/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.8715906]

What's "your system"?

The platform you keep coming back to, that you enjoy most, that you like even beyond the games? For me, it's the PSX.

While it's easy to just call it nostalgia, and there is some truth to that, to me it just captures a particular time. It felt "new" in a way that other consoles either side never did, and even to this day when I play a game for the first time I feel that "newness."

The funny thing is that at the time I didn't rate it that highly, casting it aside almost as soon as the PS2 came out. But with the passage of time I've come to prefer it above nearly all other platforms. I've come to realize that all of the decades-old backlog titles are nearly all PSX games.

[Anonymous No.8715974]

Famicom, it's just comfy. Endless games, can play most of them for a few minutes, or a few hours, they're super cheap, and practically never break.

[Anonymous No.8715989]

N64, the best console of all time.

[Anonymous No.8715992]

PS2
Whenever mine breaks I buy another one
I can live without the rest

[Anonymous No.8716042]

My holy trinity is Famicom, Mega Drive, Super Famicom.

[Anonymous No.8716045]

Genesis and Dreamcast

[Anonymous No.8716249]

1. NES
2. PS1
3. PC

[Anonymous No.8716254]

>>8715906
Sega Saturn, PS1, and Super Nintendo have amazing game libraries. I only speak English and the amount of Japanese games translated into English by fans is super cool as well.

[Anonymous No.8716284]

My favorites have fluctuated from the SNES to the Saturn to the PC Engine, but at the end of the day it always comes back to the NES. It's just everything I want out of video games, even if it's basically the most basic and played out retro console out there. Gotta include Famicom with it tho, NES or Famicom should be counted as one library.

[Anonymous No.8716286]

Probably GB/GBC or Genesis

[Anonymous No.8716296]

Really it would be late 90s PC games but for consoles it would be:
1.PS2
2.Gamecube
3.N64
t. 27 year old boomer

[Anonymous No.8716319]

Xbox

[Anonymous No.8716327]

>>8715906
>PSX
For exactly the reasons you said. It has a feeling of excitement and wonder, barely contained. New attempts to transition to 3D. New gameplay mechanics. New dimensions. New worlds. Often janky, sometimes successful, always nostalgic. I only had mine for a few yeara, between the times of my dated Genesis and my early-purchase PS2, but now looking back it captures the late 90s nostalgia the best.
>Neo Geo
For exact opposite reasons as the PSX. This feels like the pinnacle of last-gen gaming. Frantic, hard-as-nails, pick-up-and-play arcade action with gorgeous, intricate 2D sprites. This feels like the games I played as a 7 year old, only how my decades-old memories have repainted them through rose-tinted glasses.
>Saturn
Similar reasons for the PSX, though it feels like a half-realised attempt at pushing refined old generation games into the new generation. I never had one, only one friend did, so it feels “mysterious” even after years of emulation. I don’t feel quite as much love for it as the PSX, just a lot of intrigue.

[Anonymous No.8716345]

Genesis. I think that Sonic 1-3 are bad games but they're very fun. Hyperstone Heist is very good, and Comix Zone is a classic. I occasionally pick a random game to play and if it's not a JRPG or SHMUP, I usually enjoy it

[Anonymous No.8716354]

>>8716345
To elaborate, I think the Genesis has great sound. The synth braps are infinitely better than the SNES sound. The colors are always super vibrant, the graphics are consistently better than competitors.
The controller is the worst part of the console but I mostly emulate so it's not even a problem

[Anonymous No.8716384]

Virtual Boy. The feel and yes smells of using a real vb in a comfy playing position will never be beat, closed off in a black and red dimension cut off from the outside world. I truly wish we could have at least gotten one more full year on the market for the games in development.

Vectrex and Neogeo Pocket also.

[Anonymous No.8716407]

I'm with you OP. The games I played on PS1 felt like a whole new world compared to Genesis/SNES and as I grew up with it I could appreciate more and more of its library. PS2 was awesome but everything about PS1 screams SOVL

>that feeling when you hear vid related
If you know, you know.
https://youtu.be/BOPViekdacQ

[Anonymous No.8716423]

snes
smw gameplay is too good and romhacks give it longevity

[Anonymous No.8716998]

I have beaten more than 110 NES games and I still feel like it's only half of what I want to play

[Anonymous No.8717017]

Mostly the SNES and the PSX, though I also trend to go back to the GBA and the PS2 quite a lot

[Anonymous No.8717041]

the ones I love the most are the ps1, dreamcast, pc engine and ps2

[Anonymous No.8717043]

>>8715906
Genesis, Saturn and Dreamcast

[Anonymous No.8717079]

NES bootleg-core games I played as a kid, like Adventure Island.

[Anonymous No.8717153]

>>8715906
dreamcast, games running at 60fps, sharp graphics, good res and I'm playing them via vga on my big lcd screen. and i can play ps1 games on it

[Anonymous No.8717154]

>>8717043
based

[Anonymous No.8717174]

SNES for the comfy but no bullshit platformers, the atmosphere, Kirby Superstar and DKC trilogy being some of my favorite co-ops, Natsume, Quintet and Konami's incredible offerings and all the JRPGs for a relaxing time

Sega Genesis for the arcade-like rush of beating a hard game with limited continues, the intense action, and and all the quality shit Sega put through its lifespan, the awesome Shinobi series, SoR, Batman TAS and Contra Hard Corps being particular favorites

Game Boy mostly because of nostalgia, I find the monochrome graphics and sound of the games soothing, but stuff like Wario and DK94 being genuinely amazing games and there's still tons of ambitious little games I'm discovering; recently loved Final Fantasy Adventure, Gargoyle's Quest and Trip World

[Anonymous No.8717336]

PS1:

>Incredible library of games that I always find myself coming back to and plenty that I still need to check out. Japan, Europe and North America were all excelling together and each brought their own unique flavour to the market.
>The influx of survival horror games with RE1-3, Silent Hill, Dino Crisis etc.
>Cool 90s underground aesthetic.
>Good controller that's easy to go back to, unlike the 64.
>The spirit of 2D SNES JRPG's lived on with higher fidelity graphics and CD based sound.
>APE ESCAPE
>Memory card icons
>Good backwards compatibility on future machines and fan made emulators are of a high standard

[Anonymous No.8717343]

GameCube:

>Lots of weird and bold new directions for classic Nintendo characters like Luigi's Mansion, Wind Waker, Mario Sunshine, Metroid Prime, Double Dash
>Capcom was unstoppable with Resident Evil 4, REmake, Viewtiful Joe, Killer 7
>Experimental and odd Japanese games like Chibi Robo, Doshin the Giant, Odama, Animal Crossing, Pikmin
>F-ZERO GX
>Smash Melee, if that's your thing.
>Still the best versions of Monkey Ball 1&2
>Strong PAL60 support for PALfags and strong progressive scan support for NTSCfags.
>Gameboy player and the weird, albeit slightly half baked, GBA connectivity with Tingle Tuner and shit like that.
>Wavebird controller
>Great emulation through Dolphin and perfect backwards compatibility through a Wii with Nintendont

The PS2's library is unquestionably better, but the GameCube has a very warm place in my heart.

[Anonymous No.8717364]

Have to agree with a lot of others with the PS1. I got mine around 4th grade in 99 from my dad for my birthday. I never really had a substantial collection of games, but the ones I did have (like Spyro, CTR, Muppet Monster Adventure, and Ape Escape) made me really, really happy.

I'm also incredibly partial to Gameboy. Loved the idea of playing games anywhere I wanted. Played the absolute shit out of Game and Watch Gallery 2

[Anonymous No.8717367]

NES. Objectively the best system of all times, no other system has nearly as many 9/10 or higher games. Not even fucking close.

[Anonymous No.8717372]

>>8715906
1. Neo Geo
2. Mega Drive
2. Sega Saturn

[Anonymous No.8717384]

>>8715906
I guess I won't be original and say NES/Famicom, it's the system I'm playing since early childhood and to this day. Whatever happens, if i'm too bored I can load an emulator or hook up the console to TV and have some fun. It's my gaming home where I can always return to.

Dreamcast is second favorite and PS2 is third. PSX wins a honorable fourth place; I never had that console nor I had friends with it, and the emulation was kinda stiff back in the day, so I missed that era almost completely. But whenever I play something on that system now it feels like childhood, somehow.

[Anonymous No.8717386]

>Saturn sold like 4 units but according to this thread it's half of /vr/'s favorite console

Classic 4chan contrarianism

[Anonymous No.8717438]

>>8717386
saturn is kino

[Anonymous No.8717507]

SNES, Genesis, Gamecube

I want to look into the PSX and DC libraries more

[Anonymous No.8717513]

>>8717386
Dear autismo,

1. switch computer off
2. step outside
3. have a look at the actual real world outside
4. profit!

[Anonymous No.8717527]

>>8715906
NES, Sega Genesis, PS1 with nods to SNES and Dreamcast

[Anonymous No.8717574]

>>8717386
I was born after the system had already discontinued, so how well it sold hardly matters to me. Being loaded with enhanced arcade ports, unknown Japanese games, and some of the finest 2D games of the 5th gen is what keeps me coming back to it.

[Anonymous No.8717585]

>>8715906
It's the PSX for me too. The PS2 and SNES are close seconds with GameCube as my third favorite, I think

[Anonymous No.8718267]

>>8715906
PSX due to my chilhood in late 90s

[Anonymous No.8718550]

In order of usage since 15 years ago
PS1
*powergap*
SNES
PS2
Mega Drive
PC Engine
Saturn
X68000 (most of the time listening to music with a player)
Dreamcast
Game Boy Advance
*powergap*
Gamecube
NES
PC-98
Nintendo 64
Neo Geo
Gameboy

Everytime i felt i had seen everything i wanted from the PS1 library some new game surprised me, latest example was Racing Lagoon. Regarding library depth no other machine can compete, not even the PS2.

[Anonymous No.8718572]

>>8715906
For me, it's the NES at number 1. So many good memories with that thing.

Second, probably the PS1. It was the first system to really blow me away with its capabilities.

[Anonymous No.8718595]

>>8715906
PS1
So many decent memories as a kid, playing it around my uncle's house who was supposed to be babysitting and he'd come back mashed up from the clubs with his friends, I'd play Soul Edge and Wipeout with them at 2/3am - and win because they barely even knew where they were
Still feel strong nostalgia with the PS1 whenever I play it, the official UK magazine demo discs really bring that out of me too

[Anonymous No.8718605]

Mega Drive, Christmas '90 and onward. Many comfy memories.

[Anonymous No.8718608]

>>8718595
>the official UK magazine demo discs really bring that out of me too
I've been trying to find a particular song they had on one of them for ages. It was actually a really soft and melancholy one, not the usual dance tracks.

[Anonymous No.8718613]

GameBoy Advance.

[Anonymous No.8718620]

>>8718550
>Everytime i felt i had seen everything i wanted from the PS1 library some new game surprised me
The same keeps happening to me. I feel like I could dedicate my life to that console and still never touch the sides.

[Anonymous No.8718636]

>>8718608
It's odd just how far those demos managed to climb into the memories of people. I remember for ages I couldn't find a game demo I'd play over and over, turned out to be Felony 11/79 from the Euro demo 27.
But sadly I can't directly help you other than to say at least all of the demos have been dumped, so you can use a combination of
https://archive.org/download/redump.psx
to download the Euro Demos listed there and this list
https://crimson-ceremony.net/demopals/eurodemo/index.php
to see if that helps trigger any memories. Redump uses the naming convention from this site so it's actually really easy to use the two together. Eventually with enough digging you will find it. Then when you do, use jPSXdec to rip it from the bin and you'll have it forever.

[Anonymous No.8718645]

>>8715906
For me it's the GameBoy Color. Most of the good games are from DMG but the screen on GBC isn't absolute unplayable dogshit. Also, two batteries instead of four and it just feels better in the hand.

[Anonymous No.8718647]

>>8716407
Wtf how does this gif have sound?

[Anonymous No.8718649]

>>8718645
>Most of the good games are from DMG
Can we please stop calling the original gameboy "DMG"? Thank you in advance.

[Anonymous No.8718671]

>>8718636
Perhaps I should have been clearer. It was the song that played over the menu. Maybe one day I'll download them all and go through them, which I'll have to do to find that song.

[Anonymous No.8718679]

>>8718671
Ah yeah I know the ones you mean. They're usually like a techno-y beat. You might find it in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omesY4oZgJE

[Anonymous No.8718686]

>>8718645
The GBP had a pretty good screen too.

[Anonymous No.8718694]

>>8718679
Now that I listen to it, those songs sound like they could have been made on Fasttracker 2 or Impulse Tracker.

[Anonymous No.8718698]

>>8718649
It says DMG so it's the DMG

[Anonymous No.8719061]

>>8718686
That's true. I never had one but it looks much better.

>>8718649
That's what it's called on the system, on every game cartridge including the boxes and in all of the technical documentation.

[Anonymous No.8719334]

>>8718698
>>8719061
Stop forcing this meme. It's the gameboy or GB. DMG is the screen or the catalogue number for a game. Calling it "the DMG" is the most hipster shit ever.

[Anonymous No.8720239]

>>8715906
>For me, it's the reddit.

[Anonymous No.8721097]

easily NES

i have many systems, but NES games are just way more accesable for me. I have a really sexy portable NES console that i basically keep on me at all times. my local stores always have good NES games to buy, it's just good vibes all around.

[Anonymous No.8721127]

>>8715906
probably the snes or gba.

[Anonymous No.8721406]

>>8719334
it also makes no sense in this case as those same games he's talking about can also be played on the pocket

[Anonymous No.8721557]

N64 or Dreamcast

[Anonymous No.8721583]

>>8715906
pc games late 90s otherwise i guess ps2 or n64

[Anonymous No.8721817]

Gameboy Advance. Yeah, there was a ton of shovelware but there were some truly great titles, too. It's like the second coming of the SNES, but portable.