[-] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago

My wife is aiming to get a Steam Machine when they become available. This steam deck is taking the place of it until then for me.

It’s no worse then my older consoles and the alternatives from Ayn or Ambernic, and the facts it’s being consider and worked on is a positive.

[-] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago

Usually their out going ones are like half off during sales. Currently the 7 is at half off $630 CAD. Which I think is what I paid for my 6 and is the same price as the Forerunner… onsale.

That said the 7 is the newest fenix id buy now that Garmin is ditching the MIPs display for AMOLED.

Really hate that we are moving away from front lit MIPs displays. Only the Enduro has it and it’s not cheap.

[-] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

I thought all my files were already uploaded to Onedrive?

[-] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Zoom into the middle you’ll see a black chip which is bulging

[-] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

I got mine from Grainger. Though I do think Fastenal has some too. You want it as thin as possible I got 0.062" and it works excellently.

https://www.grainger.ca/en/product/SHEET-STCK-12-W-24-L-0-062-T/p/WWG3HMT1

[-] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Good news is that I didn't buy it. It was a gift. So I don't have that weight on my conscience.

[-] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

I agree for existing products. But for new products before reviews are there. It’s very very hard to make your product stand out. Or to convince buyers to try it out.

[-] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

Born in the mid 90s in Canada. You guys should’ve seen the state of book fairs in Canada. It was easier to pay via cheque than credit card.

[-] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

A cross platform option would be Power ISO. It has an option for the bin/cue format CD games are in and I’ve used it on Linux. It can also do ISO for DVD games

[-] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

You loose out on automatic updates and not all packages are easy to build. I am not personally familiar with building Gimp. But I’ve tried to build other projects from GitHub only to get errors I couldn’t decipher.

It’s a skill which not many have.

[-] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

I made a video a while ago going over the DS line if you want to watch my opinion: https://youtu.be/LAzUY1L0yOE

If you want to go into the nitty gritty 3DBrew has a wiki for it: https://3dbrew.org/wiki/Hardware

However to directly answer your question. 3DS, 2DS and 3DS XL do have minor differences between the versions, at their core are the same machines with an ARM 9 Processor.

3DS was the original release, and while it's hardware hasn't aged well. The system sold well enough.

2DS was a budget friendly option, going as low as $99 USD with game bundles. The system only had a single display pretending to be a dual screen.

3DS XL was for those who wanted a bigger screen. Bigger didn't mean more pixels. Just physically larger.

The New Nintendo 3DS line N3DS, N3DSXL, and N2DSXL were the ones with hardware upgrades and are worth a pretty penny. If you were looking to emulate more than what Nintendo offered this is the one to get.

However if you want more details I'd watch some videos going over them. It's hard to understand their differences without seeing it.

[-] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

Then you’ll definitely want an DS or DS Lite and the R4 since you can backup your cart and make your own ROM with it.

The GBxCart is also another good value backup tool.

3DS and DS games are best backed up on a modded 3DS

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