Trying to start collecting old consoles/games

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Trying to start collecting old consoles/games Anonymous Thu Feb 28 18:48:40 2019 No.5402864 [Reply] [Original]

Hi everyone, I would like to start building my own collection of old games and consoles, any advice on how to get started and some tips?

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 28 18:49:23 2019 No.5402867 Don't. Emulate instead.

Anonymous Thu Feb 28 18:57:28 2019 No.5402892

You're pretty much fighting uphill these days in regards to prices. Frankly, if I didn't have what I do, I wouldn't want to try to get into it today.

Same thing happened to my other hobby, military surplus rifles. I got lucky and caught the last days of decent prices there.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 28 18:58:30 2019 No.5402895 My tip is try out emulation, and consider the type of people you see with rooms full of video game stuff. Do you really want to be one of those guys?

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 28 19:02:06 2019 No.5402907 If you want to collect something cheap, work on Atari. Otherwise be prepared to drop thousands upon thousands of dollars.

Anonymous Thu Feb 28 20:41:24 2019 No.5403094

>>5402864
>any advice on how to get started and some tips?
yes, unless you absolutely care deeply about "owning" games, invest immediately in solution to play backup roms for your systems. It's so much smarter to be buying retro hardware right now rather than games. Software will always just be software and can be copied and played back with perfect accuracy (flash carts), but the hardware is never going to be produced again.

If you don't care about actually playing games though and more interested in the collecting aspect physical games, I just don't know what to tell you.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 28 20:50:48 2019 No.5403108 If you don't have it in your hand, you don't own it!

Anonymous Thu Feb 28 20:57:58 2019 No.5403123

>>5402867
Completely and ironically this. If you have to collect, just do your favorite 1 or 2 childhood consoles. If the retro consoles are not part of your childhood, just get the modern equivalent, like the analoge super NT or such. Carts are not worth collecting, get the best flash cart you can afford. Buy a few of your childhood favorites if you must.

Seriously desu, you're too late to the retro collector party. If you just want to play the games emulate or flash cart. There is no shame in it and at this time it's not worth starting a collection.

If you want "cheap" start with 6th and 7th generation and don't have expectations of getting truly "cheap" games and such since ebay is a thing.

Anonymous Thu Feb 28 21:03:12 2019 No.5403132
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>>5402864
>some tips
If you know you would like to own something, Ignore emulation dweebs. Find systems that you are familiar with in some way to start. Playstation is a good system to start with because they are cheap. It is very easy add a mod chip or a gameshark to play backup discs.

>>5403094
>invest immediately in solution to play backup roms for your systems.

This is great advice. I am in this school of thought, and this poster shares my sentiment on the hobby. Learning to clean and repair controllers and other peripherals goes a long way in the hobby.

The only other thing I could think as advice: Clean out each and every system you buy. Make sure there are no cockroaches nesting inside of them. You don't want to bring that headache into your house.

Anonymous Fri Mar 1 01:31:41 2019 No.5403565

I've been emulating for years. There's nothing wrong with it, in fact its better than the "authentic experience" in many ways. But once I started collecting retro games,it just felt more "right" to me as faggy as that sounds. I like knowing that I own a piece of gaming history, and having to spend money on games allows me to focus on a select few number of games at a time rather than hoard a bunch of free roms that I'll most likely never play. Retro game collecting definitely isn't for everybody though. It costs a lot of money, requires a lot of space, these consoles are getting so old now they're essentially rotting away and most likely will require repairs, and you have to deal with ridiculous prices and re-sellers. But if you haven't tried emulation yet, at least do that first to see if you enjoy the games before you invest so much time and money into a hobby you don't really enjoy.

If I were you OP, I'd start collecting for just one console to see if you really enjoy it. Like >>5402907 said, Atari is probably the cheapest you can get in terms of retro game collecting with most games ranging from 5-15 dollars, and the system itself can be found pretty cheap too. But if you want a really good system, maybe the SNES or Genesis could be your cup of tea as 4th gen is the most iconic retro gaming era with TONS of great games to look into. Good luck trying to find a good 2 player game for the SNES below 30 bucks though. Would maybe recommend an old school CRT since these games were designed to work with one and they are not hard to find, but not everybody has the space of course. Or you could just play on what you are familiar with, whatever you choose.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 01:54:46 2019 No.5403593 >>5402864 15 years late kid enjoy getting jew'd hard for anything decent

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 03:02:44 2019 No.5403685 >>5402864 Just pick your 2 favorite consoles and collect for them. Also pick your 2 or 3 favorite genre of games and collect those.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 06:35:24 2019 No.5403884 >>5402864 >i want to jump on the bandwagon after the wagon has left, broken down, rotted into dust, and the wagon road has been paved over and turned into a strip mall wew lad

Anonymous Fri Mar 1 06:59:28 2019 No.5403907

>>5402864
Yard sales. Start there and then scour ebay. Buy the carts that are at 60 before they hit 80 and beyond, and remember to buy backwards in time. Buying that way can help you recoup your money in the future if you have to because at least you won't miss the bus on the newer stuff "maturing". People forget that trading can come into play as well when supplies dwindle.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 09:04:25 2019 No.5404084 >>5402864 >any advice on how to get started and some tips? Don't treat it like a mindless collecting hobby, only get the games you actually like to play. Just collecting games is pretty dull and doesn't make much sense

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 09:06:20 2019 No.5404090 File: 113 KB, 488x488, file.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5403108 Here, have all NES games bro

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 09:10:05 2019 No.5404096 >>5404090 Good luck playing Castlevania III on any random emulator. Also Castlevania I likes to crash on them all. Many such cases. Sad!

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 09:11:47 2019 No.5404103 >>5404096 >still using nesticle in $current_year

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 09:14:19 2019 No.5404112 >>5404103 Castlevania I crashes on FCEUltraGX too. I got to the Grim Reaper and it fucking froze,(wasn't using save states) so it's a good thing I have a cartridge of it.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 09:16:12 2019 No.5404116 >>5404112 >emulating on a wii

Anonymous Fri Mar 1 09:23:33 2019 No.5404135

>>5403094
This

Focus on consoles and not games. Flash carts and ODE's exist for most systems and they'll give you access to most if not all of a system's entire library for the price of a few physical games. In some instances it'll even be cheaper hardware-wise. For example, an FDSStick and RAM adapter is a much cheaper option than a decent working disk system.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 09:23:36 2019 No.5404136 File: 105 KB, 1280x720, maxresdefault (1).jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5403907 >Yard sales. WHOA! CRAZY DUCK HUNT FIND DUDE, AND YOU ONLY PAID $50!? OMG

Anonymous Fri Mar 1 09:26:37 2019 No.5404141

>>5404116
>>emulating on a wii

It crashes on every emulator, anon. And I love my modded Wii. Easily emulate everything from 1975-2000ish comfortably with some N64 and most PS1 being the limit. Not bad at all and it manages to play say...85 to 90% of anything I'd want to play, so I win.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 09:27:55 2019 No.5404145 >>5404136 That guy,eh I just dislike him. Pic related. That game is not rare and should never be sold any higher than 10 bucks in great shape.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 09:31:41 2019 No.5404149 >>5402864 Start with local flea markets. The genesis still has reasonably priced games and the consoles go for about $40

Anonymous Fri Mar 1 13:53:11 2019 No.5404551

>>5402864
Buy shit 15 years ago. Or wait another 15 and prices will likely havedropped by then. Seriously though if you have a lot of money to throw around go to a local game shop, explain your situatio and see if you can work out a deal to save some money on a big purchase. Mom and Pop stores exist only because of customer loyalty, so if you can establish a good rapport with the owner you will have a reliable source for games with a possinle discount. Most games in small stores are marked at or higher than market value. Finding killer deals is the way to make it in this money pit of a hobby.

I recommend a Super Nintendo, it's well loved for a reason and if you lived through the 90's it will be a nostalgia bomb. Honestly though it's timeless. If you have even a passing interest in older gaming then it's a joy. I would recommend Super Mario World, Super Mario All-Stars, A Link to the Past, Chrono Trigger, and Castlevania IV. Some of these games are cheap as fuck and others are extremely pricy. These are just my favorites, price not factored.

If you are a poorfag then I recommed getting a really good system that can emulate; Wii, PSVita, PSPgo, and obvious PC are great choices. You can find romsites pretty easily by being savvy woth google, don't bother asking here as most wont tell you so the sites don't get shut down.

Hope that helps a bit!

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 13:55:30 2019 No.5404557 >>5404551 The last systems I recommended were more of a one time investment kind of thing, and wont give you the same experience as actual hardware/software. Some optios are cheaper than others

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 14:47:02 2019 No.5404631 >>5404551 >I recommend the most heavily inflated, autist-populated, ridiculously expensive system of the lot! holy kek kys

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 15:01:03 2019 No.5404651 File: 232 KB, 399x405, 1461509849785.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5404631 Go ahead and recommend a system to OP that addresses the flaws you see in my suggestion. Also you are the cancer killing this board ect. ect. 3/10 blah blah got em

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 15:03:37 2019 No.5404654 >>5402864 just get games you're actually going to play

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 16:09:48 2019 No.5404740 >>5402864 >buy hardware >buy flashcarts and ODE >find backups using Google

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 16:28:00 2019 No.5404771 >>5404651 Sega Genesis

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 17:22:37 2019 No.5404896 Buy an RS-97 or a GPD XD+ and play on the go.

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 17:31:42 2019 No.5404918 >>5402864 depends what genres you even like to play. that said it's all uphill these days >space shooters: turbografx >platformers: snes >action games: genesis >fighters: neo geo

>>	Anonymous Fri Mar 1 17:37:20 2019 No.5404931 Get flash carts if you insist on real hardware. Just emulate otherwise.

Anonymous Sat Mar 2 14:52:54 2019 No.5406710

>>5404141
I played all the NES Castlevanias again when Bloodstained got announced and I got no crashes at all, and I've seen plenty of other people stream or speedrun them in emulators and it didn't crash for them either. Lying on the internet is not a good idea.

Anonymous Sat Mar 2 15:15:06 2019 No.5406775

>>5402864
Buy a sega dreamcast mod it
Play burnt CD-it's on it.

If your going to emulate buy controllers that match the system your emulating.

If your going to say buy a SNES get a overdrive to play all games.

The used game market prices are too high right now.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 17:58:29 2019 No.5407124 >>5406710 It does randomly crash, idiot. Don't call people liars when they're telling the truth, cuntosaurus rex. I'll never emulate that game again, when trying to really beat it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 18:36:23 2019 No.5407196 >>5407124 Prove it, then.

Anonymous Sat Mar 2 18:50:40 2019 No.5407230

>>5407196
Sure thing. I forgot to mention that I hadn't died much, unlike most dopes on YT and the game does not like stage-III holy water being thrown at the Grim Reaper. Just play the game with the holy water and get to the Reaper with stage-III holy water, it'll freeze 50/50 shot.

Castlevania I has a weird flaw, anon, that even affects the carts of it, like y'know how the game can start without music? It does that emulated and non-emulated, so that should be your first clue that pure emulation is bad news for it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 18:54:32 2019 No.5407234 Moreover, Castlevania was produced when the chips for it were in short supply (it was a criminal conspiracy to short chips to boost prices) and 100:1 all Castlevania cartridges have inferior chips that lead to the errors and lockups.

Anonymous Sat Mar 2 18:57:55 2019 No.5407240

>>5407230
That's the most bullshit and self-serving explanation I ever heard.
"I'm too good for the game so it crashes, everyone else is too scrub to cause the crash"
Nevermind TASes exist, speedruns with both original hardware and emulation exist, streams with pretty good players, etc.
So what do you want to sell us, friend?

Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:02:45 2019 No.5407245

>>5407240
You fucking lazy ass. God forbid you play an easy Castlevania that can be blown through in less than a hour if you're decent.

Anon, I'm one of the THE best video game players on the planet, so if I tell you something, it's real. Disbelieve or be a punk if you want, but that's stupid.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:03:28 2019 No.5407246 >>5407245 Now you are just pulling my leg.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:05:40 2019 No.5407250 >>5407246 In what way? Castlevania 1 is not too hard if you're familiar with it. Hey, if you doubt that I'm good, that's one thing, but you can research the Castlevania carts yourself and learn all about the alleged chip shortage and its consequences.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:07:27 2019 No.5407258 >>5402867 This, but unironically.

Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:08:35 2019 No.5407261

>>5407250
Because Castlevania 1 isn't that hard, so I don't get what's to brag about it. Even those youtubers you call dopes can clear it without dying once, live and without states or rewind, so at this point I'm pretty sure you are just fucking around.

Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:11:51 2019 No.5407267

>>5407261
>Even those youtubers you call dopes can clear it without dying once

Usually cheaters. Cheating is rampant on Youtube. Some admired tubers are dirty cheaters, one is pretty popular, but he regularly does stuff that is impossible...without a game genie code.

Not fucking around. Go play the game and keep the holy water, upgrade it to stage-III and fight the Reaper with it, you stand a 50/50 chance of locking up the game. Btw, when it freezes one day, remember me. :)

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:13:07 2019 No.5407270 >>5407261 You keep ignoring the chip issue. There are even advertisements from back in the day that mentioned that shortage. It's obvious you were unaware of it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:16:15 2019 No.5407274 >>5407270 I don't give a fuck dude. You are just stroking your ego here and that's a lot more amusing.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:17:57 2019 No.5407278 File: 183 KB, 576x788, chip shortage of 1986-7.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5407274 Incorrect, jackass, that's you. The lower right on the ad shows it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:20:17 2019 No.5407280 >>5407278 I'm more amused at the fact that you are trying to shit on emulation when even the original hardware gives issues, lol.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:20:21 2019 No.5407281 That brings up another lost fact, many people bought Castlevania II purely because the first one was not available due to the intentional chip shortage.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:21:32 2019 No.5407284 >>5407280 That's your takeaway? I'm presenting facts that show that emulation isn't perfect, but emulate the time, with games that can handle it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:22:36 2019 No.5407285 >>5407280 That's your takeaway? I'm presenting facts that show that emulation isn't perfect, but I emulate the time, with games that can handle it. [Edit: emulation the Wii is near perfect pre-1995]

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:22:54 2019 No.5407286 >>5407284 Someone still hasn't realized I'm fucking around with him.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:24:20 2019 No.5407290 File: 41 KB, 755x627, anon has fun on vr.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5407286

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:25:47 2019 No.5407292 File: 6 KB, 598x21, 1543246280053.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5407290 I mean you came at us all like "I'm the fucking best player ever" what do you expect.

Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:27:15 2019 No.5407294

>>5407292
>I'm the fucking best player ever"

Show me where I said that. Saying (the truth) that I am one of the best is a fact, so maybe I've got something to say regarding video games, anon. You sound threatened. It's just video games, I didn't cure a disease.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:28:11 2019 No.5407295 >>5407294 I included a screenshot what the shit, lol.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:29:32 2019 No.5407301 >>5407295 "I'm one of the best" is not the same as "I'm the best", anon.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:30:39 2019 No.5407305 >>5407301 Sure.

Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:34:21 2019 No.5407312 [DELETED]

>>5407305

That's hard to comprehend? No one knows who the best player in the world is, but it is possible to know how is among the best. To say that I'm just "ok" or slightly above average is a lie because I'm far and away better than that. This is a common thing nowadays, people want everyone else to stay at mediocre levels otherwise they're "lying" or "trolling" when in reality the status quo (that we all help create) is intolerant to superior ability, even if it's just in video games. Imagine, being threatened by someone's VIDEO GAME abilities.
Many such cases.
Sad!

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:36:44 2019 No.5407315 >>5407312 Modesty is a virtue, anon.

Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:36:51 2019 No.5407316
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>>5407305

That's hard to comprehend? No one knows who the best player in the world is, but it is possible to know who is among the best. To say that I'm just "ok" or slightly above average is a lie because I'm far and away better than that. This is a common thing nowadays, people want everyone else to stay at mediocre levels otherwise they're "lying" or "trolling" when in reality the status quo (that we all help create) is intolerant to superior ability, even if it's just in video games. Imagine, being threatened by someone's VIDEO GAME abilities.
Many such cases.
Sad!

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:38:05 2019 No.5407317 >>5407315 Video games is one area of life where I refuse to be modest.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 19:47:55 2019 No.5407341 >>5407316 Btw pic related was a "lie" until the developers said, "oh yeah they're real". Now, the supposed myth is that there's a way to trigger them properly without a code or Gameshark, but even I doubt that one.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 20:02:43 2019 No.5407368 >>5402864 Why isn't ps2, xbox, game boy advance or gamecube retro yet They are almost 20 years old

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 20:10:17 2019 No.5407380 >>5407234 This is stupid reasoning. If the ROM chips are defective the better way to play is via a verified ROM image and emulator.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 20:13:28 2019 No.5407386 >>5407316 You dont know youre among the best in the world, only in the communities you frequent, and only via faulty self-assesment. Youre probably autistic or trolling though, congrats on the (you).

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 20:15:06 2019 No.5407389 >>5407368 Being years older than you doesn't make them retro, kiddo

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 20:52:28 2019 No.5407447 >>5407368 the cut off is the year 2000 kid

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 2 21:02:02 2019 No.5407475 >>5407380 lol You don't even realize wtf you just said. >>5407386 >You dont know youre among the best in the world t. frequent Game Over screen patron

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 3 14:44:11 2019 No.5408975 >>5402864 watch MJR >>5403132 >Make sure there are no cockroaches nesting inside of them this isnt a literal thing, is it?

Anonymous Sun Mar 3 18:03:18 2019 No.5409515

Im in the same boat, OP.
I just want to grab all the stuff I've had and sold over the years, replay some classics, play some exclusives I never did before and what not.
But even with games I could get on PC, I think it would be a lot comfier booting them up on an old console.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 4 05:11:17 2019 No.5410703 >>5404141 It sure doesn't crash on the NES Classic.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 4 05:33:58 2019 No.5410718 >>5410703 +1 Nintendo.

Anonymous Mon Mar 4 05:40:13 2019 No.5410723
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I really want to buy a PC Engine and the SD System 3 but just the add-on itself is $400. Way too much money, maybe I'll come back to it if my tax return is big enough this year.

Most likely just going to use a modded Wii for PC Engine anyway, and decide later if I want to make that kind of purchase.

Anonymous Mon Mar 4 07:19:47 2019 No.5410809

>>5402864
It's not too late to get into the hobby. It is too late to be a completionist. Tracking down deals on the stuff you want is 99% of the fun of collecting anything.
Some tips for collecting in general that also apply to video games;
set goals. The more defined the better. Like getting a complete game franchise or a specific consoles releases. You'll spend less money if your buying has reason than if you just gobble up every game that looks interesting that comes your way.

Buy in lots. If a lot has something you want, but some others you don't you can sell off the excess to recoup your loses. My brother did this to great effect with comic books.

Go to a convention on the last day as close to closing as you can. The vendors are more likely to make deals to prevent themselves from hauling unsold merchandise back home on the last day. You can also apply the buying in lots idea here too by offering to take some less desirable titles you may be interested in as well as the main game you want if the vendor is willing to come down on the prices of each just to get rid of them.

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