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It's a slot loading drive, all you have to do is slide it in the center and the machine will correctly align it. My iMac does the same thing. I think there's only a small section of that blue strip where a disc will actually be accepted. If you try to shove it in near the side, it won't work. If I hear one more person critisize Project Revolution's architecture, I'm closing the thread and banning the offender.

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honestly... thats why this is a unfinished hardware design like ps3's design.

quite possibly they may add like little guides to insert your GCN disc at a certain spot...

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I wasn't criticizing the architecture, I actually love the design. I really didn't know how it worked so thats why I asked. Thanks for the clarification GameMaster :)

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Well, a lot of you already get it, but there seems to be some confusion about the controller/memory-card locations. The system contains 512 MB of flash memory to be used for game saves. On top of that, you can also use SD flash cards that will probably insert into the slots on the side and you'll still be able to close the little door.

As for discs getting stuck, I really don't see it as an issue. Gamemaster just gave his iMac up for example.


Think of there being little metal bars in the tray. I'll number them.

[-1-2-3-4-5]

If 2, 3, and 4 are pushed, it will accept the GC disc and slide it to the proper location. If you try to push it in the side ones, it won't let the disc go in because it has guards to prevent it. If you push in a standard DVD then 3, then 2 and 4, then 1 and 5 will get pushed and it only accepts the disc as these increments are observed.

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Do we download these retro games onto the 512MB memory?

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Yes, NES games range from 2KB-250KB, SNES games from 512KB-8MB, and N64 games from 2MB-32MB (Resident Evil 2 and maybe 2 other games are 32MB - other than them the biggest is 16MB). So yes, you'll store the retro games on that as well. You shouldn't run out any time soon with that, but when and if that space runs out you're free to pick up SD cards (up to 2GB I think right?) for use in your Revolution to supplement the storage.

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remember its just nintendo made games..

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Hm, I guess we can't complain, but I'd still have loved a HD.
2048 NES games or
256 SNES games or
64 N64 games.

Hm that's not that bad. :)
But remember, you also have to save your revolution and GCN stuff on that card.
We don't know that for sure, do we? Perhaps other companies will board the retro ship.

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What I remember seeing is that games ranging from Donkey Kong to Super Mario Sunshine would be downloadable. It may imply "only Nintendo games," but I think it's intended to imply "only games on previous Nintendo consoles."

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The official word is "fan-favourite" games.

Nintendo's patched things up with third parties this last generation, so they'll have no problems asking permission to use really old games.

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The question is how much will it cost? I'd hate to have to pay for my N64 and SNES games all over again.

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Heh, if I have to pay, I'll just play them on my previous consoles. I kept them for a reason. :D

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I consider my comp my video game time machine. The ability to download old Nintendo games doesn't impress me much. Though I guess now I could play N64 titles without all the glitches and better control. And they pretty much released all their Nintendo-brand games on GBA...and now N64 on DS. This is another excuse for them not to make new games. Look how long it took for a new 2D Mario game to be released...over a decade. And it's not like (real) 3D Mario games come out frequently either...one a console doesn't cut it. Give Mario tennis elbow and go fight the good fight.

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It's a crafty marketing plan, I'll give Nintendo that. In a way, it's nice, because it allows younger generations to play all these great classic games that they missed. At the same time, it makes sense that the Xbox and the PS3 have more appeal to the older generation. Regardless, if there becomes a way to rip old videogame onto the Revolution without paying, then I'm sold sold and sold. If not, then I probably won't be investing much into Nintendo's little emulation system, say maybe Majora's Mask and Perfect Dark. I never beat Majora's Mask, and if it's not flat out emulating the game, I'd like to run Perfect Dark with a nice framerate just once.