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Although I've played plenty of SNES games over the years, I've never actually owned the system. There was a one console per generation rule when I was growing up.
I don't like buying stuff second hand and this thing has HDMI out which makes it perfect for two reasons, it's new and it can be used for high quality video capture. Currently I don't have any SNES videos planned but maybe it'll lead somewhere, only one way to find out. Looking forward to crossing a few more things off the backlog at least.
I've been playing with it for a few hours and am impressed with it so far. If you're wondering why I picked this thing it's because the emulation is done through an FPGA which allows for much more accuracy. It's my understanding that it's on par with Higan, which is the gold standard, so it's basically the same as a real SNES, just scaled up for modern displays. The price is fairly steep but so far it seems well worth it.
Feels weird not to include an action shot so here's a picture of Castlevania Dracula X, although if you want to see the thing in action there's plenty of videos out there.
While I'm at it, you might've noticed that Mega Microvideos had some 3DS footage. Years ago, one of the very first things I bought with pledge money was a 3DS capture kit.
Even though I had no plans to use it at the time, it seemed like a good idea to have it on hand so that if I ever needed it, it would be there. (Not unlike the Super Nt now.) Maybe that was frivolous of me - it cost quite a bit - but it was nice to finally put it to use recently. I like getting my own footage for things, although it does set me back sometimes.
It looks like a normal 3DS except for this USB port grafted on, that's where it hooks up to the PC for display. I don't know if I'll ever get more use out of it but it's nice to have the option, hopefully you agree.
Anyway, that's all I have to say for now, I have some games in urgent need of playing. Many thanks for making this possible, both the Super Nt and the 3DS. I'll probably order a Mega Sg in the run up to its release so maybe I'll show you that one when it arrives as well.
By the way, if you have any SNES games you want to recommend, now's a good time. I've done a lot of research but maybe I missed something good. Feel free to let me know.