Is it worth buying the real hardware over emulation?
At least for PS2, Game Boys (if you have friends to link up with) and Xbox.Maybe for N64.
>>12495183I have a Wii, Mega drive (32x & Mega CD), N64, and Original Xbox but i'm not sure if it's worth getting any more consoles.
>>12495176Yes but don't go overboard, I went out and bought way too much and now I have to sell it.
>>12495184You have already modded your Wii, RIGHT?
>>12495176Only for handhelds and two non-retro home consoles made by Nintendo that have a heavy focus on motion controls. I do recommend however buying controls that resemble the layout of the console's controller if you're going to emulate. I have a standard modern controller for NES, SMS, DC and all PSs; Retrobit's Saturn Pro controller for Genesis and Saturn; 8bitdo 64 for N64 and some other one i forgot the brand for the GameCube.
>is it worth spending hundreds on mass-produced plastic instead of playing a better version for freelol just lol kid
>>12495176Yes if it was a well-made system that will stand the test of time (Gameboy family, IBM 5150s, Apple II family, etc)
>>12495176real hardware + flash carts/ODEs is the patrician choice.emulation + original controller is the neutral choice.real hardware + collecting games is the plebian choice.
>>12495245>emulation + original controller
>>12495176Consoles? Yes. Cartridges/discs? Fuck no. Mod and flashcarts.
>>12495260this
>>12495245>real hardware + collecting games is the plebian choicelmao lol holy fuck my sides
Depends on platform and nostalgia. If one has muh feels for a given machine then nothing competes warts and all. Why yes play 3DO games at 12fps or less is great if you experienced it back in the day but if you did not then shit sux man. If one is NOT attached to nostalgia I believe OG hardware is not worth the effort and emulation is the way to go. After all playing a game is better than not.
>>12495176Only for non-retro systems and maybe portables if you can find a good CFW for it. The Xbox is something you may want to look into if you want to amass a collection for it on its HDD. Otherwise, emulation is the best bet.
>>12495191Of course, it's like the easiest console to mod.
>>12495217>comes to a board about retro consoles and games to complain about people playing retro games and consoles/v/ is that way >>>/v/
When I moved I had to downsize and a lot of my games and consoles are in storage boxes. Ive been really enjoying PS2 emulation and the crazy improved graphics, every game is so impressive visually now. If you have the space go for it, but if you dont emulation is more practical.
>>12495176As someone with a number of consoles and hundreds of games, no
>>12495258>>12495283i see no rebuttal here
>>12495485do you make a habit of stopping downies on the street and arguing with them over the color of the sky or do you simply nod your head and move on?
>>12495485Because you were right.
>>12495484As someone with like 10 consoles, I concur. Don't irritate, just emulate.
Most original hardware really isn't all that expensive. The hardest part is maintenance, since disc drives and in certain consoles the capacitors are reaching the point where failures are more common. That said, if you're willing to replace capacitors and service/replace parts in disc drives, a repaired console should last you many years for a relatively low investment.For games, unless you want to be totally legit and collect, just buy flashcarts and CD-Rs/DVD-Rs (or replace disc drives with ODEs, when possible).
>>12495554If you collect hardware and don't know how to service it, you're a dumbass.
>>12495176No, just emulate. Build a modern gaming PC and you can play any game ever made.
>>12495176The non-meme answer is that it dependsSome systems aren't emulated very well yet (Xbox emulation is kinda shit), so in that case you need the real hardware to actually play most of the games properlyIn the case of systems that have practically perfect emulation, it depends on how important physically interacting with the original hardware is to you
>>12495885you don't even need a modern gaming PC to emulate most /vr/ games.just get a pre-built or hell, even a MFF optiplex or thinkcentre
>>12495176>real hardwarelike a retron 5 my waifu bought?or like a repro Soundblaster card for retro PC rigs?
>>12495930>>12495885pretty sure a WinXP rig is still the best choice overall. but single-core CPUs aren't gonna be around forever.
>>12495941>single-core CPUs aren't gonna be around forever.this. i486 just lost support from the latest linux kernel. your pentiums are next! hua hua hahahahhahahahhahhaa
>>12495176In all seriousness, why the fuck would you want to play old games without save states? I was playing Castlevania 3, a game Ive beaten hundreds of times in my life already, the amount of bullshit jumps and shit is annoying at this point, I like being able to rewind in an emulator and just play the fucking game instead of dying and restarting. I just want to fucking have fun at this point, not deal with bullshit, so fuck real hardware. It's also more convenient to have like 10 fucking systems available a click away then setting up old ass fucking systems and changing cables all the time
>>12495953Using save states in ROM hacks that were clearly not tested for real time play is fine.Otherwise? No. Git gud.
>>12495953i only save state at the beginning of a stage.abusing states to get past a difficult part is ridiculous
>>12495953>a game Ive beaten hundreds of times in my life alreadyBut you still haven't mastered the platforming? Yeah whatever faggot.
When are we going to admit this is now retro?
>>12495954>>12495956>>12495959The boat stage and the underground cave stages are filled with annoying bullshit, sometimes you miss a fucking jump and it ruins the entire playthrough cause now you gotta restart the entire fucking stage or an enemy hits you and you get hit back into a pit. It happens maybe 2 out of 10 times but it's still annoying and I'd rather be able to rewind it then start he stage over
>>12495963nigger, if you're gonna use states, just save at the start of the level. git gud
>>12495954>>12495956>>12495959>>12495967Unironically, what year are we in?
>>124959702026
>>12495885>>12495930>>12495941Your XP rig can't run any decent version of PCSX2, only old shitty ones
>>12495992optiplex and thinkcentre MFFs run modern OSes and will emulate a PS3 comfortably.
>>12495176No, give your old consoles to me Serious answer: It depends. I personally emulate older consoles and buy newer ones.
>>12495176Sure, if your emulator isn't up to scratch, as it pertains to timing. Rhythm Tengoku GBA is almost impossible to play, no matter what settings I use in the emulators or rig.
>>12495176not relevant to the thread, but this is the ugliest and most hideous bastardisation of pepe i've ever seen. I don't think even Matt Furie himself would be happy looking at it. It's hideous. What have you done. You've desecrated something so pure. Pepes are meant to be animals. They don't work as humans, what the fuck.
>>12496095Sorry, here is the only other pepe image I have saved.
>>12496103much better.
>>12495930My point was that you could run every game from all of gaming history, including modern games, on a single device. Or just about every game anyway.
Its preference. You can get a phone and emulating everything. Or buy all the real stuff and have a room full of it. I used to like emulation with the Bliss-Box.com adapter, that way I had all the original controllers. I then moved to FPGA since it also use my Bliss-Box with the BlisSTer. This was a nice setup!!Now I go all consoles + ODE flash carts, I find this my goto setup, something about having it all...And that damn Bliss-Box adapter even works on my consoles now, so I do nto have to buy the $300 controllers :) ..i.e XE-1...I can use my playstation instead.
>>12496291>Its preference. I like this answer, emulation is my go-to for consoles I don't intend to own (like NES) but if it were to be a game on a console I do own, I can simply play it on the real deal without emulation, also some consoles like the dreamcast and N64 don't have perfected emulation yet so it's worth getting those consoles if you're interested in the games they offer.
>>12495885You can play Astro Bot on a PC?
>>12496297never heard of it, maybe drop the pippin or whatever retard shit that game is on and get a real console
>>12495992You can run modern versions of PCSX2 on Windows XP, it just isn't officially supported.
Real Hardware thats modded is best
>>12496170>playing nu-games
>>12495217Just say you're poor we won't make fun of you
>>12496868i'm trans btw! ^w^
>>12495953This
>>12496920save states are for bitches who can't get gudit's ok to stop playing a while or give up totally if you get really stuck on a thing
>>12495176That's entirely up to you. Some folks prefer emulation and the endless features it provides. Some people prefer physical media and og hardware for the most authentic experience. Maybe try picking up a cheaper system/games to start and see how it feels, then go from there.
I’m not gonna play my favorite systems on PC because I’m not a retarded faggot. PC emulation is always a downgrade, even the easily emulated systems, just from the fact you have to run it on a fucking computer
>>12495176I'd recommend buying flashcarts personally. It's the middle ground where you're still playing games natively but not buying each game individually because that's just a colossal waste of time and money.
>>12497115just say you don't know how to use a computer, anon
Do both and stop writing garbage on the internet (or kill yourself, it's fast). These threads suck ass.
Emulation lets you play old games online. If you use Fightcade or RetroArch - you even get rollback.Emulation is worth it for that reason alone, even for someone who is otherwise a hardware purist.
