The Nintendo Thread

[Captain Ibis]

A thread for all things Nintendo

Nearly 50 unique Secrets, Codes, Glitches, Development Stories, and Forgotten Lore about one of the most influential and beloved games of all time: Super Mario Bros.

 

[Wahesh]

I was more of a Sega man, but I still like a few of the Nintendo games. I mainly play Game Boy and N64 though when it comes to Nintendo. I still play Tetris today.

 

[Captain Ibis]

I was more of a Sega man, but I still like a few of the Nintendo games. I mainly play Game Boy and N64 though when it comes to Nintendo. I still play Tetris today.

I liked both but was more of a Nintendo guy.. pretty much based on Donkey Kong and Mario alone.. games on both consoles still hold up today imo. NES Tetris is still going hard, I watch some of the videos from the Tetris tournaments in which NES Tetris is the version they compete on

 

[Captain Ibis]

Dorkly's 25 Greatest Super Nintendo Games

There is a few gems that are not on this list, but what do you take out? I forgot just how many great games were produced for the NES & SNES

 

[Captain Ibis]

 

[Wahesh]

Interesting. I love when you watch those documentaries on things you like as a kid and then find out the inspiration behind,

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for instance came about the 2 main creators doing doodle drawings for a laugh. Power Rangers came from a Japanese show in the 70s. The list goes on.

 

[Captain Ibis]

Interesting. I love when you watch those documentaries on things you like as a kid and then find out the inspiration behind,

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for instance came about the 2 main creators doing doodle drawings for a laugh. Power Rangers came from a Japanese show in the 70s. The list goes on.

yeah that's it hey.. you don't think too much into it when you're a kid you're just so caught up in how cool it is.. but it's interesting to hear all the production stories.. that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles story is funny as, never knew that one lol

 

[Wahesh]

yeah that's it hey.. you don't think too much into it when you're a kid you're just so caught up in how cool it is.. but it's interesting to hear all the production stories.. that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles story is funny as, never knew that one lol

Yep. Other interesting facts is that they were originally a squad - same color eye bandanas, same weapons, etc. They changed them up to differentiate, so got individual colours, individuals weapons, and individual attitudes.

This is one of the very first drawings/drafts.

 

[Captain Ibis]

Yep. Other interesting facts is that they were originally a squad - same color eye bandanas, same weapons, etc. They changed them up to differentiate, so got individual colours, individuals weapons, and individual attitudes.

This is one of the very first drawings/drafts.

that's cool hey.. heaps more realistic than what they came to be..

 

[Captain Ibis]

Bubsy (SNES)

I actually really liked Bubsy.. I know it cops a bit of shite now but the original game at the time, despite its flaws which were mainly game play, it was pretty fun to play.. the graphics are a really cool as well, particularly the cars

 

[Wahesh]

Bubsy (SNES)

I actually really liked Bubsy.. I know it cops a bit of shite now but the original game at the time, despite its flaws which were mainly game play, it was pretty fun to play.. the graphics are a really cool as well, particularly the cars

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I remember Bubsy was on SNES. I know that game because when I was a lad I watched the kids game show A*mazing and the game looked really good - graphics and sound and all. It looked very fun and simple too.

Now... I tried to play this game recently. I couldn't get past the first stage.

 

[Captain Ibis]

I remember Bubsy was on SNES. I know that game because when I was a lad I watched the kids game show A*mazing and the game looked really good - graphics and sound and all. It looked very fun and simply too.

Now... I tried to play this game recently. I couldn't get past the first stage.

haha yeah the gameplay isn't great, but back then I think we were a lot less picky with that sorta thing compared to now.. the level design definitely made up for it as well... it's one of those games where it's fun to not just play the game, but explore as well

 

[Captain Ibis]

Really enjoying this channel

The Making of Donkey Kong Country & Killer Instinct / Pre-rendered graphics​

 

[Captain Ibis]

In the 1960's, Nintendo was in serious debts when their President noticed a toy their janitor had created out of boredom. That toy ended up saving Nintendo.

 

[Wahesh]

It's funny how even the smallest of things can be inspiration to big ideas.

 

[Captain Ibis]

It's funny how even the smallest of things can be inspiration to big ideas.

definitely.. and I think as well if you've got the right people driving the company that's the biggest key.. like Apple for example.. Woz and his original Apple computers would have just been a hobby still today if it weren't for Steve Jobs' greed ..I mean, drive

 

[Captain Ibis]

on a similar note..

Super Mario Kart went on to become a 16-bit classic and one of the best selling Super Nintendo games of all time. But Super Mario Kart's origins didn't even start as a Mario game. From an unsucessful two player F-Zero game to one of Nintendo's longest running franchises, this is the story of how Nintendo failed into Super Mario Kart.

 

[Captain Ibis]

In August of 1997 Rare released Goldeneye 007 for the Nintendo 64 and with it came a paradigm shift of what most thought a first-person shooter on a console could be. Based on the 1995 James Bond film of the same name, today Goldeneye is revered for it it’s enemy A.I., level design, gameplay, and of course, its legendary multiplayer. This is the story behind the making of Goldeneye, a Nintendo 64 masterpiece.

 

[Captain Ibis]

Hate to bash on people doing something I couldn't do, but wow at some of these lol

 

[Captain Ibis]

I was just watching some NES vids and it occurred to me how crazy it is that some of the best NES games were written in Assembly. That would have been super tedious.