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Cardboard Box: Jul 14, 2009

FireMrshlBill posted:

I love my MacBook Pro and my Switch. Neither company is inherently good or bad. They are just companies, just happens that both are more stubborn than their competitors and are fine catering to more niche subsets of the market. Yet, both are flush with cash, sometimes in better spots than their competitors.

personally i believe all companies are bad but i will still buy what they're selling if its good because i am a cog in the machine

# ? Apr 2, 2017 17:39

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# ? May 11, 2024 12:40

Patter Song: Mar 26, 2010; Hereby it is manifest that during the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that condition which is called war; and such a war as is of every man against every man.; Fun Shoe

FireMrshlBill posted:

batteries are pretty easy to swap if you know how to solder (very basic soldering too). If you don't want to lose your save, then you need something like a Retron5 or other device to download your save files, swap the battery and reupload them. There are other ways of attaching a temporary battery as well. However, if you let the cart's battery completely die to begin with, that is a moot point anyway.

I'd go with any cart based console over disc for durability since there are no mechanical parts. GBA's are more susceptible to batteries dying because of games like Pokemon that used real time clocks. My original Zelda (NES) still has my saves from childhood on it. Well, one of my games that I played through twice got erased magically, I thought it was a battery issue but my 2 sisters' saves were fine.. so I think it just got sabotaged... I've only had 2 games with dead batteries, a NES cart (can't remember which) and a GBA cart that I bought with a dead battery for cheaper since I was going to swap it out myself.

That said, In another 20 years, I see NES/SNES/N64's still working (with battery swaps in the carts), however, who knows how things like the Switch will hold up. I assume a lot more will get broken/scratched up from use and people screwing up battery swaps and frying them or something. And sadly more and more GC/Wii/WiiU disc drives will fail. So we will have to hope the mod scene stays strong where you can mod your GC, or just soft mod your Wii to play games from SD cards or hdd's.

Shouldn't the DS hold up well for a good long time re: longevity?

# ? Apr 2, 2017 17:45

TheKingofSprings: Oct 9, 2012

capitalism was a mistake and will be the death of all of us

E: amiibos specifically will be the death of jivjov

# ? Apr 2, 2017 17:46

Dr Cheeto: Mar 2, 2013; Wretched Harp

Bury me with my amiibo

# ? Apr 2, 2017 17:51

sigher: Apr 22, 2008; My guiding Moonlight...

jivjov posted:

You really hate the idea of fun little collectable tchotchkes that much? That you'd wish financial hardship on someone over it?

Reflect, for a moment, on what that says about you.

"I hate this thing so much I want some other random person to suffer for it"

Please post your sad amiibo collection again.

# ? Apr 2, 2017 17:54

Mahoning: Feb 3, 2007

More like adweebo. :smug:

# ? Apr 2, 2017 17:55

WIFEY WATCHDOG: Jun 25, 2012; Yeah, well I don't trust this guy. I think he regifted, he degifted, and now he's using an upstairs invite as a springboard to a Super Bowl sex romp.

One day I dream of a Nintendo of Japan product thread about the Nintendo Switch with no amiibo chat and no crime chat where we discuss how fun Neo Turf Masters is and share pics of said game.

# ? Apr 2, 2017 18:06

chaleski: Apr 25, 2014

Patter Song posted:

Shouldn't the DS hold up well for a good long time re: longevity?

Do you mean the brick DS? Because my DS Lite is nearly unplayable now

# ? Apr 2, 2017 18:07

limp dick calvin: Sep 1, 2006; Strepitoso. Vedete? Una meraviglia.

I had a GameCube fall out a car trunk at around 35 miles an hour. Still worked great until I gave it away.

# ? Apr 2, 2017 18:09

chaleski: Apr 25, 2014

I'm pretty sure Gamecubes and Gameboys will outlive our grandkids

# ? Apr 2, 2017 18:10

Mega64: May 23, 2008; I took the octopath less travelered,

And it made one-eighth the difference.

What's the best way to mod a Gamecube handle on my Switch?

# ? Apr 2, 2017 18:12

Takoluka: Jun 26, 2009; Don't look at me!

Modus Pwnens posted:

LOL if you don't spend every waking moment wishing pain and misery upon the majority of humanity.

I can't argue with this.

# ? Apr 2, 2017 18:16

LethalGeek: Nov 4, 2009

If it wasn't for the disk drive I'm pretty sure the bulk of game cubes would never die

# ? Apr 2, 2017 18:16

Mr Phillby: Apr 8, 2009; ~TRAVIS~

Spellman posted:

Just like when I borrowed my friend xTorrentFreakx's copy of Get Smart for Blu-ray

The one with Steve Carell

this is actually a really good comparason because like an amiibo the bluray disc for Get Smart starring Steve Carell holds more value than the data stored within it.

# ? Apr 2, 2017 18:16

John Wick of Dogs: Mar 4, 2017; A real hellraiser

Anyone who thinks there's such a thing as "artificial scarcity" in Amiibo walk into a Best buy and see how many Animal Crossing Amiibo they have and can't sell for $2 even after Nintendo patched a popular game to try and move them.

# ? Apr 2, 2017 18:52

Cojawfee: May 31, 2006; I think the US is dumb for not using Celsius

I have terrible news gentlemen. Nintendo got word that I downloaded an amiibo. Nintendo agents are about the bust down my door and take me to videogame prison, but they won't take me alive. I'm going down figh

# ? Apr 2, 2017 18:57

GI_Clutch: Aug 22, 2000; by Fluffdaddy; Dinosaur Gum

Cojawfee posted:

I have terrible news gentlemen. Nintendo got word that I downloaded an amiibo. Nintendo agents are about the bust down my door and take me to videogame prison, but they won't take me alive. I'm going down figh

Don't worry. There will be a small passage in your cell you can escape from. Then you just need to make it through a forced stealth section and you'll get your stuff back.

# ? Apr 2, 2017 19:18

InFlames235: Jan 13, 2004; LIKE THE WAVES IN THE OCEAN I WILL DIG IN YOUR FAT AND SEARCH FOR YOUR CLITORIS, BUT I WON'T SLAM WHALE

GI_Clutch posted:

Don't worry. There will be a small passage in your cell you can escape from. Then you just need to make it through a forced stealth section and you'll get your stuff back.

I'm loling at the thought of Nintendo having a jail like this at their HQ with Nintendo employees tasked with moving up and down hallways, never deviating from their path and if they catch you, someone blows a whistle and you wind back up in Nintendo jail to try again.

# ? Apr 2, 2017 19:22

John Wick of Dogs: Mar 4, 2017; A real hellraiser

InFlames235 posted:

I'm loling at the thought of Nintendo having a jail like this at their HQ with Nintendo employees tasked with moving up and down hallways, never deviating from their path and if they catch you, someone blows a whistle and you wind back up in Nintendo jail to try again.

Nah you just gotta toss some bananas down.

# ? Apr 2, 2017 19:26

LionArcher: Mar 29, 2010

Rexroom posted:

AFAIK you can. That is, by classic you mean a regular old game of Tetris.

Yes. That's what I was asking. Okay a pick up for sure when I grab a switch in July

# ? Apr 2, 2017 19:54

Stux: Nov 17, 2006

LethalGeek posted:

I was remembering the time my surface 3 was trying to tether to the Internet and use a Bluetooth mouse, it was not doable. The mouse was skipping like crazy anytime the Internet was loading a page. I wonder if that's why there's no Bluetooth audio option on the switch.

the vita can do bluetooth audio and headsets with mics, so no

# ? Apr 2, 2017 20:12

John Wick of Dogs: Mar 4, 2017; A real hellraiser

The Vita doesn't have two bluetooth controllers connected though. That's probably the differential.

# ? Apr 2, 2017 20:14

LethalGeek: Nov 4, 2009

Stux posted:

the vita can do bluetooth audio and headsets with mics, so no

parallelodad posted:

The Vita doesn't have two bluetooth controllers connected though. That's probably the differential.

I'm glad someone understood my point, shocker it wasn't Stux

# ? Apr 2, 2017 20:28

codenameFANGIO: May 4, 2012; What are you even booing here?

s.i.r.e. posted:

Please post your sad amiibo collection again.

It is an impressive collection and I bow before it.

# ? Apr 2, 2017 20:56

Stux: Nov 17, 2006

parallelodad posted:

The Vita doesn't have two bluetooth controllers connected though. That's probably the differential.

LethalGeek posted:

I'm glad someone understood my point, shocker it wasn't Stux

Bluetooth� devices that support the following profile can be paired with your system. Refer to the instruction manual for the supported profiles on the Bluetooth� device you will use.
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile)
HSP (Headset Profile)
HID (Human Interface Device Profile)

You can connect up to seven Bluetooth� devices at one time.

# ? Apr 2, 2017 21:21

eonwe: Aug 11, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

i skipped over nearly all the posts because they were about the ethics of downloading amiibo poo poo

# ? Apr 2, 2017 21:22

Alfalfa The Roach: Oct 13, 2012; You need to be a badass first.

Who all is playing Snake Pass right now? Is it any good and should I pick it up?

# ? Apr 2, 2017 21:23

Empress Brosephine: Mar 31, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

No and no

# ? Apr 2, 2017 21:27

Cardboard Box: Jul 14, 2009

Alfalfa The Roach posted:

Who all is playing Snake Pass right now? Is it any good and should I pick it up?

i don't have it but i've heard good things. the switch version actually seems like a pretty decent port too, according to digital foundry.

# ? Apr 2, 2017 21:27

LethalGeek: Nov 4, 2009

I have to stop playing Zelda first, which ...almost there. I keep going off into the woods looking at random junk.

# ? Apr 2, 2017 21:35

Ursine Catastrophe: Nov 9, 2009; It's a lovely morning in the void and you are a horrible lady-in-waiting.

don't ask how i know; Dinosaur Gum

eonwe posted:

i skipped over nearly all the posts because they were about the ethics of downloading amiibo poo poo

what does your drunk elephant amiibo unlock

# ? Apr 2, 2017 21:37

Millions: Sep 13, 2007; Do you believe in heroes?

For anybody who's on the fence about getting MK8 Deluxe, the Wii U version is trading in for $25 on Amazon, knocking Deluxe down to nearly half price.

# ? Apr 2, 2017 21:39

eonwe: Aug 11, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

Ursine Catastrophe posted:

what does your drunk elephant amiibo unlock

shitposts

# ? Apr 2, 2017 21:48

Ursine Catastrophe: Nov 9, 2009; It's a lovely morning in the void and you are a horrible lady-in-waiting.

don't ask how i know; Dinosaur Gum

eonwe posted:

shitposts

hell yes i'm buying a dozen

# ? Apr 2, 2017 21:50

Novasol: Jul 27, 2006

Alfalfa The Roach posted:

Who all is playing Snake Pass right now? Is it any good and should I pick it up?

I have the PC version, but it's a very good game. Not terribly long though, I clocked 8 hours while getting 100% of the collectibles, but it's also only $20.

# ? Apr 2, 2017 21:56

Dr Cheeto: Mar 2, 2013; Wretched Harp

eonwe posted:

shitposts

Ugh more pay2win BS

# ? Apr 2, 2017 22:29

Tender Bender: Sep 17, 2004

After flying with a Switch, I'll say that the kickstand is more than sufficient to not fall over on a tray table, but if you aren't a child/small person it's useless because it's angled so upright it's pointing right into your chest/stomach.

# ? Apr 2, 2017 22:53