/vr/ - Retro Games

>>2302529

>buying an emulator

:\

>>2302532
Smartphone touchscreens feel silly to play vidya on.

1) get GBA micro
2) get flashcart
3) get NES, GB, GBC emulators
4) get roms of the relatively few decent GBA ports
5) get your topic deleted for no reason (they do it for free)

>>2302571
alternatively you could get a DS lite and combo a DS flash cart with an ezflash for the GBA slot. Lets you load up on DS games and a lot of emulators for older games as well as GBA games and extra features like rumble on some ds games (completely worthless feature but its there)

I think the JXD is the best option out of all of those, if you dont mind android. Especially because you can play it on your tv, and it supposedly doesnt look like shit.

I am still waiting on the PS Vita to get hacked though. I may get a JXD if it never happens.

>Portable device for portable game emulation
This is fine.
>Portable device for home console emulation
Stop.

Retro vidya is nothing without nostalgia, and there is no nostalgia in playing SNES games on a handheld. I'd argue there is a bit of nostalgia in using emulators on a computer, depending on how you grew up.

>>2302921
>Retro vidya is nothing without nostalgia

>>2302921
I have no nostalgia for about 90% of the retro titles I play, and I don't nostalgia over the machines that the games natively play on when I do play games I liked as a kid. The machine was just that annoying 300 dollar thing I had to buy to play the games.

>>2302921
>Retro vidya is nothing without nostalgia

Ladies and gentlemen, /vr/ in a nutshell

>>2302921
>Retro vidya is nothing without nostalgia, and there is no nostalgia
You are literally implying it makes no sense for people to play old games they never played before, nowadays

>>2302545
Do you know what MOGA is?

>>2302921
>Retro vidya is nothing without nostalgia
Where the hell do you think you are

>>2302529
Shield is the best in terms of power and build quality but fucking nvidia stopped making it for some reason.

>>2302609
>post mentioning a gba gets deleted
GREETINGS COMRADE ALL IS WELL IN OUR DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC YES?

>>2302921
lmao @ manchildren who only play retro games because they can't mentally progress past childhood

>>2302921
>Retro vidya is nothing without nostalgia

>>2302921
>Retro vidya is nothing without nostalgia

>>2302992
Is this an edit?

>>2302921
As someone who grew up with both consoles and handhelds, I would prefer to play absolutely any single-player game on a handheld over a console if given the option.

>>2302898
That's probably the only time Vita will get sales. PSP only truly sold well as soon as it got hacked.

>>2303006
Real show, called rectify, pretty good show

Oh boy, reaction faces, just what I came to /vr/ for.

>>2302529
Or you could just buy a PSP, install a custom firmware and go crazy with the awesome emulators you gat to install right off the bat.

You still can find new PSP (model 3000) at big stores, and a 32gb Micro DS card + the card adaptor costs only a fraction of what Sony's memory cards would cost.

You're missing both poorfag-tier and richfag-tier

>poorfag-tier

>richfag-tier

>>2303045
That looks very unconfortable to play.

>>2302529
I think that's a pretty sexy unit, not gonna lie

>>2303048
The worst part is the thinness - you feel like you're pinching it but a case fattens it up enough.

>>2303047
That's not how you spell shit tier.

>>2302529
>Psp for CPS1/2, neogeo/cd/pocket, msx, game gear GB/GBC/GBA, nes,master and mega and some snes games and Native ps1 emulator

>>2303047
>more money than brains-tier
there, fixed that for you

>Wii
>absurdly cheap used
>homebrew channel emulates everything

this looks like it would be great for me and my wife

>>2302974

4+2+2chan /vr/ lets you discuss PS2 and GBA to you heart's desire. It's your very own OPchan. It's the /vr/ you faggots always wanted.

Just go there. Please go there. I'm begging you. Go there. Please.

>>2303028
People say that alot, but PSP has slowdown issues with SNES. And since most emu devs have moved on to Android, you won't be seeing any improvements to PSP emulators. PSP WAS the best option, but the JXD thingie has stronger hardware and the android emulators.

>>2303179
How is emulating NES/GB games on a GBA less topical than this thread? Eat a bullet dipshit

>>2303183

Just go there already.

Please.

>>2303181

SquarePusher has been messing around with the PSP. So there's that.

PSP does just fine with a bunch of other stuff, though. And some/a lot of SNES games will play at full-speed.

>>2303028
>>2303181
This:>>2303106
Plus psp has a huge libary.

>>2303184
>no actual response
Naturally

Hope you're doing your duty and reporting all these PSP posts, faggot

>>2303045
My sister had one of those, put a load of emulators and ROMs on there for her. She liked Shantae and, oddly enough, Sprocket for the Genesis.

>>2303193

Just go.

>>2303195
Socket, actually. That one Sonic clone with the duck and the pretty good music?

>>2303203
Beg some more

Also, no

>>2303045
Where do you guys keep finding these cheap Xperias? Every time I try looking for one, they are around $100

>those prices

Holy shit, just get a ds flash card like the dstwo that supports gba roms

>>2303168
OP wants handhelds.

Better

>>2303397
Shiggy.

>>2303397
wow really nice! you must have really big pockets!

>>2302529
>cool dude thanks for posting OP. Those look good. If no one mentions- pandora handheld also open Pandora handheld, and soon their dragon model handheld.

>>2303210
Let it go.

Just go.

Don't hold it back anymore.

Faglords never bothered me anyway.

>>2302529
It's a lot less trouble to just get a GBA and a flashcart. You can emulate NES games too.

>get LG G3 for free with a phone plan you were going to get anyway
>get moga hero on sale
>spend less than $40 and emulate everything up to 5th gen, and DS and PSP

>>2303018
Fuck, that show sounds good according to Wikiped.

>>2302950
>having to deal with your phone's battery and your wireless controller battery

>>2303518
>those specs
What the fuck, why do free phones have better specs than the fucking 500 dollar laptop I paid real money for in december? How do laptop manufacturers get away with robbery?

>>2303557
Wireless carriers subsidize the phone cost. You pay it back and then some over life of the plan.

A new LG G3 costs $400 without the plan.

My simple plan for emulation heaven was to root my ancient Droid Bionic, install Sixaxis app, pair with an old ps3 controller and bought a phone mount for the controller. Filled the SD card with roms and gained so much weight playing every game imaginable.

SUPER NINTENDO SEGA GENESIS
WHEN I WAS DEAD BROKE I COULDNT PICTURE THIS.

>>2303467

>>2302529
I've been thinking of grabbing a GCW Zero myself once I save enough shekels
I can't stand playing emulators on a PC

>>2302921

all is said and done, just want to make the commentlist longer to make you look like the ass you are

>can't ever watch any movie before birth
>only food created after my birth can be eaten
>just nostalgia'd all over the carpet

>>2302529
The JXD S7800B is cheap and terrible. I bought two of them.

The screen was separated a bit and the LED was leaking through on the bottom on one. Dead pixels.

The second one the thumb stick fucked up from playing SFA3 for a couple hours doing spin kicks. It snapped it so the top thumb thing would spin in circles (thus not letting me do the thumb twirl properly). It also had dead pixels.

>>2303589
GBA IS RETRO!!! GBA IS RETRO!!!

>>2305152
Oh, also the 1080p out is shit. You output any emulator, streaming, anything, and the FPS tumbles instantly. Any emulator. NES, Genesis, etc.

Dreamcast becomes unplayable AFAIR

>>2305154
maybe you should take a break from posting

Wait
Guys

why not just build your own?

There are tons of little single-board pc's that are perfect for creating an emulator

>>2305152
Chinese manufacturing is the only reason I haven't gotten one of those. Stuff like this is exactly what I fear.

>>2305239
I was actually looking into creating my own portable emulation station using a Rasp Pi, till I noticed the specs weren't any better than the JXD or similar option. Now the ODroid U3, that looks like it would be perfect. My only problem is I have no idea how I would hook up a screen and buttons to such a thing.

this is why i hate this bored, the fucking board name is retro. Follow the goddamn rules, bunch of fucking knuckle draggers.

>>2305285
>bored
>board
choose one you fucking knuckle dragger

>>2305285
Explain about how talking about emulating retro consoles on new hardware isn't following the rules.

Unless you honestly think everyone here is emulating on Pentium 3's.

>>2305303
Pretty sure he knows that, why are you even breathing?
>>2305318
That's just semantics, but you already know that.

>>2305152
I've been saving up to get one since August. I've seen a lot of praise on YouTube, and from what I can tell it looks and plays beautifully.

I've heard that while defects are very common, they've improved their build quality and quality checking over the last few months, and that if you get a good one, it's a very good system.

I've tried to find criticism, but the biggest common problem has been the wi-fi antennnas, which used to often come completely broken and had to be soldered back on. Also, the d-pad is ill-suited for fighting games, unfortunately. I've also hoped that by the time I had the money (I have $80 saved up), there might be a JXD S7800C with bluetooth and improved controls or something.

I never heard about any problems with the HDMI out, and I sat through over three hours of video reviews and gameplay. I also can't find a more ideal alternative to the JXD S7800B. The screen is massive, it doubles as a proper android tablet which I also want, the controls look decent, it can handle everything up to Dreamcast and does PSP reasonably well for certain games (Monster Hunter, Mega Man, Prinny). It also runs Android ports natively like the GTA 3 trilogy, the Sonic ports, and KotOR, which all seemed to play smoothly and control properly.

Is it really too good to be true? And if so, what is better in the $150 range?

>>2302921

look at this pleb

I found an interesting blog post comparing Android emulator devices / gaming tablets. Unfortunately it's about a year old.

>http://obscurehandhelds.com/?p=2286

>>2303557
This. Most people don't know you can get phone plans from smaller carriers that use the same networks for very cheap that let you bring your own phone.
I bought a $70 phone on Ebay and pay $20/mo with Ultra Mobile.

>>2306513
And if this was a thread about how to save money on your monthly phone bill your post would be relevant although still irrelevant to the post you replied to.

>>2305371
>I've also hoped that by the time I had the money (I have $80 saved up)

Are you a child or just very poor?

>>2303582
I wish more people knew this. The retarded shit that comes out of people's mouths sometimes.

>>2305285
Yeah because discussing portable dedicated retro game machines sure isn't retro gaming related.

>>2305371
The Wi-Fi IS absolutely terrible. It won't pick up shit in the next room. It is too good to be true. I literally told you I bought two of them and they were shit as fuck. The new batch shit is bullshit because I bought it like 2 months ago. Do. Not. Buy. One.

I have a JXD s7800B.
For me it's to big and clunky.
I need an extra bag to take it with me.

It emulates most stuff fine enough.
psx is good.
I have no experience with n64 emulation cause i don't really like those games.
dreamcast emulation is good for some games and non working for some(more a problem with the emulator than the cpu needed i guess)

psp emulation needs some tweaking, but works decently (not vr omg)
I'm not interested in that though.

Wi-fi is bad so it's not really a good tablet for non gaming purposes.

D-pad feels plastic and squeeky. controls are decent enough besides that however.

probably gonna get a tiny bluetooth controller for my cheap phone and sell my jxd.
I need something that fits in my pocket for the bus/train ride.

Nice.

ive been using an nvidia sheild tablet + ipega for emulation. it works well though ive only been using it for snes emulation so far (which isnt even perfect but there are about 10 different emulators for the snes)

the controller is nice and easy to remove if you just want the tablet.

its not very portable though, i use my gba for that and the tablet for at home

>>2305154
Quake III is retro.

>>2308095
I have that exact setup. as far as controllers go, the Shield controller is actually really good. I use that plus my fold up cover/stand for gaming/emulation. Both are good set ups though

>>2303225
eBay. $25 was the standard cheap price for a while but they've crept back up to $35. There are two sitting there right now at that price.

>>2307619
>PA-BK11
Aw lookit! Be sure to let us know how it performs

If you're in Brazil, the Phaser FunTab PC501 is worth looking into. Runs Android 4.0, which isn't as much of a bummer as I thought it would be. The buttons are all good except for the analog one, which feels a little too fragile. Everything else, no complaints: native emulators run decently except for the PSX one and N64 one is really lazy at loading textures, but they have integrated Netplay via wifi and bluetooth, and the buttons are mapped as keyboard letters so it's easy to map them on third-party emulators making the errors in the natives a non-issue. I paid the equivalent of $45 USD on a new one and I'm pretty happy with it, especially because now I can just roll around in bed at night trying games I never found the time or the energy to take on before but always wanted to, like Survival Kids.