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[ReyBrujo]

My Genesis mini was eventually dusted off and I use it nearly every month.

Which one of the two? I'm having some trouble getting the second one, it's hard to come by down here.

 

[SkylineRKR]

Which one of the two? I'm having some trouble getting the second one, it's hard to come by down here.

I just have the old one. I did buy a 6 button pad for it, and I expanded it with some must haves that weren't there (such as Bare Knuckle 3 translated) and 32x games.

I believe the biggest difference with the successor is that this one has more memory for CD isos.

 

[ByWatterson]

No way. It's magic. You'll want to feel that magic some time in the future.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

No it isn't you dope

Way to take it from 0 to 50

Just hold onto it

You never know when you'll get an itch

This is exactly a mentality for people that hoard on things and never get rid of them - "one day I might need it"!

 

[Chuck Berry]

Just hold onto it

You never know when you'll get an itch

This is exactly a mentality for people that hoard on things and never get rid of them - "one day I might need it"!

Nah it isn't. There's a difference between collecting shit for a hobby and straight up hoarding like a mental patient.

And you will never know when you'll get a hankering for some crispy F fuckin Zero with the og controller (and there isn't a yellowed SNES in sight).

 

[PendekarRajawali]

Sell it, buy a real SNES.

 

[Beechos]

Sell it stop hoarding junk if you don't plan on using it. You can easily play snes games if tou ever get the itch.

 

[wondermega]

You should instead add the X68000 mini to your collection.

First off, would love to get this personally, for those that don't know (probably most reading!) X68000 is essentially one of those holy Grail Japanese machines which never saw close to the light of day in the States - more than any other console of its day, it probably had the most/closest arcade-perfect ports, I believe Capcom (and perhaps others?) actually used it for a development kit for some of their 16-bit arcade games. The fact that they actually came out with a mini of this unit is pretty mind-blowing, but it also looks like unless you are an enthusiast's enthusiast, it is kind of a pain to actually get working in the way one would want. At least, last I checked. Still, I have to give insane respect to the fact that a mini of this crazy hardware exists, it even has it's own mini mouse and keyboard (and monitor!) Check out this review of the mini https://www.timeextension.com/revie...e-but-appealing-substitute-for-the-real-thing
and have a look at the Game Sack review of the original device to get your head around the meat of the actual machine from back in the day

Oh and OP, as for your SNES mini - yeah, what can I say that hasn't been said already? If it is just clutter and you've seen all that you care to of it, at this point - I say, put it back into the world in one way or another. I know what I say won't make a dent in most people's opinions, but I don't support the instinct to just "collect, collect, collect" (especially in the case of gaming) if it's something that is only going to gather dust. Particularly for an item like that, which has some cachet and could bring someone else joy. Although odds are if you do sell it, it will very possibly end up in the back of someone else's closet instead. I guess it just comes down to how much is a few extra bucks worth to you, plus the time & energy of bundling it up and shipping.

My best recommendation would ultimately be to create a topic like this on gaf (ideally) and just see if there is someone who genuinely wants it that would derive real enjoyment from it, and sell to them for a decent price (or just send as a gift) - although I don't think anyone will blame you if you don't wanna do that.

 

[Sojiro]

Every system I have ever let go of I later regretted, so I always keep the hardware I buy. I regularly play a lot of my retro stuff though, although some consoles go in longer sessions of not being used than others. I would say if you have ever regretted letting something go in the past hold onto it, otherwise sell it off to someone who might use it.

These things are a fraction of the size of a original hardware. It's not like holding onto something like that is taking up some abhorrent amount of space. If nothing else it's a nice shelf piece that you can always take down and use sometime.

 

[Alex Anderson]

I haven't opened either my NES or SNES Classic. I'm guessing eBay is probably full of fakes driving prices down?

 

[Paulxo87]

I ended up buying two. one I played a lot and even modded for more games.. the other is unopened.

 

[cartman414]

First off, would love to get this personally, for those that don't know (probably most reading!) X68000 is essentially one of those holy Grail Japanese machines which never saw close to the light of day in the States - more than any other console of its day, it probably had the most/closest arcade-perfect ports, I believe Capcom (and perhaps others?) actually used it for a development kit for some of their 16-bit arcade games. The fact that they actually came out with a mini of this unit is pretty mind-blowing, but it also looks like unless you are an enthusiast's enthusiast, it is kind of a pain to actually get working in the way one would want. At least, last I checked. Still, I have to give insane respect to the fact that a mini of this crazy hardware exists, it even has it's own mini mouse and keyboard (and monitor!) Check out this review of the mini https://www.timeextension.com/revie...e-but-appealing-substitute-for-the-real-thing
and have a look at the Game Sack review of the original device to get your head around the meat of the actual machine from back in the day

They're coming out with a new mini as well.

 

[Hudo]

First off, would love to get this personally, for those that don't know (probably most reading!) X68000 is essentially one of those holy Grail Japanese machines which never saw close to the light of day in the States - more than any other console of its day, it probably had the most/closest arcade-perfect ports, I believe Capcom (and perhaps others?) actually used it for a development kit for some of their 16-bit arcade games. The fact that they actually came out with a mini of this unit is pretty mind-blowing, but it also looks like unless you are an enthusiast's enthusiast, it is kind of a pain to actually get working in the way one would want. At least, last I checked. Still, I have to give insane respect to the fact that a mini of this crazy hardware exists, it even has it's own mini mouse and keyboard (and monitor!) Check out this review of the mini https://www.timeextension.com/revie...e-but-appealing-substitute-for-the-real-thing
and have a look at the Game Sack review of the original device to get your head around the meat of the actual machine from back in the day

Oh and OP, as for your SNES mini - yeah, what can I say that hasn't been said already? If it is just clutter and you've seen all that you care to of it, at this point - I say, put it back into the world in one way or another. I know what I say won't make a dent in most people's opinions, but I don't support the instinct to just "collect, collect, collect" (especially in the case of gaming) if it's something that is only going to gather dust. Particularly for an item like that, which has some cachet and could bring someone else joy. Although odds are if you do sell it, it will very possibly end up in the back of someone else's closet instead. I guess it just comes down to how much is a few extra bucks worth to you, plus the time & energy of bundling it up and shipping.

My best recommendation would ultimately be to create a topic like this on gaf (ideally) and just see if there is someone who genuinely wants it that would derive real enjoyment from it, and sell to them for a decent price (or just send as a gift) - although I don't think anyone will blame you if you don't wanna do that.

I've bought a X68000 XVI-HD and it's one of the coolest things humanity has ever put together (also cost me an irresponsible amount of money to import it)

 

[TexMex]

idk man how bad do you need a hundred dollars