/vr/ - Retro Games

My alternate setup. I am the king of broken PVMs and this is the only one I've gotten that wasn't destroyed. Not sure why I bother with an 8" monitor, I have a perfectly mediocre consumer 27" Trinitron.

Anyways, replaying Mario 64 since I haven't played it since 2006 or so.

>>2016213
Thar she blows!

>>2016134
In process of tidying up still, but this is what I have, I have some NES Advantages and shit but they need a good old fashioned cleaning and some retrobright. I'll post my games next, again, still in progress of reorganizing.

>>2016213
>>2016237
adding a light despite the switch still being in the off position isn't going to help you cover that fuck up

>>2016259
Games, again, trying to figure out the best way to organize my stuff and going to make cases for my NES games.

>>2016260
lol :)

To be fair, I did actually have it running to get the photo of the screen, I was just trying to avoid the overblown exposure.

sorry for shitty picture

>>2016260
I don't know why I feel compelled to respond yet again, but there you go.

>>2016276
I do like me a colorful N64. At least your picture didn't fail as bad as mine! haha

My shitty dorm set-up. The Trinitron is an awesome TV. Got it off of Craigslist for $15.

>>2016289
My bad

>>2016306
Nice juan

I don't have a retro setup, just a normal everyday one.

Everything aside from the Gamecube and DVD recorder is fed into the PVM. VCR is connected to both(via the DVD recorder)

I just have one for everything.

I made this about 4 months ago after moving into my new place. The CRT is a Toshiba something or other, its ok, but has obviously seen some use.
>tfw no pvm or even trinitrons in my area
black things in the case that you cant make out are a 7800, Saturn, model 1 HD Genesis with a model 2 Sega CD attached, and N64. Not pictured (since they're not hooked up) is a snes jr, 2 2600's, a ps1-1001, and a portable black&whit radio/tv. That monitor in the far bottom right corner is actually a trinitron (the only one I've ever found ;_;, and its hooked up to my 98SE/DOS rig.
That mac was tossed in a closet about 10 minuets after I took that picture, and hasn't come out since.

theres also a 3ds xl, psp (that I have since hooked up to the tv), two gba's, a gba sp, and a purple gbc in the cabinet on my game shelf.
And the cabinets under my TV house two TRS-80's; a CoCo model 1 and model 3. Along with a bunch of blank data cassettes, about 100 empty DVD cases, and a PS1 driving wheel.

>>2016263
I wish i could get a whole bunch of those universal game cases without it costing me an arm and a leg to ship to australia

My current setup. All my composite consoles run to my CRT and I have a VGA box for my Dreamcast. Pretty much everything is hooked up at once except for the Nintendo consoles under my CRT, which all use the same AV cable anyways. All in all it's pretty convenient.

My current retro setup is a Philips CRT on the floor of my living room hooked up to and SNES, NES, and Genesis due to the lack of a proper stand.

How does everyone feel about media furniture? We have one of those HDTV benches that everyone uses now, but it's not deep enough to put a 20"+ CRT on. Pre-Bench TV stands/entertainment centers look horribly dated to me.

Do you go the full effect by using an old school TV stand or just use something modern?

My retro room set up.

>>2017235
Are those lights always on?

Do you need to slide the GC or Genny M1 out to insert games?

Can Sonic 3 & Knuckles fit on the M1?

Where do you store the controllers?

Is screen obstruction from cords an issue with the higher shelved consoles?

Have you considered safety brackets to keep them from taking a dive in case you let children operate them?

>>2017235
that's awesome. Maybe you could use colored lights that are appropriate for each system,

Nope, lights aren't always one. Surge protectors and light switches are actually in the drawers for easy access.

I tried to space the shelves out so I don't need to slide anything out. GC is a little tight but easy enough to reach. I actually don't know about trying sonic stackable stuff though.

Controllers are in this cabinet.

For systems higher up I have controller extensions.

Never thought about brackets. I don't have kids and prefer them to not be in there anyway.

I've got all the cables for my systems hooked up and tucked away on the side, so when I want to play something else I just swap out the console.

>>2017416

>senran kagura

This offends me more than anything else in that picture.

Stop supporting the localization of that garbage over worthy shit.

>>2016134
>AVGN sticker

my god

>>2017332
This is sweet; I like this

>>2017332
This is an admirable setup. Love the comprehensiveness and the presentation of the hardware. The furniture is nice, too. However, I think the room is pretty busy/cluttered. The trophy boxes AND all the toys is too much. I'm not against toys, it's just that alllll of that going on at once is jarring.

What's with the sensors hanging on the TV?

>>2017332
I don't recognise some of these systems; starting with the N64, and going clockwise:
* Wii
* ?
* ? (some Famiclone?)
* PS2s
* SNES
* White Saturn
* Genesis/32X
* Neo Geo X
* NES, PS1
* Amiga CD 32?? FM Towns?
* Japanese PC, not certain of model
* Model 1 Genesis MegaCD
* Jaguar + CD
* Panasonic 3DO
* GameCube
* TurboGrafx16?
* Dreamcast
* XBOX HUEG
* ?

>>2017235
>PC-engine FX
nice, few own that console

>>2017475
I agree. It is somewhat cluttered. I've redesigned a few times to scale back. I just love the stuff and since it's for me I keep. Sensors are for a particular light gun.

>>2017332
Ultimate fucking comfy. I want this kind of setup some day.

>>2017481
Under the Wii
-Neo Geo CD
-Consolized Atomiswave arcade board
-Neo Geo AES actually. Not the X.
-Below the PS1 is a VCR actually
-The PC looking thing is a PC-FX
-Above the Xbox is a Phillips CD-I

>>2017504
>2 TVs stacked atop one another
>what looks like the PVM is not being used
wut

>>2017512
They're both the same model PVM's and I use them both.

Other side for those interested.

>>2017517
Is it alright if I come over and get cheeto dust all over kirby?

>>2017515
Guess I'm retarded but the bottom one looked like a lower quality consumer TV to me.
H-how do you use both?

>>2017449
No.

>>2017332
>exposing your console boxes to light
Smart men shove them in the closet. And in case you're wondering, I have N64 game boxes in the Swiffer box. It's perfectly sized for them. Try it out!

>>2017528
It's great for when friends come over or when I want to re-watch a movie during a boring section of a game or a RPG.

I got the chance to buy both for 20 euros each and so far like them. They have direct SCART input and each monitor has a bandridge scartswitch that slides perfectly into the sides. It's really easy and satisfying to change games.

>>2017449

If you wanna go 'STOP LIKING THINGS I DON'T LIKE!', feel free to fuck off back to /v/.

>>2017561
PVM-2030?

wow all these setups would give me major neck strain

>>2017561
>PVMs for 20 euros each

I hate you.

What are the reactions you guys get when inviting someone over?

>>2018169
>inviting someone over

>>2018169
There is no "reaction" because anyone I invite over already knows the deal.

Then we sit down and play video games together. It's good shit. You should try it sometime.

>>2018183
Don't get me the wrong way, I'm just curious, sorry if it came out in the wrong tone. My game collection isn't that big but I was just wondering how people would react if I did have a wall of games.

>>2018169
The first time they saw it, "nice setup." Nothing after that. Considering nearly all my friends have a similar setup going, it's not exactly a shock. The few that don't have a gaming setup have a home theater etc, so they still get it.

What, did you think gaming, even "retro" gaming, was a big social taboo?

>>2018185
>Don't get me the wrong way, I'm just curious, sorry if it came out in the wrong tone.

Sorry for my snark.

Temporary since I'm rearranging my room and haven't bought a bookshelf to hold my consoles yet.

>>2016483

Do you fap to Link shota?

>>2018315
Sorry to disappoint you, but I don't fap to shota at all.

I just moved into my new apartment, so I'm still in the midst of setting everything up, so excuse the mess, and the bad color, I have no light in the living room at the moment. I took this picture when I first got this entertainment cabinet, which explains the saggy door I've straightened out since then. Looks so fucking rad, I love CRT entertainment centers, the cabinet doors swing open and then slide into the cabinet to reveal the TV. The small drawer in the middle flips down to reveal whatever you want put in there, but also slides out like a normal drawer.

It's all a work in progress though. I don't have too much money unfortunately.

My basementstation. Recently moved out of an apartment into university housing, and had to store a lot of my furniture and /vr/ stuff at my parents.

Pictured:

Sony PVM-20M2MDU
Sony PVM-8042Q
Sony KV-PT50
Some 9" VGA CRT
Some 15" VGA LCD
Some 14" TV, not too interesting, only composite inputs. The only reason i got it was because it was free and has a digital tuner.

Currently playing Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer on the Dreamcast via s-video.

>>2016290
help

>>2018357
Those PVMs.... that Thinkpad....

Such wonderful taste. Iwouldbebroswith.jpg

Here's mine.

>>2018392
From the side. I was into vinyl before I started collecting retro vidya. The /vr/ bug bit and now I've got 7 crts and tons of games I never got to play as a kid. I'm on an early-PS2 RPG kick at the moment.

>>2018392
Thanks.

I got the 20'' by a stroke of sheer luck...The seller had posted a picture of a 14" model, item description only stated "Sony monitor".
I can only guess they mixed up what exactly I bought since I got a 20" model in the mail. They were a medial surplus company, so i guess they don't have much experience with these monitors. It was packed fantastically, though.

The 8" has seen much better days, though. Needs the chroma cranked up to get any color out of it, s-video in has a weird sharpness issue, purity issues, etc etc.
I'd like to get an 8" BVM in good condition for a mobile setup.

Would also kill for a 25" or bigger set that will handle 480P, as well as a 14" set that I can take to uni with me

>>2018395
Where'd you get the Thinkpad? And nice score, 20'' is the smallest I'd want to game on, I really prefer 27'' and 32'' sets.

>>2018394
I got my PVM-2030 from the local Goodwill for $50. I also picked up an 32 inch Panasonic HD-CRT from there a couple days ago, and gave it to my lil' bro yesterday. He's been gaming on an old 27-inch curved glass SD Sanyo, and I'd been hunting for a while for a nice HD set to replace it with. He was floored by the difference when I set his PS3 up with 1080i component, really phenominal picture on it.

And this is my main tv, Wega KV-32FS120. N64 and SNES use s-video, and the Wii and PS2 use component. I haven't used this set for gaming much since I got the PVM.

>>2018415
Amazon, brand new. Fall of 2012, i believe.
It's an i7 X220, paid a pretty penny for it but i wanted the USB3 support, and it's been my daily driver since.

Does need a few new things, like a new keyboard (Shiny keys), new battery (~5ish hours instead of 10+) and an SSD.

>>2017504
Uhg that looks so comfy.

I know newer models give a better picture but I like the look of the older cube-frame PVM's the best. (2030 and the like).

Also, you put a lot of faith in idea furniture. lol.

>>2018392
Your setup just looks so comfy.

I blame it on the cat.

>>2018419
>new battery (~5ish hours instead of 10+
Hey, at least it still works. The battery for my r60 I got a few months back died completely within a few weeks of me having it. Still need to replace it.

>>2016134
>>2016237
>>2016472
>>2018357
what kind of sony tv are these?

>>2018496
3 of the four posts have the type of "tv" right in them, and one of those even gives a model number.

Sony PVMs; Professional Video Monitors.

They're RGB Monitors(not TVs) that were originally used for such tasks editing video for broadcast, monitoring security cameras, and medical applications such as endoscopy.
It also turns out they're amazing for retro gaming primarily due to clarity(thanks to accepting the highest quality video signal that most old consoles produce, RGB) as well as producing very sharp pictures.

The fact that they look really good in most settings and are built very sturdily a bonuses.

>>2018507
cheers

>>2017692
2130QM.

>>2018496
PVMs. CRT thread has lots of info about them.

>>2017449
>not liking senran kagura

SJW please go and preferably kill yourself.

r8 mine

>>2018581
le ebin maymay/10 :^)

>>2017416
I wish I had Vampire Savior and Saturn to play it.

i moved an currently have no crt, so here's my old setup instead.

Just adapted my living room for living alone again most of the time. 2 shelves with games, CDs, movies and books not pictured.

>>2018754
>living alone again
You are not alone. You have your games.

>>2018637
>SNES & Thinkpad

10/10

>>2016134
That looks so comfy, I cant put my finger on why though

Welp, posting mine again.

SNES, N64, PS1, AV Famicom(soon.jpg) ---RGB Switch---> XRGB-Mini
DC, Gamecube, Wii ---Component/VGA---> Lumagen Vision HDQ scaler
TV, DC, Gamecube, Wii ---Audio Switch---> Logitech Z623

>>2018787
>Neon Nintendo repair center light
Fucking jealous

>>2018775
Not OP but I agree.It reminds me of hastily hooking up a TV and console without furniture as a kid just to play ASAP. That contributes massively to how comfy I see it.

>>2018337
What are you, gay?

>>2017504

Model M brofist.

>>2018787
Where does one get these SNES test menus?

>>2018903
I was just running it from the Everdrive.

>>2018865
Nope. I just don't like little boys.

>>2018357
>tfw basementstation

I keep my retrostation with my battlestation so I can continuously shitpost while playing /vr/.

Recently got this PVM-1910 which caused me to seriously move things around. Removed my 14M2U from my setup and trying to sell it because I don't really need it anymore. Everything on that shelf is hooked up to that 14" BVM. The 1910 I use to play from my couch. Have to find a better spot for my Vectrex after getting this 1910.
Have another 14" in my bedroom.
Eventually planning on selling my 1353MD and 14M2U to get another 20".

Will eventually have the BVM on that shelf, the 1910 in my bedroom, and whatever 20" I get for couch use. I don't need 3 14" monitors nor do I have the room anymore.

That big Intergraph monitor I use for /vr/ PC games.

>>2019815
>Sons of liberty flag

I really hope that's just because you like MGS2 and not because you're some kind of /pol/tard.

>>2019847
I'm both. Fucking deal with it.

>>2019978
>anon trying to pretend to be a tripfag
:^)

>>2019847
>MGS2
Yes
>/pol/
No
>Real Americans
Yes
>Freedom
Yes

>>2020002
You're a pretty cool dude.

>>2019815
Nice Vectrex

>>2019815
Don't you love those KRK monitors? Also I see you have some synths in the background. What are they? I like you.

>>2020091
Not to derail the thread too much but they are KRK Rokit 8s and I love them. I'm sure audiophiles or actual studio engineers might talk bad about them, but for my uses and my budget they are perfect.

Bottom keyboard is an M-Audio Keyrig MIDI controller that I can use in Ableton Live or any other DAW. The top one is an old Micromoog that my dad kept since his days in the band.

>>2020123
>>2020002
>>2019815
>tfw other people with rokit 8's
>tfw my battlestation is open on your monitor
>tfw none of my equipment is in that room because of its shitty acoustics
oh well...
at least this thread got me to clean the room up again.

>>2016263

ugh man I'm concerned about the amount of space I have in my room to get universal cases for all my games. I think I might just leave them out but your library just looks so beautiful.

>>2017235

>>2021972
For SNES the space a UVG takes up isn't that much more, but for N64 yeah you're using a lot more.

To me, its worth it. My collection isn't that big, but if you were one of the guys who has a wall full of game it would get crazy pretty quickly.

>>2022045

I'm not really the kind of person to get duplicates of a game, or "every game in existence," but I still have a crap load of games. Pic related, and that's unfortunately the only place I can fit a shelf. I don't know, maybe I'll figure something out in terms of spacing. I need to change a few things, and I also need a new shelf to hold my consoles and HDTV + Sony PVM side by side.

That shelf space is multiplied by about 4 or 5 and that's all the space I have, which is currently being used up by other gen console games. MAYBE I can find some space? I'll think about it one day, because I really am jealous of what you have haha.

On the lookout for an AV Famicom and a bigger TV and I'll be all set.

>>2022139
>that rack
shit, nigger, get some cable ties

>>2022139

What a fucking mess, lol.

>>2022146
>>2022270
This is what a real gamer's station looks like. Remove the autism and just have a love about playing games and you got this. You'll find more rooms like this then the faglord who has everything neat & pretty atop $900 worth of shelving.

>>2022306
>I-I-I-I-I'm a r-r-r-real gamer g-g-g-guys

>>2022270
At least I don't have to unpack the cables and rewire behind my TV every time. They're all hooked up simultaneously. You just have to set the AV switch and go.

>>2020123
I think they just sound so clear, they make a huge difference compared to computer speakers, and they are good for home studios on a budget.

Thats a beautiful analog synth and you're very lucky to inherit it.

Cool to know other ma/vr/icks are also into synths and electronic music.

>>2022146
>>2022270
>putting more emphasis on the aesthetics than the retro vidya

You're doing it wrong, so wrong. We need a /hgtv/ containment board.

>>2022068
is that a Fire Emblem NES repro? Is it translated?

>>2022370

Yeah, Fire Emblem Gaiden specifically. It seems that Repros are looked down upon but when you can get em for $35 a piece it's not so bad, and I love the idea of playing a 60 hz terranigma on hardware.

>>http://shop.chipmasters.us/SNES_c3.htm

>inb4shill

>>2016483
>Ritsu

My boy

>>2022387
Not bad indeed. Bookmarked for the holiday season.

>>2022395
Yeah. Ritsu is best keion.

it's temporary, but for now it works

>>2022480
and here's the games. the cases are a work in progress.

while I'm at it, any suggestions for good ways to contain controllers? I'm gonna be relocating into an apartment soon and won't be able to pull off this hodge podge controller shelf anymore

>>2022480
>>2022486
Nothing wrong with that, though...

>4 Super NESes
for what purpose?

>any suggestions for good ways to contain controllers?
I got some bins at Target and put them on the shelf by their respective consoles. Pic related is what I have but there are all sorts of sizes and styles to fit your shelf/decor (and obviously you can get them anywhere).

>Red Wii
mon frere

We also appear to share the same model CRT. How's yours holding up? My picture seems to be waning (diagonal lines, minor fading in and out) but fortunately it's not my retro setup TV, just something to fall asleep to.

>>2022489
>for what purpose?
ask my dad, he kept picking them up at garage sales when I was a kid. we actually had five SNES's and three N64s at one point. I don't really have anywhere else to keep the extra consoles for now so they just sit with the others

as for the controllers I'm thinking about trying something like pic related. your bin idea is interesting but I don't know if it'll work, I guess I'll have to wait and see once everything's set up

>We also appear to share the same model CRT. How's yours holding up? My picture seems to be waning (diagonal lines, minor fading in and out)

it works really well. the only issue I've had with it so far was some weird ghosting effect on the crosshair in metroid prime tilogy on the wii, but as far as /vr/ stuff goes I haven't had any issues

>>2022536
Dad sounds like a hoarder.

>>2022536
Having four SNESes certainly isn't a terrible problem to have. I'd keep at least one covered up to stave off yellowing.

your container, if it's big enough, seems like a way to go; I personally would get something opaque, at least. That's probably just me, though; I think seeing them all lying around would sort of defeat the purpose of putting them away. I'm more about "a place for everything and everything in its place" rather than having everything on display or ready to grab at a moment's notice.

>>2022556
>I personally would get something opaque, at least
that's probably what I'll end up doing. the picture was just an example, not what I would actually get

>>2022551
my parents had me at a young age, so my dad was in his 20s in the 90s while I was a child. At the time he liked video games, but he's chilled out since then

>>2018169
Never really anything out of the norm tbh I have never gotten a sarcastic remark about my stuff cause I invite people over that know me

Even when I did invite someone over that didn't know what I had, was still was very nice to me about it and we're cool still. So it obviously didn't freak her out.

Why do you care anyway anon?

>>2017416
I think your setup looks Amazing

>>2022480
Can you take an image of banjo tooie playing on the CRT?

After years of RGB Monitors, emulation rigs, MAME cabinets, real cabinets, and all manner of assorted things this is my modern day set up.

Just an old Phillips TV and real hardware. I am slowly collecting flash carts and modded systems.

>>2024173
My old rig for comparison.

>>2024182
You really went back to basics didn't you? Don't you ever miss the old set up?

>>2024191
Yes, a lot of the time. Life circumstances forced me to move quickly and leave almost everything behind. I'm looking forward to the day I can begin collecting large CRTs again. But this time I will have a different focus. I'm pretty through with the whole RGB Pro Monitor thing. Been there, done that.

I want to restore a vintage console television to the best working order I can possibly make it.

Need to clean up...

>>2024368

>tfw semi-poorfag
>tfw i barely fill my tiny TV stand with /vr/ games
>tfw it feels like all the good stuff has been grabbed up already

I would like to get some everdrives/flash carts.

What's the /vr/ opinion on these? I'd still be collecting actual carts, etc along side them.

>>2024372
I dont get keeping the boxes.
They're just cardboard. I'd rather sell them for a couple extra bucks for my collection

I have UVG and if I ever come across a boxed SNES/NES/N64 game I instantly put the box and manual on sale.

>>2024382
Convenient, simple. easy to use, lets you play rare games/repros/homebrew.
Basically once you have an everdrive its kinda like your master cart that you use for all your games.

>>2022351
Not them, but I have my shit set up without any visible cords except controller cords, and I don't have to unplug or plug in shit. It's not that hard to learn how to run stuff along walls and behind components of your collection. Not bothering to hide cables, just shows your lack of appreciation and respect in taking care of your systems and accessories.

>>2024385
As long as you don't just throw the boxes away ,that would be treacherous.

>>2024387
Is everdrive the best one on the market or are there better alternatives?

>>2020002
> Real Americans
> YES

I miss Tony, Big Hoss, and Uncle Zeb so much.

>>2024458
For SNES you might be better off with sd2snes, made by the same guy as everdrive with better compatibility. Costs twice as much though, so it depends on how much you want to play special chip games (like megaman x2, x3)

>>2024046
sure, one minute

>>2024458
Everdrive is the best, highest quality, most trustworthy, and if anything goes wrong the creator/producer will help you out.

I don't have my setup finished yet, but i got my games all up today. If anyone wants to see more let me know.

>>2018576
Based Tom.

>>2024478
here we go

>>2024493
kinda hard to get a picture that isn't completely bloomed out, but hopefully this will do

>>2024182
>>2024173
I can see why you downsized, thats a bit excessive in the TV department.

Did you keep the cabinet? I still wanna make a MAME cab, but I'd want it to be a big four player one and thats kind of space constrictive.

>tfw no money to afford shelves or a real desk
>I have stacked CRTs, a wall of guitar amps and cables lying everywhere

I'm not a messy person but I've nowhere to put anything.

>>2024382
>I'd still be collecting actual carts, etc along side them.

Why? You said it yourself you're semi-poorfag. They would serve no other purpose than to look pretty and take up space. Get your priorities in order. Collecting carts is a luxury.

>>2023875
Curiosity.