Hardware I want to try and give Nintendo 64 a fair chance at gaming.

shadowflare7799 · 2026-08-25T00:32:59+0100

Hanafuda said:
Honestly I'd have to answer "yes" to that. I've never had sashimi, or sushi, outside Japan that compares. Doesn't have to be the most expensive restaurant, but sushi prepared by a Filipino who went to sushi school in Sacramento and makes sloppy sauce-covered rolls for your local grocery store simply isn't even the same food.

Agreed, what he wrote didn't make sense. Retro gaming consoles aren't all that expensive to buy and then theres always emulation. Depending upon where you live though the economy might be bad. Where I live things are tight and expensive but I think a lot of people hate working these days. They want something for nothing. I used to work up in Jessup Pennsylvania not far from scranton (scranton is famous for the office show) at a warehouse named chewy. They sell pet dog food and supplies and I was getting $20 an hour pulling in around $2500-$3000 monthly. I feel bad though for the people that don't get opportunities to work at decent paying jobs. In some countries work is hard to find with decent wages.

Hanafuda · 2026-08-25T01:30:41+0100

Marc_LFD said:
Wowzers, if I'm serious about N64 gaming I'll have to buy an A3D console.

That looks so smooth, love it.

My qualifications for this opinion:
1) I own an A3D and a couple 8bitdo controllers for it
2) I own a Summercart64, and an old ED64 2.5
3) I own 2 real N64's with the expansion pak installed, 4 OEM controllers with good sticks, and also a translucent purple version of that Retro-Bit Tribute64 you just bought. (good controller, but stick action is waaaaay too light, no resistance compared to OEM)

And my advice, for now, is stick with a real N64 console. Find an OEM controller with a tight stick if possible. Get the Summercart and load it up. And either some cheap HDMI converter, or if you have a TV that accepts S-video get a third-party Nintendo style 'multi-out' cable that includes S-video. (cheap on Amazon) Don't mod the console for RGB or HDMI or anything like that, It's not worth it anymore.

If you come to love it, THEN get an A3D. It's awesome. But it isn't the real thing. It could be argued (correctly IMHO) that it's actually BETTER than the real thing, but it will never be the real thing.

emmanu888 · 2026-08-25T02:54:38+0100

Hanafuda said:
My qualifications for this opinion:
1) I own an A3D and a couple 8bitdo controllers for it
2) I own a Summercart64, and an old ED64 2.5
3) I own 2 real N64's with the expansion pak installed, 4 OEM controllers with good sticks, and also a translucent purple version of that Retro-Bit Tribute64 you just bought. (good controller, but stick action is waaaaay too light, no resistance compared to OEM)

And my advice, for now, is stick with a real N64 console. Find an OEM controller with a tight stick if possible. Get the Summercart and load it up. And either some cheap HDMI converter, or if you have a TV that accepts S-video get a third-party Nintendo style 'multi-out' cable that includes S-video. (cheap on Amazon) Don't mod the console for RGB or HDMI or anything like that, It's not worth it anymore.

If you come to love it, THEN get an A3D. It's awesome. But it isn't the real thing. It could be argued (correctly IMHO) that it's actually BETTER than the real thing, but it will never be the real thing.

Honestly I'd say get a GBS-C Pro for S-Video. Unless you have a CRT with a S-Video input, the GBS-C Pro is more than worth the money when it comes to composite, S-Video and component inputs on modern displays.

Kwyjor · 2026-08-25T03:30:32+0100

shadowflare7799 said:
Retro gaming consoles aren't all that expensive to buy

The Analog3D is $270!

and then theres always emulation.

Yes, that is a sensible option before acquiring another expensive plastic box that will collect dust.

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