Retro Mini Handheld NES System - Thinkgeek.com

[c0ldb33r]

Thinkgeek is carrying this "Retro Mini Handheld NES System".

http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/retro-gaming/ba65/

It's $49.99 USD.

Does anyone know - is it any good?

[swlovinist]

I would get the model 2 version for only $10 more.

[c0ldb33r]

Where would I find such a thing? I checked the thinkgeek website and they only have this $50 version listed.

[swlovinist]

stoneagegamer sells them. called the fc mobile 2

[Tupin]

Yeah, and there's a huge thread on this page about it that's been going since January.

[Diosoth]

That's not even the FC Mobile. Looks like some rebranded knockoff of it. New name and B and A are in the right spots.

[c0ldb33r]

That's not even the FC Mobile. Looks like some rebranded knockoff of it. New name and B and A are in the right spots.

I wonder if the B and A buttons are actually in the right spots, or if the casing just says that they are.

[jcalder8]

I got the same e-mail and I thought it looked pretty cool too. But the quality is just never the same on these things. I'll stick with my modded PSP for all my on the go gaming needs.

[Bratwurst]

Why, why, why do these things get made and people buy them? Oh I know the reasons- they are sold because there is a demand, and there is appeal because of the initial novelty, perhaps even satiating some long nursed desire since childhood to have a portable Nintendo.

Look at that Marble Madness cart sticking out of that baby. Can you put something like that in your pocket? How about more than one game? Completely decimates the purported notion of portability. A better idea would be to devise a unit that accepts flash media (or better yet, a USB thumb drive), and runs the roms directly. You could get around the implied function of piracy by supplying your own NES homebrew programs for free with the unit and let the customer figure out on their own that they could stick other games on there.

Or I don't know, get a PSP and mod it.

[Sonicwolf]

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=127551

That might yield some information on the new FC Mobile II

[Diosoth]

Why, why, why do these things get made and people buy them? Oh I know the reasons- they are sold because there is a demand, and there is appeal because of the initial novelty, perhaps even satiating some long nursed desire since childhood to have a portable Nintendo.

Look at that Marble Madness cart sticking out of that baby. Can you put something like that in your pocket? How about more than one game? Completely decimates the purported notion of portability. A better idea would be to devise a unit that accepts flash media (or better yet, a USB thumb drive), and runs the roms directly. You could get around the implied function of piracy by supplying your own NES homebrew programs for free with the unit and let the customer figure out on their own that they could stick other games on there.

Or I don't know, get a PSP and mod it.

Maybe some people would actually prefer to use the games they pruchase?

Not that the Game Gear, Nomad or Turbo Express were very "portable"

[Sonicwolf]

Maybe you would like to play it outside, or in bed? People dont buy portables like this to specifically replace their home consoles. Just because its a bit bulky doesnt mean it doesnt have its good uses.

[aclbandit]

Can you put something like that in your pocket? How about more than one game?

No, you can't. And, although I don't have one of these, I can't say I don't like the idea.

I carry a "manbag." It's full of awesome things, and one of these would easily fit in it. Therefore, portable.

[Sonicwolf]

I carry a "manbag."

Ye carry a murse, no?

[jb143]

I carry a "manbag."

Ye carry a murse, no?

Call it an Indiana Jones Bag...it sounds much cooler that way

[adam_devry]

I have seen one in a play n trade. I got to try it out and this is what I think. good thing about it is that you do not have to blow in it to get it to play the games the work right away. a bad thing is the space where the game goes is really tight you really have to push the game in and pull really hard to get it out. other then that its not a bad system. The pic is good sound good I would give it a 4/5

[Sabz5150]

Why, why, why do these things get made and people buy them? Oh I know the reasons- they are sold because there is a demand, and there is appeal because of the initial novelty, perhaps even satiating some long nursed desire since childhood to have a portable Nintendo.

Look at that Marble Madness cart sticking out of that baby. Can you put something like that in your pocket? How about more than one game? Completely decimates the purported notion of portability. A better idea would be to devise a unit that accepts flash media (or better yet, a USB thumb drive), and runs the roms directly. You could get around the implied function of piracy by supplying your own NES homebrew programs for free with the unit and let the customer figure out on their own that they could stick other games on there.

Or I don't know, get a PSP and mod it.

Coke from a glass bottle just tastes better.

[c0ldb33r]

I carry a "manbag." It's full of awesome things...

Oh man... you have GOT to be more careful with your wording...

[jb143]

I have seen one in a play n trade. I got to try it out and this is what I think. good thing about it is that you do not have to blow in it to get it to play the games the work right away. a bad thing is the space where the game goes is really tight you really have to push the game in and pull really hard to get it out. other then that its not a bad system. The pic is good sound good I would give it a 4/5

Something tells me that's a good thing though for a handheld system...especially with a big cart sticking out the top. Otherwise it could be like a Nomad where any slight bump could freeze it up.

[blue lander]

Look at that Marble Madness cart sticking out of that baby. Can you put something like that in your pocket? How about more than one game? Completely decimates the purported notion of portability. A better idea would be to devise a unit that accepts flash media (or better yet, a USB thumb drive), and runs the roms directly.

Why not keep the cartridge port, but design the unit with internal flash memory? You could pop a game cartridge in, hit "download" to copy it down to the internal memory, and now you're totally mobile. If it could only hold a few games at a time, you'd get around the perceived piracy issue, and you wouldn't have to have a cumbersome cartridge sticking out unless you wanted to. Maybe some people just feel cool sitting on the train with a NES cartridge sticking out of their handheld.