Modern games
>update console firmware
>update game with 25 gigabytes of data
>a quarter of the game removed and sold as microtransactions
Retro games
>plug and play, forever as you remember them
So why aren't you a retro gamer instead? Modern games are trash
I already played old games when they came out
>>337674324
>implying
fucking neo-/v/ermin millenials. I bet you were born in '98 too and pretend you've played everything for that mad gaymer credz
>>337674275
I need games that last me a life time.
As my favorite franchise turned to shit and the ai doesnt give me troubles anymore so I cant really get gud, what games could you suggest?
>>337674324
This tbqh
>tfw born in 1981 and had every major console since the nes within a year of them coming out and always had good pcs since the mid 90s.
>>337674536
dunno, depends what genre and console you're interested in. Just get retroarch and boom, you have all the emulators you need in one except ps2. Snes and genesis have a lot of great games
>>337674703
Im not new to emulating and need some suggestions.
>>337675025
the libraries are just so vast I have no idea how to present any entry level games
you could try using the /v/ wiki
http://vsrecommendedgames.wikia.com/wiki//v/%27s_Recommended_Games_Wiki
scroll down for retro consoles. Try to stick to nintendo and sega
>>337675025
>>337675849
Oh and for pure awesomeness, golden axe and metal slug series are my favorites, take that however you like if you want to try something
>>337674275
>having an empty nendoroid stand next to your tv
but why?
>>337675849
>>337675958
Ok thank you people. I like beat em ups so I will check out that category first.
Pretty much no point to not play on PC these days when consoles are just shittier PCs with budget parts. Consoles peaked with PS2.
>>337676289
oh and get retroarch
It's piss easy to get up and running (basically just extract and play), but as a starter you should try and check out guides
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwqwCnRLeUs
>>337674275
But I am.
Retro games
>plug into hd tv
>wow this looks like shit
>plug into crt
>wow this is blurry as fuck
>need to get s-video or RGB cables? 30 bucks
>want to play a specific game from your childhood? 20-150 bucks because dumb resellers and dumb millenials paying that much
>>337676568
Just emulate...
>>337675849
>Try to stick to nintendo and sega
There's more to games than just these two faggot.
One quick question.
Are there any beat em up with diablo loot system and rpg elements for the personal computer? (emulation?)
CRT monitor > CRT tv
fite me
>>337676568
> CRT - $Free if you check craigslist for old Sony FlatCRTs that weigh 50+ pounds
> Console - $20 to $50
> S-Video Cables - $20 at most
> RGB / SCART Cables - $40+ haha you got me there
> Kr1kz flashcart with SD card support - $80 to $150
so for maybe $250 you can play every SNES game on a great screen with great color
>>337674275
r8 m8s
>>337678651
just get the entire library you nincompoop
>>337676568
Most old CRTs had pretty in-depth controls for everything that affects the picture. An NES can look pretty alright without any modding or any of that other business.
But yeah auction sites jack up the price on carts, but the flash carts that exist make it more viable.
>So why aren't you a retro gamer instead? Modern games are trash
Because each one costs a fortune to buy and requires specialized CRT monitors and equipment just to play without retarded filters or lag.
>>337678784
But that would mean I have all the shovelware too ya dunce
>>337674275
I miss /vr/ threads on /v/. Retro game gauntlet threads were fun as shit.
>>337678832
Or you could just get a CRT monitor and emulators.
>muh accuracy
>muh image must be blurry as fuck cuz that's waht teh devz intended
>>337677394
Don't forget to switch on those filters for HD graphics bro!There are PCucks who unironically play with the filters on
>>337678832
>specialized CRT monitors
What? You can use any regular CRT.
>specialized equipment
Like hands? Wall outlets?
I'm really not sure what you're saying anymore.
>>337678651
Babies first SNES library? You have games that everyone knows
> There are people who unironically spend hundreds of dollars on PVM and splitters like the framemeister
> To look at garbage PS1 era graphics
>>337674275
This is my major gripe with Sm4sh
Melee:
>turn on GC
>mash start
>30-60 sec later game is starting
Sm4sh:
>turn on wii u gamepad, hit sm4sh from quick start menu
>wait 2-3 min
>finally see intro video, mash through it
>wait 1-2 min
>finally get to main screen
Load times are abysmally slow
>>337679150
>muh graphics
nu-gamer steam cuck
>>337679198
> MUH NOSTALGIA
Bitter manchild incapable of growing up and letting go of the past
>>337678651
Digital games/10.
>>337679038
Of course I play with filters on
Why wouldn't you?
>>337679325
>mfw emulating games for free on a toaster that costs practically nothing
>mfw you are dropping 400 on a new graphics card to play the latest console port
Haha
hahahahahah
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
>>337679190
It's pretty quick on the N3DS.
>>337678814
Can I still find these monitors?
>>337674275
>forever as you remember them
literally nothing is as you supposedly remember them. The majority of games you played as a child do not hold up to the expectations you have when you're an adult and are certainly not as good as you remember. Retro games are fine but you've got to take off the nostalgia goggles off.
>>337674275
>PS1 on top of the console that makes it redundant
For what purpose?
But i enjoy Modern Games and Retro games
Tho i agree the loading and waiting for patch/updates/whatever download shit is annoying
>>337674365
I'm from 92 actually bitch
>>337679510
you think you do but you don't: the musical
>>337674564
>1981
>Posting on /v/I was born in '84
>>337674275
Funny enough I got myself Snes and ps2 just month ago. I definetly got much more fun replaying games and getting ones I missed out than buying and getting dissapointed with this gen games.
>>337679605
Maybe Because the 4th, 5th and 6th gen were the golden ages of gaming
Yeah no kidding. On top of that modern games typically have way too many prompts, warnings and menus to go through.
>Cancel
>Are you sure you want to cancel?
Literally has never been helpful to me.
And what about those godawful logos every time I start the damn game? Is this some kind of legal obligation? Why can't I skip them?
Modern console gaming is a fucking hassle. I booted up Outrun 2 on my OG Xbox yesterday and I got to play without sitting through endless loading screens, navigating through endless menus, waiting for logos or warnings to appear and pass every fucking time I start the game. There wasn't a fucking tutorial or cutscene either. For god's sake. Fuck Sony and Microsoft.
>>337675958
>pure awesomeness
>>>/reddit/
>>337679436
Probably because it was on a cart, not from a disk.
Interesting read here: http://www.techinsider.io/nintendo-nx-may-use-game-cartridges-2016-5
Look past the fuck-tarted introduction where the author implies that people never heard of a 64, but its an interesting point over all - if the read times for modern cartridges are higher than disks, there's a chance cartridges will return.
>>337679325
>drakeposting
this is how you spot a PS4 owner
>>337679658
>>337674275
>>337674536
It's like a fucking youtube comment section in here
>>337679825
Also that there is less content to load - not game content but lower res textures and graphics, not nearly as what the wii u version is having to load
>>337679825
I still don't know if it's supposed to be a handheld or what, but if it's a console, they should really just use blu-ray.
>Modern games
>Buy console
>Hope because of all the technical parts that it works, which it normally does
>Have to create and sign in not just an account for the console, but for certain games as well
>Have to connect to internet, and needed for many applications / features
>Have to do firmware updates for console which rarely add anything, and only exist to implement more drm / anti hacking
>Pop in a game disc, which always works, even now with blu ray technology and anti scratching even bought from the worst owner it's still likely to work perfectly
>Have to wait as the entire game installs
>Most games are 25-50gb in size, taking 10-20minutes sometimes to fully install
>Game then needs to update, literally every game needs an update, which could be 1-10gb taking as short as a minute, to an hour or more depending on connection speed
>Once all is done, hope you can access most of the game without needing DLC / microtransactions, or a constant internet connection
>Pros to modern games: Patches that can fix problems
>Cons to this mindset: Why qa games for additional months making sure there is no bugs when you can just release it sooner and fix bugs pre and post launch?
>Additional cons to modern games: All that DLC you buy, which sometimes can cost the same or exceed the base games price is not installed on the disc, rather locked to the HDD / account, which can only be activated simultaneously so many times, and if PSN goes down someday you will have to rely on keeping your active PS4s alive. Other digital content can simply be removed outright, like PT demo, or games like Scott Pilgrim.
>Retro games
>Plug in the hardware
>Pop in the software
>Hope that both still work due to age and condition, though it's possible with many consoles to actually fix things like broken capacitors, or disc drives.
There are still SOME amazing games that come out, but they've really killed the simplicity of it all.
>>337679095
Rec me some maybe idk
>>337679341
far out
Retro gamers tend to be terribly autistic and completely stuck in the past.
They don't even try other retro games, only the games they grew up with.
But yws, I play games from every era. Just picked up an ever drive 64, both to play Japanese games accurately (contrary to the memers on here N64 emulation is a considerable clusterfuck) and make multiplayer portability easier.
Wish modern consoles put more effort into local multi.
>>337680136
Any genre you're really into?
>>337680104
It's easier to use Steam these days, honestly.
At least with Steam once you buy the game and click "download now" it will immediately start grabbing the most recent patched version, you don't have to install and THEN update.
>>337680437
>paying for things you dont own
nah
>>337680437
I agree, outside of the DRM attached to it, and account system Steam is the easiest and simplest modern gaming. It's nice it goes ahead and downloads everything, having to do additional patches afterwards is retarded.
>>337679731
not even him but lighten up.sometimes i wish "epic" would be in style again
>>337680437
Only exception is the "first launch" installations for runtimes
>>337680567
m8 if I'm paying half price and play the game in full for long enough, I don't give a shit that I don't formally own it.
>>337679685
FEEL SO ALIIIIVE OUT HERE ON THE ROOOAAADDD YEAHHHH
>>337674275
Because i can't wake up from this bad dream.
>>337678918
you really need the extra couple hundred megabytes of space?
>>337680873
THIS IS PARADISE AND ITS VERY NICE OHH
>>337674275
Internet addiction mainly. Playing PSO on xbox live when I was 12 made singleplayer games feel boring to me.
>>337674275
don't bother neo /v/eddit likes the day one DLC and microtransactions
>>337674536
any decent fighting game that still has a community will do you good
>>337678651
shit/10
The only SNES game that matters is EVO, and you didn't even manage to get the right FF
What controller should I use to play retrogames? I was thinking about buying an adapter to use my Saturn controller
