Topic: New 3DS

I'm working on it. Its difficult with no PC in my apt. I could go to where I work and use my computer there but its sleeting outside atm. I will look on my phone and see if I have a happier image.

I do everything on my phone as well. I only did the transfer on my wife's new computer as her old one just corupted everything. Other then that I don't touch computers as they don't like me lol.

Sorry guys but I need to get this off my chest. How the heck do some of you not own a PC? How? Just, how?

Don't want one, don't need one!

Because Nintendo fans spend too much of there money on "HD remakes" .
(I swear if nobody detect this sarcasm I'm going to facepalm)

@Hy8ogen
I've owned several computers over the years. It always seems I spend five or six hundred dollars on one only to have it fail slowly over the next couple of years. The last computer I had I signed up for a Steam gaming acct but absolutely none of the games would run on it. I used my PC primarily for web use and recording (yes, I record music as I play guitar and various other instruments). When my last PC died, I didn't replace it. I have a nice computer at my job that I am in front of 8 hours a day. When I get home from work the last thing I want to do is park my butt at a desk and mess around on a computer. When I get home I want to play video games and the only games I could ever make work are my consoles and handhelds (excluding New 3DS XL, which is acting so wack for me).

and now a days I have so many devices that connect to my wifi that allows me to surf the Internet I did not see a reason outside of recording my music to get another computer right away. I have not had a computer in my apartment since February of 2012. And because of these devices and my computer at work I have not really missed it.

EDIT: I would like to have a tablet or a laptop but I do not have the money for anything like that atm. I would really dig a Mac Pro, despite me not being an Apple fan, but its waaaaay to expensive for me right now.

You don't know you want one until you've had one. I've had a Steam account since Portal, but it was only in the last two years I learned to bask in the magical glory of "Steam Sales".

I had Portal on my Steam but it wouldn't load on the computer I had. I must not have bought an expensive enough computer. but I'm just not made of money.

I remember back in 1997 I wanted to play Final Fantasy VII but I didn't have a PlayStation (only had an N64 at the time). In 1998 they made FFVII for the PC and since I had a computer, I bought it. I had so many issues getting the game to run that it literally have me a headache most nights. ultimately that game would run for about 20 minutes and then lock up on me. Ever since 1998 and that game I have had issues with gaming on computers and I still to this day have not figured it out lol. I will admit I am NOT a computer guru but it should not be that difficult to play a game on a computer. Again my consoles have never let me down. My original Nintendo Entertainment System from 1987 still works just fine. I don't have time to try and figure stuff out. I just want to turn on the power and play the game without any catches or glitches of any kind.

@Hy8ogen Cause we don't live in basements!

@bezerker99 But but what about Dota 2? Starcraft? Counter Strike? Also surfing the net and checking mails is just sooo much better on a PC than on any other devices. Sure they can do the same thing but it's just much more fluid on a PC. Not to mention organization of files. Sounds like you need a Surface Pro 3 to me. A PC that's trying very hard to be a tablet.

@midnafanboy wut

I work at a radio station and have been there for the last 13 years. I can check my email and surf the internet there all day if I want. Which a lot of times that's what I'm doing lol along with my other responsibilities there (multi tasking for the win). I use my android smart phone to access to net and check social media and emails when I'm not at work. Also I use my Wii U to surf the net at home.

For the record, the only video games I ever got to play fullly on my old PCs were Sid Meier's Civilization II and Civ III (omg, great games!!! Sooo addictive ).

Back in the late 80s/early 90s I had a PC that ran on DOS and I was a master at using it. I had lots of games on 5 1/4 inch floppy disk and they all worked. AD&D games were my fave to play. So technically I've had lots of games play on a PC but....I can't get a modern day computer to work right for me. I have given up on PC gaming.....

I use an iPad for email and web browsing and it's very fluid. But the more intensive tasks are reserved for the computer.

@Hy8ogen Oh wait you were serious?With your comment?Oh my god brother wow just wow.

Steam Store, Portal page:

MINIMUM: 1.7 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX® 8.1 level Graphics Card (Requires support for SSE), Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

A computer with those specs will most likely cost you less than a New 3DS nowadays.

I will concede that part of my affinity for PC gaming is that I love fine-tuning settings.

@midnafanboy
Wait, you were serious?
Poe's Law in action.

At least my download of Portal was free when I got it so I didn't spend any money for it to not work. Lol

I would be interested in getting another computer but I would need the guidance of u fine people to help me choose what I should get.

FYI - I threw away my old and flimsy computer desk last May because it was taking up much needed space in my apt.

Yeah i was, i actually thought PC gamers actually lived in basements.Wait they don't?Well that's news to me.

@midnafanboy A personal computer to me, is not a toy, it's a tool (well it can be a toy sometimes ). A PC is not just a platform to play video games buddy. I need to run SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Visio, Photoshop, Excel, etc. Not to mention the file organizational capacity of a PC in unrivaled. So yeah, I can't imagine someone not having a PC at home.

Case in point, if @bezerker99 had a PC back home, he wouldn't have to be going through such a ordeal with his 3DS amiright?

Although I do agree for some folks, a tablet is more than enough to satisfy their needs. Really though, @bezerker99 if you want a tablet to replace a PC, you should really consider a Surface Pro 3. It's a PC dressed in a tablet coat.

I feel you on the space complaint. I just moved to a smaller house, and had to toss tons of stuff.
One place you might want to look into is Good Old Gaming. They've got tons of golden-era PC RPGs (Ultima, Wizardry) for ridiculously cheap. Plus, since they're old, they'll run on anything.

All in all, I think there's a better place to discuss this than here. All I found was this topic last posted in in 2014. I don't want to post in there in case of necrobumping, and I don't want to make a topic and get told to go to the old topic. I fear incurring the wrath of the new Megalomania- I mean, Mods

@midnafanboy
Excellent trolling. 7.8/10 Not enough irony.

@nacho_chicken Ultima is so awesome!!! I dream of the day when Nintendo releases its NES version of Ultima on the Virtual Console. Of course this will never happen. I've heard of GoG and I should definitely look into it as I like those old-school titles.

@Hy8ogen Thanks for the recommendation! I will certainly do some research on my computer at work sometime this week. And Yes, if I had had a PC, I wouldn't have gotten so stressed and upset with all these 3DS transfer woes. (Also, a PC would have made all THAT^ much easier and faster to type.)

I'm almost at the point to where I'm going to end up buying an SD card adaptor for my PC at work. I saw one at Wal-Mart (yuck) for about $16-$17. I really don't want to spend that sort of money though for something I see myself using just once.