Nintendo SuperNES

Advantages: great games across all genres, excellent graphics, great control pad
Disadvantages: some crap games...it ended all too soon

...my Super(and indeed it is) Nintendo waaaaay back in the christmas of 1993...or was it 1995? 1993 was the year methinks. I recieved it from my parents with a copy of Super Mario World, Joe & Mac and Jurassic Park(the game that clinched my suspicions I would be getting a SNES for christmas...when they bought that, they had to buy something for me to play it on!). Jurassic Park was way too scary for me, then a mere...lemme think...erm...9? 2001...2000..1999...1998...ermegod...no...8? ...
...while it seemed the Super Nintendo would go on forever. Alas, along came the next generation, along came Sony(Nintendo were originally going to make the PS with Sony and backed down at the last moment - fools...or where they?), the Sega Saturn and the long enduring but admittedly lame and blind N64...and the SNES was swept away. His little brother remained(in the form of the gameboy) but the SNES will always have a special place in my heart. Super ... Read review

Advantages: Good quality games, Cheap.
Disadvantages: Dated looking graphics in many games, Harder to get than newer consoles/games.

...megadrive in late 1990 by Nintendo the SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System - terrible name really :) went on to sell around 46 million copies worldwide. By 1997-98 however the console had just about ended with most people having either moved onto another console or simply losing interest in this one, having said this however there are still a number of people who own them to this day and still enjoy playing them, for most people however emulation ...
...--Competition-- At the time the main competition for the SNES was from Sega with their Megadrive, in my opinion however the SNES beat it almost every time, while the Megadrive certainly had a range of interesting games I found that I preferred the ones offered on the SNES, preffered the controllers and generally preffered the look of the console and various other things, the Megadrive was good but I felt the SNES beat it easily. --Controller-- This ... Read review

Advantages: Revolutionary Graphics (at the time) innovative controller
Disadvantages: Cartridges were expensive (especially import)

...But the thing that Nintendo had in Spades was gameplay, every Nintendo title was rammed with the kind of gameplay that hooked you in and kept you hooked till it was way beyond the time you should have gone to bed. It had all the genres sewn up and for every one you could probably name about 3 classic games for each one. You want RPG’s try Zelda Final Fantasy or Secret of Mana, how about platform? Try Super Mario world or Yoshis island? Racing? ...
...games. After the SNES Nintendo kind of lost their way partly due to their stipulation of sticking with cartridge and secondly the games weren’t released that often for the N64 and the thirdparty software support wasn’t there, luckily the gameboy saved them and still continues to support Nintendo in their efforts to stage a very big comeback in the coming year as anyone who has seen the gamecube in action will testify, the old masters ... Read review

Advantages: Only one of the best consoles ever released
Disadvantages: Could have had a few more games

...in this case. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, which was also known as the SNES, was originally released in Japan in 1990 and was an instant hit, the initial shipment selling out within hours. In Japan it went by the name of Super Famicom, Famicom being short for "Family Computer". It was not long before the US got their hands on it, in 1991. The UK and rest of Europe finally had to wait no longer when in 1992, they were treated to a little ...
...use of a multitap. Nintendo were however keen to prevent importing of games by introducing regional lockouts. There were 2 measures taken: The first, by checking that the region chip of the game matches that of the console, and second (in later games) whether the consoles video speed (either 50Hz for Europe or 60Hz for NTSC) matched that of the cartridge. US cartridges would not fit in European or Japanese consoles anyway, but Japanese carts would ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent games,excellent graphics/sound
Disadvantages: Few left in good working order

...as it was called (Super Nintendo Entertainment System) was released in the early 90's. The build of the console was pretty futuristic.with it's clean sharp curves and simple outlay, hardly anything tacky about it. you had the common on and off switch,reset button and a unusual ject button.this was used to eject the game cartridges from the console.my assumption is,that nintendo did this to prevent people accidently pulling the game cartridge out ...
...socket on the back.the first nintendo console to have a RGB scart cable socket on the back.This would be used for enhanced visuals and sound. On the underside,there is a expansion slot for future add-ons,which sadly never made it outside japan. The Controller The Snes Controller was my favourite,as it was simply laid out, precise and didn't feel cheap or tacky.Fitted comfortably in the hands,although some people might find the controller awkward ... Read review

Advantages: Very smart to look at, touch screen an excellent feature
Disadvantages: Aimed very much at the younger end of the market

...When I was young I had a NES, followed by a Super Nintendo and I spent many a happy hour on Mario or one of the many other excellent games that were available. When I heard that Nintendo were releasing a handheld console to rival Sony's PSP then I was very interested, so eventually I took the plunge and bought one from eBay, which included a couple of games. First impressions of the console were very favourable. It is entirely white, reminiscent of the iconic iPod, although Black and Pink version are also available. The console is a flip screen one with the top one invariably providing the main screen for the game and the bottom one a touch screen, which can vary in use depending on the game (for example Super Mario uses the bottom screen for showing progress and selecting power-ups, whereas Worms uses it for weapons selection... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: wireless
Disadvantages: uses up a lot of power

...The classic controller has been made for playing select Wii games The controller is more or less perfect for playing these games, it fits in to your hand perfectly and uses the SNES button layout with 2 analogue sticks for playing N64 games the controller feels well made and has a very good d-pad. The controller plugs in to your Wiimote making it wireless. This controller connects to the wii mote in place of the nunchuck and therefore there are no wires leading back to the console. Over the years, Nintendo has innovated with controllers and control schemes that have become industry standards. The Classic Controller blends elements from Nintendo's NES, Super NES, and N64 controllers. This controller is light weight and fit comfortably in your hand when you are playing it and its easy to use. The only downfall is it only... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Full interactivity
Disadvantages: Too addictive

...The Wii, makes use off all different functions of movement that we can do. its wireless system is top of the range and will not allow a single thing to go unmissed. the range of games is consistently growing with a wide range o choose from. With up to 4 people to play at one time there is a complete party range of things for people to do, from wii sports to Mario and Sonic Olympics. There is a wide range of extensions that can be added on to the wii remote and that the remote can be used with. Such as the wii virtual console gamepad which can add easy gameplay for racing games and games off the wii virtual console which can include : Nintendo 64 NES Super Nintendo Sega Mega Drive Turbografx NEOGEO Master System Commodore 64 But there is also steering wheel and gun casings to put the remote into. What a console!!!! There is... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average not helpful