NES Mini - Specs are OUT

I had a very nice Lian Li case but the power/activity LED's on it were very bright, I thought about cutting some small pieces of window tint and putting it on the lights to dim them. I never got around to doing it though and ended up giving that case to a friend.

Yeah I saw that one before. The one I got (Retro Receiver), the product page www.8bitdo.com/retro-receiver-snes-sfc-classic/  says it's only compatible with NES/SNES Classic edition but it actually works on PC too even though it doesn't say (not sure about Mac or others). It came with a short USB cable to connect it to a PC, I tested it and was able to use the controller wirelessly on my PC for games no problem. Also funny enough, Controller Companion apparently recognizes it as a wireless Xbox controller and the desktop controls from it actually work on the 8bitdo SNES controller.

This is the receiver I got:

www.amazon.com/8Bitdo-Retro-Receiver-Classic-Bluetooth-nintendo/dp/B076B995TL/

I've now bought 2 products from 8bitdo and I think they are great. That SNES30 controller is rated very highly on Amazon, it's a little bit pricey for an SNES controller but it was worth it.

Both of these receivers seem to have the same features but the $20 one looks very good and definitely better for connecting to PC. I like how they decorated it with the bricks from Mario too. I think it's worth the price difference if all you're gonna use it for is connecting to PC or Mac or Switch, etc. www.8bitdo.com/wireless-usb-adapter/ Also they just recently announced that their USB adapter is compatible with the Xbox One S controller. Only the Xbox One S controllers have bluetooth pairing, the older ones don't, sadly. The way you can tell if it's the newer controller with blueooth is if the plastic around the guide button at the top/center is flush with the rest of the controller, the older ones w/o bluetooth will have a 2-tone thing going on.

Not just you. Excessive exposure to blue light (from modern tech) can be problem for anybody, whether they realize it or not. 

www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/blue-light-has-a-dark-side


Red light is the only good light before bedtime, because it doesn't interfere with your body's natural clock.

Night light on Windows 10 and Twilight on my phone

I guess Nintendo is pumping up production right before discontinuing it. Best Buy shows them in stock and i noticed a couple of them locked up & on display at Target the other day. Of course, it's a limited run item and Nintendo could cease production at any time, so it's good you got hold of one when you had the chance.

www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2018/02/01/nintendo-is-bringing-back-the-nes-classic-for-a-very-silly-reason/#1d6fe1697364



I agree with this. Nintendo should release all these games on a Virtual Console for the Switch. But it's like i said before, Nintendo is selling these retro consoles in limited quantities on purpose... because the scarcity of a product is very effective for generating marketing buzz.

Also, these classic games are already available to play on the go - with Nintendo's other portable console, the 2DS/3DS. It's about $8 per game though, so not a bargain compared to the classic consoles (at retail, non-scalper prices).

I played Mario Kart on my mini SNES for about 5 minutes, but it didn't hold my interest. As with many other early 3D games, I feel like it hasn't held up as well as some of the 2D sprite-based games.

But even compared to other 3D games of its day, the 3D scrolling and controls are slow (compared to F-Zero, for instance).
As I recall, even back in the day, shortly after its release, I only enjoyed playing Mario Kart with its local 2-P multiplayer, cuz it's fun beating and trash-talking a human opponent. lol

However, it's a very popular game - I read an article that they still hold yearly competitions, where all they do is play the original Mario Kart. So my opinion is probably the minority. Well, to each his/her own... everyone has their own preferences.

Square Enix continues to sell Chrono Trigger on a number of platforms: Nintendo DS, PS3/Vita/PSP (digital download through Playstation store), iOS, Steam/PC. So I can understand why Square Enix wouldn't want to practically give away the game on a mini console, which would eat into their own profits. Thus, the licensing fees were probably too high for Nintendo.

I read that Chrono Trigger on the Nintendo DS is the definitive version, followed by the SNES version being the next best. Actually, it's a game I missed out on and would like to play through some day.

Games had better QC (fewer bugs) on the old Nintendo systems because they had to be play-tested to verify no game-breaking bugs thanks to the "Nintendo's seal of approval" requirement... earn the seal or the game didn't get released.

I've played some highly rated Indie games that have game breaking bugs (such as "Cave Story+"). This shoddy QC can be infuriating. You can play the game for about 10 hours and then can't progress further in the game, because you didn't complete objectives in the correct (unspecified) order. 

Of course, doing shitty ports is also a well-known trait of Square Enix (most infamously, their Final Fantasy series and Dragon Quest series ports).

On the other hand, the ports of Chrono Trigger have added content (a couple of extra dungeons) and better translations, so it might be worth it if they patched the bugs. I guess that's why they say the DS version is best, as it has the cut-scenes & extra dungeons minus the bugs.

The newer versions of it have animated cutscenes that look spectacular but I heard the Steam version is missing at least 1 scene.

Yeah I might actually go ahead and buy it.

I actually saw a single NES Classic Edition for sale at Fry's Electronics nearby, almost bought it but ultimately decided not to.

Every few years I go play through some of my old NES favorites. Bionic Commando is still a masterpiece.

Nintendo Switch online service to include NES classic games with online features (multiplayer, and switching over to controls/taking turns in single player games).


www.polygon.com/nintendo/2018/5/7/17329728/nintendo-switch-online-classic-nes-games-lineup


Assuming it's like Sony's "Playstation Plus" online service (and I read somewhere that it is), you'll have to pay a subscription fee. And if you ever cancel your subscription, you'll lose (and never be able to get back) all of the previous "free" games that were included with the online service. So basically, you don't own the games. You're just renting them with a subscription that you have to renew regularly and, it's a must, if you want to keep your games library intact. But even with the drawbacks that go with subscription services, adding the online features to these classic games is genius marketing move by Nintendo and will almost certainly get more ppl to sign up.