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Happy Birthday SFC - 20 this weekend!
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Originally posted by J0e Musashi View PostSFC's were £600 in ACE on launch IIRC.
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I came to the SNES via the wonders of the breeze block US version in 1991, complete with RGB cable and a modified Megadrive 1 power supply to use with it. Can't remember the name of the place, it was a shop within a shop somewhere in Wimbledon. Once I got it home, it was out with the pliers and soldering iron to melt the tabs inside the slot so I could also play Japanese titles on it.
As the OP said, greatest console ever imo...
Mate of mine and I were huge into Street Fighter II, so when he managed to borrow a copy of the conversion a few days after it came out in Japan, then I dragged my SNES round his house (he had the contacts but not the hardware) and we must have played for ten hours straight. Happy memories...
Originally posted by J0e Musashi View PostFinal Fight came out just before Christmas in 1990, so about a month after launch. I had asked for it as a present and remember going to collect it on the 27th. I think it was the second third-party release after Bombuzal.Lie with passion and be forever damned...
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Originally posted by Mayhem View PostWas Bombuzal 1990 in Japan? I was under the impression that it was Pilotwings and Final Fight just before Xmas in Japan...Kept you waiting, huh?
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Originally posted by Max P. View PostIs Shekana still around? I can remember many firsts on visits to that shop including the first Playstation with RR and the N64 with Mario 64.
Despite the crippling costs I still class those early '90s SFC days as my favourite even though I loved the Speccy/C64/Amiga times, too. Thank god for finally working for mags where I could get stuff considerably cheaper and easier.
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I only discovered the wonders on the Super Famicom through Mean Machines and C+VG. I used to stare at the pictures of Super Mario World F- Zero, and UN Squadron and I always wanted one.
There was only one person in my year at school who had one, but he was a spoiled little tosser, so I never did play his one. I had to wait till European release for a slice of the action.
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The Super Famicom/SNES is by far.. my favourite console of all time. I also remember seeing the previews in Mean Machines and being instantly blown away by how great the games looked. It really did feel like a gaming milestone - something to get really excited about.
When I finally got an RGB SFC for Xmas, I spent nearly every hour of the next couple of weeks stuck in front of the screen with a huge grin on my face as I basked in gaming heaven. Without doubt the best time of my gaming life.
There were plenty of great games released for the machine in all genres. If you go through the catalogue of releases, there's a huge assortment of gems that still offer compelling, fun gaming. I think the machine still impresses today because its best games still look really nice, sound great, and feel good to play.
Over the years, the SFC is the machine I always go back to if I need to reinvigorate my lust for gaming. When I play games like F-Zero, ContraIII, CastlevaniaIV, Yoshi's Island etc... I feel a rush of joy & adrenaline that no other machine comes close to matching. The SFC/SNES is without doubt the greatest console ever made, and it still shines bright with a special magic all of its own. I know I'll still be playing it 20 years from now.Last edited by Leon Retro; 22-11-2010, 16:04.
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I remember seeing my first SFC in Telegames in Peterborough. Had a quick go on Super Ghouls and Ghosts and knew I had to have one! Fortunately I only had to wait a brief 12 years before getting one of my own, still my favourite console next to my Neo Geo. It doesn't get much better than an SFC plugged into a Sony TV over RGB.
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It was Mean Machines review of F-Zero that made me want a SNES, those screens shoots just looked incredible and unlike any game I had ever seen before in my life, though it wasn't until SF II hit that I finally had the money to import the game and the Snes.
Brilliant system (liked more than the Mega Drive) and I think in the 16 bit days NCL and Konami were almost untouchable there were so good and their games so far out in front . Castlevania IV, Mario IV, Super Metroid, Pioltwings, F-Zero, Prince of Persia, Axleay, Contra III (mind blowing at the time ) Mystical Ninja, Super R-Type, SF II were my fav Snes games
Speaking of MeanMachine why is it 20 years on , their screen shots are still the best/. Even in the this day and age the current range of screen shots of games look pretty crap
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Originally posted by Team Andromeda View PostSpeaking of MeanMachine why is it 20 years on , their screen shots are still the best/. Even in the this day and age the current range of screen shots of games look pretty crap
I'm not certain but I'd imagine that Mean Machines were still using a dark room and a camera pointed at a screen then. I must admit, I do like arcade shots where you can see the detail of the actual TV screen.
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