/vr/ - Retro Games

>>8710452
game boy
library, battery life, and appearnace mostly

>>8710490
>library
others have better games, and the gg can support sms games
>battery life
our batteries are more powerfull today
and the gg looks pathetic

>>8710512
oh i didn't know this was going to be some gay fucking argument/debate thing that i was supposed to care about in any capacity whatsoever. yeah you're opinion good mine bad let's just wrap it up there faggot alright bye cya . hate this fuckin board

Probably the PSP or PS Vita. I just have a couple of GBAs and a GBC myself since I don't really care to emulate console games on a handheld. I have an EverDrive GB X5 Mini and have really gotten a kick out of the Game Gear support on that thing.

>>8710490
Fpbp, OP is a complete faggot.

>>8710515
It's the same guy making all of these console warrior threads. Sega Master System.

>>8710515
>>8710529
>>8710531

>>8710519
>Probably the PSP or PS Vita
very based, but not /vr/, but still very based

>>8710490
/thread
now fuck off auster

>>8710452
Game Boy, the Sega and Atari ones never lived up to their best potential, and had some flaws to them. The GB has no screen light and features a monochrome screen, but it was also much cheaper, used batteries much slower, and had a much bigger library with a bunch of great games.

Sega was far better at home consoles. The Nomad was fucking cool though.

>>8710540
Could be used to emulate /vr/ games, like a Wii or PS3 can, so it'd kinda relate.

>>8710583
even tho i don't agree you don't sound like a total faggot, and you gave good points. The psvita is cool to emulate, specially ps1 and psp, but more powerfull nonsony games like 32x games still have some glitches. would love to see the dc fully emulated too

Sega Nomad. I really want one bros

>>8710663
And I wanna pee in the sink.
Let's both make our dreams come true lad

Wonder Swan

>>8710663
>>8710696
An old friend of mine owned a Nomad and was also a pissing in sinks enthusiast.
Go chase your dreams bros

The Lynx and Game Gear were handhelds with their own distinct libraries (and the Game Gear could play Master System games with a converter). But the TurboExpress was literally a portable TurboGrafx-16, just no way to play CD titles.

>>8710452
The lynx is so stupidly huge that it can hardly be called a handheld.

>arcade port
>arcade port
>arcade port
>chip's challenge
>arcade port

>>8711158
would prefer the neo geo pocket

>>8711298
Personally I think the Wonder Swan had a better library and more charm but I enjoy the NeoGeo Pocket as well

>>8711315
wonderswan was just a repackaged gayboy, nothing very special and smol library with very boring games and 90% of the games are jp

>>8711352
all of them are jp

>>8711416
One of the Digimon games had an Asian English release

>>8710696
I have a nomad and piss in my sink. The battery life sucks but I have a/c adapters to plug it in. It is fucking rad.

>>8711445
the nomad is kino

>>8711416
not all

>>8710663
I had a Nomad back before it was cool. It was rad and I regret selling it on eBay for $70.
I still piss in sinks though.

>>8711298
>>8711315
Didn’t the NGP only have like 10 games?

>>8710490
yes, but game boy color
>literally a gameboy
>but with a few more games and color
checkmate gaytheists

>>8711463
ouch

>>8711502
dam i forgot about that one, guess we have a winner

>>8711465
anon, shut up

>>8710452
You posted the wrong pic dumbass

>>8711502
Goat

>>8711541
>the autistic handhelds
sorry anon I should've been more inclusive

>>8710512
>our batteries are more powerfull today
Yes, and?
A Gameboy getting 5 times the playtime out of 4 AAs than a Game Gear gets out of 6 is going to be the same ratio.

>>8710583
>Game Boy, the Sega and Atari ones never lived up to their best potential,

The GameGear lived up to its' potential. The handheld was a continuation of Sega's 8bit MasterSystem, with colour enhancements. For a while, the GameGear was actually competing just fine with the GameBoy and almost had a 1:1 library, minus Nintendo. Publishers use to target both handhelds. The GameGear didn't last as long as the GameBoy, but it still had a good run. Plus GameGear can play Master System games too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGaHab2Jlc8

I feel like the Lynx was a prime example, of never really living up to its potential. The hardware in the Lynx was more advanced than the GameBoy or the GameGear, the Lynx was hybrid 16bit. And it has scaling and rotation effects.But the game library could he been better.

>>8710452
>third
Proto-Switch.

>>8711352
Pathetic post.

>>8710452
the one you left out

>>8710452
Great library of game not available on any other console.

>>8710452
/vr/? GBA by far.

>>8711727
specifically AGS 101

>>8711670
>For a while, the GameGear was actually competing just fine with the GameBoy and almost had a 1:1 library, minus Nintendo.

Sega launched that system in 1990 in Japan and 1991 in NA, and were releasing games up to 1996. When the system first hit the west, it had a lot of third party support. Comparable to Nintendo's GameBoy, as multiplatform games were generally targeted for both the GameBoy and the GameGear. But third party support did die down in 1994-1995. But Sega did continue making games. It also got a lot of cropped Master System ports. Nintendo had Pokemon that gave the GameBoy a second life. Also, GameGear was usually in $25.00 to $50.00 price range of the GameBoy, and had many game bundles in NA at least. Game carts were the same price. But the batteries were the hidden cost. As GameBoy lasted longer of 4AA batteries, than the Game Gears 2-5 hours on 6AA's.

>>8711783
>and were releasing games up to 1996.

That intro for Virtua Fighter Animation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIO3zco9Nl8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3C55fzpMwU

What games should I play on these non-gameboy handhelds?

>>8711559
>carries around a diesel generator to play sanic
>not autistic

>>8710515
based

>>8710515
based

>>8711793

Virtua Fighter Animations 8-bit cutscenes are kino as fuck. Aladdin for the GameGear is basically cutscene the game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH1gHd_Nniw&t=83s

>>8710452
Turbo
Great games
Great resolution

>>8711807
>Game Gear
SMT Last Bible (better than the Game Boy version)
SMT Last Bible Special (despite the title, it's a completely separate game, not an enhanced version)
Lunar Walking School (Magic School Lunar on Saturn is the enhanced version of this, but doesn't have a translation yet)
Shining Force Gaiden Final Conflict (the first two Shining Force Gaidens were enhanced as Shining Force CD. Final Conflict remains Game Gear exclusive)
Defenders of Oasis
Crystal Warriors
Royal Stone
Sylvan Tale
Dragon Crystal
Eternal Legend
Moldorian
the Madou Monogatari series
Phantasy Star Gaiden
Phantasy Star Adventure
Head Buster
Ax Battler
all the Sonic games except Blast and Labyrinth
Tails' Adventure
GG Shinobi
GG Shinobi 2
>WonderSwan
SaGa 1 (better than the Game Boy version)
Dicing Knight Period
the Digimon Tamers series
the port of Chocobo Dungeon
that Mega Man & Bass sequel
that Mega Man Battle Network platformer
Wild Card (no translation patch yet)
Blue Wing Blitz (no translation patch yet)
that Arc the Lad game(no translation patch yet)
that Langrisser game (no translation patch yet)
>Neo Geo Pocket
all the SNK fighting games
all the Metal Slugs
the port of Evolution
Faselei
Nige-Ron-Pa
Biomotor Unitron
Biomotor Unitron 2
Ogre Battle Gaiden
Sonic Pocket Adventure

>>8711661
but the games are better so cope

>>8710512
gb looks pathetic*

>>8711681
but you know its true so cope

>>8711686
sorry I forgot about the nomad

>>8711969
>thinks the gg only lasts 30 min
>has never had one
>talks shit
go back

>>8713346
>>8713356
arrest yourself and go to bed

>>8710663
>>8710696
follow your dreams

>>8713472
but its true tho kek

For those that own the NGP/C, how are the baseball games for it?

RG351M

>>8713365
>fails so epically needs to strawman to cope
>projects poorfag inadequacies
>projects newfag insecurities
lmao

>>8714764
>gamegear stored in a box
yep, you never played them

>>8710452
>ever of all time
Modded 3DS
>retro
If we're only counting singular libraries, probably GBA but possibly GB.
>just in terms of console design
SP of course even if it isn't the best form factor, it has a fucking backlight and can play a lot more good games than any other retro console with a backlight

>>8710515
Based.

>>8713683
All sports games for it are great, Neo Turf Masters even as a downgraded port still is the best game ever made.

>>8714781
A modded O3DS is basically GBA SP Deluxe
>GBA games run natively by underclocking the hardware
>battery life lasts a very long time in VC GBA mode because it has such little power draw on the 3DS hardware
>games look great on 3DS screen
Modded o3DS and CFW PSP are the power team

>>8715034
why not n3ds?

>>8715027
Good to know, might pay the Neo Geo tax to buy one and some games now.

>>8715038
N3DS does have much better homebrew and emulation options to be fair

>>8714781
>modded 3ds
nah psvita is better

>>8715034
>>games look great on 3DS screen
they look like shit if upscaled and if they're not the picture is way too small

>>8714770
>spare consoles not displayed on shelf with figurines at end of mario kart bed with sonic covers
>yep, you're not a virgin

>>8712070
Damn this made me want to get a NGP. Should I do it bros?

>>8715646
>she doesn’t put the boxes on the shelf while keeping the consoles in organized bags
NGMI

>>8715646
nice cope

>>8716113
>>8716696

>>8710512
>our batteries are more powerfull today
Bullshit. 90s batteries contain lead & cadmium. Today green AA batteries cant compare regarding longevity.

>>8718049
you are extremely retarded but ok whatever

>>8718039
kek he mad

Let’s look at each console (and the Gameboy) and see how they compare

Lynx
Pros:
>probably the most impressive console on the list. Games were basically scaled down Amiga releases (developed on the same hardware)
>very impressive scaling and faux 3D effects for the time
>backlit screen
>swappable controls, so you can play left or right handed
>vertical display option
>full color
>solid sound capabilities
Cons:
>absurd design. Model 1 is the size of a boomerang and the model 2 is as fat as a brick. Both impossible to fit in your pocket
>limited library of games (only about 75 or something)
>steep launch price ($180)
>library is a heavily mixed bag. Some games are good and some aren’t at all
>shoddy battery life (4 hours max)

GG
Pros

>full color backlit screen
>very solid library of games, only a handful are alright bad
>basically a portable master system
>games run significantly faster than Game Boy games

Cons:

>questionable size, can barely fit in your pocket
>steep asking price ($150)
>guzzles batteries (6 hours max)

Turboexpress

Pros:
>plays any and all Turbografx games
>backlit lcd screen
>AC adaptor means you can play without batteries
>simple design makes it actually portable
>literally the Turbografx but on the go

Cons:
>small screen makes RPGs or other text heavy games borderline unplayable
>LCDs notorious for failure. A fresh out the box unit could have tons of dead pixels
>demolishes batteries (3 hours max)
>very expensive ($250)

Game Boy
Pros:
>good battery life (11-12 hours max)
>massive library of games
>link cable lets you play multiplayer and share items with friends
>strong support from Nintendo
>fits right in your pocket

Cons:
>not backlit, hard to see in certain lighting conditions
>monochrome screen
>questionable sound quality (some games sounded good, some are tinny and horrible)
>library has some notable shovelware, given the amount of games

Game Boy is most effective but I prefer the Game Gear

>>8711793

Virtua Fighter Mini/ Animation was made by Aspect Co., who went defunct in 2018. They were responsible for Sonic 2, Sonic Chaos, Sonic Tripple Trouble, Tails Adventures and other Sonic 8bit games. They also did Fatal Fury Special for the GameGear.

Fatal Fury Special on the GameGear looks really good for an 8bit fighting game. Virtua Fighter Animation is also quite good. It is based on the Virtua Fighter Anime series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auRr5UIb_2Y

>>8718087
>no u
Just embarrassing

hard to find many originals for the GameGear, A lot of 16bit demakes.
Really like the Streets of Rage port for the GG:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvyXWWdBWR0
Ristar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3j5ixrNguM&t=616s
Dynamite Headdy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jETQexromd0&t=123s
RoboCop vs Terminator:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8O4LbC-TnA
Spiderman vs The KingPin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxj_QQJokd0
Battletoads (it's like an 8bit version of the Genesis game):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY9fI916eH0&t=118s
Cool Sput:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ-PgyXVS-w
The Lion King:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSCkqtVTH0k
Alien 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdrPKcXjpDY
Streets of Rage 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGwChG7GY0o
Gunstar Heroes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtBotRj8JDQ
Krusty's Fun House:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnKub9KaJLE
Chakan :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0sOzDNamF0
Chuck Rock:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSEclmPePxw

>>8710490
Nofriendo Gayboy was for poor kids

>>8718102
>Game Boy
>Pros:

>>8718102
>>basically a portable master system
there were also first and third party SMS to GG connectors, that allowed to run MS games on the GG. I think there are aftermarket ones too. Most flash carts let you run Master System games on the GameGear.

>>8718919
nyhkm

>>8710515
So BUTT BLASTED. Why come into a comparison thread if not to argue?

>>8718862
Ecco the Dolphin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH-lzh6oDWU
Ecco II The Tides of Time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8ENnGDKrHE
Sonic Spinball:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIm1d2Q57EY&t=883s
Earthworm Jim:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC7yxK1NtWo
Desert Strike:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh95KNnDCck
Road Rash:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWQ7vVuZT08&t=116s
Garfield - Caught in the Act:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vsbRuEGz1I
Judge Dredd:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIXAlLTiOd0
Mortal Kombat 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=690FnU4jTDc

Sonic 8-bit/ GG games:
Sonic the Hedgehog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D00HFMfmro
Sonic the Hedgehog 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYQhe5wskN0
Sonic Spinball:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIm1d2Q57EY&t=912s
Sonic Chaos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5-lLhmKqug
Sonic Triple Trouble:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drcKKfWnYF8
Sonic Blast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BldSK2IllU
Sonic Labyrinth:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97unZ7grgSc
Tails Adventure:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NaG-qRG1so
Tails Sky Patrol:
https://youtu.be/ztYaepXSn6Y
Sonic Drift:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbfTsGuPhzU
Sonic Drift 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZMkE1bsxwI
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqm6SFHOIJ4

>>8719010
>Sonic Blast:
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BldSK2IllU [Remove]

I want to just say that Sonic Blast for the GG/SMS is game that I was impressed by its technical aspects, But I also thought that the CG models were kind of ugly. The game has large stages with smooth scrolling. The only real upgrade I've noticed from the SMS is the colour palette, which has a selection of 4096 colours as opposed to the Master Systems 64 colour palette. Both systems still output the same amount of colours on screen. But the GameGear has a larger variety. This is why GameGear games cannot be played through MS hardware. Or even Genesis/ Mega Dive for that matter. Like GG-Shinobi II:
https://youtu.be/QKhtumandNo?t=291

>>8711158
never played one but I love how it supports both vert and hori modes, has any other handheld ever done that before mobile phones? it's a shame the color version was only a few months ahead of GBA and never stood a chance; it was briefly the most powerful handheld though and the first one to actually pull ahead of the lynx from a decade prior.

>>8718102
>no Neo Geo Pocket Color
Because we all know who the true winner would be.

>>8718102
>>guzzles batteries (6 hours max)

There were solutions to this. Sega did also sell a separate AC adaptor.

>>8719140

Also, this too.

>>8719142

Nintendo did sell this for the GameBoy. The later Game Boy Pocket and GameBOy Color used only 2 AA's.

>>8719120
>never played one but I love how it supports both vert and hori modes, has any other handheld ever done that before mobile phones? it's a shame the color version was only a few months ahead of GBA and never stood a chance; it was briefly the most powerful handheld though and the first one to actually pull ahead of the lynx from a decade prior.

I've never played a Lynx either. But i remember seeing previews for Lynx games in some gaming magazines, and they would post up screenshots for games like Battle Wheels, or something, and would talk about being impressed by the scaling 3D graphics. This game is impressive. 3D car combat, but you can also leave your car and potentially steal your opponents car. It also has 8 player link matches. So many Lynx games pushed the multiplayer aspect. But I never really knew anyone with a Lynx.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvHSEghdS3w&t=83s

>>8719142
That thing melted and leaked extremely easily. I had one, unlike (You). >>8719140
becomes the only way to play GG over long periods.

>>8719224
>That thing melted and leaked extremely easily. I had one, unlike (You). >>8719140 (You)
>becomes the only way to play GG over long periods.

I'd just use a AC adaptor plugged into the wall. Defeats the purpose of a portable system. But still. it was the only good solution for me for extended play time. The Battery Pack was an older product than the Power Back. You can even tell by the packaging differences. The Power Back was a much better design, even if it did make the Game Gear bigger.

>>8719212
I also remember seeing images in some gaming magazine for this game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FWUKRA3vRA&t=127s
Cyber Virus, and thinking how it looked kind of cool. But this game was never published originally, and then published as an unlicensed after market game.

NGPC. the library isn't huge, but it has the highest % of great games in its library of any console, + the battery life and dpad

>>8719140
>there was cope even back then

>>8719476
Redpill me on it. How’s the battery life?

>>8720340
Not him, but I also have one. It's about as good as a GBC but with the added annoyance of a watch battery that goes bad every now and then.

>>8710663
wait should I sell my nomad?
I also piss in sinks

>>8719120
>has any other handheld ever done that before mobile phones?

Yes. The Atari Lynx did this back in 1989. There are quite a few Lynx games that support vertical resolutions. Gauntlet is another one. there were some Lynx games that gave you the option to play the game in vertical or horizontal resolutions.

>>8722248

Another thing to note is that the Lynx was designed for left or right handed players. The Flip button would allow you to flip the screen upside down and reverse the d-pad. The Lynx was also designed to work in portrait mode at either orientation. D-Pad or 4 action buttons.

i love my game gear. rechargable batteries + modded screen is the way to go folks. many above average games

I’m buying a Neo Geo Pocket Color. Is it worth getting a slim? Or is the difference negligible?

>>8710515
Based

>>8723265
I bought the slim but just in boring-ass silver because the other one available had scratches.

Traded my model 2 lynx for a gamegear to a kid on my street. The gamegear had the better games hands down and the TV tuner was awesome for long car rides. I have never once seen or known anyone who had a turbo express.

>>8719142
Found one of these at a good will store years ago for like 3 dollars. As soon as I plugged it in it thick white smoke that smelled like death came pouring out of it before it blew the breaker
>mfw