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Nintendo have been around since the 1970’s when they launched the ever so cute “Nintendo Game ‘N’ Watch” You could play games like Donkey Kong or Mario on them, if you got it in the right light that is.
The only disadvantage to them is that they could only store 1 game on them.
So that means that if you wanted another game you had to go out and but another handheld unit. They weren’t that expensive. I suppose you could call them the budget games console.
Ok so the graphics weren’t exactly top notch but who cares, the Mario games made up for any flaws.
So after that success Nintendo lay dormant for a while, or so it seemed.
1983 saw the launch of the hugely popular NES (Short for the Nintendo Entertainment System)
The NES is a lovely 8 bitter. Ok so it’s a bit primitive compared to the Consoles of today, but back then it was awesome.
Nintendo sold a surprising amount of the NES consoles along with some popular releases such as Mario, Zelda and Excite Bike.
Thanks to the NES the American games market got the boost they needed after the Atari went belly up.
So Nintendo got lucky again, but will their luck continue? Well we’ll have to see.
A short few years later in 1989 just in time for the Xmas frenzy the Gameboy was launched.
The Gameboy was the latest in handheld wizardry.
Ok so you couldn’t exactly fit it in your top pocket, but back then a guess it must’ve seemed fairly small.
The Gameboy lived long enough to see the launch of the phenomenal Pokemon games I thing Red came out first and then the yellow version followed along shortly afterwards.
The Pokemon games sold in there millions proving to be a worldwide smash.
The GameBoy I feel had a longer lifespan than it should have, no thanks to the Pokemon!
So with the success of both the NES and the GameBoy Nintendo had to scratch their foreheads and come up with a master plan to continue their good luck.
The answer? The SNES of course.
This little bundle of joy is a 16bitter, unlike the NES, which is an 8 bitter.
Some classic games that made their way onto the SNES included; Super Mario World (which incidentally is a stunner) Starfox and finally to put the cherry on top of the cake ZELDA IV.
Wow what great games they all were and still are.
So yet another huge success that Nintendo can gloat about.
This next idea from those kind folk at Nintendo HQ is a nifty piece of kit called the Super GameBoy, which was launch in June 1994.
The Super GameBoy had a lead, which went from the unit to the back of your telly enabling you to play your favourite GameBoy games through your telly, nifty or what eh?
This next console made Nintendo look like fools and shouldn’t even be given the honourable designation of a games Console.
It’s the Virtual Boy, which is a weird headset you put on your head and could play games right in front of your eyes. A good idea, in theory!
They sure made a Dog’s meal of the read-and-black graphics, which tended to give you a sore head.
I guess I’m being a bit hard on poor Nintendo ‘cos they are only human aren’t they?
June 1996 saw the birth of a revolutionary Console, the N64.
The N64 is a gorgeous 64-bit console that would just blow you away.
Ok so it was a stubborn cartridge based console, which had limited storage capabilities, but it’s really not that bad!
Afterall it did see some amazing classics like Zelda, Goldeneye Perfect Dark, Conkers Bad Fur Day and not forgetting the stunning Super Mario World64.
The best bit Super Mario World 64 is switching on the console and seeing Mario’s world in stunning 3D for the first time, magic isn’t it?
Up against the massive Sony Playstation the N64 shouldn’t have stood a chance but it did.
True the N64 doesn’t seem as popular as the Playstation and the prices of the N64 games is a bit on the hefty side but most of the time you are paying for a top notch game which should be well worth the dosh.
So next time you have a few bob to spare pick up an N64 with Goldeneye, Zelda Perfect Dark and Super Mario World64.
Just once in a while a handheld console comes along and puts a smile on everybody’s face.
This next console certainly puts a smile on my face.
The GameBoy Colour has been years in the making and finnally it arrives with a boom!
The GameBoy Colour is a lot smaller than it’s predecessor and the quality of the games has also improved a vast amount.
It finally gave GameBoy owners the chance to move up in the gaming world and get their grubby mitts on the latest technology.
The GameBoy Colour is the best selling handheld console ever! yikes Nintendo have been busy bees haven’t they?
Nintendo have come up with yet another devilish plan that should eventually pay off, and if it does it should make them one of the most successful console manufacturers and developers of all time.
Unveiled only a few months back the GameCube is the next big step for Nintendo.
The GameCube is the second most powerful games console on the face of this planet.
Don’t believe me?
Take Wave Race Blue Storm for example, jaw-dropping visuals, amazing gameplay that’ll have you on the edge of your seat and last but not least the nailbiting breakneck speeds.
The GameCube also features the very latest in gaming technology.
The Intranet is not quite the same as it’s counter part the Internet but works in much the same way. It’s a online gaming network where you can link up with other Game Cubes in your Network area and play from a choice of literally hundreds of different online games.
Of course not all the online games are free but most people will pay the money because they know that they will not be disappointed.
Nintendo have something up their sleeves and not that long ago we found out what it was that they hid up their sleeves.
It’s the Game Boy Advance the most powerful handheld beauty in the world.
And no thanks to it’s mega powerful 32bit processor it has the ability to churn out 3D loveliness.
Some of the game that were due for launch the same day as the console had quite a lot of hype surrounding them, these included; Mario Cart super Circuit, ChuChu rocket and Fzero-x
Xtreme Velocity.
The GBA will have you running to your nearest games retailer to buy one because it’s so and sooooo powerful.
We’ll have to wait and see if any problems develop which they sometimes do with new consoles but I’m sure that there will be none.
When will Nintendo’s lucky streak end? Who knows? But what we do know is that just like everything good it must eventually come to an end.
Thanks for reading!
The only disadvantage to them is that they could only store 1 game on them.
So that means that if you wanted another game you had to go out and but another handheld unit. They weren’t that expensive. I suppose you could call them the budget games console.
Ok so the graphics weren’t exactly top notch but who cares, the Mario games made up for any flaws.
So after that success Nintendo lay dormant for a while, or so it seemed.
1983 saw the launch of the hugely popular NES (Short for the Nintendo Entertainment System)
The NES is a lovely 8 bitter. Ok so it’s a bit primitive compared to the Consoles of today, but back then it was awesome.
Nintendo sold a surprising amount of the NES consoles along with some popular releases such as Mario, Zelda and Excite Bike.
Thanks to the NES the American games market got the boost they needed after the Atari went belly up.
So Nintendo got lucky again, but will their luck continue? Well we’ll have to see.
A short few years later in 1989 just in time for the Xmas frenzy the Gameboy was launched.
The Gameboy was the latest in handheld wizardry.
Ok so you couldn’t exactly fit it in your top pocket, but back then a guess it must’ve seemed fairly small.
The Gameboy lived long enough to see the launch of the phenomenal Pokemon games I thing Red came out first and then the yellow version followed along shortly afterwards.
The Pokemon games sold in there millions proving to be a worldwide smash.
The GameBoy I feel had a longer lifespan than it should have, no thanks to the Pokemon!
So with the success of both the NES and the GameBoy Nintendo had to scratch their foreheads and come up with a master plan to continue their good luck.
The answer? The SNES of course.
This little bundle of joy is a 16bitter, unlike the NES, which is an 8 bitter.
Some classic games that made their way onto the SNES included; Super Mario World (which incidentally is a stunner) Starfox and finally to put the cherry on top of the cake ZELDA IV.
Wow what great games they all were and still are.
So yet another huge success that Nintendo can gloat about.
This next idea from those kind folk at Nintendo HQ is a nifty piece of kit called the Super GameBoy, which was launch in June 1994.
The Super GameBoy had a lead, which went from the unit to the back of your telly enabling you to play your favourite GameBoy games through your telly, nifty or what eh?
This next console made Nintendo look like fools and shouldn’t even be given the honourable designation of a games Console.
It’s the Virtual Boy, which is a weird headset you put on your head and could play games right in front of your eyes. A good idea, in theory!
They sure made a Dog’s meal of the read-and-black graphics, which tended to give you a sore head.
I guess I’m being a bit hard on poor Nintendo ‘cos they are only human aren’t they?
June 1996 saw the birth of a revolutionary Console, the N64.
The N64 is a gorgeous 64-bit console that would just blow you away.
Ok so it was a stubborn cartridge based console, which had limited storage capabilities, but it’s really not that bad!
Afterall it did see some amazing classics like Zelda, Goldeneye Perfect Dark, Conkers Bad Fur Day and not forgetting the stunning Super Mario World64.
The best bit Super Mario World 64 is switching on the console and seeing Mario’s world in stunning 3D for the first time, magic isn’t it?
Up against the massive Sony Playstation the N64 shouldn’t have stood a chance but it did.
True the N64 doesn’t seem as popular as the Playstation and the prices of the N64 games is a bit on the hefty side but most of the time you are paying for a top notch game which should be well worth the dosh.
So next time you have a few bob to spare pick up an N64 with Goldeneye, Zelda Perfect Dark and Super Mario World64.
Just once in a while a handheld console comes along and puts a smile on everybody’s face.
This next console certainly puts a smile on my face.
The GameBoy Colour has been years in the making and finnally it arrives with a boom!
The GameBoy Colour is a lot smaller than it’s predecessor and the quality of the games has also improved a vast amount.
It finally gave GameBoy owners the chance to move up in the gaming world and get their grubby mitts on the latest technology.
The GameBoy Colour is the best selling handheld console ever! yikes Nintendo have been busy bees haven’t they?
Nintendo have come up with yet another devilish plan that should eventually pay off, and if it does it should make them one of the most successful console manufacturers and developers of all time.
Unveiled only a few months back the GameCube is the next big step for Nintendo.
The GameCube is the second most powerful games console on the face of this planet.
Don’t believe me?
Take Wave Race Blue Storm for example, jaw-dropping visuals, amazing gameplay that’ll have you on the edge of your seat and last but not least the nailbiting breakneck speeds.
The GameCube also features the very latest in gaming technology.
The Intranet is not quite the same as it’s counter part the Internet but works in much the same way. It’s a online gaming network where you can link up with other Game Cubes in your Network area and play from a choice of literally hundreds of different online games.
Of course not all the online games are free but most people will pay the money because they know that they will not be disappointed.
Nintendo have something up their sleeves and not that long ago we found out what it was that they hid up their sleeves.
It’s the Game Boy Advance the most powerful handheld beauty in the world.
And no thanks to it’s mega powerful 32bit processor it has the ability to churn out 3D loveliness.
Some of the game that were due for launch the same day as the console had quite a lot of hype surrounding them, these included; Mario Cart super Circuit, ChuChu rocket and Fzero-x
Xtreme Velocity.
The GBA will have you running to your nearest games retailer to buy one because it’s so and sooooo powerful.
We’ll have to wait and see if any problems develop which they sometimes do with new consoles but I’m sure that there will be none.
When will Nintendo’s lucky streak end? Who knows? But what we do know is that just like everything good it must eventually come to an end.
Thanks for reading!
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Thankyou i'm glad you decided to like it.
Just wanted to point out that at no stage did I say that the original post was poorly written - surly that fact is quite clear to everyone! What I did say was that it was a slightly vague version of Nintendo's history, but that is just my opinion!
However, fair play to DonutMonster, he took the time to write the post and he had the knowledge to do so in the first place - for this reason alone he deserves the GAD. I can't really complain (and I didn’t) as I simply cannot be bothered to post such a topic - to be honest I have enough of writing about computer and video games at work, but that is by-the-by. Nice one Donut-boy and hope enjoy the free game – very much deserved!
However, fair play to DonutMonster, he took the time to write the post and he had the knowledge to do so in the first place - for this reason alone he deserves the GAD. I can't really complain (and I didn’t) as I simply cannot be bothered to post such a topic - to be honest I have enough of writing about computer and video games at work, but that is by-the-by. Nice one Donut-boy and hope enjoy the free game – very much deserved!
Armatige Shanks wrote:
> Doughnut Monster wrote:
thanks but how is it badly written
>
> tripe?
lol... I dunno? ... I wasnt expressing my thoughts... more those of
> 'HelloHowAreYou' who said it was a 'cut and paste' and that of 'The King' who
> thought it was badly written?!? :)
I quite liked it?
did you really?
An I can assure you all that it was not a cut and paste job. I don't do that and I never will.
The poeple who tend to resort to cut and paste are the poeple who are having difficulty winning by themselfs. So I don't qualify.
I've had learning difficulties in the past when I was still in school and I still have one or two. So that's why that my posts might not be as good as yours.
But that doesn't stop me from trying my best, as I enjoy the odd challenege here and there.
> Doughnut Monster wrote:
thanks but how is it badly written
>
> tripe?
lol... I dunno? ... I wasnt expressing my thoughts... more those of
> 'HelloHowAreYou' who said it was a 'cut and paste' and that of 'The King' who
> thought it was badly written?!? :)
I quite liked it?
did you really?
An I can assure you all that it was not a cut and paste job. I don't do that and I never will.
The poeple who tend to resort to cut and paste are the poeple who are having difficulty winning by themselfs. So I don't qualify.
I've had learning difficulties in the past when I was still in school and I still have one or two. So that's why that my posts might not be as good as yours.
But that doesn't stop me from trying my best, as I enjoy the odd challenege here and there.
Doughnut Monster wrote:
thanks but how is it badly written
> tripe?
lol... I dunno? ... I wasnt expressing my thoughts... more those of 'HelloHowAreYou' who said it was a 'cut and paste' and that of 'The King' who thought it was badly written?!? :)
I quite liked it?
thanks but how is it badly written
> tripe?
lol... I dunno? ... I wasnt expressing my thoughts... more those of 'HelloHowAreYou' who said it was a 'cut and paste' and that of 'The King' who thought it was badly written?!? :)
I quite liked it?
Armatige Shanks wrote:
> Seems DogNuts can win with this one...
Either he's cut and paste the post
> from elsewhere...
Or its badly written tripe...
Congrats on the win man! ;)
thanks but how is it badly written tripe?
> Seems DogNuts can win with this one...
Either he's cut and paste the post
> from elsewhere...
Or its badly written tripe...
Congrats on the win man! ;)
thanks but how is it badly written tripe?
Seems DogNuts can win with this one...
Either he's cut and paste the post from elsewhere...
Or its badly written tripe...
Congrats on the win man! ;)
Either he's cut and paste the post from elsewhere...
Or its badly written tripe...
Congrats on the win man! ;)
The_King wrote:
> How the hell this post won a GAD i'll never know!
I'm not trying to offend
> the original poster, but come on please, it's more like 'the edited higlights'
> of the Nintendo Story!
Now just quit that right now or I'll get out my big stick!
Still, your the one with the free game and i'm just
> here bitching so i guess you must be doing somthing right ;-)
still poor form
> though!
You've asked for it *doughnut smashes The_King with his extra large stick*
Harumph! now you've put me in a bad mood.
> How the hell this post won a GAD i'll never know!
I'm not trying to offend
> the original poster, but come on please, it's more like 'the edited higlights'
> of the Nintendo Story!
Now just quit that right now or I'll get out my big stick!
Still, your the one with the free game and i'm just
> here bitching so i guess you must be doing somthing right ;-)
still poor form
> though!
You've asked for it *doughnut smashes The_King with his extra large stick*
Harumph! now you've put me in a bad mood.
HelloHowAreYou wrote:
> this seams like an obvious cut and paste job.......
I did not cut and paste it it's all in my own words.
I guess you are just jealous.
> this seams like an obvious cut and paste job.......
I did not cut and paste it it's all in my own words.
I guess you are just jealous.
How the hell this post won a GAD i'll never know!
I'm not trying to offend the original poster, but come on please, it's more like 'the edited higlights' of the Nintendo Story!
Still, your the one with the free game and i'm just here bitching so i guess you must be doing somthing right ;-)
still poor form though!
I'm not trying to offend the original poster, but come on please, it's more like 'the edited higlights' of the Nintendo Story!
Still, your the one with the free game and i'm just here bitching so i guess you must be doing somthing right ;-)
still poor form though!
$lik wrote:
> no offence but I knew all of that allready, probably still win GAD
> though...
slik ~_~
YOU WERE RIGHT!!!
It did win GAD! All bow down to the might psychic slik!
*bows down to slik, and worships him, asking when he will next win GAD*
> no offence but I knew all of that allready, probably still win GAD
> though...
slik ~_~
YOU WERE RIGHT!!!
It did win GAD! All bow down to the might psychic slik!
*bows down to slik, and worships him, asking when he will next win GAD*
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