/vr/ - Retro Games

Get a powerful x86 family processor with a fitting motherboard.
Add SSD for games and OS and other necessary stuff like RAM and PSU.
Install Gentoo or other flavours of GNU/Linux along with all the emulators you want.

>>5258579
>pic
I understand such images take 15 minutes in Photoshop, but still it's amusing how they ordered one guy to draw such an image.

>>5258609
>amusing

You mean "bullshit"?

get a playstation classic, put retroarch on it, and play SNES games on your playstation classic

>>5258612
I mean amusing. Though they speak bullshit.

>>5258615
>get a normie PlayStation Classic
>not the superior SouljaGame

A fucking computer, and Snes9x/Nestopia/Magic Engine/Fusion, whatever.

>>5258579
>Best Emulation Machine?
A pc with retroarch.
>Yeah, the Raspberry Pi is always an option
No.

>>5258615
>>5258798
>retroarch

Get a lode of the faggots.

>>5258798
>retroarch
Unironically castrate yourself please

>>5258798
>A pc with retroarch.
LOL no. They tweaked things until they broke. Turbo Grafx 16 games don't even run perfectly anymore.

>>5258615
Nope, the Playstation Classic is so shitty and gimped that cant even run their own hacks right

>>5258892
It's just the emulator, anon. The PS Classic on a quad core running at 1.5ghz., 1 gig of RAM, and It can do PS1 just fine and most likely PS2 as well.

>>5258917
b b bu but mah homosexual reviewtechusa told me snes mini can run ALL GAUMES BETTAR!

>>5258593
>Install Gentoo

>>5258979
LOL

>SNES Classic 1.2ghz CPU 256 of RAM
>PS Classic 1.5ghz CPU 1GB of RAM

>ReviewDoritosLMAO all games butter!

>>5258579
Just put RetroPi on a raspberry pi and be done with it.

Runs everything great up until N64, at which point you'll want a real PC to emulate shit anyway

>>5258892
It's pretty over priced for what it is, but the SBC inside of it is fairly high spec for an emulation device, way higher end than other classic consoles. They're just using a shit fork of an emulator for some reason. Last I checked there's not a lot of tooling yet like for the NES/SNES Classic, but you can already swap out the emulator and install new games.

Any suggestions for a handheld emulator machine? Almost pulled trigger on getting a switch today but was worried about getting banned from the network stuff for modding it.

>>5259208
PSP?
Vita?
GPD Win?

>>5259273
Yeah I think vita wins. Don't understand people paying that much for a gpd for emulation.

>>5259310
I guess if you want to play older PC games, or at least stuff with low hardware requirements, while still doing all the same emu stuff as a Vita (albeit not as comfortably). Not a great option otherwise.

>>5258593
Windows is better than Linux for emulating. MAME, specifically Groovymame, is absolutely superior on windows.

>>5259310

because it does ps2 and gc/wii

>>5258579
I will especially never understand why they kept GBA and DS games as Wii U VC exclusives and didn't put them on 3DS. Why the fuck would you not put the portable VC games on the portable console?

>>5258826
Wow, that doesn't mean anything, you're some severely stupid fuck.

>>5259445
They posted a picture clearly showing the horribly ruined look of a classic game.

>>5258826
I'd like to OpenLara if you catch my drift.

>>5259208
Hacked PS Vita with a sizable microSD card is stupidly good, great emulation of loads of systems plus lots of native ports through the PSP/VIta Library.

Where do you guys get ROMs from? Emuparadise doesn't have them anymore

>>5259672
Psst....
look for the workaround script

>>5258609
It's not really an image from nintendo. The guy is making comedy.

>>5259208
In the near future Switch will be the best option, but for now either a New 3DS or Vita, mostly boiling down to whether you want the DS/3DS libraries or PS1/PSP/Vita libraries.

>>5259208
build your own with a raspberry pi and a 3d printed case
make sure to model the case yourself

>>5259743
1000% this. The switch is the best long term option. Right now it’s a tossup between vita or 3ds. Both have excellent 2d emulation. It really comes down to do you prefer DS games or PS1/PSP games? I really enjoy both of them. I prefer the buttons on my 3ds though and it can play GBA games native so I pretty much always play on that and my vita gets little use.

>>5259386
You are better off using Windows emulators through the Wine Windows emulator than actually using Windows.

>>5259783
lol

>>5258612
only poster that realised that op's Twitter faggot fabricated the whole exchange so he could post some doctored normo-tier "humor"

>>5259672
Lurk more

http://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/ROM_%26_ISO_Sites

>>5258579
>Yeah, the Raspberry Pi is always an option but I'm curious.

Don't fall for the Raspberry Pi meme.

>>5259775
Right now I've had good experiences with the switch for 2d emulation, been playing a bunch of 2d games and the only thing I've found that doesn't work that works on vita (retroarch at least) is sega Cd games.

>>5259438
The reason is simply because they can't sell the old games for new-release prices. They won't flood the market with cheap retro games that compete with new titles.

>>5258615
Why the PS Classic?
Why not the PSTV?

>>5259273
As someone who owns all three of these, the Vita is the best choice for emulators and original games / ports, with the PSP being a good alternative if you're looking for something cheaper and easier to hack.
GDPWin, as much of a good idea is on paper, is a cheap piece of shit in practice. It might be able to emulate PS2 / Gamecube games as >>5259418 said, but they play terribly with slowdowns and the terrible controls (face buttons feel cheap to press, d-pad is stiff and doesn't allow you to press more than one of the directions most of the time, making diagonal movements a chore, and the analog sticks, while they work fine, they're placed in the most awkward spot), not to mention how the handeld gets real hot after 10 minutes of use, even if you set the fans at max.

>>5258917
I doubt it would run ps2 fine

>Best Emulation Machine?

A desktop PC.

Like, how is this even a question? You want to throw as much processing power at it as you can.

>>5260971
What CPU offers the most processing power for emulation?
e.g. how many frames lookahead do they offer in RA.

Nvidia Shield IMO is the best option, it has a good meaty gpu for shaders and PCs are a real pain in the ass to try and turn into an easy on/off box if you like gaming on a couch 10 ft away.

>>5261087
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html

>>5258593
terrible advice.
No sdd needed and install windows not linux.

>>5259462
and? Shader's aren't even enabled by default you dumb meme screaming fuck

>>5259672
https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/968sm6/a_script_for_easy_downloading_of_emuparadise_roms/

>>5262352
What are you going to store your games on if not SSDs?
What does Windows offer to you that's worth over the cost?

>>5262352
You know that SSDs are dirt cheap now, right? You can get a 1TB SSD for like $200. There's literally no reason not to use them.

>>5262612
You can get good 1TB SSD for less than $150, cheap ones will soon fall below $100.
Only PCIe models are expensive.

>>5258593
But what about the noise?

>>5262713
What noise? The loudest parts in PCs are HDDs and discrete GPUs, neither of which are needed for emulation and even they can be suppressed.

>>5262725
Cpu coolers can be noisy too.

>>5262751
Get a 120 or 140mm one, they cool well at low speeds so you should never notice them. Often enough they don't need to spin at all, just offer a large surface for convective cooling.

>>5258579
Emulator + 3DS. Problem solved. Come on, man.

Just modded my vita today and sitting comfy in the tub with my rubber ducky playing gba ROMs.

>>5259019
>Just put RetroPi on a raspberry pi and be done with it.
Or save a few dollars and add homebrew to a Wii, and run more games than a Pi is capable of.

>>5263549
Mega drive sound emu isn't right on wii

>>5263646
>Mega drive sound emu isn't right on wii
Do you mean in NTSC or PAL modes on the emulator? Find those settings. It's perfect on Genesis Plus GX.

>>5263660
Still better on the real thing

>>5263549
What's homebrew?

Just build a PC with good enough hardware to run Higan in accuracy mode. You should have enough power to run just about any other decent emulator. If you use RetroArch, you're a fag.

>>5262785
Has anyone figured out how to run SA1 games on the 3DS yet?

>>5258637
>not the superior SouljaGame
https://souljawatch.com/collections/all

It doesn't exist and never existed.

>>5263720
>Still better on the real thing
That's true of nearly all part hardwares. I'd say emulating the Virtual Boy is better..for short periods.

>>5263760
buy a n3ds

why I'd retroarch bad? I used to be against it, but now I just think it's horribly convenient. also retroachievements.com and it's integrated into RA

if raspberry pi was a little bit stronger to do SNES accurately I would recommend it but it's absolutely stupid and inconsistent.

Why is retroarch bad again? once MiSTer comes out it will definitely make retroarch useless simply because it reprograms an FPGA with 0-1ms lag. Until that happens I think that core based emulation that's the best solution. I used to be against it, but now I just think it's horribly convenient. Also retroachievements.org is a thing and it's integrated into RA.

>>5259002
>>5258979
So the problem with PS1 Mini is the emulator itself and not the console being too weak? I was thinking of getting a NES Mini for my brother as a gift since he grew with that console, but he also loved the PS1 so if it's better I may get it instead now that the price was cut down.

gpd win. $$ tho

>>5259386
Depends on the setup, gnu/linux is far superior for a dedicated setup such as lakka.tv, and if you're going to build a desktop with windows, with no customisation whatsoever, you'll end up with a second generic use desktop that you just happen to use for emulation.
>>5258579
A SBC such as the Raspberry Pi with Lakka (not retropie, it's a shit) is solid for most /vr/ purposes. Very comfy to use, completely silent and nothing beyond emulating ROMs.
>>5259462
>>5258826
Shaders aren't enabled by default, and deny it all you want, some people like to tweak around with them and find a more visually pleasing setting. Handheld colour filters come to mind.
RetroArch is great.

>>5264912
>So the problem with PS1 Mini is the emulator itself and not the console being too weak?
Correct. Emulation is still in its infancy on the PS Classic, but it's got a lot of promise.

And don't get me wrong, a Switch is far more powerful than a PS Classic, but for 60 bucks you get a dang good emulation rig plus two controllers that are Windows10 compatible right out of the box. Sony says that they won't work, but they do, but not for all. I tried out Rebel Assault in DosBox and it works better than my Logitech dual analogue, pulling off maneuvers I thought were impossible on the emulated version.