Subj : Re: Nintendo Classic Mini consoles
To   : Nightfox
From : Accession
Date : Tue Jun 24 2025 18:56:48

Hey Nightfox!

On Tue, Jun 24 2025 11:30:21 -0500, you wrote:

> I wondered if this could go in the Retro Tech area, but I thought
> this area would be fitting too..

Since there is no retro tech area in this network, this is the perfect place for just about anything! ;)
 
> Other companies followed suit: Sega similarly released a mini
> Genesis, Sony released a mini Playstation, and I also recall there
> being a mini TurboGrafX-16.

I do miss playing on some of those older consoles. Lots of memories with the original Nintendo, Playstation and TurboGrafX-16, but didn't play much of Sega Genesis (just due to not many people around me that had it). However, I remember Mortal Kombat on Genesis had blood, and SNES didn't. So I've probably played on most of them back then, just more memory of the first three.

Are there any benefits over PC emulators nowadays where you can load up 50k+ games, or more?
 
> Since these are no longer made, I recently decided to buy another
> SNES Classic Mini from eBay as a spare.  For a while, people were
> selling them for more than their new price; new, they were about
> $80, and people have been selling them for $100 or $120 or more, but
> I found a seller with a small batch of them selling them for about
> $63 each with free shipping.  The listing says it's an open-box item
> (customer return) and shows the box, manual, and everything is
> included; I hope it's in good working condition.

If the seller has a good rating with good reviews, usually you end up with what the description says. I bought my server (refurbished even) off eBay and here I am about 13 years later with a great working product.

Regards,
Nick

.... Sarcasm, because beating people up is illegal.
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