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I was always mildly interested in one of these but it seems like it would be little more than a novelty and I really think it would be hard to go back to a non-lit screen after having portables with screen lighting for so long.

GTA2 was a fun game back in the day, I remember playing the demo on PC's all the time back in the day, one of those great demos that seemed to run on just about any old Windows computer back in the Windows 98 era.

@PinballBuzzbro I'm willing to bet on the latter.

Neat but I think I'll just stick with a Steam Deck or my Series S with an xScreen.

I remember this game! Feel like I was one of the few kids who simply had a Sega Channel back in the day, but it was amazing.

I would probably have to buy that.

It looks like something a child would ride, but the price sure doesn't reflect that.

Going after people who distribute roms, sure, I guess they're entitled to protect their property when it comes to their own video games they own the rights to.

Going after anyone who puts up a youtube video of an emulated Nintendo game, come on Nintendo, a lot of these people might actually own the original games and simply use an emulator because it's far better for recording footage.

I would love to see new releases of old CD based consoles now that a lot of those old disc drives are going bad. Add some native HDMI support and it's a perfect solution for the modern retro gamer.

This is a total 00's car concept, looks like something I would have had in my parent's old Ford Expedition when I was a kid lol.

@Steel76 I just hate how they seem to do the intentional scarcity thing. Like they could produce enough consoles to meet demand but they don't.

I don't think it would be wise to go after the 3DO as a model for success.

I don't think storage and transportation is the main concern with these N64 sticks, it's usually just usage that wears them out.

I always hated the concept of being dependent upon a high speed internet connection in order to play video games.

@Bonggon5 Just further proof of what an awful company Gamestop is and has always been. They killed Game Informer like they killed stores such as Funcoland.

@Chocoburger Yeah they seem to be far more concerned with social engineering than actually protecting employees.

I always hate it when people sell these things without sharing the roms. Just selfish.

I remember being so blown away by this back before I got a PS1

@jamess Yeah I notice their sites have been feeling a lot more "mainstream gaming industry in the 2020's"

She looks like a female Brock Lesnar now.

They should really just make a version of the handheld with a light built into it. I might actually buy one then.

Sweet Tetris suit!

I always wanted to play this game but it's near impossible.

@KitsuneNight While the original Xbox doesn't have the same issues as 360, there is quite a few major issues known to develop over time, power supply going bad for example.

@Crabbitsteve How is he making quick cash off this when he isn't asking for any donations or handouts?

This sort of thing is just a product of the effect that all the scalpers, scammers, and opportunists have had on the retro gaming market these days. People buying up copies of old games to jack up the prices on them, rich people turning rated sealed video games into a money laundering scheme making it crazy overpriced, and just scammers and opportunists all over trying to get anything they can for them. A part of the problem is youtubers and social media influencers, another part is the Ebay/Amazon culture of selling stuff, the collecting scene has been ruined by all the people trying to make money off it, and it really sucks for all those gamers who just really had a passion for it. I'm glad I was into collecting before everything got so crazy.

I bet the markup exceeds any money anyone would earn.

The first 3 were amazing, still enjoy playing them to this day. Coaster Planet replaced any new attempts after.

It's neat but I don't think I'd pay $800 for a gaming novelty watch.

To this date I think the 32X has to be the worst gaming hardware I have ever bought.

@Dramlin There is a good reason why I never really care about these gaming poll ranking results on gaming sites and services. They always seem to be massively skewed by whoever their main audience happens to be, which is often dominated by a collective niche that doesn't really represent the majority of consumers.

I mean she's iconic, but if you think she's more iconic than Mario I'd think you're nuts.

@Zeebor15 True, corruption has become rampant with the changes in the industry and fears have shifted to different concerns. I always thought of Jack Thompson's crusade as having been misguided, but noble in intent. He simply fell upon the classic case of confusing correlation with causation. People trying to deal with violence in their lives or violent thoughts would be naturally drawn to violent media and video games being interactive has always provided a consequence free environment to exercise and vent their troubles. If anything video games provided a relief to people, which is something we have a far better understanding of today. I think the biggest issue with people like Thompson and their beliefs has always been their position as outsiders. Their lack of experience and knowledge when it came to video games generated beliefs guided by desperation and founded on fear. It is easy for people to fear what they do not understand, and the more desperate people get the more likely they are to make emotional and illogical conclusions. I feel like their desperation was a development of their desire to find a way to control a world they couldn't understand. I think that's why I have been so disappointed by industry insiders falling into this kind of behavior, I felt like they really should have known better.

@Sketcz One of the biggest changes I have taken note of is how the gaming community reacted towards people like Jack Thompson vs how they react towards people trying to fight the censors today. Back in the days of Thompson, it seemed like the entire gaming community was united against him. Nobody liked what he was saying or trying to do and they all fought against him and his attempts to influence video games. Now a days it seems like half the gaming community is in cahoots with the censors and fighting for them, and that is especially bad when you look at the present state of the journalism and big gaming media where the people fighting for the censors seem to greatly outnumber and demonize those trying to fight against them. This has allowed the latest form of puritanism to influence video games and flourish in the industry, with those trying to fight it being largely stifled and silenced. It's no wonder there is so much discontent among gamers these days.

The N64 could have used a more serious racing game.

All 5 people who have a working Nuon hooked up will be pleased.

@Sketcz Yeah there is definitely a lot of truth to that. In the old days it was largely a bunch of conservative outsiders outraged at what they were being told about video games. Now a days all the censorship seems to be coming from people on the opposite side who have made their way into the industry. Back in the days of Jack Thompson, it was a lot easier to keep the puritans and censorship away. Now, it's like fighting against people who should be on your side.

So they never got a buyer. I am shocked. Shocked!

Seriously though, there just isn't much going for this. It lacks any real importance, or any software to use it with, and it apparently doesn't even work either. It's just some unusual old prototype that I doubt anyone would find interesting enough to justify it's asking price.

This thing makes no sense considering it's limitations.

I gotta say, these devices just don't make nearly as much sense these days as they did in the past. Like once upon a time I would have thought a handheld that could play my N64 cartridges would be incredible, but now we got a bunch of retro handhelds that can play the entire library, as well as stuff like the Switch N64 app.

They probably helped with translations and localization.

Well it's great that someone managed to be married to their childhood sweetheart for 60 years, but lets not try and pretend like that's an average situation the average person could relate to. In today's world, most would call that incredibly privileged.

Terrible list if I am honest. GT for PSP is still one of the all-time greatest handheld racing games, if not the all time best. GT6 was easily a better game than GT5, especially if you want to talk about how GT5 was before it's 2.0 update that basically fixed most of the game. GT4 and GT2 are all-time classics though, and GT7 has become the definitive next gen racing experience.

I'd rank them:

1. GT4 - the definitive PS2 GT game
2. GT2 - the definitive PS1 GT game
3. GT6 - the definitive PS3 GT game

In that order because it feels like the GT4 was sort of peak GT, with the most content. GT2 just stands out as an incredible achievement for the PS1 that pushed what we thought possible. GT6 because it's basically the overall culmination of all the games, before the next gen change for GT Sport and GT7, and the best way to play GT on a PS3. Then I'd say:

4. GT7
5. GT PSP
6. GT PS1
7. GT3
8. GT5
9. GT Sport
10. GT Concepts

Sad, seems like it's a struggle to get good extreme sports games these days.

It's a lot like a mini-PC I recently paid $200 for.

Always such an odd and interesting console.

Probably the only gaming controller where they tried to make it feel like a TV remote. Terrible idea really.

This is how I'd rank the mainline series of games myself as a big longtime fan:

1. Tekken Tag Tournament 2
2. Tekken 5
3. Tekken 8
4. Tekken 3
5. Tekken 4
6. Tekken Tag Tournament
7. Tekken 6
8. Tekken 2
9. Tekken
10. Tekken 7

Tekken 8 could move up over time, but it feels too early to rate it above my two favorites.

Games preservation has become a really big deal in this day and age.

I can see this being cool for fans of stuff like DOS gaming, where it's nice to have a full keyboard where you won't have to use some intrusive on-screen keyboard.