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| 346.1 | Atari can't hold a candle... | PELKEY::PELKEY | Life aint for the squeamish | Tue Nov 14 1989 11:27 | 23 |
| 1. Is it that much better than the atari and therefore more
likely to be used as something other than a
dust collector?
2. Is a used machine that you see advertised worth purchasing?
Do they "wear out"? How do I know if it is functional?
And what kind of money are we talking for a used one?
1. Absolutely. If you're referring to an atari 2600, the
difference between the two cannot be expressed in words!
2. Probably worth it if the price was right.
I can't see what in the deck would 'wear out' however,
the controllers are probably more suspect to wear, but ours have
held up quite well in about a year of heavy use
A new game, with light gun, and twin game pack is probably available
for approx 99 dollars. You can even find them on sale for less if
you shop around.
The cost that'll be more of a problem then the game deck are the
game packs themselves. They average between 39 to 50 dollars.
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| 346.2 | Watch out for progress. | TLE::FUELLEMANN | Software engineers put the 'soft' in software. | Tue Nov 14 1989 14:23 | 11 |
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One way the machine could "wear out" is by becoming obsolete.
This is what happened to the Atari 2600. This will probably
happen to the NES once Nintendo comes out with their 16-Bit
system.
I bought an NES about 2 months ago and it is obsolete
already. *sigh* I saw the NEC 16-Bit system and all I can
say is: "Oh My."
-Andy
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| 346.3 | Check out Note 3.***... | DEMON::CHALMERS | Ski or die... | Tue Nov 14 1989 15:59 | 10 |
| If interested in used equipment, check out note 3 in this conference.
Two units were recently advertised for sale: one without the light-gun
and 'Duck Hunt' for $50 and one with the gun and Duck Hunt for $70.
And yes, if the price on the new generation of 16-bit machines drops
over time, the current system will probably become obsolete in a few
years. However, they currently cost $170+ dollars, as compared to the
$50 (used)/$100 (new) cost for the 'low-end' units.
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| 346.4 | DO NOT GET CAUGHT ! | BOOKS::ANGELONE | TRASH=PreviouslyEssentialMaterial | Wed Nov 15 1989 07:19 | 15 |
| RE: .2
You will never stay ahead of the video biz.
So do not worry about it. Think about what you
really get with a new 16-bit machine if it is
NEC (not NES) or SEGA. Twice the cost, 1/10 the
games, one controller, and so on. The ol's NINTENDO
still stands as the best for the buck. Tons of games !
If you want hi-tech get a PC and go crazy. Besides, with
a PC you can do much more than games.
signed a happy NES owner,
Rick A
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| 346.5 | where to buy | SOJU::CHRISTENSEN | dtn 264-1954 | Wed Nov 15 1989 09:24 | 7 |
| Ok, I'm convinced...
So, since the ones in note 3 seem to be gone, is there any place to
buy used ones, (other than watching this file - which I will do)?
Or for that matter new ones at a discount?
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| 346.6 | Basic set goes on sale... | CASPRO::MINEZZI | | Wed Nov 15 1989 12:03 | 6 |
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Watch the stores for sales....every now and then the basic set (usually
about 99 dollars) goes on sale for 79 dollars. Especially around
Christmas time.
Ron.
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| 346.7 | WANT ADvertiser | PDP10::NED | | Wed Nov 15 1989 14:16 | 1 |
| Or check the WANT ADvertiser... -Ned
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| 346.8 | New 'Pack' for $89 | HPSTEK::CYGAN | | Mon Nov 20 1989 12:37 | 7 |
| Lechmere's is selling the NES action pack for $99.95, with a special
offer of 10% off of THAT for (thru Wed, ONLY).
So, for $89.99 for the pack doesn't seem TOO bad!
Dick
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| 346.9 | | RHETT::MITCHAM | Andy in Alpharetta (near Atlanta) | Wed Dec 13 1989 08:03 | 13 |
| ><<< Note 346.2 by TLE::FUELLEMANN "Software engineers put the 'soft' in software." >>>
>
> I bought an NES about 2 months ago and it is obsolete
> already. *sigh*
The NES is not obsolete and likely won't become obsolete 'till NES
begins to market a 16-bit machine (next year?).
> -Andy
Hmph! That's my signature!
-Andy(�)
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| 346.10 | Progress is gaining though. . . | TLE::FUELLEMANN | Software engineers put the 'soft' in software. | Wed Dec 13 1989 08:42 | 10 |
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But it's days are already numbered. . .
There is only one problem w/ these new 16-bit
systems - they are EXPENSIVE.
-Andy
Just borrowing my signature. :-)
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| 346.11 | "Adult Toys" are expensive! | BRAT::SMITH | Never say never, I always say. | Wed Dec 13 1989 15:30 | 11 |
| re: -.1
Yeah, and buying the games will send you to the "poor house"
pretty fast, too. BTW, I think the 16-bit NES is supposed to
be released in Japan this Summer, and maybe in the U.S. in
time for next Christmas. The TGX-16 and the Genesis look
pretty tempting, but I'm going to try and hold out for the
Super-Famicom to make it's U.S. debut.
Mike
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