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[Phuncz]

8Bitdo SNES30 Wireless Gamepad - these things feel pretty darned close to the real McCoy. They're Bluetooth as well and natively supported in Retroarch, so configuration is very straightforward.
(this stuff is also available on Amazon, if you prefer)

I couldn't resist, so I got the SFC30 (the European version).

I once managed to get a huge blister on my thumb ater 30 minutes of play after going full throttle at Killer Instinct. Ah the nostalgia.

 

[Soul_Est]

Slight detour | Bonus Build | RetroBox Mini++

While I'm doing some bench testing, here's a little recipe if you're bummed out about not being able to get an NES Classic - you'll get a whole lot more out of this little system, and it's a fun project to put together.

Here's one way of doing it quick and relatively pain free:
CanaKit 32GB RPi3 Starter Kit
8Bitdo SNES30 Wireless Gamepad - these things feel pretty darned close to the real McCoy. They're Bluetooth as well and natively supported in Retroarch, so configuration is very straightforward.
(this stuff is also available on Amazon, if you prefer)

Anyhow - that stuff, zero tools, and about 30 minutes of your time, and you're up and running. RetroPie is your all-in-one ready rolled solution for OS and software here - boots fast and has a friendly UI with built-in controller hotkeys and the whole nine.

I couldn't resist, so I got the SFC30 (the European version).

I once managed to get a huge blister on my thumb ater 30 minutes of play after going full throttle at Killer Instinct. Ah the nostalgia.

I really like 8Bitdo for their focus on quality hardware and for their contributions to the emulation community. They already work with the team behind libretro and RetroArch and entered a partnership with team behind the Gamegirl project and are helping them about the buttons and the case.

 

[PNP]

This isn't really a toy. Or at least not at my tax bracket it isn't.

In anticipation of the Great NAND Shortage of 2017, the proletariat will seize the means of production I can now rid myself of spinning rust from my main rig.

Apologies for fingerprints.

 

[jeshikat]

In anticipation of the Great NAND Shortage of 2017

<Tin-foil hat> The reports of a NAND shortage is an attempt by the fabs to hit their end of year production goals from people buying drives now in anticipation of a shortage </tin-foil hat>

 

[PNP]

<Tin-foil hat> The reports of a NAND shortage is an attempt by the fabs to hit their end of year production goals from people buying drives now in anticipation of a shortage </tin-foil hat>

Ugh, tinfoil is so last season. You're going to want one of these instead.

Anyways, I know for reasons I'm not at liberty to discuss that there is ██████████. But how quickly ██████ will happen or ████████ stop ████████ like ravenous baboons is anybody's guess. ██████████ of ████ have happened before (and resulted in grown men finding corners to shed tears in).

I just hope for completely selfish reasons that ████████████ so we don't have a repeat of the DRAM Price Crash of 2008.

 

[jeshikat]

Ugh, tinfoil is so last season. You're going to want one of these instead.

Aw yiss, now I can be paranoid in style.

 

[EdZ]

Ugh, tinfoil is so last season. You're going to want one of these instead.

Ugh, I made the mistake of reading the FAQ and now feel stupider as a result. Not only do they gave a handwavey oooh-scary-scary excuse as to why there is no actual evidence of electrosensitivity or any sort of harm from non-ionising low-power RF, but they also sidestep the issue that their product doesn't even actually work to block RF.

Bah, I'll stick with the good ol' Rhodium foil hat! Can't be having it oxidise on me!

 

[PNP]

Ugh, I made the mistake of reading the FAQ and now feel stupider as a result. Not only do they gave a handwavey oooh-scary-scary excuse as to why there is no actual evidence of electrosensitivity or any sort of harm from non-ionising low-power RF, but they also sidestep the issue that their product doesn't even actually work to block RF.

Bah, I'll stick with the good ol' Rhodium foil hat! Can't be having it oxidise on me!

B-but it protects against Illuminati Mind Control Rays™! Everyone has been rendered vulnerable from water fluoridation!

 

[EdZ]

B-but it protects against Illuminati Mind Control Rays™! Everyone has been rendered vulnerable from water fluoridation!

They're after our precious bodily fluids!

 

[Phuncz]

Don't mock our precious Goo !

I've seen RAM prices tick up over the last few months, although it's been around 10-15% and not a 100% at the end of DDR2.

 

[3lfk1ng]

@Phuncz I'm about to pull the trigger on one (or two) of those SFC30's. How is the range? Is their any noticeable latency at further distances?

Nice pictures btw!

In other news, I bought a 1TB Samsung T3 as my new external drive. It's very fast and very SFF.

 

[Soul_Est]

Got these in earlier today:

Now to see if I can use them with my setup (PulseAudio, not ALSA).

 

[PNP]

They're after our precious bodily fluids!

That was well done, I didn't even realize I was making a reference.

 

[IntoxicatedPuma]

@Phuncz I'm about to pull the trigger on one (or two) of those SFC30's. How is the range? Is their any noticeable latency at further distances?

Nice pictures btw!

In other news, I bought a 1TB Samsung T3 as my new external drive. It's very fast and very SFF.

I got a 500gb T3 a month ago on 11/11 and agree, it's fast and sff!

 

[Phuncz]

@Phuncz I'm about to pull the trigger on one (or two) of those SFC30's. How is the range? Is their any noticeable latency at further distances?

Nice pictures btw!

Thanks ! I have yet to use it, since I don't have a game installed that benefits from a gamepad and a SNES emulator I need to research first. I have also not tried it yet on a tablet. I can't tell you the experience on range either.

 

[3lfk1ng]

Oh ok. I may just get it anyway. My wife and I would like to start hosting a bi-weekly retro game night among friends and it looks like the perfect companion.

Launchbox + Retroarch is really all you need. With ROMs in hand, it shouldn't take longer than ~30 minutes to setup and it supports most systems making it very easy to grow.

Launchbox is portable too so you can put it all on an external HDD to be used on any machine.

SimplyAustin has a YouTube channel with a great tutorial on how to set it up too.

 

[jeshikat]

They're not technically my toys since they're review units but got this in yesterday:

I now possess a little over 5KW worth of SFF powah!

 

[iFreilicht]

Thank you so much, @QinX, they look absolutely amazing! I will make better pictures until next weekend, promised! I'll get an Xbox One controller for the blue steuntje at some point, but for now it will house my other steam-controller.

Full disclosure: I got the orange Steuntje for free in exchange for some social media coverage.

 

[Phuncz]

Cool Delft-packaging !

 

[iFreilicht]

Yeah indeed. I'll keep it and use it once there's an opportunity to do so. It really added a nice touch to the packaging, which was already well thought out.