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It seems like a combo: Zelda BotW is part of it, but the hardware is also fun. The build quality and kit is fantastic, it reminds me of an iPad designed by a ga
by Ultramax 9y ago
It seems like a combo: Zelda BotW is part of it, but the hardware is also fun. The build quality and kit is fantastic, it reminds me of an iPad designed by a gamer for gaming.
In my case it's also nostalgia. I've been working on my own apps and games, not to mention a day job, so this is the first console I have owned since the N64. Never got into console titles that seemed to be just as good on the PC.
That's 3 reasons right there... I ended up buying the Special Edition ($100 gets you the game, a music CD, a hard traveling case and a collector's coin) in March before I found a Switch in April.
I prefer the Pro Controller and using it as a standard console, but the mobility is great if needed. Sticker shock hasn't been a factor, since I remember buying 3 extra controllers for the N64.
The hunt for the Switch is as much as the hunt for the Classic was. Of course, now the Classic is going for 4-5 times as much... more than the Switch!
(Note: skip the Classic and skip RetroPie. You need a mac or PC anyway to load up the SD card... better to spend $60 on a nice XBone controller and play games in a better emulator on your computer. Just my 2 cents.)
- bpicolo 9y agoThe sticker shock on the non-pro controllers is much worse because without the charging grip, charging for 4 controllers is a massive pita. That's really my biggest complaint with the unit, the difficulty of charging the joycons. Taking off the wrist straps each time is really bad UX.
- mercer 9y agoNot to mention accidentally inserting the wrist straps the wrong way!
- khedoros1 9y ago> Note: skip the Classic and skip RetroPie It seems like a different set of tradeoffs. RetroPie (if you're running on a Raspberry Pi, and not on a PC) will have fewer game systems that it can support, of course. But it's also cheap enough to just buy one as a dedicated game system that you leave connected to a TV, so the kids aren't grabbing your laptop to play retro games, or something. For a little more money, you could set up an NUC or something, of course. > You need a mac or PC anyway to load up the SD card A lot of kits come with NOOBS loaded on them. You can load RetroPie directly into Raspbian by using a setup script that they provide. You could also boot into Raspbian via NOOBS and use a USB adapter to flash a microSD with another OS. You could even take a blank SD, extract NOOBS onto it with your phone, and boot the Pi off that (NOOBS and Berryboot just need to be unzipped onto the SD; they don't require images to be flashed).
- 5_minutes 9y agoWhy skip the Retropie? It seems like a great nostalgia machine for <$100 with 2 good quality buffalo controllers.
- fuzzybeard 9y agoYou're ignoring the difference between playing in the living room (using a RetroPi) vs PC. Two very different experiences.
- kbutler 9y agoHDMI out is a thing.
- chc 9y agoHDMI out is a thing that most people can't realistically use to connect their PC to their TV because they're in different places.
- thesandlord 9y agoA laptop will work fine. Even a Android / Win10 tablet with HDMI out will emulate N64/PS1 decently.
- mercer 9y agoI bought a pretty cheap HDMI extension cable that snakes from one end of my living room (work desk) to the other (tv+consoles) that would argue otherwise!
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