Kane99

What does it lack exactly? It has all the same features as a new Xbox Series X and S controller from what I see. It's not exactly the same as the 360 controller. It's just using the design and same buttons, but also includes the Xbox Series X/S buttons that aren't included in the original 360 controller. Also I don't think the controller is out yet, as I can't find it on Amazon or Hyperkin's site yet. So price hasn't been announced either.

I never owned one myself, but my sister had one and I would play with my nephew when I would babysit him. I liked it for its workout possibilities, but for gaming otherwise, I didn't feel like it did a whole lot for us. Sure there was some good games that utilized the kinect voice options, but I felt that's all it had going for it. Also I kinda wanted to mess around with one on PC to see if I can do anything fun with it. I hear that's where it shined the most.

I wouldn't say it was important to me, I just liked getting achievements. Early on I was about them, trying to find easy games to get them, but as I got to a point, I kinda chilled out on it. Now days I don't really try to get achievements unless it's for a game I'm really into and want to open everything. But most games I just like to play until I finish and maybe play the multiplayer mode. I currently have 130,681 gamerscore on Xbox, and I do try for some achievements in most games I play, but I don't try to go 100% for everything. I also don't ever bother with multiplayer achievements unless it's a game I can see myself playing for a long time.

For the 360, that's a tough one. I could say one of the usuals, like RDR1, GTA V, IV, etc. But I don't like to pick a multiplatform game for the 360. So that leaves out COD for me as well. If I had to choose an exclusive, I would probably say something like Alan Wake, of course before it got released on PlayStation and other consoles later on. RDR1 would probably be high on the list, but it being on PS3 as well, I don't think I should pick it. So yeah, Alan Wake I'll go with. I didn't care much for most of Xbox's exclusives for the most part.

I have a cheap Amazon Basics wireless mouse that I use right now. Used to have a better, bigger mouse, but it started to run into issues. Didn't have cash for a fancy one, so I went with a cheap amazon one and so far it's working fine. I don't really much gaming with mouse and keyboard anyway, so it wasn't an issue. It works fine enough. I think I paid like $10 or so for it.

That is another issue with digital only games and the platforms we use them on. Look at older consoles like the 360 and PS3. Though they are still kind of supported, in that you should be able to download every game you have purchased over your accounts life. But the problem is that at some point these services may one day die. If PlayStation stopped their services, who's to say we'll be able to download those games again, or to even play them. Some games may require you to be online or use the consoles service like PSN or XBL.

The game that comes to mind, is one I never even played, but it was a game I watched a full playthrough of. That game being Deadly Premonition. That game was wild, from the odd story to the odd characters and boss fights. I couldn't believe what I was watching as it unfolded. It by far fits the subject at hand, it was bizarre and really unexpected. Other games out there, I can't think of anything off the top of my head, but I'm sure there are a few I'm forgetting. Deadly Premonition is the main one that comes to mind for me though.

I remember hearing about the Sega Nomad, and of course those emulation consoles like the Retron. I believe there was a SNES and NES handheld by a third party, I thought it was Retron, but I may be wrong. And I know there was third party Gameboy players you could buy as well. I think it's really cool. But the majority of them out there seem to be third party ones not made or supported by the original company.

Definitely games like RDR2 and GTA, the big reason why is so much to do. From missions, side quests, strangers, and random encounters, etc. Also the many mini games, and other games you can play in the realistic world. Tennis, Golf, Basketball, etc. Games like The Sims, Skyrim, also help me pass the time. Oh and the Madden games. I know I say I hate them a lot, but I often play them. That passes the time a lot, and it's a good time to listen to music as well.

This is not to be confused with cameos or crossovers, this is more to do with combining one aspect of a video game with another video game. So lets say The Sims, but combined with Skyrim like controls and graphics. That's just a random example, but you can combine just about anything. What are some mash ups you'd like to see? Maybe a WWE Pro Wrestling game and Twisted Metal game combined, oh wait, that actually happened, it's called WWE Crush Hour lol. So there's another example.

I've played Gex 2 maybe, but it wasn't for too long. I think it was the PS1 version, but I also remember playing a version of Gex for the N64. I never got too into the series. I was more into Crash Bandicoot or Soni to get into Gex.

It's pretty much a small form PC that you can buy by the board. This is what it looks before you put it in a case (left). Mine looked similar but was an earlier model. The image on the right is when you put it in a case. You can buy many different cases, or even make your own if you know how. It can be used for many things, like building robots, coding, using it as a PC etc. All you need to do is install an OS on an micro sd card and that's really it. There are guides online how to set it up with emulation station, which works with raspberry pi os. You can connect USB controllers and map the controller depending on game/console etc. I'm probably not making much sense, but the guide I used was pretty easy to follow, just tedious if anything. I couldn't find the guide I used years ago, but I was able to find this guide that looks to go step by step - https://www.instructables.com/Raspberry-Pi-Emulation-Station-1/ Reading that, they mention an OS called RetroPie, which is needed for Emulation station. - https://retropie.org.uk/ Another thing I used my raspberry pi was for a cheap PC I used for streaming some content on my bigscreen tv. Sadly it died on me a couple months ago, I think it shorted out somehow. And now it won't turn on. :( But the good thing is that they're pretty cheap. The newest one right now, I believe goes for like $60 for just the board, but based on the amount of RAM you want, and you can find kits online for the case/charger/SD card for a decent price as well. I just checked the site, and one retailer is selling the Raspberry Pi 4 for $75 with 8gb, which is probably what I would go with for RAM. And then for the actual emulation, I used https://emulationstation.org/ which pretty much combines all emulators into one package, so all you'd then need to do is find your roms and that's it. Some of the newer models will work with PS1 and N64. Not sure if it can do later stuff like PS2 and up, but I could be wrong. My Raspberry pi was older, so it didn't work so well with N64 games and later. And the link to the Raspberry pi site here - https://www.raspberrypi.com/ they will list retailers that sell them. They may be tough to come by lately due to the recent shortage of boards and other PC parts lately. They make other boards for tech projects, but I only ever used the raspberry pi boards they sell.

Man I wish I had a collection like this, or even a quarter of the collection he has. Antonio Romero Monteiro owns the biggest gaming collection known so far. Worth at least $2.1 million, that price could eventually change depending on the market. Anyway, he amassed this collection starting all the way back when he was a kid in 1987, at just the age of 10. He says he has a collection of around 24,268 games. Now only does he have the largest collection of video games in general, he also holds the record for the largest collection of Xbox items, the largest collection of Sega items, the largest collection of Nintendo items, and the largest collection of PlayStation items. He also protects his collection by using climate control in his home, so that the inevitable erosion of some retro games won't happen as quickly. Read more about his collection and see pictures here: https://wonderfulengineering.com/this-texas-gamer-has-the-largest-video-game-collection-in-the-world-worth-2-1-million/

Yeah that's one option. I figure with a raspberry pi you have a lot more space to utilize. They are essentially a small box that work like a small PC. I have one that I used as an emulation station, all I would need is a good arcade controller, or maybe standard 360 controllers or something. Hacking an older console is a viable option too. I'm just thinking about how much space I can utilize and space I can maybe save for adding other things. If you want modern games, I say installing a good PC would be a great idea if you could afford it. But for me, I think the raspberry pi is more practical for building a cheap arcade. And you'll have more options for controllers and other peripherals you can install.

I wouldn't mind building my own cabinet, could easily be done with a standard monitor, a raspberry pi and emulation. Or you could make a spot for consoles to connect to if that's the route you'd prefer to go. Sadly I'm not good at making things, so I'd have to have someone else make a cabinet. If I do it, it's going to have every console/game I can get.

I used to play the hell out of Driver 1 and 2 growing up. Even though the first game had that notoriously hard tutorial that you had to beat to get started, I really enjoyed the driver games. Even with the time limits and all that, idk what it was. Maybe it was the car physics and the graphics at the time, but I really liked the Driver series. I even like Driver 3.

Yeah I remember they sold collectibles. Was going to buy some RDR swag there years ago, but wasn't good with the prices. I'm going to have to start saving up some cash just to be able to buy some collectibles. :D

It's not just Sony and some others who want Microsoft to not purchase Activision, now a group of gamers are opposing the purchase. The group of gamers suing stated this: To be fair, I agree that Microsoft gains too much from this acquisition, but if they open up their games to other platforms like they said they would, I see no issue with it. At least with the games from Activision, or at the very least COD being multiplatform. This case probably won't change anything, but it might slow Microsoft down a bit. Do you think these gamers can stop MS from this acquisition? Source: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/antitrust/microsoft-sued-by-gamers-challenging-69-billion-activision-deal

A lot of online only games can still work. People all over the world set up their own servers to keep their favorite online games alive. A while back I played Battlefield 1942 I think it was, on PC, with a bunch of people online. If there was a dedicated community of gamers who enjoy a game, they will find other ways of keeping it alive. The same people I played with in Battlefield 1942, also kept this Star Wars mod alive and we ended up playing that for an event with a bunch of other people. It was pretty fun. But, it depends on the community to keep these old online games alive. The sad truth though, is that many online games will be lost to time, and there's not much we can do about it. But for the games that can still survive with private servers, those games may live on for many years to come.

32 inch I feel is the perfect size for a bedroom, and at 4K it should look pretty impressive. I don't know how good the Switch looks on a 4K TV, but I imagine it looks pretty decent.

I want to say I loved MW2 back when it originally came out, and the first few months I did. But then at some point the game became overun by hackers and modders. It was like COD 4 all over again. It got to a point where I stopped playing MW2 because of it, the dev team wasn't fixing or addressing the issues and so I peaced out. It kinda soured my interest in COD for a while, but that didn't last long as Black Ops reassured me, with it becoming one of my favorites in the whole series. Oh and I even enjoyed MW3 a lot. I honestly prefer the MP of MW3 over MW2, but that campaign for 2 is far better.

For me I like to get some story about the quests you play. Maybe an idea of what to expect, or a clue of what you need to do or who you need to see, etc. Just pointing me to a waypoint to do this isn't enough, you gotta butter me up a bit and give me a reason to want to go on these mini quests or side quests. But, I don't mind finding a quest on my way through the game. Just so long as I'm not given quests out of nowhere without any context to go with them.

I wouldn't say I feel claustorphobic with water levels, but I do hate a lot of them. Some of the water levels in games are poorly done, to the point where they become a chore to play and a burden at that. Look at TMNT and the level where you have to swim through a bunch of electric plants or eels. It was always a level I had my sister play, and she actually did pretty decent at it. But there can be good water levels, like with Super Mario Bros games, Donkey Kong Country, and some of the newer games that have come out. There's probably a bunch of aquatic games with good water physics, like that Ecco The Dolphin or something. Oh, Into the Hunt comes to mind. For me, I'm 50/50 on water levels. As long as they control well and aren't painful to play I'll probably enjoy the level. :)

Xbox 360 blade dashboard will forever be my favorite. But I will say that the PS2 menus were nice to look at too. But then again most of the early CD based consoles had a decent little dashboard/menu when you booted it up. These days it all just looks commercialized, like ads everywhere and sometimes it just feels way too crowded with junk.

And this is why you don't add your CC to any games/accounts your children use, because sadly there are still games/services that haven't learned to make it a requirement to enter CC info before a purchase. For those sites that save your CC info, Epic Games essentially had this option. So when you go in to buy vbucks, you only need to do is select your saved card and make the purchase. That's how these kids are easily able to make these purchases. It's why I don't list my CC number on most of my accounts, because if one account is hacked, they could have full access to my info, or the ability to purchase things as long as they have my bank address. So yeah, scary stuff here, especially if you have kids who don't know what the hell they're doing.