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    From Codefenix@FREEWAY/CONCHAOS to All on Tue Feb 16 10:23:47 2021
    What's up, good people?

    A couple years ago I bought a used SNES from an arcade/pinball convention in Pittsburgh, PA. I used to own one 20+ years ago, but sold it along with all my games at the time on Ebay.

    I'm glad to have one again. Maybe it's just my rose-tinted glasses talking, but I vastly prefer playing SNES games on a CRT connected via S-Video to emulation.

    The last game I played was FF3(FF6). Also recently played through FF2(FF4) and a reproduction of FF5.

    What are others playing these days?
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  • From Mantrid@FREEWAY/UKBBS to Codefenix on Wed Feb 17 12:24:00 2021
    Re: SNES on a CRT
    By: Codefenix to All on Tue Feb 16 2021 10:23 am

    What's up, good people?

    A couple years ago I bought a used SNES from an arcade/pinball convention in Pittsburgh, PA. I used to own one 20+ years ago, but sold it along with all games at the time on Ebay.

    I'm glad to have one again. Maybe it's just my rose-tinted glasses talking, but I vastly prefer playing SNES games on a CRT connected via S-Video to emulation.

    The last game I played was FF3(FF6). Also recently played through FF2(FF4) a reproduction of FF5.

    What are others playing these days?

    I've been playing desert strike and Super Metroid 3 on my SNES (hooked up to a modern 32 inch flatscreen) and it still looks great.

    I'm using the 8bitdo wireless SNES controller so I can sit on my sofa and play wirelessly, what a time to be alive!

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  • From Codefenix@FREEWAY/CONCHAOS to Mantrid on Wed Feb 17 09:35:48 2021
    Re: SNES on a CRT
    By: Mantrid to Codefenix on Wed Feb 17 2021 12:24 pm

    I'm using the 8bitdo wireless SNES controller so I can sit on my sofa and play wirelessly, what a time to be alive!

    I've seen those discussed on the MLIG Youtube channel. They seem to speak pretty highly of the 8bitdo products in general. How's it been working for you?
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  • From Mantrid@FREEWAY/UKBBS to Codefenix on Thu Feb 18 11:28:48 2021
    Re: SNES on a CRT
    By: Codefenix to Mantrid on Wed Feb 17 2021 09:35 am

    Re: SNES on a CRT
    By: Mantrid to Codefenix on Wed Feb 17 2021 12:24 pm

    I'm using the 8bitdo wireless SNES controller so I can sit on my sofa a play wirelessly, what a time to be alive!

    I've seen those discussed on the MLIG Youtube channel. They seem to speak pretty highly of the 8bitdo products in general. How's it been working for y

    absolutely perfectly, i switch on the SNES, hit start on the controller and it reconnects within a second so there's no faffing around. The battery lasts for absolutely ages too, and the cherry on the cake is that it looks like a bona fide old-school original controller.

    I just can't fault the thing
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  • From Codefenix@FREEWAY/CONCHAOS to Mantrid on Thu Feb 18 10:10:27 2021
    Re: SNES on a CRT
    By: Mantrid to Codefenix on Thu Feb 18 2021 11:28 am

    absolutely perfectly, i switch on the SNES, hit start on the controller and it reconnects within a second so there's no faffing around. The battery lasts for absolutely ages too, and the cherry on the cake is that it looks like a bona fide old-school original controller.
    I just can't fault the thing

    Nice. Will have to pick one up!
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  • From Codefenix@FREEWAY/CONCHAOS to Mantrid on Tue May 4 09:58:56 2021
    Re: SNES on a CRT
    By: Mantrid to Codefenix on Wed Feb 17 2021 12:24 pm

    I'm using the 8bitdo wireless SNES controller so I can sit on my sofa and play wirelessly, what a time to be alive!

    Looks like I took too long to get one of the 8bitdo controllers. They're listed as currenty unavailable on Amazon with no expected restock date. I should have got one when I had the chance.

    Oh well. Instead I ordered a similar one from Hyperkin, and it arrived yesterday. It doesn't have quite the same aesthetic I like about the 8bitdo one, but it seems to play just fine. No complaints so far.
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  • From Mantrid@FREEWAY/UKBBS to Codefenix on Wed May 5 17:46:20 2021
    Re: SNES on a CRT
    By: Codefenix to Mantrid on Tue May 04 2021 09:58 am

    Looks like I took too long to get on
    of the 8bitdo controllers. They're
    listed as currenty unavailable on
    Amazon with no expected restock date
    should have got one when I had the
    chance.

    there are plenty on ebay, thats where i
    got mine. got the sega one too to use
    with the amiga
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