RetroGaming

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.

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

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

Can it emulate Crysis?

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

I'd understand if it was about the controllers since the games were made to work specifically with them, but choosing to pay several hundred dollars instead of juste using something that cost less than a 100 and got far better UI and features is something i'll Never understand. Tho, It would make sense if you had that console as a child and getting the real one make you feel nostalgic.

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.

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

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

I gave my last cartridge blowie a long time 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!

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

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.