/vr/ - Retro Games

>tfw 100 years from now, some classic games might be lost due to them being so outdated that nobody wants to keep passing their digital forms on

>tfw we can't be around forever to make sure they aren't lost, and to protect them from careless future generations

Feels bad man

>but anon, just have kids and pass on what you've learned!

>tfw only normies will get to pass on their "knowledge" of shit like sports games (2 hours of entertainment that's never talked about for more than a week, then never remembered again) BBQs, Super Sized XL burgers, "clubbing," etc.

JUST WEBM RELATED

>>3993

>Seed the shit out of old game torrents

>Build a physical computer to emulate gaming's history digitally

>some pleb with symmetrical digits tells me I'm /r9k/

>>4030

Let's do it.

>claiming mortally vulnerable physical media is superior to immortal, globally distributable, immutable media

When your cartridge collection is a pile of dust, please don't let any clog my computer's air filters.

>>4031

>needing fans

>>4043

>computer fans can be immediately replaced

>your console will be irreparably broken one day

lol

>>4059

>not enjoying the console while it lasts

>hardware reproductions in the future

>>4064

>paying money for "originals"

>enjoying knockoffs

Honestly I'm just enjoying posting Kirby at this point

>>4066

>Not enjoying the feel of having the actual carts and shoving them in. Also extra stuff

>Not using real hardware + flashcarts where applicable.

>Honestly I'm just enjoying posting Kirby at this point.

Same, tbh.

I'm only a mild collectorfag, I'll usually start collecting for a system, after a while get tired with paying for everything, find this game I want to play that has an insance pricetag, and get a flashcart/modchip instead.

I definitely enjoy owning originals though. And prefer hardware > software when I can.

Sometimes the flashcarts are so expensive I end up continuing getting cheap originals though…

>>4067

>Not enjoying the feel of having the actual carts and shoving them in.

I do. I bought a Kirby's Pinball Land cart just a couple months ago because I wanted to play it on my GBA. The emulator on my phone is touchscreen only, which is shit for anything requiring timing. I bought it on the eShop for my DS, but can't always have my DS with me, so I went the phone emulator route for that particular title, which is easy to pick up and put down when on the go.

>hardware+flashcarts

>imbpblyinbg I haven't been looking into flashcarts for the past several weeks.

My 3DS is at a really recent firmware revision so I think it's fucked, but I'm debating between paying more for a DSTwo+ cart that would potentially be able to play 3DS Roms if there's another exploit found or just getting a DSTwo and maybe having to buy another cart later.

The other debate is whether I should buy a DS Lite so I can play from my GB carts, which I doubt save any more, but it would be cool to have the ability. My biggest fucking regret in life is selling shit loads of my gameboy and N64 games to a mom and pop game shop when I was around 12. So much pain thinking about all that good vidya lost.

>>4068

>Also extra stuff like manuals are nice to have.

>not buying loose carts with sharpie writing on them

>not buying loose disks in flimsy, transparent, generic cases or those Gamestop "Pre Owned" cases with the completely unrelated "le gamer" art on the front

>>4092

>>4093

Where's the kirby?

> It's not like I'm consistently buying boxed or anything.

Yeah, but I have to find;

1) Some ridiculous claim to make

2) Something to insult you with based on that claim.

> recent firmwares

Yeah, they work, but what's in question is whether or not I should buy the thing in anticipation of a future exploit or not. Apparently the 3DS piracy scene is kind of being swamped with moralfaggotry and a lot of crackers are dropping out of the game. It's $40 for one that can do nes, snes, gba, and ds, or an extra $30 just for the potential to play 3ds later, but, for me, with no extra benefit at the moment.

>>4097

Oh, I forgot to mention, there's even a DOSBox style x86 emulator that can leverage the DSTwo CPU. It was pretty cool to play Prince of Persia (DOS) and Skyroads on a NDS/3DS.

Have a Kirby picture I found on Googlel.

>>4098

>having to rely on external sources instead of your own infinitely large cache of Kirby images

>>4097

>I ran out, my library of Kirby pictures is small…

Wish I could upload more than 1 image at a time, I would dump my big folder for you.

>DSTwo

Yeah, that's the only contender I'm taking seriously. I decided that I'd preorder the DSTwo + for $10 more than I could pay to have the ordinary DSTwo now.

>DOSbox

That's darn tootin' I'll have to look into that. Battery life be damned, I'll carry a rechargeable battery. I've got one of those USB chargers for the 3ds so I may as well use it. Part of why I wanted the DSTwo+ was because it has twice the memory, a faster CPU, etc. just for whatever future apps get developed for it. I think I made the right choice.

>>4099 (checked)

>>4105

Is the DSTwo+ the one that is promising 3DS support? If I remember correctly it seems a bit iffy on the 3DS side of things, compared with the other alternatives. But if it's the same on the DS side of things it should be all right.

About the DOS emu: http://dsx86.patrickaalto.com/

There's a version that works like a regular .nds too, but of course it isn't as fast as the one that leverages the DSTwo CPU.

>>4110

Yes, that's the one. The 3DS support comes from a "Gateway emulator" used on other chips, they basically just copied the technology. My 3DS has too new a firmware version currently to take advantage of that support anyway - assuming that it would work correctly upon release - but I'm hoping that maybe another exploit will be found for a later firmware version. Barring that, at least I get the CPU and RAM upgrade to run other apps, which I would be content with.

Definitely saving that link, too. Thanks.

>>4111

>>3873

Much like the Library of Alexandria, nothing is forever. From dust..till dust, tears in the rain ext…

Someday everything we love will be lost. Enjoy it now, pass it on. At least 2-3 gens could enjoy it. Hell if some of us at /k/ can keep a 100 year old rifle working or anyone on /o/ keeping an old car going, you can keep an old classic game going.

>>4479

Good point, anon. We must not lose hope.