I Bought Bootleg Game Consoles from AliExpress
819K views · Mar 9, 2024 · Science & Technology
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@KingNikolai · 2 years ago (edited)
one time my dad bought 2 crappy dropshipped bootleg consoles that barely worked because he fell for a facebook marketplace ad
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@RyzesTechZone · 2 years ago
Trying to use that HyperBase FC as some kind of actual computer would be pretty interesting I think LMAO
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@DevynCairns · 2 years ago
That Hyper Base FC is a really neat idea that definitely feels like a work of passion by someone. I'm really impressed by the laptop hard drive cartridge idea
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@vanhoteen · 2 years ago
In Latin America, the NES was like a hidden treasure: expensive and hard to find. Nintendo didn't sell it here, so clones appeared: cheaper "pirate" consoles full of Spanish-language games.<br><br>Why didn't Nintendo bring it? Maybe they thought there wasn't enough money here. Wrong! The clones were a total success and millions of people enjoyed video games for the first time.<br><br>Were the clones bad? Some were, but others were great and even had their own games. In addition, thanks to them, a Latin American video game industry was born.<br><br>In short, NES clones were a creative response to Nintendo's absence in Latin America. They brought us joy, fun, and taught us that with ingenuity, anything is possible.
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@rawrpwn · 2 years ago
Probably every Brazillian knows the PolyStation 😂
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@MsMarco6 · 2 years ago
Honestly that Hyperbase seems like an insane deal.<br>$30 is worth it for the drives alone, considering i've seen similar emulation drives on amazon for twice the price.
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@kenhill3230 · 2 years ago
The Hyperbase seems like a good deal if you just want retro games.
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@TheAceWolfe01 · 2 years ago
Hyper Base FC: To quit a game with no confirmation, select+start. That's default in retroarch
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@Tesinpan · 2 years ago
The FC compact and similars were sold in countries like Argentina. In the 90s we have a lot of bootlegs like that, and that product was to give some nostalgic to the people who bought it.
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@StreamCon. · 2 years ago
Those mario graphics from the FC Compact hurt me so bad...
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@MrJack-cq2dc · 2 years ago
Common mistake with Retroarch based systems and performance. You can change cores and options in Retroarch, you have to try around a bit with what works best for the games but you can get a lot of games playable and more with some effort.
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@marxisttheoryandlore · 2 years ago
The ribbon cables on that GS4 evidently have heat insulating peanut butter on the ribbon cables inside it, very ahead of it's time
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