Back to Basics with the Original NES
posted on 21 January 2012 | posted in
Technology
In my years of gaming, my favorite games console would most definitely be the original NES (Nintendo Entertainment System). This is due to both the simplicity of the games (working from left to right) and for nostalgic purposes. I also appreciate the technology at the time of its release, as I now calibrate hexagonal spacers in an electronics factory. The simple games of the Nintendo Entertainment System relied less upon graphics and more about mastering certain tasks. Games like “Super Mario Bros.” and “Excitebike” never had a ton to do with how they looked or overly complex strategies that needed to be fulfilled – it was all about repetition and precisely executing particular moves in the fastest time possible – I see this type of human tasking much more applicable to real life situations than I do in current games. Most of all, though, the Nintendo Entertainment System is my favorite because it allows me to remember my childhood days, making friends with the neighbors, and when it was too cold outside to play, we would sit inside with a mug of hot chocolate and play NES until we had to go home for dinner.
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