The Steam Deck we have at home:
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What’s the latency like on that? I have a dusty wiiU and this seems like a fun little project
wrote last edited by [email protected]Slightly perceptible, but totally playable. Considering all the hops it has to make, it's surprisingly good. I have both my WiiU and my desktop hooked up to ethernet, which helps.
Games like Portal 2 work well because they don't usually require split second inputs, but anything requiring precision (like a rhythm game) would probably be a struggle. -
I have no idea what you’re talking about.
the wii-u console, required to run the gamepad is loud, and the display is 854 x 480 pixels
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Oh it looks cool! Great way to recycle something
Thank you! I think the impracticality of it all adds an extra layer of fun
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I used the Sunshine game streaming software and the WiiU homebrew port of Moonlight to get game streaming working on a WiiU gamepad. It's sort of like a bootleg Steam Deck, and it works surprisingly well, but it mostly just made me want a Steam Deck.
The WiiU was ahead of its time.
Great little console.
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the wii-u console, required to run the gamepad is loud, and the display is 854 x 480 pixels
Ohh yeah it’s been a really long time since i used it
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The WiiU was ahead of its time.
Great little console.
Looking back, it almost feels like a Switch prototype. It's a goofy little thing, but I love it.
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I used the Sunshine game streaming software and the WiiU homebrew port of Moonlight to get game streaming working on a WiiU gamepad. It's sort of like a bootleg Steam Deck, and it works surprisingly well, but it mostly just made me want a Steam Deck.
Wii U is one of the best consoles of all time and hardly anyone knows it
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Wii U is one of the best consoles of all time and hardly anyone knows it
There are dozens of us!
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Ohh yeah it’s been a really long time since i used it
Last time, when I used it, to take my save games over to cemu I was really appreciative how quiet my gaming pc was in comparison haha.
I miss fire hopping in Mario kart
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The WiiU was ahead of its time.
Great little console.
The WiiU crawled so the Switch could walk so the Deck could run
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Thank you! I think the impracticality of it all adds an extra layer of fun
Always, this.
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I used the Sunshine game streaming software and the WiiU homebrew port of Moonlight to get game streaming working on a WiiU gamepad. It's sort of like a bootleg Steam Deck, and it works surprisingly well, but it mostly just made me want a Steam Deck.
Holy bezels, I remember having a Wii U
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Looking back, it almost feels like a Switch prototype. It's a goofy little thing, but I love it.
That said, I also love the Nintendo Virtual Boy, so my judgement might be questionable.Yeah, it did so many things wrong and had so many little annoyances regarding the gamepad.
Still, great games and a wonderful charm to it.
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The WiiU was ahead of its time.
Great little console.
I agree. I think the problem with it is that it was just too complicated. With most Nintendo system what you see is what you get - with the Wii, those people having a good time swinging around their little Toblerones really are playing a game; the Switch really is a home console grade portable handheld thing; the WiiU manages to look like both those things without being either.
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the wii-u console, required to run the gamepad is loud, and the display is 854 x 480 pixels
wrote last edited by [email protected]480 would be NTSC. PAL was higher resolution. But, yeah, the latency was basically imperceptible but the fan noise was real.
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Wii U is one of the best consoles of all time and hardly anyone knows it
I would definitely not push it that far, but it was just good enough. I liked the tablet, and a lot of the games that were showcased on it were fun. All it had to be was a little more powerful, and not be absolutely destroyed by the horrible branding
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I agree. I think the problem with it is that it was just too complicated. With most Nintendo system what you see is what you get - with the Wii, those people having a good time swinging around their little Toblerones really are playing a game; the Switch really is a home console grade portable handheld thing; the WiiU manages to look like both those things without being either.
The forced gamepad integration didn’t help, like why tf do I need the gamepad to connect to WiFi.
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I would definitely not push it that far, but it was just good enough. I liked the tablet, and a lot of the games that were showcased on it were fun. All it had to be was a little more powerful, and not be absolutely destroyed by the horrible branding
'super wii'
it was right there...
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Looking back, it almost feels like a Switch prototype. It's a goofy little thing, but I love it.
That said, I also love the Nintendo Virtual Boy, so my judgement might be questionable.The virtual boy was ahead of its time, too. Teleroboxer is still my favorite game that no one played.
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The virtual boy was ahead of its time, too. Teleroboxer is still my favorite game that no one played.
It's one of my favorites, too! Almost like a Punch Out!! spinoff. VB Wario Land is worthy of the praise it receives, but I also really like the Virtual Boy's StarFox-like, Red Alarm.
