I have to admit I’m having a lot of fun goofing around with an original Wii I picked up to play with. Since they’re dirt cheap and so easily moddable I figured I’d finally give it a go to at least have component out for GCN games.

I got an original model with component cable for under $20. This thing does remarkable NES/SNES emulation with little to no effort. Apparently there’s solid emulation on it for most every console save n64. Plus I finally got to try the abominable motion controlling Staff of Kings…yay…

Retro prices are skyrocketing. I saw a Smash Bros 64 cart in a local shop before the outbreak started and I kid you not the price was 73.99! No box, cart only! Admittedly that store is always a bit higher on game prices but it’s not much more than other game stores. Even common mass sellers are shooting up. Goldeneye and Super Mario 64 for over $50!