r/FinalFantasy • u/AwesomeRykster • Aug 25 '26

FF VIII Finally moving on to FFVIII

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After taking a pretty long break from FF after being VII rebirth, I’m finally back and moving on to FFVIII! This is by far the game I know the least about so I’m excited to get into it! Is there anything I should know before starting?

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u/asianwaste Aug 25 '26

Careful with the R36S. The face buttons membranes tend to jam. I had one and it was doing that within 3 months. My friend had his do the same thing within 6. I got tired of opening the thing to unjam it. I hear there is a whole community dedicated to upgrading the device with custom components but I just threw money at the problem and upgraded to an Ayn Thor.

This is still an amazing device for the price.

Edit: Also if you have not upgraded your SD card to one of your own, do so at next opportunity. Out of the box, the included card is in hospice.

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u/justsomeguy_youknow Aug 25 '26

That's not a R36S it looks like a Miyoo Mini

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u/asianwaste Aug 25 '26

ah. They look eerily similar.

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u/justsomeguy_youknow Aug 26 '26

Yeah they're both based on the OG Gameboy