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Demoskinos · Sep 17, 2017

So back in July modders discovered what seemed to be a NES emulator built in to every switch at the firmware level.

Well now it gets weirder. The "emulator" in question was thought to be called "flog" which is of course Golf spelled backwards. So now its been discovered that not only is there an emulator built in but the NES game "Golf" is built into the firmware of every switch. And now screenshots that show the game with joycon support have been dug up.

http://nintendoeverything.com/nes-golf-hidden-within-switchs-firmware/

btrboyev · Sep 17, 2017

Chindogg · Sep 17, 2017

Proof of concept for VC?

7DollarHagane · Sep 17, 2017

NES golf wasnt a big deal here but it was one of the best selling Famicom titles and a defining early game for the platform in Japan.

jchap · Sep 17, 2017

I had that game on the NES. Hardest golf game ever.

IaN_GAF · Sep 17, 2017

Obviously.

malfcn · Sep 17, 2017

There are dicks on that golf course.

Real talk, that is pretty interesting.

old manatee · Sep 17, 2017

Meh if you're only going to have one pre-installed nes game it should obviously be Urban Champion.

whitemex88 · Sep 17, 2017

hows the motion sensor gonna work for a game like this?

Nanashrew · Sep 17, 2017

I'm dying from these compressed screenshots.

Skab · Sep 17, 2017

I played the shit out of that game when i was little lol

AcceptableGhost · Sep 17, 2017

Maybe there's a secret way to play it? Or most likely it is there from testing stuff.

Tal Shiar Agent · Sep 17, 2017

I love NES Golf. Only sports game I can say that about.

@MUWANdo · Sep 17, 2017

whitemex88 said:
hows the motion sensor gonna work for a game like this?

You mean, with a NES game? Not at all.

ggx2ac · Sep 17, 2017

AcceptableGhost said:
Maybe there's a secret way to play it?

Konami secret code at the Switch home menu.

Maybe, that would be hilarious.

rewkol · Sep 17, 2017

@MUWANdo said:
You mean, with a NES game? Not at all.

Actually the images seem to show a joy-con being swung while the ZL button is held indicating some form of motion control.

OrbitalBeard · Sep 17, 2017

This is pretty amazing.

C'mon Nintendo, let us play it!

FantasticMrFoxdie · Sep 17, 2017

Nintendo x Tyler the Creator collab incoming

OrbitalBeard said:
This is pretty amazing.

C'mon Nintendo, let us play it!

For the low price of $9.99, sure!

@MUWANdo · Sep 17, 2017

rewkol said:
Actually the images seem to show a joy-con being swung while the ZL button is held indicating some form of motion control.

That looked more like it might be a "sideways joycon/split joycons" toggle or something but you could be right. I guess we'll find out sometime within the next ten years.

Why would you do that? · Sep 17, 2017

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[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/HskvVz8.jpg[/IMG]

Curious if other virtual console games will get similar motion controls. I won't mind, as long as they can be disabled...

malfcn said:
There are dicks on that golf course.

Real talk, that is pretty interesting.

That's probably the "2 player stroke play" mode

RadarScope1 · Sep 17, 2017

Whoa. This is super interesting.

dyergram · Sep 17, 2017

Second pic is racist.

entremet · Sep 17, 2017

M3d10n · Sep 17, 2017

Hidden built-in game?

Lord of Ostia · Sep 17, 2017

I'd say this isn't that surprising since we've known for a while they are gonna give out NES titles with the online service. Weird that Golf is baked in over, like, Mario Bros.

Abilidebob · Sep 17, 2017

First the Wii was 2 GameCubes taped together, now the Switch is made up of a bunch of NES? What the fuck Nintendo?

Brazil · Sep 17, 2017

@MUWANdo said:
That looked more like it might be a "sideways joycon/split joycons" toggle or something but you could be right. I guess we'll find out sometime within the next ten years.

The icon with the arrow is definitely indicating motion controls.

UberTag · Sep 17, 2017

Meh... I'll get excited once I find out we can play Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge. Now THAT's a real man's golf game!

OnPoint · Sep 17, 2017

This is honestly pretty cool.

Stopdoor · Sep 17, 2017

Trying to imagine how motion controls could translate to an NES game, especially one as rigid as Golf.

Majine · Sep 17, 2017

"Kimishima-san, since we last spoke yesterday we've been able to finally get Switch OS working for the launch of the system. Just one tiny detail, you know I said we tried everything..."

JusDoIt · Sep 17, 2017

When's Gyromite?

CitizenCope · Sep 17, 2017

Fun fact, NES Golf was the first thing I ever bought with my own money.

Vinsanity. · Sep 17, 2017

Is that golfer supposed to be Mario? The nose and moustache and chubbiness I mean..

SatoAilDarko · Sep 17, 2017

Stopdoor said:
Trying to imagine how motion controls could translate to an NES game, especially one as rigid as Golf.

This reminds me there was a Wii New Play Control game for the GameCube Mario tennis game but not golf.

PhantomZone · Sep 17, 2017

Pretty clever, I'd play it more than MK8D!!!

Slime · Sep 17, 2017

I bet it was always intended to ship with VC but they canned it to release the Classics line.

jholmes · Sep 17, 2017

Seriously Nintendo you could've put NES Open on there instead. What were you thinking?

I get the sense that the joy con stuff is indicating how to open menus or use save states given how Virtual Console games worked on the 3DS and Wii U but I can't really see what they're showing.

Cutebrute · Sep 17, 2017

Wasn't NES Golf primarily developed by Iwata?

chrisPjelly · Sep 17, 2017

Okay, now this is starting to get interesting. With this and the online element, I'm actually starting to get excited about their "virtual console" plan.

Feffe · Sep 17, 2017

No dark filter
Pixel perfect

That's the big news

Forkball · Sep 17, 2017

It will unlock when you buy the Golf Mario costume in Super Mario Odyssey.

AzureSkies · Sep 17, 2017

UberTag said:
Meh... I'll get excited once I find out we can play Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge. Now THAT's a real man's golf game!

Can't wait for the Sega 32X emulator with Golf Magazine's 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples built into it.

J@hranimo · Sep 17, 2017

Did they incorporate motion controls into this NES game?! Whaaa

Shikamaru Ninja · Sep 17, 2017

Cutebrute said:
Wasn't NES Golf primarily developed by Iwata?

Iwata and members of HAL helped the programming team. Most of Iwata's early Nintendo coding jobs were assist, port and repair.

The real creator of the golf games was Kenji Miki. I think he's retired now, but his design made it into Wii Sports Golf as tribute.

Diablos · Sep 17, 2017

If this isn't a love letter to emulation and hacking I don't know what would be.

Very cool.

Clockwork · Sep 17, 2017

Now they just need to find out how to unlock/access it...

wild wild rice · Sep 17, 2017

I feel like "with motion controls" should be added to the title.

Seik · Sep 17, 2017

That's all kind of awesome, wow!

Lightning_Roller · Sep 17, 2017

Are you kidding me!?!?

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