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Eug Wanker · Apr 11, 2005, 11:38 AM

I was in Toys 'R Us the other day and came across a joystick that runs on batteries and which has an a/v output.

It comes with Ms. Pacman, Pole Position, Xevious, and a couple of other games.

It looks like they just took the original arcade games and repackaged them. If that's the case, I'd love to have it. It's only CAD$25 (which is just over US$20).

Has anyone come across this before? The main things I'm wondering about are:

1) Are they they original games, or have they been modified significantly?
2) Is the joystick gonna last more than a week?

RonnieoftheRose · Apr 11, 2005, 11:41 AM

Originally posted by Eug Wanker:

1) Are they they original games, or have they been modified significantly?
2) Is the joystick gonna last more than a week?

1) No.
2) No.
3) Buy a PSP.

mitchell_pgh · Apr 11, 2005, 11:45 AM

Originally posted by RonnieoftheRose:
1) No.
2) No.
3) Buy a PSP.

Not everyone wants to pay $200 + $50 per game to play something like Ms. Packman.

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Apr 11, 2005, 11:47 AM

They are old news but they seem to be the same as the original. Worth the $30.

Eug Wanker · Apr 11, 2005, 11:55 AM

Originally posted by mitchell_pgh:
Not everyone wants to pay $200 + $50 per game to play something like Ms. Packman.

Yeah, and the PSP is CAD$400 here. Plus, AFAIK, you can't run Ms. Pacman or Xevious or Galaga on a PSP anyway.

Now if I could only find the original Mario Bros. and Joust somewhere on one of these things.

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Apr 11, 2005, 11:56 AM

Originally posted by Eug Wanker:
Yeah, and the PSP is CAD$400 here. Plus, AFAIK, you can't run Ms. Pacman or Xevious or Galaga on a PSP anyway.

Now if I could only find the original Mario Bros. and Joust somewhere on one of these things.

Get the GBA, you can get Super Mario 2 which comes with Mario Bros.

Fiend · Apr 11, 2005, 11:59 AM

I have one and it works well enough to keep my from taking my GameCube or PlayStation to another TV just play Namco games.

Josh Reid · Apr 11, 2005, 12:04 PM

If you're looking for Mario Brothers (or any Original Nintendo or SNES) games, you just need to download an emulator and ROMs.

Check out: http://www.snes9x.com/ for more info. You can play these original games on your computer, or even connect your computer to a TV, buy a USB game controller, and it's just like the old days of Nintendo. I don't think very many people are aware of these emulators, I certainly wasn't until a friend showed me recently. I hadn't played video games for years, so it's been fun revisiting some old favorites.

RonnieoftheRose · Apr 11, 2005, 12:04 PM

Originally posted by Eug Wanker:
Yeah, and the PSP is CAD$400 here. Plus, AFAIK, you can't run Ms. Pacman or Xevious or Galaga on a PSP anyway.

Now if I could only find the original Mario Bros. and Joust somewhere on one of these things.

I bought all the classic Namco games on one CD for the PS2 for $20. Damn, they required more skill than modern games.

Eug Wanker · Apr 11, 2005, 12:11 PM

Just a note, I don't have any console at the moment.

Originally posted by Josh Reid:
If you're looking for Mario Brothers (or any Original Nintendo or SNES) games, you just need to download an emulator and ROMs.

Check out: http://www.snes9x.com/ for more info. You can play these original games on your computer, or even connect your computer to a TV, buy a USB game controller, and it's just like the old days of Nintendo. I don't think very many people are aware of these emulators, I certainly wasn't until a friend showed me recently. I hadn't played video games for years, so it's been fun revisiting some old favorites.

Thanks, but I wanted something for my TV. (Technically, you're not supposed to have the games anyway unless you own the ROMs.

)

Originally posted by Fiend:
I have one and it works well enough to keep my from taking my GameCube or PlayStation to another TV just play Namco games.

Cool. I guess for $20, even if it only lasts 6 months I can't complain too much.

Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
Get the GBA, you can get Super Mario 2 which comes with Mario Bros.

Good to know.

Fiend · Apr 11, 2005, 12:16 PM

Yup, worth the money for me. I do have a copy of most Namco Classics for PlayStation (5 discs, Vol 1 - 5) and GameCube so I also play the rom version on my computer.

But the joystick games work just fine for the cost.

starman · Apr 11, 2005, 12:26 PM

Originally posted by Eug Wanker:
Yeah, and the PSP is CAD$400 here. Plus, AFAIK, you can't run Ms. Pacman or Xevious or Galaga on a PSP anyway.

Yes you can.

I have it.

Mike

Eug Wanker · Apr 11, 2005, 01:01 PM

Originally posted by starman:
Yes you can.

I have it.

Mike

How? Is there already an emulator for it? I wasn't aware of it.

I won't be buying the PSP anyway though.

starman · Apr 11, 2005, 01:06 PM

Originally posted by Eug Wanker:
How? Is there already an emulator for it? I wasn't aware of it.

I won't be buying the PSP anyway though.

Namco Museum is out in Japan. I have it. It'll be coming out here in the US.

Mike

Eug Wanker · Apr 11, 2005, 01:14 PM

Originally posted by starman:
Namco Museum is out in Japan. I have it. It'll be coming out here in the US.

OMFG Namco Museum for PSP is friggin' awesome.

But like I said, I want something for my TV, and I don't own any console.

ReggieX · Apr 11, 2005, 01:18 PM

Originally posted by RonnieoftheRose:
1) No.

No to the first part or no to the second part?