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I want to say I got mine in '88, but the truth is I only remember my mother putting it on layaway. I was but a wee lad- a little over 5...
Yeah, my NES didn't come with SMB or Kung Fu as pack-ins. The Pack-ins were Duck Hunt, Hogan's Alley and Gyromite. SMB and Kung Fu were available at launch but sold seperately.
I was about to point out that if anyone knew when the game was released, it would probably be Frank Cifaldi, but then I finished reading the post :). I seem to remember that in the Retronauts PAX NES special from 2 years ago, they spent about a half hour discussing this topic.
On another note, it's nice to see that Frank is still employed; it felt like he disappeared from 1up overnight.
On another note, it's nice to see that Frank is still employed; it felt like he disappeared from 1up overnight.
"If his research has revealed anything substantial, it's that we suck at videogame preservation."
I care for posterity, but honestly the fact that we're only just starting to care about this now, for such an iconic game, seems to only show us how low video games rank with even people who have been in the industry this long.
Shit, I can't even find stuff I know I read 10 years ago about certain aspects of Silent Hill 2 on the internet any more. We can't even manage to catalog old facts about games people still claim to play, all that well.
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Got mine same day same year (well, second year you listed, 1987), when I was 4, as a present from my parents. Dad spent his entire bonus on the NES that year, and we hardly had the money for him to even do that back then.
I care for posterity, but honestly the fact that we're only just starting to care about this now, for such an iconic game, seems to only show us how low video games rank with even people who have been in the industry this long.
Shit, I can't even find stuff I know I read 10 years ago about certain aspects of Silent Hill 2 on the internet any more. We can't even manage to catalog old facts about games people still claim to play, all that well.
@trist
Got mine same day same year (well, second year you listed, 1987), when I was 4, as a present from my parents. Dad spent his entire bonus on the NES that year, and we hardly had the money for him to even do that back then.
I got my NES deluxe system (console, two controllers, gun, Rob the robot, Gyromite and Duck Hunt) for Christmas 1985, and I remember the bundles with Super Mario Bros. not being sold until some time after that, but that's as far as my memory goes. Honestly, as obsessed as my friends and I were about the NES at the time, I don't remember anyone having Super Mario Bros. until after Christmas, so I'm thinking the March '86 date may be accurate.
Or that may have varied based on region, so that may just apply to Michigan/mid-west.
Or that may have varied based on region, so that may just apply to Michigan/mid-west.
Calling a company and asking when a product they made came out is not journalism. It's not that Jim doesn't like the term, it's that he knows that it's inaccurate.
You're not a game journalist, you're a writer and a critic. You don't have standards and ethics akin to real journalism. You don't have serious issues to deal with. This isn't "news". It's just entertainment that, at the end of the day, is completely irrelevant.
Do I love games? Yes. But this shit isn't journalism, and Kotaku doesn't have journalists (or particularly good games writers for that matter).
You're not a game journalist, you're a writer and a critic. You don't have standards and ethics akin to real journalism. You don't have serious issues to deal with. This isn't "news". It's just entertainment that, at the end of the day, is completely irrelevant.
Do I love games? Yes. But this shit isn't journalism, and Kotaku doesn't have journalists (or particularly good games writers for that matter).
@ctg jurnalisum doesnt require "standards" or "serious" issues. you want to try and come up with any other "requirements"? No? Good.
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