Duck Hunt

[Monde Luna]

So I plugged in Duck Hunt last night for some nostalgia and I sucked monkey balls. I couldn't figure out why I sucked so bad and then it dawned on me.... it's the TV. Apparently you can't play Duck Hunt on new TV's because the light gun isn't exactly compatible w/ LCD/Plasma etc.. TV's. What a bummer, in some ways I feel like it's the end of an era.

Although I must say the NES games do look great on large TV's. BTW we recently bought someones lot of NES games, the lot included Castlevania 1-3, Zelda, and and Goblins (I always want to call it Ghouls and Ghosts). I feel like I scored.

[phyco126]

Sweet! My sister spent tons of money to buy a working NES and Mario games a few years ago. She got really good at them because of how often she would play.

[Monde Luna]

Totally sweet I got lucky, I only spent $40. And we still have a NES in the box unused we will probably save it for all eternity.

One thing I did notice right away is that the NES is so hard on your joints, particularly the thumb so I will be limiting my time on it. But it's awesome nonetheless. Glad your sister is having a blast w/ her system.

[Arlia]

The NES is the bomb! Though I will have gamer's thumb for the rest of my life...

[Werefrog]

Clearly you should go to some sort of yard sale and buy an old TV to play Duck Hunt.

[Dark_Fairy]

Gotta love the old original nintendo. <3

That had all the awesome classics on it. Duck Hunt is worth getting a cheap, old TV for. It's so much fun to play. Congrats on picking up amazing games.

[WhiteKnightLeo]

Yeah, this happens all the way up to the PS2 actually. I use my ps3 Guncon with Time Crisis but I tried to buy a ps2 Guncon (because I'm stingy) and it would not work because of the new system set ups. Bummer.

-WKL-

[Monde Luna]

Gotta love the old original nintendo. <3

That had all the awesome classics on it. Duck Hunt is worth getting a cheap, old TV for. It's so much fun to play. Congrats on picking up amazing games.

I couldn't convince my hubby on getting an on tv considering we just got rid of one. So I guess I'm stuck w/ Links Crossbow for now.

[DragonmasterDan]

Old game consoles generally look best on an old CRT TV. There's no input lag, even if your LCD has a gaming mode, input lag can be noticeable.

LCDs and Plasma's don't refresh quite as quickly as a CRT rasters, a CRT can produce darker blacks and overall has a better image quality. Unfortunately, because of their size and weight newer CRTs aren't too popular (I have an HD CRT TV). For something like light gun games or even ROB the robot you need a CRT.

[LunarRaptor]

I have one thing to add: I hate that frikkin dog.

[Shiva Indis]

Unfortunately, because of their size and weight newer CRTs aren't too popular (I have an HD CRT TV).

Good to know there's still enough demand that they get made, though. High def and runs my old light gun games? Win-win.

[DragonmasterDan]

Unfortunately, because of their size and weight newer CRTs aren't too popular (I have an HD CRT TV).

Good to know there's still enough demand that they get made, though. High def and runs my old light gun games? Win-win.

They're getting tougher to find unless you want an off brand, I bought mine (a Toshiba) in 2006.