/vr/ - Retro Games

>>4730590
I can understand action or platformer
but rpgs? unless you know japanese, is worthless to have that kind of games, in a language you dont know!

>>4730612

It wouldn't be difficult to play an RPG if you took a couple of days to learn kana. Then you could read menu terms and play through the game minus understanding any of the story dialogs. Of course, you could just read a synopsis of the plot somewhere else.

I have Japanese Kirby Superstar and Dream Land 3 since I can't play them on the everdrive

>>4730590
just emulate

>>4730649
Just shut the fuck up

>>4730649
There's one of you in every thread, huh?

>>4730651
No, but asking if you have played DUAL ORB 2 is. It has monster trucks and sniper rifles.

>>4730650
collecting very stressful. you'd be less angry if you'd just emulate.y

>>4730651
you too

>>4730657
>collecting very stressful

True. But it's nice having a physical collection of games for the history, nostalgia and investment.

>>4730667
I mostly have a collection for my personal nostalgia, but when my friends come over its nice to play older games with people who appreciate then. Some of them have kids who I let play while me and their dads are grilling/drinking or whatever. I dont get people who buy the games and just have it to sit on a shelf or to be backgrounds for their shitty streams/youtube videos thats just pointless.

I really hate foreign games, unless they're exactly the same, like super metroid. Then it's ok.

Only Japan-exclusive games. I have almost every US-release I'd ever want. People who buy Japanese versions of games that got an English release because they're cheaper are just sad.

>>4730724
Kys

>>4730757
What do you want that don't you have?

>>4730760
Shit like Earthbound, Wild Guns, and Harvest Moon. They'd be cool to have, but I can easily live without them. If I wanted to play them on original hardware badly enough I'd just get a flash cart.

>>4730764
Not him, but I still havent played Earthbound or any Mother title. Is it actually good or is it a meme like Dual Orb?

>>4730757
What if they don't want shitty localization or translations?

>>4730764
Do you have rare good shit like a Super Turrican 2 and Pockey and Rocky 2?

>>4730774
I played Earthbound when it came out so I'm not on any hype train or anything. I fucking loved it and highly recommend it.

>>4730774
It's a solid 90's rpg. If you've ever played the dragon quest games you'll know what to expect. Random encounters, menu based combat, mana management, plenty of room for grinding. The modern setting is charming enough since it kind of parodies our own.

>>4730784
Yes, I do have Pocky & Rocky 2. Other games I'm aware of that are pricey now that I own are Space Megaforce and Kirby's Dream Land 3.

>>4730821
>>4730815

After this exam I got to take I'll put it on my list of games to play. I got a couple yearly playthrough games to go through first. Is there a specific version to play like GBA or whatever else it was released on?

>>4730590
Anon , kindly make a list of SFC games that I can play even if I can't read Japanese.

>>4730832
only ever played SNES myself

>>4730995
It would be more better if you could read Japanese.

The only imports I have are exclusives.

>>4730590
Nope, I only buy USA made

>>4730590
>after getting pretty far into your SNES collection
No. I started with them because many games were released in Japan long before anywhere else. I picked up a shitload more back when you could buy a bucket of loose carts in a Japanese flea market for ¥1,000.

>>4730612
Granted that if you can't learn enough moon to play with a childs toy you probably can't learn to use a soldering iron. But the few exceptions could pick up a jap cart for pennies and put in a US ROM for a few bucks. Not a bad idea if you just want to play a few meme games without paying silly money for a flash cart, or want to play a game flash carts can't.

>>4731136
Most Super Nintendo games were made in Japan, unless you get the Majesco reprints. Those were made in Mexico.

I hope you guys are ready to resell those japanese imports back to the japanese, cause you gaijins buying them and not re-selling them back to the japanese its what is increasing their prices and ruining their system.

>>4731545
Its literally cultural appropriation to buy Japanese SFC games.

>>4730653
Stop it dude

>>4731545

Reminder that this is just a new form of trolling. Japanese collectors exist. Not every Japanese person sells or trades used games back into their respective market.

>>4730649
>>4730657

Emulation produces inaccuracies and adds input delay. That may be all fine and well for platformers, but precision input games become unplayable.

If you're that insistent on being thrifty, then consider a Chinese Flash cart instead of emulation. Although that itself may produce some inaccuracies, it shouldn't add input delay as well. At least, I've had no difficulty playing Gradius via EZ Flash for my GBA.

>>4731573
That's last year. Nowadays emulation reduces input lag.

>>4731567
Japanese people live in claustrophobic houses even the rich guys dont have that big of places, and no, they dont hoard and collect shit unless its animu and mags.

>>4731578
>they dont hoard and collect shit

Then why did they make the pokemon games?

>>4730757
Why is it sad? I love games but I try to spend as little as possible. If it’s a platformer that hardly uses any language then fuck yes I’ll buy the version that’s a fraction of the price.

>>4730590
been playing chrono trigger on ps1, load times suck ass.
just saw how cheap chrono trigger is for super famicom, might pick it up.

>>4731576
If you have a good PC. Toasters, android and Wiis are still going to add delay. And why get a good PC just for emulation?

>>4731618
Because you're saying that you're too poor for even extremely common games like Super Mario World. If it were a Japanese copy of an absurdly rare game I could understand a little better, but if you're doing it to try to be frugal then video game collecting isn't the hobby for you. You should probably just get a flash cart.

>>4731545
>le ebic japanese collectors don't exist maymay
>larping his hard
I hope you grow up to be less of a faggot

>>4731852
Does anyone know if the "fast disc speed" setting in PS2 system settings makes the FF Anthology/Chronicles load times any less terrible?

>>4733194
It does. But be aware of the save file corruption on that version of the game.

>>4731874
For $120~ you can get a use Dell Optiplex with an i5 in it. Add $100~ and you can slap a GT 1030 inside.

You now have a PC smaller than an Xbox OG that can play everything up to PS3.

That's less than the cost of 2 everdrives or 1 SD2SNES.

>>4733231
For $120 you can get:
24 x $5 consoles
12 x $10 consoles
A mix of a several $5 and $10 consoles, a couple flash carts and some CDRs
A SFC, MD, flash carts, pizzas, beer, weed
Just saying

>>4733231
For $120 you can import a bride from Russia. Why would you need gaming then?

>>4733459
>$120
>no TV
>get flashcarts
>no PC to use them on
>probably spends $40+ a month for ultra high speed internet just to watch shitty YouTube videos in HD while I pay $20 for basic DSL

only game i need in the collection

>>4733727
DOUBLE SPHERE DEUCE sounds like a pretty spiffy gaem, anon-sama.

>>4730590
I plan on getting Mother 2 at some point if only for the fact that it costs hundreds of dollars less in-box than Earthbound does. Apart from that, my only interest in Japan-only games are ones based on anime I like. I bought a Gameshark for my N64 just so I could play its Evangelion game.

>>4733707
>get flashcarts
>no PC to use them on
What did it mean by this?

>>4733470
Raduca Wilkerson is a bad girl!

>>4731916
I’m definitely not poor and I got to that point because I didn’t spend $30 more on a game for English text when it was irrelevant to my enjoyment of the title. Being smart with money doesn’t mean someone is poor.

>>4733930
Collecting video games is itself not being smart with money, regardless of what version of a game you're getting. If you're going to complain about how modern game prices are high, then the obvious response is that you should have been buying those games years ago when they were cheaper. Again, if your concern is that you're wasting money or spending more for games than you should be, video game collecting isn't the hobby for you.

>>4733707
>not having a CRT lying around your house already
Just get one on craigslist for $15 or find one in someone's front yard

>>4733936
>Again, if your concern is that you're wasting money or spending more for games than you should be, video game collecting isn't the hobby for you.
I don't 'collect' games, I grab whatever isn't price gouged on the reseller market. The rest I either emulate or stick on a Flash cart.

I'm not sure why this elicits your pity, but your pity is completely irrelevant because I'm having the time of my fucking life.

>>4734237
>I grab whatever isn't price gouged on the reseller market.
I already addressed this in my post. Your protestations sound to me like sour grapes, as if I'm supposed to sympathize for you being a Johnny-come-lately that didn't get games when he could have. Those games you complain about being gouged by the resale market I got years ago. You had ample opportunity to get them and chose not to, and now you think you have some sort of right to complain about prices and are entitled to deals.

The fact that you admit to having a flash cart and still purchase Japanese copies of games that got an English release runs counter to your assertion that you are smart with money. You question why this elicits pity and the reason is disgust at your lame excuses.

>>4734264
I’m the anon you were previously replying to, that was someone else. What it really boils down to is that you’re a cunt who has an elitist attitude. People can enjoy a hobby however they want and spend whatever they want to do so.

>>4734264
Flash carts are great, you're a faggot

>>4734264
Dude what the fuck is your problem? Are you autistic or something? The guy wants to save some money buying games. Why do you give a fuck?

>>4734343
Where did he state he thinks flashcarts aren't great for what they are?

>>4734383
>>4734292
I'm sure he's either flaming you guys by trolling but in case he isn't, he does have a point that it doesn't make sense to collect sought after games if you care about how much you invest in it and if you can simply play them for much less money, especially if you've got a flashcart on an original console so you can play them 'authentically' anyway.

It's one thing to collect super famicom games specifically because they were never ported to the SNES but why go through all that trouble to collect japanse versions of western released games if you could simply get the western versions that are barely touched upon easily (INB4 "but they're censored so that means I can't play those games anymore, waah!") or better yet, just emulate the more expensive western version if money really is such a big deal to you. Is this some form of nerd peer pressure?

>>4730590
>buying games in moonrunes
what did they mean by this

I got mine from a friend who moved abroad. The only ones I'd consider getting rid of are CT/FF6 because I don't understand them. I live in PAL land so it's both cheaper and about the same difficulty to get hold of Japanese stuff over US stuff.

I still have my original PAL carts as well but fuck playing those for any length of time now I have NTSC compatible equipment.

>>4731916

do you know how rich people got rich? by not overspending like a retard...

I refuse to touch any localized trash ever since I learned moon. The fact that they're cheaper is just a bonus.

>>4733785
>I bought a Gameshark for my N64 just so I could play its Evangelion game.
Was it worth it?

>>4737001
It's surprisingly faithful to everything from the main show to EoE. Even small details like the Eva's arm growing back if you manage to get hit when fighting Zeruel are there. I'd definitely recommend it if you're a fan of the series.

It also has the added benefit of being one of the best looking N64 games.

>>4737016
These emulator screenshots really don't make that game justice.

>>4731129
>bangai-O
nice