So, I guess my timing was a bit off, seeing as we're having the whole Nindies day today, but I decided to make a new forum topic concerning the Sega Genesis/Megadrive Mini, seeing as some game channels on YouTube have already received and tested a preview unit, and results are looking pretty damn good.
So, for all of you that are also interested in and/or feeling the love for Sega's 16-bit console, please do yourselves (and me) a favor and jump in...
'The console wars are like boobs: Sony and Microsoft fight over which ones look the nicest and Nintendo's are the most fun to play with.'
@Link-Hero Not to worry: we'll get enough hilarity from his written response already, so I don't really need to see any video of him.
@NEStalgia Yup, indeed I did. And not just to get views, but also to be able to share my enthusiasm about the system with other people that have pre-ordered it as well, or who are either interested and/or still on the fence, and for them these videos might be just the ticket.
On a side note: and I'm also kinda miffed that the effort I put into it, has resulted in more than 70 views but not a single comment, which kinda is the point of opening a thread in the first place...
'The console wars are like boobs: Sony and Microsoft fight over which ones look the nicest and Nintendo's are the most fun to play with.'
EDIT:
On this page, you'll find an infographic with all the numbers for all consoles except the Switch, seeing as that's not end of life yet: https://www.nintendoenthusiast.com/2016/07/05/nintendos-conso...
(The first picture is rather fuzzy, but if you scroll down, there's a clearer version, and also a couple of videos)
As you will be able to see, the actual total number of games for the GBA is considerably lower than the number you came up with, so that higher number probably contains a truckload of unofficial releases and/or unreleased titles or something, because otherwise, there could never be such a big difference.
@NEStalgia Well I did not exist in the 1980s so what I know about it is entirely second hand knowledge. I was a kid in the 1990s, a teen in the 2000s. For me this is just how things are. It's not that I expect things to break down, it's just that if they last more than 5 years, that's about what I expect for electronics and appliances. There isn't anything I expect to last a decade or more without issue.
But your comparison about things breaking and being repaired invalidates my point. If they break and are repaired then they didn't last 10-20 years. You had to fix them. Although I do think it's a right shame (and probably intentional somewhat) that it is so much more difficult to repair modern devices and appliances. Older tech was much more straightforward to repair. I've always enjoyed watching all sorts of TV and YouTube about that sort of thing, restoration and repair.
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@ThanosReXXX Interestingly the first Game Boy I owned still works almost like new, but the first Game Boy Advance has a nearly worn out A button. There is definitely some difference in build quality. But it is impossible for me to say if the GBA was built less durable or if it is variance in production or if something I did to the GBA at some point caused damage to the A button that took years to notice...
We all kinda have our own experiences with products but really, our own sample size is far to small to make general statements. I am sure someone out there bought a new NES, had something break in the first 6 months and just assumed Nintendo released a trash product.
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@ThanosReXXX I think the 1500 games was some or alot of Japanese games were released in Japan and other games in America and europe so it adds up to 1500 games ( I got that number from a YouTube video that go'es through the games) that's a good site you told me . " nintendo enthusiast"
@StableInvadeel That too, yes. Memory is muddy in that regard. Since I had the Game Boy first, the memory of playing it is stronger. It's still kinda in my head that the GBA is/was new. Which is ridiculous, since it's over 18 years old now, but for me it was my first new handheld, first upgrade. So that distorts the memories I think.
Kinda in hindsight, the GBA being backward compatible is probably why I now want/expect/almost demand backward compatibility in new game systems. And I still want GBA titles on Switch (among others)
Whew! Been busy the last couple of days. I did have a little downtime last night but spent it playing more DQ IV. I've kinda neglected the forums and some of my notifications until now. XD
@ThanosReXXX The bride was the one in the fancy dress and high heels. I went "business casual" for this one, and a handful of people were even dressed down more than I was.
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Calm down there Satan. No need to be so hostile. I know the person you're talking about can come off a little rude sometimes, but I assume that's more because English isn't his first language. I really don't think he is trying to be rude.
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@Link-Hero
Btw, Did you know what did i do during watching Nindie Direct yesterday ?
I noticed there was a rated M on the screen, so i have to watch the Direct carefully.
Since i was watching from my Switch, i prepare my thumb on B button while streaming Youtube from my Switch. I saw every single beginning of trailer with very quick reaction. Whenever i noticed something with disturbing possibility, i pressed B button to quit watching for a while then i pressed A button to continue watching.
I will not saw those gritty scenes since i completely skipped for several seconds / minutes and with my instinct, i pressed A button if i thought it was already Safe to continue watching the Direct.
And i didn't get some tantrum due to my quick reaction to censored any unsafe scenes. 😜
During streaming, you had noticed that i said "Eject!". That was i quit watching for a while then continue watching after several seconds.
@Heavyarms55
I didn't know what indie games that probably rated M during Direct yesterday, but i guess they were something about shooting games or criminal themes.
I just skip watching some game trailers during Direct to avoid watching rated M games.
@Anti-Matter I really don't think you have anything to worry about in an official Nintendo Direct dude... Nintendo might have an M rated game announced in one, but they are really good about keeping Directs extremely family friendly. I mean, wouldn't you want to know which games are M rated, so you can avoid them?
@Link-Hero I was being a bit sarcastic, obviously you weren't actually being that bad. "Slow down there Satan" is something I remember hearing on TV at some point and variations of it just kinda stuck with me. Even though I can't actually remember where I heard the phrase.
@Heavyarms55
I would rather never want to know their existences, their names, their looking, whatsoever because once i saw them with my eyes or i realized their existence with my sense by accidentally, it will stay inside my brain forever and it was like attacking or terrorizing or abusing me by physically. And they will be added in my Black list as the enemy should i destroy / annihilate due to attacking me.
From Nindie Direct yesterday, i have no idea which games were rated M and neither i care or want to know their names / existences because it just useless, made me upset and made more enemies in my Black list.
How did i know if the games i saw very quickly were rated M ?
If i noticed the theme was shooting, criminals, dark theme, horror, blood, strong violences, i quit watching for a while until i felt it was safe enough to continue watching the Direct.
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