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    The Gizmondo is a failed handheld console, which launched in 2005. It was potentially revolutionary for having functionality such as GPRS mobile data connection, a camera, GPS, a multimedia player and of course game playing all in one unit.

    I just spent $226 on this, was that stupid.

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    #1  Edited By kingofpeanuts

    I just won a Gizmondo on ebay for 226 dollars USD. I have always want this piece of history and am happy to have it, but did I spent to much.

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    #2  Edited By FancySoapsMan

    yup, you sure did.

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    #3  Edited By kingofpeanuts
    @FancySoapsMan: know I just need to find the games
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    #4  Edited By RavenX302

    I would never spend that kind of money on something like that, but its your money, the fuck with what others think.

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    #5  Edited By kingofpeanuts
    @RavenX302: thanks
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    #6  Edited By ArchScabby

    Stupid? Yes.  Should you care? No.

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    #7  Edited By BraveToaster

    Good for you.

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    #8  Edited By Afroman269
    @RavenX302 said:
    " I would never spend that kind of money on something like that, but its your money, the fuck with what others think. "
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    #9  Edited By mylifeforAiur

    money is fleeting my friend, but the Gizmondo will live on forever.................... 

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    #10  Edited By ArbitraryWater

    Wow. Yep. That was stupid. If you are going to get a shitty failed console off E-Bay, why not get one that is an actual console and not some sort of scheme by the sweedish mob? Seriously. You can find a virtual boy and a decent amount of games for that price, not to mention the Jaguar, 3DO and N-Gage, which all have more merit than the Gizmondo.

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    #11  Edited By HandsomeDead

    Money well spent.

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    #12  Edited By ch3burashka
    @kingofpeanuts said:
    " I just won a Gizmondo on ebay for 226 dollars USD. I have always want this piece of history and am happy to have it, but did I spent to much. "
    I wouldn't consider that "winning"...
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    #13  Edited By HitmanAgent47

    You must be on crack.

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    #14  Edited By RsistncE

    WHY...whyyyyyyyyyy......

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    #15  Edited By kingofpeanuts
    @ArbitraryWater: I own a 3DO and N-gage, I don't want to buy a Jaguar only because there connection points a very weak and it could be broken. I will only buy one when I can see it start up and play in person.
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    #16  Edited By kingofpeanuts
    @HitmanAgent47: no but I am really sleepy
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    #17  Edited By Ineedaname

    Wait, wait, wait, why would you do this!?

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    #18  Edited By gamer_152  Moderator

    I think it depends how much you value old consoles and how much money you have. I wouldn't have done it myself but if that's your thing then cool.

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    #19  Edited By kingofpeanuts
    @Ineedaname: Impulse, I have always wanted one!
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    #20  Edited By FourWude

    DAMN YOU DIETRICH!!!

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    #21  Edited By kingofpeanuts
    @FourWude: What is dietrich?
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    #22  Edited By FourWude
    @kingofpeanuts said:

    " @FourWude: What is dietrich? "

    Dietrich is the Keyser Soze of the Gizmondo world.
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    #23  Edited By Raven10

    Well speaking there are like only 2 games for that system I don't see any reason to own it other than to say you own it. If you have that much money to blow there are charities that need help and people starving in the streets. If you are a collector then I guess that is fine, but that would be at the bottom of my list of systems to collect, right up there with the Zodiac.

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    #24  Edited By kingofpeanuts

    Ohh, I thought that was a meme, I am bad with internet memes.

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    #25  Edited By NekuSakuraba
    @kingofpeanuts: Have fun with your Sticky Balls. 
     
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    #26  Edited By toowalrus

    That's kinda rad. I remember all the weeks of talk on the old Hotspot about the controversy surrounding the Gizmondo, awesome. Also, how about some pictures?

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    #27  Edited By apathylad

    As a gaming platform, it's stupid to have purchased it, but it's still an interesting piece of gaming history, I suppose. 

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    #28  Edited By JJOR64

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    #29  Edited By captain_clayman
    @kingofpeanuts said:
    " I just won a Gizmondo on ebay for 226 dollars USD. I have always want this piece of history and am happy to have it, but did I spent to much. "
    won?  i dont call buying a 226 dollar paperweight "winning"
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    #30  Edited By Cold_Wolven

    Was there a Rayman game for the Gizmondo? I see a screenshot of Rayman on the Gizmondo screen but I don't see it listed on the Giant Bomb page. As to the OP, maybe you should buy an N-gage next if you have so much spare money. 

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    #31  Edited By W0lfbl1tzers
    @kingofpeanuts: I probably would have spent more. I like buying old consoles. I was so close to buying a Jaguar the other day. Keep on collecting. It's fun.
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    #32  Edited By kingofpeanuts
    @NekuSakuraba: I am ready to play with them. ;)
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    #33  Edited By Omega

    Wow, really? Why didn't you just use your money more sensibly like buy an N-gage, or the Pippin, or toss it in a wood chipper for the few fleeting moments of glee you'll feel as you watch it float to the ground like confetti.

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    #34  Edited By jim_dandy
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    #35  Edited By gla55jAw
    @NekuSakuraba said:
    " @kingofpeanuts: Have fun with your Sticky Balls. 
     
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    You beat me to it. Good job.
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    #36  Edited By kingofpeanuts
    @Omega: I have a N-gage, the only Pippin I find are from the EU
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    #37  Edited By tebbit
    @FourWude said:
    " DAMN YOU DIETRICH!!! "
    Classic Hotspot moment right there.
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    #38  Edited By apathylad
    @kingofpeanuts: @Tebbit said:
    " @FourWude said:
    " DAMN YOU DIETRICH!!! "
    Classic Hotspot moment right there. "
      
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    #39  Edited By LordAndrew

    Stefan Eriksson is currently laughing maniacally as he escapes from Sweden on a gold blimp that you helped fund. I hope you're satisfied!

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    #40  Edited By kingofpeanuts
    @LordAndrew: I bought it used so the money doesn't go to him
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    #41  Edited By foggel

    If you're a collector, it was a reasonable purchase. You could have a more expensive hobby, like car tuning for example.

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    #42  Edited By Omega
    @kingofpeanuts said:
    " @Omega: I have a N-gage, the only Pippin I find are from the EU "
    Oh I see, you collect obsolete consoles I thought you bought it on a whim thinking you'd have fun with it.  
     
    Guess I should have read more before posting. 
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    #43  Edited By jonnyboy

    God I miss Didrich. We need more elusive insurance phantoms in the world of video games. Well, other than 3D realms.

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