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I'd say it's somewhere in the middle. I think it's more so just me reconnecting with an era than personal nostalgia, but nostalgia probably has a lot to do with the type of games I like to play, then again it's got a lot to do with my personal taste in games over the years as well.

I think the most appealing thing for me when it comes to retro gaming is probably just the feeling of what games were like in different eras, and reconnecting with a more simple time when gaming was more honest and games were produced by smaller and more passionate teams of people. There is just so much that I used to enjoy from different eras that we hardly see anymore, that can be unique to their eras. Playing older games can remind me of why I fell in love with gaming in the first place, and it can amaze me how much fun I can have with so many classics.

It looks like a tablet that comes with a few accessories.

Having another Steam Deck device will probably keep Valve from getting too lazy about the Steam Deck hardware. Yeah it's got an OLED upgrade, but it could definitely use a proper hardware upgrade eventually.

This was always the lost Sonic game that I wanted to play. Seems like it would have been perfect for one of those Sonic collections. I know it used trackball control, but I'm sure they could adapt it to analog stick control.

Wonder what could cause the CPU to fail like that, and why some consoles need to be switch on from time to time to prevent them from going bad. You would think using electronics would shorten their life span, not increase it.

This is a pretty cool little novelty thing but I just can't justify it when I have no nostalgic connection to this platform and I can purchase a nice mini-PC for about $150 that runs on Windows 11 and can play far more sophisticated games and do much more.

Not a fan of this style of headphone.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Genesis easily had one of the best libraries of all time IMO, so many classics, definitely stood out to me over the SNES.

Yeah I've had my eye on this, and devices like this are why I didn't want to buy a second Steam Deck. I'd probably just use it as a retro gaming console, and I might as well get something designed around that now that they are getting so capable.

Would be surprised if they still have their original team members.

Didn't even have to think about it, Forza 5, Ryse Son of Rome, and GT6. This makes me think of how great the Xbox One launch was, I really enjoyed those games, such an underrated console.

Love the Steam Deck, I've had one since it launched essentially, but the OLED feels like the type of thing that's best for someone who never bought the original due to the price. It's one thing to buy a new $350 Switch, but a $650 Steam Deck is hard to justify when it only has an improved screen and some minor improvements like extra internal storage. That and I can't help but to feel like this is only an update before they give it a real performance upgrade, which is what I would want if I would be spending the money to get another.

Love getting these announcements! This one looks like a must-buy.

Seems like a lot for 4 old Atari games.

Problem I got with this is how Another World seems to be on everything besides toasters these days, same deal with Flashback, both being interesting games that I never really enjoyed playing due to control issues. The other two are sorta interesting but not something I would go out of my way for.

This is one of those consoles where I am lacking the software to make this purchase worthwhile.

Nice to have all these codes here.

There's a lot of these mini-PC's right now, I got one for under $150 recently that does a pretty good job of basic media machine duty for a TV. That's about what these are best for besides maybe just a basic internet browsing desktop setup. They can do some good basic emulator stuff as well, just don't expect anything past PS2/Gamecube to run well.

@KingMike Yeah Playstation software just came on strong and came to define an entire generation while Atari and Sega were in internal turmoil. Nintendo did a good job of hanging in there though. 3DO seems like it shot for an attempt at early success without their own hardware company backing it, kind of a unique attempt at creating a platform, at least for it's time.

Looking at what the hardware was capable of, there is just no denying that Jaguar and 3DO couldn't compete with the PS1 and N64 when it came to 3D games. Then we can look at the Dreamcast for where it eventually went, 90's tech that is. Huge improvements during that era, back when technology was advancing in big ways really fast. It's just shame that by the time the dust settled on the mid-90's Sega drama, it was too late to really save the brand as a platform despite their last ditch effort with the Dreamcast being rather good. As soon as the PS2 dropped they fall aside quick.

The Lynx was definitely impressive hardware for it's time, and I feel like the Jaguar fell for the same reason the 3DO failed, those early 32(64)-bit consoles just couldn't compete with the later ones. Trying to produce truly 3D capable hardware and games was a huge challenge back in the early-mid 90's, and the early attempts at it just couldn't compete with the PS1 and N64. Heck even the Saturn just couldn't stack up, with the 32X being a real problem for Sega of America who seemed to be big on the idea of upgrading the genesis to 3D capability.

It was definitely a crazy time for the gaming industry, and a really interesting time, so many ideas being throw out there, trying to capture the next big thing. Atari just couldn't compete, heck the NES is basically the console that was the beginning of the end for them.

I think this would be a cool novelty but for $800 I would much rather buy a proper watch to wear around as jewelry that has a more mature and purposeful look.

It seems like they really tried to take a left field direction with that one, felt different from the first two, and not exactly in a good way.

Finally, a good new handheld with a classic Sega button layout. This is exactly what I wanted for playing Sega games.

Still waiting on Sega to release a new Virtua Fighter game.

I would love to have someone put these together and buy one off them, but sadly it seems like it would be absurdly expensive for what it is. Cool video but that kind of work is well beyond my comfort zone.

Reminds me of Another World. Very interesting, might have to pick this up.

All these limited editions feel like they prey upon consumers.

I still got an original Saturn version of these, works with the dreamcast if you use an adapter. I guess the appeal with this is if you want to play the games with an emulator.

I got my limited edition combo in (both editions in translucent plastic) and I have been very impressed. I actually prefer it over the EXP. The screen just seems better suited for the vast majority of Evercade games, and the form factor is better IMO. A real bargain if you buy a standard edition.

This is pretty neat but I think it only really appeals to someone who has a collection of old Atari 2600 games. Since that's before my time I really don't have a use for something like this.

These things remind me of a late 00's UMPC and the early/pre-smartphones with the keyboards. Never been a fan of those micro-keyboards, I feel like the appeal for this sort of design came and went. Maybe it would be appealing for big fans something like DOS retro gaming though.

Well I'd much rather buy this than another Switch by now. At least this is still up to modern standards.

Yeah, I'd have to agree with that. The Genesis was basically the first console I had, and I had it with Sega Channel until they discontinued the service. Even now, I think the Genesis had a lot over the SNES.

Well it is a nice design where you can get away with not using a case.

Nice, I'm glad they're focusing on more of these obscure 90's games.

He kinda ruined this opportunity by not finishing the original story with Shenmue 3. It seems like even Suzuki is tired of Ryo's story dragging on forever.

It's a cool novelty, but about $600+ for a novelty like this is a lot for a novelty like this, as getting the full setup with the keyboard, mouse, and monitor is the only way to go IMO.

Punisher was always a favorite of mine on Genesis.

This series was one of the most impressive things I saw back in the early days of PS2 when they were showing off demos for it. The first game turned out to be excellent, probably one of my all-time favorite PS2 games. A shame the sequel wasn't as good, I would have loved to see what they could have done with this on more advanced hardware. The third game is one of those games that got cancelled where I always wondered what could have been.

Almost looks like a Jaguar game.

Okay, now this actually looks interesting.

This seems like one of those pointless novelty items.

Well the analog stick placement looks terrible but I do love the Saturn controller for fighting games, and I guess it would be nice to use a wireless controller on my Saturn if I hook it up.

@samuelvictor Yeah I have one of those Japanese Game Boy Light models, which is essentially just a GB Pocket with a front light that takes AA batteries. It's honestly one of my all-time favorite classic handhelds, something about that crisp black and white with the light-blue lighting and contrast adjust wheel, it's aged incredibly well IMO.

@Poodlestargenerica What?! The GBP was arguably one of the best handheld consoles ever made. Rock solid reliable build quality, super simple, easy to use, very affordable, relatively compact design, properly focused on gaming, and it also had one of the greatest libraries ever seen. It basically helped establish the standards that every handheld console followed in.

You would have to be smoking something funky to suggest the N-Gage of all things was any better.

@Tasuki I think this was one of those ideas that was truly ahead of it's time. So ahead of it's time they really lacked the design capabilities needed to make it work. Like the mobile phone market simply wasn't ready for a gaming focused device, nor was it really capable of making mobile phones and handheld consoles work well together.

To this day I still think this is the worst handheld game console of all time. It had some good ideas and a few good games, and good graphics for it's time, but it has aged incredibly poorly, worse than anything I can think of, and I think the bad outweighed the good.

That is really cool but largely useless today outside of novelty, as systems that can play a variety of NES games has become so common. Definitely just one of those collectors items for someone who wants the "ultimate" rare old original piece of NES hardware.

@bryce951 Yeah this looks like something I would actually buy. Problem with the mister is that it just comes off as hardware for people who like to mod, work on, and build their own hardware. This looks more like the type of thing where I can just buy it, and it would just work.