I am glad that a cheaper Alternative for People is there I was lucky buying the Mister a few Years ago for 260€. But as more can have near original fun with Games, as better!
That is absolutely not true, Games as Plok or Jurassic Park on the Super Nintendo hasn't been played through by many because of the lack of a Password System or other Ability to save.
There is no extra Experience in playing Plok again and again from the first Level on.
The "Master Race" of PC Gamers were able to save at any Point whenever they wanted and didn't had a bad Experience.
Many People do themself a Challange by not saving, but everyone is able to play Games as Doom on a own Pace.
As an Adult with less Time, it is often a really great Help to be able to stop a Game at every given Time and just proceed when a Time Window opens.
@gingerbeardman
The Everdrive for the Mega Drive has such Function, i used it to play Daze of Christmas and play every Day a Level for 24 Days.
But the Function can cause Bugs, the Code does in the End interrupt how a Game communicates with the Console.
Some Games did work just fine, some crashed and you can't load the Save State.
@Damo
I could swear that some Everdrives or similiar Modules for the Gameboy do support Save States, haven't tested any out so far, but maybe it is worth a Try for you, to fuse FPGA and Convinience.
If all the Roms are on the Everdrive or on the Emulation Device, shouldn't change anything
A very early 2000s MP3 Player still works with its 256 MB.
It is sometimes Gamble, but Flash isn't as bad as some think.
I would love the Option to save on the System or USB, so you could even give it a longer Life, as Writing is the Bady for this Technology.
Btw. the only Flash Card that died for me was from Samsung, but Samsung is known to make Products that fail shortly after two Years (out of most european Warranties by Law).
To the Evercade:
Bought one this Month because i wanted a dedicated System with a Limitation in Games for me.
I played very much, Duke Nukem Time to Kill is very good and Sword of Ianna.
I also discovered for me that Team 17 Games are crap, yes, even Alien Breed, hate the bad Game Design.
The Renovation Module is also very good.
@Damo
Absolutly right, here will even the Switch itself die.
Not sure how easily it is to exchange it, also considering all those safety measures to keep hacking away.
So it is possible that a dead Switch will stay dead.
Guess the only Way to keep Games and Systems alive for the Future is really DRM Free, as on Gog, and Emulation or FPGA.
At some Point even spare Parts will run out for old fixeble Consoles.
Edit2
I also want to consider, some of those 20 Moneys Collections are cheaper than buying the Games separately on Gog/Steam or elsewhere.
Yep, i guess this is more for people like me that already have a Super Nintendo Collection, rather than People that want to start one.
I personally have a Retrode2, but such devices are nice to backup Save Games and put some back you have played on Emulator, Everdrive or FPGA.
The nice Thing about the Retrode2 are also the Controller Ports.
I played Doom 2016 with the Super Nintendo Mouse for fun and i can use the 8Bitdo Mega Drive wireless Controller with it, as it only works with the 2,4Ghz Dongle wireless.
People that don't have a Collection, don't start it. The Prices are insane and getting good Quality is hard. Even oficial Repros are variing in Quality (Retrobit have been fine till yet, others as Wild Guns not so).
I think they can get the Movie right, their Youtube Videos are comedial, but they get the action right about the Games and Movies they parody. They have a Feeling for the Source.
@DestructoDisk Haha i know, you need a big FPGA that could do all that. But we can have wishes with Machines that eventually will not be cheap
For Windows 98 i got myself a small HP Machine. Its a bit bigger than the Mister and thats nice... Space is rare nowadays Also got a PS2 Slim... Guess having these three i am good covered in my gaming Corner
i think this is the Error, they did miscalculate that, People were ready to have a mobile Phone with full Handheld Gaming System included. The N-Gage got a lot of Coverage in Gaming Magazines, more than others that tried. For Example, i remember the Gizmodo having been mentioned partly in the cramped Pages in the End, but it didn't got that Attention. In the End, Nokia had a good Reputation.
Nah, i am doubting Ron Gilberts Talent alone, his greatest Works were great because he had good Company and this brought out his Talent. Alone his Doings are, mhh, not so good.
@GhaleonUnlimited Well, can't tell it for sure, i was very young, but for me until the Super Nintendo came out and i do remember that there were still Floppies sold 1992 in Super Markets comparable to something like Walmart/Tesco in the US.
In Europe it wasn't as widespread, depending the Country, you had more Commodore 64, Amstrad etc. So the Prices are worse here, sadly also for the Super Nintendo, even if it was way way more around. If i wouldn't have all those Games since my Childhood, i think i wouldn't collect them Nowadays
I guess it was a cost or technological limitation of the time, i was pretty sure i have seen some third party adapers for the Super Nintendo and a quick online search shows me two, one even from Retrobit. The one from Retrobit needs an additional cable to plug it into your TV and uses the SNES solely for power supply and controller. Guess if Nintendo would do it themself, they surely could use it entirely as the Super Gameboy without that need. But yes, i think we can see why they didn't release theirs, too big/clunky and no real benefit. Btw. the Famicom Modules are small and cute, in the West with an adapter on the Super Nintendo it becomes a real tower haha.
I thought the Adaptor would more look like something as an Action Replay, but yes, considering the Super Gameboy is whole Gameboy without Screen etc., they also just took a whole NES haha Guess it should be better named NES Addon, as its only puprose is to avoid cluttered Cables.
You could be right, as it looks smaller, but it is hard to say, as the Super Nintendo was supposed to be backwards compatible. But i am very sure that there were more models we don't know of
It is beyond me how less japanese people cate about their past works. They tend to be very proud of their culture, yet their modern created one they treat like you consume and throw away, as they want the customer to buy the new stuff.
There are many vendors out there that sell the Mister ready to go preensembled. But yes, the Price has gone up very much, so i hope for everyone else that the Clone Board will be fine and make the Mister more available.
I am not against Emulation, love it, but to play on FPGA really is a different Thing, as it is not distinguishiable to the original Hardware. A Game i am failing all the Time on Emulation is Contra on the Super Nintendo.
Also Consoles start to fail and bring them up to modern Levels wirh HDMI, Bluetooth, Everdrives, Stuff agains Region Lock can become very expansive. Lets see: Super Nintendo 80€ OSSC 160€ or Rad2X Cable 55€ Bluetooth Adaptor from 8Bitdo 20€ SD2SNES/FXPakPro 275€
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Re: Taki Udon's $99 MiSTer FPGA Clone Won't Be $99 - It Will Be Even Cheaper
I am glad that a cheaper Alternative for People is there
I was lucky buying the Mister a few Years ago for 260€.
But as more can have near original fun with Games, as better!
Re: CIBSunday: Amstrad GX4000
@Bigmanjones
Yeah that sounds very high.
I can't remember seeing it elsewhere in Europe, as i am not from the UK, those 20m had not the a wide reach.
But as it seemingly feels very cheap, maybe the quality really did kill it.
Re: Random: Hilarious Puyo Puyo SUN Review Mistake Resurfaces Online
@smoreon
as Games were discribed as Doom Clones and Diablo Clones.
Nothing special making it an Issue.
There was no Didyouknowgaming back then.
Re: Random: Hilarious Puyo Puyo SUN Review Mistake Resurfaces Online
Hmm
7,-A°-4'J,t7j#,-7, is not Super Mario Bros?
Re: Mega Man 3 Has Been Ported To The SNES, And You Can Play It Now
@NinChocolate
from what i have undestood is, that the low rom programming of the SNES is very similiar to the programming of the NES, probably causing these Ports.
Will test it tomorrow, as they added MSU support.
Re: After 27 Years, This Tamagotchi Mystery Has Been Solved In "Absolutely Brutal" Fashion
I am sure the Programer that did this will find a satisfying Peace now
Re: One Of The Web's Oldest ROM Sites Removes Games By Nintendo, Sega And Lego
@KitsuneNight
The Mega Drive Collection actually contains the Roms
You can also extract the Roms from the Contra and Castlevania Collections.
Haven't checked the Rest, but you are right, give it out to buy.
I mean also the physical Rereleases, i can dump the Roms myself with those.
Re: One Of The Web's Oldest ROM Sites Removes Games By Nintendo, Sega And Lego
@KitsuneNight
yeah, just sell the Roms on Gog or else and let it use it wherever we want, be it on an Everdrive, Emulation or FPGA Device.
Re: Chromatic Is A FPGA-Based Game Boy From Palmer Luckey
@RetroGames
When playing on my GBC that has a LCD Modification, i sometimes wish it would be fat as the original Gameboy, at it is more handy for me
So this could be some Solution to it
Re: Soapbox: Here's Why I Can't Ditch Software Emulation Handhelds For The FPGA Analogue Pocket
@Gamelore
That is absolutely not true, Games as Plok or Jurassic Park on the Super Nintendo hasn't been played through by many because of the lack of a Password System or other Ability to save.
There is no extra Experience in playing Plok again and again from the first Level on.
The "Master Race" of PC Gamers were able to save at any Point whenever they wanted and didn't had a bad Experience.
Many People do themself a Challange by not saving, but everyone is able to play Games as Doom on a own Pace.
As an Adult with less Time, it is often a really great Help to be able to stop a Game at every given Time and just proceed when a Time Window opens.
@gingerbeardman
The Everdrive for the Mega Drive has such Function, i used it to play Daze of Christmas and play every Day a Level for 24 Days.
But the Function can cause Bugs, the Code does in the End interrupt how a Game communicates with the Console.
Some Games did work just fine, some crashed and you can't load the Save State.
@Damo
I could swear that some Everdrives or similiar Modules for the Gameboy do support Save States, haven't tested any out so far, but maybe it is worth a Try for you, to fuse FPGA and Convinience.
If all the Roms are on the Everdrive or on the Emulation Device, shouldn't change anything
Edit:
https://dragonbox.de/en/everdrives-flashcarts/everdrive-gb-x7-rev-c.html
Ah, the most expansive one clearly haha
Edit2
Ah me morron, it has built in Save States on the Analogue.
Was switching to my original one in my Head while writing the comment
Re: Remember That $400,000 Haul Of Stolen Playdate Consoles? They've Been Found
Well, would have been a bit suspicious to see them on Ebay
Re: WATA-Graded NES Star Wars Prototype Released From Its Plastic Tomb
@KitsuneNight
thank you for saving them!
Re: WATA-Graded NES Star Wars Prototype Released From Its Plastic Tomb
Free all sealed Games! They want to be played and maybe treated with a new Battery! Not rott wrapped in Plastic.
Btw. the Wrapping can damage the Boxes and squeeze them, as they shrink by Time or also damage the Painting.
Re: 8BitDo Just Dramatically Expanded Its Keyboard Range
... oh my, they killed of the Problems i had with it.
Sadly they will not release other Language Layouts so far.
Re: Evercade Alpha Is A Bartop Arcade System Packed With Capcom Games
I like how they handled the Slots ^^
Compared to other Products of these kind, they have the clear advantage that you can expand the Library.
The Megaman one has a lot more going on Artwise, should have done similar to the Street Fighter one.
Re: Blaze Confirms One Million Evercade Cartridge Milestone, Ex-Eidos Boss Joins As Chairman
@Steel76
A very early 2000s MP3 Player still works with its 256 MB.
It is sometimes Gamble, but Flash isn't as bad as some think.
I would love the Option to save on the System or USB, so you could even give it a longer Life, as Writing is the Bady for this Technology.
Btw. the only Flash Card that died for me was from Samsung, but Samsung is known to make Products that fail shortly after two Years (out of most european Warranties by Law).
To the Evercade:
Bought one this Month because i wanted a dedicated System with a Limitation in Games for me.
I played very much, Duke Nukem Time to Kill is very good and Sword of Ianna.
I also discovered for me that Team 17 Games are crap, yes, even Alien Breed, hate the bad Game Design.
The Renovation Module is also very good.
@Damo
Absolutly right, here will even the Switch itself die.
Not sure how easily it is to exchange it, also considering all those safety measures to keep hacking away.
So it is possible that a dead Switch will stay dead.
Guess the only Way to keep Games and Systems alive for the Future is really DRM Free, as on Gog, and Emulation or FPGA.
At some Point even spare Parts will run out for old fixeble Consoles.
Edit2
I also want to consider, some of those 20 Moneys Collections are cheaper than buying the Games separately on Gog/Steam or elsewhere.
Re: Here's A First Look At The SN Operator, Your Next Essential SNES Accessory
@RetroGames
Yep, i guess this is more for people like me that already have a Super Nintendo Collection, rather than People that want to start one.
I personally have a Retrode2, but such devices are nice to backup Save Games and put some back you have played on Emulator, Everdrive or FPGA.
The nice Thing about the Retrode2 are also the Controller Ports.
I played Doom 2016 with the Super Nintendo Mouse for fun and i can use the 8Bitdo Mega Drive wireless Controller with it, as it only works with the 2,4Ghz Dongle wireless.
People that don't have a Collection, don't start it.
The Prices are insane and getting good Quality is hard.
Even oficial Repros are variing in Quality (Retrobit have been fine till yet, others as Wild Guns not so).
Re: Here's The Logo For The Upcoming Live-Action Street Fighter Movie
@Blofse
I think they can get the Movie right, their Youtube Videos are comedial, but they get the action right about the Games and Movies they parody.
They have a Feeling for the Source.
Re: This Dreamcast PSU Is The Only One You'll Ever Need, But It Costs As Much As The Console Itself
@Gs69
If you are from Europe, try Retroreiz.de oder Dragonbox.de.
Re: This Dreamcast PSU Is The Only One You'll Ever Need, But It Costs As Much As The Console Itself
I recommend the Clean Power from Retrosix, not so bulky with similiar Features :>
Edit: And with about 50€ cheaper.
Re: A Powerful New FPGA Rival To MiSTer And MARS Is In Development
@DestructoDisk
Haha i know, you need a big FPGA that could do all that.
But we can have wishes with Machines that eventually will not be cheap
For Windows 98 i got myself a small HP Machine.
Its a bit bigger than the Mister and thats nice... Space is rare nowadays
Also got a PS2 Slim... Guess having these three i am good covered in my gaming Corner
Re: A Powerful New FPGA Rival To MiSTer And MARS Is In Development
Playstation 2 and Pentium 2 with Voodoo or go out XP
Re: Tamagotchi Boom Cost Bandai $38 Million And Unsold Stock Was Buried, Atari-Style
I had Raku Raku Dinokun.
Re: The Nokia N-Gage May Have Sucked, But It Had Rollback Netcode In 2003
@UK_Kev
i think this is the Error, they did miscalculate that, People were ready to have a mobile Phone with full Handheld Gaming System included.
The N-Gage got a lot of Coverage in Gaming Magazines, more than others that tried.
For Example, i remember the Gizmodo having been mentioned partly in the cramped Pages in the End, but it didn't got that Attention.
In the End, Nokia had a good Reputation.
Re: Poland's 'Dreamcast Extreme' Magazine Looks So Good, You'd Think It Was Official
Where is the international Version XP?
Re: Workshop Of Retro Modder And Engineer Voultar Has Been "Ransacked"
@RetroGames
Me too, how can someone have so much hate to do such destruction?
That is just evil
Re: Game Boy Color "Technical Showpiece" Zephyr's Pass Launches This June
looks impressive
Re: YouTuber Scores $2000 Sega Saturn Mother Lode For 500 Bucks At GameStop
@Damo
Yep, sometimes people sell stuff rather to someone who wants to use it, than someone who sees it as an investment.
Also, Ebay Prices (or similiar) are sometimes very very high and don't get sold or stay there for years.
Re: Three Years On, PS1 ODE PSIO Gets An Update - Along With Some Terrifying DRM
@Carck Yep, those are some very bad decisions.
Re: New Tool Allows N64 Games To Be Played With Ray Tracing, Uncapped Frame Rates And Ultrawide Support
Those People coming up with such impressive Programms are Wizards.
Re: Monkey Island Creator Ron Gilbert Is Working On A Zelda-Style RPG Adventure
Nah, i am doubting Ron Gilberts Talent alone, his greatest Works were great because he had good Company and this brought out his Talent.
Alone his Doings are, mhh, not so good.
Re: A1 Unicorn Will Have "One Of The Best D-Pads" Of Any Handheld, Says ZPG
The D-Pad should have been parallel to the Action Buttons.
Re: This NES Clone Has RGB, S-Video And HDMI Output
@GhaleonUnlimited
Well, can't tell it for sure, i was very young, but for me until the Super Nintendo came out and i do remember that there were still Floppies sold 1992 in Super Markets comparable to something like Walmart/Tesco in the US.
Re: This NES Clone Has RGB, S-Video And HDMI Output
@GhaleonUnlimited
In Europe it wasn't as widespread, depending the Country, you had more Commodore 64, Amstrad etc.
So the Prices are worse here, sadly also for the Super Nintendo, even if it was way way more around.
If i wouldn't have all those Games since my Childhood, i think i wouldn't collect them Nowadays
Re: You Seriously Need To Check Out This Fan-Made Remake Of Dragon Quest
Why is there are version for amd and intel lol
And i see, RPG Maker
Seems ambitious.
Edit: And it is Steam Deck compatible, but not Linux?
And XP, 7 and 10 but not 8(.1)?
Thats so strange
Re: This NES Clone Has RGB, S-Video And HDMI Output
Looks cool, but i have no NES Games and a Mister and i will not start to collect, toooo pricey
I will stay with my beloved Super Nintendo and that Collection
Re: Rare SNES Prototype Auction Cancelled After Passing The $2 Million Mark
@bring_on_branstons
I guess it was a cost or technological limitation of the time, i was pretty sure i have seen some third party adapers for the Super Nintendo and a quick online search shows me two, one even from Retrobit.
The one from Retrobit needs an additional cable to plug it into your TV and uses the SNES solely for power supply and controller.
Guess if Nintendo would do it themself, they surely could use it entirely as the Super Gameboy without that need.
But yes, i think we can see why they didn't release theirs, too big/clunky and no real benefit.
Btw. the Famicom Modules are small and cute, in the West with an adapter on the Super Nintendo it becomes a real tower haha.
Re: Rare SNES Prototype Auction Cancelled After Passing The $2 Million Mark
@bring_on_branstons
I thought the Adaptor would more look like something as an Action Replay, but yes, considering the Super Gameboy is whole Gameboy without Screen etc., they also just took a whole NES haha
Guess it should be better named NES Addon, as its only puprose is to avoid cluttered Cables.
Re: Rare SNES Prototype Auction Cancelled After Passing The $2 Million Mark
@Lofoten
You could be right, as it looks smaller, but it is hard to say, as the Super Nintendo was supposed to be backwards compatible.
But i am very sure that there were more models we don't know of
Re: Multiple Copies Of Delayed Mega Drive Game Paprium Discovered In French Warehouse
Crazy verrückte Locura.
It is sad that Customers don't get their Games.
Re: Rare SNES Prototype Auction Approaches The $2 Million Mark
Crazy that the Nintendo PlayStation didn't reach such Marks.
Re: Sega's Turn-Based Strategy Sim 'The Hybrid Front' Is Getting An English Fan Translation
Cool, i am looking forward to play it
edit: an update when its done would be nice
Re: Incredibly Rare SNES Prototype Goes Up For Auction
Ah price is now over 1000, i think i will not bet on it.
Re: A Bizarre Legal Battle Is Being Waged Over Metal Orange EX And Chip-Chan Kick's Soundtracks
It is beyond me how less japanese people cate about their past works.
They tend to be very proud of their culture, yet their modern created one they treat like you consume and throw away, as they want the customer to buy the new stuff.
Re: FPGA Vs Software Emulation - Which Is Best? We Asked Four Experts To Find Out
There are many vendors out there that sell the Mister ready to go preensembled.
But yes, the Price has gone up very much, so i hope for everyone else that the Clone Board will be fine and make the Mister more available.
I am not against Emulation, love it, but to play on FPGA really is a different Thing, as it is not distinguishiable to the original Hardware.
A Game i am failing all the Time on Emulation is Contra on the Super Nintendo.
Also Consoles start to fail and bring them up to modern Levels wirh HDMI, Bluetooth, Everdrives, Stuff agains Region Lock can become very expansive.
Lets see:
Super Nintendo 80€
OSSC 160€ or Rad2X Cable 55€
Bluetooth Adaptor from 8Bitdo 20€
SD2SNES/FXPakPro 275€
Re: The Cost Of Owning A MiSTer FPGA Is About To Come Down Dramatically
The Price has really gotten up, i had the Luck to get it for 260€, not has doubled on the Seller i did buy it.
Re: Flashback: How The Kindness Of Sega Saved Nvidia From Going Under
But where was Nvidia when the Westfold of Sega fell?
Re: The ESA Says Its Members Won't Support Plans For Online 'Game Preservation' Libraries
Everyone can Help by voting with Money, buy Stuff on Gog to show the Companies that you care about DRM free Games, that can be preserved.
Re: This Handy Dreamcast USB Adapter Lets You Use Third-Party Controllers
Nice thing, also love those Dongles from 8Bitdo.
Edit: It is beyond me, how there is coming enough Energy for Bluetooth from the Super Nintendo or Mega Drive Controller Ports
Re: PS1 Doom Has Been Backported To PC, Along With Its Amazing Soundtrack
Isn't Psydoom a few Years old :>?