Im looking for a cheap console to get and collect for that dosent cost a arm/leg but also isint boring with the game section. I have a few consoles and handhelds from when i was a kid but i want something that i can stick with and not let collect dust?

What would you suggest or advise and why so?

  • robador51@lemmy.ml
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    10 hours ago

    I got 2 dirt cheap second hand Wii’s last month, with some accessories. I never owned one and now that i’m a dad i wanted to introduce my kid to video games and play with him. Installed homebrew on one and keeping the other one as a backup. We love it. I was surprised with how well the games hold up, Super Mario Galaxy is amazing. My kid loves Kirby’s Epic yarn, which I must admit is absolutely stunning visually and in gameplay.

    Someone else mentioned getting a small form factor pc and then do emulation, that’s also a great low budget idea. The only thing with that i found is finding the right input devices. Especially wii emulation is hard because of the wii remote and nunchuck, which is why i went on the hunt for the hardware. But the emulation route is very viable otherways. I run bazzite linux and can recommend it.

    Good luck!

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      5 hours ago

      I have been wondering about setting up wii controllers on my batocera box I built. I have no clue how to go about it, but I do know that there is an aiming setting for games like duck hunt. Not sure how easy it would be to set up overall, vs just using the actually wii I have directly.