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[–] OmnislashIsACloudApp@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I setup and love retropie, but I will say that I was surprised at how many emulation issues I had even on some PS1 games. mostly it was framerate or processing issues, tried same emulator on my laptop with no problem.

raspberry pi is very affordable but it was surprising to me that the hardware specs were a limiter given how much of an increase they were over the ps1

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I was thinking about using mine for this. Maybe I'll limit myself to 2d retro games then.

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[–] directive0@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I love old consoles... but old media (carts, cds/dvds) not so much. Flashcarts have been a revelation for me. I'm happy to help out the collectors out there by lowering the demand for original cartridges for my NES or gameboys.

And honestly its a much purer and more fun experience than an everything emulator where you spend most of your time setting it up and then deciding which game of all the games ever created you feel like playing right now. But I do also enjoy setting up emulator devices be they handheld or set top, and playing on them. I'm not a snob, it's all good stuff and its a great time no matter what your choice, tbh.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A controller that looks like an old SNES with a PS2 form factor is all the retro authenticity I need

[–] g00@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

That's the bitch

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

I have a nice collection of old games but I also have a nice collection of emulators and devices to run them on lol

[–] Toneswirly@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Aren't they kinda of hard to get a hold of still? During the pandemic they were going for 100$ and up

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

you can at least get them directly instead of paying scalpers now, but yeah it's still $80 for an 8GB board.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I can see the appeal for that... Except for the NES.

I gave my last cartridge blowie a long time ago.

[–] specialseaweed@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago

Something about the wire on a NES controller that makes it feel right.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I've got an Anbernic 353p and I LOVE it for handheld, but trying to use it as a console has proven tricky. I just want a device that I can plug into my TV and play games on with a minimum of tinkering. I shouldn't need to remap controllers every time I turn the thing on. I don't care to follow along with a three+ hour long tutorial to get all the settingsjust right. Plug into TV. Turn on. Play game.

This is where original hardware, or even those SNES Mini or Playstation Classic devices have appeal, because they aren't tinkering hobby devices, they're game systems first, last, and only. Everything above and beyond that should be very optional.

[–] emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 11 months ago

Steam deck. Not as cheap as an ambernic or raspberry pi, but I've been blown away by how painless and plug and play everything is, and I've played games on it from every console generation up to ps3 so far, plus modern pc games. Steaminput makes controller settings a breeze even for games or applications that don't have good input settings. I knew I'd like it before I got one last year, but since then I can't say enough good things about it, it's honestly everything I dreamed of as a kid playing video games, almost every game under the sun all in one handheld package, it's honestly incredible.

[–] BigPotato@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

The best of both worlds, I've got Flash Carts for all my retro consoles and I'm (slowly) working on ODEs for the others! In the cases where an ODE removes the disc drive, I have secondary consoles! My partner hates that the entertainment stand is covered in video games but loves that most of the boxed games are in storage!

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 4 points 11 months ago
[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

This is like people who insist building your own PC is easy.

No. It's not.

It is if you know everything about it sure, but that applies to most things.

I don't care about your raspberry Pi that I have to house, program, etc. I just wanna pop in a game and have it work. Easy peasy

[–] bitwolf@lemmy.one 4 points 11 months ago

I agree that it's easy in the sense that you can learn enough to do it via YouTube.

It's certainly not always easy to actually do the thing though.

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[–] ATDA@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Both are awesome.

One for general use, not scuffing up my gear or games, travel, etc.

The other when I want to really have a beer and just retro out for an afternoon.

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (4 children)
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