Originally Posted by
okame
I can't just try a Retro Duo Portable. The only place I go for retro games is a game store that focuses on mainly modern video games, and table top games, with a somewhat generous comic book section. Their retro gaming area is a cabinet in the back of the store, where the comics and table top games are, and they only sell carts, not systems. I don't know anyone nearby that plays retro games. The only way I'd be able to get my hands on a RDP is the same way I got my SupaBoy, and that is to go online and buy it. My current budget isn't good enough for that. Heck, even the SupaBoy was a stretch, but I saved for a few MONTHS to get it.
Before anyone replies and tells me to try a gaming con, there aren't any nearby. I'm in northern New Brunswick, Canada. The closest 'big city' to me that would have a gaming con is Toronto, and that is waaaaaay too much for my retro gaming budget. I'd need to get a hotel, get a 3 day pass (because if I need to fly there, I'm not going on Friday and coming back on Sunday), and still have enough money left to get anything at the gaming con. See why that's not a good idea? Also, any cities with stores that MIGHT have a RDP that I could look at would need gas for a car, or a bus ticket to get there, so that's out, too. Basically, I'm not getting a Retro Duo any time soon, or even trying one any time soon, because I can't.