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What is the cheapest console to get and collect for that still holds up? (lemmy.zip)
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Im looking for a cheap console to get and collect for that dosent cost a arm/leg but also isint boring with the game section. I have a few consoles and handhelds from when i was a kid but i want something that i can stick with and not let collect dust?

What would you suggest or advise and why so?

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[–] SuspciousCarrot78@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I agree! Upgraded from a Wii to a Lenovo M93p tiny ($50 USD) so that I could emulate all my old games and play select PC games I loved from back in the day (Just Cause 2, GTA IV, Fallout 3 etc).

Then I went to m710q...which I broke by being a little to hasty swapping CPU :(

(Turned out to be a blessing in disguise... as the next tiny I got - a P330 - got me onto self hosting etc as well as gaming).

TL;DR: yeah, those "mini-micro-tiny" machines are pretty sweet and cheap.