Favorite video games when you were a kid

[Perrin Aybara]

Fire emblem was the shit @Perrin Aybara. That Zelda game on the gba was awesome too- I don't recall the full name.

For you guys who like old rpgs/ classic games I'd recommend picking up a psp cheap and downgrading your firmware so you can run emulators and roms.

Mine runs ps1, genesis, GBA, genesis, snes. There's more it can run too- I Dont think it can run N64 though. I think the processer is too slow- even overclocked it's only 333mhz.

My problem with emulators was always the controls. Psp eliminates that issue.

Haven't played any Zelda since the SNES one. Seriously though if you haven't played Ogre Battle from snes do yourself a favor and play it, it's awesome.

I did the jailbreak on my wii and it plays emulators now. I got on ebay and picked up two wii classic controllers just for that.

 

[DrinkFlintWater]

Still playing that Excitebike on NES when I break it out every so often...

 

[System7]

Still playing that Excitebike on NES when I break it out every so often...

Fuk yeah. All I'm gonna say about that

 

[weighted chinup]

Problem I keep having with old games is they don't scale well on new TV's, and finding a good CRT is hard because people that still have the good ones know what they're sitting on and they aren't selling them for cheap. I have a SNES and a Dreamcast I want to use but everything looks bad on new displays. Still looking for a solid CRT display for sale just to use for old games, no luck so far.

 

[Sk8man101]

So this thread motivated me to get my ps2 out and I've been dominating my girlfriend at DBZ.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Problem I keep having with old games is they don't scale well on new TV's, and finding a good CRT is hard because people that still have the good ones know what they're sitting on and they aren't selling them for cheap. I have a SNES and a Dreamcast I want to use but everything looks bad on new displays. Still looking for a solid CRT display for sale just to use for old games, no luck so far.

I've got a few in storage I'd like to use for classic gaming someday. Playing snes roms on an emulator doesn't seem to look that bad on new TVs. Is it just the old consoles that don't look right?

 

[gr8whitetrukker]

I remember when having a 19" tv/vcr combo in my own room was soooo cool. That and a NES. Didnt get no better back then

 

[ThE SiCkNeSs]

Problem I keep having with old games is they don't scale well on new TV's, and finding a good CRT is hard because people that still have the good ones know what they're sitting on and they aren't selling them for cheap. I have a SNES and a Dreamcast I want to use but everything looks bad on new displays. Still looking for a solid CRT display for sale just to use for old games, no luck so far.

Damn, I always see people leaving them out in the street, but I'm always too late as it has already rained on them. I've been looking for a good one to build a Mame cabinet for my man cave.


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[Les]

 

[ickyrica]

Problem I keep having with old games is they don't scale well on new TV's, and finding a good CRT is hard because people that still have the good ones know what they're sitting on and they aren't selling them for cheap. I have a SNES and a Dreamcast I want to use but everything looks bad on new displays. Still looking for a solid CRT display for sale just to use for old games, no luck so far.

grab a good CRT of you can. you can always try a scaler from companies like Atlona or DVDO. I would recommend Crestron but tha baller money.

 

[weighted chinup]

I've got a few in storage I'd like to use for classic gaming someday. Playing snes roms on an emulator doesn't seem to look that bad on new TVs. Is it just the old consoles that don't look right?

Anything particularly old is going to look better on a good CRT than a new display. Doesn't have to be an old console either, I'd rather play CS 1.6 on a good CRT than even the most expensive LCD for example.

Emulators will make the game look way better than you can achieve on a console without making some possibly expensive mods (RGB SCART & upscaler). I can easily tell if the game is being run on emulator or regular hardware because normal hardware without RGB SCART or upscaler will look like shit in comparison.



That's about as good image you can achieve with the original system + some extra hardware. Emulators can do some sorcery to make the game look a lot better.

 

[weighted chinup]

grab a good CRT of you can. you can always try a scaler from companies like Atlona or DVDO. I would recommend Crestron but tha baller money.

This is the upscaler that most people using it for old games get, although I'm not too familiar with these devices at all.

https://solarisjapan.com/products/xrgb-mini-framemeister-compact-up-scaler-unit

That $500 tho...

Also I've been looking for a Sony GDM-FW900 for a while now. But spending $800+....fuck.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Anything particularly old is going to look better on a good CRT than a new display. Doesn't have to be an old console either, I'd rather play CS 1.6 on a good CRT than even the most expensive LCD for example.

Emulators will make the game look way better than you can achieve on a console without making some possibly expensive mods (RGB SCART & upscaler). I can easily tell if the game is being run on emulator or regular hardware because normal hardware without RGB SCART or upscaler will look like shit in comparison.



That's about as good image you can achieve with the original system + some extra hardware. Emulators can do some sorcery to make the game look a lot better.

Unfortunately I don't have any of my old consoles anymore except my Atari Jaguar and my Playchoice 10 arcade machine. The screens on it are a little discolored now, too. I wish I'd hung onto more over the years.

 

[weighted chinup]

Unfortunately I don't have any of my old consoles anymore except my Atari Jaguar and my Playchoice 10 arcade machine. The screens on it are a little discolored now, too. I wish I'd hung onto more over the years.

I didn't hold on to any either, I just bought them when I felt the urge to play them again. I bought a Super Famicom with box and controllers and everything for about $70, Dreamcast was the same price. PS2 slim I also got for about the same price with box and everything included.

Some of the adapters and cables are expensive now, especially Dreamcast stuff (200+ for broadband adapter, and IIRC VGA adapter was expensive as fuck too). But the cost of consoles has always been very low, even in great shape with boxes and cables included.

Being able to play them properly is when things get expensive. A CRT is a must, and a good one too, not a shit box. I still don't even have one yet because it's not easy to find.

I would suggest getting SFC instead of a SNES, the Japanese copies of games are sometimes cheaper and the SFC's don't age as bad (no yellowing). The controller is better than the US version too (more tactile). The only negative is the controller cable cord is extremely short, and you have to shave down US cartridges to get them to fit (not really a problem because the JAP version is usually cheaper and better).

 

[ickyrica]

This is the upscaler that most people using it for old games get, although I'm not too familiar with these devices at all.

https://solarisjapan.com/products/xrgb-mini-framemeister-compact-up-scaler-unit

That $500 tho...

Also I've been looking for a Sony GDM-FW900 for a while now. But spending $800+....fuck.

That's a good monitor. Siny had an issue with trinitrons for a while, manufacturing error. they put one of the units mother boards in a bad spot and they would end up cracking down the middle, killing the display. that one doesn't have that issue

technology can get expensive, no way around that. you're looking at the correct scalers though. you will get what you pay for in this arena, trust me.

that Crestron brand I name dropped has some tech that easily handles scaling up to 4K/UHD currently on market in USA, up to 8K in japan. you dont want to know the price tag on that...

 

[Perrin Aybara]

I didn't hold on to any either, I just bought them when I felt the urge to play them again. I bought a Super Famicom with box and controllers and everything for about $70, Dreamcast was the same price. PS2 slim I also got for about the same price with box and everything included.

Some of the adapters and cables are expensive now, especially Dreamcast stuff (200+ for broadband adapter, and IIRC VGA adapter was expensive as fuck too). But the cost of consoles has always been very low, even in great shape with boxes and cables included.

Being able to play them properly is when things get expensive. A CRT is a must, and a good one too, not a shit box. I still don't even have one yet because it's not easy to find.

I would suggest getting SFC instead of a SNES, the Japanese copies of games are sometimes cheaper and the SFC's don't age as bad (no yellowing). The controller is better than the US version too (more tactile). The only negative is the controller cable cord is extremely short, and you have to shave down US cartridges to get them to fit (not really a problem because the JAP version is usually cheaper and better).

I see a lot of games and consoles pretty cheap in pawn shops around here. I've got several old TVs if I ever do start collecting the old games.

Right now I've got the emulators on a Wii and I bought what are supposedly the best controllers for retro gaming, Wii Classic controllers. They don't seem as responsive as the old ones though. Doesn't matter as much for the RPGs, which are my preferred games, but make games like Mario harder. One plus is not having to worry about having your game getting randomly erased.

I don't think I've ever seen a SFC in real life. I did have an snes that turned yellow back in the day though.

 

[weighted chinup]

I see a lot of games and consoles pretty cheap in pawn shops around here. I've got several old TVs if I ever do start collecting the old games.

Right now I've got the emulators on a Wii and I bought what are supposedly the best controllers for retro gaming, Wii Classic controllers. They don't seem as responsive as the old ones though. Doesn't matter as much for the RPGs, which are my preferred games, but make games like Mario harder. One plus is not having to worry about having your game getting randomly erased.

I don't think I've ever seen a SFC in real life. I did have an snes that turned yellow back in the day though.

With that device you can use a SFC controller in your Wii. You can buy them bundled but it's a lot more expensive, just find a SFC controller locally for like $5 and stick it in the adapter.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

With that device you can use a SFC controller in your Wii. You can buy them bundled but it's a lot more expensive, just find a SFC controller locally for like $5 and stick it in the adapter.

Do you think the lack of responsiveness is in the controller or the emulator? I've heard most retro controllers pretty much suck. I'm sure i could get an original locally pretty cheap.

 

[weighted chinup]

Do you think the lack of responsiveness is in the controller or the emulator? I've heard most retro controllers pretty much suck. I'm sure i could get an original locally pretty cheap.

The homebrew emulator software should be solid enough to handle it considering the Wii's virtual console runs the old games perfectly. Maybe update emulator if you're running an older version.

Could also be a display issue causing the lag (HDTV upscaling the Wii's image). See if you can disable this setting on your TV, it might require using the component cables for VC/emu games if you have them instead of HDMI.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

The homebrew emulator software should be solid enough to handle it considering the Wii's virtual console runs the old games perfectly. Maybe update emulator if you're running an older version.

Could also be a display issue causing the lag (HDTV upscaling the Wii's image). See if you can disable this setting on your TV, it might require using the component cables for VC/emu games if you have them instead of HDMI.

Thanks. I'll try some of this stuff next time I break out the Wii.