It's been a VERY long time since the NES was first released where I live (USA). That being said, if you find a Front Loader NES, odds are it won't work right, or at all for that matter. This is the story of my search for a working NES.
It all started last year, on Christmas. I had received an NES Game called Ultima: Quest of the Avatar. However, I had no way to play it, as I did not own an NES. Thus, my search began...
I first went to the Mall in town, as it had a retro store called Gamepad within. They had an NES, but when they plugged it in to test it, it did not work. Disappointed, I decided to buy Star Fox for the SNES. I got home, and it did not work, no matter what I did. I was pretty mad, so I went on Facebook, and posted a message going against them.
3 Days Later, I found out about another retro store in town, run by a man under the alias, Sage Mantis. I figured it couldn't hurt to try, so I went out there and bought an NES...It didn't work. The next day, I exchanged it for another...It also didn't work. Sage Mantis said that he was not aware of this, and gave me my money back.
I continued to search for an NES, and found several on eBay, but they were all quite expensive, especially the top loaders. Angry, I finally settled with buying a hardware clone. However, that hasn't stopped me in searching for an NES. Today, I continue my search in hopes that I will find a working one someday.
At one point, I had a chance to get one from a good friend of mine on a site called Racketboy, but certain events prevented it.
Someday, NES, I will find you. As the new Captain N, I will never give up my search.
Thanks for reading!
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