[Liam Cross]

So I’m looking at the Qinux BitBip 89 and the ‘thousands of games’ thing seems like a lot for the price. I get it’s probably mostly NES and SNES stuff, but has anyone actually counted or noticed repeats? Just curious if it’s as packed as they say or if it’s more like a few hundred decent ones and a bunch of filler.

[Alex_28]

I think people get too hung up on the exact number. Even if it’s 500 games and the rest are duplicates, that’s still way more than anyone will actually finish. I’d say just look at it as a sampler pack and you won’t be disappointed.

[PixelKevin]

I counted once out of boredom and got around 600 unique titles before I stopped. The rest is just regional versions and hacks of the same games. Still, for the price, you’re basically paying a few cents per game, so I wouldn’t lose sleep over the marketing number.

[Casey M.]

If you go in expecting a curated library, you’ll be disappointed. If you just want to plug it in and have a bunch of old games to mess around with, it does the job. I’d guess about half of that number is actual distinct games, and the other half is filler, but for the price, I don’t think that’s a dealbreaker.

[MikeRobbins]

The whole “thousands” thing is just them counting every region duplicate and hack as a separate game. If you strip all that out, you’re probably looking at a few hundred real titles. But honestly for what these things cost, even that is decent value if you just want to kill an afternoon.

[techguy22]

The game count is technically true but only because they’re counting every region variant and hacked ROM as a separate title. I’d say the actual unique library is closer to 400-500 games, which is still decent for the price. The real issue is that a lot of the filler is unlicensed junk that plays terribly, so you’ll spend more time scrolling past nonsense than actually playing.

[Lisa Hall]

The game count on these things is always padded nonsense, but honestly, who cares? I got one of these for my kid so he could see what actual games looked like before everything needed a WiFi update. It does what it says. You plug it in, it works, and there’s a stupid amount of games on it. I wasn’t about to sit there and catalog the whole library to see if it’s exactly 5,000 or if it’s 800 games with different language versions. That’s a waste of an afternoon. If you’re the type to count, you’re probably not the type to enjoy it anyway. The real question is whether the controllers work and if the games you actually want to play are on there. That’s it.

[Mike in NYC]

I don’t know if anyone actually sat there and counted every single one, but the number definitely includes a lot of duplicates. I picked one up a few months back and noticed the same game showing up multiple times with slightly different names or in different language versions. You’ll see like five versions of the same sports game and a bunch of hacked roms that are basically the original with a different character sprite.

That said, there’s still a solid chunk of playable stuff in there. I found most of the classics I remembered and a bunch of random ones I’d never heard of. The filler is annoying but it doesn’t really take away from the experience since you can just scroll past it. If you’re the type who needs to know the exact number then yeah you’ll be disappointed, but if you just want to throw something on and play for an hour it does the job.

[Chris Writes]

The number on the box is definitely doing a lot of heavy lifting. I don’t think anyone is sitting there counting every single ROM, but you’re right that a big chunk of it is just different versions of the same games. I got it mostly for the two controllers and the easy plug into the TV, and for that it’s been fine. The game list is more about quantity than quality, but there’s enough decent stuff in there to keep you busy for a while.

[TommyWires]

The “thousands” number is technically there, but it’s mostly a counting trick. I got one of these for my living room because I didn’t want to dig out my old consoles every time I felt like playing something.

What I noticed pretty quickly is that there’s a ton of overlap. You’ll see the same game show up under different names or region versions, and there are some obvious hacked ROMs in there that are just the original game with a different title screen. So yeah, the number is padded.

That said, I didn’t really buy it for the exact count. I just wanted something where I could scroll around and land on a random beat ’em up or platformer for twenty minutes. It does that fine. The library is big enough that I keep finding stuff I haven’t tried, even if a chunk of it is filler. If you’re the type who needs to know you’re getting five hundred truly unique games, this probably isn’t for you. But for casual pick-up-and-play, it does the job.

[Jordan M.]

The count is definitely padded, no question about that. But I wouldn’t let it stop you if the price is right. You’re still getting a solid handful of the classics you actually want to play, and the filler is easy enough to scroll past once you find the good stuff.

[Emma Reads]

I think the game count is one of those things where you just stop looking at the number after the first week. I got mine mostly for the two player stuff and I have not once felt like I was missing out because there are duplicates. There is enough variety to keep you busy for a long time, even if a chunk of it is filler.

[Lisa Bass]

I wouldn’t get too hung up on the exact number. I got one and yeah, there are a ton of games, but you can tell a lot of them are the same game in different language versions or with slightly different names. Like you’ll find the same beat ’em up three times if you scroll enough.

That said, I was surprised by how easy it was to find the actual good stuff. The menu lets you sort by system, so I just jumped straight to the SNES list and ignored everything else. Once I did that, it felt like a solid collection of the usual classics you’d expect. I’ve had mine for a few months now and I mostly play the same ten or fifteen games anyway.

If you’re the type who likes to browse and try random stuff, you’ll notice the filler pretty fast. But if you know what you want to play, you’ll find it without much trouble.

[Liam Cross]

Still, for the price it’s an easy pickup even if the count is mostly filler.

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