What Video Games Are You Currently Playing

Does anyone have any recommendations on ps vita games? Maybe an jrpg or something, as I need something relatively long to play over my holidays. (hammock vita beer time lol)

everyone raves about p4golden but i've never played it. you can also just dl any ps1 jrpg onto it and go from there. the ffx remaster.

 

outside of jrpgs the things i've played most on vita were all available on other consoles so you may have played them:

 

olli olli (1&2)

rogue legacy

shovel knight

guacamelee

Shovel Knight was good! Haven't heard of the others, will check them out.

 

Wow, didn't realize the ffx and x-2 got a remake for the vita. I think I might get that!!! Thank you.

Sega to launch "Mini Mega Drive" to counter Nintendo NES reboot : http://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/sega-updates-mini-mega-drive-8495188

Sounds amazing, 80 games included (of course not everything is great on the list...), possibility to play your roms via SD card or even genuine MegaDrive cartridges (!!!).

 

Over hyped.

  On 7/27/2016 at 4:34 PM, StocKo said:

Sega to launch "Mini Mega Drive" to counter Nintendo NES reboot : http://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/sega-updates-mini-mega-drive-8495188

Sounds amazing, 80 games included (of course not everything is great on the list...), possibility to play your roms via SD card or even genuine MegaDrive cartridges (!!!).

 

Over hyped.

that thing has been out for a while. this is just a re-release with a slightly different game lineup. half of the games aren't even genesis/megadrive games and are pure shovel ware. everyone says the controllers are garbage because they use infrared instead of any kind of modern wireless technology (think having to aim your tv remote at the ir receiver on your tv). http://www.polygon.com/2016/7/25/12270196/sega-genesis-mega-drive-nes-classic-edition-plug-and-play

 

but please. do tell me how you like meatloaf rotation ;)

 

seriously though. bypass the minines and at games sega shit entirely and just get a rasp pi 3 that can emulate everything up to ps1 and takes all modern wireless console controllers and can be had for about $60 ;)

got through all but juri's 10th trial last nite. seems fun but i'm probably too lazy to try and truly learn another character =\

Edited July 27, 2016 by juiceciuj

  On 7/27/2016 at 4:43 PM, juiceciuj said:

seriously though. bypass the minines and at games sega shit entirely and just get a rasp pi 3 that can emulate everything up to ps1 and takes all modern wireless console controllers and can be had for about $60 ;)

Absolutely, these recent consoles are a mere curio than something I'd be interested in getting due to all the bad stuff you mention above. Good little video from the jimquisition about it

 

 

Hell even if you want the feel of the original controllers you can get cheap converters of old-controller-plug-to-USB, plus all the games you want with all the updates in the world to make it all work 100%

Bluetooth adpator for your SNES - allows you to use any bluetooth wireless controller:

 

http://d19cgyi5s8w5eh.cloudfront.net/eml/PHD2rKATSXmLqXMAb0ZVpA

nice.

all this NES console talk pushed me over the edge and i finally ordered a NES flash cart. have a CRT ... have a NES ... have 3 controllers ... provided i can get the flash cart going smoothly, i should be SORTED for the NES :):)

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I recently started playing Dungeons and Dragons again

I am the DM of a group that plays once or twice a month :).

 

 

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nice.

all this NES console talk pushed me over the edge and i finally ordered a NES flash cart. have a CRT ... have a NES ... have 3 controllers ... provided i can get the flash cart going smoothly, i should be SORTED for the NES :):)

Sweet. I would like a ALL RETRO GAMES in 1 solution. I remember thinking I'd use the ouya for that, but I never bought it and haven't heard of it since.

 

I guess I could get a flash drive and just put everything on there, but I'd like a small console and a few controllers that I could just plug into a tv and play, and enough HD room to store pretty much all the retro games before ps1.

  On 7/27/2016 at 10:24 PM, Brisbot said:

 

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I recently started playing Dungeons and Dragons again

I am the DM of a group that plays once or twice a month :).

 

 

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nice.

all this NES console talk pushed me over the edge and i finally ordered a NES flash cart. have a CRT ... have a NES ... have 3 controllers ... provided i can get the flash cart going smoothly, i should be SORTED for the NES :):)

Sweet. I would like a ALL RETRO GAMES in 1 solution. I remember thinking I'd use the ouya for that, but I never bought it and haven't heard of it since.

 

I guess I could get a flash drive and just put everything on there, but I'd like a small console and a few controllers that I could just plug into a tv and play, and enough HD room to store pretty much all the retro games before ps1.

 

look at the bottom of the last page. get a rasp pi 3 and you'll be emulating through ps1 and be able to use ps3/4, xbox controllers, etc. a whole rasp pi kit can be had for <$60 if you watch for deals which includes an sd card that will easily hold all of the games you could possibly want (unless you really go nuts downloading every ps1 game). the entire computer in a case is about the size of a deck of cards. it probably weighs less than the cables you'll be connecting it with and you can also use it as a media center. there's a handful of custom os's built for flashing that are dedicated to emulation:

 

https://www.recalbox.com/

https://retropie.org.uk/

 

i'm using retropie on a pi2 with a ps2 controller+usb adapter and even that easily handles ps1 games. i would definitely have waited for pi3 if i knew it would have built in bluetooth/wireless (vs having to have dongles for the pi2). i've read that recalbox is a good bit easier to setup but harder to customize. both recalbox and retropie are about to have pretty major updates (ver 4.0) also so we might see better emulation of like, 64/dc stuff.

 

gonna wait and see how pi3+ the 4.0 stuff pans out and see if i wanna gift my pi2 to someone else and build a pi3

so yeah. if you're intimidated by the rasp pi stuff? don't be. it's really easy (and constantly getting easier). there's loads of documentation on how to get shit running

i did it and i'm an idiot

well.

the flashcart is more specifically in relation to wanting the real deal. you know? the original controller. 0 lag from emulation or wrong tv type. there's something special about playing the original games an the actual system that makes the deal a lot more enjoyable for me. ykno ? : ^)

yeah i was directing that at brisbot who said Sweet. I would like a ALL RETRO GAMES in 1 solution. I remember thinking I'd use the ouya for that, but I never bought it and haven't heard of it since.

 

although the flashcart dealie is pretty cool at this point i'd just rather play on a dualshock and not have to worry about blowing in my system/jiggling the cart around ;)

woops. missed that and thought it was in reply to me. HOW EMBARRASSING.

;^)

word from the chip scene is that those knockoff megadrives have really terrible sound.. not sure if they mean terrible by pedantic chip standards, or objectively terrible, but I don't really want to find out tbh

@Juiceciuj, just found after posting my message that it was built by a chinese company with authorization of Sega, and yeah I remember seeing something like that already...but thank you for the information ! (I thought that the fact I didn't knew a lot of the games packed with the console was due to my lack of knowledge of the Megadrive catalogue ).

 

Might give the pi a go, we've been wanting for a long time to build some DIY arcade cabinet with a friend, just need to find the time (and money) to do it !

  On 7/27/2016 at 10:35 PM, juiceciuj said:

 

  On 7/27/2016 at 10:24 PM, Brisbot said:

 

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I recently started playing Dungeons and Dragons again

I am the DM of a group that plays once or twice a month :).

 

 

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nice.

all this NES console talk pushed me over the edge and i finally ordered a NES flash cart. have a CRT ... have a NES ... have 3 controllers ... provided i can get the flash cart going smoothly, i should be SORTED for the NES :):)

Sweet. I would like a ALL RETRO GAMES in 1 solution. I remember thinking I'd use the ouya for that, but I never bought it and haven't heard of it since.

 

I guess I could get a flash drive and just put everything on there, but I'd like a small console and a few controllers that I could just plug into a tv and play, and enough HD room to store pretty much all the retro games before ps1.

 

look at the bottom of the last page. get a rasp pi 3 and you'll be emulating through ps1 and be able to use ps3/4, xbox controllers, etc. a whole rasp pi kit can be had for easily hold all of the games you could possibly want (unless you really go nuts downloading every ps1 game). the entire computer in a case is about the size of a deck of cards. it probably weighs less than the cables you'll be connecting it with and you can also use it as a media center. there's a handful of custom os's built for flashing that are dedicated to emulation:

 

https://www.recalbox.com/

https://retropie.org.uk/

 

i'm using retropie on a pi2 with a ps2 controller+usb adapter and even that easily handles ps1 games. i would definitely have waited for pi3 if i knew it would have built in bluetooth/wireless (vs having to have dongles for the pi2). i've read that recalbox is a good bit easier to setup but harder to customize. both recalbox and retropie are about to have pretty major updates (ver 4.0) also so we might see better emulation of like, 64/dc stuff.

 

gonna wait and see how pi3+ the 4.0 stuff pans out and see if i wanna gift my pi2 to someone else and build a pi3

so yeah. if you're intimidated by the rasp pi stuff? don't be. it's really easy (and constantly getting easier). there's loads of documentation on how to get shit running

i did it and i'm an idiot

 

I'm currently planning on a Pi3 and set up a nice little retro gaming station - I was looking at PS4's Arcade Archives series and remembering how fun Gradius II was, but then looking at the 7.99 PER GAME they charge for what is essentially a JAMMA emulator they wrote for PS4, I said fuck that.

 

Plus, it will be nice to get back to my NEO·GEO games... still kicking myself for selling all those back in my early 20's.

  On 7/28/2016 at 6:02 PM, Joyrex said:

Plus, it will be nice to get back to my NEO·GEO games... still kicking myself for selling all those back in my early 20's.

Woah, games as in plural - how the hell did you afford that ?! (People not knowing about NEO·GEO's prices will think I'm being sarcastic)

  On 7/28/2016 at 6:02 PM, Joyrex said:

 

  On 7/27/2016 at 10:35 PM, juiceciuj said:

 

  On 7/27/2016 at 10:24 PM, Brisbot said:

 

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I recently started playing Dungeons and Dragons again

I am the DM of a group that plays once or twice a month :).

 

 

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nice.

all this NES console talk pushed me over the edge and i finally ordered a NES flash cart. have a CRT ... have a NES ... have 3 controllers ... provided i can get the flash cart going smoothly, i should be SORTED for the NES :):)

Sweet. I would like a ALL RETRO GAMES in 1 solution. I remember thinking I'd use the ouya for that, but I never bought it and haven't heard of it since.

 

I guess I could get a flash drive and just put everything on there, but I'd like a small console and a few controllers that I could just plug into a tv and play, and enough HD room to store pretty much all the retro games before ps1.

 

look at the bottom of the last page. get a rasp pi 3 and you'll be emulating through ps1 and be able to use ps3/4, xbox controllers, etc. a whole rasp pi kit can be had for <$60 if you watch for deals which includes an sd card that will easily hold all of the games you could possibly want (unless you really go nuts downloading every ps1 game). the entire computer in a case is about the size of a deck of cards. it probably weighs less than the cables you'll be connecting it with and you can also use it as a media center. there's a handful of custom os's built for flashing that are dedicated to emulation:

 

https://www.recalbox.com/

https://retropie.org.uk/

 

i'm using retropie on a pi2 with a ps2 controller+usb adapter and even that easily handles ps1 games. i would definitely have waited for pi3 if i knew it would have built in bluetooth/wireless (vs having to have dongles for the pi2). i've read that recalbox is a good bit easier to setup but harder to customize. both recalbox and retropie are about to have pretty major updates (ver 4.0) also so we might see better emulation of like, 64/dc stuff.

 

gonna wait and see how pi3+ the 4.0 stuff pans out and see if i wanna gift my pi2 to someone else and build a pi3

so yeah. if you're intimidated by the rasp pi stuff? don't be. it's really easy (and constantly getting easier). there's loads of documentation on how to get shit running

i did it and i'm an idiot

 

I'm currently planning on a Pi3 and set up a nice little retro gaming station - I was looking at PS4's Arcade Archives series and remembering how fun Gradius II was, but then looking at the 7.99 PER GAME they charge for what is essentially a JAMMA emulator they wrote for PS4, I said fuck that.

 

Plus, it will be nice to get back to my NEO·GEO games... still kicking myself for selling all those back in my early 20's.

yeah one of these days (years) when/if we finish out our basement i'd like to build a 2 player viewlix style cab or something and dump a pc in it that can emulate like, everything and run modern shit from steam.

 

oh i also ordered an ssd and gtx1060 to toss in my aging pc yesterday that will hopefully get me up to 1080/60fps this weekend. i've loads of good pcs games on steam that i got for next to nothing that i've simply not been able to run =\

  On 7/28/2016 at 6:10 PM, mcbpete said:

 

  On 7/28/2016 at 6:02 PM, Joyrex said:

Plus, it will be nice to get back to my NEO·GEO games... still kicking myself for selling all those back in my early 20's.

Woah, games as in plural - how the hell did you afford that ?! (People not knowing about NEO·GEO's prices will think I'm being sarcastic)

 

I had (in 1990 until 1993, from age 17 to 20) a NEO·GEO gold system (650.00 USD), and 38 games (the lowest price I paid for a game was around 95.00 USD, for the smaller titles - brand new "big" games cost 240.00 USD each. Average was 150.00 USD).

 

At the time, I worked for a veterinarian when I was in high school, and got 300.00 USD every two weeks (remember, 1990's wages), so it worked out well with the infrequency of when the games came out, I could buy 1-2 games every few months. Add to the fact I was still living at home, with little to no expenses.

 

Some of the games I had now either still have held their retail value, some have easily tripled in value *cries*

 

I sold them all to buy my first car after moving to Texas; back in California I never needed a car where I lived - rail and buses and my bike were easier.

 

I loved the games, the box art, the whole presentation - best game console I ever owned. So much fun too taking my memory card to the arcades and loading up my saves on the same games and pwning people at Art of Fighting or Fatal Fury.

Wow that is mighty impressive man - yeah oh my I bet regret truly is sinking in nowadays, that sounds quite the collection !

^^^

 

Drops into video game thread*

 

 

Feels young again*

 

 

This guy beat Nintendo to the punch - it even has a mini control pad!

 

http://www.daftmike.com/2016/07/NESPi.html

 

The NFC carts are clever as well

How funny was it that it took investors a week to realize Nintendo doesn't create the Pokemon games, or Pokemon Go, so it had no bearing on their earning results. Whoops!

Drops into video game thread*

Realizes it's all Nintendo and Dark Souls*

Feels like an outcast*

  On 7/28/2016 at 11:49 PM, Joyrex said:

This guy beat Nintendo to the punch - it even has a mini control pad!

 

http://www.daftmike.com/2016/07/NESPi.html

 

The NFC carts are clever as well

 

That's brilliant!

 

  On 7/29/2016 at 12:02 AM, Rubin Farr said:

How funny was it that it took investors a week to realize Nintendo doesn't create the Pokemon games, or Pokemon Go, so it had no bearing on their earning results. Whoops!

 

It's hilarious, but I feel sorry for Nintendo. But then on the other hand I think Nintendo owns like 33% of the Pokémon franchise, so they must be getting their cut.