seriously, why would anybody want to do this?

ganonbanned · Post by **ganonbanned** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 9:53 pm

now i am a big nintendo fan, but in no ways a fan boy i have a sega genesis, and dreamcast and game gear , a PS1, and i am getting a ps2 very soon (tommorw if i win and Ebay auction!) and all nintendo, and i to have an atari VCS, with 25 games. i was wondering though- who would put the effort in to making a portable this old? im working on a NESp, which is also very old, but NES games have storyline, atari games really dont have any storyline (with the exception of the game adventure) maybe its just me, but i would like to see a point in really doing a portable VCS. (no offense, just wonderin')

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 9:56 pm

If you had a homebrew for 2600 such as Thrust+ Platnium edition, you would consider making a portable.

jeffslot · Post by **jeffslot** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 1:18 am

If you grew up playing the 2600 !

anubis · Post by **anubis** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 1:36 am

it's a nostalgia thing. the atari was video games for a long time. remember their are kids out there who look at the nes and go "what a piece of junk; what kind of game only needs two buttons."

akadewboy · Post by **akadewboy** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 3:53 am

Nostalgia drives us. New age gamers just don't understand.

Post by **Sparkfist** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 8:00 am

There are just somethings about the Atari others like, me personally there are a handful of games I loved when ever I got a chance to play one. It's the same for any other system. You're making an NESp because you liked the games it had and want to have them on the go without porting or running emulators. The same goes for the Atari 2600.

And besides Ben's the best example of this whole thing. He grow up with it, and he even still has an Atari 800 computer. He wouldn't have made the first VCSp or the the Atari 800 Laptop if he didn't want to get ahold of the games again, well and program in BASIC.

Fanboy · Post by **Fanboy** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:23 am

I grew up in a place where all the kids had N64s, PSOnes, and some PS2s, but the only games we could could afford were the used 2-D ones. I grew up around the 2600, NES, SNES, and Genesis, and they remain my favorie systems. I loved the games, and a lot of others due too, so our mission is to breathe a new life into our favorite games... Well, mine is...

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:07 am

The SNES ws my favorite system....mine broke, but i found the world of emulation to satisfy my needs! Who can't forget Zelda and Smash TV for the SNES! Those were great games! But i grew up in the age of the N64, i had one with like 50 games, then i sold it.......i made a huge mistake! But once again, emulation.

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:53 am

As they all said, it all depends on the era you grew up in. I began getting interested in video games at the tail end of the NES dynasty, so of couse, my first system was the SNES. I grew up with the SNES, and in my opinion, it is the greatest game console; that's why I portablize it. If I were more like Ben, however, growing up in the late 70s when the Atari was in it's prime, I would obviously want to portablize it to bring back those memories.
I do understand your point, however. Being an RPG junkie, I really don't enjoy the Atari; I respect it, but I don't enjoy it. The NES has some very good, story driven games, (DQIII, LoZ, MG) but is nowhere close to the SNES in it's proficiency to project complex storylines through an entertaining medium.

minkster · Post by **minkster** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:58 am

CronoTriggerfan wrote:As they all said, it all depends on the era you grew up in. I began getting interested in video games at the tail end of the NES dynasty, so of couse, my first system was the SNES. I grew up with the SNES, and in my opinion, it is the greatest game console; that's why I portablize it. If I were more like Ben, however, growing up in the late 70s when the Atari was in it's prime, I would obviously want to portablize it to bring back those memories.
I do understand your point, however. Being an RPG junkie, I really don't enjoy the Atari; I respect it, but I don't enjoy it. The NES has some very good, story driven games, (DQIII, LoZ, MG) but is nowhere close to the SNES in it's proficiency to project complex storylines through an entertaining medium.

I'll have to agree with Chrono, I myself am a big snes fan...its the first system I grew up on. I thought the system was amazing and it still is

Thank god I never sold mine...but I do have a mini I can portablize when I get around to it

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:03 pm

Mink, we are in the same boat

! Only for me the SNES is my first portie, and I'm almost done. I even modeled the frankenmod layout off of minktendo and Turbo's NESp, only I used a mini SNES case; I'll post pics as soon as Aktafighter fixes a few minor glitches for me

.

PS- Does your love of SNES give us insight on what your newest portable may be? Because that would be uber cool

!

bioniclebert · Post by **bioniclebert** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 1:05 pm

It really is how you grew up with games.

To put it plainly, there are some NES games (Megaman 2) that I'd rather play then any of the new stuff they're putting out.

Appreciate games for what they are. Gameplay. Atari was fun, and it brings back those memories. NES and SNES too, but Making an atari portable is all about returning to those days as a kid trying to beat those classic games.

Darth Fett · Post by **Darth Fett** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 2:09 pm

Because Atari is cool.

You didn't have to be around however many years ago it was to see that.

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 2:46 pm

I am thirteen, but have been gamin' since I was 2! I grew up on the SNES, and just when I was 10 or 11 discovered the atari and NES. Newagers can see the light, it just takes something to show it to them. I came around. I love classic games, and learned to dislike XBox. >_> Dangit, mainstreamers!

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 3:21 pm

Yes, I too live in the SNES era and down. I only play modern video games under a few circumstances:
1. They are true gems
2. They are sequels to oldies (like Chrono Cross

!)
3. They have the name Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, or Kingdom Hearts in them.
4. They are Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess!