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[–] mekkagodzilla@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I have kept most of my Nintendo systems, but I sold my GameCube and now I regret it.

Games are still playable on my Wii, but I would have modded the GC to load games from a sd card to make it more future proof, as the disk reading part is the most fragile.

[–] JasSmith@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

My biggest regret was selling my original Game Boy to buy some HotWheels set. I got bored of it and always regretted selling the Game Boy. I recall some pressure from my parents about bad eyesight or something. I learned my lesson: never listen to my parents.

[–] ArugulaZ@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

I semi-sorta regret selling my Gizmondo, but really, anything it can do, the PSP can do better. Plus I've heard the system has been melting in users' hands due to its rubberized shell. It felt great in your hands back in 2008! Maybe not so much now.

I kinda wish I still had my Atari 7800, too. Not a great system, but Rikki and Vikki suggests that it could have been pushed a lot harder than what we actually got.

[–] k0mprssd@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

i actually regret getting rid of my wii u. it had a solid library of games and i sold it to gamestop to buy overwatch and a couple other games during a steam sale. only years later did i learn that the wii u is probably the best console for playing the entire nintendo catalogue. rip.

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[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I still have all mine. But I never play them. I mess with emulators though.

[–] hamburglar26@wilbo.tech 2 points 2 years ago

My brother and I sold our original NES and all of the games, just to buy Donkey Kong Country for our SNES. We got a VHS tape in the mail with a behind the scenes look at the making of the game and previews, and it convinced us to be stupid.

Granted its a great game and I still have it, but it wasn't worth dumping our NES classics for.

[–] SeatBeeSate@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

One of my old friends dad sold the atari jaguar. With multiple controllers and a pretty full game library. Pretty sure it was worth a pretty penny then too but he didn't think twice about it. Would probably fetch over a grand now for the collection.

[–] suprjami@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago

I have the same regret, I gave my N64 to a family friend in the late 90s. However, I later bouught a replacement N64 with two new-in-box gold controllers so I can still get my GoldenEye fix.

[–] KiloGex@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I still have a bunch of my original consoles: NES, Genesis, Dreamcast. The only I don't still have are my PS1 (original, not the tiny One), N64, and Gamecube. PS upgraded to a PS2, and to be honest I never really played the N64 much. But the GC just kind of fell by the wayside and got lost. It had such amazingly unique games, but just was overlooked (even by me at the time) because it just didn't match up graphically and didn't really have the 1st or 3rd party support it needed.

[–] Jakorat@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

I'm still holding on to my commodore 64. I'm taking that thing to my grave

[–] electronicoldman@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I regret selling any of my toys and games

[–] iluminae@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Super Nintendo - I was in my mid teens and my mother coerced me into giving my Super Nintendo into my cousin, but I have regretted it ever since.

Coincidentally, Super Mario RPG remake is coming out in November and will probably make me feel fine again!

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[–] macintosh@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I slightly regret selling my Wii U to get a Switch but I think there's still time to backpedal on that one without it being a huge loss.

[–] ilovetacos@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Yes and no. I had a modded Sega Saturn with a ram cartridge that I traded in to afford a Dreamcast when it came out. I love the Dreamcast so it wasn't a bad trade, but I do wish I still had the Saturn too.

[–] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

I have never sold a console. I have frustratingly lost a few handhelds, which sucks.

I slightly regret not keeping a large CRT, but honestly those things are stupidly heavy and made of glass. I did score some small CRTs at flea markets awhile back, which is more than enough for the novelty.

[–] hoodlem@hoodlem.me 2 points 2 years ago

I regret selling my Wii. It was all set up with homebrew too.

[–] AliasWyvernspur@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I regret getting rid of my Wii, only because that’s the one I’m missing to complete my Nintendo home console collection. I had initially sold it because the Wii U played Wii games, but it would be nice to have it back for a complete set.

[–] Irv@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I returned a Gameboy Micro. I really want one now and I could have just kept mine from back then

[–] ArugulaZ@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

I have one of these, but I need to clean the power switch, and that ain't easy. Hard to complain about the convenience of this thing, though... you can play an acceptable port of King of Fighters 2000 on a handheld the size of a Snickers bar. What's not to like?

Shes a 'beaut.

I regret selling off my games and hardware over the years for upgrades. I wish I had my childhood Gameboys still. But alas, it gives me something to collect todat

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

To date, I've never sold one. At times it makes me feel like a hoarder, but in all honesty I do semi-regularly go back and play my old systems.

Edit: and/or repair -- my NES works again.

[–] Call_Me_Maple@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My mom sent my Wii to family in the Dominican Republic, that was at the peak of Brawl... child me was never so upset.

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