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Very cute, but $229 is a WILD price point.
by chip_franzen 6mo ago
Very cute, but $229 is a WILD price point.
- hyperbolablabla 6mo agoIt's very low volume, sadly this was unavoidable I think, given the extremely custom nature of the input
- AFF87 6mo agoI was thinking the same. Read the article, thought about getting one and then thought again
- Loughla 6mo agoIt's actually worth it if you have any kind of a commute. There are a lot of very fun games for it. And it's nice having a thing that isn't connected to the Internet to avoid the temptation of doom scrolling. I bought mine pre release so it was like $50 cheaper even with the cover I think, but I would still pay the increased price for it. I thought it would collect dust, but it really is a great way to pass the time on the train. It scratches the original Gameboy itch for me without the needless stares from actually carrying a Gameboy. I just wish they would release the docking station for it. I charge it next to my bed, so it could serve two purposes.
- AFF87 6mo agoAny game recommendations? You may have convinced me
- stevewodil 6mo agoYou'd farm more aura with an ereader on the train
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- testfrequency 6mo agoBought mine for $179 when they were new, hadn’t realized the price went up so much.
- nekooooo 6mo agotariffs!
- rtpg 6mo agoIf its any solace the screen is very good and the build quality is very high. You also just get a good set of games "for free" as part of the system. I do think it's beyond "impulse buy" for sure, though.
- tombert 6mo agoYeah, I've thought about buying one in the past, but $229 is kind of rich for my blood. I bought an ODROID-Go Ultra a few months ago for about $70. This can emulate the NES, SNES, Genesis, Game Boy, and oodles of other consoles, and can play what are arguably some of the best games ever made. The Playdate is three times that price, and while I'm sure that some of the games are fun, I would have a hard time believing that any of them are beating Donkey Kong Country or Phantasy Star IV. It might be an apples and oranges comparison, but in my mind they still occupy a similar niche.
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- socalgal2 6mo agoYea, you could get a similar experience (for some definition of similar) with Pico-8 which is also a constrained system. Even better, the creator supports educators super cheap https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php?page=schools https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php?page=schools Yea, it's not custom hardware, but you can share your creations with everyone since it runs on Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, Android, iOS and there are lots of cheaper devices that will run it if you want a handheld.
- galleywest200 6mo agoAlso mentioning Lexaloffle’s most recent project the Picotron which is a fantasy workstation instead of just a console. https://www.lexaloffle.com/picotron.php https://www.lexaloffle.com/picotron.php With no technical upper limit on file size (as well as being able to export for other OSes) you could, in theory, publish a full game from this.
- prmoustache 6mo agoIsn't it a bit like uxn at that point?