/vr/ - Retro Games

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32x: (Genesis + $30) It has a small library with very few stand out titles

Sega CD (Genesis + $30 + Blanks) It also has a small library but it's stand-out titles are really really good. Some terrific examples of early multimedia games

3DO: ($60 + Blanks) This also has a pretty small library and was basically a failed system. It wouldn't be the best first console to get but it does run burned games unmodified, there are 100+ games for it and it's... unique. I like mine pretty good. If you're getting into retro gaming purely for special snowflake cred this would be the one to do it with.

CD-i: ($100 + blanks) Kind of like 3DO but shittier. Its main claim to fame is that it has some sub-par (but snowflakey) Nintendo licensed games on it. I don't play mine (largely because I don't have a gamepad for it)


Atari 2600 ($50 + $100) Atari is pretty primitive and not really for everybody. You have to really appreciate simplicity and pure game design to enjoy most of the library though there are plenty of gems everyone can enjoy as well. Also you'll end up getting a ton of games with any used 2600 you buy on Craigslist because of the crash, games were like fifty cents for a long time so everyone that had one got a ton of games.

Motherfucking NES: ($40 + $160) The NES is, of course, the ultimately fashionable retro console. There ain't a 3DO controller belt buckle. If you buy a $40 front loader on Craigslist you'll probably need to learn to maintain it and you can't use a Chinese Everdrive without a $20 converter so most people will just advise you to get an AV Famicom and a Chinese N8 Everdrive. It's the best, most reliable way to go but you'd be missing out on having that iconic NES front loading console. However you want to do it, it's something to consider because it also has one of the best and most vast libraries, stepping sprite games up a notch.

Neo Geo MVS ($100 + $150) MVS arcade hardware is cheaper than the AES console and there are huge multicarts.