RetroGaming on the cheap 3 - Nintendo Virtual Console
Nowadays everything can be bought online, through digital distribution. Whilst the boxes and video games manual have a lot of charm to it. They take a lot of room and are nowadays quite expensive. So in order to burn a hole straight through your wallet.
Use the Nintendo Virtual Console - Castlevania for example is at the moment below the $5 mark, as a matter fact most of their NES And Super NES titles are under the $8 threshold. Seems like a no brainer.
At launch 17 titles were available, in the PAL region that is. This offer grew to an astounding 384 games total (one full 4gb give or take). Most of the games on there are classic and I don't think Nintendo will put games that aren't critically acclaimed at least. The service premiered in Europe, in July 2007 - That's 10 years ago already and now I feel old.
At the time of writing I'm playing my games, downloaded from the store on a Nintendo 2DS. which means the size of the display is rather small and I need to put on glasses in order to see that to the best of ability - Nevertheless it's the game, and you're holding it in your hands. This solution whilst being in itself not a replacement but a complement allows to store on a SD Card of 4GB about 376 Nes Titles.
That's more than the store can offer in itself. Rather than hunting the boxed or loose copy of a very elusive and expensive title, check there.
Going back to Castlevania, the most elusive title being Castlevania 3 Dracula's Curse it can go from $29 loose to as much as $499 Factory sealed. That's not expensive at this stage that's bonkers.
Once again it's an emulation and for these out there that tends to despise the emulation. It's emulation done right, the only minus would be the color palette a little bit pale by comparison of the original cart. Still playable.
At launch 17 titles were available, in the PAL region that is. This offer grew to an astounding 384 games total. (one full 4gb give or take)
Most of the games on there are classic and I don't think Nintendo will put games that aren't critically acclaimed at least. The service premiered in Europe, in July 2007 - That's 10 years ago already and now I feel old.
For my part what do I use it for, well simple there's tons of games on there I cannot find in their cartridge version without selling a kidney, it's also made for me so I can play my fav retro chunks on
the go. (DS consoles)
Today, the virtual console is large enough to satisfy your retro cravings with a satisfying amount of games, and mostly very good ones at that. The price point, cost per game is around the $4.99 for NES, $3,99 for Gameboy and Super Nintendo is the more expensive of the bunch tally up at $7,99.