My son wants the impossible to get Nintendo Classic

[mlmooney89]

My rabbit's name was Zelda and my dog was Link <3 lol

I mean I get having a system is soooo much better than just playing on a computer (sorry Poca I am a systems girl) but I just don't understand why they cost so much where you live. Have you checked all options? Still I've played the ones that have old games on newer stuff, my PS4 has a disc that let's me play the original Sonic along with a bunch of other games and I love it. I reckon your boy will have fun regardless.

I'm a computer technician, so I used to say that I would never buy a console because the computer can do everything the console can plus some.  but I've found that just isn't true.  The console is on my big-screen TV.  I never need to buy a new video card or check the system requirements when buying a game.  It just works.  I don't have a lap-full of keyboard, mouse and controller and I'm not stuck at a desk with the console.  I don't have to learn 30 keyboard shortcuts every time I buy a new game.  The console is hands-down better in most cases.

Where the computer shines is its hackability.  With enough skill and patience I can do anything with a computer game.  I can change the text, edit my saved file, even swap out content (not that I've ever gone that far).  For many games I can make additional content of my own, albeit limited, such as new and interesting game maps.  And I just can't imagine an RTS, my favorite game genre, being even half as good without keyboard shortcuts, especially to select groups of units, adding and removing single units easily with a key and a click.

I'm not sure, based on your response, that you understand what a Retropie is.  It is a software package for the Raspberry Pi, which is a computer, but a very small one.  No keyboard and mouse, no Windows.  With Retropie installed it's just a tiny box with controllers connected to it.  Yes, it is a small computer, but Retropie actually turns it into a console.  But it can be turned into a lot of other things too.

Oh no I get it, it's just I was comparing the idea of old games not on their original console and put together with hundreds of other games. I had a few 'systems' which were similar to what you are describing... one I accidently fried. Apparently you hafta use the proper power cord regardless of whether it fits or not. My step dad was not happy when smoke came out of the little box. My bad.)