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[illadelph]

Never been to this place, but they've got a pretty cool Mickey shirt.

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=26082701&parentid=M_VINTAGE

Wait... 90 dollars for a fucking T-shirt? Yeah, no thanks.

wait hold on whaaaat the fuck

 

[Haunted]

"Those aren't as good."

They seemed confused as to why I even had a Wii.

They seem confused, alright.

 

[zeelman]

Those controllers are $20 at other stores, kinda lame for UO to charge more for them, especially since they only have them in gray.

 

[davepoobond]

what are you supposed to use it for

 

[BocoDragon]

A real hipster would troll at a thrift store for the real thing.. Gonna spend time there looking for iconic clothing anyway.

 

[olimpia84]

what are you supposed to use it for

Play on your N64? There's a huge demand for retro Nintendo systems that has sent the prices of SNES and NES carts to the roof

 

[Chamber]

I know "retro" gaming is sort of in style but $30?

 

[antonz]

wouldn't there be some infringement issues with this controller? Its not only a knock off but its basically identical to the real thing. They didn't even attempt to 3rd party it up.

 

[The Mana Legend]

The finish on it looks real crappy.

Just like the original N64 controller

 

[sixteen-bit]

"Those aren't as good."

They seemed confused as to why I even had a Wii. They were the strangest group of gamers I ever met. For them it seemed like nothing before or after the N64 era could be good.

That is bizarre. The N64 is the worst Nintendo console.

 

[AtomskEater]

Looks like someone melted the buttons.

 

[Jawmuncher]

I know "retro" gaming is sort of in style but $30?

It actually is for some odd reason.
But yeah 30 dollars no thanks.

 

[shira]

Never been to this place, but they've got a pretty cool Mickey shirt.

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=26082701&parentid=M_VINTAGE

Wait... 90 dollars for a fucking T-shirt? Yeah, no thanks.

$88 faux hipster tax

 

[Alfredo]

Blah. Whoever makes these knock off controllers should take the opportunity to IMPROVE upon the original design. I've been wanting one of those Hori N64 controllers, but they're so expensive.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

if they are anything like the clone SNES controllers they sell they are garbage.

 

[NewFresh]

I love peoples reactions to discovering Urban Outfitters.

 

[flabberghastly]

The number of people I knew in college that still regularly used N64s was staggering and all of their controllers were wrecked. These will actually sell.

Mario Kart and Smash mostly

I can confirm this sort of thing (as a graduate from a college that regularly ranks in those insipid "Most hipster colleges of 20XX" lists). It was those two, along with GoldenEye and Pokemon Stadium. Star Fox also had a brief period of extreme popularity around the time of the opening night for a Star Fox 64-based play, but disappeared shortly thereafter when everyone was sufficiently self-satisfied that they had proved their barrel-rolling credentials.

 

[davepoobond]

Play on your N64? There's a huge demand for retro Nintendo systems that has sent the prices of SNES and NES carts to the roof

so then i can sell my extra official n64 controllers for 100 dollars, right?

 

[Chet Rippo]

The number of people I knew in college that still regularly used N64s was staggering and all of their controllers were wrecked. These will actually sell.

I'd probably play my N64 more nowadays if it weren't for the fact that all my controllers are in pretty bad shape, with mostly the control sticks being bad.

 

[Kwixotik]

I've never understood why hipsters are into N64 games so much. At my college, N64s are the third most common game system after 360 and PS3. They're pretty popular. But I think that was a really awkward time for gaming in terms of graphics, music, and gameplay.

 

[Orayn]

I've never understood why hipsters are into N64 games so much. At my college, N64s are the third most common game system after 360 and PS3. They're pretty popular. But I think that was a really awkward time for gaming in terms of graphics, music, and gameplay.

Part of it is obviously nostalgia, but the N64 still had some pivotal local multiplayer games.

 

[sixteen-bit]

so then i can sell my extra official n64 controllers for 100 dollars, right?

Are they the gold TRU ones?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180958240940&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:1123

 

[jooey]

hey guys I'm pretty sure Urban Outfitters selling an N64 controller doesn't mean everyone in an age group that likes fun old video games is a hipster

 

[MrCunningham]

Want.

Supaboy? Oh brother.

Are these just systems on a chip? I wonder how well they emulate game cartridges...

But yeah that is pretty pricy.

 

[Vormund]

Better off heading to ebay and pick up some spare parts and repair an existing controller.

Also there is a replacement n64 stick that has a more GCN esque design.

Link

 

[MadeInBeats]

For anyone with a poorly 64 thumbstick, look up the tape fix on YouTube. It's a bit fiddly but it works.

 

[shadyspace]

I've never understood why hipsters are into N64 games so much. At my college, N64s are the third most common game system after 360 and PS3. They're pretty popular. But I think that was a really awkward time for gaming in terms of graphics, music, and gameplay.

I'll never understand why you didn't understand this. It's the console they grew up with. Pretty simple.

 

[freddy]

I paid 20 bucks for a second hand controller that has the stick replaced with a new one. Saves me fucking around with it.

 

[Quackula]

if they are anything like the clone SNES controllers they sell they are garbage.

This.

Also if hipsters have latched onto N64 then that explains why the prices on so many N64 games have been skyrocketing lately...

 

[-MB-]

That is bizarre. The N64 is the worst Nintendo console.

Not even close, that would be the gamecube sir.

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

Not even close, that would be the gamecube sir.

Virtual Boy.

 

[shadyspace]

That is bizarre. The N64 is the worst Nintendo console.

Looks like grandpa here is already suffering from dementia

 

[Quackula]

Not even close, that would be the gamecube sir.

I can't even fathom how someone could consider the Gamecube or N64 worse than the Virtual Boy or 64DD (hey if 32X counts as its own console then why not this?)

Also Gamecube overall has a better library than the N64.

 

[Jawmuncher]

This.

Also if hipsters have latched onto N64 then that explains why the prices on so many N64 games have been skyrocketing lately...

This I knew something was going on and it indeed was that.
Why they decided to jump on the N64 is beyond me.

 

[shadyspace]

This I knew something was going on and it indeed was that.
Why they decided to jump on the N64 is beyond me.

Because time moves forward.

 

[Quackula]

Because time moves forward.

Better stock up on Wii and Ps3 games to sell back to them at inflated prices in 10 years.

 

[Visualante2]

I saw a shirt in a fashion store yesterday that just read "GEEK".

 

[Canis lupus]

Expensive for nostalgia.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Because time moves forward.

No it's indeed a trend because even crap games went up in price.

 

[shadyspace]

No it's indeed a trend because even crap games went up in price.

yeah it's a trend now because time moved forward. Hipsters who are in their early 20s were 6-8 when the N64 came.

 

[Floex]

what are you supposed to use it for

For wearing around your neck, Flava Flav style

 

[Erasus]

But why?? Guess hipsters dont have computers to handle emulation.

Also urban outfitters do have nice clothes, but I´d nevah buy that.

 

[CaptNfantasy]

"Those aren't as good."

They seemed confused as to why I even had a Wii. They were the strangest group of gamers I ever met. For them it seemed like nothing before or after the N64 era could be good.

Those are the best kinds of people i think. Idiosyncrasy is ridiculed in society pretty brutally. But without people like this life is way more boring.

Also, anyone truly "hip" would already have spent the 80 bucks for a Hori Mini a long time ago. Probably the yellow one.

 

[Quackula]

Those are the best kinds of people i think. Idiosyncrasy is ridiculed in society pretty brutally. But without people like this life is way more boring.

Also, anyone truly "hip" would already have spent the 80 bucks for a Hori Mini a long time ago. Probably the yellow one.

Always wanted to try out a Hori Mini. The d-pad on it looks like it'd piss me off though.

I'd probably go for the translucent aqua looking one.

 

[Kwixotik]

I'll never understand why you didn't understand this. It's the console they grew up with. Pretty simple.

I grew up with it too, but I still prefer the SNES.