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Choco 06/29/20 11:21:16 AM #1:	--- http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html Choco is dead. Feel free to join him. <cite>Choco posted [p:941425732] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 06/29/20 11:47:34 AM #2:	Ive been trying to figure this out ever since I first saw what the Super Famicom controller looked like <cite>Zikten posted [p:941426837] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>Ive been trying to figure this out ever since I first saw what the Super Famicom controller looked like</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Choco 06/29/20 8:07:24 PM #3:	bump --- http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html Choco is dead. Feel free to join him. <cite>Choco posted [p:941450031] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>bump </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
berlyman101 06/29/20 8:08:48 PM #4:	iirc they thought we were too dumb and would get confused by the buttons. they were right of course --- http://www.lukesurl.com/comics/2010-02-24-determinism.png <cite>berlyman101 posted [p:941450097] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>iirc they thought we were too dumb and would get confused by the buttons. they were right of course </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ultimate reaver 06/29/20 8:10:48 PM #5:	the nes and snes were brought to america with the idea in mind that they were supposed to look like pieces of electronic hardware rather than "toys" because people were shaky about video game consoles at the time after the atari. apparently that translated to "make the nes look like a weird fucked up vcr and make the snes look like an indecipherable block of angular gray plastic" i always figured removing the colorfulness went hand in hand --- I pray god will curse the writer, as the writer has cursed the world with this beautiful, stupendous creation, terrible in its simplicity, irresistible in truth <cite>ultimate reaver posted [p:941450203] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>the nes and snes were brought to america with the idea in mind that they were supposed to look like pieces of electronic hardware rather than "toys" because people were shaky about video game consoles at the time after the atari. apparently that translated to "make the nes look like a weird fucked up vcr and make the snes look like an indecipherable block of angular gray plastic" i always figured removing the colorfulness went hand in hand </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonOctopus 06/29/20 8:11:22 PM #6:	what? The purple buttons were sexy --- https://imgur.com/7nfPhE2 <cite>NeonOctopus posted [p:941450228] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>what? The purple buttons were sexy </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BuckVanHammer 06/29/20 8:12:24 PM #7:	I like the na color scheme and the Japan console design. --- Minimal, yet feature rich. https://imgur.com/bphehs8 <cite>BuckVanHammer posted [p:941450283] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>I like the na color scheme and the Japan console design. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
alimajor 06/29/20 8:14:13 PM #8:	I feel like I had both of those as a kid <cite>alimajor posted [p:941450386] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>I feel like I had both of those as a kid </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 06/29/20 8:14:52 PM #9:	I never thought it looked bad. The colorful one is nice too though --- 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:941450423] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>I never thought it looked bad. The colorful one is nice too though </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrMallard 06/29/20 8:15:31 PM #10:	Because God doesn't love America --- The pretty things are going to hell, they wore it out but they wore it well Now Playing: ACNH, Asdivine Hearts, For the King <cite>MrMallard posted [p:941450466] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>Because God doesn't love America </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Damn_Underscore 06/29/20 8:17:31 PM #11:	I can accept that the buttons on the American SNES look "nicer" or more serious but the overseas console looks MUCH nicer than the American one and it's not even close. --- Shenmue II = best game of all time Shenmue = 2nd best game of all time <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:941450596] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>I can accept that the buttons on the American SNES look "nicer" or more serious but the overseas console looks MUCH nicer than the American one and it's not even close. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Choco 06/29/20 8:19:55 PM #12:	--- http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html Choco is dead. Feel free to join him. <cite>Choco posted [p:941450726] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Damn_Underscore 06/29/20 8:23:14 PM #14:	The eject button alone looks like they were spiting the American model. --- Shenmue II = best game of all time Shenmue = 2nd best game of all time <cite>Damn_Underscore posted [p:941450898] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>The eject button alone looks like they were spiting the American model. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HylianFox 06/29/20 8:25:37 PM #15:	the red/white top-loading Famicom also looked a hell of a lot better than the NES --- I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals FUH-LAMING! - Homer Simpson Don't be a turd. - Chris Pratt <cite>HylianFox posted [p:941451027] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>the red/white top-loading Famicom also looked a hell of a lot better than the NES </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
smoke_break 06/29/20 8:26:58 PM #16:	DevsBro posted... I never thought it looked bad. This. I liked it. --- https://imgur.com/mOCFlRv <cite>smoke_break posted [p:941451093] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>DevsBro posted... </cite> <quote>I never thought it looked bad.</quote>This. I liked it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheOtherMike 06/29/20 8:27:31 PM #17:	NeonOctopus posted... what? The purple buttons were sexy This. Objectively better than skittle buttons. <cite>TheOtherMike posted [p:941451132] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>NeonOctopus posted... </cite> <quote>what? The purple buttons were sexy</quote> This. Objectively better than skittle buttons. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Choco 06/29/20 8:28:31 PM #18:	guys please stop shitposting --- http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html Choco is dead. Feel free to join him. <cite>Choco posted [p:941451192] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>guys please stop shitposting </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TreyFlowers 06/29/20 8:29:34 PM #19:	Wow I've never seen that purple one. In Australia we had the green/yellow/red/blue controller and system --- Last night, what we talked about, it made so much sense But now the haze has ascended, it don't make no sense anymore <cite>TreyFlowers posted [p:941451238] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>Wow I've never seen that purple one. In Australia we had the green/yellow/red/blue controller and system </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Choco 06/29/20 8:30:46 PM #20:	TreyFlowers posted... Wow I've never seen that purple one. In Australia we had the green/yellow/red/blue controller and system that surprises me. i'm guessing you don't watch a lot of gaming youtube? --- http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html Choco is dead. Feel free to join him. <cite>Choco posted [p:941451293] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>TreyFlowers posted... </cite> <quote>Wow I've never seen that purple one. In Australia we had the green/yellow/red/blue controller and system</quote>that surprises me. i'm guessing you don't watch a lot of gaming youtube? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TreyFlowers 06/29/20 8:31:38 PM #21:	I do now, speedruns and the like. It's bizarre to me that I'm 30 in a few months and have literally never seen that purple SNES until now lol --- Last night, what we talked about, it made so much sense But now the haze has ascended, it don't make no sense anymore <cite>TreyFlowers posted [p:941451349] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>I do now, speedruns and the like. It's bizarre to me that I'm 30 in a few months and have literally never seen that purple SNES until now lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Abiz_ 06/29/20 8:35:56 PM #22:	They are both pretty meh looking, but I disagree that America got the worse looking one. <cite>Abiz_ posted [p:941451567] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>They are both pretty meh looking, but I disagree that America got the worse looking one. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Houston 06/29/20 8:41:27 PM #23:	Ours look better. The console too. Maybe it's just because that's what we were used to. --- "Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory." - Dr Seuss <cite>Houston posted [p:941451855] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>Ours look better. The console too. Maybe it's just because that's what we were used to. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
smoke_break 06/29/20 8:45:35 PM #24:	ultimate reaver posted... the nes and snes were brought to america with the idea in mind that they were supposed to look like pieces of electronic hardware rather than "toys" because people were shaky about video game consoles at the time after the atari. Looking at them both together I can kind of see that. Japanese version does look a bit like a toy. Like one of those toy laptops except it's a console. --- https://imgur.com/mOCFlRv <cite>smoke_break posted [p:941452034] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>ultimate reaver posted... </cite> <quote>the nes and snes were brought to america with the idea in mind that they were supposed to look like pieces of electronic hardware rather than "toys" because people were shaky about video game consoles at the time after the atari.</quote>Looking at them both together I can kind of see that. Japanese version does look a bit like a toy. Like one of those toy laptops except it's a console. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Target 06/29/20 8:45:44 PM #25:	We got concave buttons for X and Y though --- https://imgur.com/JXxiPHm https://imgur.com/JXxiPHm <cite>Blue_Target posted [p:941452039] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>We got concave buttons for X and Y though </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MadDewg 06/29/20 8:46:01 PM #26:	alimajor posted... I feel like I had both of those as a kid Maybe you had the newer model snes that came out in NA towards the end of it's life?: I had the classic model, but my sister had that new model one that came with super mario all-stars+super mario world combo cart. That newer model one worked better imo, and I kind of wish I had one back before the snes classic was a thing. --- GTag:MadDogg730 PSN:lMadDogg NNID:xMadDoggx I bet my left nut on bloodstained ritual of the night being awesome...I like my left nut IGA, come through for me. <cite>MadDewg posted [p:941452060] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>alimajor posted... </cite> <quote>I feel like I had both of those as a kid</quote>Maybe you had the newer model snes that came out in NA towards the end of it's life?: I had the classic model, but my sister had that new model one that came with super mario all-stars+super mario world combo cart. That newer model one worked better imo, and I kind of wish I had one back before the snes classic was a thing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HylianFox 06/29/20 8:46:53 PM #27:	after nearly 30 years, my SNES looks more yellow than gray >_> --- I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals FUH-LAMING! - Homer Simpson Don't be a turd. - Chris Pratt <cite>HylianFox posted [p:941452114] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>after nearly 30 years, my SNES looks more yellow than gray >_> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rikiaz 06/29/20 8:48:10 PM #28:	HylianFox posted... the red/white top-loading Famicom also looked a hell of a lot better than the NES Agreed. I really like the side docks for the controllers too --- From the depths, the thing they called Worm King did rise. Nirn itself did scream in the Mages' and Necromancers' war. <cite>Rikiaz posted [p:941452181] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>HylianFox posted... </cite> <quote>the red/white top-loading Famicom also looked a hell of a lot better than the NES</quote>Agreed. I really like the side docks for the controllers too </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HylianFox 06/29/20 8:49:17 PM #29:	Rikiaz posted... Agreed. I really like the side docks for the controllers too the controllers were also built-in, and the second one even had a microphone --- I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals FUH-LAMING! - Homer Simpson Don't be a turd. - Chris Pratt <cite>HylianFox posted [p:941452249] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>Rikiaz posted... </cite> <quote>Agreed. I really like the side docks for the controllers too</quote> the controllers were also built-in, and the second one even had a microphone </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MadDewg 06/29/20 8:52:53 PM #30:	HylianFox posted... after nearly 30 years, my SNES looks more yellow than gray >_> Yeah, thanks to both my dad and my sister, damn near every single gray console I owned back then turned half-yellow, lol. Also, my gray n64 controller has a burn mark ingrained in it since my dad fell asleep with a cig in his mouth playing killer instinct gold one day, =/. --- GTag:MadDogg730 PSN:lMadDogg NNID:xMadDoggx I bet my left nut on bloodstained ritual of the night being awesome...I like my left nut IGA, come through for me. <cite>MadDewg posted [p:941452414] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>HylianFox posted... </cite> <quote>after nearly 30 years, my SNES looks more yellow than gray >_></quote>Yeah, thanks to both my dad and my sister, damn near every single gray console I owned back then turned half-yellow, lol. Also, my gray n64 controller has a burn mark ingrained in it since my dad fell asleep with a cig in his mouth playing killer instinct gold one day, =/. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rikiaz 06/29/20 8:54:28 PM #31:	HylianFox posted... the controllers were also built-in, and the second one even had a microphone Im actually tempted to buy a Famicom mini to add to my collection. Id really like an original Famicom itself but its a bit too pricy for me. --- From the depths, the thing they called Worm King did rise. Nirn itself did scream in the Mages' and Necromancers' war. <cite>Rikiaz posted [p:941452492] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>HylianFox posted... </cite> <quote>the controllers were also built-in, and the second one even had a microphone</quote>Im actually tempted to buy a Famicom mini to add to my collection. Id really like an original Famicom itself but its a bit too pricy for me. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spikethedevil 06/29/20 8:56:25 PM #32:	The NA SNES is hideous. --- A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod! <cite>spikethedevil posted [p:941452582] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>The NA SNES is hideous. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ultimate reaver 06/29/20 8:56:31 PM #33:	the other big thing the famicom has over the nes is that the nes is the most unreliable console i can think of outside of the original xbox 360 and the jaguar CD --- I pray god will curse the writer, as the writer has cursed the world with this beautiful, stupendous creation, terrible in its simplicity, irresistible in truth <cite>ultimate reaver posted [p:941452591] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>the other big thing the famicom has over the nes is that the nes is the most unreliable console i can think of outside of the original xbox 360 and the jaguar CD </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 06/29/20 8:59:00 PM #34:	The purple buttons are fine. --- 2020 going to be a CE kind of year ~ Panthera <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:941452727] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>The purple buttons are fine. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spikethedevil 06/29/20 8:59:06 PM #35:	ultimate reaver posted... the other big thing the famicom has over the nes is that the nes is the most unreliable console i can think of outside of the original xbox 360 and the jaguar CD This is also true. --- A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod! <cite>spikethedevil posted [p:941452733] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>ultimate reaver posted... </cite> <quote>the other big thing the famicom has over the nes is that the nes is the most unreliable console i can think of outside of the original xbox 360 and the jaguar CD</quote> This is also true. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Target 06/29/20 9:02:52 PM #36:	Rikiaz posted... Agreed. I really like the side docks for the controllers too I got to try one of these a few years ago and those 3 feet controllers ruin the experience for me. --- https://imgur.com/JXxiPHm https://imgur.com/JXxiPHm <cite>Blue_Target posted [p:941452926] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>Rikiaz posted... </cite> <quote>Agreed. I really like the side docks for the controllers too </quote>I got to try one of these a few years ago and those 3 feet controllers ruin the experience for me. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 06/29/20 9:03:24 PM #37:	MadDewg posted... Yeah, thanks to both my dad and my sister, damn near every single gray console I owned back then turned half-yellow, lol. Also, my gray n64 controller has a burn mark ingrained in it since my dad fell asleep with a cig in his mouth playing killer instinct gold one day, =/. Care or neglect doesn't actually make any difference in terms of yellowing. The plastic they used just naturally yellows over time. This is why some systems have stayed gray--they used different plastic for some of the batches they produced. Notice how you never see any thar have yellowed more or less than others. They either have or haven't. here are even some systems where some parts have yellowed and others haven't, because they used both kinds of plastic. https://i.imgur.com/hQLBHHw.jpg --- 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:941452955] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>MadDewg posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah, thanks to both my dad and my sister, damn near every single gray console I owned back then turned half-yellow, lol. Also, my gray n64 controller has a burn mark ingrained in it since my dad fell asleep with a cig in his mouth playing killer instinct gold one day, =/.</quote>Care or neglect doesn't actually make any difference in terms of yellowing. The plastic they used just naturally yellows over time. This is why some systems have stayed gray--they used different plastic for some of the batches they produced. Notice how you never see any thar have yellowed more or less than others. They either have or haven't. here are even some systems where some parts have yellowed and others haven't, because they used both kinds of plastic. https://i.imgur.com/hQLBHHw.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Abiz_ 06/29/20 9:06:26 PM #38:	DevsBro posted... Care or neglect doesn't actually make any difference in terms of yellowing. The plastic they used just naturally yellows over time. This is why some systems have stayed gray--they used different plastic for some of the batches they produced. There are even some systems where some parts have yellowed and others haven't, because they used both kinds of plastic. You can fix the yellowing if you want to put a little effort into it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0yHp70LcuU <cite>Abiz_ posted [p:941453140] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>DevsBro posted... </cite> <quote>Care or neglect doesn't actually make any difference in terms of yellowing. The plastic they used just naturally yellows over time. This is why some systems have stayed gray--they used different plastic for some of the batches they produced. There are even some systems where some parts have yellowed and others haven't, because they used both kinds of plastic.</quote>You can fix the yellowing if you want to put a little effort into it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0yHp70LcuU </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HylianFox 06/29/20 9:09:42 PM #39:	ultimate reaver posted... the other big thing the famicom has over the nes is that the nes is the most unreliable console i can think of outside of the original xbox 360 and the jaguar CD don't forget the Switch joy-cons ironic name since the drifting fills me with unparalleled rage --- I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals FUH-LAMING! - Homer Simpson Don't be a turd. - Chris Pratt <cite>HylianFox posted [p:941453275] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>ultimate reaver posted... </cite> <quote>the other big thing the famicom has over the nes is that the nes is the most unreliable console i can think of outside of the original xbox 360 and the jaguar CD</quote> don't forget the Switch joy-cons ironic name since the drifting fills me with unparalleled rage </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ModLogic 06/29/20 9:20:30 PM #40:	TreyFlowers posted... Wow I've never seen that purple one. In Australia we had the green/yellow/red/blue controller and system i think the earlier snes batchs had the japanese design consol and the american color sheme controller. i got the snes late, the KI bundle which was the japanese consol and controller design/color. but ive seen friends who got the snes way earlier have the purple controller. --- https://i.imgtc.com/PruZV73.png https://imgur.com/lbSi0U3 https://imgur.com/xaRYKZM https://imgur.com/ZngbqJn <cite>ModLogic posted [p:941453777] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>TreyFlowers posted... </cite> <quote>Wow I've never seen that purple one. In Australia we had the green/yellow/red/blue controller and system</quote>i think the earlier snes batchs had the japanese design consol and the american color sheme controller. i got the snes late, the KI bundle which was the japanese consol and controller design/color. but ive seen friends who got the snes way earlier have the purple controller. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Choco 06/30/20 9:21:38 AM #41:	FortuneCookie posted... The purple buttons are fine. literally providing proof why the 4 color buttons are better --- http://error1355.com/ce/Choco.html Choco is dead. Feel free to join him. <cite>Choco posted [p:941470896] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>FortuneCookie posted... </cite> <quote>The purple buttons are fine. </quote>literally providing proof why the 4 color buttons are better </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kaiganeer 06/30/20 9:24:24 AM #42:	it's comical how shitty the american one looks by comparison <cite>Kaiganeer posted [p:941470983] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>it's comical how shitty the american one looks by comparison </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DepreceV2 06/30/20 9:26:19 AM #43:	I had both controllers as a kid. I didnt do anything special from my side since I was a kid back then. No way both versions werent sold in America --- Nothing until I think of a new Sig 6/3/20 <cite>DepreceV2 posted [p:941471036] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>I had both controllers as a kid. I didnt do anything special from my side since I was a kid back then. No way both versions werent sold in America </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrNintendo1213 06/30/20 9:31:43 AM #44:	Y'all be crazy. The American one looks way better. --- Dot Dot Dot... <cite>MrNintendo1213 posted [p:941471184] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>Y'all be crazy. The American one looks way better.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dathrowed1 06/30/20 9:32:21 AM #45:	I had both --- sig <cite>Dathrowed1 posted [p:941471199] in Why did Am... [t:78811738]...</cite> <quote>I had both </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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