/vr/ - Retro Games

Literally just a chromecast in a pretty case

>>5014557
>pretty case

ujelly

Not a bad machine but its not better than a pc with a wired controller.
Good if you want something on the TV or to bring to places.
Normies love it

>>no river city ransom
>>no dkc2
>>metroid 1 which has aged like moldy old cheese compared to zero mission
>>cables that they KNEW were way too short for modern american living rooms, so casuals obviously aren't going to hear about this extension cable nonsense until they've already opened it up.
>>severely understocked so even casuals can't enjoy this subpar novelty item.

>>5014557
if only

I love my gold mini fami. Have the bluetooth pci board in it so I can use normal sized controller.

I wish Sony would finally wise up and stick all those unsold PSTVs into tiny psone shells.

Is this what the hipster crowd buys and then claim they're into collecting retro consoles?

>>5014550
The way these things draw out muh emulation black arts fedoras they're worth their weight in gold.

>>5014614
you can install all of those on it you noob
takes 5 mins

>>5014695
Which is the easiest to swap games on?
I might get one for my youngest family members.

>>5014550
I fucking hate this shit. It's the most poser/normie thing imaginable. You're either a collector/enthusiast or you play ROMs in place of spending all the money on a collection. This is just gimped nostalgia bait. It's plastic to show off to your 'gamer' buddies. Like seriously, buy a fucking second hand system and emulator cart, now you have the entire library on one authentic system. But no, you need to buy the micro pig of game systems to show just how 'old school' you are... it's so superficial. That's my problem with it. These systems with built in games have always been dime a dozen, Segas been doing it for fucking years. But Nintendo comes along and suddenly everyone loses their shit? They're overpriced too. OP, can you explain why they're masterpieces or superior to the original systems? I'd genuinely love to understand your mindset because you're clearly a summer fag normie and I'm just a humble incel, please.

>>5014685
No, a hipster would buy those artsy reproduction cartridges for the sheer purpose of displaying them along their re-interpretation and/or "minimalist" art of classic films and video games. They would also have a raspberry pi with a custom case that they launched once for about 30 minutes in order to take pictures of their retro room to share with the internet.

>>5014698
Just do this.

>>5014587
>>5014701
>normie
This will never get old ... keep being "ironic", guys. That will definitely show how much you fit in here.

>>5014550
I'm kind of interesting in pic related.

>>5014550
Garbage. Least they could do is put in cartridge slots

>>5014550
I think it should've been a virtual console console with some kind of connectivity and the only reason Nintendo didn't go this route is that they gave up on vc in general which is why they put these out to begin with.

>>5014712
Compared emulating on computers, modifying game systems like the Wii, or playing these games on actual hardware buying these overpriced pieces of junk IS the normie option
Stay mad

They're trying to kill roms off to make you buy this shit. Fuck Nintendo.

>>5014550
Controllers are great
OS and emulation quality are good
softmodded wii is still the better more available option, though.

Now an N64 mini, that will be worth something.

What's the point of these when flashcarts exist?

I added a bunch of games that Nintendo accidentally forgot to install. Works great now.

>>5014550
I bought the snes several weeks ago. I've played it 3 times. I've gotten more out of my second hand Genesis with super hangon

>>5014780
Just the sheer novelty of having a tiny famicom with every game on it and not have it hamstrung by shit interface and a case printed off of etsy. If only they sprung for some chink part vga it wouldn't receive have the hate.

>>5014712

this. sad that even /vr/ isn't immune to this kind of cancer. go back to /r9k/ and encourage each other to kill yourselves

>>5014731
You're missing the point anon, it isn't about what casuals/normies/normalfags/outsiders/whateveryoukidscallthem would prefer but how you act like you're so much more into this than them while displaying you don't by using a word that has nothing to do with how much you take playing retro video games seriously (which is all pointless off topic bullshit in the end).
Jesus, the stupidity of the average poster here keeps surprising me. How was that not clear?

>>5014853
No, you miss the point. There are cheaper and better alternatives to play these games but to the average consumer these are the only option they likely know about. Get a Wii for $20 and you've already got a better emulation box than either of those, or buy a flash cart for roughly the same price as the mini's and play all the games on the actual hardware, OR OR OR play them on your phone or computer you likely already have for FREE

>>5014825
>shit interface
Fair point, the menu of SD2SNES looks like shit, but it's still a better experience to play on than an SNES classic

>>5014884
And everything is still better than retroarch.

>>5014701
>can only imagine the motivation of trying to look cool to other people
I bought it because I have fun playing it in my living room.

>>5014939
You spent too much for that, you've been scammed

>>5014949
Show me your pi case and we'll see.

>>5014949
It’s not that expensive, it’s officially licensed, and it’s simple to use. I wasn’t scammed - I paid an amount of money that I was willing to exchange for what I got. I’m happy with my purchase.

>>5014957
Don't have a pi
>>5014971
Alrighty then

>>5014971
faggot

It doesn't even have a SCART cable. Who wants to play these games on anything other than a CRT? baka

>>5015019
Not to worry friend, both consoles come with optional CRT shaders!

>>5015019
I missed the boat now I'll never know the pvm meme.

>>5014550
Useless with out Hakchi, Web Archive has what you need in terms of roms.

>>5014550
It's a pretty Raspberry Pi

Tell me one thing it can do that my computer can't.

>>5015157
Jumpstart the flatlined interest in retro vidya from the likes of Nintendo. Who knows we might see decent n64 emulation if this continues.

>>5015007
I am heterosexual.

>>5015190
Sure you are

>>5014838
it really feels like summer won't end, anon. too many normalfags are here now

>>5015196
Your continued accusations of homosexuality have angered me and put me in a state of emotional distress.

>Yeah, a master PIECE OF SHIT
heh

>>5014701
Imagine being so angry because people buy less "legit" plastic toys than hum

>>5014723
If they made it a mini console that plugged into your tv I would be but I don't like the built in monitor and controls

>>5015228
It's optional with an hdmi out. Screen seems too small to bother with. The fan made mini cabs look better I wish they went that route.

>>5014781
Mine was also defective and required extra games installed. It's just a shame that light guns don't work on modern flat screens.

>inb4 some autismbot thinks life is incomplete without a bulky 500 pound television from yesterdecade

>>5015239
>It's optional with an hdmi out.

Unfortunately, from what little I have read the video out image quality is poor.

https://www.techradar.com/reviews/snk-neo-geo-mini-review

>Screen seems too small to bother with. The fan made mini cabs look better I wish they went that route.
I agree, the screen does seem too small and that the mini cabs you posted look a lot better.


Also I think is should come with at least one controller. I wonder if I could use my stick that came with the Neo Geo X gold on it.

>>5014550
ive gotten a lot of mileage out of the snes one after modding it
>tfw even if they make an n64 classic, there will only be enough spare memory to add 1 or 2 extra games

What happened to this? Did they quietly can it because of the backlash after it turned out AtGames was making it?

tacky, overpriced "vintage" shit for midwit normie suckers

>>5015350
>implying that’s not enough for every good n64 game

>>5015460
The older versions of this thing made by AT Games were terrible at emulating the sound and music mostly, but they improved it quite in latest versions.This Mega Drive-Mini hasn't been released there yet so i guess they're trying to improve the most they cant. Japan's veredict will dictate if it is worthy or not, because they're very nitpicky in terms of emulation.

>>5014557
What? They don't stream anything. Closer to a retropie

>>5014723
>>5015228
>>5015239
>>5015272
I heard they don't use microswitches in the joystick or the gamepad. They're analog sticks instead. Is that true? Because that would make it a no-go for me.

>>5014878
No one wants to do that shit.

No one wants to hack some Wii or play over a computer. It’s anazing you bozos can’t get that through your brain.

I’ve got a huge collection of retro stuff whether it be SNES, genesis etc. I’m not going to pull out all my shit when I want to play 1 game.

With the SNES mini I have an HDMI connection and I’m playing in seconds.

Like, lol @ recommending playing on phone or computer as some solution, you completely miss the point of these consoles.

Poor fags said these would bomb, when I fact they killed it and shot Nintendo stock up from $13 to $45, chaching for me, and bitter tears for the poor fags who don’t have the slightest foresight.

I'm thankful for the controllers. Brand spanking new Nintendo controllers for $9.99 that I can connect to my pc with a $20 adapter? Hell yes I say

>>5015964
And to add to this, when we talk about “normies” and playing on CRT’s. No one except for the dregs of society have CRT’s anymore. Even the biggest poorfag has some shit flat screen.

It’s one thing to be a hobyist and source out a nice, high quality CRT for your gaming needs. It’s somthing completely different to assume your average person is going to get the original hardware and a 300lb CRT for when they play 15 minutes of donkey Kong.

I’m playing my SNES mini on a high end 4K OLED, I have zero ambition to play the original consoles due to nothing else but convenience.

This is how this forum works:

“why pay when you can emulate?!?”
“Why play on a modern TV when CRT’s can be bought at a thrift store?!?”
“Why pay for games when I can emulate on my galaxy S4?!?!”

18 year old neck beards living in their own filth populate this place.

>>5014723
My brother got the JPN one and we had a fucking blast with it last week. Don't know if you can put more games on it, but if you're a fightingfag it's a great purchase.

>>5014614
>he doesnt know about the emulators and hacking.

Literal mongoloid pleb.

>>5014550
I have the genesis one, the idea of playing my carts was appealing. Unfortunately it has terrible emulation problems

>>5014701
Even the original game consoles are fucking toys you fat retard.
The snes joystick os the snes mini is very good and you can use it on a modded wii.
If you dont see any quality in this tiny products you are probably a retropie autist or some sad >>5014780
nintendo hater.

I enjoy them, I have 3 nes classics and 2 snes classics. and like 3 or 4 raspberry pi's that i ordered while i was drunky. I will prolly get me a jap super famicom classic and a couple of north american extra controllers and call my collection complete. and maybe another snes classic for modding purposes.

>>5016069
The "Genesis one" isn't actually out yet. They're supposed to be making one that's shaped like a Genesis, but it's still being made by the chinks.

>>5016083
Which one are you talking about, there are two made by AT games you can buy

>>5016084
>>5015460
This is what I was referring to. AT Games is still making it, however.

>>5016089
>AT Games

>>5016069
>>5016084
I had one of those AT Games ones before, it was literal shit. You're right about it having emulation problems. And the controllers use fucking IR sensors so they only work when they're pointed directly at the system. It's nice that it can play carts because that's something that would make the NES Classic worthwhile for me but the emulation makes it unplayable.

>masterpiece
>no TMNT: Turtles In Time

>>5016132
maybe your copy

>>5014712
Who's being ironic? Who the fuck likes normies ffs?

>>5014550
>Can we discuss these master pieces here?
Castrated Wii with HDMI out? The controllers are the only worthwhile part of the package.

So are the SNES Classics available again?
Imagine being someone who paid $300 for an NES Classic with their current availability.

Actually funny. Scalpers almost(ALMOST) have my nod of approval for fleecing retards.

>>5016395
Yes.

>>5016401
Might buy one. I like the look of it. I bought an NES Classic(at standard price). Opened her up to look at the gear, etc.
It's a well-built little gadget. Plays noice on my 40" 4K. Of course I also have my hacked Wii connected to my 20" Trinitron. Why not have many options, if you can afford it and aren't getting ripped off?
And I know, I had already pirated the games I bought on the NES Classic. I didn't buy it for the games that were on it, I bought it because it's a damn fine little piece of sexy customizable hardware. Plug and play too. So it does have its perks. I'll say this for Nintendo. I wouldn't pay much more than I did for it, so their marketing team aren't complete retards. Hey, anyone that can sell cardboard boxes for like $50 or whatever knows human flaws.

PS: It's a cute little shit too, like the PCE.

Also, I just wanna point out, devil's advocate(I also now apparently sell out to the Yakuza, bear with me), that the reason these things were in such limited supply was simple.
Nintendo got burned with the WiiU. Coming off the Wii their ego was way overblown, and the 3DS hasn't ever been a flop for them. The WiiU was. A company taking a hit like that isn't going to burn up more money on an unsure thing. These mini consoles were unknown things until people actually started buying up NES Classics like hotcakes, due to the efforts of Youtube/Twitch celebs namely. Unpredictable. And by the time it was known, the company making these things for N already had a signed delivery contract for a set number of units. You can't legally just "order more" or otherwise change that, that's not how it works when you farm out production. NOW, that Nintendo(and other companies as we're clearly seeing) know these things sell like meth, they're all cranking stuff out to try and meet demand.

Business 101

>>5014701
I'm guessing you were never one of the "popular" nerds, were you?

I hear the emulation is better than a og Wii's emulation. Any truth to this? I use my wii on my crt for 240p but i wouldnt mind some decent quality emulation on my monitor once in a while

>>5014878
Saying I'm missing the point while ignoring I was talking about the use of the word 'normie' while you keep saying "DURR JUST EMULATE LOSER IT'S CHEAPER AND BETTER THAN YOUR SHILLED PRODUCT!!!". You are a sad little man who still hasn't learned what reading comprehension is.

>>5016484
Seems to me like you're a normie with an inferiority complex.

There are such things as "normie taste" and "patrician taste". Emulation requires a modicum of smarts and agency, and is obligatory if you want to play obscure games. Shit like Snes Minis are the opposite of that: they are for the passive and indiscriminating consumer.

>>5015943
it's true unfortunately.

>>5014550
honestly was going to ask for both for my birthday since the prices and available are reasonable now...but ever since the rom shit with Nintendo I'm not giving them a dime. and i'll continue playing roms when the n64 and gamecube classics comes out.

>>5016036
No one that is financially secure is this bitter. Nice false flag, though.

Dudes, the proper nomenclature is "normalfags." Rehab starts with closing reddit by which I mean this thread

>>5016427
They knew they needed more when the preorders sold out in less than an hour.

>>5014701
This amount of projecting ain't healthy anon. It's a mini 8bit box not a personal affront to everything you stand jfc.

>>5016836
Shouldn't an N64 Classic been announced by now if they were to keep up with the yearly releases?

>>5016060
>Doesn't know that the Wii is a better emulation machine then the mini nes & snes.

If we are allowing the discussion of 3rd party hacks/cracks the Wii is a better system for "classic" gameplay. The ONLY good thing that came out of the mini systems was the controllers. The rest of it is just garbage designed to separate hipsters and Nintendo fan-boys from their money.

I like lots of Nintendo products, but they will make blatant cash grabs at times...all companies will. This was one of them times. If they would have boxed the controllers in with a game or something else, and skipped the systems no one would have noticed. The controllers are worth every cent when you can buy them.

>>5016960
>No one that is financially secure is this bitter.
I avoided directly addressing that entire thread for the reason you mention. Seems like bait.

>>5017006
>It's a mini 8bit box
Its a money separator.

>>5014701
Flashcarts aren't called "emulator carts" you colossal fucking retard.
I bet you call ROM sites "emulator sites", too.

>>5017021
That's literally what they are though, idiot. They emulate eeprom storage, protocol and behavior.

tfw got an snes and nes classic, and an everdrive 64 all loaded up about a week before the C&D

i traded my Wii U and 5 games to a mexican down the road for a nes classic when it was first released, the fucker got one on launch day and played it a week and traded it, and now the dumb little things are in walmarts every time you go in there for 60 bucks. Boy i sure wish i had my Wii U back lmao.

They're hardly masterpieces. The games that the NES comes with are fucking trash for the most part. Simon's Quest? Pac Man? Galaga? The hallmark of these games is only to show that a full port of arcade games was possible on this machine, which at the time was amazing, but now no one cares.

I made $1000 Christmas season 2016 thanks to the NES shortage.

What games would you add to the SNES mini?

>>5015964
>>5016036
You're acting like it's almost absurd or impossible for the average layman to use a Wii compared to the NES and SNES minis. The Wii still is to this day the most common household console from the 7th generation that is still being used.

>>5017439
Dat Wii 240p via component in a CRT with no input lag and real scanlines

>>5017445
Just get an HDMI to component converter and plug the SNES Classic into a CRT.

>>5017445
Now now, no need to post about porn here. This is a blue board.

>>5017879
Digital to analog conversion lmao

>>5017930
Easier than tracking down and hacking a Wii.

>>5017952
Not.. Really? People practically give them away daily on local sites.

>>5017963
you can probably find them for $5-25 anywhere. They're reliable little boxes and while authentic component cables are ideal third party cheapo ones aren't a big downgrade.

>>5014550
They're a decent deal for what you get. It's strong enough to emulate any 16bit and some 32 bit stuff if you want to use it for that.

I just run SNES/SuperFamicom stuff on mine. It's cheaper/less time consuming than making a new Pi for the same purpose. If you own a Snes/Superfamicom get an everdrive but it's a cheap and decent option if you don't have one.

>>5017024
Not that anon but...
Depending on the flash cart... Some have "literally" no emulation involved, since they flash the rom onto the board so it can be used by the console.
Hense the name flashcart

For years I collected old game cartridges to play classic games, but more and more it seems like old games are going up in price and it's just getting too space prohibitive. Not to mention playing them in HD requires buying an expensive machine like an Analogue NT.

I have a NES Classic I'd like to mod to play more games but according to Google there seems to be multiple ways to do this. What's the easiest and safest way? I don't want to brick a machine I paid 60 bucks for.

>>5018383
Use your computer or get a wii!

>>5018383
>I cannot type in google or youtube
did you even take 30 secs to find this before coming here?
its unbrickable. its retard proof.
also everyone complaining about it dont know shit about it and dont own one.

if they all had one everyone would stfu and see its actually worth it

>>5014550
Not worth what they're asking for

>>5015964
>I’m not going to pull out all my shit when I want to play 1 game.
I just bought another wii. $35, works with gc and came with a whole bunch of dumb shit I can resell for a few bucks.

Now you only need 1 nintendo system to play everything from NES to Wii (minus N64). It also does a great job for Sega Genesis, and Sega CD, so I bet it does well for the other previous generation systems. The VC was robust for Neo Geo.

I can't fault you for how you enjoy the same hobby I do differently, but I think you really owe it to yourself to mod a wii if you haven't already. The only value to me from the "classic mini" systems were the controllers. They work just great in a wii-mote & games recognize them without issue.

>Muh HDMI/No Component
Mod a Wii-u then. The same programs are available for either system, the process is similar with identical outcome. Modded Wii menu.

If you really want a casual "one system" solution, a wii blows the doors off of the mini series.

>>5017415
>What games would you add to the SNES mini?
There is room inside for a lot of games it seems. I picked this up on Friday and am making a short list of games I have not played in a while, and some games from my childhood. I already played through zelda 1 & 2 in "vanilla" mode and was craving some river city ranson.

Once it's loaded it obviously doesn't need to be hooked up to the PC anymore, this is just temporary for quick testing, The NES will live on a TV in the den when I am done. FYI this "hakchi" loader utility is pretty decent. Just click through the list of games, download the box art, synch and done.

I only wish we'd get a PS1 mini or something

>>5017879
That'll only work if you have an HD CRT, which are laggy.

>>5020791
CRTs don't have input lag, that's the whole point.

>>5020787
Its called a snes classic. It runs ps1 flawlessly

>>5014701
>I fucking hate this shit. It's the most poser/normie thing imaginable. You're either a collector/enthusiast or you play ROMs in place of spending all the money on a collection. This is just gimped nostalgia bait. It's plastic to show off to your 'gamer' buddies. Like seriously, buy a fucking second hand system and emulator cart, now you have the entire library on one authentic system. But no, you need to buy the micro pig of game systems to show just how 'old school' you are... it's so superficial. That's my problem with it. These systems with built in games have always been dime a dozen, Segas been doing it for fucking years. But Nintendo comes along and suddenly everyone loses their shit? They're overpriced too. OP, can you explain why they're masterpieces or superior to the original systems? I'd genuinely love to understand your mindset because you're clearly a summer fag normie and I'm just a humble incel, please.

I agree with this faggot despite him being seething newfag; it's the fucking embodiment of "there's a sucker born every minute and you're right on time"

I have both and they are GREAT.

Loaded them with my personal TOP 100 games for each console, and on the NES i also added the games AVGN reviewed so far :3

I dont think they gonna make a GameCube mini, the games are way too big and would increase the console price.

But an N64 mini would be nice.

>>5015964
>With the SNES mini I have an HDMI connection and I’m playing in seconds.
If you can solder, you can mod it with a GCDual or wait for the WiiDual.

>>5015964
>With the SNES mini I have an HDMI connection and I’m playing in seconds.
If you can solder, you can mod it with a GCVideo or wait for the WiiDual.

>>5014701
>incel

>>5020791
>That'll only work if you have an HD CRT
I have a 15khz SD CRT with component input. Yes, 100% certain it is 240p/480i. No 480p. Things like the wii and Xbox need to be set to standard definition.

>>5020815
>CRTs don't have input lag
HD Crts can cause lag for SD content. It depends on how they process 240p content. Some have issues. Not that it matters with the Wii. If you have a "HD CRT" just set the wii to 480p, and render native output so the tv doesn't process the image & introduce lag.

>>5017015
>Its a money separator.
What is every product in the history of the world.

>>5021305
>What is every product in the history of the world.
Like dad always said:

>If you can't eat it, drive it to work or have sex with it, you probably don't need it.

Next week will be 2 years since he passed. His "unique" perspective trained me to live life without credit or credit cards. He told me it was possible to own my own life, and he wasn't kidding.

>>5017060
I like simons quest

>>5014550
Can you put roms on it? If not, it's shit. If so, a Wii would be better.

>>5014701
>These systems with built in games have always been dime a dozen, Segas been doing it for fucking years. But Nintendo comes along and suddenly everyone loses their shit?
gonna have to agree with this. it's like when samsung has some feature on their phone then 5 years later apple adds it and suddenly its revolutionary

>>5014679
They'd make it use some expensive priority memory since otherwise the experience is inauthentic

>>5014701
I bought mine because I never owned an SNES. Seemed like a good way to play it, since I've tried to get into SNES emulation on the PC but never really played much

It was very easy to add additional SNES games and the controllers seem in spirit although the cable length is ridiculously short

>>5014698
>>5014704
don't know about you, but every usbdom i've ever stuck into a pc got too far too warm for my liking. so i can't say i agree with that solution, since it leaves the device powered 24/7. actually i'd say it's fucking stupid. especially since better solutions now exist.

>>5020883
What's the point if you can't play games that used the analog controllers?

>>5022384

think only ape escape and resident evil dual shock edition required the analog. Everything else was optional

>>5017004
Production orders require about 6 months lead time. The initial announcement and immediate explosion of hype was in the summer, and the second shipment was in December. They did up the order, but it was too little, too late.

>>5022384
Couldn't you just use Wii classic controllers?
Though, it might need a new controller driver for that.

>>5014781
omg how come did you do that?

>>5022696
hakchi

>>5014701
I remember back before this board was infested with buzzword abusing /v/irgins. Good times.

>>5017879
>dude just play 720p analog on a sanyo lmao

>>5014701
>I'm just a incel
you got that right

What are the best 2 player games to toss on it and why are my genesis roms running like absolute shit in retroarch?

>>5014701
Bought one because I work and have disposable income. And my gf's SNES is old, she only has one controller and most of her games suck and the contacts are loose and I don't have time to fuck around on flea markets or ebay and repair everything. This thing works and with minimal effort I can play whatever the fuck I like in the living room, on the telly with gf.

>>5014781
kek, I also have Judge Dredd installed.

Anyone do the blue tooth mod on their classic controllers? Is it worth it?

>>5023408
the what?

>>5023408
If you're talking about the 8bitdo ones, I got one just today, but for the Mega Drive controller.
It's working pretty well so far, played some Sonic Mania on the Switch with it and I didn't encounter any issues or input lag. Pretty happy for $20.

>>5014550
>no cart slot
0/10, even AT games managed to get that right

I thought about getting one of these but I just decided to hack my wii u instead which is better because of off TV play.

>>5014723
>That changed button layout
>Stuck with CD pad layout no matter what (Don't get me wrong, it's a nice layout, but what if I want traditional joy one?)
>Rumor that there isn't any microswitches
I'll stick with my MVS pcb