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    Nintendo Abandons the NES Classic, So Build a Better One Yourself

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    • scottalanmiller
      scottalanmiller @hobbit666 last edited by

      @hobbit666 said in Nintendo Abandons the NES Classic, So Build a Better One Yourself:

      @scottalanmiller said in Nintendo Abandons the NES Classic, So Build a Better One Yourself:

      We are going to be back in our US home for a while soon and might do something like this to get the kids some simple exposure to some classic gaming.

      Sod the kids I want to play goldeneye lol

      Yeah... with the kids. And Perfect Dark!

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      • nadnerB
        nadnerB @hobbit666 last edited by nadnerB

        @hobbit666 said in Nintendo Abandons the NES Classic, So Build a Better One Yourself:

        @scottalanmiller said in Nintendo Abandons the NES Classic, So Build a Better One Yourself:

        We are going to be back in our US home for a while soon and might do something like this to get the kids some simple exposure to some classic gaming.

        Sod the kids I want to play goldeneye lol

        Slappers only on Licenced to kill... lol

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        • Grey
          Grey last edited by

          I already did this a couple months ago. It's a fun project. Getting all of the ROMs is a bit problematic.

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          • magicmarker
            magicmarker last edited by

            My Raspberry Pi 3 RetroPie kit will be at my doorstep tomorrow.

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            • coliver
              coliver @magicmarker last edited by

              @magicmarker said in Nintendo Abandons the NES Classic, So Build a Better One Yourself:

              My Raspberry Pi 3 RetroPie kit will be at my doorstep tomorrow.

              For the price... that really isn't that bad.

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              • magicmarker
                magicmarker @coliver last edited by

                @coliver said in Nintendo Abandons the NES Classic, So Build a Better One Yourself:

                @magicmarker said in Nintendo Abandons the NES Classic, So Build a Better One Yourself:

                My Raspberry Pi 3 RetroPie kit will be at my doorstep tomorrow.

                For the price... that really isn't that bad.

                Much more flexible and powerful than a NES Classic as well. The NES Classic has it's place though...

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                • M
                  marcinozga last edited by

                  I have both. RPi is just horrible, lagging makes playing impossible. And once you add all components, you're probably paying more that Classic. If you can find one of course...

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                  • magicmarker
                    magicmarker @hobbit666 last edited by magicmarker

                    Marcinozga, do the hardware spec's of your RPi match up with the RPi RetroPie Kit I linked earlier? Are you running RetroPie? This is the first I've ever heard of anyone complaining about lagging playing NES on a RPi. I've never run NES on a RPi, so I don't have any input. I'll find out when my RPi kit arrives. What I also wanted to mention is that you run RetroPie and Emulationstation to not only play NES, but also Atari, Genesis, SuperNES, Gameboy, etc... Not to mention playing any ROM where the NES classic would only play a specific set of games.

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                    • magicmarker
                      magicmarker last edited by

                      I just wanted to update this thread that I've got my LoveRPi RetroPie Emulation Station Mini Game PC all setup and it's running beautifully. No lag as the marcinoza mentioned his was doing. I'm loving the the setup and playing the old NES games. If you want to set up your LoveRPi with almost any retro game you could ever think of, follow the instructions from this YouTuber. I did everything step by step and everything works great. Enjoy!

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                      • scottalanmiller
                        scottalanmiller last edited by

                        Apparently a popular item now, already out of stock 🙂

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