• Rhynoplaz
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    93 days ago

    My brother and I have opposing views on this.

    He likes to collect hardware. He loves buying old systems and cartridges.

    I like to collect software. Very few games are worth much to me individually, but I love the ability to fire up any old game when it pops in my head.

    I ended up buying an SNES Mini on eBay that was jacked and loaded with ROMs from EVERY system it was capable of running. I understand wanting the original hardware, but for me, getting EVERYTHING preloaded for about $200 just made more sense for me.

    I have bought two of those hacked systems from the same seller. I can check if they still offer them, and share a link to the product, but only if someone asks for the info. I’m not trying to promote anyone, but I feel like this is a market that could be prone to fakes, and I personally would appreciate someone suggesting a trustworthy seller.

    • @grue
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      73 days ago

      Do that, but get a Raspberry Pi and put ROMs on it yourself instead of buying shady, possibly backdoored stuff.

      • Rhynoplaz
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        53 days ago

        That’s a great solution as well, but the mini has no internet connection, so there’s no “backdoor.”