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Anonymous Sat May 22 17:36:24 2021 No.7782951 [Reply] [Original]

Is the mini Genesis worth the $80 if I plan to add more games to it? Is the experience of playing on one of these better than simply emulating games on my PC with a six button Genesis controller? This purely a subjective feeling, but I'd like to know how often /vr/ uses their mini consoles over emulation. The biggest pro seems to be that I could easily plug this into my TV instead of my computer or laptop.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 17:48:25 2021 No.7783005 sure

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 17:49:21 2021 No.7783012 >>7782951 No, it's just another ARM SoC emulator. Nothing special.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 17:52:52 2021 No.7783032 >>7782951 Minis are a scam for retarded soiboi consoomers.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 17:55:08 2021 No.7783041 >>7783032 I got a PS Classic and NES mini both for $40 and very much love the plug and play convenience. That said I also bought a actual PS1 too.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 17:56:32 2021 No.7783046 >>7783032 I got a PS Classic and NES mini both for $40 each and very much love the plug and play convenience. That said I also bought a actual PS1 too.

Anonymous Sat May 22 17:57:55 2021 No.7783051

>>7782951
/vr/ doesn't like minis because in most cases they're an objective waste of money. For the same price (or cheaper) you can get a retropi or modded Wii which have way more advantages. If being wrapped in Genesis packaging really makes it feel that more authenticate to you anon then go for it I guess

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 18:01:49 2021 No.7783065 Dont listen to these salty guys. If you want it, go for it. Is worth 60 quid? Probably not. But its convenient and it looks kinda neat. Your money, your choice friend, I would hold out for a cheaper price though.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 18:06:45 2021 No.7783081 File: 279 KB, 460x700, do-you-like-MiSTer.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Nope.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 18:15:27 2021 No.7783105 >>7782951 Honestly i dont use it often at all, but i also dont regret buying it. but i got it for $50 new

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 18:19:28 2021 No.7783119 Just buy a Mega SG

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 18:33:04 2021 No.7783158 >>7783081 (You)

Anonymous Sat May 22 19:02:09 2021 No.7783238

>>7782951
Yes, I absolutely love it! Worth it for the USB Sega Genesis 3 button controllers, which you can use on your PC. Plus it's a great display model piece right next to an original Sega Genesis. It's easy to hack and add more games to it.

>>7783012
>>7783032
>>7783081
t.Poorfagging MiSTer shills

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 19:03:46 2021 No.7783245 >>7783051 Correction, MiSTer shills don't like the minis. Console collectors love them.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 19:08:13 2021 No.7783254 >>7782951 >Is the experience of playing on one of these better than simply emulating games on my PC with a six button Genesis controller? No

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 19:16:11 2021 No.7783287 It comes with two great controllers. I'd say yes. No more than $80 though. Controllers are the main draw for official mini consoles.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 19:47:53 2021 No.7783373 >>7782951 >Is the experience of playing on one of these better than simply emulating games on my PC with a six button Genesis controller? Buy one of the 3 button USB controllers individually and stop being a bitch about plugging computers into your TV.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 22 19:51:22 2021 No.7783379 Speaking of mini consoles, which is considered the best with hacking taken into account. Also: Would (You) be more incline to get a mini version of the N64 since the emulation is dogturds?

Anonymous Sat May 22 23:25:23 2021 No.7783967

>>7782951
The AtGames version was actually better. Two, six button controllers, 82 games in the last model, HDMI (other AtGame systems were not), SD card slot for more games and can play original carts as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wPEwXatYeM

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 00:22:29 2021 No.7784116 >>7782951 no

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 00:29:49 2021 No.7784149 >>7783379 PSClassic. Get USB drive, copy autobleem/retroarch over, add games, plug in, go.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 00:31:18 2021 No.7784157 >>7783967 >82 games in the last model How many of those are actual Genesis/Mega Drive games and not generic chinese flip-phone tier games?

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 00:35:39 2021 No.7784171 >>7782951 > Is the experience of playing on one of these better than simply emulating games on my PC with a six button Genesis controller? It is objectively worse than playing on a pc because of the barebones emulation and higher input delay.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 00:37:51 2021 No.7784180 its worth it for its plug an play nature if $80 doesn't mean much to you. also i really like the 3 button controllers.

Anonymous Sun May 23 01:29:57 2021 No.7784391

>>7782951
Is the experience of playing on one of these better than simply emulating games on my PC with a six button Genesis controller

Depends. I'm a lazy piece of shit and didn't like moving mine around all the time. So it was nice to just have it there. If you have the money, sure, go for it.

However, if you plan on emulating anything over 16 bit, you're way better off using a Wii, Xbox, PC, or anything else.

If you like the charm of the menu, check out Launchbox/Bigbox to get that retrostation feel with all the box art instead of clicking on files.

If you have friends who suck at computers and are uber casual in general, they make great gifts when you hack them and load them up with their favorite old school games.

In conclusion:
PROS: Plug and play, easy to hack, convenient to have a retro station hooked up to your TV. Looks cool/nostalgia.

CONS: Can't emulate stuff above 16 bit well, may not be worth the money if you're content with emulating on your laptop.

Just get it, OP. We both know you want to lol. I loved the hell out of my SNESmini before getting my first gaming pc.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 03:08:12 2021 No.7784605 >>7783245 >Console collectors love them I own consoles and collect games for them because I like the feel of using an original console and controller on a CRT. An emulator in a shell that looks like a Genesis on an HDTV is not that experience

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 07:11:18 2021 No.7785041 >>7782951 Are there any six button controller solutions for the Mini yet?

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 08:21:42 2021 No.7785143 >>7785041 there have been for a while, either the saturn or genesis 6 button controllers from retro-bit

Anonymous Sun May 23 12:31:24 2021 No.7785779

>>7784605
I've been a Genesis fan since 91 and I love my Sega Genesis mini. The UI, the games included with it and the fact that I can still use old cheats for games like Sonic 1 & 2, makes this worth owning and playing on my HDTV. Plus I can connect a custom cartridge on it, pretty impressive.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 12:32:19 2021 No.7785786 >>7785779 The official official mini doesn't take carts.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 12:33:30 2021 No.7785790 >>7785786 Yes it does, they're for aesthetics. It even has a tower of power

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 12:35:28 2021 No.7785797 >>7785786 You've obviously never owned a Sega Genesis mini. I have a 3D printed cartridge inserted in my Sega Genesis mini right now.

Anonymous Sun May 23 12:46:02 2021 No.7785851

I love mine. I don't like generic menus or consoles that play 10 retro systems. I like that it is stylized to be Genesis from the shape, to the menus, music and especially the controllers.

I hacked it with Hackchi and made sure each game had proper descriptions and boxart. It looks no different than a standard Mini except it has more games.

I like those little touches. Retroarch or Everdrives bland generic menus don't do it for me. I like a little quality in the presentation. It's worth the price of admission.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 13:10:19 2021 No.7785948 >>7785851 The only downside to the ps classic is that there is no out of the box nice GUI and music. I love my little NES Mini due to having that.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 13:12:51 2021 No.7785960 >>7785851 I agree. >>7785948 True, which is why I hacked my PS1 mini and customized it using Autobleem.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 13:17:46 2021 No.7785975 >>7785960 Same with my PS1 mini. A bit disappointed that N64 emulation on it is very meh, but I shouldn't be surprised I suppose.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 13:46:08 2021 No.7786081 >>7785975 Yeah, I didn't even bother adding retroarch on there since it takes up space.

Anonymous Sun May 23 13:57:41 2021 No.7786115

>>7782951
I have one its awesome with the wireless controllers as a true system. Only thing is i put project lunar on and messed up some menue settings and now half of my roms wont play and it sucks. even if i uninstall and reboot the settings are still changed so dont fuck with it.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 14:00:08 2021 No.7786128 >>7782951 What is the perceived advantage of a device like this over just running an emulator on my machine with an adapter for an original controller?

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 14:01:23 2021 No.7786132 >>7786081 I have a 128 GB USB, so I figured why not in case dreamcast and n64 ports work very well one day.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 14:03:18 2021 No.7786141 >>7783238 No, I use Chad original hardware.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 14:05:21 2021 No.7786149 File: 668 KB, 3456x3456, mini.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Yes. Hack it and add more stuff to it. The controllers are fantastic. The retro bit ones that they sell separately are cheap shit.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 17:28:36 2021 No.7786945 >>7785851 >Retroarch or Everdrives bland generic menus don't do it for me Launchbox.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 17:31:53 2021 No.7786953 Isn't the $5 Raspberry Pi Zero capable of emulating the Megadrive perfectly?

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 17:36:33 2021 No.7786969 >>7782951 Yes if you don't have a crt. Otherwise no, just get the real shit.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 22:23:11 2021 No.7788058 >>7785779 >>7785790 >>7785797 What's stopping you from putting an "aesthetic" cartridge in a real genesis?

>>	Anonymous Sun May 23 23:00:40 2021 No.7788178 >>7788058 >not having both for back up options Okay

Anonymous Mon May 24 01:03:46 2021 No.7788591

>>7786141
I use original hardware too. Didn't stop me from owning a mini.

>>7788058
I don't need an aesthetic cartridge in an original Genesis, since I own plenty of real cartridges I could use on my original Sega Genesis, which I do. I'm happy that I got options between using my original Genesis and my mini Genesis. I even own an HDMI converter which seems to look just fine with my original Sega Genesis.

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