/vr/ - Retro Games

>>7776982
i personally think its a meme, but you gotta get extra shit for consoles to work.
But idk i got the Sega Mini with shitloads of Genesis games on it. Never once did i ever feel like
>Hey this looks like shit
OR
>You know i think i would have .000005 % more latency on a CRT
I just enjoyed the game

>>7776992
he said games not consoles
>>7776982
not at all, emulate everything. make people seethe you have fun with their favorite things for free

>>7776982
If it's a 5th gen or before console then it does really give a boost to the AESTHETIC of the game but not mandatory.

>>7776992
But i do keep a 16 inch CRT around for my N64 cause I'm not buying some faggy Retrotink BS for 600 bones
For Goldeneye to run in 720P

>>7776998
This dude is a fake gamer.

Crt or bust OP. CRT OR BUST.

>>7776982
i think its better and light gun games you need it every solution for that on modern displays is shit

>>7776998
Well yeah the Sega Mini is emulating a genesis. I just meant like the old games on that look good on my flatscreen

>>7776982
It is 100% necessary, yes. Unless you emu and have good filters.

>>7776982
They're cool but it's mostly a meme. Just get a line-doubler and you'll be happy. Frankly if you're TV has even a passable game mode you'll probably be fine with plugging your consoles straight in.

>>7777023
Emu will never be able to play every game and is full of glitches and bugs. Plus they lag.

>>7776982
you don't need anything to play a game besides the means to do it. there are sacrifices without an original console and a CRT.

>>7777023
>have good filters
Nah, if you are going to emulate, then filter or no filter changes nothing. You are not using a CRT TV anymore.

just b yourself

>>7776982
If you're playing on original hardware you are retarded if you're not using a CRT.
If you're emulating then maybe you'll like the look of a CRT more but other than that it doesn't matter.

>>7777028
Rhythm games are unplayable on anything but CRT

ITT: zoomer cope

Having a CRT is nice but not required, obsessing over graphix is for fags anyway

>>7776982
You do if you want to play lightgun games.

>those people who throw away everything that they are not currently using
>those people who didn't get a nice pro CRT or two when they were still cheap
>those people who didn't get a consumer set when they were free
OH NO NO NO NO

>>7777128
DELET THIS RIGHT NOW!

No. I only do it because my Vizio doesn't take 240p and a crt is free

>>7777040
I can emulate on my 15khz tv using an old radeon and some hacked drivers

>>7777128
>those people who throw away everything that they are not currently using
Yes it's called not hoarding.

>>7777128
those are the same people who keep trying to convince themselves that CRTs aren't necessary.

>>7776982
it's a meme with truth to it. crts have less lag but modern gaming monitors are pretty close for it to not matter unless you're playing pvp but thats a tiny fraction of /vr/ content.
and then there's the aesthetic factor but that's pretty subjective. even crtfags have arguments over that (composite vs rgb)
just play what's most convenient for you

>>7777327
*Being homeless

>>7777327
My house is starting to resemble this. I want to sell all my old consoles NOW. SNES with 90 games going on ebay for $150

>>7776982
its a meme

emulate games and use crt royale if you want. it's free

>>7777327
my dad does this but its all literal garbage that has no use to anyone in any possibility ever

In my opinion it only matters for the n64. Everything else looks fine on whatever you use.

>>7776982
For N64 you do, people claiming N64 graphics are shit while playing on a modern 60" TV are fucking retarded.

>>7777327
Maybe, but I'm glad I hoarded lots of shit so I'm not having the desperately rebuy everything for ridiculous prices.

NEED? No, of course not. However, I highly reccomend it if you have the space.

>>7776982
You don’t need it but the picture does look better because the graphics were built around the display limitations

>>7777720
Not always true, sometimes graphics were done with little thought to how they'd look on a TV, sometimes they were, sometimes this would vary in one game.

Just go with what you think will look best.

If you want to have the best experience? Absolutely.
If you don't care then you can emulate or use a modern display but it's not gonna be as good an experience.

However I think we can all agree that if you use filters then you are a massive faggot

>>7776982
For 2d games you don’t need them, but they are absolutely necessary for ps1 and N64 games because they help hide the fact that the graphics are trash

>>7776982
Just get one and find out, despite the retards buying and selling each others trinitrons for hundreds and thousands you can find a nice consumer set, get something 14" and up, on places like Facebook marketplace and gumtree, just be patient and don't pay more than 50 of your currency.

I've been using the same 1080i LCD for about 10-15 years or so with consoles I've had longer than its existence and were definitely not made for it but I honestly don't give a fuck.

>>7777103
>>7777112
These are the only two truthful posts.
A crt is an improvement, but your modern flat panel displays the game well enough, theres no problem.

>>7777951
I got a nice one with a built-in DVD player I won't use for £40. It's 14'', did I do ok?

>>7777951
I am rather confident that I cannot acquire any kind of television for 50 Zimbabwean Dollars.

>>7776998
It's true. Losers will make fifteen threads about how you didn't really beat the game as they slowly die of hypertension.

But you won't notice a difference. Just play however you can OP it doesn't matter.

>>7776982
Yes. The games will simply not work otherwise. You can't even turn on the console without a CRT.

>>7779193
It's almost like they want us to suffer instead of having fun. I really can't see the point in making things unnecessarily harder.

>>7779193
I genuinely do not understand the obsession with the "validity" of beating a game
Do they just not have any actual achievements in their lives

>>7779217
I do hope it brings them some joy. I can kind of understand if it does. However, if they play it that way just for "e-brag", then it's depressing.

>>7779217
>hahaha look at me, I cleared this hard game, jealous much?
>well, did you do it legitimately, or did you use save states or other cheats during your run?
>w-why do you care about legitimacy it is just a game loser

>>7779286
>>w-why do you care about legitimacy it is just a game loser
that's true though

>>7777777
>>7777777
/vr/ holy digits get isnt coming up in the archive

>>7779339
yikes

>>7779339
good

>>7779339
This 6th gen faggot doesn't even know you can't get digits on here except 00. You need to go back.

>>7779370
6th gen was peak vidya and you can keep on seething about that

>>7777687
bruh stfu. 64 never ever looked okay. barely any games on it don't look like shit. ps1 games look so much better because they werent too ambitious and worked with what hardware they had.

>>7779449
>bruh

>>7779316
Who are you quoting?

>>7779689
>>7779286

>>7779316
Absolutely. But by the same token, you can't really have standing to brag about clearing something if there are major caveats to how you did it. Real hardware or emulation is debatable depending on the accuracy of the emulation.

>>7779731
I think that bragging, by itself, is a lame thing to do. It doesn't even need to be related to videogames. It's the kind of stuff kids do in the playground, when they don't know better.

Enjoy your games how you enjoy them. I'll just be enjoying the light from a crt beamed into my retinas. There's just something about them that can't be replicated with modern screens.

Other than the looks, laglessness, and nostalgia of a CRT, you also generally don't need any fancy upscalers, adapters, or cables to hook up to a CRT. Also many high end models have really good sounding speakers.

>>7776982
No, but it's the way a majority of retro games were designed to be played and it looks nice. If I was a zoomer I wouldn't get a CRT or any old consoles, though. Emulation is fine.

yeah, old games look retarded on flatscreen TVs

>>7776982
If you want to truly experience how they were meant to be seen, then yes. The developers used CRTs and even utilized them to "mask" (not to be confused with shadow mask, but that's ancillary to the topic) limitations in the graphics and to even have them "marry" in a way and make each other whole.
>Do some emulators have good filters that look just like a CRT?
you might ask.
The honest answer is no, but you can get sort of close, but with CRTs still hanging on, you'd be a fool to not take advantage of the current situation and experience it the right way because WE ALL will be forced to use something other than a CRT one of these coming years.

>>7776982
You don't. But they do look better on one.

>>7777777

Yes

>>7780029
Me in the middle.

Moving a 27"+ CRT TV is enough to avoid them, let alone for playing 8 bit games.

Memes except for longevity and nostalgia.

>>7780029
>Go to your house in the 1990s
>See your SNES hooked up to a sub 20" TV
>Call you a poorfag and everyone goes to a different house to play.

Fucking zoomers. It's not a game boy.

>>7779851
It depends how big the TV is, playing these games on anything over 32" is fucking retarded. I saw some idiot on twitter saying that the OSSC is dead because the Retrotink outputs 4k. The stupid fuck had a 60" TV anything below 4k is going to look shit on a TV that size.

>>7779449
“Worked with what hardware they had”

That’s exactly what n64 did though? If they didn’t work with the hardware they had, how the fuck did any games manage to work you stupid fuck.

>>7776982
all you need is a retrotink 2x, a console switcher, and maybe an mclassic depending on your preference

>>7783094
Still makes Dreamcast and N64 games look like ass on a 4k. At least a CRT is smaller so you can mask those sort of things instead of being on a blown up OLED.

>>7783142
dreamcast games look amazing through VGA zoomie

>>7783142
I never had a dreamcast, but you're not getting a clear picture from an n64 without a mod or a gameshark. at the very least the retrotink will let you use composite without the dot crawl

I prefer a crt but some prefer emulation on PC and even OSSC for their modern displays. It's up to you bub

I just picked one up to play on original hardware and it's a nice thing to have for platformers. Might be the difference between actually playing old games and scrolling through a ROM collection. I wouldn't spend much money, just get whatever's available that won't break your back if playing old games is something you might spend a lot of your future time doing.

>>7776982
It has a nice feel to it, retro video gaming is a bit of a ritual too, if you actually played the retro games back in the day they came out.
>using a ball mouse, crt display, and old genius stereo speakers is the only way to play dx ball
It CAN feel special and improve YOUR experience, but there is no PROPER way to play. If you have more fun playing gta2 by smashing the keys with your dick then play it that way.
Crts are only necessary for quake and tetris tournaments.

>>7783204
You will on a CRT.

>>7783151
I don't own a CRT with vga, sadly.

>>7776982
meme

>>7777023
>wont be able to play every game
Name a single good retro game that cant?

>>7777034
>full of bugs
youre wrong, and retarded - stay in school kid

>>7777073
>If you’re playing on original hardware, then you’re retarded
Fixed

>>7777112
Who wants to play that garbage?

>>7780029
This is literally all you need.

>>7783451
So crts are able to remove the console's blue?

>>7777351
Ill buy it off you if youre serious.

>>7783748
Technically, kinda yes, the whole point of adding the anti-aliasing filter was to smooth out the image. The effect works best on a 240p CRT. With the console's resolution and anti-aliasing, it's going to look like shit blown up on any other resolution or on a flat screen, making it even blurrier than it otherwise would be. Playing it on a TV of its time actually looks good.

It's a meme. The input lag thing is fucking retarded. I've beaten shmups and platformers fine with my wireless M30 on retroarch. And it doesn't even matter for stuff like RPGs.

>>7777351
Picture please

>>7783665
t. Poor and/or zoomie

>>7776982
It's not necessary at all, but I highly recommend it if you want to have the best experience with those games since those were the displays they were designed for. Especially rhythm games like Parappa, Taiko no Tatsujin, and Donkey Konga. Older games look a lot better on CRTs and they play better thanks to the lack of input lag. However, if you don't wanna go through the effort of finding a cheap one, you can totally play them on an LCD and still have fun, but you can definitely feel the difference when playing on CRT. I knew instantly when I found I was spin jumping early in Super Mario Sunshine to account for input lag after playing it on an LCD for so many years.

I like my consumer CRT.
Especially since I got it for free 6 years ago