/vr/ - Retro Games

>>5794770
99% of people are subhuman. They have no appreciation for anything, the chances of you ever meeting anyone interested in retro games enough to come round on a saturday morning to play with you is for all intents and purposes 0. Your family will never care, your friends will never care, this is the sad reality of life.

>>5794775
I reject your hypothesis.

>>5794775
Because retro games aren't n e gud ne mo

Build a mame cabinet with a bunch of fun coop games.
Beatem ups and stuff.
Throw in some Japan only titles etc.

You've got to balance authenticity with frustration and ease of use. Things like lag, incorrect aspect ratios, lack of CRT, too small of display, and uncomfortable seating will cause people to lose interest.
You want a comfy couch or chair, good solid controllers, and a way you can get the game going without having to worry about crashes or needing to configure 20 different things.

The most important thing in the set-up is actually you. You have to pick a good game ahead of time or have a few picked out and let them pick from them. Massive rom lists are not a good thing. Then the game has to instantly start and be playable. No fucking around configuring controls, video, etc, etc. That will annoy players and cause them to lose interest.

Screen under 19" is a no-go.

Good speakers are highly underrated.

I mean, why should I bother for someone else than me?

>>5794775
You sound very much alone, anon. Not to say I don't sometimes feel that way but even as a bit of a loner I still have the odd get together with friends for retro gaming.

>>5794808
But the interweb is his companion animal and he don't need no humanoid

>>5794808
I've been alive for 37 years, I've never met a single person who 1. Shared my hobbies of anime and video games and 2. Wasn't an absolute surface level pleb who was boring as fuck to talk to and usually heavily autistic to boot

>>5794792
> lag, incorrect aspect ratios, lack of CRT, too small of display

No one really cares about this outside small parts of the sub-niche of gaming of older games.

>>5794775
I unironically agree with you.
None of my "nerd" friends play retro vidya, they bought the snes mini version but they just use it as decoration.
One of em plays fortnite, the other Destiny and the last one plays league.
And here I am playing retro games alone with the occasional modern game here and there.

>>5794775
My family cares, of course.
>Dad
FUCKING VIDYA, DO SOME SERIOUS WORK AND DONT PLAY THIS JEWISH (but why of course) CRAP!11

>Mom
Dont'cha have anything else to spent money for? Only for childish games, huh?

>Brother
lol emulator xD xD xD xD xD and lamestates, uh, I mean savestates

>>5794819
I feel ya dude.

>>5794828
Your dad sounds based, why didn't you live up to his example?

>>5794816
Incorrect aspect ratios should be punishable by death.

>>5794814
I can understand that. I've maybe had two friends in my life that would qualify if I applied your criteria to my own situation, and we have all drifted apart. It's a rare thing in this hobby as there are so many genres and skill levels that separate us.

>>5794816
People do care; it's just that they don't realize they care. Most will only notice subconsciously, resulting in them drawing some simple conclusion like "these old games are kind of fun, but not as good as I remember. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug."

It's like if you were to play some slightly out of tune music at a party. Maybe not many would notice consciously that something was wrong, but it might affect their mood, or how they feel about the music. It's probably universally true that the smooth motion and low input/audio latency of a CRT + real hardware feels good and right.

>>5794775
Not everyone is an epic hikki like you bud.

>>5794934
If you disagree you're part of the 99% of subhumans

>>5794770
I did it by making a setup people actually want to play. That really means including stuff that doesn't fit the criteria here. There are some people who just aren't interested in playing old stuff on a CRT. Or maybe they just aren't until they see how much better the action is on SSB vs SSBB. But no one will ever know if you exclude them from your gaming parties because of autism.

>>5794770
Ask the people after sharing your enthusiasm with them.

>>5794775
This is bologna, go outside. Even a mid-size city will have one or two barcades with an N64 and a SNES hooked up and that place is jaaaaaaam packed with normies.

>>5794770
Honestly, you’re going to want a 256 GB SD card filled to the brim with emulators and roms. No one is really interested anymore in doing couch gaming, let alone couch gaming for modern games. HOWEVER, there have been moments I fond myself in the vicinity of someone’s laptop or a computer space nearby and I have been waiting with friends for time to pass with nothing better to do. This is where the emulator on the SD card and a couple spare bluetooth controllers come in. Of course, you need the pads to be small to carry, but that’s for you to figure out. I pulled this out one day and it got everyone’s attention in the computer lab. Almost everyone passed by and huddled around, young and old, for a few minutes to play a game. Yes, it’s emulation and you’re playing on an an LCD, but I would be lying to you if I said I didn’t have one of the most fun experiences since I was a kid. My suggestions:
N64 party games
PSone fighting games
Side scrolling beat ‘em ups
Namco classics
Kart racing games
Have fun, OP.

>>5794775
How to be a downer faggot 101. I hope a pigeon shits on you this week.

>>5795073
This works too. Enthusiasm breeds curiosity.

>>5794945
>hikki calling others subhuman
The lack of self awareness is giving me a brain freeze.

>huge CRT, the bigger the better
>n64 with 4 controllers
>goldeneye, smash bros, or mario kart

You're pretty much set with that.
After n64, the next most universally appealing one would be the original Nintendo.

>>5795151
"""""huge"""""" crt? CRTs don't get much bigger than like, 30 inches.

>>5795118
Like I said, there's plenty of surface level subhumans who'll point and go "wow so retro" then go back to slurping their fruity beer.

>>5795131
>Your only value is to society
Back to work wagie, tick tock.

I'll be playing games all day.

>>5795123
>How to be a downer faggot 101. I hope a pigeon shits on you this week.
I'm just being honest with him.

If you're this ass devastated about "downer" opinions then you need to grow a pair.

>>5795118
>mid-size city

Not him, but I live in a tiny town in Wyoming. I'm probably the only person who has an anime figure and a retro setup within 200 miles. There is nobody or anything.

>>5795414
I bet you're wrong.

>>5794792
Wait, people don't like seeing flashcart menus?

>>5795160
and that's plenty enough for 4 players

>>5795173
Your post is generic as is your existence.

>>5795631
Back in that cagie lol

>>5795169
It does make me wonder how many people hopping on the retro game fad actually care about the game beyond dickering around with games for a few minutes because of the aesthetic and maybe obtaining things they can show off on Facebook and YouTube.

>>5795654
Is there really any other reason to hover over old video games as time goes on? Emulation ensures they survive to the future, all the boxes and wires seems pointless for anything other than socializing.

>>5795658
Emulation sucks.

I'd mod an xbox and call it a day.

>>5795660
...yea. (No)

>>5794775
Thanks for derailing the thread you sub human trash.

>>5794816
I was going to reply with what >>5794918
said but he beat me to it so: this.

But also: you really need to get over this mythical idea of the "normalfags", even though your post didn't not use that terminology. There are players out there who want to play retro games but do not have personal set-ups at home. But if they come across a good one they are going to sit down and play. They want to see what it's really like.

>>5795497
That's probably not going to be an issue, but at the same time you don't want to draw a lot of attention to it. Don't be that guy that drones on and on about how much original games cost vs the cost of a flash cart.

>>5795160
One simple google search would have told you this is incorrect, my dear z*****

>>5795658
>all the boxes and wires seems pointless for anything other than socializing
Why are you even here? I know you're only barely out of puberty.

>>5795414
Where's the closest brick and mortar video game store?

>>5795673
It was the only honest answer he was gonna get, faggot

>>5795497
I don't.

>>5795663
This isn't 2002 anymore. You're not going to impress anyone with a soft moded xbox.

>>5795864
Sometimes it's good to not be impressive. It makes it so it's more about playing the games than showing off.

>>5794775
>>5795835
You don't fucking do it for others. You do it for YOU. YOU'RE the one after the social interaction.

>>5795834
There's actually a retro game store that's pretty decent in Casper WY which is about 3 hours away form where I am
.

>>5795871
A softmodded xbox can play Halo 2 online.....

>>5794816
Agreed. Some people will try to argue against this, but no one really fucking cares. Not a single person has come over and wanted to play on my PVMs or 32-36 inch CRTs. They want to play on the OLED or Projector via OSSC.

>>5795864
>soft

Literally no reason unless it's a 1.6. Nothing about hardmods should take more than a day unless you're fucking around with a custom cpu.

>>5794889
This, but unironically.

>>5795123
why do you redditors get so defensive when people are honest with you?
>think happy thoughts think happy thoughts!!!

>>5795880
I'm not convinced you even comprehend what a fucking hard mod is. Please find me a good source for Executor 2 chips.

>>5795173
>>5795636
I’m the anon you were originally replying to. I work federal so my salary takes away from your autismbux. I should be thanking you for paying my lunch today.

>>5795952
>I work federal so my salary takes away from your autismbux. I should be thanking you for paying my lunch today.
Not how it works idiot, I don't live in your 3rd world shithole anyway.

>>5795895
>>5795178
Pessimism is as dishonest as you can get. Even more dishonest than optimism.

5795956
But it is how it works. We both feed from the same bottle. Go ahead and cope with that larp. Your anger nourishes me.

>>5795957
What in the fuck does that even mean retard? What're you, Ghandi?

Life is shit, people are shit, stop crying.

>>5795960
>But it is how it works. We both feed from the same bottle.
Yeah but it's not a bottle. If 500 federal workers quit, they don't reroute the money to give more autismbux payments out idiot. They get a fixed payment no matter what, if anything you're as much of a leech as you claim NEETs are. You don't generate any money, your job exists because the government pays you. Your job is a form of welfare.

>>5795963
Lower your eyebrows, take a deep breath, and stop slamming your keyboard as you type. Being a mouthfoaming sperg is no way to conduct yourself as an adult. Go out for a walk.

>You don't generate any money, your job exists because the government pays you. Your job is a form of welfare.
You sound aggressive for being a neet. Were you larping or do you really care? Regardless, I’m more of a priority, so again thanks for paying my lunch.

nobody gives a flying fuck about any of your retro garbage. only person any of you are impressing is yourselves.

>>5795965
No actual response?

Then fuck off.

>>5795969
I'm not even American idiot. And American neets don't pay for your shit, the government does. How is such a simple concept so hard for your high fructose corn syrup addled brain to grasp?

Why should I give you a response when you didn’t give me one? Quid pro quo, fuckboy. But thanks for the (You).

>>5795978
>I’m not even an American
yeah sure I’ll take the larp at face value so your neck veins don’t pop

>>5795983
Ohhh is THAT why you refuse to quote my posts? I thought you were from reddit but you're so fucking petty you don't want to give me a (you).

Hahahahaha fuck me what a fucking loser.

What's with the nancies here, at each other's throats over your own reflections.
lol Gandhi

>>5794775
>sad reality of life.
Your life maybe, but even then, unless you live in a town of 20 people, the odds are you will find someone, somewhere that would love to play games with you. You sound very jaded and are projecting your life as something that is common.

Most people have an interest in games nowadays, most would love to just hang out and just shoot the shit even if they don't play games.

It's very easy to just hang out and play games. I have met tons of people that would love to play retro games even if they don't have any experience with them.

>my family
My family always had an interest in what I was doing, my dad even tried playing games with me. My mom bothered to learn pokemon with me. They may not have any interest anymore, but I never tried even asking them now that I'm an adult.

>your friends will never care
Son, a good chunk of my friends became friends because we liked (now retro) games.
I'm legit sorry you never had the experience.

>>5794775
Just because you failed to get people to appreciate your hobbies, doesn't mean it's a common experience.

>>5795972
Nigga, then what is this board? Everyone is going out of their way to talk about retro games.

>>5795963
Your life is shit, maybe you'll wake up and try to make it better instead of lashing out at anyone that had different experiences.

>>5794816
How out of touch are you?

>lag
People absolutely care about lag when it effects the game badly. I hear people all the time complaining about playing Smash Ultimate on their shitty 4k because of the input lag.

>CRT
A big part of the experience is the CRT, a lot of people associate it with their childhood and since they are becoming more and more rare today, it's a bigger and bigger deal. Even kids that were never raised with a CRT look at them with awe.

>too small of display

Depends on the game, if it hampers the experience people will care.

>>5794814
Sounds more like a you problem than a problem with other people. After all, look at the arrogant jaded tone of all your posts.

>>5795876
>no one really fucking cares
Lots of people love playing on CRTs for the old experience. Don't know what reality you are living in.

>>5794770
I have game nights at my house, I give people tons of options with various systems connected to CRTs and flatscreens. Some people even bring their tvs. I got a few osscs, but not always all the cables.

It's become a popular hangout for just some rando's house like mine, have even gotten a few games donated like SamSho 2.

Huge focus on Sega games and fighting games, or straight up Mario Party.

I'll give some details when I come back to this thread later

>>5794814
37 going on 80 with that attitude. You'll kill yourself in no time with how much you hate everything.

I just play Mario party with my buds once a month. It's easy and it never gets boring as we hop to each succsive title every month, from n64 to gamecube era.

>>5794770
I built a setup that looks and sounds nice and put some comfy chairs in front of it. Works like a charm.

Depending on the circumstance you may want to not leave your arcade sticks in plain view. Particularly if they are custom or expensive sticks.

People get intimidated by this sort of thing and think you must be a tournament player, and in turn people who have low confidence or self-esteem will not speak up and ask to play because they do not feel worthy. The competitive atmosphere makes them uncomfortable.

On the flip side, the presence of these objects may also say your setup is meant for actually playing, rather than looking like a pretty collection.

>>5794780

>>5796431
I dunno, maybe it was just me but as a kid I was always interested in games with cool controls so arcade sticks always interested me.

>>5794770
From my experience: Times where you get the chance to play retro with friends are rare and far apart. In those rare chances, if you take too long for things to get fun people loose interest. Somz bullet points:

- have your setup ready to go (as in plug controller, turn on and is ready to play). Either at all times or have the console you want to play ready to go

- think in advance what to play. For example i have this friend whos not much into retro but he loves dragonball, so i got a couple dbz games ready to go and we ended up playing all kinds of games starting from that

- get stuff with 4 controller, especially the n64 woth mario party games and the like. Make sure all the cables are long enough to get to the couch, noone wants to sit in the floor

- good old big tv is mandatory

- sometimes no matter how good the chance is, your friends wont feel like playing retro, there will be another chance

- have fun and make sure your friends are having fun (and be a good host, drinks and snacks a little bit after you start playing)

- make gameplay brakes

Good luck my dude! (since this was the goal of my setup, pic related, its my living room)

>>5794770
news flash nobody actually wants to play on a /vr/ setup because crt's hurt peoples eyes who aren't adjusted and they aren't big enough for splitscreen games.

i have a big badass crt setup in my place but i have the brains never to suggest playing on it with friends and just output everything on my flatscreen

>>5797108
>news flash nobody actually wants to play on a /vr/ setup because crt's hurt peoples eyes who aren't adjusted
hogwash

>>5794770
Even out of my nerd friends who love anime and games none of them have more than a passing interest in obscure retro games. It’s a pretty niche thing, just enjoy it yourself for what it is and play what your friends want to when you want to socialize.

>>5797114
How old are your friends?

>>5797117
All in our mid to late 20s, to be fair

>>5797118
PS2 is retro for them.

>>5797114
>obscure
This is an error a person can easily make, and I've made in the past. You really don't need to go very obscure with game choices unless the person you are playing with is a retro player on their own time.

A game that most of /vr/ would consider to be the most surface-level pleb choice of title (Rondo of Blood, Waku Waku 7, Cotton, Powerstone) is probably completely novel and new to most people you will meet.

>>5797120
I can't find anywhere that doesn't think ps2 is retro. But this fucking scum place.

>>5797120
PS2 is retro for anyone who experiences linear time, which therefore excludes 4chan moderation

>>5797130
>>5797136
I know, I'm just saying they're more likely to be attracted to that era of games if they are available.

>>5797140
Honestly most people prefer newer games period, I know a guy who outright refuses to play anything not in HD despite being raised on the Genesis

>>5797108
I haven't used a crt in 14 years, got one recently, had no problems. Didn't have to get used to it.

In fact I never heard of anyone having to adjust to it outside of the buzzing.

>>5794775
I get your resentment. But there's always time to play with friends, at least for a bit.
The problem with me is that now I have my own place to play but my friends are mostly working or studying. There's not enough time to play something for long time. It has to be a quick 4 player game.

>>5794775
kek, zoomers forget that gaming is perhaps the most social past time invented. I play with my friend from back in the day, my wife (who actually wanted the setup first), her brother and some zoomers he brings with him to be popular. Reliving the Crash Bash, Speed Freaks, Tekken, Worms and Fighting Force tournaments from my childhood is a blast. Heck, we played turns with the original Tomba! and Rayman. Tomorrow i'm setup Future Cop LAPD, Bust-a-Groove and Tenchu. There is just too much good stuff to play.

>>5794792
>lack of CRT
>will cause people to lose interest
lol what. 100" OLED with framemeister or I'm going home

>>5797702
Once again you're thinking everyone is some "normalfag" who always wants the newest and shiniest thing. This bogeyman seems to be everywhere on 4chan.

Rather, there are young men who are interested in the idea of playing /vr/ games, but only if the set-up is done correctly. Playing games on an LCD or OLED is something they can do on their own hardware.

>>5798113
>This bogeyman seems to be everywhere on 4chan
>reddit spaces
teh ironing

>>5798660
reddit spacing doesn't exist

>>5798674
>baby in denial

>>5795668
Emulation sucks.
Look at n64/gamecube and get back to me.
Really anything past the snes generation.

>>5797102
What are you upscaling with?

>>5794775
This
>>5794892
>>5796284
Even if I shared your hobbies I wouldn't spend a minute with you. Also thinking you opinions about any matter are the absolute truth and superior to anyone's is incredibly childish.

You still got time to change.

>>5799678
With a shitty upscaler https://www.amazon.fr/XCSOURCE%C2%AE-P%C3%A9ritel-Convertisseur-Adaptateur-Coaxial/dp/B010DQTX8U/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=Hdmi+Upscaler&qid=1565463568&s=gateway&sr=8-3

Only because i need to turn into hdmi so i can capture video for streaming purposes. Im in europe and have everyhing in scart rgb, so normally i just let the tv handle the upscaling

>>5799709
>Even if I shared your hobbies I wouldn't spend a minute with you
Are you implying people want to hang out with you in the first place?
>Also thinking you opinions about any matter are the absolute truth and superior to anyone's is incredibly childish.
I hope you were looking into a mirror when you typed that out.

>>5800097
Ammendum: I called it shitty but it actually has pretty good results for 30bucks. You can see the image go a little bit soft when it moves but when youre playing you really dont notice it.

But again, the important is that you have a good signal to begin with

If I'm having more than 1 person over and they want to play retro games then I just boot up my Wii U on my main LED TV and go into the VC library. It takes way too long to to get everything setup, nobody cares about my CRT, and cords are just a pain to deal with for most people.

If I came to your house though I would appreciate some of these things, just please no split screens on a sub 36" TV.

>>5799678
It doesn't matter because his LCD is shit regardless.

>>5799674
What games don't work for N64? What plugins are you using? Have you used Dolphin for Gamecube? It works perfectly. Again, what games can't you emulate for the N64? Can you name one? Are you just completely full of shit, and an ugly fat angry faggot?

>>5800725
He’s just full of shit. Angry Lion for N64 works near flawlessly for everything that matters. I emulate on my Radeon 2700x, 1060 GTX on my 65” LED or on my raspi on my little 1702 monitor. Either way is extra comfy.

>>5800742
>LED
LOL

>>5794770
I would avoid the meme station setups where everything is nearly categorized and displayed in a "show-off" kind of way. This looks good, and only looks good, nothing else.
Put it together with enthusiasm. Re-arrange the room if you have to. Even if you're emulating off a pi, pretend like this is a novel experience you're responsible for manufacturing; it's not about "muh nostalgia," you're making a good thing now so act like it.

>>5794775
just go to video game cons and meet more people that are nerds with ass burgers and maybe you'll find some friends who could come over and play games

>>5795497
This gave me an idea.
Have your linux emulation machine hooked up to your network and use a phone app to select the game that will boot up when you press a dedicated button on your emulation machine.
This way you can ask what the people want to play or just give them the choice out of a couple games and they'll never need to see any of that shit.

>>5801389
The whole world refers to them as LED. Get over it, kid.

you pussies mirrin?

>>5803160
All that just to listen to this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEannNh8ihA

>>5803292
Perfection.

>>5794775
You just have shit friends and family. I pity you.

>>5803292
Pffftt... yeah right, you fag.
I own a Dreamcast so it'll sound more like this:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=us8OhI-OTHg

>>5794770
Replicate the vibe of being in a Japanese arcade to the best of my ability. And also offer lots of games. If we're talking about actually opening an arcade, there needs to be a digital leaderboard on a big screen somewhere.

>>5794892
I've had four, and only one remains. It's such a shame that it's so hard to find compatible types in this passion of ours.

>>5795173
Go outside, smoke weed, enjoy life, have sex.

>>5803354
HEY HEY HEY COME ON OVER HAVE SOME FUN WITH CRAAAZY TAXI

>>5797574
This can't be real. You're here, and you enjoy games?

>>5800742
>Angry Lion for N64 works near flawlessly
hmmmm

>>5794770
If people actually want to play retro games, they'll do it regardless of how garbage the setup is

>>5804129
I don't think you get it.
The point of Low Level emulation is so people can reverse engineer it and implement the fixes into faster, inaccurate High Level emulators. Just like how SNES9x ended implementing some of the BSNES/Higan implementations.
Also you bitch about speed now but half a decade from now they will probably run full speed on modern processors.

>>5805934
>implement implement implement
Well shit proof reading aside, you get the point.

>>5805934
that's just a video plugin. The only actual emulator that attempts LLE for n64 is cen64 and that went nowhere. Unless cpus somehow improve frequency dramatically, performance will be just as shitty in 10 years.

Does anyone ever have trouble finding the right shelf/stand to place your console and TV on? I own a Wega Trinitron that weighs 223 lbs and all the good stands don't support the weight.

>>5803160
Not really mirrin for I'm not a fan of late-80s and later Kenwood equipment, but at the very least the brand is still right.

>>5803160
So you won that contest from the game mags?

>>5807647
no but you just won this cock in your mouth.

>>5794814

>>5803292
What was the video, youtube decided to delete the video?

>>5794770
>How would you go about it?
Limited video game options. Basically people will play whatever you have plugged in. Our living room is /vr/ + wii. The choices are limited, but good.

>>5794775
i really dont understand why no one likes or even gives a shit about the modding emulating and pirating stuff i do. im talking to people who spend thousands of dollars every year on new games dvds shit like that and im putting together machines that would last several lifetimes worth of entertainment and i get a blank stare. shit really pisses me off.

>>5794814
What sucks about surface level plebs isn't that they are surface level, but that they actively resist ever evolving past it. They unironically LOVE being stuck in mediocrity.

I don't even bother asking anybody else to play videogames with me. I grew up in the 90s, had "friends" and relatives that I played all those games with. Now I'm just an old man that likes to sit in his recliner chair and stare at wall.

>>5797574
Indeed

>>5808062
>i really dont understand why no one likes or even gives a shit aboutmy emucancer shit
lel

https://www.zeemaps.com/map?group=3526735&location=USA#

>>5794775
Same. I almost don't even like to indulge in my hobbies around other people because then they start asking stupid questions I'm too nice to tell them to Google it, and then I look like an autist because I enjoy talking about this stuff but my mind rambles a bit so it takes a minute to get my point across.
Everyone asks me why I have multiple CRTs in my room, why I have multiple of some console, why I even use CRTs, why I enjoy old games, and if I have x, y, or z game or system. It gets so tiring especially when I was a teenager and my parents would have their friends tour their house.
>hey kid, oh wow you have an Atari! I ain't seen one one years, do you have combat?
or even worse when they'd have their younger kids come and bother me about my stuff. I've delegated myself to just playing singleplayer stuff for the time being until my autism sorts itself out about this stuff if I'm being honest.
My setup and games is for ME and ME alone.

>>5794770
I bought an Nvidia Shield TV, hooked up it up to my 60 inch flat screen in the entertainment room, and bought a couple of extra Shield game controllers. That works perfectly for playing retro games with my friends.

Let's be honest here, most of us don't have friends who are autistic enough to care about a little input lag. It's all about reliving the good old days and playing the game.

I've had multiple friends come over, drink a few beers, roll a joint, and fire up the emulators to play 007, Perfect Dark, Turtles in Time, Bloody Roar, Power Stone, and a bunch of MAME arcade games and have a blast.

And yes, I have all the old systems from the NES to the PS4 and everything in between. Only difference is that I put most of them in display cabinets because I can't be assed to go out and buy a huge shitty CRT and keep all those systems hooked up on the off chance I have company that will want to play Double Dragon.

>>5809663
What kind of weed?

>>5800742
>Radeon 2700x
kek

>>5794770
I have a shit setup in my garage with a 32” crt, a beer fridge, and seating for about 6, we usually just binge drink, but it’s not uncommon for someone to see my stuff and ask what games I have.
Having good 2 player games is a must, the common ones we end up playing are either NBA Jam(genesis) or Street Fighter 2(SNES). Occasionally we’ll do 2 player SMB3, but usually the Vs games tend to see more rotation. We had 5 people, including my 8 year old(who beat everyone’s ass) on SF2 last weekend and it was a good time.
Basically, when my friends come over we may or may not play games, just depends on the mood, but it’s nice to have it handy if we get the itch.
For example, this coming Saturday we’re doing a wings and beer night at the house and it will probably end up in gaming if we don’t get too drunk.
You’re welcome to come by if you’re not too much of a sperg and bring some of your own booze to throw in.

>>5794770
Get an old modded xbox with 4 controllers on a CRT screen. Every game emulated up until PS2 (except Saturn ofc), and you can play them all locally with 4 players. I would often play MAME on it with my friends

>>5807740
Green Hill Zone apparently.

Honestly the bigger TV you have the better, and honestly unless they're as into into retro Vidya as you are they aren't gonna care if it's a CRT or if there's a little input lag. I have a proper little crt set up for myself but if I plan to entertain friends I have one of those retrotink line doublers hooked up to my normal tv and that gets the job done and makes everyone happy

>>5809786
OG Kush, or some weed oil cartridges that a friend of mine is obsessed with and insists on puff puff passing that shit to the group. I personally would just rather roll the kush, though. Call me old fashioned, but a joint is the best way to smoke weed.

Another friend of mine is obsessed with edibles, but that's a whole nother story.

>>5811478
>my 8 year old(who beat everyone’s ass) on SF2
Calling bullshit on that one there, bud. I get that you're proud of your kid (my 5 year old daughter is obsessed with Mario, Mario Kart, Banjo Kazooie, Turtles in Time, and Diddy Kong Racing), but there's no need to lie and say he kicked everyone's ass. If so, either you and your friends are all shitty at the game, or you guys were just going easy on him.

Personally, I never go easy on my daughter and basically curb stomp her in every game we play. She used to get pissed at first, but now she doesn't give a shit and can at least beat the computer on easy levels. The fact that I never take it easy on her will give her that much more satisfaction when/if she finally does legitimately kick my ass at a game.

>>5808062
>game dvds
at least they're buying physical copies, let me guess, you pay for "steam games"

>>5811774
Sounds great. I've been enjoying a lot of Purple Kush myself out of a huge glass bong. Nothing like a big rip before playing some Diddy Kong Racing.

>>5794775
This is the nice mainline shot of reality I needed today. Thanks, Anon.
that said, the few normalfag friends I know have NES/SNES minis and enjoy playing co-op stuff, Contra and what have you.

>>5797102
Are you div from the nippoonsei chatroom?

>>5811774
>weed oil cartridges
I use those, mainly because if I hit a joint or a pipe I get into this weird super self-conscious "I have to brush my teeth and use mouthwash" mode that I can't get away from.

wish people came over to my house enough to play vidya

>>5812404
Oh Anon

>>5811789
Do you really think an 8yo couldn't beat 4 drunk hillbillies? Or was this just an opportunity to brag about how you beat your 5yo daughter at Diddy Kong Racing.
One of the biggest piles cringe I've read in a while

>>5812220
I must be weird because the oil cartridges just dont affect me at all. Everyone else gets wasted, and I'm just totally sober. Joints and bongs get me right though. Edibles send me to another planet.

>>5812484
>Do you really think an 8yo couldn't beat 4 drunk hillbillies?
Drunk hillbillies? That's more plausible. Still a stretch, but I'd believe it. And no, not bragging about beating my 5 year old in video games. Just wanted to get the point across that it's not always good to go easy on kids when it comes to competition. Sorry that made you cringe, maybe you should start ignoring my posts.

>>5799709
>Even if I shared your hobbies I wouldn't spend a minute with you.

That's you, not everyone.

>Also thinking you opinions about any matter are the absolute truth and superior to anyone's is incredibly childish.

I don't know where you got that idea about my opinions being superior. Are you purposely trying to project?

>>5794775
You are right. Luckily I am a boomer. Cannot remember a single time that anybody did not want to play. Most people are casuals, though. They just want a short nostalgia fix instead of playing through Secret of Mana...

>>5812520
>Drunk hillbillies beaten by 8yo: plausible
>Stoned hillbilly beats 5yo: confirmed
>Cringe level: >9k