Honestly, as big a Nintendo fan I have grown into over the years, I do not like the NES either. Though in the last generation the chips they began to put into the carts helped matters a lot. For example, Zelda originally ran on Mapper 1, this hack (with new code) uses Mapper 5. This is like a hyrbid between Gameboy Zelda and SNES Zelda.
As for SNES, I loved it, as even the Genesis, TurboGFX, and Neo-Geo were quirky in their own right. I love the fabulous four as a whole in fact! 8-bit though, I preferred the SMS.
FCEU has went to C++, and this port is based on some other code that is strictly C and lacks the mappers that the other variant has, including the LUA script support. This is why FCEU on AROS lacks too, same for the Wii port, etc.
Anyhow, for a moment, put your bias aside, and play Legend of Link. That is if you like the Zelda series, and like to see how utterly far Rom hacking has gone.
Speaking of which, someone is tweaking the holy crap outta the old Super Mario Engine. Why, I don't know, we got the Super Mario 3 engine, but wow!!!
http://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php/topic,17143.0.htmlInteresting.
Given FCEU's accuracy goal I'm surprised to hear there was an unsupported mapper still.
Personally I've never been a Nintendo fan. Not to say I dislike the machines, but pretty much everything they've released has something about it that I've disliked. Graphics for Nintendo systems for example,... Ive never really liked the look. NES is barely an upgrade from the Spectrum, and Snes only adds extra color and hardware tricks (obscenely low resolution graphics, even for its time). Then the N64 came along, and that looked worse than the Snes at times. Worst 3d image quality ever.
Some good games, but there's just something about Nintendo machines that's been consistent all along, and although I cant really articulate what that something is, I don't like it. Maybe it's the feel, maybe the look, .... whatever it is it's remained all along. Seems to polarise people though.
On a related note (albeit sidebar), I only just last night found out about the NES game "Sweet Home".
Essentially a precursor to the Resident Evil games. In fact it seems Resident Evil started life as a remake. Although there's differences, there's definitely enough similarities to show R.E's legacy.