/vr/ - Retro Games

Everything James says is right.

>>1214682
James never said that though. Did he?

Yes and if you disagree I will beat you up.

>>1214682
I'll play Atari on whatever CRT I want.

>>1214702

He said that in that exact scene the screenshot is from. Atari 5200 review.

>>1214706
Fucking Trinitrons, man.

>>1214682
That piece of shit isn't old and I have no interest in play on, in, or around him.

2600 games play fine on anything because the graphics are so bad it looks like blocks on matter what you use. Anything else you'll want a CRT

I had a Zenith with the channel nobs as a kid that I remember playing NES on in my basement

I used to hide under my dad's desk while playing Friday the 13th because I was afraid of Jason coming into the room from around the divider

I play atari on my PVM. I don't have room to have a piece of shit laying around.

He's not the most knowledgeable when it comes to technology.

i have a Philips magnavox,i dont know if that can be called a true CRT

>>1214682
Actual consoles on CRT TVs > Emulators
any day

>>1214828
That TV looks to be from the 80's, so yes, it's old.

>>1214873
How so? Keep in mind he was comparing it to his more modern CRT that he uses for everything else.

>>1214873
you dont need to be a tech genius to want to play with the technology that was availbe at the time of release

>>1215503
Not any day, just some of the days.

No.

They aren't bad though. Properly maintained CRTs back in the day were fairly good quality.

But it'll be fine on any modern SDTV/EDTV as well. You'll still get a nostalgic crappiness because most of the noise you get when playing is from the atari's piss poor output. I don't know if grounding the actual output would help any.

The biggest thing about using older TVs is that tend to have a more comfortable aesthetic to them, especially the wood paneled ones.

>>1215642
Wow, didn't expect a TV like that to show scanlines that defined.

As for the Atari's output, it definitely helps NOT to use the original switch box it came with. An RCA to RF adapter goes a long way toward making it look better, I find.

>>1215674
Yeah a lot of vintage TVs are fairly clear and sharp. Obviously not high resolution, but a lot of the time the problem is shitty antenna / crappy source video. The largest typical problem most older TVs have really is overscanning, which makes games a bitch.

>>1215689
vintage TV have a real appeal to them, I think

>>1214725
You are right on the money man, Only a Sony Trinitron will do. Fuck any other CRT.

>>1215689
Shit, that's one awfully crisp picture there. And why is the screen practically round? How old is this TV?

>>1215790
Some older TVs were round as well. Like the Zenith porthole.
http://youtu.be/UqFIH9UiCuI?t=2m30s

That one is a 1963 Bush CVB100

only CRT autists agree

Pretty sure it was a joke

>People taking what he said this seriously

>>1216458
Some people really cannot differentiate between humor and straight-faced statements. The clip has him try to connect it to his usual CRT, after which hijinks ensue and he decides to use the old shitty CRT instead.

>>1215764

Trinitron master race. Seriously you'll be a master racer if you practice with that thing on your back like 100 times gravity. But seriously. It was a joke. Like my post. Its all about nostalgia. Although the reception for status should be getting better due to the switch to digital signals.

>>1216482
So I'm not the only one who noticed the Atari's output got a little cleaner post-digital switch. I have heard it was also quite clean back in the late 70's/early 80's, then got considerably worse as the airwaves got more polluted, though I can't back that up personally.

>>1215812
That Bush TV is fucking Awesome. Shame that those are England only TVs, I'd love to see how /vr/ consoles would look.

What would MGS4 look like?

>>1215642
>a more comfortable aesthetic to them
I've been trying to describe why I like them and I finally found a proper description. Thanks, anon.

>>1216458

His facial expression clearly shows that he's kidding. People with autism have trouble recognizing sarcasm.

>>1214682

i totally agree. if i hook up any of my pre-hd systems i always use an old TV. Trust me, Ocarina of Time wasn't meant to be played on a 50 inch 1089p screen.

This is kind of cute

>>1216847
What the hell are they even playing?

>>1217327
A Konami shooter apparently

>>1214682
i guess this is our old tv thread now.

>>1217419
I love my 2000's Sony WEGA and all, but there really is something charming about these old wood-paneled CRTs.

>>1215516
Yes, that shit in front of the TV is from the 80s. For me that is not old.

I usualy play retro games on one of these. Is this acceptable?

>>1217327
Life Force

>>1217493
Have fun playing Duck Hunt, or any other lightgun game for that matter, faggot.

>>1217496
But I do. And it works fine.

>>1217496
What a retard, CRTs work on all lightgun games.
though I play Duck Hunt with my Wii Zapper

>>1217496
Not that guy, but it works just fine for me and my nephews.

>>1217541
>No hits

>>1217496
they work just fine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3tBk-LYyzo

>>1217602
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3tBk-LYyzo
Did you even watch what you just linked? Because it says you're wrong.

>>1215812
>>1215689
>>1215642
>>1217419

I envy these TVs. They look appealing unlike the ones today.

>>1217613
The fuck are you on about, The CRT he is using in the video is a flat screen and it works perfectly.

They will work with any SD 4:3 CRT.

>>1218023
>I envy these TVs. They look appealing
Bad hair day, anon? But seriously, I think modern TVs are superior to watch stuff on, because there's less distraction from content.
They look nice to just have around though, just not to actually use frequently.

definitely, the blurry image on the TV gives you hardware based anti aliasing with no performance overhead.

Whats your favorite nerd episode?

Nothing comes close to the accessory review one for me. Him wearing the head set and yelling FIRE FIRE FIRE is fucking hilarious.

>>1214682
yup

too bad atari games are too old now

maybe not something that old but a crt is required for old consoles