That era of gaming is the most magical if you ask me. There was something really special about it. Wild West days.
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That’s a much more succinct way to explain what I was getting at. Bravo.
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I agree with you wholeheartedly on the topic. Like, I really wish there was a way to give people the lens we’re looking at it through. Especially younger gamers. I personally trace the modern console experience directly back to the NES. I feel like console gaming as we know it today solidified in that era as well as many of our most beloved video game genres.
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Agree with you! So much fun to be had on this hardware.
RE: Jackie Chan - the game is stellar. Super smooth gameplay and great sense of progression throughout. It’s become one of my Top 10 or 15 games on the platform. A true hidden gem. Everyone needs to check it out. The cart is a little pricey but I think it’s come down a bit in the last year or so.
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Fami/NES is my favourite platform ever without a doubt. While there are some rough edges in some games, there are still many very tightly designed ones. Contra is one I always bring up, it has never been beaten in its genre, no matter how much tech improved.
PS1/N64 era is similar in the experimenting/Wild West thing, gives me some similar vibes.
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I would agree with that for the PS1/N64 era for sure. The PS1 launch line up was full of all kinds of experimentation. It felt like anything was possible with the dawn of the 3D age on consoles.
It was definitely an amazing era, and I one I frequently go back to. The Sega Master System deserves a lot of credit, too, for that console generation. It didn’t have as much stuff as the NES but its ‘best ofs’ were just as groundbreaking and have aged well.
And yeah, PS1/SS/N64 (and PC gaming at that time) really brought 3d gaming to a new level. Even though a lot of that stuff is clunky now, there’s still a lot to love. I’m still in awe of games like Tenchu/Panzer Dragoon Saga/Super Mario 64/System Shock.
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Well I got my NES delivered and whoever packed it used half popped bubble wrap and the corner is now chipped. Luckily the unit functions fine and the chip is on the back corner, but i’m so bummed 
That is a bummer Maybe you can return it?
Buy a non working unit locally and swap the tops. Very easy to do.
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That would be great if I could find one locally. For now, i’m stuck buying online. I just wish people would pack things properly.
Return, or refund enough to make you happy.
Thanks ya’ll. I contacted the seller to try to find a solution 
I always contact the seller when stuff like this happens. They have to do something, whether it’s partial or even a full refund, or a return. I’ve complained for less than this because that is not the item (or the item’s condition) that I agreed to buy.
I bought an Extron Crosspoint that was packed poorly and arrived with a corner dented which affected the integrity of the entire unit. It still worked but that’s not what I purchased. They refunded the full amount and didn’t ask me to return it.
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I ended up contacting the seller and we agreed for a 50% refund as it was a bundle with a few games and controllers, so i’m okay with the outcome. I ended up ordering another NES that was packed well and has a flawless shell, but the inside had some moderate oxidation, so i’ll be swapping shells and then modding
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Just ordered an AV Famicom! Was wondering if anyone can recommend an adapter for it to play NES cartridges
This one is generally seen as the best:
I have one from like 15 years ago that came with some Yobo (?) Famiclone which is great, and its flush in the AV Fami so looks slick, but the NES carts are backwards when playing.
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It is what I have/use and would recommend. One thing to warn is that it doesn’t play well with certain games/mappers. Like I can’t play my US Castlevania 3 NES cartridge though it.
I haven’t looked into if the problem is fixed/doesn’t exist on different models so ymmv.
It’s also what I have and I wouldn’t recommend it. Not that I would recommend anything else because it’s the only one I tried, but my experience is mixed. It’s cool that it has a shell and a clear label, and that it makes the NES cartridge facing the user. But the complete construction is precarious, the NES cartridge doesn’t sit tight and can move forward or backward and break contact. Also the final setup is super tall and doesn’t fit my shelf.
I thought I’d be able to get away with only having an AV Famicom and an NES adapter, but I’ve now bought an NES console that I plan to mod for RGB, just so that I don’t have to use the adapter.