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Re: Nike's Newest Sneaker Pays Tribute To One Of The N64's Finest, And It Sold Out Almost Instantly

The_Nintend_Pedant

@bobby_steurer

I wear 40 dollar knockoffs and I'm beyond happy! My feet are different and better than they were. Also I work all day on my feet in these shoes, and they wear better than the "wolverine" type "work shoes" I used to wear (more like they were wearing me πŸ˜‚βœŒοΈ)

i just have to be more careful! I guess, step on a nail, save your hips, knees, ankles, and toes πŸ˜†

Re: What Happens When An Arms Dealer Publishes Your Video Game?

The_Nintend_Pedant

@Trundlebug

okay πŸ‘ i told someone they should care more about people than videogames, because they literally said they "weren't aware" they were supposed to. You've been putting words in my mouth and trying to trap me into some kind of fallacious mind loop for 3 or 4 replies now, and I've been very patient.

"we're all hypocrites," sure✌️ you win. πŸͺ

Re: Here's Why The TurboGrafx-16 Is So Much Bigger Than The PC Engine

The_Nintend_Pedant

@KingMike

dont get me wrong, i dont like the duke particularly or xbox generally, but it bothers me when someone says something is "un ergonomic" or "anti ergonomic" when an attempt was clearly made, and it just doesnt fit their own hands, personally πŸ‘ ergonomics being the most subjective thing i could possibly imagine, and myself being nearer the "large" end of the bell curve.

Totally agree that the controls for all nintendo handhelds starting with gba have been a little too small... excepting the og ds and sp which were obvious cousins design wise.

(in general, nintendo has been out to destroy the dpad almost since they invented it.)

peace ✌️

Re: Here's Why The TurboGrafx-16 Is So Much Bigger Than The PC Engine

The_Nintend_Pedant

@Razieluigi

"But this kind of logic revealed its flaws when it came to designing handheld products like the Lynx and the XBox "Duke" that were almost comically non-ergonomic."

I have big hands and the duke is more comfy for me than a 360 controller, which i find hopelessly cramped. likewise, a lynx (either model) is far more comfortable for me than a DS lite for example, which is far too thin and small. Or as you put it, "comically unergonomic." 😊✌️

Re: Here's Why The TurboGrafx-16 Is So Much Bigger Than The PC Engine

The_Nintend_Pedant

@amishpyrate

"Also, there tends to be a feeling of inferiority if something is smaller (at least there used to be). It's part of the reason the GameCube game cases were the same size as the competition stateside even though the games could have been in smaller cases."

Except that the game is for the console, but the case is for your hands, and eyes. ✌️ no reason to shrink your artwork down smaller just because the disc is smaller, right?

(ps2 game cases are "oversized" too in the sense that they wouldve fit in a much smaller case. why not a cd case, or a cardboard sleeve?)

✌️

Re: 23 Years After Sega Pulled The Plug, Every Online PAL Dreamcast Game Is Live Once More

The_Nintend_Pedant

This is cool! Never thought id see the day. Long Live Dreamcast!

Dreamcast was the single most exciting thing of my gaming childhood, and with SNES, PSX, and PS2 in there that's some stiff competition.

(SO glad they went with orange for the spiral here. The blue is cool but the orange was such a cool motif ✌️ and i cant think if any other "orange" consoles besides turbo off the top of my head.)

Re: Review: AYANEO 3 - A Remarkable (And Pricey) Modular Gaming Handheld

The_Nintend_Pedant

I'm convinced that the best 6 button layout would be the typical "snes" layout... but with two additional buttons πŸ˜† amazingly I feel like ive almost never seen it attempted. Does anybody ever think about the og xbox black and white buttons anymore? I was such a hater at the time but thinking back they mightve been onto something. I missed out on xbox didnt I? With all my hating? it had pressure sensitive buttons, and no one ever talks about that, either. Grandpa's tired.

EDIT - Grandpa had another thought about this handheld: as a gamer you likely have feelings about what is the "best" dpad, analog stick location, erc etc, and with this setup, you are paying for all of the ones that you already decided are worse than the one youll be using all of the time. thank you.