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- From: chuckt@austin.ibm.com (Charles N. Tomlinson)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Nintendo Game vs. 386sx Computer
- Keywords: Nintendo, Games, Computer
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.194546.18890@awdprime.austin.ibm.com>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 19:45:46 GMT
- Sender: news@awdprime.austin.ibm.com (USENET News)
- Organization: IBM Austin
- Lines: 40
- Originator: chuckt@scnteam1.austin.ibm.com
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- Well I have a problem I would like to get some opinions on. I have 2 children,
- a 3 year old & an 8 year old. Earlier this year while at my mother-in-laws
- house, the kids found an old Atari system that she had. We brought it home and
- the kids have really enjoyed it. My wife and I were thinking about buying them
- a new video game.
-
- Now here is the problem. I already have a 386sx computer in my home, and I have
- a hard time justifying going out buying a Super Netendo 16-bit($140.00) to play
- games on when I can do most of the same thing on my computer. So I guess what
- I am looking for is some of your opinions on the pros and cons of the two.
- Here are a few that I thought of:
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- Pro for buying Nintendo:
- 1. Simple to use. As I stated the kids are 3 & 8. The 8 yr old has no
- problem with using the computer but the 3 yr does. It would be alot
- easier for him to use the Netendo by himself.
- 2. My computer would not be tied up all the time with the kids on it.
- 3. Get to hear all the nice music that plays when you play the game. ;)
-
- Con for buying Nintendo:
- 1. The computer has a more cpu power. ( 32 bit processor as apposed to 16 bit)
- 2. All I would have to do is buy joy sticks for the computer (approx $50.00)
- 3. The computer games cost about the same or cheaper. (Super Nintendo 16-bit
- games are about $50.00 to $60.00)
-
- Well that is all I can think of right now. Please feel free to add to this.
- With Christmas approaching, there may be others out there you are running into
- this same problem of trying to decide what to get.
-
- Chuck T.
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