Hackers unlock NES Classic, upload new games via USB cable

[johnsobas]

mountaindewslave said:

johnsobas said:
you can buy retropie that is modded to look like a nes mini already, this is kinda pointless. If you are into emulation then you aren't buying the nes mini.

dude, hate to break the news to you but the VAST majority of people who casually want to play some old Nintendo games are in fact NOT bothering with looking into an emulator on a computer.

The casual market, yes even for retro gaming, wants to just jump in front of the TV with a friend and play some old Castlevania.

Emulation is nice for big retro fans, but its mega inconvenient for people who just want to jump into it quickly on the TV as it's rather inconvenient to get an emulator program and then somehow stream onto a bigger screen 

 

A lot of people just want something they can unbox and plug into their HDMI TV in 5 seconds and try some old classics out. Its not rocket science. Make no mistake, the NES Classic is not aimed at anyone who bothers with emulation.

 

I do want to point out that someone like me is heavily into retro gaming and open minded about emulation, however I can easily see the value of a pack in library plug and play system. Emulation can be a pain to transfer onto a bigger television for gaming, sometimes time consuming to set up (even if only a few minutes), AND the vast majority of alternatives (like the Retron 5) do in fact have input lag even with newer TVS.

The NES Classic is pretty nice in that it has virtually no lag and is something you unbox and just, BAM, get going on your new TV

i didn't disagree with what you said.  Jail hacking a nes mini via usb cable is not exactly something the VAST majority of people are going to do.  

My point is if you are into hacking into your system, why wouldn't you use an emulator instead?  Both of those would be illegal.  My point isn't that nobody wants the NES mini.