Retro games and emulation - Discuss retro shit in case you're stuck in the past or a hipster

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Samuel Fuller said:
It will never not be amusing that SEGA hired the guy who fucked up the software side of the PlayStation's first six months so badly to run the Saturn in the US.

Putting a guy who detested 2D games in charge of a machine designed primarily to be a 2D powerhouse was a bold choice indeed.
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Is he still around? If so, I wonder what he’s up to…
 
Samuel Fuller said:
Neo-Geo for things people know about, Capcom CPS Player is probably close to the top for things most people don't know exist.
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Yeah the Neo Geo is (and was) still really expensive even back when it first released. In terms of handhelds, I would say it’s probably between the Virtual Boy and the WonderSwan/WonderSwan Color.
 
Captain Quazar said:
Yeah the Neo Geo is (and was) still really expensive even back when it first released. In terms of handhelds, I would say it’s probably between the Virtual Boy and the WonderSwan/WonderSwan Color.
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On the handheld side, I'd say Neo-Geo Pocket Color, the final English releases are insanely hard to get.
 
whatever I feel like said:
I just noticed that pricecharting has switched their default price chart settings to only show the last five years of pricing. You know, to help fool people into thinking that Covid/post-covid pricing is normal. Ignore that prices peaked and started going down in 2018 and 2019! Fucking jews, making my life hell.
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On another note, why the fuck are prices increasing again in America? It's at the same height as the pandemic? I thought the speculators moved onto Pokemon cards? Famicom prices seem to be fine though.
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Captain Quazar said:
Speaking of game prices, what would you all say is the absolute most expensive system to collect for (handhelds included)?
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Neo geo AES can be silly, but MVS is basically the same system and is way cheaper. The American Turbo might be the highest, I don't know if it's more in total, but i'm pretty sure Magical Chase costs more than anything on the Neo. Most good Neo games(MVS), seem to hover around 100-300, which is pretty affordable if you just want Metal slug 1-3 and a few other games. I don't understand why magician lord goes for so much though. The early games on a system are usually the most common.

Captain Quazar said:
Yeah the Neo Geo is (and was) still really expensive even back when it first released. In terms of handhelds, I would say it’s probably between the Virtual Boy and the WonderSwan/WonderSwan Color.
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Virtual boy has some retard games in price, but the system has a quantity of games in the tens. I'm sure you can complete a library for less than 10k
 
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Jason_Cruiser said:
On another note, why the fuck are prices increasing again in America? It's at the same height as the pandemic? I thought the speculators moved onto Pokemon cards? Famicom prices seem to be fine though.
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My money is on the people feeling the financial squeeze trying to gather up cheap entertainment, probably those that don't know how to pirate.
 
Jason_Cruiser said:
On another note, why the fuck are prices increasing again in America? It's at the same height as the pandemic? I thought the speculators moved onto Pokemon cards? Famicom prices seem to be fine though.
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Neo geo AES can be silly, but MVS is basically the same system and is way cheaper. The American Turbo might be the highest, I don't know if it's more in total, but i'm pretty sure Magical Chase costs more than anything on the Neo. Most good Neo games(MVS), seem to hover around 100-300, which is pretty affordable if you just want Metal slug 1-3 and a few other games. I don't understand why magician lord goes for so much though. The early games on a system are usually the most common.
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Famicom prices are currently very fucky because Trump started charging import fees on ebay shit (sorry Canadian sellers, never buying from you again,) but it could just be general inflation issues. I was looking at PS2 prices and the default ten years ago was 6 dollars for a generic common non-shovelware game. Now those are 12 dollars even though the consoles to play them on are breaking and some of them are starting to get real retrostank feels to them. Simpsons Hit and Run in the case is 75 fucking dollars, thank god I brought it when it was 10 or 12.
 
Bygone Generations said:
My money is on the people feeling the financial squeeze trying to gather up cheap entertainment, probably those that don't know how to pirate.
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Possibly, i've talked to some boomers who grew up with these systems and they seem to view emulation as impure. Most of them for some reason are too stupid to understand the Everdrive. I'm guessing nostalgia is the big reason why these people collect. Because the way I see them talk about these games, it's like they only like them for the memories rather than some objective quality.

whatever I feel like said:
Famicom prices are currently very fucky because Trump started charging import fees on ebay shit (sorry Canadian sellers, never buying from you again,) but it could just be general inflation issues. I was looking at PS2 prices and the default ten years ago was 6 dollars for a generic common non-shovelware game. Now those are 12 dollars even though the consoles to play them on are breaking and some of them are starting to get real retrostank feels to them. Simpsons Hit and Run in the case is 75 fucking dollars, thank god I brought it when it was 10 or 12.
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Prices seem to be the same in Europe for Jap imports. As you said it's probably that you're paying import fees on top now. But yeah the prices for everything have doubled. I remember pre-pandemic you could get boxed Famicom games on eBay for the equivalent of $5-10. Now even using dedicated import services, I'm paying around $10-20 per game on average.
 
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Jason_Cruiser said:
On another note, why the fuck are prices increasing again in America? It's at the same height as the pandemic? I thought the speculators moved onto Pokemon cards? Famicom prices seem to be fine though.
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I've read online that zoomers are obsessed with non-Internet connected electronics and are loading up on things like VHS tapes, cameras and old games. They call it an analog lifestyle.
 
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Never Scored said:
I've read online that zoomers are obsessed with non-Internet connected electronics and are loading up on things like VHS tapes, cameras and old games. They call it an analogue lifestyle.
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Stuff like this sometimes makes me wonder if I should sell all my old games. I’ll never play the physical copies again, and assuming disc rot is really something to worry about, I may want to get ahead of that. But it would also be tedious and time-consuming for just a few thousand dollars, and I’m not strapped for cash.
 
Captain Quazar said:
Older stuff really resonates with me for some reason.
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Same. I just like arcade style games, where you can beat them in one sitting when you're good and you don't need to waste your time watching cutscenes or anything. Plus I'm very, very Anti-Woke/Far-right. Old games are free of that for the most part.

Two Dollars said:
Stuff like this sometimes makes me wonder if I should sell all my old games. I’ll never play the physical copies again, and assuming disc rot is really something to worry about, I may want to get ahead of that. But it would also be tedious and time-consuming for just a few thousand dollars, and I’m not strapped for cash.
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Games are pricey now, but It really depends on if you're desperate for moeny or not. I don't know how many games you own, but a shelf or so of 100–200 games, will probably fetch you a few thousand to maybe the low 10s if you have some gems. I'ts good money, but it's not going to really stretch that far in today's economy.
 
Never Scored said:
I've read online that zoomers are obsessed with non-Internet connected electronics and are loading up on things like VHS tapes, cameras and old games. They call it an analogue lifestyle.
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2000s nostalgia has finally come and with it, a bunch of kids who want to buy old technology and see what the hype was about. Personally when it comes to older consoles, I think a lot of these zoomers don't even bother playing the games that they spent the money trying to procure from 3rd party sites, but they just really like the aesthetic. CRTs have a nice visual effect that modern monitors can't really replicate and its something that makes you stand out from all of the other zoomers.

Every once and a while I see these PS2 nostalgia videos and I will bet money that none of these people who watch these unironically would ever actually sit down and play a PS2 game ever in their lives.
 
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