![]() That's not to mention the tricky issue of counterfeits when you're looking at the Nintendo mini consoles. Since the mini consoles are all discontinued, their resale prices are now inflated and can range from about the same as a Pi 400 to way higher. And you can even swap out the SD card for one flashed w/ the Raspberry Pi OS and you have yourself a fully functioning Debian-based Linux desktop PC. There is zero risk b/c you're not hacking it like the mini consoles where the custom firmware has to be managed by the Project Lunar or HakChi software you need to keep installed on your PC. The Pi 400 is a great alternative to hacking a mini console b/c the OS install is as easy as flashing a Batocera disk image onto a microSD card and booting that up. In fact, the Pi 400 is reinforced by a metal plate that acts as a big heatsink against the SoC so it's actually clocked to run at a higher speed than the bare Pi 4 boards. It's the most powerful iteration of the Raspberry Pi 4 built into a C64/Amiga-style keyboard "console" so you don't need to add your own case and heatsink. If you don't want to spent $300+ on an Xbox though, I'd highly recommend picking up a Raspberry Pi 400. 8BitDo makes a wired XBox version of their Pro controller which has a retro-style d-pad on the left so you get the SNES feel for retro games but the twin sticks are still available down in the middle like a DualShock if you need analog controls. Series S only recognizes official XBox compatible controllers, so they have to be licensed to be XBox One or Series X/S compatible. It's sad, but hopefully, as time passes, people will begin to wake to retro gaming monster that is the Wii U. The only reason all of the above is not more common knowledge likely resides within the fact that the WiiU was purchased by a grand total of, like, 7 people. You can play everything I mentioned above in full HD or, for a more authentic experience, hook that shit up to your nearest boxy tv and it'll work all the same. Thus, should you feel more comfortable using a PS5 controller, for example, it's well within you ability to do that (though I wouldn't recommend it since it's d-pad is kinda shite and hurts your fingers after a while).įinally, and perhaps more exciting for you retro enthusiasts out there, the Wii U was one of, if not that last console, ever made to be compatible with both composite and HD output. If that doesn't tickle your fancy however, there's a neat little home brew program for the system that enables the easy hooking up of any such Bluetooth controller you have available. It's fully compatible with every type of Wii controller because, after all, it's basically just a Wii If, of course, your feel more at home using a Wii controller however, the WiiUs got you covered. Someone also mentioned it below, but another benefit is the WiiU pro controller which is a relatively good feeling controller that's 100% better than anything available on the Wii. Realistically, no one likely has 300 games they so desperately want to play in regular intervals but hey, you do you. This, of course, should only be a problem if you plan to install entire libraries of games onto the system. You could have a zettabyte drive hooked up to your Wii U and you'd still be unable to install more than 300 games. It's ONLY MAJOR DOWNSIDE is it's, as of yet un-circumvented, hard cap of 300 games. An external storage device (optional but recommended) To top it all off, the WiiU is incredibly easy to hack. ![]() ![]() If all of that doesn't appeal, might I point your attention towards retro arch which may allow you WiiU to play PSX, PSP, and various arcade games. Of course, as well, the WiiU can easily play NES, SNES, and N64 games as it has built in emulators for those as well. In fact, I'd argue that, since the WiiU is one of 3 systems actually designed to play DS games, two of which being actual DS's, that the WiiU is the absolute best way to play them on a television. It has built in emulators for each of those consoles.įurthermore, and what makes it better than the Wii, is the extra emulators it has built exclusively into itself, namely the GBA (which encompasses both GB and GBC emulation) and the DS, both of which are unavailable on the Wii. Thus, since the Wii can play MsX, NeoGeo, Genesis, GameCube games and such, so can the WiiU. By this I mean that the WiiU can do exactly everything that the Wii can do and more! This is because the WiiU has a virtual Wii built into it. The WiiU is basically just a Wii with "benefits". Hijacking this thread to give a better answer
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