Revolution to be Homebrew Fans Dream Console

[samthegreat68]

this is a great Idea and all, snes was my life growing up. but I still got a N64 so I will be buying a rev for the new games. I hope that guy is wrong saying that this will be killing off new games.

[Voltron]

I will also be getting a Revolution. But that is only because I am a die hard gamer and like to have all of the consoles. The emulation aspect is just icing on the cake. I figured a mass of Nintendo console ROMS would be capable of playing on the Revolution but the fact that Turbo Grafx 16 (PC Engine) will be available as well is really kick ass. I find it ironic that the Genesis can be played on it as well. I remember being 12-13 years old and having heated arguments with other kids about which is better - Super Nintendo or Genesis. I always strongly supported the Super Nintendo. So now, many years later, it is Nintendo allowing Genesis ROMS on THEIR console and not the other way around. I like that.

But with all that said I am also very much concerned with cost. Someone said that these old games were like $20.00 when they were first available in the 80's & 90's. I remember games being more like $39.99 - $49.99. In fact I specifically remember a lot of Super Nintendo games being $59.99, i.e. Zelda - A link to the past..... My point is that my parents and many other hard working families have spent a small fortune on these games when they were initially available. So ROMS better be REALLY cheap. Like .99 - $1.99. A few exceptions may be worthy of $3.99 - $4.99. Using iTunes as an expample and a price that reasonable, Nintendo could expect to see Millions of downloads within a relatively short period of time which in turn generates millions more dollars of profit.

Another area where I feel strongly is that I actually think older systems like Nintendo, GameBoy, Super Nintendo, Genesis, Turbo Grafx, etc. etc. etc. are actually better on a portable device. I would rather play most ROMS on the PSP than the Revolution. By the the time the Revolution is here, PSP homebrew will probably have matured to the point where all of the systems emulated on the Revolution will be 100% working with full speed and full sound. Maybe even WIFI network capable as currently seen with SMS & the next release of SNES9xTYL. To be able to preserve a huge part of my childhood in such a small sleek device as the PSP is much preferable than playing on my 50+ inch widescreen HDTV. To be honest, these older games don't look that great on large screens. Sure XBOX 360 & PS3 will look amazing on HDTV's. BUT NES & Genesis look stretched and awkward. Maybe thats just my own opinion but I feel others will also prefer emulation on the PSP.

[lilvietquoc]

shiz, ill buy it. nintendo had better games anyways

[idapimp]

i definately support nintendo's revolution...plus im curious about the goofy controller. but nintendo has always had excellent games and probably always will. but i dont think its right to call it the ultimate homebrew machine because it has a few emulators. it needs to be programmer friendly to earn that title. and those of you saying "I aint paying for nothing!! FREE ROMS!!" screw you. yes i have a few i dont own that i'll never ever be able to find in a store. but i dumped most of my games myself. relax and stop trying to swindle companies. i see nothing wrong with paying $.99- $2.99 for older games (if they decide to make it that cheap)... especially when i used to pay for these damn things and had to empty my savings for like 1 or 2 games when they came out. so in short i support revolution fully.

[Sterist]

Not going on that piece of news alone.

Emulation != homebrew.

It may, on the other hand become the Retro Fan's system of choice.

im all retro but im not about to get a whole console just to play some things i already can on the original system. besides, the revolution's controller is wack

i dont think anyone else would get the system either just for recallin on old games

[rbervoets]

What kind of memory cards does the REV use

[gotmilk0112]

heck ill get it anyways.

[rbervoets]

What kind of memory cards does the REV use

[Stinger_{Dark_Chaos}]

what would be the reliable price for the old-school games? like 5-7 $ ?

[Stinger_{Dark_Chaos}]

ima buy it because i have all the other nintendo stuff so im racking on a nintendo shelf if ya know what i mean i got the nes,snes,game boy,gameboy color,game boy advance,im getting ds sometime this week,n64,gamecube,and if i play my cards right with my mom i should be able to get the REV if it dont cost too much lik a lil over 200$ i like 150 better but if its over 200 i hope i can rackup some more nintendo stuff hehe the only time when im gonna sell it is when i get tired and old of games like 80 yrs old lol i can imagine myself playing smash bros at age 78 then i throw the controller down and call it quits lol