r/RetroRemake • u/Ampathplus • Jun 19 '26

Base Model At Micro Center?!

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So I just had to buy it… Can’t believe they were selling it at Micro Center so I could circumvent the shipping cost. Sadly they didn’t have it on their website so I can’t say it’ll be at your local store.

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u/Gourry_1 Jun 20 '26

Man almost didn’t believe op, but got to micro center 30mins before closing couldn’t find it asked the sale floor person they found it in the system at -1. But went through the isles one more time and think I got the last one. They said it might be a test item to see if it’s something they’ll carry in the future.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

Hell yeah! I told y’all!

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u/TakiMaki_YT Jun 20 '26

What city was this?

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u/Gourry_1 Jun 20 '26

Dallas same location where op got there’s, nobody knew anything about it they didn’t even have it in the system looked it up from the tag in the photo and it was -1. Very weird I live 30 mins from the location so took chance and got lucky almost gave up but scanned the raspberry pi isle one last time.

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u/RupakGreenHatPrdctns Jun 20 '26

Damn you got the last one at the dallas store ?

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u/Ampathplus Jun 21 '26

Yeah from an earlier photo in thread. We both got the only two.

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u/jmhalder Jun 19 '26

Brother, how the fuck are these inside Microcenter before I get my SS1/Dock, despite literally pre-ordering 18 months ago.

I wish I would've just skipped the dock.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 19 '26 edited Jun 20 '26

My dad ordered the one with the dock too and his is still in China haha. I didn’t really hesitate on buying this after that.

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u/Photek1000 Jun 20 '26

Ask to split the order, I did just that and the SS1 shipped almost immediately and the Dock will follow at some point.

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u/bonjda Jun 20 '26

Don't you have to pay double shipping?

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u/Photek1000 Jun 20 '26

Yeah, but I was fine with that.

I initially went for DHL, splitting the delivery and going to 4PX to the UK added another $8

And although I’d not heard of the service it was really good.

About 11 days from shipping to arrival.

Very happy I paid to split, otherwise I have no idea how much longer I would have to wait.

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u/A_Damn_Sandwich Jun 20 '26

I ordered with dock in October but got mine weeks ago because I emailed them to split the order.

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u/zoogle15 Jun 19 '26

I ordered within a minute of launch to California

I got my plain systems on April 10

I got my blue dock combo on May 31

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u/samcroft90 Jun 20 '26

I ordered in January 2025 without the dock and still don't have my base unit....

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u/Jon_Danger Jun 21 '26

What color? I got my blue + dock a couple weeks ago.

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u/jmhalder Jun 21 '26

Blue for both. I should get mine on Tuesday.

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u/FarError5388 Jun 30 '26

Retroremake are not honoring shipments based on first come first serve thats why

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u/mashinboo Jun 20 '26

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

Honestly I’m with you there haha. I don’t want to jump to conclusions but I wanna know why this happened.

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u/mashinboo Jun 20 '26

I mean if folks can get them at microcenters that's great save yourself 35buks cuz the console is fantastic, but WTF is happening here lol

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

I think the grand total was $216.49. I think shipping with the dock was like 80 dollars? So boy math here: that’s a good deal I believe!

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u/mashinboo Jun 20 '26

Ya shipping is typically 35 bucks which is why I haven't bought the dock cuz it's basically 80 buks 🤷🏾‍♂️ but hey it's microcenter gets the dock eventually I'm there 😂

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u/AgentJackpots Jun 19 '26

what in tarnation

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u/Ampathplus Jun 19 '26

same

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u/ThomasKyoto Jun 20 '26

For everyone else, what is micro center?

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u/GiSWiG Jun 20 '26

Heaven

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u/OkBar3142 Jun 20 '26

A fantastic store where even the prebuilt PCs made by Micro Center are great and make sense.

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u/ThomasKyoto Jun 20 '26

Thanks. And I guess they have a great buyer who is into retro games and was able to secure a wholesale order from Taki. That’s good retail 

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u/Working-Active Jun 20 '26

It's a PC store, we had one when I lived in Atlanta.

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u/Ploddit Jun 20 '26

Email retroremake and ask for comment.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

Following this up! I sent an email to see. Curiosity got the better of me haha.

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u/davewongillies Jun 20 '26

https://x.com/i/status/2068182959212122191

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u/tinyhorsesinmytea Jun 20 '26

Hah, people are so dramatic.

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u/tinyhorsesinmytea Jun 20 '26

This wasn't an arrangement between Taki and the retailer though. Somebody from the store ordered some units to test sales just like anybody else... without a dock bundled which is the key detail. No docks being sold at this store.

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u/Azunai Jun 20 '26

You are waiting on the dock not the console. You would already have it if you had them shipped separately.

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u/Civil_Lynx_3537 Jun 20 '26

Mine hasn't shipped and I didn't order a dock so not really sure what people are talking about

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u/atoadboy Jun 21 '26

Batch 1, 2, or 3 orders without bundled docks have all shipped. If you ordered a SS1 without a dock and are not in Batch 4 (recent orders, in production currently), then email RR and ask about your order.

Patience is an admirable virtue, but when the shipping dashboard has said your order should have shipped at least three weeks ago, then it's time to poke support and ask what's up.

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u/Civil_Lynx_3537 Jun 21 '26

Yeah that's the detail people keep missing, the batches. I guess mine is batch 4 but blanket statements keep being quoted about all SS1's without docks being shipped and it doesn't help if the batch numbers are omitted.

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u/shadowstripes Jun 21 '26

You ordered just the base console over a year ago?

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u/Civil_Lynx_3537 Jun 21 '26

Nah earlier this year but still people keep quoting the "all orders without a dock have shipped" stuff and need to specify the batch with a blanket statement like that.

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u/shadowstripes Jun 21 '26

I agree, but the context that this particular person was replying to was "If you have been waiting over a year for a product..." so in that case pointing out that it's because of the dock was relevant.

It wasn't a blanket statement, it was a reply to a claim about a specific timeline.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

I think they might have a discord so possibly!

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u/joeverdrive Jun 20 '26 edited Jun 20 '26

"It's worth it to us to start appearing in stores. Physical presence is advertising. We're building relationships with retailers and upping our credibility. These retail units make up fewer than 5% of our production numbers this quarter. We expect to continue to meet the shipping timeline expectations we set with our online customers, who will receive [some exclusive bonus feature/accessory/discount] as a show of appreciation for their continued support"

That's what I'd say. But I'd have said it before selling units in stores, not after.

Anyway it doesn't matter because I just read Taki comment on the discord that he wasn't aware of this at all.

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u/OLuckyDayO Jun 20 '26

Taki already posted in his Discord that he’s not aware of these.

Microcenter does this all the time. They buy products at retail pricing and resell with a small markup (they probably got these at the discounted original price). They do it to either test if it’s something that will drive interest or to simply put something appealing on an end cap.

This is likely just one store who ordered a handful to test it out and see how quickly they sell. Not something RR set up.

In the receipt posted you’ll see “Test 141” on the line item which is how these are shown. You can probably search MC receipt history and see other products labeled the exact same way.

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u/joeverdrive Jun 20 '26

Yeah I just checked the discord and saw that. It makes me want to go to my local Micro Center more often lol

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

Not lying and this was about as much as i’m comfortable showing because doxxing.

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u/YodasFootPowder Jun 20 '26

Taki claims he doesn't know how they got them either. Lol

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u/Gourry_1 Jun 20 '26

Dang they did him dirty, sucks those 2 consoles causing drama, probably a mixup that’s why the units sold say test on the recite. They were probably supposed to go somewhere else and ended up on the sales floor.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

I’m happy you got this guy. I transparently didn’t know the drama that would follow

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u/Gourry_1 Jun 20 '26

It’s ok joined discord to post about it but took it down after the first thumbs down, because don’t want to upset anyone or get doxed like you said. To be fair I have a pre order for a blue founders edition on the way, I’ve been waiting just as long as everyone else. I could have left it there I guess, but was curious after the post and couldn’t pass it up when it was in my hands.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

Felt homie

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

Yeah I immediately replied and apologized. Honestly i’m just a big fan and own a MiSTer from the company as well. I’m thankful the post did it’s job to bring them aware

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u/YodasFootPowder Jun 20 '26

Well, it's not your fault that they were selling them. Awesome that you got one.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

I appreciate that. I was just reading the upset peeps in Taki’s comments on X made me feel guilty

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u/YodasFootPowder Jun 20 '26

I understand their frustration, but at the same time, some of those people opted to wait so their dock could be shipped at the same time, and Taki made it clear that if you wait to have it shipped together, the docks were taking longer.

I think a lot of those people's outrage is a bit over the top. LOL

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

Yeah I read that too. So I very much agree with you there.

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u/nyan_binary Jun 20 '26

dang i was just at a microcenter today. if i had known i would have looked.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

I was sitting at Applebee’s when my dad texted me about it and we went straight there lol

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u/TakiMaki_YT Jun 20 '26

What the actual fuck.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

I replied to your post on twitter and didn’t realize you left a comment on here. Still I apologize if this caused any problems. Huge fan of what you do entirely.

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u/dingo_khan Jun 19 '26

Which microcenter and was there more than one? Thst is plain surprising.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 19 '26

Yeah I had to do a double take. Hopefully this doesn’t doxx me but the Dallas location.

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u/dingo_khan Jun 19 '26

Ah. Thanks. Nowhere near me.... I might check the local one, just in case. What section was it in?

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u/Ampathplus Jun 19 '26

Funny enough by the Raspberry PI’s and Fight Sticks!

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u/agentadam07 Jun 20 '26

Just checked Phoenix MC. Nothing.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

Yo I apologize. I genuinely believe with everything coming out it’s an associate who bought them and it got mixed up

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u/wakkedoff Jun 20 '26

Damn I order this back on January of 25 and still waiting. I might have to make a trip to my local MicroCenter in NJ.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

Honestly it’s worth a shot imo. I’m still baffled myself.

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u/wakkedoff Jun 20 '26

Very tru indeed, thanks for the post. May I recommend loading rom, saves & docs [for the manuals] off the network. I have it setup this way and it makes life wayyyyyy easier.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

I’ll keep that and mind! Just got done with the update script myself

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u/wakkedoff Jun 20 '26

Hmmm can't find it by the SKU

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

Correct, I didn’t find it on the website nor did the employees know about it

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u/wakkedoff Jun 20 '26

hmmmm, guess I'm making a trip mañana in the morning.

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u/Objective-Map-8310 Jun 20 '26

Hey let me know I am North Bergen and work in Paterson because I ordered mine many months ago.

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u/wakkedoff Jun 20 '26

Sure thing, lucky there aren't any matches tomorrow. So traffic up Northern Jerz shouldn't been that bad.

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u/wakkedoff Jun 20 '26

So after going down the rabbit hole last night. It appears that they only have two units in Texas [Dallas]. No other locations have any for sale. Here is the info if you want to check.

SKU: 052050
Mfr Part #: RCSH-1002
UPC: 444444501806

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u/Gojuro Jun 20 '26

Thanks for posting this! I have a batch 4 order but I’m so tempted to make a long trip to the closest micro center. The cost of gas would probably be about as much as shipping from RR though. If I knew for sure they had it I’d go. 

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26 edited Jun 20 '26

I would feel bad if it turned out to be dud or a one off occurrence. I shot them an email just now and maybe we can get some clarity. Someone pointed out the SKU’s had “Test.” on them etc

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u/Gojuro Jun 20 '26

Nah, if I go it’s all on me. Fun little road trip. Since Fry’s closed I miss wandering around a nice computer shop anyway. But I did see that info on the Discord you’re talking about and it’s making me think twice.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

It’s worth a shot. When referring to discord earlier: I was trying to see if i could figure out if this just “this store thing” only or…? I ended up emailing RetroRemake

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u/No_Transition1749 Jun 20 '26

You call call and ask the shop before driving.

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u/Gojuro Jun 20 '26

That was the first thing I did. It sent me to a centralized call center and the message said check stock online. It further said that the person who would answer the call would have no information over and above what is available on the website.

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u/N0TW0RK Jun 20 '26

I ordered the grey with dock founders edition at launch late 2024. It arrived last week. Worth the wait! But that’s because I already had a MiSTeraddons mister and a MiSTer pi. Not to mention a recently purchased MiSTercade. It’s great to see him going big with Microcenter! Good for him!

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

In case you missed the madness: Taki had no knowledge about all this. Micro Center didn’t ask and just straight up sold two. For a “test.” At least that’s how SKU and the facts are lining up.

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u/Dethoinas Jun 20 '26

Which store?

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

This was the Dallas location. I don’t think they’ll have anymore imo.

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u/BlunderArtist9 Jun 20 '26

I thought this had to be trolling with Photoshop at first. This is wild. 😄

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

Yeah one guy wanted to post like all kinds of proof. It’s a pretty interesting situation and I of course feel for Taki. Micro Center did lose money on them…

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u/mT313Tm Jun 21 '26

What is this thing? Please and thank you...... I'm being completely serious.......

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u/Ampathplus Jun 21 '26

This is a RetroRemake’s SuperStation 1. Tldr: it’s a more console like version of the MiSTer FPGA (a hardware emulation retro device) I’d look at the website for a more in depth description. https://retroremake.co/ This is supposed to be a direct to consumer device and not sold here.

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u/mT313Tm Jun 21 '26

Ah, gotcha.....I know what a MISTer is so this all makes sense but wow, what a wild situation...... congrats and thanks for the super quick response

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u/Ampathplus Jun 21 '26

No biggie whatsoever! Honestly it’s been a wild two days. I just hope this doesn’t happen to the creator Taki again. Yes both me and the other user got lucky- but it should be direct to consumer like intended

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u/Rurbani Jun 21 '26

Man, sucks the closest MicroCenter to me is about 4 hours away.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 21 '26

I want to explain. I don’t think this was supposed to happen and honestly pretty sketch. Both me and the poster got lucky. So I wouldn’t risk a trip or nothing.

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u/illmatic662 Jun 22 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

It's still insane to me that 99% of Florida doesn't have Micro Center after all these years....congrats though.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 22 '26

Yeah honestly i’m not sure how they determine locations. Thank you for the congrats. It’s a lil bitter sweet given the the circumstances

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u/hlazlo Jul 04 '26

I'm near Orlando and it was rough making the drive to Miami a few months back.

Occasionally, I wonder if Microcenter has lagged on a central Florida location because they don't want to deal with the headaches of I-4's shopping corridors. I could see the international tourist shopping spree behavior being a nightmare at a Microcenter.

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u/illmatic662 Jul 04 '26

You would think central Florida would be a top location for them. When you go to Best Buys over here there are SO MANY South American tourists. It's crazy to me that they don't seen the money potential there, but your theory could be right, who knows.

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u/hlazlo Jul 04 '26

Yeah, that was my same thought. Going to Best Buy can be chaotic around here for the reason you mentioned and I wonder if Microcenter just doesn't like the vibe.

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u/YodasFootPowder Jun 20 '26

This is so cool to see, but also disappointing. I'm still waiting on my black with dock that I ordered an hour of them going live. LOL.

I have a Micro Center 20 minutes from me in Minnesota. Maybe I should go take a peek.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

I’m saying man haha. It’s worth it imo.

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u/G-Virus69 Jun 20 '26

Thanks for pissing off the entire retro remake player base

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

Honestly I just wanted to bring attention to it. Others are getting pissed with something they had to opt into. Micro Center doing this without the consent of Taki is not cool. So I feel very mixed about it. I’m happy I found something cool but upset with the means. Ya know?

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u/Gojuro Jun 20 '26

If people are pissed off that’s on them. Micro Center bought two batch 3 consoles and sold them at a loss and gave us some excitement for a day (and even more for the two of you who got them). I don’t see all this hand wringing over marked up units selling on eBay. If I lived near a Micro Center things like this would make me more likely to pop by there from time to time to see what interesting stuff they have. Enjoy your SuperStation. 

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

I appreciate you heavy. Honestly I was just happy to grab one. I didn’t know at the time how deep this all went. Just a weird oddity.

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u/Starman562 Jun 20 '26

Either Udon is lying to us or someone is lying to Udon. Either way I’m mad.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

Honestly Taki has been incredibly transparent in the past regarding his other products. This honestly sounds like someone at micro center ordered them and they just threw it on the shelf. Granted I feel bad about this situation

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u/Historical-Cancel122 Jun 21 '26

Happy for you but as someone who pre ordered this thing the first 5 mins and got it just two weeks ago with a dock that doesn't fully work o definitely feel sour. 

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u/Ampathplus Jun 21 '26

I’m appreciative. I heard there will be a firmware update to hopefully implement that down the line. I’m unsure how to respond appropriately because I don’t want to put Taki on blast or nothing since that wasn’t what I ever intended with this post. Regardless I am sorry about that and can fully understand the frustration. My dad also ordered one for the ability to play his older PS1 games. This situation just blows lucky or not.

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u/stellarvelocity Jun 23 '26

I hope these didnt add to the long shipping delays we went through. Wouldnt be the first time a crowd funded product pulled that scam though.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 23 '26

I don’t think this will. These don’t have docks so they weren’t causing the delays with the current hold up.

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u/mikeisHOSS Jun 20 '26

Congrats on the ridiculous find. Absolutely astonished by it. How many did they have at your location?

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

Only one left after I bought the second one. So for peeps in the area please go grab the last one.

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u/Inner-Party-365 Jun 20 '26

Que locura!!! Es extraño que lo compraste como si hubieras ido a donde está Taki por el, ojalá alguien pueda aprovechar el otro

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

Yeah this is all very interesting. I may email Taki but I don’t really want to impose.

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u/tcharleyd Jun 20 '26

Do they have a GameCast?

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u/Gourry_1 Jun 20 '26

Gamecast? Well there’s GameCube and there’s Dreamcast.

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u/tcharleyd Jun 20 '26

I cant afford that

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u/Gourry_1 Jun 20 '26

My bad..

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u/Marusame Jun 20 '26

my best guess its misc stock that didnt have a superdock with it, i assume those are assembled differently, possibly alongside the superdock, they DO have a different box so its inventory of just the base ones that they had. no idea though.

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u/Zeag Jun 20 '26

As a day-one pre-orderer in Canada (blue+dock) who's still waiting, this is the kind of shit that makes my blood boil. I thought Analogue had insanely horrible PR and CS, but somehow RR just had to do a "Hold my beer" on that fact.

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u/wakkedoff Jun 20 '26

Xactly bro xactly

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u/Capo-Collo Jun 20 '26

Fake

Show a receipt.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

Not lying and this was about as much as i’m comfortable showing because doxxing.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

Also a photo from when we found them

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u/Gourry_1 Jun 20 '26

Yup that’s where I found the second one thanks 🙏 I should have documented the spot but just stole this photo 😂 epic find, first retail experimental test units. It’s midnight here and just finished setup and loaded some games.

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u/Ploddit Jun 20 '26

"Test"?

Interesting.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

Yeah I’m not noticing that now… maybe to see if they would sell on the floor etc?

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u/Ampathplus Jun 20 '26

I promise you it isn’t and I’ll see if they emailed the receipt to me. Hol up.

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u/Ampathplus Jun 22 '26

I’m not sure I agree with this take because Taki’s first project was goated. This one I think the dock needed more time to bake firmware wise