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87 keys, volume knob, hot-swappable PCB, Dual Super Buttons (two massive programmable A and B buttons) and it looks amazing.

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[–] LordGloom@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

These look great! They're doing a lot of cool stuff lately. Now give me a translucent N64 version.

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is interesting, I wonder if they will ever do one based on older IBM type keyboards. I loved those.

[–] ThreeHalflings@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The market for IBM Model M keyboard clones is already pretty full.

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Cool, but I like 8Bitdo products, and they mainly handle controllers. It will be interesting to me to watch if they go that route.

[–] GeekFTW@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

I do need a new keyboard..

[–] yoast@notdigg.com 2 points 2 years ago

Shouldn't this be a membrane keyboard instead of mechanical to REALLY get that NES feel?

[–] SoNick@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's a neat curiosity, but it's not $100 neat

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

If they want to make a retro-styled keyboard they should make one without the "Windows" and "Menu" keys so that you can play Commander Keen and Duke Nukum the way they were meant to be played.

[–] akhenaten0@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Tiny nitpick: why abbreviate some keys but not others?

INSERT DELETE

PGUP PGDN

Why not either INS | DEL or something like

PAGE UP

PAGE DOWN

[–] Izzy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Pretty cool looking, but I'd need to know how sturdy it felt and what the keys were like before buying it. As a novelty alone I don't think it is worth it, but if it is also a good keyboard then I might even get one.