/vr/ - Retro Games

>>6796454
Might be a bait post as usual, but if you're serious, I hear ya. I have nothing against emulation bros and use it myself to try out games I'm considering getting, but I'd rather play on actual hardware with actual discs. That's just me, though.

>>6796454
playing games from the ps2 harddrive using opl is not emulating

>>6796473
It's just as unappealing in my mind. If I'm not physically taking a disc out of the case and putting it in the PS2, then I'm not interested.

>>6796493
Okay yeah, this is bait.

>>6796498
It's not bait faggotron, if you wanna rob yourself of the experience then go for it, I'm not joining you.

>>6796526
Who would wanna miss out on the disc read errors? That's part of the PS2 experience™

I can understand not wanting to emulate, but if you're not softmodding your consoles in 2020 what the hell are you doing? Don't feed into the reseller market

I had a hard drive setup but something went seriously wrong. All of a sudden it started buzzing and wouldn't load isos. I cant get the hard drive to be recognized by any device anywhere. So bad drive right? Get another. Got another. Was able to format with Winhiip and get the games on it... But the PS2 won't recognize it. So bad adapter now too?

I'm playing with disc's at the moment because I own most games I want.

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>>6796670
Just use a network setup with OPL. More reliable than trying to use an old HDD.

>>6796684
Its a brand new 1tb Western Digital blue though.

>>6796526
It just sounds like you're false flagging/baiting because of how elitist and closeminded you sound. You say these things so adamantly without a hint of self-awareness.

so we can talk about ps2 now or what.
I don't mind emulating dreamcast and newer because the polygons they generate are pretty similar or exactly the same as the way modern polygons are created. For n64 and earlier the polygons look a lot different from the original system if you use emulation so its worth using the original systems for n64, ps1, saturn and 3do.

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Good for you

>>6796526
Wow, putting discs into a DVD drive is such an experience! Sure, I kind of get what you mean, after all, I do have most of my old PS2 games, and it is a nostalgia trip using the original discs, but for general use, using OPL with an HDD is just so much more convenient.

>>6796704
>because of how elitist and closeminded you soun
Stop being poor

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>>6796789
Definitely bait.

>>6796704
And?

I am elitist. Emulation niggers are subhuman larping scum.

>>6797136
Bad bait. Needs more nuance.

If laser modules couldn't fail, I'd probably agree.

As it is I do have some doubts in the long-term fidelity of my hardware (it works now but it always seems like that's tenuous).

>>6797152
Keep crying about bait you 3rd worlder. What a sad life you live, everyone who disagrees with you is a troll...>>6797152

>>6797181
Eh, not your best. Keep working on it.

>>6797307
Just buy physical discs.

Only Nintendo trash is expensive, you have no excuses.

This board is dead to me. these consoles will never be retro.

I own 127 PS2 discs and still emulate them because a decent PC runs the games better. OP is a faggot.

>>6796526
putting in a disc in 5 seconds is an experience? god i hope i dont turn into a cretin when i get older

>>6797805
I play on a CRT tv and use discs like the developers intended.

You're watching Citizen Kane on Bluray.

>>6797875
Are widescreen CRTs easy to get? I want to play my PS2 games proper but not miss out on some of the games featuring widescreen like DQ8

>>6797823
>Collection on a shelf
>Can take it down and look at the cover art and blurb
>Can read the manual and admire the artwork
>Get to put the disc in the tray and hear it spin up
>Get to hear the disc skipping when it reads
>If the game freezes or glitches I can just pop open the tray, clean the disk and keep playing

>>6797884
>Are widescreen CRTs easy to get?
Depends entirely on your area. Plenty of people have them, just keep an eye on local used tv sales and one will pop up within a few weeks.

>>6796454
I used to do that all the time until my fat PS2 got the disk read errors. Now I play exclusively off the HDD.
Still have all my boxes and manuals, but now I play with shorter load times, access to games I never bought, and play faster NTSC games without having to do disc swaps.

>>6796454
PS2 emulation is still a mess, can't blame you wanting to experience the games looking like they should.

>>6796454
i agree that the experience was great.. when handling cartridges. they rarely, if ever, had errors, you could easily plop them in and out, easy to store, reliable.. i grew up with the psx and handling cds always felt like shit, it made me anxious as hell because i was constantly worried of scratching them
fuck disc based media

>I refuse to emulate anything
Why?

>>6797875
I don't care about developers' intention, I'll be the judge on how to play PS2 games in the most enjoyable manner. And it just so happens to be PCSX2 because of fps patches, widescreen patches, 4k, savestates, etc.

>>6796454
Thats valid anon
Im like that as well but with ps1 and gamecube games

>>6798139
Because it feels like a cheap imitation of the real thing.

Even if it's 100% accurate emulation, it feels bad to play Wind Waker on a computer monitor. It feels bad to close out the program instead of hitting that big ole button on the gamecube. It feels bad to boot up a game by double clicking a file as opposed to putting a tiny CD in.

>>6798145
>I don't care about developers' intention, I'll be the judge on how to play PS2 games in the most enjoyable manner
t. Man who puts ketchup on his well done steak

>>6798147
I have a small collection of PS1 games, a lot of good ones never got released in Europe though.

>>6798169
>food analogies
>>6798162
and why are you feeling bad doing that? sounds pretty irrational to me

>>6798182
>No denial
I don't take advice from steak heathens

>>6798182
>and why are you feeling bad doing that?
Because it's just not what I grew up doing, it feels like a shittier version of owning physical discs and a CRT.

>>6798194
You coming up with senseless food analogies as an argument speaks loudly enough.
>>6798198
What you grew up doing is not necessarily the best way to do it.
> it feels like a shittier version of owning physical discs and a CRT
And why does it feel "shittier"? You still haven't elaborated on that.

>>6798213
>You coming up with senseless food analogies as an argument speaks loudly enough.
Spoken like a true steak pleb

>>6798213
>What you grew up doing is not necessarily the best way to do it.
Yes it is. I'm the only person who matters. No one else's opinion is important.
>And why does it feel "shittier"? You still haven't elaborated on that.
If you saw your mother sucking a homeless guys dick, you'd feel bad right? Is that sufficient explanation?

>>6798221
You're obsessed with food, I suggest >>>/ck/ for discussions that may pique your interest.
>>6798230
>Yes it is. I'm the only person who matters. No one else's opinion is important.
That's fair enough, but has you given emulation a fair chance to ascertain your insinuations? From the looks of it, no.
>If you saw your mother sucking a homeless guys dick, you'd feel bad right? Is that sufficient explanation?
No, that doesn't have anything about the subject question in all. Can you explain your reasoning without resorting to what you think may be analogies but are not analogies at all?

>>6798242
>but has you given emulation a fair chance to ascertain your insinuations?
Yes, I've emulated SNES, PS1, PS2, Gamecube and GBA games a lot.

>>6798242
>Can you explain your reasoning without resorting to what you think may be analogies but are not analogies at all?
There's nothing deeper there. It just feels "bad" like seeing your mother suck dick feels "bad". There's no deeper explanation needed beyond "this feels bad". I'm sorry you're autistic and don't get it.

>>6798112
I feel the same, after many years of trying the optical disc thing simply doesn't work very well. And with optical drives eventually giving up and disc rot coming around the corner the only long term solution for consoles with optical media is an io device that allows you to read the games off a hd or ssd.

>>6798267
>disc rot
Myth

Based

>>6796454
I usually load isos over the network in OPL but if it's stuttering and fucking up I will burn the game on a DVD-R.

>>6798262
So I get it, you experience feelings but cannot quite articulate what caused them. Are you a woman?

>>6801240
do you purchase your games and make turn them into isos or do you just download them off iso sites?

>>6796454
Based. Fuck emutrannies

>>6796454
I hope you guys use homebrew to get rid of the fuzzy image quality that comes with a PS2 and make things razer sharp like a PC game

>>6796454
that's valid, chief

>>6801247
>So I get it, you experience feelings but cannot quite articulate what caused them
I explained it to you multiple times now. Feelings are feelings, it feels bad because it feels bad. That's it, end of story.

>>6801542
Fuck no, miss me with that visual clarity. Blurry visuals are peak PS2.

>>6801542
Sounds cool, details? Custom roms played through an HDD?

>>6801584
I'm so sorry emulation makes you feel bad. You haven't explained why is that thought.

>>6801247
We all know the answer is no. Even though he keeps telling himself he's a real girl.

>>6801605
I did, it's an inferior experience.

>>6796493
I'd much rather softmod the PS2 and play the games off my network. Doubles for PS1 (though some games are incompatible).

>>6796454
>>6796471
>>6797136
Based
>>6796704
>>6796745
>>6797805
Low standards/convenience fags

>>6796612
This, but unironically.

>>6801761
>play game off opl
>buggy or has compatibility issues
no thanks

>>6796454
>I refuse to emulate anything

The PS2 is an odd duck in a lot of respects so I understand that in this case.
>shitty, interlaced, blurry output on any modern TV
>most de-interlacing makes it look like hot garbage
>does not emulate well

I wait patiently for development to be FUCKING DONE before I start taking a chance on any emulator.

>>6801810
Haven't had an issue with any of the GTA games. All I really care about.

>>6801810
Here's your list bro
https://www.ps2-home.com/forum/page/opl-game-compatibility-list-1

>>6801476
Download a full set of isos of course, but I have played isos of games I own physically.

>>6801856
Ps2 looks great running through component on a lcd or crt. What are you talking about?

>>6801856
>does not emulate well
That's a lie.