/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.6708632]

Is there a front light solution, like a premium LED worm light, that isn't an internal one that fades the screen colors, or a house lamp, or the sun?

Not looking for a backlight mod, I want to keep it all original. Also for $50 the mod costs I could just buy a GBA SP or PSP and load it with roms.

[Anonymous No.6708669]

Solution: gameboy light

[Anonymous No.6708707]

>>6708669
Can't play Gayboy Colour.

[Anonymous No.6708718]

Do you want gamer cred for playing it on original hardware? Just get a psp or a GBA and play the damn game

[Anonymous No.6708796]

>>6708718
If I go that route, I might as well just play them on the computer with emulator, or on a phone with those controller button case addons.

Is the worm light seriously the only option out there?

[Anonymous No.6708830]

>>6708796
Do you care about the way you play the game or do you care about the game. If you want a true experience use a non backlight gameboy, that's how others did. If you don't care about authentic experience the world is your oyster

[Anonymous No.6708879]

>>6708796
get a backlit GBA SP.
>b-but I want the authentic game boy look and feel!
Shut up. You want to see the game ou're playing, or do you just want to be seen using the """period accurate hardware"""?

All other solutions short of backlight mods are trash anyway. Worm lights are shit. The magnifying lights are clunky shit. Either grin and bear it, get a backlight mod, or get a GBA SP with the backlight.

[Anonymous No.6708881]

>>6708830
I want the authentic 1998 experience. But using some sort of external/pluggable light is not breaking the rules, modifying the hardware is.

[Anonymous No.6708896]

Play under a desk lamp.

[Anonymous No.6708908]

>>6708881
The worm light is the authentic experience.

[Anonymous No.6708913]

>>6708879
>GBA
not retro

>Zoom
I lived the screen dark ages, I beat the Pokemon Blue Elite Four before the year 2000. And I'll do it again, and this time I'll buy that light with my own money! Take that mom!

[Anonymous No.6708936]

Honestly I just use my Gameboy Color in bed or at my reading corner if I'm not using it outside in the sun somewhere. You should probably just modify the space around your home if you don't want to use a worm light OP. Ensure that you are comfortable and not straining to use it in an ineffective way. Remember, treat yourself nicely!

[Anonymous No.6708962]

>>6708830

[Anonymous No.6709032]

>>6708881

if you wanna have good lighting just chuck a gayboy light off a ebay or amazon. Why would u want 'the authentic gaming experience' when there ARE a lot of ways to get one. Google it up or some shit.

[Anonymous No.6709053]

>>6709032
Want it for Game Boy Color

[Anonymous No.6709162]

>>6708632

[Anonymous No.6709171]

>>6708632
LED modded light boy/knockoff works great. You don't even need the lens if you don't like it, just something to hold the LEDs in place away from the screen. It's much better than a worm light as you get light coming from both sides.

[Anonymous No.6709172]

>>6709162
Not bad

[Anonymous No.6709516]

>>6708913
I did too, those days sucked dick. That's why the AGS 101 is the way to go to revisit GB and GBC games.

[Anonymous No.6709518]

>>6709162
Nerd alert!

[Anonymous No.6709650]

>>6708632

[Anonymous No.6709665]

Are you that retarded you can't just angle the light so it doesn't reflect? I never had any problems with my worm lights on GBC back in the day.

Because I'm not a 70iq brainlet.


Let me spell it out for you, plug the worm light in. Then bend it so that the physical light is just above the gameboy facing on a 45 degree angle down on your screen.

[Anonymous No.6709829]

>>6709650
Imagine having a "portable" console where you have to lug around a big lamp and plug it into a wall.

[Anonymous No.6709843]

>>6709665
Worm light is the lowest IQ solution. Imagine being seen in public with that. Looks like babby's first sippy straw.

[Anonymous No.6710009]

>>6709162
I have one of those. Not the least bit practical. Those book lights they make would at least be light enough that you’re not pretending to be a fucking coal miner.

[Anonymous No.6710043]

Will playing original hardware in public help me pick up zoomer girls?

[Anonymous No.6710078]

>>6709829
being portable doesnt matter, its all about the games.

[Anonymous No.6710098]

>>6708718
This, I can't tell if people being ironic or actually insane with the mental gymnastics they go through to stay "/vr pure". Like as if you still aren't playing /vr/ gameboy games if you play it on a GBA, the best way to play any GB game. That would be like finding out someone has been playing all of their PS1 games on a ps2 and then saying that they didn't really experience them properly because it doesn't count unless you boot it up on a ps1. The absurdity is just way out of hand.

A non-meme answer would be to backlight mod a GBC. That is the only non-shit way to play old games on a gameboy.

[Anonymous No.6710119]

>>6710098
If I played it on a GBA I wouldn't be able to post about it /vr/.

As for PS1, it wouldn't count, different hardware timings, probably wouldn't be accepted in a speedrun.

[Anonymous No.6710126]

>>6708632
>I could just buy a GBA SP or PSP and load it with roms.
You know, like a sane person.

[Anonymous No.6710145]

>>6710119
people talk about the psp and 3ds all day, as long as its about hardware for old games and not bait threads into discussing modern games or sequels of old franchises.

[Anonymous No.6710217]

>>6709829
FWIW that lamp is actually portable
https://www.vermontcountrystore.com/let-there-be-light-cordless-reading-lamp/product/81228

[Anonymous No.6710227]

>>6708632
I fucking hate cretins like you. You refuse suggestions being spoonfed to you as if you're the smartest guy in the room, but can't be bothered to do your own research. You don't deserve any help.

[Anonymous No.6710302]

>>6710098
The people you think are insane just actually know wtf they're talking about where was you don't. Your example of playing PS1 games on a PS2 just outs you as the dumb ignorant zoomer you are. You can't imagine how hilarious it is to watch a child come in here tipping his fedora and flaunt his stupidity in complete blissful ignorance.

[Anonymous No.6710312]

>>6710227
Nothing has even been suggested, except worm lights, backlights, lamps, and head cave lights, all which I stated in the OP to exclude.

[Anonymous No.6710315]

>>6708796
well fuck you then

[Anonymous No.6710329]

>>6708632
Unironically

Brickgame > Gameboy

[Anonymous No.6710347]

>>6710302
they know "what the fuck they are talking about" like an over the top audiophile is. They know so much, yet so little.

[Anonymous No.6710350]

>>6710098
This.
I modded out a gba then just played my GBA games on my psp go amyway.
I have a lot of systems but I pretty much play anything retro on my vita since I don't have a CRT and shit looks awful on my tv.

[Anonymous No.6710386]

If you have not played your game on complete original hardware (as the developers intended), then you cannot say you have played or beaten the game, merely a cheap imitation of it.

[Anonymous No.6710401]

>>6710386
why aree you assuming the developers intention?

[Anonymous No.6710425]

>>6710401
It's a hard pill to swallow, I know. It probably negates 90% of your finished games list.

[Anonymous No.6710430]

>>6710425
developer of your favourite game here.
I actually intended for you to play your favourite game in an emulator using an xbone controller at 4k with an uncapped frame rate and a ultrawide hack.

[Anonymous No.6710460]

>>6710430
The developers tailored and fine tuned the game to the console hardware they were developing for. Taking the game out of that original framework is to deny their artistic vision.

[Anonymous No.6710472]

>>6710460
no. They developed it on a computer. Then they optimized it to run much more smoothly on a much weaker shittier system as it was the most popular system at the time or the system holder paid them to do so.
There was nothing artistic about it and it was always a compromise.
Though I am curious how many devkits do you own?

[Anonymous No.6710669]

>>6708632
best option is to have desk lamp or overhead lamp with led bulb, then play it on the desk if you insist on original screen.

But the IPS screen mod is worth it(and its only 30 bucks on aliexpress, 33 with brand new housing), they are little tricky to install but 100% worth it and I like the gbc and gba form factor over gba sp or micro, they both are uncomfortable. fat DS has tiny buttons and is huge and uncomfortable, and ds lite has awful mushy buttons an DS'es only plays gba games anyway, and with any flashcards or softmods you might as well save your hands from cramps and buy psp anyway.

psp isn't bad option either actually, if you dont have real hardware and real carts of flashcard autism. theres also GB Boy Colour but it has extremely awful d-pad and the screen is in wrong aspect ratio and kinda looks ass, but its only 28 bucks brand new and has backlight screen.

[Anonymous No.6710698]

>Hello I would like to overcome the shortcomings of a system without altering the system ad to overcome it's short comings.
have you tried not being retarded OP? Can't have your cake and eat it to.
Anyway is there a way to play all my n64 with an unlocked render resolution of 4k hacked to widescreen all at 60fps with an xbox controller. No I'm not interested in any emulator or console modifications I want to play it on the original unmodded N64 as intended!

[Anonymous No.6710708]

>>6710386
The developers intention was to make the game to their best ability in accordance with the specifications of the hardware they were making the game for and to satisfy the contract of their publisher. If you were to ask an average developer about how they would feel about people trying to play their games, they would probably be happy for people to play it in any way they can, so that their games may continue to be enjoyed. I don't think any developer would wish for their game experience to be trapped forever after 20 years to the realm of scalpers and mentally ill hoarders.

[Anonymous No.6710714]

*Ahem*

[Anonymous No.6710723]

honesty moving around searching for the optimal light conditions based on the time of day is part of the experience. Kinda like an ARG, or Boktai in a way
>>6708936
sleep tight kuwagater

[Anonymous No.6710771]

>>6710708
also I have found most devs have had positive remarks about well done hd remasters or ports of their games.
And of the retro devs that are still active now, none are deving for retro systems all for current gen/pc. Furthermore most /vr/ games that anon is playing on "orignal hardware" are actually arcade ports.

[Anonymous No.6710780]

>modern bright led wormlight
>in the 90s
OP that is NOT what the original devs intended. If you are going to ruin the experience like that just give up on gaming. If you wish to play GBC indoors you MUST switch every light you have back to an incodescent bulb.

[Anonymous No.6710851]

>>6710780
>playing retro games in a home with 21st century electrical wiring and internet connectivity
Sorry bros, unless you strip your house of internet connectivity and adorn your home with wooden furniture and cabinets, you are literally spitting on the developers graves with your unfaithful recreation of the past.

[Anonymous No.6710854]

>>6708632
The original has a Nuby light that covers the screen and is pretty good. Just get a GBA SP, 001 or 101.

[Anonymous No.6710861]

>>6708913
The only thing the pre-backlight days gave me was a sense of pride when I navigated rock tunnel without flash and in shitty lighting. It was a shortcut to make the product cheaper, you don't have to use the CRT excuse that it was the intended way to play or whatever.

[Anonymous No.6710908]

>>6710851
>21st century electrical wiring
the fuck kinda home do you think I have?

[Anonymous No.6711097]

>>6710386
You are so far up your asshole, I can't believe how pretentious you are. I would absolutely hate to know you in real life.

[Anonymous No.6711410]

I know this isn't the right thread for asking this, but fuck it.
I broke the ribbon cable of my DMG while doing a backlight mod (pic related, check red line), is there anything I can do to fix this or did I cuck myself?
I can't seem to find parts for sale, and even a broken GB isn't that cheap nowadays.

[Anonymous No.6711414]

>>6711410

[Anonymous No.6711438]

>>6710780
here's your you

[Anonymous No.6711564]

>>6711410
>>6711414
Unless you want to try and resolder ALL the tiny broken connections, do it, you may end up fixing it.
Or just wait until things calm down (maybe 2 years) and buy a cheap one with a decent screen

[Anonymous No.6713152]

>>6710347
Being an educated gainfully employed adult isn't "over the top" zoomie. The only reason you think "They know so much, yet so little" is because you literally know so little.

[Anonymous No.6713159]

>>6713152
what does being educated or being employed have to do with literally anything itt?
I meant they know so much in that they are knowledgeable about snake oil.
So little in that they don't know it's snake oil.

[Anonymous No.6713182]

>>6711414
>>6711410
Ha, retard. That’s what you get for trying to backlight the dmg

[Anonymous No.6713708]

>>6713159
Being educated and employed have a lot to do with many things. When you grow up you may learn this.

[Anonymous No.6713782]

Guys, is this seriously how you played in the old days

[Anonymous No.6714087]

>>6713708
But I have a pretty decent full time job and an undergrad degree. I struggle to unde how any of this has to do with /vr/ can you explain?

[Anonymous No.6714172]

>>6710669
Jayboymodz is that you?

[Anonymous No.6714509]

Light-pill me /vr/

[Anonymous No.6714518]

>>6708632
OP I'd just buy a good lamp. A lighting store should have plenty to try before you buy.

[Anonymous No.6714520]

>>6709162
I've considered this for wonderswan, even the crystal has a worse screen than a GB Color (or arguably even the Pocket).

[Anonymous No.6714529]

>>6713782
playing outside in sunlight is unironically the best way to play on a GB.

[Anonymous No.6716427]

>>6714087
No you don't and a degree in lesbian ethnic studies isn't an education. This is why you "I struggle to unde"
You're the one who came to /vr/ shitposting, tipping your fedora and embarrassing yourself with your lack of knowledge and making it all about education. Explain that.

[Anonymous No.6716436]

>This is why you "I struggle to unde"

>This is why you "I struggle to unde"

>This is why you "I struggle to unde"

[Anonymous No.6716532]

>>6708632
Yes, your phone, RA and a GBC shader.

[Anonymous No.6716684]

>>6716436

[Anonymous No.6717412]

>>6708881
If you want the authentic experience basically only play it outside when it's sunny, which is pretty much the only time I could see the thing as a kid.

[Anonymous No.6717736]

>>6717412
That sounds authentically shitty too be honest. This isn't like playing on a CRT which still looks fine. Maybe not every single aspect of gaming from the 20th century was as great as it could be?

[Anonymous No.6717751]

>>6716427
is everything alright at home?

[Anonymous No.6717776]

are people blind? I never had a problem seeing my game boy unless of course it was night and there w no other light sources, like while in the car at night in which case yes the worm light or the magnifying glass ones were the best, not amazing but did a decent job for the few times I had to use them.

[Anonymous No.6718041]

>>6717736
Probably yeah, but when you're a 90s kid who's out most of the day anyway it worked pretty well.

As an adult it kind of sucks a bit, but I have rocked it outdoors a few times while running errands. Generally other hipster boomers/millennials think it's cool.

[Anonymous No.6718097]

>>6717751
>can't...stop...coping
Jesus kid