So my friend lately has bought an NES and SNES and has almost made me guilty that I should buy one. Is it worth the money to buy it and a few games? Do they games have enough replay value?
Don't lean. Just buy it. You can't go wrong with a system like that. Its library of games has something for everyone to enjoy. Some of the best RPGs ever are on the SNES for example.
Emulators still aren't perfect anyway. I booted up DKC on SNES9x and it looks like crap compared to on my SNES and I can't figure out why. On the other hand, now that I've grown my hands HATE the old SNES controllers. They're too tiny :(
If you can get one for a decent price AND some of the better games (you'll never find things like Chrono Trigger) I would go ahead and buy one.
Despite the fact that you will eventually be able to get all decent SNES games through Virtual Console, I would still encourage you to get it, especially if you didn't own one when it was the mainstream console. Excellent, excellent console.
You should absolutely get a Super Nintendo. Super Metroid is one of the best games of all time. So if you do get an SNES then that is the one game that you definitely need to find for it.
if you do buy one of those dual top loader ones that are on ebay with a Snes and Nes in one. my friend got one and they work great and take original controllers and also come with there own controllers.
Definitely should get one. I have an NES but not an SNES. Where will you buy it from if you do? Is ebay reliable enough? Thinking about buying one myself.
I would honestly go with an emulator at this point. You can connect a 360 controller and play with a pad, and you can play Mario Kart online with a friend.
The SNES is an excellent system for RPGs among other games. Most noted SNES games:
Earthbound Chrono Trigger Secret of Mana Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Illusion of Gaia Breath of Fire Breath of Fire II Final Fantasy III (aka VI) Final Fantasy II (aka IV) Tactics Ogre Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Tetris Attack Super Mario Kart Super Mario World Yoshi's Island Harvest Moon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Donkey Kong Country (All three)
The list goes on. SNES has quite a lot of gems on it, but unless you yourself find these and other titles appealing, don't get it.
At this point, almost no, it would probably be easier and more reliable to just download the games off of Virtual Console. I mean sure I know they don't have all of the classics yet, but most of the big names are up there already!
"So my friend lately has bought an NES and SNES and has almost made me guilty that I should buy one. Is it worth the money to buy it and a few games? Do they games have enough replay value?"
Probably my favorite system of all time. If you can find good games for it considering the good ones are always the hardest to find. if you can get that for a decent price, you will not find a better bang for your buck opportunity. if you are cheap i would recommend just downloading the roms. Also you could by a Wii and just download the games from the VC.
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