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NES Classic

Started by Melbosa, April 13, 2017, 01:14:15 PM

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Melbosa

Well while I'm surprised how well this did with Retro Pis so popular, I'm even more surprised on how limited the release of the NES Classic is going to be: http://ca.ign.com/articles/2017/04/13/nintendo-discontinues-the-nes-classic-edition

One of the guys in my office got one, and I've tried it out.  Takes you back to your childhood of Console Gaming if anyone here owned one (and I know some of you did).

Again though not all is lost if you are looking for that retro gaming feel with Retro Pi pretty affordable.
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Mr. Analog

WELP I hope they don't wonder why emulators continue to exist.
By Grabthar's Hammer

Lazybones

Well the NES classic IS just an emulator.. Even accepts other roms with w lite mod http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/1/9/14214850/nes-classic-nintendo-hack-add-more-game

There are some nice retro controlers for the PI and a number of 3d printed cases https://all3dp.com/raspberry-pi-nintendo-nes-case/

Mr. Analog

The thing is Nintendo is a angry spiteful beast that lashes out frequently and unexpectedly. They make us re-buy the same ROMs / emulators on every iteration of their eShop (because locking software to hardware is a thing that makes them money)

The great irony is if they had sold this as just a box that played ROMs and then sold us the ROMs either through download or SD cards it would have been monumental, but no, back to playing whack-a-mole with ROM sites and game hackers
By Grabthar's Hammer