The tool I used for it is called the Retrode2, a cartridge dumper which doubles as a 2 SNES and 2 Genesis controller hub.
With a bit of patience you can even run SNES carts on a Steam Deck https://mastodon.social/@16bitvirtual/116479936082268893
Is it cheap? Nope
Is it sensible? Absolutely not,
Was it fun? 100%
I can’t believe you got an snes mouse to run…and that’s the end of that sentence.
I remember playing mario paint. I remember the biggest frustration was the mouse.
That makes me wonder how Mario Paint would play on an emulator, on pc, with a modern optical mouse.
how Mario Paint would play on an emulator, on pc, with a modern optical mouse
Or if you have a Switch with an online subscription, Mario Paint is included with the SNES games, and you can plug in any USB mouse.
It’s been a while since I had Nintendo’s online service. Mostly because it provides no value to me. Gotta say, while I’m glad it’s there, I would not subscribe to the service just for Mario Paint.
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I think it runs, not sure how to setup though
The most frustrating accessory ever…
I can’t remember how well it worked as a mouse, but “Mario paint” felt the same as any PC paint.
Playing single player using a mouse in one slot and a gamepag in the other hand could have been amazing.
But even just “point and click” or strategy game.
The mouse was great just a giant waste and that’s why it was so frustrating
Such is the Nintendo way.
I still have my Donkey Konga bongos.
I got that before I even had a PC mouse. It blew my mind.
LIIIIINUUUUUX!!!
Lesser grade but similar emulation thing that surprised me:
Play a DS or 3DS rom.
Set up the dual screen config.
Second screen is a map or inventory or drawing area?
Just poke the screen.
At least the OLED Deck: yep, its all a touchscreen.
The LCD deck is also a touchscreen…
Oh!
I did not know that.
They’re functionally the same, the oled though has a better screen and a bit better cooling so probably performs ever so slightly better in certain scenarios. And I think slightly better battery life.
Yeah, I did know that the OLED variant does have a slightly larger capacity battery and a tweaked bit of the … basically the power management component/system in the mobo… and yeah, it has slightly different internal dimensions and layout in some respects, I’ve had to pick between OLED and LED variants for a few aftermarket upgrade kits I’ve gotten.
I just did not realize the LCD was also touchscreen, derp.
But yes, broadly speaking, very very similar in all other respects.
Did you know that the remade mouse for thea500 has no ball but optical sensor? 😁
I mean yeah there’s stuff you can do but I wouldn’t go back. But you said so yourself.
Anyhow, cool stuff. There are astonishing things one can do!
I’ve never been very creative, but I loved playing the flyswatter game inside Mario Paint.
