/vr/ - Retro Games

as long as you don’t want bluetooth, wifi, sd card slot, almost instant setup to have thousands of roms, large community, ability to do RGB out with an addon, ability to play dreamcast, more and newer emulator choices, among other things for $35 (raspberry pi) then sure do it.

>>5576369
Get a keyboard to unlock the menu.

>>5576387
Like a USB keyboard?

>>5576391
Yes.

Some games are pal versions so they might be slower.

>>5576386
forgot 4 usb ports instead of 2, ethernet port, ability to act as a server or music player or very basic desktop computer, supports nonprofit instead of sucking corporate cock, more portable, more power efficient, composite out, gpio pins, ability to use wireless controllers, doesnt need to be hacked, more easily customizable interface, easier to backup/transfer to new system.. theres more. but, you won’t have sony plastic to display on your doll shelf next to your maga hat :(

>>5576386
forgot one of the most important things: ability to run psx games with better performance than the ps classic

>>5576369
I'm tempted to get one just for the controllers.

>>5576396
Wow I didn't think it was possible but now I'm even less likely to ever buy a Raspberry Pi than I was before.

Guys I already know about raspberry pi and use it for MAME, I just thought it might be worth looking at due to the controllers being authentic. It's nice having dedicated hardware instead of everything on a single box and I never got a PS1 as a kid so I don't know what I missed out on.

>>5576406
well babbage gramps you’re the most toxic attention whore in /vr/ history so I don’t think anyone gives a fuck what your purchasing plans are but thanks for the update

>>5576386
What kind of controllers come with it for the $35?
Also, can I use my original PlayStation controllers on the PS Classic, or are the ports USB?

>>5576409
I'm sort of in the same boat as you, not-ever-owning-a-PS1-wise. Just make sure to replace the stock games with NTSC equivalents, as the eurogarbage versions preloaded on the system is shit, as others here and everywhere else have already said.

>>5576409
So get it? It sounds like you already made up your mind, did you need to make a thread to announce it to everyone?

>>5576418
>how do I google simple things

>>5576418
Theres no dual shock.

>>5576418
That's a good question, Anon

>>5576415
Do you want to tell him that he won't get ANY controllers with a RPi3 at $35 or are you going to tell him that an RPi2 will run PS1 games more accurately than the Mini?

>>5576425
That kind of sucks.
Thanks for the reply anon.

>>5576436
No controllers?! What will he ever do?! DEFINITELY get the ps classic, then. It comes with two cheap non analog controllers, which you can use one of when hacked and only one usb port is available. Total bargain.

>>5576441
I unironically agree. OP wouldn't be able to buy two brand new OEM ps1 digital controllers for that price and that's what he after so...

>>5576454
Great! So it’s settled, OP can make the purchase. Good thing we has this thread to reach this conclusion. I wonder if there’s any way I can send Sony money without getting the controllers in return. I don’t need the controllers but want to suck their cock so badly.

Just get a ps2 if you wanna play games with other peeps or a vita dude
3.70 hax got released

>>5576463
Easy peasy - would you like to continue trying to spiral this thread off topic or are you done?

>>5576474
>namefag desperately trying to make posts to build a reputation

>>5576473
Actually the best way to play PS1 games is inarguably on PC through emulation with pgxp perspective correction, increased internal rendering resolution, wide-screen and fps mods etc but even taking this into consideration it sounds like in OP"s case the controllers alone will be worth the current price of the Playstation Classic package.

>>5576406
Why do you intentionally evade post filters?

>>5576403
I can tell you it's definitely worth $40 if you just want two authentic, USB and, most importantly (to me), brand new Playstation controllers, even though they're not DualShock. I use mine with Mednafen.

>>5576396
Out of every 1 million people that download emulators. Maybe 15 of them play a game to completion on it.

>>5576490
I'm sure I have no idea what you're talking about

For me, it’s a PC for home and a pi for travel. I don’t care about genuine controllers because I’m not a corporate cuck. I prefer practicality, flexibility, and performance over name brands, materialism and namefagging. I don’t try to get attention or post pictures of my toys on the internet, I just play games.

>>5576506
Don't forget the virtue signaling that's obviously a top priority for you. I personally listen to what the specific posters want instead of soapboxing about bullshit nobody cares about and OP (and others itt) seem to want new OEM controllers. I personally have plenty of controllers, know with great certainty that OEM Playstation controllers are notably superior to the kind of trash controllers you're no doubt using that lead you to think controllers are essentially worthless but go on believing your getting superior performance out of them.

That having been said I haven't used the classic controllers so I can't say for absolutely sure that they have the same quality as original controllers

>>5576535
They’re not the same quality. You’re just looking for attention, spewing uninformed garbage.
Did you just accuse me of virtue signaling and go on to explain how much more virtuous you are by responding better to OP? Yet you don’t even actually have any experience with the topic? You are truly the shittiest, most disingenuous poster in /vr/ history.

>>5576506
What's your preferred controller then?

>>5576546
I'm discussing the thread's topic, dipshit. There are a lot of people, including posters in this very thread that say the quality is good.. How do you know it's not? Sort of convenient that you're above posting pictures of toys that might offer some credibility to your arguments. Perhaps you would like to offer a reasonable recommendation for alternative controllers at the same or lower NIB price point that meet OP's specifications instead of assuming he's a Trump supporter simply for wanting authentic controllers.

Clearly buying a Raspberry Pi is the only socially just way to smash the patriarchy

>>5576369
If you've never owned a PS1 my main concern is that this thing is a bad representation of the real thing

>>5576558
Wireless when I don’t care about input lag and want to relax? 8bitdo Analog? xbox 360. Non analog? Original PS1 with adapter.

>>5576561
Just shut the fuck up, your bad suggestions are worse than giving none at all, though I’ve given the best suggestions of all.

My cat vomited on my raspberty pee pee.

>>5576369
>buying an emulator
I'll never under this retardation

>>5576369
>$40
As someone who has looked at the available inventory of one national retailer's stores in their entire state and who has friends who have done the same at two other stores, I think people have no idea how many of these things Sony made and have been clogging up stock rooms since before Christmas. They made enough for Christmas and beyond based on Nintendo's NES/SNES Classic sales numbers and stores ordered as many as they thought they could sell based on those Nintendo numbers as well. They didn't do the typical Sony "low availability due to high customer demand" thing that they normally do, but in this case they absolutely should have.

This thing has already been $40 on at least two separate occasions depending where you shop, and they still didn't move many. I promise everyone here that unless Sony buys them back to bury in a desert, they will have to reach a regular price of $29.99 at some point, if not lower. Don't fall for any tricks some store managers might pull like leaving only 3-4 on the floor. There are pallets full in the back.

I'm waiting until our own store runs low before I buy one. I expect I'll be paying $20 or less.

>>5576486
That's true, but at the same time I feel genuinely uncomfortable emulating console games on PC, which is why I didn't mention it

>>5576703
>being this stingy
I assume most /vr/ posters are over 25 and have enough income to spare $20. Is it really worth waiting that long to save $10-20 for something you actually want?

I’m not getting into the debate of how questionably useless this emulator is. It’s a cool shelf ornament and comes with first-party USB PS1 controllers, which makes it a pretty good purchase.

Sony really shot their wad on this one, and the price is coming down to reflect it, I’m just questioning the rationale behind waiting months (or even another year+) just to save a few more bucks.

>>5576369
Ask yourself dis: do you really want the headaches associated?

>>5576739
Not that anon but there are Android boxes you can buy for $20 (or less) that can run PS1 games better than this. So I don't blame anyone for waiting for the price to come down.

>>5576739
Lot of words to say "I don't understand why someone would want to save money on something they are clearly willing to wait for with no risk of missing out on one"

>>5576739
If you're not a paid shill, I've never seen someone suck so much corporate cock, so hard.

>>5576369
no joysticks means you cant play some of the good games
just emulate the ps1 on your computer with any controller you like

>>5576603
you buy a plastic shell and some legal games, not an emulator you dipshit.

>>5576603
they're hopeless sheep, just let them waste their money

>>5576454
Are they exactly the same as the ps1 digital pads though?

>>5576394
>>5576387
>namefag
>giving shit advice

please fuck off

anon, look up bleemsync, get a usb stick, and a usb hub then you're good to go

>>5576386
>anno domini MMXVIIII
>buying a SBC with a 2011-SoC
shiggy

>>5576386

Ps1 classic hacked is objectively better than a pi

>>5576386
Faggot I have to spend at least $100 for a fullfledged setup to play PS1 games on your shitpi

>>5576739
>I assume most /vr/ posters are over 25
If only...

I got one and I fucking hate it. Or rather, I fucking DESPISE Retroarch, aka RetroASS. Because that's whatchu fucking get when you hack it.

>CAN'T HANDLE A SINGLE SHADER
>Crashes every fucking 3 seconds
>I've had to reformat and rehack it at least a dozen times by now
>Anytime it crashes you have to pull the plug, and anytime you pull the plug you risk something getting fucked and you having to repair some fragile shit
>If you ever even fuck with half the settings, you could irreversibly fuck your shit up and have to repair it again
>Even something like a controller toggle will disable all controllers, wouldn't even detect keyboard or 12 other controllers I plugged into it after that
>Can't do GBA worth a damn
>Can't do PSP worth a damn
>No Dreamcast, No Saturn, No DS
>Fucking painful menu navigation
>At one point save states just flat out stopped working without any tweaking from me
>Easy to load a screenshot and fucking just close out your game if youre fucking with overalys
>Tons of retarded settings by default, some of the options even lag the UI
>No rumble
>Fucking crashes
>It Fucking Crashes Every 10 Minutes
>Can't load a good amount of roms half the time, it just cuts to a black screen sometimes with sound sometimes not, and then i have to navigate a shit UI out of memory because its all black
>Crashes every other time switching emulators
>It's a fucking piece of shit
It's a fucking piece of shit. I wasted my money SURE. But MORE IMPORTANTLY I wasted my FUCKING TIME. SEVERAL FUCKING PAINFUL HOURS CONFIGURING AND RECONFIGURING AND MAKING IT LOOK PRETTY AND SPIFFY TO SHOW OFF, AND ITS JUST
N O T
FU C KI NG
WORTH IT

FUCK RETROARCH
If anything I praise the PS Classic in comparison for JUST RUNNING THE FUCKING GAMES. FUCK RETROARCH FUCK RETROARCHFUCK RETROARCH FUCK RETROARCH FUCK THEM FUCK THEM FUCK THEM YOU WASTED MY FUCKING TIME FUCK YOU THIS WASNT EVEN THE FIRST TIME I GAVE YOU FUCKING FUCK KEKS A CHANCE I HATE YOUR BUGGY PIECE OF FUCKING ASS FUCK SHIT

>>5576409
you already have dedicated hardware, the raspberry pi, which was always shit and now obsoleted 10x over by the shitload of other devices out there now

>>5577185
>buys shitty hardware
>complains about software

>>5576369
Fuck no

>>5576912
I gave him proper advice you retarded faggot.