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20 minutes ago, CasualCart said:

I have no clue who is buying these, but it makes me feel bad for all the regular people who like to collect CIB/sealed/graded stuff as this madness spills over into the ordinary market.

I'm lucky I only collect loose, chewed-up games covered in dried grape jelly with 1/16th of a label and used tissues stuffed into the pin-connectors.

-CasualCart

Everyone has their niche.  Though it must be a while between pickups.

These type of releases get me excited for the controllers that come out for other uses.  I could really use some sort of arcade stick for MiSTer.

This looks perfect for those that love arcade1up.  Lots of games too.  It is too fighter heavy for me though.  I would have liked to see other titles like Bust A Move and Windjammers.  Glad to see a riser as well.

I'm playing Wind Waker HD and might be putting it down for a while.  I loved the game the first time around but not this time.  The ocean travel among other things just feels tedious.  Really hope I don't feel this way when I return to it in a couple years.

That brings it down to $9.99 for one month.  That's a bit more tempting knowing I would probably drop off after that.

I'm interested in this but can't see me getting $20 worth out of it.  Does this seem like a game that will be around a while?

We had an S-Video cable for a CRT, moved to HDRetrovision on a CRT, and finally UltraHDMI on a flat panel.  I am very happy with the UltraHDMI on my living room TV. There were enough options for scaling and smoothing to get an effect I am happy with.  Scanlines weren't too bad either.  No MiSTer quality but good enough.

I gladly moved on and stopped using the RGB modded console, CRT, and OSSC. The question is if the cost is worth the smaller quality bump and convenience of HDMI.

10 minutes ago, RH said:

I wondered when that would come up. No hardware can be absolutely perfect so seeing some flaws/problems showing up with time should be expected for all hardware. Regardless, I would assume that at the top of the longevity pile probably sits the Game Boy and I could be wrong, but I assume those LCD leaks and dead pixels probably popped up early on after rougher handling of those units.

But no sweat. It was all in jest.

Without the internet I wasn't hearing too many peoples experiences with Nintendo products back then.  If we had forums and social media I bet we would have heard about a lot more faulty product.

19 minutes ago, Tanooki said:

It's not just FPS it's also frame time around that FPS.  Digital Foundry is a real stickler on it.  Want to see a hellish example?  Dark Souls Remastered got the best version review on the Switch?  Why?  At the same 1080p output the Switch is locked 100% at both FPS and frametime at 30fps.  It looks as nice at the same resolution, runs entirely fluid in both motion and frame rate, so everything feels as tight as some classic 2D title.  The PS4 and XB versions try and force 60fps, but anytime there's more than 1 thing going on screen beyond your player it drops commonly into the 40-45fps range with a frametime that yo-yos around which causes it to delay response to visuals on screen and visuals tend to shutter and clip unevenly giving a crappier experience.  An out of date custom TegraX1 handheld outperformed notably better hardware trying to strive for a mark it had zero hopes of ever hitting.  Had they accepted reality and locked them at 30fps like on Nintendo it would have been smooth and amazing.

Frame time is important for sure. Consistency will make a game feel much better than stutters and hitches.  I'm all for stable 30.  Hopefully next gen can do that for 60. Sekiro and some other newer titles are straining the consoles now.  Developers will probably push graphics hard though and we will stick with 30.

2 hours ago, DefaultGen said:

I spent $400 on a PS4 Pro for higher performance and everything still runs at 30fps. Next gen AAA games still run at 30fps. 2 years from now you'll buy the Xbox Pro X Series Pro and they'll still push it too far so it runs at 30fps. 40 years from now console graphics are just going to be a series of images indistinguishable from photographs flickering at 30fps.

My Magnavox Odyssey from 1972 outputs a silky smooth 60hz image though. I'm not asking for 4K 144fps here, but F-Zero GX looks better than The Last of Us 2.

The smoothness of higher FPS really does make a difference.  Games just feel more responsive.  I can live with 30 when there is no option but would always accept more.  I'm hoping next gen devs keep using checkboard rendering and other tricks to reduce the need for true 4k.  Put those savings towards 60fps.

5 minutes ago, avatar! said:

Also something about the PC attitude just rubs me the wrong way...

The PC gaming attitude and PCMR memes are quite a bit different in my experience.

42 minutes ago, B.A. said:

Obviously I could physically assemble one easily enough.  It's that I don't want to do the research on all the non-intuitive spec readouts that would be necessary to select the optimal components. 

Logicalincrements.com is a site I've used for parts lists. They make recommendations at pricepoints every $50 or so.  Great resource if you aren't sure what goes together.  Sure there are some optimizations that could happen but it's very serviceable.

People's interest in these GOG games could probably be covered by the AMD APUs that came out the last year or two.  Those are some cheap parts too.  The cost of a console to open up the whole of PC gaming isn't a bad proposition.  Throw in a graphics card down the road and you can play most anything.

5 minutes ago, arch_8ngel said:

Mine is hooked up to the TV as a steam box.

Does your system boot into Big Picture Mode?  I've considered trying it so I can set my PC to 4k 100% scale and still be able to read stuff on the couch.

I like my fancy gaming PC.  The games look better and tend to run at higher frame rates.  I get to mod a number of my favorite titles and get more life out of them.  The games I buy follow me along each upgrade instead of being stuck on an old console.  The games I buy during sales almost always come out cheaper than their console counterparts.  Cheap enough that I don't mind that I cannot resell them.  A physical copy of Hotline Miami for $35-40 shipped doesn't make sense to me when I can buy both on sale for $6 total.  I just plug the PC into my TV and use an Xbox One controller.  Works about as smoothly as a console does.  The real downside is cost, but you could build nice PCs for far less than $2000. 

I like that my consoles just work.  If I want pickup and play I go for my Switch.  If I want to play the next AAA game and have it look great I go to my PC.  My PS4 Pro and Xbox One X are the forgotten consoles.  They don't do either end as well as the Switch or PC. 

VVVVVV.  I played it years ago on 3Ds and rebought it on steam.  Definitely worth the $1.50 or so on sale.  Cheap and enjoyable platformer with great music.

29 minutes ago, RegularGuyGamer said:

That's some cognitive dissonance there. Nintendo has over 5 BILLION in cash and you want to make sure they get all their DS revenue from r4 cards sold around the world? Doesn't seem to line up.

Piracy would be to get the ROMs, flash them to carts and resell the carts. Until then it's just unlawful possession of IP.

It would be the equivalent of recording a song from the radio or taping a show from cable. 

People in general just don't understand what piracy is or what it looks like. Thinking it's one person who downloads a ROM pack is the wrong idea.

You need to, like, expand your mind, man.

I do think the impact of piracy gets overstated.  Some websites I use for guides on console mods have people who openly mock companies and state they will pirate new release content.  I disagree with that choice and also figure that is a very small percentage of people who do that.  Most people are more than willing to pick up Animal Crossing on Switch.  Sales show it.  Many of us early adopters have vulnerable consoles that could be hacked for piracy.  We just buy the game for convenience and supporting the dev. 

Piracy of modern content and often abandoned IP are two very different things like you say. 

21 minutes ago, Nintegageo said:

Piracy should not be so openly accepted let alone praised and encouraged.

 

Edit: voicing an opinion, the comment is not regarding what someone has written in this thread.

I'm on the other side of this.  So much of gaming history is locked away on old consoles.  For the average person to experience a game they would need to buy the console, game, and mods or an old TV.  That is an expensive enough proposition.  Not to mention that prices continue to increase.  Personally I wouldn't expect someone to drop big money just for a bit of nostalgia. 

If someone owns a Switch get the online service to play SMB.  Otherwise use whatever method you need.  Use MAME to show your kid Bust a Move instead of restoring an old MVS cab.  To me it starts to seem like gatekeeping when people advocate against piracy for old games.  Not everyone can drop the cash or prioritize this hobby over other things. 

8 minutes ago, ChickenTendas said:

Oh man, this or a Virtual Boy 3ds emulator that takes advantage of the 3d slider would be awesome. 

Could you please clarify what you mean here? If you're talking about emulation, now that's interesting. My rule of thumb is if it is no longer available for sale and benefitting the publisher/developer, then it's okay to emulate. If you were to go out and buy a copy of Panzer Dragoon Saga, that doesn't benefit the original creators in any way. Just my 45 centavos

I agree on that timeline.  Once the original provider of games stops servicing the public other means are fair game.  Wii Ware is dead as far as legitimate sales go.  Do we ignore its existence or get those games through other means?  I say do what you have to do. 

2 hours ago, Makar said:

That sucks. Mine are the special edition Mario Odyssey red joycons and the left joystick drifts all the time even after recalibrating it. I would just replace it if these weren't so expensive but I fear the same problem would still happen down the road. So I'll probably go through Nintendo and see what happens.

We have a set of the US and Japanese Splatoon Joycons.   Not willing to let those ones go either.  They will get many replacements throughout their lifetime.  I plan to stock up on extras sticks while replacement parts are cheap. 

Good the RMA process is going smoothly so far.

2 hours ago, Makar said:

Dang that's a long wait. Do you have a link for how to go about doing that repair service?

Edit: NVM I found it. Here it is for others

https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/ask/ht/293/cp/677/mq/740https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/ask/ht/789

We bought them when they came out for a trip to Japan not long after.  I was not happy to have a brand new console already have drift.  Thankfully it returned to me under estimate but that was after a number of phonecalls.

After that experience I have little confidence in the lite's long term viability.  I've considered selling mine on a number of occasions since it just doesn't get used.

22 minutes ago, Makar said:

Alright I'm experiencing joycon drift now too. Anyone know if you can ship your joycons to Nintendo for them to fix them? It's really hard to play games now. I basically have to use my pro controller for every game now.

They should have resumed the repair service.  I'm planning to just buy the replacement sticks and do it myself.  When my switch lite was sent in I ended up waiting around a month.

16 minutes ago, Makar said:

You can emulate pretty easily for any system nowadays. NES is super easy but people still pay hundreds of dollars for lots of games. There will be Wii collectors. How many? Who knows.

But yea, there is a crap ton of shovelware. Probably like 99% of the system's library is shovelware. However, there are some gems on the system and very good titles too. Mario strikers charged for example is probably my favorite game on the system and definitely in my top 25 games of all time. And ivy the kiwi and geometry wars galaxies are 2 of my favorite hidden gems on the system. Definitely worth collecting for imo. I need to go back and play through little king's story more. That was a good Pikmin esque game from what I remember.

For sure.  Most consoles emulate really well.  Even the Wii U has some good options.  If emulation was going to cut collecting that would have happened long ago.  Especially over the last few years with FPGA jailbroken systems and the MiSTer. 

I never really got calling out systems like the N64 or Wii for shovelware.  Maybe it's just me but most system's game quality drops quite a bit after the top 10% of games.  I'm including NES/SNES in that. 

4 minutes ago, guitarzombie said:

Thats not true!  I hate probably a MAJORITY of pro wrestling after probably around 2003?  Ive been watching all the Raws/Nitros/PPVs from 83 on and I'm at Summerslam 2000.  The WWF stuff is ok but I really am not a fan of the invincible HHH.

There are spots of greatness still.  Cody v Dustin was great, Rhea v Charlotte this WM was excellent, of course any of the legendary Taker WM matches against Michaels etc.  Again they all tell a story haha.  

How are you liking that long term rewatch? As someone who hasn't really followed wrestling since the 90s it sounds like a cool way to go through the history.

28 minutes ago, Fio said:

About half of the games on the Virtual Boy would be remembered as classics if they were released for any other system.

 Mario's Tennis, Warioland, Nester's Funky Bowling, and Galactic Pinball are some of my favorites. Great games.

On 8/3/2020 at 7:30 AM, ChickenTendas said:

At the time you also had Demon's Souls, Journey, 3 Yakuza games, Persona 5, and LittleBigPlanet 3. There were also a shit ton of high quality collections on the system that were priced really well. Most of the games that were exclusives have been ported to ps4 and pc but the system still had some really good exclusives during its time. That price tag really hurt it though.

Most of the great stuff from last gen has been ported to the current consoles.  Wii U isn't the only one facing that fate.  I was comfortable selling the PS3 and 360.  They just feel like a waste of space when only a few games are stuck back there for me.

4 minutes ago, The Strangest said:

The current Modern Warfare is good and fun.

It is awesome. Best I've played since the original Black Ops.

1 hour ago, RegularGuyGamer said:

I wouldn't say screwed up as much as I'd say experimented with the franchises. I think Federation Force is a good game and I never understood the hate. Metroid also got the Return of Samus which is a masterpiece of a remake. 

Mario got 3D Lorld which is arguably the big brother of 3D World having better better level design. I also thought the remakes of the Mario & Luigi games were well made especially with the bonus content. 

A Link Between World's was a great homage to A Link to the Past. Kirby saw it's possibly best release of the series in Planet Robot. Star fox 64 3D was a great update to a game that otherwise aged poorly.

I could go on but mainly the Wii U just shit the bed as a console. That fucking controller is a disaster and marketing it as an entertainment center was a joke. They spent millions on a Superbowl ad for TVii not to mention the unknown hours of R&D that went into that stupid shit. People see the console now and see the goofy controller and hear the tale of bad advertising but they have no idea. Being on board w the Wii U from it's initial announcement was like watching a train crash in slow motion. 

The re release of all of content shows that it had the wings but just didn't learn how to fly. Honestly it sucks bc it could have been a success if Nintendo did literally released a terd instead of a home console.

They had some great games but it was slow going.  It felt like the Wii U got games over a year and a half then done.  It was a tough sell at it's price point too.  If I remember correctly it was $300 when you could get a PS4 on sale for not much more.  This wasn't Nintendo purposely squandering years of goodwill with a beta console.  Just a series of misteps that cost them a generation of sales.  Thankfully the stuff we did get was good and the 3DS had great output too.

11 hours ago, RegularGuyGamer said:

I friend of mine game me this copy of Crazy Climber as a finders fee for helping him go car shopping and setting up the sale for him. It's a really nice copy and one of the few I've looking for.

Those silver labelled Atari carts really look cool.