Topic: Retro games

[Riquende]

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/jul/16/the-25-greatest-video-game-consoles-ranked

So much nostalgia

Had my fair share of those. Of course, nothing like that is needed these days with a solid PC behind you. It's been about 10 years since I used a console, to play the first Dragon Age. We all have to grow up some day.

[Crimson]

How far back do we have to go to find the "retro" label for games? Is it still NES, Sega etc. or is f.ex. PS1 now retro?

[blacksun]

How far back do we have to go to find the "retro" label for games? Is it still NES, Sega etc. or is f.ex. PS1 now retro?

PS1 is definitely retro now, its 26 years old. 

[SamAteTheRedAcid]

We all have to grow up some day.

Is getting a gaming PC growing up? Or is it just taking games too seriously?

[Sangria]

Is getting a gaming PC growing up? Or is it just taking games too seriously?

It is if you've paid for it yourself.

[has gone odd]

PS1 is definitely retro. I guess I see it as anything from at least 2 gens ago, so PS3 for example will soon be considered retro.

[ToneLa]

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/jul/16/the-25-greatest-video-game-consoles-ranked

So much nostalgia

Weird list. The Master System was terrible. No Wii U, which granted wasn't brilliant but did have a couple of classics

[WhereAngelsPlay]

The Mega Drive is king.

[Sangria]

The Mega Drive is king.

Hard to beat the roster for the SNES.

[ToneLa]

That Nintendo leak is dead interesting.. .

[Mr Mingebag Squid]

Reviving this thread as I've recently found a retro gaming podcast...

Anyone know of any decent retro gaming websites to buy from in the UK? I've found the odd gem on Facebook marketplace and eBay - but it'd be nice to see an actual store

[gazzalfc]

Reviving this thread as I've recently found a retro gaming podcast...

Anyone know of any decent retro gaming websites to buy from in the UK? I've found the odd gem on Facebook marketplace and eBay - but it'd be nice to see an actual store

The market has gone through the roof the past few years and it's more of a seller's market than a buyer's one

Cex/cash converter is probably your best bet as a retail buy. But if not then car boot sales, eBay and Facebook marketplace

There are a few specialist retro gaming shops. The one in York is incredible.

But there are a few ways of having the same experiences. There are cartridges called Everdrives where you can put the full library of games on and play them on original hardware. Alot of money up front (£200-£300 per console) but you can play the full library of games on the actual consoles.

Or you have get a raspberry pi or steamdeck and play ROMs on emulators

If you're buying them as a collector then just have a price in mind and be willing to wait

[Mr Mingebag Squid]

Do you know what the one in York is called?

[gazzalfc]

Do you know what the one in York is called?

Sore thumb

https://www.sorethumbretrogames.com/

[Mr Mingebag Squid]

Fab - Cheers!

[Ciara (with a capital "C")]

Has anyone bought one of those retro handhelds? They aren’t expensive, about £20, reviews seem great, over 400 games…

Anybody have one? Thinking of it as a stocking filler but wouldn’t bother if it will break after a week or eats up batteries.

[Mr Mingebag Squid]

Has anyone bought one of those retro handhelds? They aren’t expensive, about £20, reviews seem great, over 400 games…

Anybody have one? Thinking of it as a stocking filler but wouldn’t bother if it will break after a week or eats up batteries.

I've been tempted - but managed to catch an advert on Tiktok before they turned comments off and it was full of people saying how it isn't what is advertised, doesn't contain over x amount of games - looks really poor and handmade - definitely put me off

[gazzalfc]

I'd stay clear of the alibaba or aliexpress clone consoles. They usually are just cheap tat.

If you are willing to spend a bit more (£100-£150) then Ambernic handhelds play everything up to PSP really well

[darragh85]

Got the megadrive 2 mini a couple of weeks ago.

Alien soldier was a game I missed when I had a megadrive back in the 90s. A fine game even now but its too damn hard lol. There is no cheat to get more lives either.

[Rosario]

I’ve recently dug the Gameboy out of an old box a week or so ago and am really enjoying it atm. Had a look online for a couple of games that I seemed to have lost over the years and jeez some games are just as expensive if not more so than current game prices, especially certain Pokémon ones.

[dalarr]

I play a lot of retro games regularly:

- Chaos Overlords
- Transport Tycoon
- Stunts 4D Driving
- Jones in the Fast Lane
- Warlords (available for mobile now, works very well)
- Monkey Island 1 & 2
- Theme Hospital
- Warcraft 2

Usually fire some of them up around Christmas, when I have time and energy. Chaos Overlords is a game that I play several times a year.

[gazzalfc]

Getting one of these for Christmas

https://www.goretroid.com/en-gb/products/retroid-pocket-3-handheld-retro-gaming-system-1

Plays everything up to the Playstation 1 and even some PS2 and Switch games.

[Mr Mingebag Squid]

Getting one of these for Christmas

https://www.goretroid.com/en-gb/products/retroid-pocket-3-handheld-retro-gaming-system-1

Plays everything up to the Playstation 1 and even some PS2 and Switch games.

Be interested to know how this goes when you get it!

[Rush7V]

My kind of thread

How retro and we getting haha? I recently just sold my ZX Spectrum collection (Over 200 games, 48k and a +2) and C64 collection, but I have a fair few consoles, ranging from the Atari ST to PS5, think I have around 30-40 devices and over 1000 games!

I've also converted a fair few of the Arcade1Up units (Using a RPi) - will post some pics

[Buck Pete]

My kind of thread

How retro and we getting haha? I recently just sold my ZX Spectrum collection (Over 200 games, 48k and a +2) and C64 collection, but I have a fair few consoles, ranging from the Atari ST to PS5, think I have around 30-40 devices and over 1000 games!

I've also converted a fair few of the Arcade1Up units (Using a RPi) - will post some pics

Don't suppose you've got a RPi4 for sale mate?  Harder to get one of them than it is a PS5

Wanna play Manic Miner and JetPac.

[Ciara (with a capital "C")]

Getting one of these for Christmas

https://www.goretroid.com/en-gb/products/retroid-pocket-3-handheld-retro-gaming-system-1

Plays everything up to the Playstation 1 and even some PS2 and Switch games.

I see they stock these on Amazon - £150.

Are they worth it?

Think my Husband is looking for something that has all the retro games bundled in, so wanted to get him something for Christmas. Those £30-£50 look dodgy and reviews are mixed.

Is there anything by anyone established (Sony / Xbox / Nintendo etc..) that you can get that has all of the old style games? Like maybe a Nintendo Switch with the games? I don't really have a clue what I am talking about but he wants something similar to above with all the games on. I would be happy to spend the above or a bit more if it's worth it, than one of those cheaper dodgy ones.

He has an Xbox. Hardly plays it. So this will be enjoyed for the Christmas period and then maybe put in a cupboard!

EDIT: Like a Switch and this kind of game would be better? https://www.amazon.co.uk/SEGA-Drive-Classics-Nintendo-Switch/dp/B07L953VTQ/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=nintendo%2Bswitch%2Bgames%2Bretro&qid=1670511892&sprefix=nintendo%2Bswitch%2Bgames%2Bretr%2Caps%2C124&sr=8-2&th=1

[Andy @ Allerton!]

I see they stock these on Amazon - £150.

Are they worth it?

Think my Husband is looking for something that has all the retro games bundled in, so wanted to get him something for Christmas. Those £30-£50 look dodgy and reviews are mixed.

Is there anything by anyone established (Sony / Xbox / Nintendo etc..) that you can get that has all of the old style games? Like maybe a Nintendo Switch with the games? I don't really have a clue what I am talking about but he wants something similar to above with all the games on. I would be happy to spend the above or a bit more if it's worth it, than one of those cheaper dodgy ones.

He has an Xbox. Hardly plays it. So this will be enjoyed for the Christmas period and then maybe put in a cupboard!

EDIT: Like a Switch and this kind of game would be better? https://www.amazon.co.uk/SEGA-Drive-Classics-Nintendo-Switch/dp/B07L953VTQ/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=nintendo%2Bswitch%2Bgames%2Bretro&qid=1670511892&sprefix=nintendo%2Bswitch%2Bgames%2Bretr%2Caps%2C124&sr=8-2&th=1

I got the previous model of this (This new one looks great!) It'll be a Raspberry PI running EmuStation or similar with a beefed up Chip/Graphic card.

Love mine because I don't have to fuck about plugging it into a TV or monitor and can turn it on, play it then turn it off. Easy to put your own games/apps on - just logon to it via your network - it's running a version of linux.

Great arcade experience, no shitty handheld crap and no dicking about with TVs and sound and shit

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sunery-Pandora-Console-Portable-Z8A09111617WLPF36HCMR8/dp/B0B11W29H4/ref=sr_1_33?crid=GC4JSQEJPF85&keywords=arcade+box+retro&qid=1670577766&sprefix=arcade+box+retro%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-33

[gazzalfc]

I see they stock these on Amazon - £150.

Are they worth it?

Think my Husband is looking for something that has all the retro games bundled in, so wanted to get him something for Christmas. Those £30-£50 look dodgy and reviews are mixed.

Is there anything by anyone established (Sony / Xbox / Nintendo etc..) that you can get that has all of the old style games? Like maybe a Nintendo Switch with the games? I don't really have a clue what I am talking about but he wants something similar to above with all the games on. I would be happy to spend the above or a bit more if it's worth it, than one of those cheaper dodgy ones.

He has an Xbox. Hardly plays it. So this will be enjoyed for the Christmas period and then maybe put in a cupboard!

EDIT: Like a Switch and this kind of game would be better? https://www.amazon.co.uk/SEGA-Drive-Classics-Nintendo-Switch/dp/B07L953VTQ/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=nintendo%2Bswitch%2Bgames%2Bretro&qid=1670511892&sprefix=nintendo%2Bswitch%2Bgames%2Bretr%2Caps%2C124&sr=8-2&th=1

So the ones on Amazon are the lower spec models

The Retroid pocket 2
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Handheld-Quad-Core-Processor-Micro-HDMI-Bluetooth/dp/B09WVYPSNQ/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=171I95ZFRJBX1&keywords=retroid+pocket&qid=1670593083&sprefix=retroid+pocket%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1&smid=A1R743WMQ0AW7Q

That one will play everything Super Nintendo and older without any issues (it will have issues playing N64 and newer)

The Retroid Pocket 3
https://www.amazon.co.uk/retroid-Handheld-Multiple-Emulators-RETROID-3-BLACK/dp/B0BJ34R7KL/ref=sr_1_3?crid=171I95ZFRJBX1&keywords=retroid+pocket&qid=1670593083&sprefix=retroid+pocket%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-3

Will play everything up to the Playstation 1 fine and then even a few PSP and Dreamcast games

The one I am getting (still waiting for it to be sent from China) is the Retroid Pocket 3+
https://www.goretroid.com/en-gb/products/retroid-pocket-3-handheld-retro-gaming-system-1

Which plays everything up to the PSP, Dreamcast GameCube and even Playstation 2

Now all of these need you to have some knowledge of getting and setting up emulators and ROMS (there are loads of guides online on how to do this). Its also a very grey area of Piracy that you may not want to go down.

If you want something legal then the Nintendo Switch would be the one to go for. If you buy the Nintendo Online subscription (£17 for a year), then you can get access to Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Sega Mega Drive and N64 games for free.

[Ciara (with a capital "C")]

If you want something legal then the Nintendo Switch would be the one to go for. If you buy the Nintendo Online subscription (£17 for a year), then you can get access to Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Sega Mega Drive and N64 games for free.

Cheers bud! Went with this.

[Ciara (with a capital "C")]

I got the previous model of this (This new one looks great!) It'll be a Raspberry PI running EmuStation or similar with a beefed up Chip/Graphic card.

Love mine because I don't have to fuck about plugging it into a TV or monitor and can turn it on, play it then turn it off. Easy to put your own games/apps on - just logon to it via your network - it's running a version of linux.

Great arcade experience, no shitty handheld crap and no dicking about with TVs and sound and shit

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sunery-Pandora-Console-Portable-Z8A09111617WLPF36HCMR8/dp/B0B11W29H4/ref=sr_1_33?crid=GC4JSQEJPF85&keywords=arcade+box+retro&qid=1670577766&sprefix=arcade+box+retro%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-33

Thanks for that - it feels like there’s a lot of admin with this one, so went with the other option!

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Thanks for that - it feels like there’s a lot of admin with this one, so went with the other option!

Only if you want to put more games on it. It comes with a load but is pretty easy to get new ones on

You basically will have a folder with something like retroplatform/roms/amiga/

And then you can copy your amiga game there - there will be a folder for each supported platform already with games in it.

It's just linux, so you can use a utility called Filezilla that'll make it a doddle.

[gazzalfc]

Be interested to know how this goes when you get it!

It arrived a few days ago.

It really is great. Takes a while to set up but there are some really good guides out there which made it really easy

Has the feel of a switch lite in terms of size and feel in the hands. Plays everything up to PS1 fine and even plays some PS2 and Switch games. Some game evens upscale so they have a feel of a remake. I can even stream my PS5 and XBox on it so I can play while my missus has the TV

Now that I've set it up its under the tree so can't touch it now til Sunday

[Mr Mingebag Squid]

It arrived a few days ago.

It really is great. Takes a while to set up but there are some really good guides out there which made it really easy

Has the feel of a switch lite in terms of size and feel in the hands. Plays everything up to PS1 fine and even plays some PS2 and Switch games. Some game evens upscale so they have a feel of a remake. I can even stream my PS5 and XBox on it so I can play while my missus has the TV

Now that I've set it up its under the tree so can't touch it now til Sunday

Man - I was hoping it was crap so I could save pennies! 

[has gone odd]

Was searching for mini handhelds and miyoo mini v2 kept getting a mention. Seems there is a big "scene" around the whole device. Its basically a mini gameboy lookalike that you can slip into your shirt pocket, can customise pretty much anything about it. They were also quite cheap until the sales blew up.

Emulates everything up to PS1 (no Dreamcast or Gamecube boo). Now normally I wouldn't bat an eyelid at cheap Chinese knockoff handhelds but went out and bought one anyway, it's one of the coolest frigging things ever

"https://www.youtube.com/embed/0soEE1hoEHw"

[Red-Soldier]

Didn't see a retro gamers thread, so thought I'd start one.


Just wondered if there were any other retro gamers here, and what are people playing or have played recently?

I'm currently playing through the whole Command & Conquer series - about halfway through the first one.  Easily, one of the all-time-greats!

[stoa]

There's a few of you weirdos in this thread: https://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=344933.0

But it seems more console focussed, so be careful with your PC game witchery...

Not really into retro games myself. The only thing I could see myself playing is Jagged Alliance 2, if that already counts as retro.

[Red-Soldier]

There's a few of you weirdos in this thread: https://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=344933.0

But it seems more console focussed, so be careful with your PC game witchery...

Not really into retro games myself. The only thing I could see myself playing is Jagged Alliance 2, if that already counts as retro.

Thanks for that.  Yeah, Jagged Aliance 2 is retro 

[Red-Soldier]

I'm currently playing through the whole Command & Conquer series, about halfway through the first one.

Still hasn't lost any of its magic and is still an absolute classic!  A relatively simple, yet such an absorbing and addictive game.

["21C or 70F?" SchizoidWeatherMan!]

Do emulators for the likes of SNES, PSX and Genesis count?

[Kenny's Jacket]

I assumed this would be about Daley Thompsons Decathlon and Jet Set Willy
I must be really old