/vr/ - Retro Games

>>6190247
Pis are shit for emulation. If you're travelling, consider something portable like a PSP, PS Vita, N3DS/N2DS or an android phone.

>>6190247
If only somebody made some sort of computer designed for people who travel a lot for work.
Are you actually a migrant vegetable picker or just LARPing because you think people will laugh less?

>>6190247
Buy an oDroid XU4 it plays everything you want it to play its still a SBC so its not winning any awards but its better than a PSP or 3DS

>>6190787
Did you read the post? Does that piece of shit have analog video out?

>>6190808
the request is contradictory and self-defeating. If you want a SBC emulator box, get one. If you want a portable emulator, get a goddamn portable. Use your fucking brain or shut up forever.

>>6190854
>SBC emulator boxes aren't portable emulators
I could tell you were a sissy faggot but just how weak are your arms?

>>6190862
>it's small therefore it's portable
shut the fuck up, nerd. Install CFW on a Vita.

>>6190247
Redream is supposed to work on the Pi, but it's closed source you have to pay $5.

PS1 is fine, N64 most stuff runs - not all at full speed though. Saturn probably doesn't even run at full speed on a LattePanda Alpha, trying to emulate it on the Pi would be a joke.

>>6190889
>N64 most stuff runs - not all at full speed though
Example of just one game?
I smell bullshit.
>>6190883
Vita has a Dreamcast emulator now?

>>6190883
Vita is trash, I regret falling for that meme. It can't even do SNES. In fact both SNES emulators are absent in the latest retroarch vita nighties because the devs are cleaning all the trash emulators that don't work on the system in preparation for the next stable release.
Maybe that means they'll add a working one in the future but right now you need to run an old build of a shit emulator using frameskip and then overclock your vita hard just to get a stable framerate lmao

>travel

GET
A
LAP
BOTTOM

>>6190883
A vita won't play dreamcast games.

>>6190247
the question is. what are the games you want to play?
pi 4 can do ps1 full speed, but n64 and dramcast depends on the game. forget about saturn.

>>6191152
>n64 and dramcast depends on the game
>citation needed
Any example of a N64 game that won't run full speed?
I'm trying to find one but they all run full speed apparently.

>>6191161
Here you go based contrarian niglet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0SlKj-fXjw&feature=emb_logo

>>6190808
Anything that outputs HDMI has "analog video out" with a small cheap adapter

>>6191649
>small cheap adapter

Stop it with your useless information those are terrible

>>6190247
Get a MiSTer

>>6190252
>X is too slow, buy Y which is even slower
This is the advice I come to /vr/ for. Based.

>>6190247
Why in the hell would you stick a cooler like that on a raspberry piece of shit? Just stick on some heatsinks.

>>6191656
So they pair perfectly with all the terrible SBCs being discussed ITT

Get a hacked Switch.

Literally any laptop from the past 5 years with a USB controller. Don't you bring a laptop with you on your travels anyway?

>>6191976
retards are attracted to blue leds and loud noises

>>6193763
I don't mind blue leds that come with the case or someshit. You can always just unplug them if they get annoying. There was an anon on /g/ bitching about LEDs and was asking how to cut them out and was shocked to learn he could just unplug the power to them.

Buy a tablet and a DS4. Problem solved. My shitty 7 inch Amazon tablet can play Dreamcast games full speed.

>>6193381
Try reading the post.

>>6193381
but laptops are for porn.
you don't play in the same place you fap, don't you anon?

>>6193381
whats wrong in wanting a dedicated game machine?
>usb controller
yeah pretty sure thats comfortable.

Despite it's popularity for emulation, Raspberry Pis aren't that good for it, since they were designed as hobbyist minimalist computing devices for DIY hardware implementation projects (fancier on-board computing for your car, homebrew security system, robotics, etc).

You'd be better off with a proper device like a laptop/netbook, or even better, a hacked handheld console (3DS/PSP) if you can get your hands on one/set it up.

>>6194052
>it's popularity
>it's
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How does it feel to have a brain short circuit? Do you live on welfare?

>>6194052
Have you been living under a rock for the last 5 years? At least write some new copypasta, it’s getting old.

>>6194074
Back to facebook kiddo. Not even the anon you're crying about but you needed to reminded

>>6191143
Oh hell yes

>>6191659
Well the upside is you can hold those in your hands.

Also I think a Vita is better than a Pi (at least earlier models).

>>6195174
>Also I think a Vita is better than a Pi (at least earlier models).
Are you referring to earlier models of pis, in which case your opinion is already discarded as those are obsolete, or earlier iterations of the vita?

>>6191149
if you have a phone from the last 5 years that will though. Get a bluetooth controller with a clip, a micro SD card and the free version of Redream.

I use a chromebook plus. Plays most everything I want and has a nice 4:3(close to it) screen. I pair a xbox one controller with it and have a blast.

>>6191174
I literally just tried this and it runs perfectly. What settings were you using?
There's no information at all except "Pi4"
It doesn't say what OS, emulator, graphics plugin, or versions of those things.
This is obviously a troll video, probably gimped performance on purpose.
You can find Rogue Squadron videos playing on a Pi 3 with better performance than that.
Here's an old one on a Pi 4 that's much better https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs1wf-Bk9ek
On mine it's completely full speed, I'll upload a video some time.
If you tell me your settings I can tell you how to fix them so you can run it full speed too.

>>6199428
Not the same person but I downloaded one of the prebuilt retropie images for the pi4 and n64 games render at 1080p causing very low fps stuttering. Haven't even bothered looking at anything setting wise though, since n64 doesn't interest me that much.
Dreamcast games only have minor hiccups, and psx runs fine.

>>6190954
Dreamcast has games worth emulating?

>>6190247
Buy a refurbished modded switch.

>>6199467
Sounds like a shit image. And you're not playing on a CRT? How casual are you?
N64 games are supposed to run at 320x240. If you want to upscale it 2x go for it but displaying them at 1080 is just stupid. Especially on a Pi.

>>6190252
No I will buy a Chinese handheld instead.

>>6190247
>open to portable PC suggestions
Vita TV

>>6199428
>On mine it's completely full speed, I'll upload a video some time.

If you could do that, it might help settle a few bets. The video you posted isn't full speed.

>>6194074

Did you just nit pick grammar on 4chan? What a fag

>>6191174
What settings, Marine Trisinscius?
Do you mind re-recording with the correct up-to-date settings so we can settle this once and for all for >>6200112 ?
I can tell you exactly what to do if you need.

>>6199504
Lol
Fuck off and fuck n64 and their shit games.

>>6190247
Buy a Ryzen APU and put it in an Asrock Deskmini A300 barebones pc. You'll be able to run just about anything emulation wise do even some modern gaming and it'll be super compact for travel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzEOEUy7Hv8

>>6190247
Your phone is likely more capable than that other ARM computer that has absolutely nothing specialized for emulation.

Get a good gamepad and power bank, enjoy emulating with run-ahead and even some shaders.

How are you traveling for work but not having a laptop?

Aren't hotel TV inputs often blocked so you get bored and pay for shit? WIll you be lugging around a monitor for something less capable than your phone?

>>6200594
>ARM computer that has absolutely nothing specialized for emulation.
You don't know about the specialized compiler flags? First day here kiddo?

>>6200605
>irony: the post

>>6200954
Explain what is ironic, unless you're referring to your own post.

>>6201023
>arm isn't good for emulation
>phone: uses arm

>>6201106
Where did I say ARM isn't good for emulation?

>>6201106
Not the guy you're replying to, but he's almost certainly right. Your phone probably IS a better emulation machine than any Raspberry pi or similar hobbyist board is ever going to be.

If you are desperate for portable retro gaming, your best bet is probably a smartphone with some kind of joypad connected.

>>6201150
Nope, emulators don't have special compile flags that optimize the emulator for a phone.
Raspberry Pi optimization is getting so good, it's actually halfway toward doing non retro PS2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyB7xYCc7Oc&feature=emb_title

>>6201208
PS2 emulation is beyond the scope of this board, but even there, what you've linked looks like its no better than what you can get running on a phone;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoQdRYlY1Wo&feature=emb_logo

Whatever optimization might exist for the Pi or whatever hobbyist board you're thinking of obviously isn't a big enough boost in comparison to the dedicated graphics capabilities on phones.

>>6201358
ps2 isn't retro. Take it to /v/.

>>6201023
A zoomer who thinks "specialized compiler flags" magically make shit hardware not shit calling others kiddo. Not even the anon you were trying to fool with your "knowledge". Just a random anon who saw a fool posting retarded shit and laughed at it.

>>6201362
>actually thinks a 20 year old system isn’t retro

>>6201592
Specialized compiler flags enable the "shit hardware" to run every single retro console at full speed. Do you know you're on discussion page dedicated to retro gaming?
Let me dumb it down for your zoomer brain.
Can you name a piece of hardware the size and price of the Pi that can run every retro console at full speed? Outputting 240p is a nice bonus.

>>6201689
>every single retro console at full speed
Top kek kid. I'm on a "discussion page" dedicated to zoomers bullshiting and little more. I can't "name a piece of hardware the size and price of the Pi that can run every retro console at full speed". I can shout memeberry at the top of my lungs and still not accomplish that. Because it doesn't do what your little zoomer brain thinks it does.

>>6201728
Can you name a Saturn, N64, PS1, or Dreamcast game the memeberry can't play at full speed?

>>6201745
Yes

>Raspberry Pi
not retro
>>>/g/

>>6190247
Honestly it's played everything i've thrown at it, except Saturn but I most likely did something wrong as Saturn tends to be picky anyways.
After I overclocked it to 2GHz

>>6205419
Here's a question you may be able to answer. I'm using the Damaso RetroPie "Nostalgia Trip" 128gb Image...

(https://www.arcadepunks.com/damaso-raspberry-pi-4-image-128gb-best-one-yet/))

On a RPie4 4GB and I've Overclocked up to both 1.7 and 2.0Ghz using a decent little case, aluminium heatsyncs & a fan and no matter what I do I can't get above like 10FPS on anything! Just picking out 2 of my fave old arcade games cadillacs and dinosaurs & dynamite dux, these are really old arcade games being emulated through MAME and they run like shit, you can tell as when you die and a new dood spawns that is supposed to flicker / flash for a few seconds, your new dood is invisible because of the terrible framerate. Any ideas?

>>6190787
I can't, I only make $100 a month. Came to /vr/ because I can't afford new games.

>>6201639
It's not, it's new, the mod in charge of /vr/ is 42 years old, we all have to bear with him until he dies from obesity so sane people can take over.

>>6190247
A laptop running some Windows. At least an i3 will geet you emulating up to....ps1?

>>6190787
What's the best os to have on an Xu4? Been running ORA but considering batocera /recalbox

>>6206424
I'm using the RPie4B 2G so no clue. Those should run fine.

since this seems to be the only thread that talks about emuboxes...

i have an office PC that im gonna upgrade for gaming. its gonna use a Nvidia GT 1030 for its video.

my plan is to connect the computer to a CRT tv and a LCD so i can play both retro and modern games depending on the mood.

but my question is: how safe is using such setup? how much CPU power can a 2 screen (both screens showing the same thing) setup require? is there a program that allows for easy screen switching or something?

>>6206424
I'm using that exact same image and for the most part, everything runs fine; no overclocking at all.

>>6207486
What modern games do you plan on playing on a 1030?

>>6207934
well, i expect for emulation, to go up to Ps2 and gamecube at native 1x resolution, according to all videos and reviews i have seen, my card, CPU and 8 gigs of ram should be enough.

for gaming, i am aiming to games to the grade of Guilty Gear Xrd or less, obviously, im not aiming at HD quality/resolution.

if possible, i hope this is strong enough to take on Project Diva arcade.

>>6193887
specs? I have a shitty 7" amazon tablet

>>6190889
Does ps1 stuff emulate better than n64 in general? Why? I always assumed the ps1 was a more powerful device, though I can understand if the emulators are lagging, comparatively

>>6206424
what sdcard are you using? It should be class 10, you don't want to cheap out or get chinked on the sdcard.

>>6208529
>Does ps1 stuff emulate better than n64 in general? Why?

I'd imagine it's because most emulators are open source and rely on people writing code and fixing bugs. So it's basically just a popularity contest, more people are willing to work on ps1.

In terms of hardware I honestly have no idea which is the most complex or powerful. The n64 was probably the more difficult to reverse engineer because it was around for less time documentation would be harder to piece together - so there are probably more instances were they don't know exactly how something works and are just guessing - so there's more hacked together code in there to get it working.

>>6190978
Which sort of retarded are you? The vits is the ultimate portable console and has been for 3 years now, eat a dick brainlet.