Do you ever yearn to play old games?

[Windows 91]

You can build a sub-$100 dedicated emulation PC running Batocera Linux if you're yearning to play retro games. People sell dirt cheap old Dell enterprise PCs on eBay that work great for retro emulation. They have terrible specs but can play 16-bit era games and earlier with ease. Swap out the PSU and GPU with something a little beefier and you can even play N64, PS2, and Gamecube. Free full library ROM packs are all over the internet.

 

[patscorpio]

All the time. I probably play retro games more than current

the same...shyt i fire up the emulators pretty frequently esp when i want to take a break from work..ive been playing a lot of tetris lately

 

[Jx2]

The 1st Saints Row online multiplayer Blinged out ride

Splinter Cell Chaos Theory

Ghost Recon,Wolfenstein,Mech Assault

Miss them old Xbox live days, we had it so good before they fukked up online gaming

Just rebought Mech Assault. I've been building up my retro console backlog. i have Killer 7 for Gamecube and NHL 94 for SNES on the way too from ebay

 

[Return of the Jedi]

I still play old games fairly frequently. Beat Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap a few weeks, ago, playing through SoulSilver and Metal Gear Solid right now alongside Astro Bot.

 

[SteelCitySoldier]

Been wanting to play No Mercy with a N64 controller and rumble pack for a while now

 

[Jx2]

Been wanting to play No Mercy with a N64 controller and rumble pack for a while now

Picked up WCW/NWO Revenge a few weeks back for some wrestling nostalgia piff

 

[Sassy]

Yes! Just started getting back into emulators for this reason...that and I don't feel like digging out my old consoles.

 

[feelosofer]

I have a lot of the OG systems from the past say 30 or so years but original parts are getting harder to come by. Probably going to get modernized clone systems at least for my NES SNES and Sega.

Might look into a simple emulator box I can hook up to my basement TV.

 

[RubioTheCruel]

I have a lot of the OG systems from the past say 30 or so years but original parts are getting harder to come by. Probably going to get modernized clone systems at least for my NES SNES and Sega.

Might look into a simple emulator box I can hook up to my basement TV.

The new Mac Mini is a complete powehouse for emulation for a tiny price. I never need to boot up my Saturn or Dreamcast anymore

 

[-DMP-]

Only a few. Mega man legends, Metal gear solid, and ZoE

 

[315]

Nope. I use to think I wanted to play old games until l had a chance. Realized I was just missing my childhood

 

[ill_will82]

Compared to the games we have now... YES

Exactly why I have about 2-3 different emulators. The majority of current gen games aren't really hitting on nothing for me. PSN stay constantly rotating the same games every month on discount.

 

[CourtesyFlush]

Oh I yearn alright

 

[Chip Skylark]

Post a link to the best emulators

 

[PS5 Pro]

Picked up WCW/NWO Revenge a few weeks back for some wrestling nostalgia piff

Are those games on virtual console?

Yes! Just started getting back into emulators for this reason...that and I don't feel like digging out my old consoles.

I'm funny on emulators because somebody here hipped me to the fact that the controls are never 1:1 with emulators. The input lag is greater these days, slightly off what it would feel like if you had say an NES controller in your hand. The precise control you once had is not as precise. To give an example, the 1up trick in super Mario 1 is way harder to pull off in emulation than it would be off the real thing. Once I was hipped to that reality it ruined emulation for me because subconsciously I knew something was off. Now that I know, I can't get over it

Nope. I use to think I wanted to play old games until l had a chance. Realized I was just missing my childhood

Everyone comes to this same conclusion, but it's not the whole story. Most will call it day a like you did but I have a 6yr old who harasses me to play with him. And he loves to grind in those games that were frowning on right now. What I've learned as an adult is if you stick to it you'll find your form again. Then you'll be as good as you once was. If I wasn't pressured to play I'd come to the same conclusion you did. I did come to that conclusion trying to play RC pro am.

As a kid you welcomed the challenge, as an adult it's more of it better play the way I like or