NES ADVANTAGE
(Posted 2013-02-19 08:42:15 by basscomm)

I've mentioned a few times around the Internet that I like the NES
Advantage [ http://crummysocks.com/node/1 ]. It's true, it's one of my
favorite controllers of all time. I mean, just take a look at this thing.

Image: Advantage, NES [
http://www.crummysocks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/nes_advantage1-300x225.jpg
] [
http://www.crummysocks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/nes_advantage1.jpg ]

It's perfect in almost every way. It's a good size, it fits my hands, it's
got a comfortable button layout, it's got lights so I can see how fast the
autofire is pushing the button for me, it can switch from player 1 to
player 2 with the flick of a switch, and so on. It's the next best thing to
having an arcade stick in your home to play all of those arcade-quality
games on your NES. I could go on, but then this would turn into some kind
of gushing, fawning article, and I'm not sure I want to go down that
path... again.

What's pictured above is not my first NES Advantage. I'm actually on my
second one. The first one I had lasted me through the end of the NES's
life, and then met an unfortunate end courtesy of the sharp legs of an easy
chair some time in 1995. 

I was so disappointed that I kind of stopped playing NES games for a while.
I moved on to the Super NES and then to the N64, and then one day in 2000 I
went to my local Toys R Us, and they had an entire aisle lined with NES
Advantage controllers. I couldn't believe my luck, so I grabbed one (rather
shortsighted, I guess) and took it to the counter to pay. The lady looked
at it and asked me with a hint of disbelief in her voice, "You know this is
for the regular, old NES, right?". I assured her that I knew that and
that's why I wanted it. 

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There is 1 comment on this post:

Comment #1 by Ruined Cartridge › Super Advantage (  ) on 2013-02-21
08:13:15
[...] other day, I kind of gushed about the best controller ever made, the
NES Advantage. So, it kind of stood to [...]


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