The Four Score

This my friends, makes an NES orgy possible. Yes 4 at once- introducing the 

Nintendo Four Score!

 I mostly use this as my extension cord because at the moment I lack friends. You have the option of choosing between using 2 or four controllers and there is also an A and B button turbo activator. It's a great accessory when playing games such as R.C. Pro-Am II if the competitive mood strikes you.  Or if you want to prove who the alpha male is without having to piss on everything.

There are 23 compatible as well as 9 non-compatible 4 player games according to Wikipedia. There were also a handfull of 4 player adapters, but only two were licensed- the Four Score and the Satellite which I'll be blogging about in the near future.

This little plug here makes the foursome possible. 

It's not a very big item as you can see, but it's a pretty cool accessory to own. Keep your eyes open for one if your friends are up for  a challenge. 

In Control- Another QuickShot Controller

Let me tell you about the QuickShot model no: QS-130N. This joystick controller is a pretty kick ass one. So far, this is my favorite one of my collection. It's your standard joystick controller; it features a pistol grip, and it's comfortable enough for both left and right hand use. It was only $.59 at the thrift store! I used an exclamation mark because I am all for the excitement.

The controller consists of 4 buttons and 1 switch. The trigger is the A button, the large red one is the B button, left is start and right is select. The switch is to enable auto (turbo) off/on.

I like to use this controller to defend Democracy on games such as Airwolf. Why? Because Stringfellow Hawke is a bad ass, and Dominic Santini, Ernest Borgnine, fucken slays me. Just look at him... Seriously, he doesn't know how to work on helicopters. Just look at that face!
He's a great American.

May the U-Force be with you

Here's my review on the 1989 NES U-Force by Broderbund Software as promised.
After waiting almost a week for my U-Force to arrive, I was quite anxious to see what this little gem was all about. I was excited to find out it didn't require any batteries; a nice change to all the battery sucking controllers I have recently tested.
The U-force is a movement sensitive controller. A sort of scanner, infra-red light controller. It comes with a U shaped T-bar with hand grips and a "powerbar". This accessory was for the use on Mike Tyson's Punch Out. I got a little frustrated trying to play this game. Also, On the hand grips there are 2 rapid fire buttons. This I used while playing Ikari Warriors, equally as frustrating. This peripheral definitely has a learning curve. I think I ought to play with it a little longer to get the feel for it (no pun intended).
Here's a more in-depth review done by "The Norseman"...funny, yet strange

The Aladdin Deck Enhancer...... mine all mine!

My new find!
The Aladdin Deck Enhancer, an adapter really, is one of those obscure peripherals that came out for the Nintendo NES. It was produced by Camerica, one of the major purveyors of unlicensed games, who closed down following the unsuccessful and late release of this product. The Deck Enhancer is a cartridge based system which allows you to play smaller, more compact cartridges. This was done in order to save money on cartridge production. The games themselves were sold off the rack and came in simpler packaging.
Instead of coming with a handbook like your typical NES game cartridges, the games came with a fold out, poster like set of instructions/walkthroughs.

Games made for the Aladdin Deck Enhancer included:
Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy, Big Nose Freaks Out, Linus Spacehead's Comic Crusade, Micro Machines, Quattro Adventure, and Quattro Sports.
Some of these games were available in the regular NES game cartridge as well.
There is also a list of unreleased games:
Bee 52, Big Nose the Caveman, CJ's Elephant Antics, Dreamworld Pogi, F16 Renegade, Go! Dizzy Go!, Metal Man, Mig 29 Soviet Fighter, Stunt Kids, Team Sports Basketball, The Ultimate Stuntman
Imagine how cool this would have been had it came out earlier. You could have carried more games with you and have spent less money on them. This is definitely a collector must.