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Your opinion on Sonic R?
>>3320901
It's a fun game.
>>3320901
GOAT music, decent and pretty fun game. Could have benefited from having more courses, though.
I enjoy playing it, and the soundtrack is unique. However i totally understand why people hate it
What's the best NES setup for simulating an arcade experience? Bought one of these, and I was thinking about bringing up this shitty desk from the basement and putting my 19" RCA CRT TV from 1987 on top. Hoping the rollout thing for the keyboard will be good to sit the arcade stick on.
Also, which games give you the advantage using The Advantage with? Besides the obvious arcade ports and shmups?
>>3320568
The turbo fire really helps out with Fester's Quest.
>>3320568
Just set this up literally right after my OP. Decided to go all out and dig out the Commodore 64 and Genesis Model 2 as well. Unfortunately the Advantage doesn't clear the desk when you push in the roll-in thing. It's a little close to the TV where I have it, but its to too bad. Not the most comfortable on the wrists but oh well, I taped everything down anyway.
>>3320775
>Fester's Quest
Do you get ASMR from playing old games?
>>3319681
Um... no.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eIFJKyryxw&list=PL30CA5500906F0A4B&index=19
only sometimes
>>3319681
Sure, if I got headphones on.
yep
Good idea OP. What's everyone's favorite Alex Kidd game?
>>3319732
I like Shinobi World.
I'm looking to get a good monitor for retro gaming, I've heard there is this insane Sony one that's really expensive. Any cheaper alternatives that don't seem to be the size of toasters?
That's a PVM you're talking about, it's a professional monitor. You can get them for like $50 if you look around.
Otherwise just get the standard Trinitron or something like a JVC, Panasonic or Mitsubishi, etc.
>>3319592
So when I start searching for this you mean a Mitsubishi rgb? or something like that?
>>3319596
Pretty much. Just look for monitors from reputable brands. I've heard good things about JVC and Mitsubishi's PVMs if you can't find a Sony.
Do you guys make pixel art at all?
I've been wanting to for a while now, so I sat down and made this. Took me about a half hour honestly. Critique is welcome.
Looks like typical indie pixelshit. Completely unremarkable in every way, and will get you no attention.
>>3319553
It's not really supposed to be serious or anything, it's just for fun
>>3319559
It shows. But hey, you have the skills of pretty much every indie designer who's ever gotten on Steam.
Is there a list of /vr/ approved emulators? If not, which emulators do you most recommend for each platform?
>>3318982
ZSNES is the SNES best emulator available around.
Use original consoles (with a CRT screen) or nothing.
osx -> openemu
win/linux -> retroarch
done
Just played Planrscape Torment for the first time.
What other games like it can you guys point me to?
Updated my Journal.
>>3318851
Arcanum.
>>3318851
Pillars of Eternity™
Nintendo (and media in general) love to repackage their older games and update for newer hardware, sometimes altering the game for better or worse.
What do you think is the superior version of a game? Personal examples would be great.
For instance I think Metroid: Zero Mission is only option if you want to play the "original' Metroid. If nothing else, then because of the in-game map.
>>3318331
>If nothing else, then because of the in-game map.
http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1186/
http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/1974/
To go the opposite direction, I think the Famicom version of MOTHER/Earth Bound, is way better than the GBA version. Same for MOTHER 2/EarthBound as well. You can't just take a tile based game and remove the tile-based movement. It's like Ninten is ice-skating around the entire world. That and the soundtrack is truly a mess, considering how fantastic the Famicom one is.
What's the point of mashing everything in one thread/image? I'd rather post it in threads dedicated to the series or at least the genre.
I was chatting with a friend about who play/hack old games and consoles. I was tempted to say it is fairly balanced, but have nothing to back up my claim.
Mind sharing your age, gender?
40, male
23, male
>>3315616
25, demisexual genderfluid snailkin.
There was a poll thread recently, if it hasn't been archived. I'm pretty sure age was mentioned, but probably not gender. I gather the average age was mid-twenties to just barely bordering on thirty.
Anyway. 31, male. Grew up with the third and fourth generations, but had some access to second-generation games as well.
Can we have a /vr/ guilty pleasures thread?
Dunno if this counts as a guilty pleasure. I know exactly what I'm getting into and end up annoyed by its bullshit every time.
But apparently, I like it enough to revisit it over and over.
Is there ANY reason to play on original consoles when emulators exist? Higher rendered resolutions, higher frame rates, save states, cheats, highly customizable, you can use any controller, mods and texture packs, etc.
>>3314616
To prove to /vr/ that you're white.
>>3314616
Consoles just werk, no settings to fiddle with, and are easier to use with old tvs.
Otherwise it's based on emotions. It just feels nice to have a shelf of games. I feel more dedicated to play a game that I sought out and spent money on. And nostalgia obviously.
I use both, but I usually enjoy playing the real thing more.
>>3314626
I am white as fuck, but it baffles me. I understand the appeal of the real thing and physical discs/cartridges, but you get a better experience for so much less with emulation.
Are emulators allowed in speed running, competitive play or high scores?
Previous thread: >>3291450
This thread is for the spirited discussion of CRT displays - Televisions, monitors and projectors used for the playing of retro games!
>Try to keep it /vr/-related: Nothing past 5th gen(+Dreamcast). Slight OT might be okay if related to CRTs (E.G. 16:9 compatible models, flatscreens, etc.) Systems with backwards compatibility are also pretty safe territory, assuming you're focusing on the older games. PC CRTs are also a-ok.
>Produce OC! Get out...
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So i'm in a bit of a pickle here
I currently play my ps1 light gun games on a ps2 connected to my pvm with component cables. The guncon one has the composite splitter built into the cable, so you just plug it into the where your green component cable would go and then plug in the actual green component cable to piggy back off that. That's how you get sync and it all just works nicely.
However, I bought two guncon 2's lately and they both lack the Y splitter on the cable, leaving just the yellow composite plug and a usb cable. I can't find the...
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>>3309112
Here's the splitter that you need.
>>3309078
Well, Uh, I'm going to take advantage of this rare opportunity even if you children aren't interested. Which do you think is more important-- Color convergence or Color purity?
I remember that game being one of the hardest game ever.
I would rate the levels From Easiest to Hardest this way:
Port Of Adia- still quite a challenge for the first level, and its probably the easiest area to accidently pass by mission objectives (after the Hive, that is).
Primagen's Lightship- Theres plentiful ammo and health strewn about and none of the enemies are particularly infuriating. Thanks to the fantastic structure, it's not too much hassle retracing your steps for quest items etc. the fans and lasers are bothersome at times though.
Death...
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I hated how there was absolutely no ammo for the torpedo launcher anywhere and if you use all the ammo, you couldn't even equip the weapon. That wouldn't be a big deal if you didn't need it's speed boost to make it through one underwater section before running out of air. I also got stuck for a month or so in the Hive of the Mantids. There was like a portal or something that was hidden behind a destructible wall that I never could seem to find.
Sadly, I never beat it without resorting to cheats. They shouldn't have unlocked cheats after you kill certain bosses.
The main thing I remember about this game isgetting a boner when that one boss would use the move where it uses its tentacles to pull itself toward you and smash into you ass first.
>>3303196
I think most people who played this game had to use that Bewareoblivionisathand code
Would say that Turok 2 is the Battletoads of N64
Anyone going to be doing the 4 job fiesta this year?
http://fourjobfiesta.com/
Basically if you don't know about it:
>Play FF5 with some imposed limitations
>jobs are assigned via twitter bot when you get a crystal
>you cannot use jobs other than the assigned job
>Once you get your first job all characters must be assigned that job
>you must use at least 1 of each job (IE: If you got Knight, then...
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I'd try it, but I don't want to bother with that twitter crap.
>>3278345
Yeah it sucks but it's not exactly difficult to setup and do.
I have a better idea
>disregard silly shit
>play FF5
>enjoy the game
