On Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:30:21 -0700
"Nightfox" (46:1/150) <Nightfox@f150.n1.z46.fidonet> wrote:

Since these are no longer made, I recently decided to buy another
SNES Classic Mini from eBay as a spare. For a while, people were
selling them for more than their new price; new, they were about $80,
and people have been selling them for $100 or $120 or more, but I
found a seller with a small batch of them selling them for about $63
each with free shipping. The listing says it's an open-box item
(customer return) and shows the box, manual, and everything is
included; I hope it's in good working condition.

Fleabay is hit or miss but usually hit. There's more consumer
protections these days. Good luck with your purchase.
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Hey Nightfox!

On Tue, Jun 24 2025 11:30:21 -0500, you wrote:

I wondered if this could go in the Retro Tech area, but I thought
this area would be fitting too..

Since there is no retro tech area in this network, this is the perfect place for just about anything! ;)

Other companies followed suit: Sega similarly released a mini
Genesis, Sony released a mini Playstation, and I also recall there
being a mini TurboGrafX-16.

I do miss playing on some of those older consoles. Lots of memories with the original Nintendo, Playstation and TurboGrafX-16, but didn't play much of Sega Genesis (just due to not many people around me that had it). However, I remember Mortal Kombat on Genesis had blood, and SNES didn't. So I've probably played on most of them back then, just more memory of the first three.

Are there any benefits over PC emulators nowadays where you can load up 50k+ games, or more?

Since these are no longer made, I recently decided to buy another
SNES Classic Mini from eBay as a spare. For a while, people were
selling them for more than their new price; new, they were about
$80, and people have been selling them for $100 or $120 or more, but
I found a seller with a small batch of them selling them for about
$63 each with free shipping. The listing says it's an open-box item (customer return) and shows the box, manual, and everything is
included; I hope it's in good working condition.

If the seller has a good rating with good reviews, usually you end up with what the description says. I bought my server (refurbished even) off eBay and here I am about 13 years later with a great working product.

Regards,
Nick

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Re: Re: Nintendo Classic Mini consoles
By: Accession to Nightfox on Tue Jun 24 2025 06:56 pm

I wondered if this could go in the Retro Tech area, but I thought this area
would be fitting too..

Since there is no retro tech area in this network, this is the perfect place for just about anything! ;)

I accidentally cross-posted this here.. It seems there may be a bug in SlyEdit's cross-post selection where quitting out of a sub-board list will select the one that was highlighted. I'll need to investigate that and fix it. I deleted the message locally on my BBS, but it looks like it had already been sent out.

Other companies followed suit: Sega similarly released a mini Genesis, Sony
released a mini Playstation, and I also recall there being a mini
TurboGrafX-16.

I do miss playing on some of those older consoles. Lots of memories with the original Nintendo, Playstation and TurboGrafX-16, but didn't play much of Sega Genesis (just due to not many people around me that had it). However, I remember Mortal Kombat on Genesis had blood, and SNES didn't. So I've probably played on most of them back then, just more memory of the first three.

Interesting that you had played some TurboGrafX-16 games.. I recall that console not being very popular in the US (though it sounds like it was fairly popular in Japan). When I was 13, I bought a new TurboGrafX-16 from a local Toys-R-Us store here for $30 on clearance when they were trying to get rid of their inventory. I'd had enough money saved from allowance and chores to buy one and a game to go with it. :) Every so often, I'd go visit a pawn shop near me which had used TurboGrafX-16 games and I'd buy one or two.

Are there any benefits over PC emulators nowadays where you can load up 50k+ games, or more?

I suppose there isn't a big benefit over PC emulators. However, these mini retro emulation systems are portable, so you can eaisly move them and connect them to any TV in your house, as well as take them to someone else's house if you want to; also, they're fairly easy to use - The Nintendo Classic Mini consoles in particular have a particularly nice UI. So I suppose ease of use, portability, and I think there's a general cool factor in them.

If the seller has a good rating with good reviews, usually you end up with what the description says. I bought my server (refurbished even) off eBay and here I am about 13 years later with a great working product.

Yeah, my current BBS PC is a Dell workstation PC that I bought on eBay a few years ago (which I upgraded), and it's still working great. I also run Plex Media Server on it to host my movies & TV shows.

Nightfox

Hey Nightfox!

On Tue, Jun 24 2025 19:25:27 -0500, you wrote:

I accidentally cross-posted this here.. It seems there may be a bug
in SlyEdit's cross-post selection where quitting out of a sub-board
list will select the one that was highlighted. I'll need to
investigate that and fix it. I deleted the message locally on my
BBS, but it looks like it had already been sent out.

I find it quite insulting that you weren't trying to post this here. But, on the other hand, I'm glad you found a bug that benefitted Agoranet, if only for a brief moment. ;)

Interesting that you had played some TurboGrafX-16 games.. I recall
that console not being very popular in the US (though it sounds like
it was fairly popular in Japan). When I was 13, I bought a new
TurboGrafX-16 from a local Toys-R-Us store here for $30 on clearance
when they were trying to get rid of their inventory. I'd had enough
money saved from allowance and chores to buy one and a game to go
with it. :) Every so often, I'd go visit a pawn shop near me which
had used TurboGrafX-16 games and I'd buy one or two.

One of my friends as a kid had it, as well as almost any other wierd game consoles most kids didn't get their hands on. I still remember playing Altered Beast, Ninja Gaiden, and Night Trap (which might've been Sega CD, but don't remember).

I suppose there isn't a big benefit over PC emulators. However,
these mini retro emulation systems are portable, so you can eaisly
move them and connect them to any TV in your house, as well as take
them to someone else's house if you want to; also, they're fairly
easy to use - The Nintendo Classic Mini consoles in particular have
a particularly nice UI. So I suppose ease of use, portability, and
I think there's a general cool factor in them.

Alas, the days of toting game console to other peoples' houses are long gone for me. I don't think I even know anyone that actually still plays video games (besides me), any more. :(

Yeah, my current BBS PC is a Dell workstation PC that I bought on
eBay a few years ago (which I upgraded), and it's still working
great. I also run Plex Media Server on it to host my movies & TV
shows.

Just do your homework, and make sure the seller isn't a scumbag before purchasing there. With that said, I've never had any bad dealings on eBay. Lately, I've had more issues with Chinese junk sold as exact replicas of things you're looking for on Amazon. Only difference is the brand name isn't on the product. Just need to pay attention to what you're buying, and who you're buying from, is all.

Regards,
Nick

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Re: Re: Nintendo Classic Mini consoles
By: Accession to Nightfox on Tue Jun 24 2025 08:16 pm

I accidentally cross-posted this here.. It seems there may be a bug in
SlyEdit's cross-post selection where quitting out of a sub-board list will
select the one that was highlighted. I'll need to investigate that and fix
it. I deleted the message locally on my BBS, but it looks like it had
already been sent out.

I find it quite insulting that you weren't trying to post this here. But, on the other hand, I'm glad you found a bug that benefitted Agoranet, if only for a brief moment. ;)

No insult intended. I initially did intend to cross-post it here, but I realized I had mentioned a FSXNet area and figured it wouldn't make sense, and thought of copy-pasting instead.. But my message went through anyway. :)

I suppose there isn't a big benefit over PC emulators. However, these mini
retro emulation systems are portable, so you can eaisly move them and
connect them to any TV in your house, as well as take them to someone
else's house if you want to; also, they're fairly easy to use - The

Alas, the days of toting game console to other peoples' houses are long gone for me. I don't think I even know anyone that actually still plays video games (besides me), any more. :(

True.. Aside from myself, I might have a few friends who play games - and actually my older brother & his wife still both like to play PC games sometimes..

As far as these Classic Mini retro consoles, I also like having something connected to the TV I can turn on and play old console games (though the PC emulators are always cool too).

Nightfox

Hey Nightfox!

On Tue, Jun 24 2025 21:56:33 -0500, you wrote:

No insult intended. I initially did intend to cross-post it here, but
I realized I had mentioned a FSXNet area and figured it wouldn't make sense, and thought of copy-pasting instead.. But my message went
through anyway. :)

It's all good. I caught on to your intentions right away. I just threw a little sarcasm your way when you mentioned a retro area. ;)

True.. Aside from myself, I might have a few friends who play games -
and actually my older brother & his wife still both like to play PC
games sometimes..

Do you guys get on discord, and gather up a team to play some multiplayer games?

As far as these Classic Mini retro consoles, I also like having
something connected to the TV I can turn on and play old console
games (though the PC emulators are always cool too).

I can see the benefit. I'm just usually super strapped for time with work and family. But when I can get a couple hours of "zone-out" time, I've gotten back into 'The Division 2' on PC recently.

Regards,
Nick

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Re: Re: Nintendo Classic Mini consoles
By: Accession to Nightfox on Wed Jun 25 2025 04:58 pm

True.. Aside from myself, I might have a few friends who play games - and
actually my older brother & his wife still both like to play PC games
sometimes..

Do you guys get on discord, and gather up a team to play some multiplayer games?

Currently we haven't played anything together in a while.. We're playing different games right now, and just when we have time, and we haven't coordinated anything in quite a while. Several years ago, we'd played Minecraft a bit on a server I sometimes run, and we'd just text each other or message on Steam or text on our phone if we planned to play. I don't think they use Discord at all.

Nightfox