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The Nintendo DS is one of the toughest consoles to emulate, for an obvious reason. Its the two screens. This is even an issue with ports. Some developers avoid the problem by mushing everything together onto a single traditional screen, like the recently-released Castlevania Dominus Collection. However, gamers may finally have an affordable emulation solution, thanks to the MagicX Zero 40 handheld console. On its surface, its yet another handheld emulator, but this one features a four-inch vertically-oriented 800x480 touchscreen display. This should allow players to accurately recreate the experience of playing DS games. Thats great news, as replacement parts for any of the DS's iterations are difficult to come by these days. The MagicX Zero 40 runs on a 64-bit Android operating system and features 2GB of RAM and a battery that lasts for four to seven hours. As for storage, it supports flash cards up to 512GB. What about 3DS emulation? The specs sheet indicates theres no support for Nintendos follow-up dual-screen handheld, but the Zero 40 will emulate games from all of the standard single-screen systems. These include the PSP, NES, SNES, Dreamcast and many more. The Zero 40 is expected to be released this April, with an asking price of $75. Pre-orders were open, but are sold out for the time being. Theres another option for a dual-screen emulation, if you have deep pockets. The Ayaneo Flip DS will run Nintendo DS, 3DS and Wii U games, but starts at $739.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/the-magicx-zero-40-handheld-features-a-vertical-display-for-ds-emulation-175820385.html?src=rss
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Everything about Sorry Were Closed sets my little punk heart ablaze, from its low-poly 3D graphics and banging original soundtrack, to its casually epic storyline starring heartbroken club kids and horny demons. Sorry Were Closed takes place around a bustling city of neon-splattered nightmares, and if I could, Id move there immediately. Michelle, an existentially lost and effortlessly cool twenty-something, is introduced to the spiritual world by The Duchess, an archdemon with thigh-high boots and a threatening allure. Michelle is marked as The Duchess love interest and cursed with a powerful Third Eye. The Duchess is cruel and desperate for love, and Michelle still reeling from a breakup that rocked her world three years ago has a limited amount of time to discover why shes been chosen and how to escape the curse with her life intact. The characters in Sorry Were Closed are raw, funny and authentic, and their relationships are relatably messy. There's Oakley, the diner owner; Marty, the record shop manager; Clarissa, the dancer; Robyn, the local adventurer; Darrel, Oakleys boyfriend and resident douchebag; and of course a cast of otherworldly beings. I feel like I know some of these people in my real life, and as for the rest, Id love to meet them and help them chase their weird fantasies. Everything in this game is super stylish, from the blocky 3D avatars to the detailed, painterly icons that accompany their dialogue boxes. The city is populated by a diverse blend of genders and sexualities, and it feels both perfectly natural and deeply welcoming, like a stunning fever dream of what could be if The Gay Agenda finally got its way. Again, its a world Id love to live in. Akupara Games Michelle spends her time exploring the underworld and chasing the ghosts of The Duchess former victims er, lovers while gathering the strength to fight the archdemon head-on. There are four different endings in Sorry Were Closed, and your decisions to help or hinder your friends will determine how things shake out in a tangible way. Many of the demons and angels in this world have sadistic streaks, and there are multiple scenes of bloody dismemberment and extreme body horror along Michelles journey. Choose your path forward wisely. The game plays out in a fixed-camera perspective for exploration scenes, and switches to a dual-stick, first-person view for combat. Using a DualSense controller, you enter first-person view by holding down LT, and then shoot or swing with RT, using the right stick to aim. Michelle ends up with three weapons: a wolf-faced axe, a pistol and a shotgun. She also gets a powerful Heartbreaker attack, which builds up as she does damage and eventually allows her to unleash a devastating shot directly at an enemys heart. Collecting ammo and health is a constant task in Sorry Were Closed, and first-person view is useful here, allowing Michelle to break and loot vases. Akupara Games Transitioning between third and first person feels nice and smooth, and the game does a great job of infusing classic Resident Evil-style gameplay with modern sensibilities. When its engaged, Michelles Third Eye lets her see and interact with an alternate reality, which appears in a circular pool around her. Demons that get caught in the Third Eye are briefly stunned, and their weak points become visible as stained-glass hearts. Youre only able to shoot weak points when Third Eye is engaged, but you can drop it at any time to attack with impunity. The length of the Third Eye stun can be extended by spending yowzas, the games currency, at the shop, which is run by a floating goat head. There are other basic upgrades for ammo and health capacities, which Michelle carries in the form of water bottles. As Michelle travels deeper into The Duchess dimension, the environments become more M.C. Escher-like, and there are a series of puzzles to solve when youre not actively battling demons. Theres nothing too tricky here, but there are little fetch quests and physical riddles to solve, and the reality-shifting mechanic of Michelles Third Eye keeps things interesting. Theres a perfect amount of variety in this game, with plenty of space to mess around with each new idea. Akupara Games I adore the way Sorry Were Closed plays with perspective. It has standard top-down scenes, sure, but there are also cinematic shots peeking through the gaps in a chandelier, wide angles that show off the scale of some environments, head-on running scenes, and instances of beautiful but impossible physics, especially when The Duchess is involved. In case you couldnt tell, I kind of fell in love with The Duchess, even though I know they would destroy me. Maybe because of that, even. Sorry Were Closed is campy, relatable, gruesome and gorgeous. You could say the same about The Duchess. With todays console launch, all versions of the game are getting rebalanced combat areas, improved controller sensitivity, aim assist options, fresh difficulties, a Time Attack mode and New Game+. Sorry Were Closed is now available on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, and theres a premium physical edition for Switch and PS5 due out later this year, available to pre-order now. Sorry Were Closed is the debut title from la mode games, a two-person team based in Bournemouth, UK, and its published by Akupara Games. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/sorry-were-closed-ps5-review-oops-i-fell-in-love-with-an-archdemon-170040845.html?src=rss
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Apples recently-released M4 Mac mini has dropped to a new record-low price. You can scoop one up for $529 via Amazon, which is a discount of 12 percent. This version ships with 16GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. Other models are also on sale, as the one with 16GB/512GB now costs $700 and the beefy 24GB/512GB will now set you back $900 instead of $1,000. We called the M4 Mac mini "shockingly small" and "incredibly powerful" in our official review, and that stands today. The chip is fast, which makes sense as it's Apples latest effort, and the smaller design doesnt take up much desk space. That leaves plenty of room for a monitor, mouse and keyboard. We like that these desktops dont go any lower than 16GB of RAM, so any version will excel with music production, light video editing and other creative tasks. For real-deal video editing, you may want to pony up for the extra RAM or go with a model thats been outfitted with the M4 Pro (which arent on sale.) There are front-facing USB-C and headphone ports, which are nice, and plenty more connection options on the rear. On the downside, theres no SD card reader, which is something that many teensy PCs include. The fan can also get pretty loud during heavy workloads. Follow @EngadgetDeals on Twitter and subscribe to the Engadget Deals newsletter for the latest tech deals and buying advice.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/deals/apples-m4-mac-mini-drops-to-a-new-record-low-price-161333489.html?src=rss
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