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The impressive part of the NES was its picture processing unit, which among other things finally delivered on an arcade-like experience at home and gained mass
by zeta0134 3y ago
The impressive part of the NES was its picture processing unit, which among other things finally delivered on an arcade-like experience at home and gained mass appeal in the process. For the time it was considered quite an advanced chip in its price range. The other extremely clever thing Nintendo did with the NES was to put the video bus on the cartridge, and this enabled them to expand the console's apparent capabilities by adding new features to game paks. This helped to keep the NES competitive in the market for many years.
- SketchySeaBeast 3y ago> The other extremely clever thing Nintendo did with the NES was to put the video bus on the cartridge, and this enabled them to expand the console's apparent capabilities by adding new features to game paks. Can you imagine putting the video card in every copy of a game now? What a time that was.
- michaelchisari 3y ago| Can you imagine putting the video card in every copy of a game now? I remember Star Fox (which included the SuperFX graphics chip on the cartridge) going for $90 on release in 1993. That's $188.95 in today's dollars.