- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (Some features disabled); $5.00 to buy
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- Date added: April 22, 2008
- Total Downloads: 1,123,382
- Downloads last week: 4,638
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 120 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
For the retro-obsessed console gamer, Console Classix is a nice and easy shortcut to PC emulation of the greatest hits from Atari 2600, Nintendo, Super Nintendo, GameBoy, and Genesis. Atari 2600 and Nintendo games are free with required e-mail registration, while the other platforms are available in various, fairly inexpensive subscription plans.
The creators of Console Classix avoid breaking copyright law by keeping a large number of copies of each game, then providing emulation of the owned games. The program consists of two applications: a browser for searching the game database, and the actual gaming application.
Though it certainly is fun to play classics such as Yar's Revenge, Donkey Kong, and Defender at the touch of a button, we're not sure if the system is sufficiently scalable. We experienced some significant slowdowns and program crashes during our testing, which seemed to be due to server lag.
It's hard to tell whether Console Classix can support a large user base, but we have to give them plenty of respect for creating a well-designed and comprehensive retro gaming system.
Publisher's description
From ConsoleClassix :Enjoy classic console games online. Play thousands of games for the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the Gameboy, the Gameboy Color, the Gameboy Advance, the Sega Gamegear, the Sega Genesis, the Sega Matser System, Colecovison, and the Atari 2600. The Console Classix browser allows you to access the list of games and search for games by name and configure custom game controls. Relive the past in style. This is retro-gaming at its best. Version 4.04 adds Gameboy Advance support.
What's new in this version:
Version 4.04 adds Gameboy Advance support.
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User reviews of Console Classix 4.04
- Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 120 votes
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Console Classix 4.04
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Console Classix 4.04
Pros: There are a lot of old games you could play--all the original stuff for us old timers. The interface is organized well and you can choose how you want to find the games you like/liked. It is legit; in other words, accessing all these games is legal. It's cheap! $5 a month and you get a ton of games from the older systems.
Cons: Each game has a load time and every time you play the game again, you have to reload it. For large games, this can be a pain. Learning the controls (since your PC is not a console) can be a pain in the butt--unless you can figure out how to hook up a game controller that will be compatible with whatever you are playing.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Console Classix 4.04
Pros: I like the fact that you can play nes games on here.
Cons: I don't like the fact that you have to pay to play snes games, genesis games and other games like that.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Console Classix 4.04
Pros: its good
Cons: nothing i dont like
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Console Classix 4.04
Pros: i like it because u can play games
Cons: it no letin me play pokemon
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