/vr/ - Retro Games

It's a scam for normalfags who absolutely need a piece of plastic near them to play games.

>>7789653

Convenient at MRSP cheap way for people to have an emulation box without having to set up a Pi. After all always get hacked after a short while.

Based nintendo making money off freetard trannies and pirates
The other companies aped ninty so they don't count

>>7789653
Input lag lol.

A hacked SNES mini with wireless 8bitdo controllers is fucking awesome. I've brought retro gaming to my neices and nephews using it and they're hooked. Lots of great kid friendly snes and nes titles to choose from, and even some CPS arcade games

I want to get a TurboGrafix-16 mini because I know nothing about that system or its games, and it seems like a fun way to check it out, but I dont feel like paying 250 for it.

>>7789653
Literally bought for the controllers, it's an input lag machine

I like them, especially hacked. Mostly because of the novelty of having a nice reproduction controller, charming UI and whatever other features it might offer. Pi emulation really isn't all it's cracked up to be. I'd rather go for a cheap laptop booting into Retroarch if I wanted the benefits of better emulators on my TV.

it's a plastic model, like those figures /a/ buys
it can play games too but that's more of a bonus

>>7789653
something a Redditor would buy/be excited about.

>>7789653
As a fun tchochke? Sure. I got the Neo Geo Minis to goof with and eventually just warm a shelf. Otherwise? They shit compared to emulators of all kinds. The Neo Geo emulation on the mini is worse than my $50 dollar anbernic.

>>7789653
cringe

>>7789653
I love it. It makes poorfags/MiSTershills seethe though. I had just recently hacked my Sega Genesis mini after figuring out what went wrong. Since upgrading to Windows 10, my PC wasn't recognizing my Sega Genesis mini(or my SNES mini for that matter). I had to download a program that would allow my PC to recognize my mini consoles and now I have all the games I want on my Sega Genesis mini. I'm still trying to figure out how to implement Game Genie codes without using RetroArch.

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>>7789901
>input lag
>plastic
t. seething MiSTer shills

I got a NES Mini and a PS Classic for $40 each, hacked them and love them.

>>7789653
Cashgrabs

>>7789990
t. Consoomer

>>7789930
The Neo Geo mini is bad though. Everyone agrees on that.

>>7790232
Just get an MVSX.

>>7790241
Too bad about that button arrangement
Did they just not have space to put the red one further left?
I end up remapping the white ones to yellow and green

>>7790315
Yeah it's weird they didn't stick to the 4-button layout. Consensus is they planned to add some Capcom fighters, so they made sure to have six, but idk if this ever came to fruition.

I love my Arcade Stick Pro. Way better than the neo geo mini. I wish I could add ROMs to the internal memory because I'm really just missing Windjammers from the stock 40 games and hylostick is ugly and buggy.

>>7789932
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>>7790230
t. Poorfags

>>7789653
The SNES mini was he only way to get SNES classic controllers for Wii(U) in the US, worth it just for that.

>>7790232
It isn’t as bad as I thought, but it is still paying a premium for emulation. I just wanted some cute lil arcade cabs and they are all over ebay for cheap.

>>7790329
No, actual consensus is they want people to be able to hack it so they sell more units, and the extra buttons are for when people add games that need them.

>>7789990
Because these things do have significant input lags. I do understand that emulation or real hardware also have it, but it's unnoticeable. I've played on friend's PCE Mini, SNES Mini and Mega Drive Mini and Iemme tell ya, all three of them have significant input lag, even on modern displays. Also - fuck MiSTer and that fag who forces this memebox.

t. original HW fag

>>7790582
>it has 16ms of lag instead of 8ms from original h/w

What's the problem? Unless it's a fighting game, who gives a shit

>>7790587
I'm more of a shmup guy and this 16ms makes a lot of difference. I'm used to original hardware and twice the latency fucks with my muscle memory to the point I play the same game like a retarded noob on a Mini console. Seriously, these Mini consoles could have avoided this issue very easily but Nintendo, Sega and Konami just don't give a shit.

>>7790593
That's fair, sorry if I came across as abrasive. I have a couple of these for platformers and some puzzle games and I never notice.

>>7789653
>no shonen jump gold mini

sad!

>>7789653
Is it worth picking up a cheap ps classic for emulation? Wouldn't it look like dogshit on hdtvs anyway?

>>7790582
I haven't noticed any input lag with these mini consoles. But then again I mainly play beat'em ups and platformers. But at least we agree on one thing, we both have a hatred for the MiSTer memebox.

I too own original hardware, I just love having the option of using minis too.

>>7790723
Yes, especially if you have retroarch installed. I use it for MAME. It doesn't look like shit to me on my HDTV.

>>7789653
Need it, got it, need it, need it, got it.

>>7790356
>literal poorfag buys cheap meme garbage
>gets laughed at
>n-n-no u-u-ur poor

>>7790356
Wouldn't a poorfag be the one that buy that version instead of the non-mini consoles and their games(not one that has games on its memory)?

Outside of them perceiving it to be worth their time or not, is there a valid reason why they couldn't produce a modern version of the mainboard, and do a re-run of the original consoles? If they threw in an extra board with a memory manager and a wifi chip, they could just hijack the disc drive, similar to the Satiator, and sell roms on an e-store without even having to modify how the console fundamentally operates.

>>7792831
>Cashgrab
>Consoomer
I'm pretty sure poorfags uses terms like Cashgrab and Consoomer, dumbass.

>>7792836
No, a poorfag would emulate games on PC instead because why would he want to spend money on an emulator box that comes in a nice looking console shell?

>>7789653
>Paying for an underwhelming arm soc in a toy plastic shell.

>>7789653
>Hoarder s.0.ypod

shame on you degenerate.

Why would you pay for an emulator and only a dozen of roms?

>>7790241
>mixels and non-integer scale LCD
>mister and emu apps cant handle real shaders.

> SNES mini
> Allwinner R16 SoC

The Cheapest arm SoC that Nintendo could get for this shit.
You can't make this shit up.

Too much input delay. A lot of them don't scale correctly, or have any sort of interpolation. Form factor is cute but too small to look anything but awkward on a media center. Limited selection of titles

They're great for getting modern OEM controllers for use with a proper emulation machine though

Sega Genesis Mini price is about $40-60 and you get 42 roms with 2 original joystick replicas, Sega Genesis Classics with 50 roms for PC or console price is $30, so mini is more worth to buy.

They are neat little things, lots of good games in an easy plug and play form.

>>7789653
sucks dicks just buy a PC at that point

I just dont get the whole 'mini' aspect. Like if they were still emulation boxes but were full, 1 to 1 physical recreations of the consoles then they'd look a whole lot nicer in a setup

Is it jjst a Japanese thing?

>>7793120
Not him, but here are my reasons...

>These console minis are modeled after the game consoles I grew up with, which is a plus for me.
>I can hack and modify it, plus add more roms than what it came with.
>I can even add roms that were modded such as Super Sonic in Sonic The Hedgehog 1 or Naked Blaze.
>I can even add roms that I moddified permament Game Genie codes with(Robocop Vs Terminator for the Sega Genesis certainly needed that)
>The user interface.
>Making custom user interfaces(which I do a lot on my PS1 mini)
>Comes with USB controllers, so definitely a must-have.

I hope that clears that up for ya.

>>7789653
Why would want this scalper-bait trash when I have the original consoles with flashcarts for each one?

>>7793989
>scalper-bait
This is why pre-ordering early is necessary and thankfully I didn't have to pay scalper prices for the minis I own, as a matter of fact I bought my PS1 mini for $20 at a Best Buy.

>>7793903
>These console minis are modeled after the game consoles I grew up with, which is a plus for me.
It clears up that mini-emulators are for manchildren, thanks for the clarification.

>>7794017
False since...

>I'm married.
>I have children who enjoy playing these console minis with me.
>I work as a software engineer.

>>7793641
Small SoCs needs small cases.

>>7793221
genesis was a good deal but this whole meme is just for literal consoomers

>>7792976
>I'm pretty sure poorfags uses terms like Cashgrab and Consoomer, dumbass.
You do indeed

>>7795709
Nope. I don't use those terms at all, I was pointing out YOUR earlier comments.

>>7789653
STILL WAITING FOR A SEGA MARK III/MASTER SYSTEM MINI, SEGA!

>>7794027
>implying all those things mean you cant be a manchildren.

>>7795806
False. It confirms that I'm not a "manchild" because I'm actually taking care of my responsibilities and being a responsible adult instead of being someone like (you) dwelling in your parents basement and living off them.

Besides, wouldn't that make (you) a manchild just by posting on /vr/ talking about retro video games? This forum is for people who are passionate about old video games and consoles. If you don't have that, then get the fuck out.

>>7794027
>I work as a software engineer.
Let me guess you are a webdev?

>>7794027
>can't even greentext correctly
Opinion discarded, kiddo.

>>7795761
>n-n-no u
lmao. You're literally the only one who used those term ITT. You might be having trouble reading through all those seething zoomer tears.

>>7789653
You can build a much better and cheaper console with Rapsberry Pi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2gbRe8bOsY

>>7797162
You don't need to justify why you bought an overpriced chink Arm SoC in a plastic shell this zoomers are just poor and stupid and don't know what they are missing out playing on a licensed emulator that was barely able to run in such a piece of shit.

Stop being poor guys Nintendo SEGA and the other ones are no cash grab company's and don't screw over their customer with cheap shit. I mean just look at the plastic!

>>7789653
very expensive to collect all of them
it was still fun hunting them online
overall, id equate them to a more expensive amiibo collecting spree in terms of hype.

the pc engine one
and neo arcade stick pro are both great.
hackchii saves most of the others
the astro city mini gets spammed ALOT

>>7795781
i would buy that shit instantly

>>7794017
>>7794027
Video games are for children. Get over yourself you fucking faggot

>Video games are for children
And yet you got games like Leisure Suite Larry on the Xbox with graphic nudity. Definitely not a children's game.

I'm still waiting for the day Sega announces a Dreamcast Mini.

>>7797172
>says man for the millionth time

I like the Classic mini consoles. I only got the Sega Genesis mini.

Cause i didn't really hop on the train right away to be honest.

But the Genesis mini works well for what it is. I mean you can add space to it with USB sticks,
Add retroarch,
Play Sega Cd games and shit on it.

I enjoy it for what it is. A cool little machine designed to play Genesis games with a cool menu.

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