Mini Consoles Collection
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akuma matata
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Great idea
I have the NES and Super NES mini consoles which are great fun but they're let down by the length of the controller cables, so it might be worth investing in some extension cables as well if you pick those up.
I've been tempted with the Playstation Classic for a while, but missed out when they were £27 on Amazon. If it helps, the cheapest I've seen them currently is £37 at Argos.
I have the NES and Super NES mini consoles which are great fun but they're let down by the length of the controller cables, so it might be worth investing in some extension cables as well if you pick those up.
I've been tempted with the Playstation Classic for a while, but missed out when they were £27 on Amazon. If it helps, the cheapest I've seen them currently is £37 at Argos.
They were £15 on an Amazon Prime offer recently, I'd already got mine for £29 from Argos sadly!
Very easy to hack, but PlayStation is an aquired taste being the early days of 3D. Expect the rose tinted glasses to be on quite a weak setting when you play some of the original titles.
Very easy to hack, but PlayStation is an aquired taste being the early days of 3D. Expect the rose tinted glasses to be on quite a weak setting when you play some of the original titles.
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Sounds good Hitesh. I've dabbled and hacked a NES classic and a PS Classic, great fun. As has been said, the controller leads are infuriatingly short and some early 3D efforts are eye bleeding. One of my favourite things about these mini consoles are the boxes they come in. They look really cool piled up. Roll on the PCE Mini
The Nes, Snes are both excellent bits of kit.
The psx looks
nice and I totally agree with Flinnster, but there were still some ace
games back then among all the point jaggedy things.
A Retroflag GPI case is also a brilliant thing to use with a pi zero - but they are hard to get hold of.
I'm hoping they will eventually do a Gamegear version too.
EDIT - There are 'gpi' cases on ebay for £60 odd, but they are crappy Chinese knock offs. I'd hold out for a real one - the quality is excellent.
virtvic2019-08-23 19:28:39
The psx looks
nice and I totally agree with Flinnster, but there were still some ace
games back then among all the point jaggedy things.
A Retroflag GPI case is also a brilliant thing to use with a pi zero - but they are hard to get hold of.
I'm hoping they will eventually do a Gamegear version too.
EDIT - There are 'gpi' cases on ebay for £60 odd, but they are crappy Chinese knock offs. I'd hold out for a real one - the quality is excellent.
virtvic2019-08-23 19:28:39
I only have the SNES and the NES mini and both are very nice.
Both the console and controllers have a quality Nintendo feel to them and imo both have a good, albeit limited selection of games. I already had most of the titles I wanted on the SNES mini but it was still worth it for me as I got both of mine from cex when I traded some carboot finds so they didn't really cost me much and both looked brand new.
Both the console and controllers have a quality Nintendo feel to them and imo both have a good, albeit limited selection of games. I already had most of the titles I wanted on the SNES mini but it was still worth it for me as I got both of mine from cex when I traded some carboot finds so they didn't really cost me much and both looked brand new.
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Flinnster said:
£15!
To be fair I have a real soft spot for the way that the old 3D titles looked. Everyone looked like Kryten from Red Dwarf lol.
moomootown
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Flinnster said:
Totally did
Vinegar Joe
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I've got a SNES mini and a PS Classic.
As everyone has said the main drawback of the SNES mini is the short cable length and the relatively high cost. It is really cool to play Starfox 2 though, no idea why they didn't release it.
The PS classic is a mixed bag. The hardware itself is really good - the attention to detail is even better than the SNES mini. I also love that they used proper USB for the controllers yet they still look like the real thing when plugged in.
The software however...bleh. For some reason they chose some PAL 50Hz games alongside some 60Hz ones. The emulation is also below par, though thankfully it is really easy to hack and it turns out the hardware is more than capable - you can even get it running Dreamcast if you wanted.
Typical Sony really, great hardware and sh*t software
Still, it is hard to knock for the price.
I am also looking at getting the PCE mini, which has gone in an interesting direction. Rather than a regional selection of games, they're offering the same games worldwide and only the hardware design differs.
Although you end up with some untranslated games, I prefer this approach because it avoids a situation like the Mega drive mini where the EU gets (IMO) the worst line-up.
As everyone has said the main drawback of the SNES mini is the short cable length and the relatively high cost. It is really cool to play Starfox 2 though, no idea why they didn't release it.
The PS classic is a mixed bag. The hardware itself is really good - the attention to detail is even better than the SNES mini. I also love that they used proper USB for the controllers yet they still look like the real thing when plugged in.
The software however...bleh. For some reason they chose some PAL 50Hz games alongside some 60Hz ones. The emulation is also below par, though thankfully it is really easy to hack and it turns out the hardware is more than capable - you can even get it running Dreamcast if you wanted.
Typical Sony really, great hardware and sh*t software
Still, it is hard to knock for the price.
I am also looking at getting the PCE mini, which has gone in an interesting direction. Rather than a regional selection of games, they're offering the same games worldwide and only the hardware design differs.
Although you end up with some untranslated games, I prefer this approach because it avoids a situation like the Mega drive mini where the EU gets (IMO) the worst line-up.
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How's the mini reviews going?
Lots of great information on youtube.
Mini's are great for taking on travels - very lightweight.
Lots of great information on youtube.
Mini's are great for taking on travels - very lightweight.