I recently saw this little bit come in through my email. http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/05/07/renesed-concept-design-is-a-few-years-too-late/ Apparently this guy decided to do a NES redesign. At frist, I thought it looked sort of neat... then the odd racing stripes on top of the unit started to bug me to hell... plus the controllers look like chocolate bars (although wireless controllers for the NES is neat, we can already make them for those who are inclinded to :thumbsup What do you guys think? Lame? Alright? Spiffy? Fail?
Shitty cgi mockup isn't even high poly. They already made a piece of shit remake called the messiah, looks the same too. Too bad they forgot that quality is needed when you make a system.
Messiah is the company, the console is the Generation NEX. As for this design = fail. The console is ok, the controllers are retarded. too much of a reach for the buttons and why are they on top now?
I remember when the NEX came out, thinking it looked pretty sweet. But then I read shit about how it was basically crap, with off colors and music. Dunno if it was actually that bad, don't really care since I have NES's, but I thought it was a cool idea.
the nex was originally touted as a new 8bit console that was NES AND famicom compatable. then the truth came out and they changed their site. edited: I meant NEX not NES that was touted as a new console lol
I don't get why everyone wants to update the NES image. It's sad because A) you can't rewrite history so it will never stack up against the original image and B) you can't perfect perfection. Besides that guy has shockingly bad taste for a graphic designer, and as anyone who who'd use a bright LED (blue especially!) for a power indicator, poor common sense.
The console isn't so bad other than the poor color choices. Seriously what the fuck is up with all the red? The controllers are garbage. The layout and that red bar crap. And I have a question, how did he expect you to put games in it? Sure it looks all shiney and stuff, but you shouldn't fuck with something like the NES. As for the NEX system, it sucked ass cause it was an overpriced NOAC. No one wants a fucking NOAC that is the same NOAC every cheap pirate famicom clone uses. I think people were interested in the NEX for two reasons, 1. Maybe it wouldn't use the same old NOAC, and 2. Wireless controllers. Atleast I think that's what the second thing was. To this very day for NES play your best option is to get the plain old cheap gray box NES console. The clones suck. The Top Loading NES is overpriced suck. The Famicom sucks for having only RF and ofcourse you'd have to import it. The AV Famicom is nice but costs a bit, plus you need all import games. But a gray box NES, pickup one just about anywhere, refurbish/clean it up for a few bucks and you're on your way. I never understood these people complaining about their cartridges not working and having to blow on them. Did it ever occur to these people to clean their cartridges? That's all you have to do. My NES works with any cartridge I throw at it first try, unless it's really dirty, like most used game cartridges you might buy. But all you have to do is open the cartridge and clean the contacts and it'll be just about good as new. Replacing the NES cartridge connector might help too but I doubt you'd have to do that unless you buy a NES that someone fed a Peanut butter sandwich.
really? as for the nex, it was originally stated it wasn't a NOAC thats why. It was going to be a breath of fresh air.
Since the NEX was an overpriced sucky POS NOAC clone, pissed so many people off. Then I am back to status qou, which is Kevin Hortons (aka. Kevtris) FPGA Videogame Console which haven´t been updated since 2005. Which seems to more than just odd, since that could probably be the best and the hope we are all waiting for. When it comes to an all out famicom and NES compatible machine. And I would still pay some dough for that machine. Heck 200 US Dollars would be perhaps quite expensive, but I would buy it. So why the fuck doesn´t get his fingers out of his arse, and releases it ? I believe he could even use some parts from retrousb.com when it comes to a lockout chip. And he could easily make the famicom cartridge and NES cartridge connector and solder it to the machine.
The design has come a long way since then, but there's no chance in hell he's going to produce a significant number of them. The board is so damn complex, the parts alone would drive the price right up. The thing is, he could scale down the design and trim the extras off, and probably get a sellable design. But that will not happen because of his high ideals - I don't think he is willing to compromise his design to make it consumer-friendly. And even if it was "only" $200, do you honestly think people have money burning holes in their pockets? Most people I know of that are interested in such a device hardly have pocket change at times. I'm not trying to put down Kevin's phenomenal efforts or anyone else for that matter, but we always must be realistic.
