NE146 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 FWIW I know someone who picked up a unit at Walmart today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 FWIW I know someone who picked up a unit at Walmart today. What state? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/252632143387?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true He has make offer button. Just for fun somebody offer 65 dollars and see what he says. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 FWIW I know someone who picked up a unit at Walmart today. I can only make soooo many trips to Wal-Mart in a year and I made two more recently than I would have liked to so far. And each time was a debacle. That said, I'm good for the next 50 years. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I can only make soooo many trips to Wal-Mart in a year and I made two more recently than I would have liked to so far. And each time was a debacle. That said, I'm good for the next 50 years. Sounds like a plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Sorry to be that person, but shouldn't all this Retro-Bit Generations talk be in a different thread? I copied the info over into relevant thread. Now if we can just get the 4 or 5(?) NES Classic Mini threads merged into this one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Now if we can just get the 4 or 5(?) NES Classic Mini threads merged into this one. No its best separate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 In the mean time here is a 9news video about the unit. http://www.9news.com/tech/theres-still-a-chance-to-snag-an-nes-classic-edition/353080459 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 I'm heading to Wal-mart right now for some groceries. I'm pretty sure it won't happen, but if for some reason I find a Mini,...I'll sell it to an AA member at cost. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 I'm heading to Wal-mart right now for some groceries. I'm pretty sure it won't happen, but if for some reason I find a Mini,...I'll sell it to an AA member at cost. Yea I had to go there this evening for to restock my lunch stuff, and no dice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 What state? Ohio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) Yea I had to go there this evening for to restock my lunch stuff, and no dice That sucks. But nintendo promised more stock through out the holidays. Edited November 19, 2016 by 0078265317 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 http://nerdreactor.com/2016/11/17/nintendo-accused-of-artificial-nes-classic-edition-shortage/ nintendo accused of artificial shortages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) Next they'll be accusing Kanye West of being a dick. Edited November 19, 2016 by godslabrat 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Ya' think? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 In the mean time here is a 9news video about the unit. http://www.9news.com/tech/theres-still-a-chance-to-snag-an-nes-classic-edition/353080459 Holy cow dude! They did an entire 30-minute segment. Now that's dedication. I wonder when the supervisor will pop in and say, "Get back to work! We've got real news to report..." http://nerdreactor.com/2016/11/17/nintendo-accused-of-artificial-nes-classic-edition-shortage/ nintendo accused of artificial shortages I never would have guessed this would happen in a million years... What gave it away? Bitd NES games, Wii consoles, Amiibo, NES Classic Mini... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 I'm going to wait until after the holidays. Hopefully they'll be readily available by then but if not, I'll live. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 It runs Doom! (kinda) Doom is 20 years old. That's "classic gaming" now, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 It runs Doom! (kinda) Doom is 20 years old. That's "classic gaming" now, right? I suppose. This is interesting from a technical point of view. Does this mean that the hardware of the NES Mini is "strong" enough to run a Super-NES emulator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 well the video of it running on the guys blog seems to indicate its not slouching around, so yea I bet it could run SNES emulators Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Doom has been classic since the day it came out. But yes it definitely qualifies for classic gaming status as we all know it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 well the video of it running on the guys blog seems to indicate its not slouching around, so yea I bet it could run SNES emulators I'm willing to bet Nintendo chose a chipset that could do anything up to N64 with no hardware changes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenixdownita Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 The AllWinner R16 is a quad core ARM A7, like the RPi 2 .... aside the different GPU it's in the same class of powa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allwinner_Technology#R-Series (bitchy thing about the Mali/PowerVR GPUs is that there's binary support only, no open-source support as of yet, vs the RPi Z/1/2/3 GPU aka VideoCore IV that's been slowly open-sourced ...... not that it matters I guess). The question stays though ... aside the nice box and controllers (and theirs maybe future std connector for this kind of things) ..... why bother when you can have all that today on an RPi 2/3 with RetroPie (or other setup)? Is the box really that worthy? If so someone should start making lots of RPi cases to replicate old systems just for RetroPie sake. I understand that the SW layer (presentation/selection) is likely much more polished in the NES mini maybe that justifies the added value .... maybe! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 The AllWinner R16 is a quad core ARM A7, like the RPi 2 .... aside the different GPU it's in the same class of powa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allwinner_Technology#R-Series (bitchy thing about the Mali/PowerVR GPUs is that there's binary support only, no open-source support as of yet, vs the RPi Z/1/2/3 GPU aka VideoCore IV that's been slowly open-sourced ...... not that it matters I guess). The question stays though ... aside the nice box and controllers (and theirs maybe future std connector for this kind of things) ..... why bother when you can have all that today on an RPi 2/3 with RetroPie (or other setup)? Is the box really that worthy? If so someone should start making lots of RPi cases to replicate old systems just for RetroPie sake. I understand that the SW layer (presentation/selection) is likely much more polished in the NES mini maybe that justifies the added value .... maybe! Or maybe somebody can make an emulator that looks like the mini. I mean menu wise and all. And let you add 30 of your won roms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 The AllWinner R16 is a quad core ARM A7, like the RPi 2 .... aside the different GPU it's in the same class of powa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allwinner_Technology#R-Series (bitchy thing about the Mali/PowerVR GPUs is that there's binary support only, no open-source support as of yet, vs the RPi Z/1/2/3 GPU aka VideoCore IV that's been slowly open-sourced ...... not that it matters I guess). The question stays though ... aside the nice box and controllers (and theirs maybe future std connector for this kind of things) ..... why bother when you can have all that today on an RPi 2/3 with RetroPie (or other setup)? Is the box really that worthy? If so someone should start making lots of RPi cases to replicate old systems just for RetroPie sake. I understand that the SW layer (presentation/selection) is likely much more polished in the NES mini maybe that justifies the added value .... maybe! As for why not just get a PI. Well the case has nothing to do with it. This is official (licenced and endorsed) by Nintendo. Raspberry is not official. I know nobody ever got into trouble. But why take a chance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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