ME ME ME ME! I created /r/flashcarts over on Reddit, and I've been wondering if there might be an appetite for a similar community here.
The smaller scale might mean it is more pragmatic to have a community dedicated to all of the above rather than just flash cartridges.
I would love to see a general Retro Gaming/Modding/etc instance on beehaw!
Me too. I think a smaller community would help, too. Less people means more personalised content, and eaiser to help one another!
Oh me too, I REALLY want a place to congregate with other retro enthusiasts.
Nice! I'm a huge fan of KRIKzz's flash carts! And a community like you set up on Reddit would be great!
This is my first post, so here's me and my gaming:
I recently sold my retro collection to help buy a house. But before that, I dumped all of my games to the Polymega and a RetroFreak. I do have an Analogue Pocket, SuperNT and MegaSG each with flash carts. For the Pocket, I updated the firmware to support more FPGA cores and it works great!
I used to do gaming posts to Instagram, but you know, life gets in the way LOL
The steam deck has been a game changer for me in this regard. I used to try emulation but often didn't have a gamepad with the relevant PC for too long. Now I have one I can designate for emulation and it has a gamepad built in.
Isn't Emudeck just an amazing piece of software?!
It's a total game changer. And the fact that it integrates each ROM as a Steam library item is so nice! No more trying to remember where I saved my ROMs using a file explorer
I like to modify and repair retro consoles and handhelds, so I have a pretty large collection in various states of repair: GameBoys DMG/Pocket/Color, DS Lites, NESs, SNESs, GameCubes, N64s, a Dreamcast (what I currently have hooked up to my big workshop crt), PS1s, PS2s, a PS3 that I think is beyond repair, a few perfect condition Xbox 360s...I think that's it.
In emulation, aside from on my PCs, I have a couple of modded PSPs and a Vita, though I really only use the Vita since I got that.
I loved fixing up Gameboys, back in (a total guess here) 2017/18 or so. My favourite was to do up a Gameboy Pocket.
But then the prices of buying a few from Japan jusy skyrocketed. I understand the hobby grew in popularity, but boy oh boy did the prices go up!
Yeah, there's a few things that have happened. 1) With Covid, Japan Post stopped shipping to the US (and I presume elsewhere, too). So now, instead of paying $5 shipping, I'm paying between $15-25. 2) The hobby became popular as a business by people with a lot of cash and flashy stores. The prices of consoles, both modded and unmodded went up ridiculously. 3) Collectors have gotten kind of crazy with prices as well.
Pre-pandemic, I could typically buy a broken screen GBC from Japan for $15 plus $5 shipping, pay $80 in parts to give it a new shell, backlit screen, and usb-c rechargeable battery, and sell it for $120, financing the next project. Now, the parts are the same but you aren't finding a broken GBC for under $50, yet you're still probably looking at $120-130 for sale price, making it hard to break even. At that point, you might as well be building Gunpla. Sucks but I still do it (also Gunpla).
Yeah. I have a few emulators on my devices and a hacked wii u, and a ps3 with hfw.
Wii u gamepad broke but i had wii u, wii, gamecube, ps1, n64, and retroarch emulators.
My ps3 is somewhere but i got it loaded with games and even had fallout 3 with mods working on it
Havent been playing much on emualtors. But i keep trying different ones. I have retroarch, citra, and dolphin on my phone and i samus returns, wind waker randomizer, and fe: path of radiance.
But for the most part ive just been playing elden ring
Heck yea, I am a retro enthusiast. I currently have a PiBoy DMG running emulation staion and a customized version of Raspberry Pi OS w/ joycon and buttons mapped to a mouse emulation - its a nice form factor for having a portable Linux-box in the field... I still get looks when I whip out a 'gameboy' to do some actual work. :P
I stick to mostly 8bit and 16bit platforms, so the Pi 4 is more than enough for me...
I also have a few retro computer setups; of course, a C=128 for all my Commodore needs - an Apple g4 basketball w/ MacOS 9 - an antique Philco Predicta television that runs both some Python script for random vintage videos, and can serve up PONG - I retrofitted an old PONG controller w/ a Pi Pico so it feels right.
I have a couple other machines that bring me back to the 486 MS-DOS days. :P
Nice to know theres other folks that are into this hobby - cheers!
Absolutely! Good games, like movies or books, are timeless, and some of the best ones are from past consoles. I know it is a recent phenomena, but it is incredible having a complete game that will never be updated again is refreshing. Having the entire experiencing, bugs and all, without the pyschic burden that you are missing out because the developers are still working on it is nice.
All my Nintendo consoles that can be modded are modded, so Wii(U) and (3)DS (XL)s. Playstation Portable and Vita are modded.
I have a Cannoo somewhere, early emulation handheld. GBA hardware clone. I want to buy a really good SBC for retro gaming, but I am getting caught up on the best screen ratio and trying to keep up with the latest chip sets.
ROMs are great. I treat them like music or any other art. If the original developers and artists are not getting paid, the estate is not getting my money. Nobody should get passive income just because they own the rights to something.
My powkiddy v90 was a godsend those dead Sunday nights. I played mostly Tetris games, though I finished some RPGs on it. Not that strong, especially with a couple of SNES (Mario kart being one) running more than sluggish. I can't complain, it's a nice device for real cheap
I’ve had a Steam Deck for a while and recently got an Anbernic RG405m (running GammaOS) which I’m very pleased with
Ayn Odin! Love this little thing, currently playing through Pokemon Radical Red romhack (it's hard as hell but I'm getting through it). This little device is honestly a beast.
I have a similar setup, Switch with CFW, RG350p for more portable retro games like GBA etc, and then the SteamDeck has just been an emulation beast. Absolutely love that thing
Yeah the Steam Deck with EmuDeck has been amazing for this. Between emulating all my old childhood consoles and having my whole Steam library (pretty much) available, it's like having my entire gaming lifetime in one machine.
I used to have a PSP but now I just use an old Android + retroarch with a Razer kishi
OOO YES. I have a gameboy advance, a ds lite, a 3ds xl, a new 3ds, and a switch, but I primarily use my switch and my gameboy advance. Playing old pokemon games and gba romhacks on the native screen size is really nice.
I'm mostly into SNES and GBA emulation. Downloaded full packs of ROMs for each.
Currently playing Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. I avoided this game for a long time due to the bad rep ("it's too easy"), but I've been having fun with it. (Blazing Sword is still better though.)
I have a modded 3DS with a lot of games loaded onto it, but I haven't used it in quite a while. I'm mainly a PC player, so I use retroarch for older systems (up to n64) and standalone emulators for newer systems. The next game on my list is to try Red Dead Redemption again. RPCS3 has gotten better since the last time I tried it, so hopefully my laptop can handle it!
Red dead redemption is pretty performant on Xenia these days, much better than rpcs3.
Great to hear, thanks for the tip!
Oooh boy, everything I own that is moddable gets modded at the earliest (financial, mostly 😝) convenience. Currently I'm the proud owner of a modded Switch, 3DS, GBA, GBA SP, PS3, PS4 and of course, my darling PS Vita! I almost can't help myself with these things... All that stuff and, yet, all I seem to have time for is the excellent Metroid Prime Remaster... One day, backlog...One day...
You're just like me, I mod everything I can get my hands on. How is the ps vita? Its the last major handheld that I want for gaming and modding.
It's probably my favourite handheld in terms of build quality and feel! Not the best emulation system, but it certainly is the most comprehensive Sony console (You get perfect PS1 emulation, it practically has a PSP built in, and then there Is the Vita library which is full of hidden gems). If you decide to pull the trigger, I doubt you'll be disappointed! Just keep in mind that the (IMO superior) OLED model needs an original memory card (any size) to be modded, so try to find a listing with one included!
I know the feeling! I got bored and modded my 3DS back in 2020 and have just been getting more into it since! I've got my 3DS, Vita, and my recent favorite is my modded WiiU.
That and the multiple retro handhelds that I own lol. I have so many games I want to get to but I keep just playing Mario Golf on them...
Hope you're enjoying the Prime Remaster btw. It's an incredible game
It's one of the best remasters I've seen in a while, and it runs so well! It's probably one of the only games I can play without overclocking at all!
How does one mod the PS4? Any resources worth looking at?
Currently putting together a bartop arcade for emulation. Planning to use one of the Sffpc lenovo's I have laying around running batocera. Using secondary hookups that I can pull out and hook up my steam deck as well. Mostly playing galaga.
Still one of my favorite games by far. I was planning to buy a bartop kit but decided to travel back home and spend some time with my Dad. I think it'll be a good weekend project for us to work on together.
Been using my PS Vita as my portable emulation machine for a while now. Super easy to mod with the added bonus of being able to play Vita games.
I always recommend to anyone who wants a handheld to go for a Vita, even if you don't emulate anything other than PSP and PS1 that gives you access to thousands and thousands of games. Add onto that the fact it's past end of life, it's nearly a moral responsibility to mod it.
That said I also have a modded 3ds. I have modded my ps1, ps2 and ps3. I've modded my OG XBOX and 360.
All aboard the mod train....CHOO CHOOOOOOOO!
How much are ps vitas these days? I've been really hankering for one, for the reasons you mentioned.
Idk, in the UK around £80
It'll go up eventually, possibly not too far in the future. We'll worth the cost IMHO.
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1&2 were sausage finger corrections.
3 - do make sure to get yourself an SD2VITA, don't listen to the negative reviews that say "It doesn't fit, this thing is garbage...."
Those people are stupid, it goes in the game slot, not the expanded memory slot.
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