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Re: Review: ModRetro Chromatic Is So Close To The Real Thing You'd Think Nintendo Made It

romanista

@RetroGames interesting bet.. (makes me wonder about the first AA batteries, 1907 , wow), because i'm sort of worrying they might not be available easy anymore sooner than later... although maybe usb micro cables should be more worrying, or usb b (wii u controller)... personnally i'm worries about the environmental impact btw... AA batteries are better recycable, but most aren't

On the device though, lots of what is said, was exactly what was said about the pocket in 2021... perfect gb(c), form factor, screen, cartridges... and if you use just that feature they seem comparable (and 20$ for the save states seems fair),

but then you see all those other features... i really love my pocket... I made it my personal arcade station, and my portable gb/gbc/more.. so excellent

Re: Pre-Orders For FPGA N64 'Analogue 3D' Open Next Week, Will Cost $250

romanista

@Edd-O oh damn, the shippingcosts... thanks for warning me... that dampered my enthousiasmquite a bit..

rationally i guess i don't have to buy it.. happy with by n64, maybe should invest in an even better cable.. not really feel the need to play them bigger screen (and have nso to tha tif needed)

but am wondering what the fpga chip could do when unlocked... saturn fpga.. now that would be something

Re: Arcade1Up "Surprised" To See Its Cabinet Crushed In Apple's Controversial iPad Pro Ad

romanista

@Poodlestargenerica not sure if you're agreeing with that his ad embodies the wasfullness, or you think it is a comment of wastefullness that everybody buys nice but not needed stuff....

Anyway.. i thought Apple had moved on from 'your ipad replaces everything' to 'your ipad can be an integral part to support your creativity, and your creative projects' .... in that sense this seems more a commercial from 10 years ago...

Re: FPGA Vs Software Emulation - Which Is Best? We Asked Four Experts To Find Out

romanista

Thanx for the article.. handy to reference..
For most games soft emulation is just fine for me.. alwyas have my miyoo in my workbag..

But playing on my analogue pocket gives a number of games something (and setting it up these days is easier than pre steam pc gaming)

Now my set up is : until 16 via pocket dock, arcade setup… gc and wii on wiiu..some switch online..xbox 360 and some minis readys to go, old consoles under a crt in the attic ( but not playing them that much anymore)

I am a big sensible world of soccer playing (going to world cup this year in denmark) and for that fpga is the only way.. amiga emulation remains timing wise difficult..

(The community has chosen a different path at least for the online competitions: reverse engineerd the amiga game so that runs on modern pcs…)

Re: Gallery: Retro-Bit's Assault Suits Valken Looks (And Sounds) Great

romanista

I saw a youtube video on it, but still confused, is this just the original rom (but then a release in us format (and no cybernator and censorship) and deluxe), or is there any link with the declassified (https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/assault-suits-valken-declassified) which i enjoyed last year, for the new translation that offered

Re: Random: Did You Own This Bizarre Anti-Smoking Game For DS?

romanista

I have seen it on lots of places.. this was really the time where the DS was everywhere so this gave more 'serious' shops a reason to stock DS games...

Allan Carrs methods is very well known too, so i can imagine many saw it as a accompanying app to the book...

i quit smoking long before this

Re: "There's A Lot Of People Who Still Don't Know About Playdate"

romanista

I have one, and it's very niche, but it has so much personality... love the community fel and weirdness around it (but that maube around other niche devices too , the aduino boy etc)

for the complaints about the price... we're talking so little volume here, that it is just what it costs .. for those prce cuts you need volume... (but i agree in that playtime vs price my miyoo mini scores much better) and they don't 'need'to sell more since it's a side project for panic...

Re: Here's How Many Playdate Games Have Been Sold Since Launch

romanista

lovely the difference in game sizes... wonder if ever i can fill those 4 gbs...

and 2 games per person is nice too, seeing you get 24 for free ..and don't forget this is outside the games sold on itch.io (@damo maybe you sohould mention that in the article (oh you sore of do)), which was for a long time the only wat to buy games