I tried setting up a RetroPie a while ago. It's cool, but I found setting up controller configs for certain games to be a real hassle, and I wish you didn't need a bluetooth keyboard to navigate some of the options. Part of the reason I wanted a SNES classic to begin with is because of convenience.
You can soft rip ROMS bought via Wii/U/3DS VC too you know? Your crusading here is really fucking unnecessary
Nobody said they were doing that. Can we not jump to this conclusion in every GAF emulation thread?
I mean this is an enthusiast gaming forum, unless you've forgotten. If anyone is likely to have a large collection of retro games, it'll be Gaffers.Gaf, where everyone talking about emulating somehow has a huge collection of old console cartridges.
Is this the least believable lie around gaming? I think so..
Gaf, where everyone talking about emulating somehow has a huge collection of old console cartridges.
Is this the least believable lie around gaming? I think so..
Gaf, where everyone talking about emulating somehow has a huge collection of old console cartridges.
Is this the least believable lie around gaming? I think so..
Yep. "it's really cheap compared to the SNES Mini, if you already have all the original carts, hardware to rip carts, and a Wii U and have bought them all on VC and have the knowhow and ability to rip VC games from a Wii U."I mean, I hear you, but would you not need to include the cost of the console, at least in part, and buying the games off the eShop then? As well as factoring that in as part of the convenience equation? Arguing from the perspective of cost being cheap while also saying "don't assume piracy" then failing to include the cost of those legit sources is disingenuous. All told a legit setup is no way comparable from a cost perspective. It isn't a bullet point that can be argued in favor of, particularly if you are starting from nothing.
Yep same here. It is not cheap or easy.FWIW I do have a good chunk of my physical collection ripped legit. I wouldn't use that as arguments in terms of costs and convenience, though. There is a shitload of cost, time, and effort sunk into stuff like that. Cheap and convenient would not be how I describe it in any way, shape, or form.
Gaf, where everyone talking about emulating somehow has a huge collection of old console cartridges.
Is this the least believable lie around gaming? I think so..
Basically. There is no way someone is talking an out how much cheaper and easier it is to use the retro pi in comparison to snes mini even if you consider the massive costs and not referring to piracy.FWIW I do have a good chunk of my physical collection ripped legit. I wouldn't use that as arguments in terms of costs and convenience, though. There is a shitload of cost, time, and effort sunk into stuff like that. Cheap and convenient would not be how I describe it in any way, shape, or form.
Here is the order of "purity" as I understand it when it comes to these things. ...
- Original hardware plugged directly into a CRT (SNES -> CRT)
- Original hardware using low latency scaler to modern TV (SNES -> Scaler -> HDTV)
- Hardware emu (FPGA solutions)
- Cycle accurate soft emu on a PC (Higan, etc..)
- Cycle accurate soft emu in a convenient box (Not much if anything exists here afaik, edit: seeing the post below maybe Shield TV would slot in here? Not much experience personally)
- Official inaccurate soft emu (Virtual Console, NES/SNES Classic, internally developed and polished as such)
- Unofficial inaccurate soft emu in a box (Retro Pi, etc...)
- Officially licensed inaccurate soft emu (Atari 2600, Genesis cheap licensed boxes)
switch killed my faith in nintendo build quality anywayWith regards to the RetroPi ... it's nice, i guess - but the charm about the SNES mini and the NES mini is that they're Nintendo built consoles. And Nintendo built controllers. Something you don't get with a Raspberry Pi.
You can soft rip ROMS bought via Wii/U/3DS VC too you know? Your crusading here is really fucking unnecessary
switch killed my faith in nintendo build quality anyway
my pro controller's bluetooth died in 3 weeks and around the same time the screen started peeling off of my switch. I dont really care about one funny drop test.Yeah, sure.
About the topic, I haven't interest in the SNES Classic neither get and configure a Retro Pi. Actually, I'm more interested in the Classic systems as just plain toys to decorate my workplac...I mean, my home.
Gaf, where everyone talking about emulating somehow has a huge collection of old console cartridges.
Is this the least believable lie around gaming? I think so..
I guess it depends on how you define "purity" but a flawless FPGA implementation (like the Nt mini) is preferable to original hardware connected to a framemeister IMO. Not only is the native 1080p output crisper but it adds zero lag (compared to 20ms for the framemeister upscale).
Listen, read my later posts.
I have a Raspberry Pi Zero.
But if I don't have the SNES games, at all then the effort and cost to get to play these 20+1 games seems far higher than getting the SNES Classic.
The whole point of this thread is that this is a viable alternative to a SNES Classic.
Gaf, where everyone talking about emulating somehow has a huge collection of old console cartridges.
Is this the least believable lie around gaming? I think so..
I have a similar one for my 3bYeah, I put a Pi Zero W in one of these.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/503763077/the-original-tinytendo-pocket-case?ref=related-4
You're putting your SNES at risk my dudeNo lol
I just want it for nostalgia reasons and to play star fox 2
That being said I have a Super Ever Dive with all the games loaded on it and my Super Nintendo. I think im good.
There's no mod like that available yet. Best way would be to get a RGB SCART cable for it and hook it up to a Framemeister or OSSC.Maybe not the proper thread, but what are the logistics of modding a SNES to output HDMI? Is it even possible? The CRT I stole from the neighbor's trash stopped working (guess it was there for a reason), so I have no means of hooking it up anymore. I'd love to do a side to side to side comparison between it, the SNES classic, and the Retropie.
Listen, read my later posts.
I have a Raspberry Pi Zero.
But if I don't have the SNES games, at all then the effort and cost to get to play these 20+1 games seems far higher than getting the SNES Classic.
The whole point of this thread is that this is a viable alternative to a SNES Classic.
Why is it bullshit to charge people money to play their games on different systems?I'm not planning on getting a raspberry pi anytime soon but I've bought tons of snes games, and VC games at least twice thanks to Nintendo's shitty policies.
Now they pull this shit with t he nes and snes classic, I have no problem with people using a Pi to have a single system to play their games.
I never played a NES Classic but the lag is horrible on the Pi for NES games so I am skeptical of that claim that it is better emulation (though it might be true because I certainly did not test them both).A Pi probably emulates the NES better than the NES Classic does. That thing's audio is so thin sounding, and the sync is fucked too.
There's no mod like that available yet. Best way would be to get a RGB SCART cable for it and hook it up to a Framemeister or OSSC.
A Pi probably emulates the NES better than the NES Classic does. That thing's audio is so thin sounding, and the sync is fucked too.
There's no mod like that available yet. Best way would be to get a RGB SCART cable for it and hook it up to a Framemeister or OSSC.