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Whether you want to admit it or not, Nintendo's been around the block a few times. The NES and SNES (along with some hardware from Sega) helped to revitalize the dying video game industry and the Game Boy practically invented the handheld market as it is today. It's funny to think that after all this time the house that Mario built is still cranking these products out.

And for all the naysayers and anti-Nintendo trolls out there, the Gamecube was f***ing awesome, so back off!
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  • moretokes
    moretokes
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 4:52 pm
    I miss me some rogue squadron And luigi mansion
    0 1
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 5:26 pm
    Rogue Squadron was awesome. Still is!
    0 4
  • xDUMPWEEDx
    xDUMPWEEDx
    Joined: Jan 2012
    Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 6:12 pm
    Rogue Squadron on the N64 with the Expansion Pak...blown away.
    0 2
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 8:40 pm
    Hell yes


    Spam or spam not, there is no try.
    0 1
  • slothrock
    slothrock
    Joined: Oct 2012
    Posted: Dec 3rd, 2012 at 8:59 am
    Wigi's mansion was pimpin'.
    0 0
  • THEundying27
    THEundying27
    Joined: Sep 2012
    Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 5:11 pm
    I remember when Mk1 and street fighter 1 came out on the SNES. I was in heaven. I also enjoyed playing Dk2 Diddy's Conquest.

    N64 had to have been my favorite era though. Star Fox 64, Goldeneye, etc. Had a blast.
    0 1
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 5:26 pm
    DKC2 was the best in the Country series imo.
    0 2
  • sliverstorm
    sliverstorm
    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 6:17 pm
    Whaaaaaat? 2 was definitely the most important from a mechanics evolution standpoint, but 3 was basically 2 on crack.

    Sexy, rainbow crack.
    0 1
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 6:49 pm
    Welp, we all know what kind of drugs to buy Sliverstorm for Christmas.
    0 3
  • Axelownz
    Axelownz
    Joined: Apr 2011
    Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 5:36 pm
    The video was lacking the GBA SP which is suprisisng since even the GBA Micro was included.

    Anyway, Gamecube was awesome. I remember playing the Death Star demo of Rouge Leader and it blew my mind. Going from PS1 to GC was a huge step up.
    0 2
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 6:50 pm
    Good catch. Not having the SP is a big oversight, seeing as it vastly outperformed the GBA (and certainly the Micro too).
    0 1
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 7:17 pm
    Yep, I had an SP. It was the GBA on sexy, rainbow crack.
    0 1
  • Jobin_Wendy
    Jobin_Wendy
    Joined: Mar 2012
    Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 6:30 pm
    Even though I played through the original MGS like 12 times on PSX, I still bought and played through Twin Snakes more than five times because of how well it played and looked.
    0 1
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 9:37 pm
    Haven't cracked the case on my copy of Twin Snakes yet... I'm assuming that's wrong.
    0 1
  • xclant
    xclant
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Dec 1st, 2012 at 10:48 pm
    So very very wrong
    0 1
  • Jobin_Wendy
    Jobin_Wendy
    Joined: Mar 2012
    Posted: Dec 2nd, 2012 at 7:17 pm
    Unbelievably wrong.
    0 2
  • slothrock
    slothrock
    Joined: Oct 2012
    Posted: Dec 3rd, 2012 at 9:03 am
    Where were you raised?
    0 2
  • THEundying27
    THEundying27
    Joined: Sep 2012
    Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 7:01 pm
    Not sure if this counts but I didn't see the Gameboy pocket either.
    0 2
  • TheMindlessType
    TheMindlessType
    Joined: Sep 2009
    Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 7:32 pm
    I see everyone commenting on the fact that they're missing a couple Gameboy variants. That is entirely beside the point. They're missing a MAJOR totally separate HOME CONSOLE release.

    Where my mother-f'ing Virtual Boy.

    It happened.

    Don't deny it.

    You can't just forget away your failures.
    0 3
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 9:38 pm
    Wow, totally overlooked that myself! Good catch.
    0 1
  • Jobin_Wendy
    Jobin_Wendy
    Joined: Mar 2012
    Posted: Dec 2nd, 2012 at 7:18 pm
    I don't care what anybody says - the Virtual Boy is the future of gaming.
    0 1
  • TheMindlessType
    TheMindlessType
    Joined: Sep 2009
    Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 7:47 pm
    I see everyone commenting on the fact that they're missing a couple Gameboy variants. That is entirely beside the point. They're missing a MAJOR totally separate HOME CONSOLE release.

    Where my mother-f'ing Virtual Boy.

    It happened.

    Don't deny it.

    You can't just forget away your failures.
    1 0
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 8:41 pm
    N64, Super Mario 64 and Pilot Wings.... came out the same day I was suspended for a week from high school... best disciplinary action I ever did get. Thanks public schools.
    0 4
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 9:30 pm
    How did I know you were a delinquent?
    0 2
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Dec 1st, 2012 at 12:48 am
    Like there was any doubt?
    0 2
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Dec 1st, 2012 at 12:52 am
    I rearranged the school security signs laminate letters to spell uterus, rotated the c to make the other u.
    0 4
  • elmoreoocyte
    elmoreoocyte
    Joined: Apr 2012
    Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 9:34 pm
    Too many memories to name anything specific.

    Though I will say I grew up in a non-mass transit area of the US and never fully got to enjoy the handhelds.
    0 1
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Nov 30th, 2012 at 9:41 pm
    I've always loved my handhelds but now I need to MAKE time for them.
    0 1
  • wildmario
    wildmario
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Dec 1st, 2012 at 7:33 am
    I feel old just seeing this nostalgia trip
    0 2
  • Josh_Laddin
    Josh_Laddin
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Dec 1st, 2012 at 9:19 am
    Where the hell is Virtual Boy? They included the GBA Micro and 4 versions of the original DS but no Virtual Boy? BLASPHEMERS
    0 2
  • wildmario
    wildmario
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Dec 1st, 2012 at 10:07 am
    That's like Nintendo acknowledging the Nintendo CD-i games.
    0 2

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