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How I voted [with my wallet]: Recently purchased an N64, Ocarina/Mask, Mario64 (&Kart), Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Donkey Kong, SmashBros, Conkers This was hund

How I voted [with my wallet]: Recently purchased an N64, Ocarina/Mask, Mario64 (&Kart), Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Donkey Kong, SmashBros, Conkers This was hundreds of dollars that I won't be spending on your online platform, and it's all because you disabled Steam on Windows7. Happy 2024!

david_allison 3y ago
How much money did Nintendo get from this vote? It's a vote against Ubisoft, but you might as well have pirated the games, it doesn't support the publisher/developer.
- toenail 3y ago
  > it doesn't support the publisher/developer. Huh, resale value supports higher sales prices. Nintendo was paid on the original sale.
whateveracct 3y ago
Buy a single Everdrive and load every N64 game ever [1] onto an SD card. [1] And more! There's translated Master Quest, fan-translated Sin & Punishment, and a bunch of fangames based on OoT, Goldeneye, etc.
- ProllyInfamous 3y ago
  It's on the list, to buy an Everdrive -- cannot wait for Part 1 of Portal64 (RIP Part 2).
- fennecbutt 3y ago
  Everdrive is amazing, well worth the money. I've got gb/gbc and gba EDs, they're so good. Plus the creator is Ukrainian and has supported and updated them for a long time, it's 100% better to pay a little more so he gets paid than to buy a Chinese clone that rips off his hard work. Love ya Krikzz! Keep doin those rad things!
  - whateveracct 3y ago
    I have a GBC everdrive too and play it on a Gameboy Player through my GC upscaler. Wonderful. Can't beat original hardware.
antifa 3y ago
I think you would have been better off with an emulator connected to your TV (or an android tablet if you wanted mobile) and a modern style PC/android USB or BT controller. I don't think the original hardware is a good investment. I did this recently and had a great experience. The emulator can render at higher resolutions.
- fennecbutt 3y ago
  There's nothing like the feeling of sliding a game boy cartridge into a game boy and lying on the couch playing pokemon yellow. Emulators aren't perfect, either, but each to their own yknow. Copies of older games are getting $$$ now.
- ProllyInfamous 3y ago
  I have a RaspPi400 set up as a PS1 emulator (FFVII), and it'll obviously emulate any legacy hardware... but the actual N64 console is prominently displayed on my gamer cabinet, and frequently spawns a late night SmashBro and/or Goldeneye match. It's both the simplicity [insert cartridge, toggle power on] and the nostalgia [©1996 Nintendo]; I even got an original expansionpak (+4.5MB RAM lol). This conversation has led me to sell some of the less-social titles [e.g. Conkers] & then invest in an EverDrive64; I'm super-excited to play optimized Mario64 at 41fps [vs OEM 20].

david_allison 3y ago

How much money did Nintendo get from this vote? It's a vote against Ubisoft, but you might as well have pirated the games, it doesn't support the publisher/developer.

toenail 3y ago
> it doesn't support the publisher/developer. Huh, resale value supports higher sales prices. Nintendo was paid on the original sale.

whateveracct 3y ago

Buy a single Everdrive and load every N64 game ever [1] onto an SD card. [1] And more! There's translated Master Quest, fan-translated Sin & Punishment, and a bunch of fangames based on OoT, Goldeneye, etc.

ProllyInfamous 3y ago
It's on the list, to buy an Everdrive -- cannot wait for Part 1 of Portal64 (RIP Part 2).
fennecbutt 3y ago
Everdrive is amazing, well worth the money. I've got gb/gbc and gba EDs, they're so good. Plus the creator is Ukrainian and has supported and updated them for a long time, it's 100% better to pay a little more so he gets paid than to buy a Chinese clone that rips off his hard work. Love ya Krikzz! Keep doin those rad things!
- whateveracct 3y ago
  I have a GBC everdrive too and play it on a Gameboy Player through my GC upscaler. Wonderful. Can't beat original hardware.

antifa 3y ago

I think you would have been better off with an emulator connected to your TV (or an android tablet if you wanted mobile) and a modern style PC/android USB or BT controller. I don't think the original hardware is a good investment. I did this recently and had a great experience. The emulator can render at higher resolutions.

fennecbutt 3y ago
There's nothing like the feeling of sliding a game boy cartridge into a game boy and lying on the couch playing pokemon yellow. Emulators aren't perfect, either, but each to their own yknow. Copies of older games are getting $$$ now.
ProllyInfamous 3y ago
I have a RaspPi400 set up as a PS1 emulator (FFVII), and it'll obviously emulate any legacy hardware... but the actual N64 console is prominently displayed on my gamer cabinet, and frequently spawns a late night SmashBro and/or Goldeneye match. It's both the simplicity [insert cartridge, toggle power on] and the nostalgia [©1996 Nintendo]; I even got an original expansionpak (+4.5MB RAM lol). This conversation has led me to sell some of the less-social titles [e.g. Conkers] & then invest in an EverDrive64; I'm super-excited to play optimized Mario64 at 41fps [vs OEM 20].