TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24
The Little Fella in your CD-ROM Drive
The Little Fella in your CD-ROM Drive
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I forget what, possibly fighting games, but something caught ahold of me with the PS3. It was years ago that I chose to trade my entire N64 library and system in order to fund a used PS3 in late 2018. Seven years later, I’m back on the 64 train, but it was worth the sacrifice because the PS3 helped shape my gaming taste as I hit my mid-teenage and adult years.
The Super Slim was my choice. I was under the false impression that all PS3’s had native PS2 support, so I felt like I could justify owning one to my family that way. However, this was not the case, but that didn’t end up mattering. Our family had always been Nintendo, and I personally had been playing with sixth Gen or older consoles for years. Owning a system with actual online functionality, a customizable OS, actually good ports of older games, and various series that had never been on Nintendo was like a godsend to me. I loved Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3. I sped through Sonic Unleashed until my fingers went numb. I got a good bit of fun out of Doctor Who and the Eternity Clock. Last year, I modded my console, and it survived that software surgery to come out the other side as an absolute powerhouse. It’s an emulation beast, has access to tons of phenomenal virtual content, acts as an HDMI PS1 when needed, and is still playing PS3 games that I discover and fall in love with like Ridge Racer 7, Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time, Flower, and Modern Warfare 2. I’ve even owned some real oddities for the console, like the fascinating RPG Time and Eternity, and I’ve really taken to the early digital games that it got like Super Rub a Dub and Super Stardust HD.
As things stand, it’s one of the most critical consoles in my horde, and I intend to use it as a crappy computer essentially until it dies. That’s basically what it is for me, and I love it to pieces for being so.
The Super Slim was my choice. I was under the false impression that all PS3’s had native PS2 support, so I felt like I could justify owning one to my family that way. However, this was not the case, but that didn’t end up mattering. Our family had always been Nintendo, and I personally had been playing with sixth Gen or older consoles for years. Owning a system with actual online functionality, a customizable OS, actually good ports of older games, and various series that had never been on Nintendo was like a godsend to me. I loved Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3. I sped through Sonic Unleashed until my fingers went numb. I got a good bit of fun out of Doctor Who and the Eternity Clock. Last year, I modded my console, and it survived that software surgery to come out the other side as an absolute powerhouse. It’s an emulation beast, has access to tons of phenomenal virtual content, acts as an HDMI PS1 when needed, and is still playing PS3 games that I discover and fall in love with like Ridge Racer 7, Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time, Flower, and Modern Warfare 2. I’ve even owned some real oddities for the console, like the fascinating RPG Time and Eternity, and I’ve really taken to the early digital games that it got like Super Rub a Dub and Super Stardust HD.
As things stand, it’s one of the most critical consoles in my horde, and I intend to use it as a crappy computer essentially until it dies. That’s basically what it is for me, and I love it to pieces for being so.
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