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    Image of JosephCole JosephCole
    11/03/09

    In reply to iPhone 3GS to Be Unofficially Renamed Nintendo iPhone 3GSN64
    Even the PSP Phat ran some emulated n64 games.

    Okay... So only about 3/10 actually worked, But still, It shouldn't be a problem for the iPod #n64iphoneemulator
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    Image of Matt0505 Matt0505
    11/03/09

    In reply to iPhone 3GS to Be Unofficially Renamed Nintendo iPhone 3GSN64
    Uhhhhhh fitting the N64 controller onto the iPhone sounds like a sick, sick joke to me.

    Just because something can be done doesn't mean it should be done. #n64iphoneemulator
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    Image of macpatrik macpatrik
    11/03/09

    @Matt0505: Apparently you've never gone shopping with a significant other. The NES emulator was made for that. #n64iphoneemulator
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    Image of Demonbird Demonbird
    11/03/09

    In reply to iPhone 3GS to Be Unofficially Renamed Nintendo iPhone 3GSN64
    Lots of machines have the power and still fail at emulation, I'm not expecting this one to go any better.

    Also, the controls, how? movement, z button, a, b, l, and r, and 4 c buttons. #n64iphoneemulator
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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    11/03/09

    In reply to iPhone 3GS to Be Unofficially Renamed Nintendo iPhone 3GSN64
    I remember in 1996 the dicussion of whether or not a PC was capable of handling N64 emulation. Ridiculous discussions of 32 to 64 bit being impossible and debates as to whether a PC had capable graphics ran rampant. A few months later, UltraHLE arrived and shocked the hell out of everyone.

    I agree that it is technically possible to emulate an N64 game on the iPhone and the control scheme might be the biggest hurdle. Where are all these game controllers we were promised in the Touch 3.0 software update? Zeemote maybe? #n64iphoneemulator
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    Image of PreachingLlama PreachingLlama
    11/03/09

    @Lizard_King: By "a few months later", did you mean 3 years? UltraHLE was released in 99. #n64iphoneemulator
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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    11/03/09

    @PreachingLlama: Yeah, probably. I was thinking a year, but it certainly was not a full 3 years. #n64iphoneemulator
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    Image of MrBlahBlah MrBlahBlah
    11/04/09

    @Lizard_King: Ultra HLE! Oh the memories! #n64iphoneemulator
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    11/03/09

    In reply to iPhone 3GS to Be Unofficially Renamed Nintendo iPhone 3GSN64
    Pilotwings 64 was a kick-ass game, and you hardly need any buttons at all to play it. Hell, it would probably be better and more challenging if the accelerometer were required for flight control. #n64iphoneemulator
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    Image of TryAgain TryAgain
    11/03/09

    In reply to iPhone 3GS to Be Unofficially Renamed Nintendo iPhone 3GSN64
    While I have played both Genesis and Snes emulators on the G1 (which has the advantage of a keyboard) the number of buttons on the N64 controller means any on screen controller is going to need far to much screen real estate to make this work well. #n64iphoneemulator
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    Image of Giannicolus Jones Giannicolus Jones
    11/03/09

    In reply to iPhone 3GS to Be Unofficially Renamed Nintendo iPhone 3GSN64
    How about a real N64 controller? Isn't that what they made the bottom dock available for peripherals for?
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    Image of brobot brobot
    11/03/09

    @Giannicolus Jones: I dunno... you're right about the dock connector interface - but I just don't see the practicality of carrying/using a controller that's twice as wide and 2-3 times as thick as the phone itself just to be able to play a few games. It'd almost be more practical to just carry a laptop w/ an N64 emulator.

    Don't get me wrong though - I'd love me some Ocarina of Time on my iPhone... I just don't know if there's an easy solution to the control scheme issue. #n64iphoneemulator
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    05/01/09

    In reply to The X-Rays of Completely Healthy Game Consoles
    Hospitals aren't the only places with xrays. Back in my old job, we used it to do failure analysis on chips.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    05/01/09

    In reply to The X-Rays of Completely Healthy Game Consoles
    When I used to scan packages for various nasties, I used to get some funny things delivered to our building. Most were not allowed, and things like cell phones, female marital aids, electronics, etc... used to raise the alert, and cause us to examine the packages.


    As for how these picts were taken, our machine actually had a Zip drive, and you could save image caps from the screen and view them on a computer.

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    Image of Victor M. Alicea Victor M. Alicea
    05/01/09

    In reply to The X-Rays of Completely Healthy Game Consoles
    Looks like a Super NES controller to me. How Naughty!!!
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    05/01/09

    @Victor M. Alicea: It certainly does but is it?
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    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    05/01/09

    @prometeum: I can't imagine it'd be anything else, not with that shape.
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    05/01/09

    In reply to The X-Rays of Completely Healthy Game Consoles
    My various gadgets have been x-rayed dozens of times as entrance to courthouses requires my bag (and the gadgets contained therein) to be scanned.
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    05/01/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: I'm guessing you either made a funny joke, get arrested a lot or work in a courthouse?
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    Image of Nick Dina Nick Dina
    05/01/09

    @robot-shmobot: hey, he could just love jury duty.
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    05/01/09

    @robot-shmobot: He's a lawyer.
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    05/01/09

    @tande04: Should we bring out the jokes?
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    05/01/09

    @Nick Dina: NO ONE can love Jury Duty, except maybe for Pauly Shore.
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    05/01/09

    @H1N1_GitEmSteveDave: Say hi to Judge Iiii-toooo
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    12/27/08

    In reply to Tiny Portable N64 is A Battery Away from Perfection
    I love the n64. If this thing ever really did hit the shelves I would buy one fo sho. Although I'd like them to integrate some sort of multiplayer feature so you could play games like golden eye and perfect dark with your buddies.
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    12/27/08

    In reply to Tiny Portable N64 is A Battery Away from Perfection
    Incredible work.


    Someone make a documentary about Heck and his followers please.


    Or I will.

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    12/27/08

    In reply to Tiny Portable N64 is A Battery Away from Perfection
    This is the mouse's tits, or whatever British people say.
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    12/27/08

    @Shub-Niggurath!*pew-pew* YourRuneIsMine!: That is my favorite line from "My Fair Lady".
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    12/16/08

    In reply to The Evolution of the Console Controller
    This really needs the PlayStation controllers. The original PS 'troller was extremely comfortable to hold and had excellent weight balance. The PlayStation DualShock analog for the PS1 really marked the zenith for PS controllers.


    The original PS3 was a huge step backward. It was too light and the L2/R2 buttons dangle. The DualShock 3 is a slight improvement but nothing really matched Sony's first analog controller. Good size, good weight, good button layout, good shape.


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