtube, I've gone and made my most extensive review of a Famiclone ever. Come learn all there is to know about Innovation's TriStar/Super 8, released in 1995 for the SNES - a device that lets you play NES and Famicom games right on your SNES. Watch as it outpreforms every other Famiclone in existence.

bump. Mostly everything still unsold!

I have a copy of Oblivion: Elder Scrolls 4 for sale. Epic game.

I have one. feel free to pm me.

I'd like to buy it, but I'm in Canada. Are you saying you won't ship to Canada period?

that's extremely interesting. Thanks for posting that. I'm wondering if you might be able to give some insight about the NES processor. Is the only programming language possible on the NES 6502 Assembly?