World of Warcraft on Nintendo’s old NES – this is what it would look like if gaming veterans got their way.
When looking back at one’s gaming past, most players have quite a nostalgic view. Because anyone who remembers the nights spent before the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) has likely glorified the graphics by now. Everything was somehow simpler back then, yet one had an incredible amount of fun and secretly stayed up late until the parents woke up from the quiet tunes.
On Reddit, the user telltolin took the liberty of cramming World of Warcraft into the graphics of the ancient Nintendo console (1983). Players can choose between Horde and Alliance as well as different races.
The protagonist in the form of an Orc doesn’t care much for the tutorial and immediately sets off to explore the game world. Still at level 1, he joins a full group that wants to delve into the Caves of Wailing. As a level 1 hero, he is not much of an addition to the group, so he fulfills the only job he can: ninja looting.
NES-WoW ticks all the clichés
Despite the old graphics, the video also pokes fun at the common clichés of World of Warcraft. This includes the typical player who only has “10 minutes” during an instance and then disappears during the boss fight, or the complaining flamer in the group who, of course, has already “reported the level 1 player” – this almost equates to a friendly greeting these days.
You can check out the impressive result here:
Ultimately, it’s just an animation and not an actual implementation. However, the idea has been very lovingly realized.
Did you also start on the NES back in the day? Or did your love for games (and MMOs) come much later?
In the real World of Warcraft, there are currently Legendaries available for free – don’t miss out!
