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    Outside of the WiiWare exclusive games I would never use it for emulation. Original Xbox is so much easier to setup and use.

    I doubt that's always true. It took me an SD card and about 15 minutes on Google. Xbox is still great at it though.

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    Tossing Homebrew on the Wii really makes it an issue of user experience. With the exception of spotty the expected N64 emulation support You can cheaply have so much of the Nintendo library in one place. For selection I give the Wii the node hands down. I just find the dongley controllers a distraction. I so wish I didn't.

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    This thread caused me to give MP3 another go. After googling around about the controls I noticed someone recommended just laying the mote / nunchuck on your lap. I normally held them out in front of me. With that minor change I'm really enjoying it. Forgetting the controls caused me to be stuck in a room for about 20 minutes but otherwise I had a real blast. I'll have to pick up Other M at the store soon to check it out. The used game shop I frequent had a copy for darn cheap the last few times I was in.

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    I said GCN because anytime I have to pick up a wiimote I'd prefer almost anything else. I get that the Wii is very technically superior in many ways and has a superset of the GCN library, but eh. I love popping in the little disc, hitting power and just using that wonderful controller with no other stuff in my way. Just added Rogue Leader 2 back to my collection and it's wonderful.

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    I didn't bother with Other M after the motion controls in Prime 3 just left me irritated. I equate the Wii Mote most closely to a mouse, which is just an unfair comparison when it comes to accuracy and response. I have tried to play Prime 3 repeatedly and always end up just going ehhhh. I'm sure soon after this post I'll try it again, though. However unfair, the critical commentary about the story and such really sealed it for me. Other M does appear to be pretty cheap at the local shops so I may pick it up just because it's part of a franchise I've historically adored.

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    I clean mine before inserting to keep my connector clean inside the console. Pretty low effort and often there's some dirtiness that comes off. I've used both cardboard rubbing on the pins and alcohol but never lysol.

     

    Regarding their business model, it's pretty redundant as most anyone already has ebay etc habits. But I always figured they'd never trouble themselves with the mountains of sports games and other ultra commons as I'd guess warehousing at the very least introduces overhead your average ebayer might not experience when he tosses them into a cardboard box to dump for 20 bucks along with Sonic 2. Their static inventory might be somewhat planned.

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    Z heroes... wow what a pile of poo. A game that never should have been released. It would have been cutting edge around 1992. It just plays so badly.

    I want to like it but I can't find the deep end of the pool on this one.

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    My Wii U cable got ate my a rocking chair last night. I'm looking at some of the USB cables as my couch can charge that. Third Party power stuff makes me nervous, though. Anyone used any third party charge cables?

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    I like mine a lot.

     

    I don't know if I'd recommend it if you're not a big PSN dork. If you are and you have a lot of digital games, I think the Vita is an amazing value. I have two 16 gig cards full to bursting with old PS1 games, PSP games and various whatnots.

     

    The system is not particularly comfortable to hold, as has been noted.

     

    This is how I feel. I really like my Vita but I'd hesitate to recommend it. Holding it hasn't been an issue for me but the speaker placement stands out as odd to me. My thumbs tend to cover them when I hold it comfortably. Regarding value, those cards are only worth it if you get a bunch of fairly cheap games in my opinion. What another odd decision.

     

    All that said, I really enjoy playing me some JRPGs on it and the battery life (as it my other Sony devices) is great. Sony has a battery company so I think they make all the batteries in these things and I've always been impressed.

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    Blockbuster railroad track sticker on CDs and the awful giant sticker they tossed on N64 carts. Man I hate those. I do appreciate a mint game / console but I'm not too worried about a few things on the cart. Those old blockbuster stickers were thrown right over the art and were huge. In the case of the CD I'm pretty sure they make it less stable in there and can do actual damage. Some of the game shops in my area just refused to take them citing this issue.

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    It seems to me that with competitive gaming so accepted now there's a much larger group of people playing that spend significant amounts of time pouring over stats and combinations in this type of game. I noticed it in the MOBAs as well when I wanted to get more into them because I liked the gameplay. I watched some videos for a while on DOTA 2, I think, and I found it interesting and fun but ultimately didn't have near the time I was willing to invest to feel successful. The 'numbers' approach isn't new by any means, but I've noticed it a heck of a lot more. That in itself seems to have impact the SSB DLC and balancing and also creates a sort of metagame on the internet that I think is more widespread now. When I look at it and go 'frenetic gameplay, lots of characters cherry picked from games, and an overture of levels from different franchises' maybe I'm selling it short. There is the other part that's been cultivated and supported through communication and maybe it's something to add into the mix.

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    Xenoblade Chronicles X is fun! I just wish I knew what some of the stuff did, there's really no hand holding, you have to figure out some stuff on your own.

     

    I'm not saying I could do better but at times it's like the interface works against you. I just sat there and pushed stuff on the Gamepad till things happened and then tried to remember what they were. Sure I could read the manual but reading is for losers.

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    I'm not sure it was ever all that innovative. The heavy reliance on items and frenetic play was a thing pretty notable in Mario Kart. They just smashed a Nintendo themed fighter into the MK formula in my opinion. That doesn't make it any less awesomely fun, though. To me it's a pretty standard example of what Nintendo does. They take something that isn't necessary innovative but give it such a strong execution that it feels fresh.

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    Using the Xbone controller with my Win10 PC actually wasn't very useful in my case. Not sure why but I had hell getting it to detect in all parts of Steam games. I had previously used a 360 controller and figured it would be basically the same but I ran into issues like it working in menus but not the game, regardless of settings. I gave up pretty easily but I use surprised with the odd issues I ran into. Borderlands 2 specifically did not seem to detect it in game.

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