/vr/ - Retro Games

Best to play on a crt. Go to mc daniels and buy a couple macs and some niggets. Sit down and enjoy ur vidya. Like these, if played on the GC they can be really fun

Where did you even get the idea to get a Raspberry Pi?

>>3948548

Why not get some kind of emulator of your choice, be it a computer, pi, wii, whatever, and then hook it up to a crt?

If playing on an LCD doesn't bother you then don't go buy a new TV just to make /vr/ happy. But if you prefer the /aesthetic/ of a CRT then get you one.

>>3948612
I prefer the aesthetic of a CRT. I'm just not sure if I should take up space in my room by having a second TV. I wouldn't need to buy one. My dad has a CRT that he doesn't use so I could get it from him.

Or I could just use my LCD TV which seems more convenient. But input lag worries me.

>>3948604
Because it's another way to play retro vidya? I don't get what the big deal is.

>>3948627

If space is an issue get an 8" portable PVM and sit close to it.

>>3948641
It's a shitty way to play retro games and it's a shitty way to use a Pi.

>>3948582
>GBA game on a CRT
Just the thought of this makes me want to vomit.

>>3948714
Not it isn't. Quit your bullshit.

>>3948734
There's nothing a Pi or other ARM device can do for retro games that a real x86 based PC can't do leagues better.

>>3948714
>things have to be used the way I think it should be used
kys

>>3948739

Except be $30, weigh six ounces, and fit in the palm of your hand.

>>3948739
That may be true, but don't act like it isn't still a good way to emulate. And the gameboy Pi's are pretty fuckin neat. Also, you can run Retropie on an x86 based PC.

>>3948743
Pi isn't $30. With all the extra stuff you need you end up over $100 for which you can nearly build a full fledged PC.
If you want a budget solution, get some cables to connect your computer to the TV.
Being small and light is pointless.

>>3948641
its a meme to hate the pi on /v/ and its leaking into /vr/

>>3949097

>pi isn't $30

Yeah, it totally is. If you have to buy a micro usb power supply, an SD card, cabling, and USB controllers then yeah you're going to spend more, but what halfway geeky person doesn't have all that shit lying around to begin with?

>being small and light is pointless

I actually kinda feel bad for you dude, that you can't conceive of the idea that some people have friends and leave their apartments. I take my pi over to people's houses all the time and the ability to literally take it out of my pocket and hook it up to any hdmi capable TV blows people's minds. Like every normie I know wants one as soon as they see it.

>>3949116
You could just get a Compute Stick clone with sleeker design and more functions.
I guess I really miss out on retarded friends.

>but what halfway geeky person doesn't have all that shit lying around to begin with?
In that case you already have parts for a whole computer lying around.

>>3949126

I don't think you're getting it. I have several computers too. Forget it, keep hating stuff I guess and I'll keep having fun with what I like.

>>3948717

I've never had a problem with it. Have you actually tried it? GBA games display really nicely from my Wii at 240p. In order to not fuck up pixels it has to display in a box (ala GBP) but if your TV has any halfway decent aspect ratio options you should be fine.

>>3949150

For real though, although /vr/ does have a somewhat odd hateboner for the Pi as you can see, it can be a bit of a headache to use with CRTs. You need to buy a third party signal converter to get anything other than composite and potentially more converters to connect your controller of choice, it's definitely getting better but there's no possible set-up you can use to completely escape input lag.

>>3948612
The fact you said your room and not your house makes me question your age.

Get both though..

All your base are belong to us.

Are you a normie?
Hacked wii
Are u an autist?
Real systems

you can find CRT tvs for so cheap anywhere. i found mine for free and got a switcher and have a few consoles hooked up to it. honestly the most fun way to play the classics. SNES is my personal favorite.

>>3948548
1-Raspberry Pi
>input lag
>emulation innacuracy
>no crt aesthetics

2-Real Hardware on CRT
>expensive
>no input lag
>100% accurate
>takes more space

it's your call OP

>>3949607
>CRT
>expensive

>>3948548
Would you rather play games or fuck around casually?

>>3948604
He fell for the double meme.

>>3949116
You can save even more by being a 3/4 geeky person and getting any pi other than a memeberry

>>3948604
We must be getting invaded by reddit.
>>3948743
You get what you pay for. IE garbage performance.
>>3949607
>CRT
>expensive
On what planet?

>>3948758
>don't act like it isn't still a good way to emulate.
It isn't though. The input lag alone is a deal breaker , couple that with no 240p output, and rubbish performance and you'd have to be nuts to think they're any good. You want cheap? get a wii and mod the cunt for free.

>>3949753
real hardware, not crt

>>3949607
>>3949753
>>3948548
Just get a CRT.

>>3950356
Yeah, the reason why CRTs are still prevalent in some countries like China and the Philippines is because of their dirt-cheap price.

Pi cant emulate 3d consoles at full speed

>>3949607
>-Raspberry Pi
>>input lag
I don't have one, but a jobmate does and he says it lags.
He however is a lazy cunt who just did flash a retropie image with zeroconf.

Can't you somehow configure the emulator to output at a certain resolution so that it doesn't lag?

>>3951201
PS1 emulation is fine, and N64 emulation is going to be fucking awful regardless.

>>3951282
no

>>3951282
yes