2012 brings new things to discover as well as uncertainty about the future. It also brings more of that 2012 doomsday BS that has been running rampant the past few years, despite common sense and scientists actually proving that the predicted Mayan doomsday will not happen! But that still doesn't stop idiots like Discovery Channel, History Channel, Patrick Geryl and other morons from continuing to shove their doomsday shows and books down our throats!

Since the world will end in 356 days from now (we are in a leap year, so we have the 29th of February), I've decided to have my own fun with this "phenomenon". Don't worry, I'm not going to talk about how the earth will suddenly reverse its magnetic fields or anything like that. I lack the intelligence to make sense of that stuff.

The reason for this title if I'm not going to talk about 2012? A certain 80's song that critics think is probably the worst song in history.
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It still lives!!

Posted January 10th, 2009 at 9:08 PM by Mario The World Champion

I'm not sure how many of you at PC still own the original NES system. I got mine sometime in 1988 or 1990. Either way, I've had my NES for about 20 years, give or take a year or two.

So, over the years, I had to deal with the blinking screen problem that was consistent for all NES owners. I blew into the system, I blew into the cart, I used water to clean the connectors and I even went as far as to slap the crap out of my NES to get it to work.

So, 20 years of doing that to the poor thing has resulted in the picture below.



THAT is my NES!! I've beaten that thing worse than a red-headed stepchild!! The door has been gone for a long time and you can see the nice, big crack on the top of the system.

Despite that, the system STILL WORKS! However, I gave it a new lease on life a few years ago when me and my friend put in a brand new 72-pin connector in my NES. I fired it up before the end of 2008 and played it a bit, reliving some of my younger days when I would just hover over this ancient relic of gaming past and play classics like Mario 3 and Contra all the time.

So, what are my plans for this beaten down system? Well, I'd like to replace the top cover with one that still has the door attached to it. Without the door, dust gets into the connectors and screws up everything. I've tried Ebay, but every time I tried to get a console that doesn't work so I can use that for parts, I'm always outbid by some dork with a lower reputation score!!!

So, say hello to my little friend that is still alive and kicking into 2009!
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    ErickaVolt's Avatar
    [COLOR=Red]Your friend is ancient.[/COLOR]
    Posted January 10th, 2009 at 10:23 PM by ErickaVolt ErickaVolt is offline
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    Mario The World Champion's Avatar
    Yes he is, but it still works after all these years. Also, I've had my old SNES since Christmas 1992 and the only thing wrong with that one is that the reset button doesn't work no more.
    Posted January 10th, 2009 at 11:00 PM by Mario The World Champion Mario The World Champion is offline
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    Ivysaur's Avatar
    ...it is probably older than myself.
    *salutes the NES*
    Posted January 11th, 2009 at 3:32 AM by Ivysaur Ivysaur is offline
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    We still have our NES that my dad bought when I was born. So it'll be twenty years old in June. Sometimes my family likes to fire it up and play classic games like Gauntlet 2 or Dick Tracy. xD
    Posted January 11th, 2009 at 7:49 AM by luke luke is offline
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    Roy G. Biv's Avatar
    You used the redheaded stepchild expression. XD
    Posted January 11th, 2009 at 7:51 AM by Roy G. Biv Roy G. Biv is offline
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    Lucy Lu's Avatar
    Wow, your NES went through a lot! That is a big crack there, phew. I am shocked it still works for you. I had one, but it didn't work anymore. Me and my brother constantly blew on that thing. And we had to deal with the blinking lights. We threw it away once we got the Super NES.
    Posted January 11th, 2009 at 8:40 PM by Lucy Lu Lucy Lu is offline
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    Mario The World Champion's Avatar
    Yeap. After all the beatings I gave it and everything, it still works great. I'm currently looking for a replacement to the top part so I can extend its life big time. I hate dust. ><
    Posted January 12th, 2009 at 12:40 AM by Mario The World Champion Mario The World Champion is offline
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    Theres one on half.com for $5. Broken Unit only =) Hope it Works for Ya.
    Posted January 15th, 2009 at 7:42 PM by DarkBlazor DarkBlazor is offline
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    Mario The World Champion's Avatar
    I think I might be too late to see that, but I'll keep looking around.
    Posted January 17th, 2009 at 7:56 PM by Mario The World Champion Mario The World Champion is offline