/vr/ - Retro Games

You will enjoy playing it with your wife :^)

>>2707804
but I don't have a wife :-(

>>2707806
Then fuck off

>>2707812
i'll go get one how about that?

>>2707813
Too late, fucker
You have to get a wife BEFORE you buy the retron. Have you even read the user's guide?

>>2707817
I have not :-(

>>2707819
Delete this thread
Send retron back
Aquire wife
Buy new overpriced piece of shit
Post here again

>>2707823
im sorry I wasted your time

>>2707823
I have a wife? S-should I buy one?

Don't listen to the trolls, you can get yourself a wife at any time. But don't even think about trying to use it before you get a wife.

>>2707827
Ask your wife.

>>2707828
im thinking of using a retron 5 before I get a wife what will happen ?

>>2707802
A giant waste of money!

>>2707832
You get a husband.

>>2707832

will destroy your marriage

retron threads at their finest

Me and my wife loved ours

Then I realized I'm an old hairy nerd who lives alone and I would never buy a piece of crap like the retron

>>2707802
>what im I in for ?
Buyer's remorse

>>2707802
Dissapointment

>>2707806
It will get you a wife.

>so i just bought a retron 5 what im I in for ?
>what im I in for ?
>_?
vous aurez un bon moment si vous êtes un joueur occasionnel

>>2707806
lightening force? why is it too heavy or sumthin'? TSSS FAWKIN HOME RUN

>>2708784
GOOD ONE CHIPPAH

>>2708020
goddamn my french has gotten quite rusty since high school, something about a good time and playing things

>>2707802

Remember to never use savestates unless you save data back to your cartridges frequently. I managed to lose my save data at the end of Zelda II because I managed to load an early savestate test. Since I hadn't used save states since the first hour of the game, I had no saves to load, so even though I saved after nearly every game over, I had no way of recovering them.

Down + start opens the Retron 5 menu btw

>>2708827
are you liking your retron 5? the reason im getting it because its the cheapest wa to play these consoles on a HDMI tv

>>2708831
But you aren't playing the games, you just have an emulator box plugged into your tv.

>>2708840
nevermind I will ask somewhere else

>>2708831

I'm >>2708827 and not >>2708840

I really like it so far. I've never had any issues with it and the only thing I wish they would change is making the menu more optional. Like if you put in a cartridge and turn on the console you obviously just want to play the game right away and having to wait in the menu and press play when it's loaded kinda kills the illusion of playing on a retro system. If the Retron 5 had just displayed the console's logo or something while the game loads it would be much better imo.

Me and my wife are very happy with our Retron, it freed up a lot of space! hehe :D

>tfw I am a wife and I wouldn't want let my husband buy this

>>2707802
Emulator machine

>>2708850
Fuck off ian

>>2708908
Fuck off Jeremy you're not invited. My wife wasn't happy the last time you came over and insisting in bringing your 40' CRT with you.

>>2708909
every time

I like this emulator box the deayhgrip it has is the only thing I don't like about it. Does it really make me a bad person?

>>2708924
Just keep the same shit cartridge in it at all times and play the games from .ips patches

Or hook up a PC, Android, Wii, Xbox, or RPi instead.

>>2707802
Stolen emulators and getting your cartridges stuck in the console.

>>2707802
your wife will approve of this purchase, unlike all those other consoles

>>2707802
A vagina dentata of a 72 pin connector.

>>2708803
I just ran it through translate because I'm lazy, but I said, "you will have a good time if you are a casual gamer"
Somehow I don't think "occasionnel" quite translates to our definition of casual.

How do you guys feel about a retron 2 assuming im using original controllers?

>>2709147
If you're going to spend the extra money to play with carts why wouldn't you just use original hardware?

>went to a gaming/comics/whatever other bullshit store yesterday
>they had a retron 3
>hooked up to a CRT
>demoing Sonic 3 & Knuckles
>the entire screen was flickering rainbows for some reason while the game was stretched miserably

It's a cool shop, but I had to sigh at that. I don't know why they don't get a CRT; they sell non-retro stuff but everything around the TV is retro, and they only ever demo the old stuff anyways. For that matter, I don't know why they don't use original hardware; they stock everything from Ataris to Super Famicoms, a G2 Genesis was sitting right next to the Retron.

>>2708840
>collectorfags

>>2708827
>>2708845
>>2708831
No one is falling for your shitron shill threads, cocksuckers.

>>2707802
You are in for either an electroshock or an electrical fire because the Retron is a cheap, hazardous piece of shit.
But hey, at least it saves space for the wife. :=)

>>2709432
This, if you want to save space, use a PC to emulate, hook it up to your TV and have some adapters for whatever controllers you want.

>>2709497
This is exactly why I don't understand people who buy Retrons at all. The actual consoles are not where the bulk of a lot of collections are, it's the stacks and stacks of games.

If you're into the "I must only play original carts on hardware on a CRT" scene, then it makes little sense to me since it's basically an emulator. If you're not into it, it makes no sense because why would you not just emulate at that point?

But then I think people who still want to look at the hideous glare of a CRT in 2015 are crazy and they all think I'm crazy for finding them ugly. This world takes all sorts I guess.

>>2707806
You will soon. It was written the moment you fulfilled the prophecy and bought your tv a fedora. It is known.

>>2709530
>But then I think people who still want to look at the hideous glare of a CRT in 2015 are crazy
Oh lord, this.

I don't get what people like about them, I was glad to get rid of mine finally, motherfucker was heavy too.

>>2709530
>I think people who still want to look at the hideous glare of a CRT in 2015 are crazy and they all think I'm crazy for finding them ugly

You're not wrong. The Pi2 plays seamlessly on my 4k vizio flatscreen and is hidden behind it where the tv is mounted on the wall. I like to keep it minimalist and not pile my home with dirty old garbage.

>>2709567
The people who like them are too poor for a downscaler or too stupid to figure emulation out. They scream "muh original experience". When most of these games play just as well on newer hardware. They need to justify the $1,000+ investment in trash they have piled in their living room. Their investment is going to lose it's value faster than baseball cards in the 90's in about 10 - 15 years once the generation that buys them has moved on to other interests and shit. I called it first. Remember this post.

>>2708784
OH CHIP.

>>2709584
This might be true for some, but I went from being an emulationfag to full-on original hardware CRT user.
I buy games to play them and enjoy the experience of playing them on their hardware, not for any silly speculation market value crap.
I can load a .nes file on any number of devices in my house, but that feels hollow compared to pulling a cart out of its sheath, opening the flap door of the NES, pushing the cart in until you feel the hold of the pins and pushing it down with a click into the console. It's purely sentimental, but it's an aspect of the hobby that appeals to me.

>>2709584
>They scream "muh original experience".
kek. You got a reply to your post that did just that.
>>2709618
>I buy games to play them and enjoy the experience of playing them on their hardware

>>2709774
Well, yeah. Slapping "muh" on an argument isn't some magical invalidation trick.

>>2709795
No one said it was. Dude just predicted the counter-argument he'd get.

>>2707817
what? I thought retron came with a complimentary wife.

>>2709862
Nah, but they come flocking immediately after. I read about a mormon that had zero wives and woke up with 20 in his living room all huddled around his retron for warmth.

>>2709584

CRTs are objectively the best way to display these systems, and lag free

That doesn't mean there's anything wrong if you're enjoying playing them on modern displays but don't act like it's any better in any way

Also I'm going to go ahead and bite the b8
>Poor
Some of these people are shelling out the same amount you'd spend on an external scaler on PVMs and shit

>Stupid
Hurr, double click on a rom is so much harder than modding consoles and manually adjusting CRTs hurr

>>2707802

fun epic retro gamin xD

>>2707817
How can you read the user guide if it's in the box they won't let you open before buying?

>>2709868
Yep, you know it's Autumn when the wives start getting into the house.

Femanon here. I would break our engagement if I found this shit in the mail. Horrifying.

>>2709158
Probably shitty reading comprehension but
>Hooked up to a CRT
>"I dont know why they don't get a CRT"

>>2710031
Ah, that was my shit writing comprehension then, it was hooked up to an LCD.

>>2709584
I don't even own a CRT anymore but this post is complete bullshit. There's reasons as to why people play on CRTs and it's not "lol poorfags!" Go fuck yourself.

>>2710016
Marry me.

Can flashcarts work on a retron? I already got an Everdrive laying around the house so it'd be hella cool to be able to play all the Genesis games for free on it.

>>2710212
No.

>Build a computer from Newegg parts for $300, use AMD and ATI components
>Install a bunch of emulators
>Have NES, SMS, Genesis, PC Engine, PSX, DC, Saturn, Neo Geo, GBC, GBA, Wonderswan, etc., etc., etc.
>Download complete ROM sets
>Use a Dualshock 4 as a controller with InputMapper
>Also download Usenet NZB's from it
>Connect to my seedbox from it

Did I do well, /vr/? Why would I own a Retron?

>>2710228
If you really don't understand why then you should probably fuck off back to /v/.

>>2710228

might as well spend another $150 so you can play all of the latest PC game releases and run PS2 or GC/Wii emulators full speed.

>>2710239

Guys I live in a tiny shed and can't have all the consoles! I knew my game design degree at Devry would fail me! Stupid affirmative action

Plus my mom AND wife said no!

How am I gonna play my favorite retro game now?

>>2710254
your shitty /v/ meme surely isn't helping you know

>>2707823
the retron 5 is only $160 at this time, even though I wouldn't buy it because I could just make something similar out of a raspberry pi if I wanted, it is technically not over priced for what it is.

>>2710367
An emulator?

Emulators are free.

>>2710352
You're a funny guy anon.

>>2710380
Emulator software is free, hardware isn't.
The Retron 5 is hardware with free software on it (I think which they used without permission).

You're paying for the hardware,

>>2710228
Sounds like a pretty good setup if you ask me.

>>2710386
I'm paying for a glorified cartridge destroyer?

I can buy a shredder for a lot less if it's going to shred my pins.

>>2710381
Not really. My retropie cost me around $90 with 4 nice controllers and the fancy more expensive case all together. There's also the added benefit if something goes wrong with it I can fix it uber cheap.

>>2710386
With Wifetron 5™ you still are at a loss, since it doesnt go over GBA emulation, its power is comparable with that one of the R Pi 2, which is shit

And you still can't have all the games for free

>>2710398
>>2710390
Hey, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the Retron is good, I'm saying that hardware costs money.

>>2710398
Whatever mane. I emulate PS1 perfectly on my retropie as well as most of N64. I'm also playing games on all the systems on this list.

>http://blog.petrockblock.com/retropie/arcade-systems-game-consoles-and-home-computers-in-retropie/

What's that like 40 some systems all together without buying cartridges? You say it's shit but the gameplay is superb. Maybe it's just beyond your mental capabilities. That's ok babby.

>>2710409
Its shit because it has better alternatives, no need to get triggered

>>2710415
Unless you're emulating on a pc it doesn't though. My buddy has an odroid and it doesn't play any of the same titles that my Pi2 won't. At some point you're just trying to drive a tack with a sledge hammer when it comes to 15-30 year old games. I'll wait like 2 years before I uprgrade my Pi2 when these little card sized project boards are doing PS2 or better. For $35 it has no serious competition atm. Are there faster project boards? Yes. They don't perform the task of retro gaming any better though.

>>2710212
It only does official licensed cartridges.

>>2710212
I don't know about Retron 5, but Everdrives work on Retron 3.

>>2710216
>>2710534
You guys are semi wrong.

>>2707802
>what im I in for ?
Derision, mostly.

>>2710195
True dat, I've spent almost a gran on muh CRTs. Very happy with the result too.

>>2707802
Good choice. You can immediately jettison your clumsy hardware now as the RetroN is a superior machine. Next, enjoy the hdmi and color scaling to bring your games to life.

Myself and another player are currently playing the home alone series on our RetroN V, they are gems of retro games.

Mike Matei has a RetroN V and adores it.