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@Deuteros

if you REALLY like the Cube xx form, and square screen, (and I love both very much,) but need something that plays cube and DC, you might look into the original RG Cube which looks almost the same but is far more powerful, has analog triggers, runs android, and apparently runs those consoles much better than the XX.

I havent played with one personally, and it is a bit more expensive, but I thought you might want to know it's out there! ✌️

PS - the ergonomics on the Cube are close to what I'd consider perfect. it really is like a tiny little steamdeck, in looks and feel.

@Martin_H

Great suggestions, in fact I did both of those just about a week ago! Both great. I'm so glad to finally have "a Pico!" 😁

now I'm working on getting gameboy and gbc games running properly, of all things ><

the bad news: I felt I needed to slay 15 puppies in order to make this game.

the good news: there are no dead puppies in the final product.

I can't dream up worse way to play Banjo than emulated on a vertical handheld with no analog and a GBA sized lcd. different strokes!

On an unrelated note, I got an Anbernic RG Cube XX the other day and it's fantastic! it's black with white accents on the stick and buttons, so it looks like my Steamdeck has a mini me 😊

Damo, have you tried this device? it looks right up your alley, with its rolling dpad, and 1:1 4" 720p screen being perfect for handhelds, and even integer scales GBA at full width. 3:4 even comes to about 3.6" with black bars, so plenty large.

@N00BiSH

"apparently they're compromised of former Vicarious Visions devs."

i do love spotting a Freudian slip in the wild 😁👍

it's a nice sentiment, but you really only get to "pass the baton" once, guys 😂

so, Yu Suzuki liked the idea he had 30 years ago. 👍

@Gs69

Oh, man. I want one of those NeoGeos! it looks like they even did a particularly good job with it. I'm not going to get one personally, but I'm not judging anyone for getting one, and I don't think doing so is anywhere near tantamount to performing at the Riyadh Comedy fest and then going on a media disinformation tour in support of the crown prince. to pick a random example. ✌️

Personally I'm really happy with Neogeo emulation on my current hardware, but if they rerelease the bean joystick on the new NG I'll be very envious!

@Martin_H

good tips! I had a similar learning experience, and I'm correcting it this time with my steamdeck and retrodeck.

Tech Dweeb recently made a video about making little SD card based compilation "carts" that I really enjoyed, and may do something similar. ✌️

@Gs69

I would never want to take Evercade away from you! I do get the appeal.

I would gently suggest that if "you are in control of what you download" but "[you've] done that [yourself] and just ended up staring at dull menus and being overwhelmed be the sheer amount of games available to [you]" then maybe... you didn't? ✌️

the whole idea is that you don't end up with an overwhelming sheer amount of games available to you, but instead, a curated list, just like what Evercade et al offers only you curated it yourself. which, admittedly, may or may not be an attractive proposition.

somewhere in the world there's a box that has my Saturn, 32X, and Master system in it.

I miss that box 😢

I dont understand the "emulation is bad because the number of games is overwhelming" argument.

You are in control of how many games you download, and which games, specifically! 😊👍

I've thought about getting into Evercade many times, but ultimately I just don't like their hardware as much as I do my Steamdeck or Anbernic, or the many other linux/android handhelds that I could add to my collection and play the same roms on.

@mjparker77

what is it about OLED that makes it a "must have" for you?

personally, I have/have had a few OLED devices, and while I can appreciate the high contrast, crisp motion, inky black, and possible battery savings, I can't think of another feature more in the "nice-to-have" category, for me personally. especially in lower cost devices
(let's say under 200 dollars MSRP) where you know you are going to have to sacrifice somewhere to make that price point.

I have a couple devices (steamdeck and Anbernic thingy) with LCD screens that I literally never have a single problem with, on any level. if I could snap my fingers and change them to OLED I guess I would, but its a non issue in actual practice for me.

anyway, I'm curious! "no oled" and "black bars" are two of the bigger "gamer phobias" that puzzle me so i thought I'd ask!

party on.

the wider a controller is, the less flare you want on the handles. imagine the wii U or steamdeck with big flared handles. think of how your elbows would be positioned, trying to hold this with straight wrists. 😵‍💫

they didnt call it "Giant Eggs" because "laying a big egg" means failure, but they still put "giant egg" in the title? 🤔

anyway it's not like they were calling it "SEGA lays a big egg."

incidentally I'm American and I've never heard anyone outside of like a gotham city character or JJJ say "laid a big egg." 😂

@N00BiSH

they were an american company for at least the first few decades AFAIK.

@Hexapus

even the use of the term "piracy" imo is propaganda, to equate downloading or copying digital files with violent crime.

might as well call it "terrorism."

ah, the old, "how'd those get there?" defense.

Damo, you used to be open to 2 way conversation about the website itself, what happened?

I simply don't believe you actually found my feedback unconstructive, unfair, or even impolite.

See y'all. ✌️

looks DSpicoble

"Fix: 8BitDo 64 BT controllers unable to press C-Left/Right or C-Up/Down simultaneously"

was this the problem, or is this the fix? are there games in the N64 library that require C UP+DN or C L+R as commands?

how were there not more lightgun games that let you also navigate as well? like Prime 3 but with an actual light gun. (actually I haven't played Prime 3 since it was new, but I think it was like, move with the chuk, aim with the mote)

as an aside id play a goldeneye on rails lightgun romhack if they could somehow make it 👍👍

PS - I think N64 could've been the ultimate lightgun game console if theyd just made a lightgun for it 😆 imagine 4p Zapper 64s all in different colors

@Razieluigi

yes! I agree with all your points.

one idea for faster changes is that you could maybe have motors spinning coaxially in opposite directions, constantly, so that they are always defeating each other until one slows or stops. that seems like "sudden" changes could be more possible.

driving, flying, and swimming/"boating(?)" were the applications i thought of. I agree that the really limiting factor would be the size and weight of the elements necessary to pull off the effect. 👍 but, it's fun to think about 😁

This looks like a realization of the gyroscopic feedback controller ive been dreaming about for many years 👍👍

unless that really is just a rumble motor 😂 what i fully imagine is two motorized gyros, that spin on orthogonal axes, to make it the controller feel like it (gently) wants to sort of "twist" in your hands, to simulate the pull of gravity, or balance.

@KimRuggeri

I can't disagree with your statement. 👍

@RootsGenoa

"you are only allowed to play a copy of a game you owned if the original game doesn't work anymore, so technically, it's still illegal"

I could easily be wrong, but my understanding of the spirit of the law here is that you would make/have a backup available of the software you own. since your software has to work to make a backup, isn't it a bit of a catch 22 to say you can only have a backup if your purchased copy no longer works?

@h3s

I'm opposed to warlords and also scarcity. I don't really see the relationship between the two tbh.

the reason Palmer Luckey is singled out is because he has put himself out there the way he has. deplorable views + punchable face = viral sensation, I think is the math.

@Hexapus

I'm very interested in doing what you did, to my PS classic. I LOVE the thing on a purely physical level (lol get your mind out of the gutter 😅)

@h3s

"I don’t agree with the politics of modretro or the actions of the Saudi Crown Prince. But at least if they make something they put up the money design it."

"Say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos!"

btw, thanks for the review! we have been watching this one together for a long time, and my excitement for it personally has doubled or tripled now that its here and I've read your review and seen these wonderful pictures! Honestly I wasnt sure I wanted one but now I am!

Thanks Damo!

@Martin_H

good points! I can't disagree with what you've said. 👍

The AI apologist apologiseth too much, methinks.

"The actual reason most of you are upset; because you see a new technology and are afraid of the skills you spent decades mastering suddenly becoming obsolete. I sympathize, but this has been an argument against every new technology in history."

your argument seems to be that every new technology to ever come along has been an objective victory for humanity. which is lol. 👍

@RootsGenoa

yes I was thinking of that, too. For example my Steamdeck + emulation is objectively better than NSO on my Switch in many ways, but it's either almost like cheating or is literally cheating depending on who you ask 😂

"This $210 FPGA PlayStation Puts Sony's PS Classic To Shame"

sure, at more than double the price, years after the latter went out of production.

I'm not saying the PS classic is perfect (or even good lol) but the comparison between the two makes less than zero sense to me.

I see this a lot online, "the Lenovo Legion Go puts the Steamdeck to shame" etc. like, yeah, it's a lot more expensive. 😅

@FrowardCoast440

I'm sorry, I've reread my comments 3 times and I can't figure out what part you are responding to 😵‍💫✌️

@DestructoDisk

I don't really support the "walking on eggshells" side, either. It's not really a black and white issue, imo. ✌️

@slider1983

I can agree with that. the magazines definitely peaked in the late 90s. 👍

crossplay is fine, but what I really want is for each console to have its own awesome exclusives that motivate me to eventually (if not immediately) get that console.

what I yearned for (back in the goodle days) were even more awesome exclusives, not more cross platform games.

remember when we had lots of incredible third party console exclusives? So many of the big series' of the current era began life as third party console exclusives, and almost all put out their most timeless, classic games during that time.

anyway. I'm tired, y'all.

@N64-ROX

that is pretty dope, I'm glad you pointed that out!

it also occurs to me that a wifi card could be added to a console "& knuckles" style, has that ever been done?

Cartridges are/were so awesome. the potential to augment the stock hardware on a per-game basis obviously hasnt even been fully explored yet, after all these years.

"Given the cost of developing the custom cartridges, the Neo Geo and Sega Saturn versions aren't exactly cheap and will likely be outside the price range for everyone but the most dedicated of collectors. The Dreamcast version, meanwhile, is priced at AU $79."

so, is it an "if you have to ask..." type thing? why aren't we reporting the prices?

DX ball is my personal favorite brick breaker type game. though there was a 3D variant on Mac in the early/mid 90s that I thought was pretty damn cool (wish I could remember the title.)

"...features a colourful futuristic aesthetic inspired by the 1982 Hollywood movie Tron."

I'm curious, is there an original source for this, or is everyone getting it from the unsourced Wikipedia page?

@slider1983

I'm certain the rise of internet journalism and social media had more to do with the fall of that print mag than the relative lack of women on its cover. Or am I missing your point?

@slider1983

whoops, you are right, i was putting a bit of stank on that one. 😅👍 suffice to say, the scene at that time, by numbers, was dominated by teenage boys, by and large, and everyone else's influence was vastly marginalized by comparison. the marketers knew this, and capitalized on it, until the demographics changed and so did their strategies.

@Sketcz

I did have one more thought:

"But I have seen both [art nudes and sex ads] being criticised, sometimes by the same random social media users. "

I, too avoid social media entirely (and have since 2011.)

I've never encountered anyone IRL or on this website that is offended by art nudes, ever. Have you?

Admittedly, obviously, I wasn't acutely aware that this perspective existed online, but I think we can safely dismiss secondhand accounts of anonymous random social media accounts of dubious intent as straw men, in this or any other context, frankly.

PS - I will watch the butter ad and let you know what I think. ✌️

@Sketcz

I don't have anything really else to say, thanks for clarifying! 👍

well, except

"I have only one rule which governs my views: between consenting adults there are no rules"

obviously this isnt true if you take it to logical extremes but I think I can agree in spirit. I wouldn't say I have ever in my life consented to be advertised to, or manipulated sexually by corpos to sell their wares, OTOH.

@slider1983

"See how it works? "

yep, everyone gets an opinion 🙂👍

(EDIT - It would really help bolster your opinion if you were pointing the finger at someone specific, rather than "these woke people." in this way, our statements are not equal.)

I have in no way stereotyped 90s gamers (i am one, born in 85.) I was saying inventing "evidence" (lying) to "prove" a point is pathetic. Sorry if I wasn't clear or if I offended you, personally.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7273180/

Some interesting related text, if anyone is interested. ✌️

@Sketcz

"For anyone offended by images of nude women, do you feel the same about the various art galleries around the world, featuring nude paintings and sculpture? A sincere good faith question."

I'm not offended by images of nude women (far from it,) but surely you aren't equivocating fine art nudes with hypersexual advertising, and insinuating that someone must appreciate one to appreciate the other.

FWIW I really don't believe that the people objecting to sex in advertising OR these fake ads are just plain offended by the female form, itself.

For example my mom was offended by them in the 1990s (more in a 🙄 way that a 😡 way) and she definitely can appreciate the female form and fine art. 👍