So Long Oldie Nintendo Consoles!

Nintendo has finally decided to pull the plug on their support for the oldie consoles, like the Famicom, Super Famicom, Nintendo 64, Game Boy and Game Boy Pocket. This is sad news for those SNES owners who tend to break their old-school gaming devices, each time they fail to beat Mario. The decision comes as a logical move from Nintendo, as it's pretty tough to provide servicing and parts for the antique devices.

Also, the Wii Virtual Console allows you to play most of the old titles, so the 20 year-old consoles are quite useless and they're only good as ... furniture and trophies of your childhood gaming achievements. Let me remind you that the NES was launched in Europe in 1985, a couple of years earlier than the year when most Halo 3 fans were born... Do the kids nowadays even remember the original Game Boy?

Mario is still a hit, even if it's gone 3D and next-gen, but does anyone remember the looks of the original Game Boy Mario? Did you know that in order to beat the game you had to play it from its first minutes to the magnificent ending, without the possibility of saving? Also, since the original Game Boy used batteries, it could die on you, exactly when you reached the last level... Back then playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was the s**t and you couldn't do it without a piece of paper and a pen, as it relied on huge passwords that granted access to the next levels.

Nigel Mansell Formula 1 racing game, Power Rangers... Fist of The North Star - these are the games that triggered my appetite for gaming and if I'm able to play Halo 3 and Final Fantasy XII today and review them properly, it's because of those neat old games, that were defined by passion and appeal. Rest in peace Game Boy!