Does anyone else miss cartridges?. The tactile nature of them still appeals to me to this day as a lover of retro games. In fact I get mine out now and then and fondle them oddly, is it wrong that I smell the slots and notice that NeoGeo carts have a sharp metailic zesty scent, that merges well with musty tobacco low note :?
If digital media returned in cartridge form lin the future and had no deficiency alongside other forms of memory available, would you still be against the idea of them returning?. Dowloadable games and discs are fine of course, but it adds significantly to the feeling of possession when something has tactility
Carts are awesome but that's why SNES, N64 and DS stuff is so easily pirated and emulated. Sure you can pirate PS1 games with iso's and all that but that's a pain for most pople where as with cartridge games all you need is 1 rom file to play a game. Apart from that I love cartridges. No load times or anything.
" Does anyone else miss cartridges?. The tactile nature of them still appeals to me day as a lover of retro games. In fact I get mine out now and then and fondle them oddly, is it wrong that I smell the slots and notice that NeoGeo carts have a sharp metailic zesty scent, that merges well with musty tobacco low note :? If digital media returned in cartridge form lin the future and had no deficiency alongside other forms of memory available, would you still be against the idea of them returning?. Dowloadable games and discs are fine of course, but it adds significantly to the feeling of possession when something has tactility You know you miss them, a little at least. "
This.
@Everyones_A_Critic said:
" I agree with you that they add to the feeling of possession, but I sure as hell don't miss blowing into them and paying higher prices for them. "
And this. I do love the smell of them. It's like a new car smell to me. But I love them mostly because you can't scratch them like CDs. Old games back then were tougher and more robust!
" I don't miss cartridges, I still have my SNES. "
I don't miss cartridges, I still have my DS : ) @Scooper said:
" Carts are awesome but that's why SNES, N64 and DS stuff is so easily pirated and emulated. Sure you can pirate PS1 games with iso's and all that but that's a pain for most pople where as with cartridge games all you need is 1 rom file to play a game. Apart from that I love cartridges. No load times or anything. "
PSP has far more piracy than the DS, but I see what you mean
Cartridges and attachable rumble packs were cool and all, but come on it's so nice to slide a disc into the ps3, or heck, just start a game from steam on the PC with no disc at all. Nostalgia is nice though, remembering old times of dusty cartridges and big ugly controllers laid out on the carpet... but hey just dig up your old systems or go buy them for cheap from salvation army.
Eh, discs aren't all that good. If your NES broke, it'd be easier to repair than the 360 or Wii, since there's no equivalent to "blowing in the little door."
Yeah, I really miss blowing the dust out of them trying to get them to play, or paying the equivalent of $100 per cartridge in today's money. No thanks.
" Carts are awesome but that's why SNES, N64 and DS stuff is so easily pirated and emulated. Sure you can pirate PS1 games with iso's and all that but that's a pain for most pople where as with cartridge games all you need is 1 rom file to play a game. Apart from that I love cartridges. No load times or anything. "
PSP has far more piracy than the DS, but I see what you mean "
I'm not to up on modern emulation and piracy so I don't really know the process so maybe PSP is super easy to pirate.
I know it's quicker to get a SNES rom on google then getting a drink from the fridge.
" I agree with you that they add to the feeling of possession, but I sure as hell don't miss blowing into them and paying higher prices for them. "
I have to agree with the latter, but I imagine any future cartridge could prevent the need to do so.
I miss the label artwork too!, and so do the Japanese on the evidence of this new art craze where they have artists creating mock NES/Famicom cart labels, for made up games.
I like cartridges because for the most part you have zero load times and without a disk device to access the information, usually zero read errors. They do get old and corroded, though, and you can't get them wet - but overall they avoid mechanical nature of drives and the sketchy dependence on a network line/cable.
my older sister got really angry at me once and dunked my turtles tournament fighter into some washing up water...and then threw it at me where it bounced off a chair....
"this is how awesome cartridges are.. my older sister got really angry at me once and dunked my turtles tournament fighter into some washing up water...and then threw it at me where it bounced off a chair.... still totally worked! "
You're lucky, I once had a flood in my house that ruined some Atari Jaguar cartridges and the console itself.
" I like cartridges because for the most part you have zero load times and without a disk device to access the information, usually zero read errors. They do get old and corroded, though, and you can't get them wet - but overall they avoid mechanical nature of drives and the sketchy dependence on a network line/cable. "
I like cleaning mine with a cotton bud carefully, it can be a zen like practice akin to something like the Tea ceremony if done correctly. I use the finest rubbing alcohol I have in my studio, none of that cheap muck you can get. It's quite satisfying when you look upon a dirty cotton bud. lol
@marioncobretti said:
" this is how awesome cartridges are.. my older sister got really angry at me once and dunked my turtles tournament fighter into some washing up water...and then threw it at me where it bounced off a chair.... still totally worked! "
" Yeah I miss them, but that's why I love my DS games so much. "
They need to have smelly slots before they can be revered.
@Chipset_Seven said:
" @marioncobretti said:
"this is how awesome cartridges are.. my older sister got really angry at me once and dunked my turtles tournament fighter into some washing up water...and then threw it at me where it bounced off a chair.... still totally worked! "
You're lucky, I once had a flood in my house that ruined some Atari Jaguar cartridges and the console itself. "
I do sort of miss cartridges; for the fact that I don't have to always handle them as lightly as I should compare to discs. Though it's a pain to bring the cartridge over to your friends house with a heavier load, for example.
" I agree with you that they add to the feeling of possession, but I sure as hell don't miss blowing into them and paying higher prices for them. "
I have to agree with the latter, but I imagine any future cartridge could prevent the need to do so.
I miss the label artwork too!, and so do the Japanese on the evidence of this new art craze where they have artists creating mock NES/Famicom cart labels, for made up games.
lol
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Holy shit this is such a breakthrough in nerdology!
You were lucky to have cartridges! If I had any I smell them all damn day! I had an Amiga, technically superior in every way except one, the fact that games came on low density, single sided 3 and a 1/2 inch floppy disks. King's Quest 6 came on Twelve of them! Twelve!!!!
" You were lucky to have cartridges! If I had any I smell them all damn day! I had an Amiga, technically superior in every way except one, the fact that games came on low density, single sided 3 and a 1/2 inch floppy disks. King's Quest 6 came on Twelve of them! Twelve!!!! "
Good to know, I feel less weird.
Haha, so did I, along with a C64 and Speccy, Speccy was my fave. A friend of mine owns a well known Speccy tribute site.
@Emandudeguyperson,
That's not nerdology, that's art pure and simple.
@ Meteora
True, good point, but on a plus it was quite cool donning a carry case with carts, just like the evil dude in the Wizard, lol
I actually DO kind of miss blowing cartridges, am I weird? Or seeing what kind of wacky shit happened when you took the cartridge slightly out in the middle of gameplay. Usually it just crashed the game, but occasionally weird shit happened. IE: In Ocarina of Time.
Maybe I am wrong. I've never been a rocket scientist nor played one on TV, but didn't cartridges of at least a certain generation, have batteries in them and if the battery died you couldn't play the game any more? I seem to recall seeing guide on the web that explained how to take apart carts and replace their batteries. And, no I don't miss them since they are still around on the handhelds.
@PenguinDust: Sounds like a really old system or one that didn't do so well. I don't remember anything of the sorts though. Oldest console I've ever played was the C64 and that didn't need any batteries.
" Maybe I am wrong. I've never been a rocket scientist nor played one on TV, but didn't cartridges of at least a certain generation, have batteries in them and if the battery died you couldn't play the game any more? I seem to recall seeing guide on the web that explained how to take apart carts and replace their batteries. And, no I don't miss them since they are still around on the handhelds. "
Games that let you save had batteries in them. There weren't that many NES games with save games, but as I understand it those batteries lasted ridiculously long. A friend of mine recently got out his NES and popped Legend of Zelda in only to find his old savegames from 15 years ago was still there. I think SNES cartridge-batteries might recharge themselves when running on the console, but don't quote me on that.
I miss cartridges just for the nostalgia of it. Not really for the functionality of it, though I do admit I preferred not having loading times while sacrificing that new-fangled "full motion video" thing.
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