Not sure if you guys remember when @jeff & @danryckert where showing off the Nintendo Classic, Jeff kept saying something was off about the sound. Well turns out he was right, which is pretty amazing that he could actually remember how those old games sounded like. DigitalFoundry just did a review of it and in that video they touch on this particular issue.

Ok, that is seriously nice to know.

Always bet on Jeff.

Jeff's still got it! =)

When it comes to little things like that, Jeff is #blessed.

That´s for sure, was pretty impressed that he could actually tell.

Jeff definitely has a lot of knowledge about games and is excellent at being able to pick up small differences very well. That being said, I wouldn't assume that he remembered how those old games sounded from the old days. After all he is constantly holding and/or playing retro stuff so for all we know he was playing a real NES just a few hours before he messed around with the Mini.

Sometimes I think that Jeff doesn't experience time like the rest of us, that's how he is always just a few days away from holding any given video game item, no matter how old or obscure.

He's notice off sounds in games since I've started following him since '04. He's a machine.

They sounded off to me too, although I don't remember if I noticed before or after Jeff mentioned it in the quicklook.

Musician + Expert game critic= opinion I most trust in the industry on sound.

great catch by jeff

I know i didn't before Jeff mentioned it a few times.

That's nuts lol

The man knows his stuff

Props to ya Jeff.

Sounds tend to stick with you. I bet that there are many people among us that would instantly realize when the metal gear solid ! noise is slightly off.

@onemanarmyy: It's like that Sonic the Hedgehog ring sound showing up in those registers a while back. Such a simple noise being so burned into our brains.

@lv4monk: The European version of the old Sonic (Master System) games, plays at a different speed, so all the sound is slightly different..

That's because Jeff held a copy of Kirby not more than 2 days ago....

And yet he can't tell the difference in feel between Mario Maker and original SMB.

@forteexe21: he was holding another thing a week and a half ago. guy's slipping!

When you hold copies of those games so frequently it's hard not to notice. Seriously though, Jeff has noticed sound inconsistencies in several quick looks throughout the years. Guess he just has an ear for that stuff.

I really appreciate DF for doing what they're doing. I know that's not completely related to this video, but I figured I'd just throw that out there.

@adequatelyprepared: Absolutely. When it comes to scrutiny of video games via proper scientific method, Digital Foundry is second only to Ranking Of Fighters.

Clearly, Nintendo allowed for a bit of wiggle room in emulation precision while they prioritised what really mattered: accurate recreation of useless Famicom/Super Famicom controller cable length.

Just like how Jeff was right a few years ago when he predicted that Nintendo's next system would be a combination of a console and a portable system.