/vr/ - Retro Games

>>727175
Yes. It's pretty messy, I have to use two 3-way splitter boxes, and run another console through a VCR, but it works. All my retro shit (well, all consoles up to the PS2 and Xbox) are hooked up to a giant box TV.

I have a plasma TV with a PS3 and 360 hooked up. The 360 has a malfunctioning DVD drive (so it takes a LOT of persuasion to get it to run games and movies) and the PS3 is a Netflix box at this point.

>>727175
too lazy to take a new picture, so here's an old /v/ingo timestamp image.

Sadly I cannot, so I have my older consoles are on my shelf out of view to the right and take them out when I want to play them.

I apologize that it only mainly shows new consoles but it was "idort who owns 360, ps3, wii, and wii u"

I even took the wii out of my closet for this picture.

No picture currently, but in my living room I have two TVs. One HD for modern console, and one CRT for retro.
Wii, 3 shitty, and PC (second monitor for youtube) are hooked up to the HD.
NES, second 3shitt for coop, SNES, and N64 are hooked up to the CRT.

Whenever I buy more retro consoles, they're being hooked up as well.

TV only has one composite input, and I've got six consoles, which is the maximum amount, plugged into the switch box, so I guess that I'm maxed out as far as vintage consoles go. I also am forced to have the WiiU and PS3 hooked into an HDMI switch, which I paid $10 for. It's actually not bad.

>>727273
fuck the station
that earthbound is omg

>>727175
Pretty much, just have to switch the power cords. Once I get a CRT I'll probably move my NES and PS1 over there and occasionally my Wii. Might just get another AC adapter because I use my Wii often and taking the power cord out from the little compartment in my desk is kind of annoying.

>>727273
>Saturn connected to HDTV
There's always one in every thread, isn't there?

>>727575
>tfw playing X4 and Metal Slug on HDTV and they still look great
Pic related its you

At present all the ones I want to have hooked up.

old pic, I'm lazy

>>727591
That's fucking disgusting, you should be ashamed of yourself

>>727583
>look great
Debatable.
At least you didn't claim they play great.

>>727605
They do play great though. No input lag over here.

>>727610
>No input lag over here.
Anon, my friend, do you know what you're saying? Do you know what you've done?
You must share which model of HDTV you have, quickly, right away! You've found the holy grail, the unattainable!

no mancave for me. though fiancee loves games herself so she's got no issue with my consoles. so our front room can easlily become a "mancave". we have a couple of PS2's (FMCB, 1 with a HDD and one with drive face ripped off for swapping discs), 2 xboxes (both softmodded with a ton of emulators), 360 and PS3 (getting modded as soon as official support dies off for them).
All those running on a HDTV (Xbox and PS2 have component cables for best quality out of them)
Also a PC with Dual screens (Currently posting on my left screen while watching ashens on the right). Retro consoles are mostly in boxes in the bedroom due to ease of emulation but here's what i have:
2 C64's (1 C64, 1 C64C and both 1541 drive and datasette deck)
2 NES consoles (have to replace the ZIF connectors)
1 SNES
1 N64
1 PS1
1 DC

call me a philistine if you want but trying to fit all of the consoles i have in the front room with everything else (PS3 and 360 games, Non-anime DVD's and Anime DVD's split into different collections - Fiancee is a head of screenings at an anime con) is not something i can afford to do. Xbox emulates most old games i'd play really well and scales them fine over component at 720p anyway. plus financial circumstances and available plug sockets are limiting enough that i can't really use a secondary CRT TV either.

>>727613
No, it's mine. I'm investing in them so I can sell them all over jewbay to you guys for earthbound price+

>not having a composite splitter

Seriously, it's really cheap and bretty gud.

>>727615
I would absolutely pay a premium for a previously undiscovered model of HDTV that doesn't introduce input lag, especially with SD sources, and that doesn't mangle 240p content.

Then again, I could just get a normal one and a good upscaler. The point is that you're full of shit.

>>727614
You might as well just mod your PS3 now. Why wait?

>>727623
WTF is that thing

>>727620
we use too much stuff on it that's dependent on PSN and there's not a decently developed thing for doing it on my model of PS3 (slim, not super slim). plus my other half would kill me if i did it now.

>>727624

It's a 1X8 RCA Audio/Video Splitter. You input (where it says IN) the TV and it allows you to hook up up to 8 independent devices at once without any sort degradation of signal. I have a 1X4 model for my PSX, N64, DC, and soon to be Retron 3. Works bretty gud and it only cost me 10 bucks. This one is going for 24 on eBay current with free shipping. Go snag one.

All hooked up with the big tv except for the PSX.

>>727254
I wouldn't want to pay your energy bill.

>>727635
I haven't been banned from PSN yet, if that means anything. It's pretty simple to not get banned. Just don't use homebrew while signed it

>>727661
Either way, i'm holding off since i don't want to cause any issues. My fiancee was apprehensive about me rooting my Samsung S3 Mini that i haven't long got so i wouldn't want to put her on edge.

>>727671
>apprehensive

Do you break your shit? Or does she buy everything?

That's the only two reasons your woman would be getting apprehensive. Or you're beta.

>>727671
>My fiancee was apprehensive

>>727679

>>727675
>>727679
she doesn't like the idea of me breaking shit. One of the PS2's is hers and when opening it up once i accidentally pulled out the power ribbon to the power button (fat PS2) and she wasn't happy. I did fix it but that's why i'm always cautious about modifying shit. it's why i haven't tried to install modchips in any of my consoles that and i'm not confident in my soldering skills.

>>727685

My advice is to practice. Go buy a busted up PS2 and tear that shit apart. You aren't going to get better unless you learn how to do it. Modchip the broken PS2 and then re-do it on the working one. Great practice. Once you've worked on a PS2 Slim, everything else is roomy by comparison.

>>727685
So basically, your fiancee is a controlling witch who makes you feel bad whenever you take a chance with a $20 console that's over a decade old.

>>727694
i intend on it. but at the moment i'm not in a position to (not much money coming in and time is not easy to allocate when you're a games development student in college)
>>727698
it was partially because of sentimental value since that PS2 was one of her last presents from her mother while she was younger. Hell i can understand that since i was that protective over my crystal xbox for the same reason. And hell, with the PS3 and 360, modding them is out of the question since due to our financial situation we can't exactly replace that shit without major repercussions at the moment.

>>727254
I bet you make everyone else use that 64 controller, you asshole.

>>727175
Yes.

>>727710
GO GO POWER RANGERS

Yes, though I only have nes/n64/gamecube, and my laptop with tv-out

Yes, but having a Dreamcast, a PS2 and a PS3 at once isn't exactly hard.

That's the player 2 controller, by the way.

I only have three consoles so yes. Although I cannot play the PS1 right now due to all of my memory cards being broken as are all the controllers so I just use my PS2.

>>727710
Jesus Christ, how old are you and how disappointed are your parents?

No, not enough space to set them all up.

>currently hooked up to the tv:
Genesis/CD/32x, Xbox, X360, PC
>not hooked up:
NES, SMS, TG16, SNES, Neo Geo, Saturn, PSX, N64, DC, GC

Sort of.
Hooked up in my room, I have the PS2, SNES and Gamecube.
Hooked up in my brothers room, we have the N64, 360 and Wii.

Splits up the consoles fairly and it keeps the rooms neat. Having a jungle of wires is disgusting.

>>727656
I don't get charged for water, electricity, and maintenance.

>>727707
If you mean the red one, it's the one I use, I have huge ape hands so the ends bother me.

+Combined with my roommates we have 9 controllers and 2 N64s together. If someone can't decide on a controller they're being retarded.

>>727175
Just ordered my 15 plug surge protector, and then I will be ready to fuck all day and game all night.

>>727640
So wait, what's the difference between that and plain old mechanical switchbox?

>>727710
>That space shuttle poster

For some reason I found that poster way funnier than it should have been.

>>729770
you don't have to switch. I think. So, I guess you could throw it behind the TV out of sight, out of mind.

>>729781
That's fucking awesome. Is there one with S-video?

>>729787
I said "i think" it is from what I gather from the pics of the thing. So I really have no idea.

Right now I have an everything attached to an HDTV. I'm going to be moving pretty soon, and I'm getting a room big enough to have an HDTV as well as a CRT for retro.

My plan is to have PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, and an HTPC hooked up to my HDTV.

Then hook up my SNES, N64, Gamecube, Dreamcast, and PS2 to the CRT. As well a modded Wii to play emulators on.

I can't wait to play retro on CRT again.

Sorry for the blur.
Also, multi-SCART adapter.

>>729770
I'm wondering the same thing.

>>729845
9/10 for the portal gun

>>727175
All hooked up at the same time? Absolutely not, I used to get by with an A/V switch box and my old TV with many inputs. But now days I have a TV with x2 HDMI, x1 Scart, x1 Component, x1 Composite all used up, A/V box used up, plus now we have Sky+ and a Wii U.

I really want/need a receiver with a bajillion inputs, swapping out cables and using shitty switch boxes is lame.

Two auto av selectors. One has a y cable in each input making it accept 8 consoles. So I've got a total of 12 systems using composite. I have a third selector for component and two using hd y'all plugged into one tv.

>>733378
nice. Im stealing that idea

I've got an issue hooking up stuff to my CRT that maybe some /vr/os can help me with.

My TV has two composite inputs, one of which is also an S-video input. The composite input on the front of the TV has a poor connection, so I'd like to use s-video and composite inputs through the same video input which will be connected to an s-video/composite switchbox. The problem is that the TV will not accept a composite input through that port if an s-video cable is inserted; it doesn't even have to be connected to anything. So basically I have to reach behind the TV and plug in/remove the s-video cable when I want to switch between s-video and composite. Is there any way around this?

>>732874
i have a sony trinitron crt tv 45 inches with 4 component jacks.

i am so jelly your tv is better than mine

SNES:
Coaxial (need to buy a composite cable)

PS1:
Composite

PS2 Fat:
Composite

PS2 Slim:
Component, Spdif

Gamecube:
Composite

Xbox (Translucent):
Component

Xbox (Normal black)
Composite

Xbox 360 Arcade:
HDMI

Xbox 360 Pro:
VGA, Sometimes Composite

I'm working on it right now, just bought 3 power strips with individual switches for each outlet, 2 more switches bringing the total to 4 4-way s-video switches plus a 4-way composite and a 3-way RF switch.

My TV has a single composite/S-video input and RF. I haven't got it all together but tests so far show clean power and no ghosting or issues with the pictures.

Consoles: Xbox360, NES, Saturn, Dreamcast, Gamecube, AV Famicom, Super Famicom, N64, PS1, Atari 2600, USA PS2, Japan PS2 Slim, Genesis model I, SNES, Famicom

Not in pic, but will also be connected: Japan Dreamcast, Genesis model 2/CD/32X

>>734652

heh, i used to have the exact same tv... then the red went out ;_; Gonna be wicked when its done bro

Not the best photo but here's how have mine setup. I cheat and have a 24inch Trinitron on a TV cart with 5th gen systems hook up that has wheels. I roll it out when I want to play those systems and store it in a walkway closet when it's not in use. I have debated about setup up a second cart with 4th/3rd gen systems but I'm not sure I would give the time playing those to make it worth it.

I have ps3, ps2slim, dreamcast, wii, and gamecube with gamboy player on a 120hz bravia. I have a snes and n64 too but I emulate cartridge games on my steam/emu desktop. I have one of those hardware vga scanline generators but I don't really like it so I never use it. I have a tankstick with happ sticks and buttons that I use sometimes for whatever system and a filco mj with browns and a g400 for steam games.

So far I'm pretty happy with this setup. I was thinking about getting a pvm/bvm/trinitron or whatever crt but I'm ok with playing on an hdtv and an ultrasharp for now.

>>734739
I forgot to say I use a usb snes controller or a wired 360 when I want to play gamepad steam games like hotline miami or something.

>>733378

Holy god, there has to be some mad signal degradation going on there.

>>727254
>that red n64 controller

>>727273
OMG WHAT ARE YOU DOING AN OLD SYSTEM HOOKED UP TO AN HDTV YOU'RE INSANE! HOW CAN YOU EVEN LOOK AT THAT????