/vr/ - Retro Games

Fixed that last photo for you >>3897736

>>3341097
ebay should be fine, get an AV Famicom though. There's not much to worry about since not a lot can go wrong with them and the AVs tend to be in better condition, since they released later.

If you want to do it justice, buy a Disk System to go with it. This is where you need to really look into what you're buying since the belts inside them tend to go and need replacing (not worth buying a broken one though). Also, since Famicom Disks could be overwritten at game stores instead of buying new disks, a lot are mislabeled; it's not uncommon to get a Super Mario disk with a completely different game on it.

I have a huge collection come by honestly over decades and I'm a /vr/ og but I'm a moderate on the emulation issue.

OP, although I do 100% support you using emulation in your situation, there are a few things I feel like I should point out.

-/vr/ tier consoles are not just going to up and break after you buy them. You've been conditioned by the poor reliability of 6th gen and the shit tier reliability of 7th gen. Nintendo and Sega consoles (other than Sega CD) don't break. Ever. You can burn them up with wrong power supplies or physically break them but they don't wear out. Period. Saturn and Playstation lasers do eventually burn out like light bulbs but they're made to be easily replaceable and the parts are cheap. More chinky consoles may have caps that need replaced which is a medium skill job but they fail slowly with unmistakable symptoms.

-You've already established one of the primary mehs of emulation, the controller. On the other side is the display. Retro consoles on CRTs syncing right at their proper resolutions are much more satisfying than using your modern PC display. Think about using an SVideo out of your PC or emulating with a Wii.

-The third major caveat on emulation is the games themselves. It can very easily overwhelm you in the sheer number of games you can download in a few minutes. Choose your games some other way than browsing a list. For max authenticity I recommend looking at old promotional material/reviews and discussing with your virtual schoolyard buds here on /vr/ or wherever. I usually take small advantage of it being the modern age and watch some random parts of a longplay before I decide to play a game through emulation, and I play through emulation before I pay eBay price which I only do if I really love it.

And finally, allow me to shill playing on real hardware a little bit. I truly think, as a yardstick, you should pick up at least one piece and a small CRT. Go on craigslist and spend ~$20. Probably on an Atari or Genesis.

>>2356278
This. If you're going to shell out ~$100 for a goddamn NES because you can't be fucked to find a deal locally then buy a goddamn AV Famicom and a 72->60 pin adapter.