How old is your SNES console ?

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Originally Posted by RetroNL

Is it me or does the US Snes look cheap from the outside . . I like the PAL design more. Also the controllers look more epic with the colours.

Most Euros agree with you, most North Americans disagree with you.

I think the controllers look more lame / toy-like with the colours.

[Betagam7]

Originally Posted by Jogurt the Yogurt

Most Euros agree with you, most North Americans disagree with you.

I think the controllers look more lame / toy-like with the colours.

This probably goes some way to explaining why the redesign occurs. Perhaps North American's on average prefer their games consoles to look like serious space age pieces of kit wheras European's are closer to the Japanese in being slightly more comfortable playing with toys and colourful, more childish looking games (There's a reason we probably got the Tingle DS game and NA didn't)

It would be interesting to hear Nintendo's motivation discussed somewhere though.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Originally Posted by Betagam7

This probably goes some way to explaining why the redesign occurs. Perhaps North American's on average prefer their games consoles to look like serious space age pieces of kit wheras European's are closer to the Japanese in being slightly more comfortable playing with toys and colourful, more childish looking games (There's a reason we probably got the Tingle DS game and NA didn't)

It would be interesting to hear Nintendo's motivation discussed somewhere though.

That's a good thought. Maybe they figured they could market the systems more effectively as "home electronics" rather than toys/games.

[Betagam7]

Originally Posted by Jogurt the Yogurt

That's a good thought. Maybe they figured they could market the systems more effectively as "home electronics" rather than toys/games.

Or maybe they thought they had to make it look more space age to justify it to morons like these.

[LiquidStorm]

Which one? I got the first one I bought back in 1991 down in the basement. I have another one I bought a few years ago hooked up and working. And one more still brand new in the box, never opened.

[Refa]

Whichever design you think looks better, they both look childish. Even the NA SNES.

[Diebythesword]

DKC Bundle, still got the nice poster

[Crono]

Hi, this is my first post here. SNES is my favorite console, alot of great memories with it.

I have 2 Super Nintendo's and neither have yellowed.

I got a great deal on them. 2 Super Nintendo's, 4 real Nintendo SNES controllers and 4 games for $50 on eBay a few years ago.

Since they haven't yellowed they must not be the launch or early models. That is when the plastic mix was bad. In later models it was fixed. So I would guess they are 15-16 years (1994-1995 manufactured).

As for which looks better, I have to go with the US version, since I am in the US and that's what I am used to. The carts on the US version are nicer too, the end label is something that I wouldn't want to lose.

I don't think the US SNES looks any more or less mature though. I don't think any of the SNES models look like a toy. I always wanted one of the Japanese SNES controllers because I liked the color coded buttons.

One thing I don't like about the SNES games is the cheap box they were sold in when Genesis games had a solid collectable case.

Well, that's all I can think of to say about the awesome SNES.

[Crono]

Originally Posted by Betagam7

Or maybe they thought they had to make it look more space age to justify it to morons like these.

Well think about it. These parents had never seen a console generation change before. By the time the NES launched the Atari 2600 was dead and buried. The later Atari models were mostly ignored so this was the first tiome people were being asked to buy a new console (from the same company) to play their new games on. They felt they were being forced to upgrade since Mario 1,2 and 3 were on the NES, they thought Mario 4 should be too.

Most people called the NES a Nintendo so it's no wonder parents were like "but he already has a Nintendo" or saying something similar.

[Betagam7]

Originally Posted by Crono

Well think about it. These parents had never seen a console generation change before. By the time the NES launched the Atari 2600 was dead and buried. The later Atari models were mostly ignored so this was the first tiome people were being asked to buy a new console (from the same company) to play their new games on. They felt they were being forced to upgrade since Mario 1,2 and 3 were on the NES, they thought Mario 4 should be too.

Most people called the NES a Nintendo so it's no wonder parents were like "but he already has a Nintendo" or saying something similar.

I get what you are saying but I don't recall anyone in europe having difficulty understanding why they might want to jack in their 8-but C64 for a 16 bit Commodore Amiga anymore than they had previously done when upgrading from a Vic 20. Did these people's parents also have a problem understanding why there Black and White TV sets couldn't display the new colour programming?

People do understand progression in technology. I suspect this was a case of the news companies doing what they like to do best and manipulating faux outrage from passer-bys without providing them with the relevant context of why the game needed the new technology.

[Crono]

Originally Posted by Betagam7

I get what you are saying but I don't recall anyone in europe having difficulty understanding why they might want to jack in their 8-but C64 for a 16 bit Commodore Amiga anymore than they had previously done when upgrading from a Vic 20. Did these people's parents also have a problem understanding why there Black and White TV sets couldn't display the new colour programming?

People do understand progression in technology. I suspect this was a case of the news companies doing what they like to do best and manipulating faux outrage from passer-bys without providing them with the relevant context of why the game needed the new technology.

Well, I don't remember anyone freaking out over the Super Nintendo either but the news clip shows that some people were, I just didn't see it personally.

These people weren't looking at it like progression in technology. They were looking at it like: "I have a TV and it works fine! You mean I have to buy a new TV to watch this show? ".

[Jenifer007]

My SNES is 2 year old

[Betagam7]

Originally Posted by Jenifer007

My SNES is 2 year old

Interesting if physically impossible without some sort of time travel being involved.

[kawaiipikachu]

Originally Posted by Betagam7

Interesting if physically impossible without some sort of time travel being involved.

It is rumored that Jennifer owns her own personal Flux Capacitor

[marioman]

I have no idea how old my snes is but it must be a later model cuz it isnt yellow yet

The photo below shows it in all its glory!

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[kawaiipikachu]

Originally Posted by marioman

I have no idea how old my snes is but it must be a later model cuz it isnt yellow yet

That Does not determine the age of your SNES as the yellowing is caused by incorrect mix used in the ABS plastic.
Likely reason why your system hasn't yellowed yet is because your system is closer to the right mix with the ingredients.

[Crono]

Originally Posted by kawaiipikachu

That Does not determine the age of your SNES as the yellowing is caused by incorrect mix used in the ABS plastic.
Likely reason why your system hasn't yellowed yet is because your system is closer to the right mix with the ingredients.

It is my understanding that the bad mixture was fixed after it was discovered which would suggest a timeframe of when an SNES was manufactured.

[Angelic Lapras King]

Super Famicom turns 20 today, yay! =D

It's a shame I killed my SNES this week after I blew it up (The internal fuse anyway...)... T.T

[kawaiipikachu]

Originally Posted by Angelic Lapras King

Super Famicom turns 20 today, yay! =D

It's a shame I killed my SNES this week after I blew it up (The internal fuse anyway...)... T.T

I guessed it refused to boot up.

Well the main problem in repairing the system is the od screw where the screw driver is not so common.

[marioman]

Originally Posted by kawaiipikachu

That Does not determine the age of your SNES as the yellowing is caused by incorrect mix used in the ABS plastic.
Likely reason why your system hasn't yellowed yet is because your system is closer to the right mix with the ingredients.

Actually it does. The earlier units had cases that had the incorrect mix. Plus the process takes a long time anyway (and doesn't need light either). So you can determine how old your console is by how yellow it is.

[link64]

I actually had a look at the back of some of my SNES cart's and the part that connects to the console different for Starwing (Starfox in America) in that it has 2 extra parts (that are smaller) that connect to the console.

Also European SNES> US SNES.

[kawaiipikachu]

Originally Posted by link64

I actually had a look at the back of some of my SNES cart's and the part that connects to the console different for Starwing (Starfox in America) in that it has 2 extra parts (that are smaller) that connect to the console.

Also European SNES> US SNES.

The extra pins for the Super FXprocessor chip which is basically an extra CPU to act as a GPU to give the game basic 3d graphics.