/vr/ - Retro Games

>>2142453
It's a Chinese piece of shit emulator handheld, with ear rape quality sound.

nought to three sad onions

>>2142453
You should've asked for a RetroN V - my wife and I have been enjoying sonic and chuckles 3, and it's running on original hardware too.

>>2142453
while the emulation isnt great and the sound isn't either, you have a handheld Mega Drive emulator, with enough buttons in the right places to play games properly. You can have every MD/Genesis rom on it at once with the SD slot.

It's a nice thing, I hope you have fun with it and appreciate the person who bought you it.

>>2142472
>sonic and chuckles 3

I got three chuckles outta that one, alright.

>>2142453
At first I saw the box and was thinking 'cool!' but then on the back I saw 40% of the titles were homebrew and had the stereotypical names like 'Duck Drop' and 'Fishing Tournament'.

>>2142480
I meant nuckles

>>2142485
C'mon anon, if you really had the game or could actually spell you'd know that's still not correct.

>>2142457
>>2142472
>>2142474
>>2142481
this makes me depressed, all y'all niggas got something better because people actually know what you like

>>2142453
The sound is way off, but you can put .bin files on an SD Card and play them and it's still better than touch controls on smartphone emulators.

>>2142474
what is this, exactly and who makes it/where can i buy it?

>>2142537
It's a FireCore Genesis on-a-chip attached to an LCD screen, an SD slot and a decent control pad. It's made by TecToy and sold under the AtGames brand in the US. You can buy it on eBay or at many similar stores or even cheaper versions on AliExpress search for MD handheld or Black Card handheld. A better choice is an Android device with gaming controls or even a NES/SNES/Genesis/GBC dedicated handheld emulator of which there are many. A PSP would also be a better choice.

>>2142529
Nobody even tries to get me vidya stuff I'm way too much of a snob so count your blessings. At least it's probably the best FireCore console in the AtGames line. It plugs into a TV which Xperia Play doesn't do so that's something - and it has the SD slot which is a must.

I actually bought the FireCore shaped like Sonic's head for $4 and put a romset on it just to experience for myself and have some cheap junk I can just toss in my bag if I want to play some Genny at a party or something without worrying.

>>2142537
Oh shit I thought you were asking about OPs thingy. That's a USB converted Famicom II controller. You can't buy it but you can buy 4 button reproductions of dubious quality under the Buffalo brand.

>>2142453
The audio is beyond horrible. It just... plays the wrong notes.

Funnily enough, I also got this for Christmas and wanted to ask about it on here. So this plays .bin files? Can it only emulate Genisis games? Would I be able to emulate NES or SNES roms? Google didn't help me.

>>2142572
.bin format genesis, MD and MAYBE MS games (I haven't tried). No ZIP no NES no SNES

>>2142453
Trow it to the garbage is a shitty chinese emulator

i just recently bought something similar, no cardslots or anything to Change the games, but it runs em nicely and had no homebrew shit but Genesis, master System and game gear games.

i like These cheap litle mobile consoles.

>>2142453

I got it, and I think is good enough.....fuck you all morons who thinks is shit because of poor sound emulation (try it with castlevania and tell me how it went)

>>2142603
>Genesis
>two buttons

>>2142453
As someone who is a sucker for handheld stuff like dingoo, GCW Zero and Nvidia Shield I would have totally been hyped about receiving that portable Genesis.

>>2142683
Going by the games listed, it appears to be a Master System & Game Gear handheld as opposed to a Genesis one.

Honest question to anyone who has it?

How is the spyro collection? Is it all three games on 1 disk? or just the three disks boxed together? I have a buddy willing to sell to me for a good deal, but I want to make sure its worth it.

Also, are the games solid, or are they badly handled ports like most collections? Would I be better off buying them individually?

>>2142693
ignore, meant to be its own thread.

>>2142693
>badly handled ports
>of Playstation games
>to Playstation

Are you sure you posted the right pic?

Even the PS3 "Spyro Collection" is probably all 3 PS1 games in their full original format on one DVD. The PS3 is fully backward compatible with PS1

Can you save your progress at all?

>>2142683

that's a game gear SMS emulator you twat

>>2143068
This, I'm curious.

>>2143068
Nope. I hope you didn't want to play RPGs.

Emulator boxes are and will always be godawful, but if there's no other way you can afford or play them on a handheld, something like you got will be nice.

It's the perfect bathroom buddy, more or less. Luckily, you got one of the handheld editions and not the psuedo genesis.

>>2143097
luckily most genesis titles dont save anyway

>>2142472
>my wife and I
Everytime.

>>2142529
Hey, at least you got it for free, and you can play MD on the go. How much does one of these cost anyway?

>>2143170
The "console" runs at MOST $40, if I recall. So it's not a huge loss.

Really, it's the thought that counts.

Just be glad you didn't get a Neo Geo X.

>>2143180
Neo Geo X is way better, Anon. Try to keep up.

>>2143185
lol no!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQPmdlK8pvQ

>>2143190
>Implying rock solid AtGames construction on the FireCore

>>2143193
I'm not implying anything retard is a fact the neo geo x gold sytems is a cheap piece of garbage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=430-iM_kXT0

>>2142692
>>2143074
He clearly said Genesis in his post.

>>2143201
And so is the AtGames portable Genesis. If it's a competition between two pieces of junk, I'll take the more powerful, more capable one every time.

>>2143214
ther are like two geneseis games on it, probably carefully picked to work with two Buttons.

>>2143124
Was interested for RPGs...
Lame

Got one of these, GCW-Zero. It's pretty cool. Traded in an NGX when I found out it was non-moddable. Now the GCW-Zero is my preferred system for emulation. Though nothing beats the real thing.

Also got 2 Gamebuinos and a TI-84 Plus C for Christmas. Finally gonna replace my almost 2 decade old 83 Plus. Gonna miss the 83 but backlighting and not having to deal with batteries are worth it.

Picture of a Gamebuino to follow.

>>2143573
Two of these. Neat little things. Spent all of yesterday on one.

>>2143573
doesn't a modded PSP kick the shit out of one these?

>>2142453
Holy shit OP, I got the console version. What a coincidence!

Is that one any better?

>>2143576
Both are shitty little computers running shitty emulation software.

>>2143575
Just in price and ability to play PS1 and PSP games. Zero is superior in every other way. PSP is almost a decade old. Though that ain't much to brag about considered the PSP is almost a decade old.

>>2143575
Just in price and ability to play PS1 and PSP games. Zero is superior in every other way. Though that ain't much to brag about considered the PSP is almost a decade old.

>>2142453
bought one for my sanic loving niece since I ran into ebay problems trying to get her a real one.

Sega can suck a dick and the Dreamcast must have been adopted! I'm showing up with a gift when I go up there today not two weeks later after I find a working model and the right cables/power supply for it. Let you all know how horrible it is when she tests it out.

I understand that this thing will not work with a Sega 32X

but what happens if you try to use it with the Power Base Converter?

I understand that this thing will not work with a Sega 32X

but what happens if you try to use it with the Power Base Converter?

(forgot the picture the first time)

>>2143573
>Though nothing beats the real thing.
Oh, you're one of THOSE people.

>>2143880
No.

>>2143576
No. It's exactly the same except not portable so worse in that respect, although you CAN use real Genesis controllers on it so it has that - but if you got the one with no SD slot I'd put it right back in its box, go to the local retro games store and try to trade the nice package for a loose model 1.

>>2143581
>superior in every other way
Well the PSP technically has a better screen but they specifically chose the GCW's screen to have a 1:1 resolution for retro gaming so lots of people prefer it.

>>2143896
That was not an answer to the question.

Unless you were trying to say "the power base converter will not let you play Master System Games with the AtGames thing."

>>2143907
if your definition of better is bigger

Return and buy one or all of the following

A PSP you can hack
all the games on steam (they are all like $1 on sales)
Sega Genesis collection for 360/ps3
sonic mega collection for gc

For your own good op.

>>2143573
How do the controls on that feel?

>>2143953
alot better than the controls on the gamebuino. Took a couple days of wear before they stop creaking and I wished they were more clicky like the NGX, but they're fine and I'm perfectly comfortable with them now.

>>2142557
So you're telling me with an SD card I could put Sonic 3 Complete AND Bare Knuckle III?

>>2143913
That's exactly what I was saying. In what way was that not clear?

Anyone have an nvidia shield and brave enough to admit it on /vr/? I'm curious to see how it is for running emulators in the go / as a modded Psp alternative.

>>2143914
It's a much larger, higher resolution TFT screen. I acknowledge that the GCW's screen was specifically chosen to match the native resolution of retro games but even if you ladderbox AND letterbox the image to native resolution in the middle of the PSP screen it's still bigger than the whole GCW screen. The GCW console itself is smaller though and more pocketable but also much more expensive than some used PSP.

They're both right choices for different people stop getting butthurt like I'm insulting your waifu portable

>>2144035
I don't have one but a friend does. It crushes it on the specs department don't even bother trying to compare the performance of shit like a FireCore, GCW or PSP against a Shield.

It's fuck hueg though, bigger than a 360 controller which is what it sort of feels like in your hands but the buttons ARE in slightly weird positions. I could easily get used to it but it seems like lots of people can't.

Personally, I play games on the go on an Xperia Play. The combination of small and cheap was a winner for me.

>>2144042
Thanks brother. I'm going to take a look at Xperia play as well.

>>2144035
Shield owner reporting in.

Owner of both Shield Portable and Tablet. I play on my Portable a lot more because I stick to MAME4ALL, Reicast and the console cores of RetroArch which run flawlessly. My Tablet is used for PSP, Twilight Princess on Dolphin and android games.

If you really want a modded PSP alternative, most definitely get the Shield Portable. It even runs tons of PSP games fine, just don't expect it to totally replace a PSP anytime soon. If you want even better PSP emulation then get the Shield Tablet.

>>2144108
Nice! How's the portable weight / balancing wise, any issues? Also how's the dpad? Thanks for the input on this, it's hard to get legit answers about it as an emulation device from the reviews and threads I've seen elsewhere.

>>2144037
>stop getting butthurt like I'm insulting your waifu portable
No.

Seriously though, the PSP screen is 3.8'' at an aspect of 16:9 which is a vertical height of 1.86''. The GCW-Zero screen is 3.5'' at an aspect of 4:3 which is a vertical height of 2.1''. PSP is actually smaller but wider.

>>2142704
only the original PS3 can play PS2 games
:<
why you have to accidently remind me.

it is still cool that all the ps3 models can play ps1 cds.