SNES Mini Announcement
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@Darksavior Who would of known that reading a "box content" would of been more exciting then showing people "the little computer that can". Yet alone something or anything more knowledgeable....
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How long until they all look like this?
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@obsidianspider I give it a few years, my grandparents radio is a dark shade of yellow after about 6 years.
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Ooops...I missed you already had a thread about 5 hours earlier yesterday, you're on top of the news! :)
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Expect many new RetroPie users in 2018.
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@felleg Yeah
But I would personally like to thank Nintendo, because of the low NES Mini numbers, we got so many new RetroPie users in 2017.
Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade
Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud
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@lilbud Exactly. I am one of them! When I initially heard about the Raspberry Pi, I thought it was a gimmick not worth looking at, but the RetroPie project changed my mind and opened the door on an exciting DIY world. Obviously, I heard about RetroPie when I failed to get the NES classic. I am not excited about the blood bath that will take place on the Amazon pre-order page, but I am excited at the prospect of doubling the number of active members in our community. :)
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@felleg I heard about RetroPie back in 2014, I saw the page on Lifehacker about Retropie and making your own $35 retro game system. That got me to get a Pi and start tinkering. Though, at this point, I've probably put a hell of a lot more than $35 in to Retropie
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@PetroRie said in SNES Mini Announcement:
@Danorak1981 There are tons of video tutorials on Youtube, all you have to do is follow along. You really don't have to be a genius to follow a couple steps, it's not that hard. Some people do want to figure things out while others are lazy and will blame it on RetroPie itself. Most of the options are optional, all you need to do is install the image file onto the SD and you're ready.
@PetroRie But it is for some. You can't just pigeon hole everyone, thats just as narrow-minded as the people who slate RPi for emulation. Just because people choose the SNES over the RPi, doesn't mean they're lazy, and equally it doesn't then mean they're all about slating the Pi either. You have a negative take on it because you know you can get more for your money. But not everybody is fussed about that-and technically, they are then acquiring the games legally. How many people with these 'entire' collections, have a hard copy of everything they own?
At the end of the day, it's a choice. For some, people who don't have the inclination or skills to get into the RPi, then although a touch on the pricey side, the SNES is ideal. Had I not have owned a Pi already, I'd be in that category.
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@Danorak1981 Pretty bang on in your post right there. And again, nostalgia is the rest of the reason. Nintendo pandering to the device you had as kid, back in a cute portable form. Just plug in 2 cables and a controller and you are good to go :)
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@Danorak1981 said in SNES Mini Announcement:
@PetroRie said in SNES Mini Announcement:
@Danorak1981 There are tons of video tutorials on Youtube, all you have to do is follow along. You really don't have to be a genius to follow a couple steps, it's not that hard. Some people do want to figure things out while others are lazy and will blame it on RetroPie itself. Most of the options are optional, all you need to do is install the image file onto the SD and you're ready.
@PetroRie But it is for some. You can't just pigeon hole everyone, thats just as narrow-minded as the people who slate RPi for emulation. Just because people choose the SNES over the RPi, doesn't mean they're lazy, and equally it doesn't then mean they're all about slating the Pi either. You have a negative take on it because you know you can get more for your money. But not everybody is fussed about that-and technically, they are then acquiring the games legally. How many people with these 'entire' collections, have a hard copy of everything they own?
At the end of the day, it's a choice. For some, people who don't have the inclination or skills to get into the RPi, then although a touch on the pricey side, the SNES is ideal. Had I not have owned a Pi already, I'd be in that category.
Sorry but that entire legal statement doesn't make sense at all, it's not relevant. How many people here on the board who play MAME/Neo Geo games actually own the real cabinet? I bet none.
You know what I love the most about having entire romsets? Finding and discovering new gems, I've discovered many great games I never even knew about.
Go to YouTube, you will see how many music videos there are uploaded illegally. No one cares about it. If we would bust and fine people over this stuff, I bet almost every human being here on the planet who has acces to the internet would get fined. Whenever you visit a website your browser will save the pages and images on your computer, it means it's also going to copy copyrighted material on your harddisk. Does it mean you need to wipe your temporary internet browser files anytime you're done?
IMO the SNES mini is a waste of money. It's just an emulator with 21 games on it. A lot of people don't know about RetroPie so thats why they buy these out of the box products. Nintendo is just being greedy again and is trying to milk out their old succes.
Anyone I mean anyone can follow instructions from a video, all you have to do is what the instructor does in the video. You really don't have to be a whizzkid to figure that out, kids of nowadays who grew up with computers do know a lot about computers. There are tons of things you can learn only from free instructional videos on YouTube, the question is if some one wants to.
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@PetroRie said in SNES Mini Announcement:
IMO the SNES mini is a waste of money. It's just an emulator with 21 games on it. A lot of people don't know about RetroPie so thats why they buy these out of the box products
You might be surprised at the number of people that are willing to spend the money vs. actually building it. I would not even say they have loads of discretionary income.
I know a handful of people that are more than willing to fork over money to have me build one for them but I have no desire or inclination.
I gave my younger brother an arcade case, most of the Happ controls, Pi, etc. not quite everything but if he ever wants to actually build it I would finish it but I feel he should show some incentive.
I would agree with Danorak it's not sloth but maybe they have no interest beyond being an end user and just playing the games. I know many like that. I know for one that I enjoy clothing and wearing it too but I have no desire to make any, even with the perfect Youtube video! :)
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@PetroRie said in SNES Mini Announcement:
Sorry but that entire legal statement doesn't make sense at all, it's not relevant. How many people here on the board who play MAME/Neo Geo games actually own the real cabinet? I bet none.
You know what I love the most about having entire romsets? Finding and discovering new gems, I've discovered many great games I never even knew about.
Go to YouTube, you will see how many music videos there are uploaded illegally. No one cares about it. If we would bust and fine people over this stuff, I bet almost every human being here on the planet who has acces to the internet would get fined. Whenever you visit a website your browser will save the pages and images on your computer, it means it's also going to copy copyrighted material on your harddisk. Does it mean you need to wipe your temporary internet browser files anytime you're done?
IMO the SNES mini is a waste of money. It's just an emulator with 21 games on it. A lot of people don't know about RetroPie so thats why they buy these out of the box products. Nintendo is just being greedy again and is trying to milk out their old succes.
Anyone I mean anyone can follow instructions from a video, all you have to do is what the instructor does in the video. You really don't have to be a whizzkid to figure that out, kids of nowadays who grew up with computers do know a lot about computers. There are tons of things you can learn only from free instructional videos on YouTube, the question is if some one wants to.
My reference to owning entire ROM sets was based on your comment about owning entire ROM sets. Yeah, you might find hidden gems, but not everyone is fussed about that either. Casual gamers might just want to play the stuff they loved and have it remind them of their youth-this fits the bill!
Look, not everything is as easy for everyone as watching a video, Nintendo are milking their success because they're a business, yes they could have put more games on but they didn't-it will still be a cool little device that people will love, both Pi and non-Pi owners. You're not going to buy one so don't worry about it!
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@Danorak1981 said in SNES Mini Announcement:
es they could have put more games on but they didn't-it will still be a cool little device that people will love, both Pi and non-Pi owners. You're not going to buy one so don't worry about it!
Weeeeeell, I was even surprised that they didn't include Super Mario All-Stars and DKC2 and DKC3. But they did include StarFox 2 which is a huge +. I wonder how long it's going to take for someone to dump it so I can play it on my Pi mhuahuaaaaaaaa.
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Looks cool but I don't want it. The pi does all this and more! Can't wait to see how much it will cost on the secondary market.
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@Danorak1981 That's the thing that bugs me: the cost-per-game argument comes up a lot whenever people compare the Pi to a NES mini, but people often forget that the cost of the Pi is only the hardware; the roms themselves are not free, and RetroPie is entirely community-driven, so no one is paying for the UI/UX, themes, emulators, etc.
Sure, the Pi is an absolutely way better deal if you're looking purely at the number of games you can get for your money, and the fuzz/feds (probably) won't go after you if you download roms, but those roms have always had costs that get ignored. And while some of us might not agree with Nintendo's business tactics, it's a legal route of getting the games you want. That and if you include the cost of software and the second controller, the SNES mini itself seems like a good value, considering that you're getting several amazing games, and a legit, official copy of Starfox 2.
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If social media is any indicator it's going to be an extremely popular item. Nintendo has made comment it will have a larger stock but will only ship until years end.
“We aren’t providing specific numbers, but we will produce significantly more units of Super NES Classic Edition than we did of NES Classic Edition,” Nintendo mentioned in an announcement despatched to Gamespot, amongst different shops.
“Super NES Classic Edition is currently planned to ship from September 29 until the end of calendar year 2017. At this time, we have nothing to announce regarding any possible shipments beyond this year,” Nintendo mentioned.
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@Riverstorm MANANAMAMTRBMRRT HMMPTT!! WHY IS NINTENDO NOT MAKING THESE LONG LASTING LIKE THE SWITCH!???!?!?! THESE SELL IN LARGE AMOUNTS!!!! THESE MIGHT BE MORE SUCSESSFUL THEN THE MAJOR CONSOLES!!!!!
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@CodeDrawer said in SNES Mini Announcement:
@Riverstorm MANANAMAMTRBMRRT HMMPTT!! WHY IS NINTENDO NOT MAKING THESE LONG LASTING LIKE THE SWITCH!???!?!?! THESE SELL IN LARGE AMOUNTS!!!! THESE MIGHT BE MORE SUCSESSFUL THEN THE MAJOR CONSOLES!!!!!
I was wondering exact the same, maybe they're trying to troll their fans lol. Nintendo has made a lot of weird decision in the past.
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Imo nintendo has lost a lot of fans these last couple years. I haven't been happy with them since the gamecube. Marketing for money!
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