Reply to: Anyone else enjoy retrogaming?

[b0redom]

Nah, just the double stick. It's REALLY solidly built though. Just like a proper cabinet.

[TheFaQQer]

Anybody tried retropie ?

Yes - that's what I have installed on my Picade.

[MrMarkyMark]

I presume you've seen this?

X-Arcade: Indestructible Arcade Joysticks & Arcade Machine For Sale

The b0redom jnr #1 and #2, and I completed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on MAME using one. That would have cost a FORTUNE when I was a nipper, shoveling shrapnell in for 'just one more credit'.

You have the full cabinet?
Looks great

[psychocandy]

lords of midnight on the spectrum = classic.

Theres an android version out now as well.

[b0redom]

I presume you've seen this?

X-Arcade: Indestructible Arcade Joysticks & Arcade Machine For Sale

The b0redom jnr #1 and #2, and I completed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on MAME using one. That would have cost a FORTUNE when I was a nipper, shoveling shrapnell in for 'just one more credit'.

[MrMarkyMark]

Yeah but seeing as I was playing chuckie egg on an acorn electron about 34 years ago I guess I can claim to be an original and not a bearded hanger on tw@.

I remember both well

You were probably a hipster of your day, deep down .

[original PM]

Just as well, I hear the hipsters are moving into retro gaming.
You wouldn't want to be labeled

Yeah but seeing as I was playing chuckie egg on an acorn electron about 34 years ago I guess I can claim to be an original and not a bearded hanger on tw@.

[MrMarkyMark]

I used to have a number of emulators to run old c64/speccy games etc

the one thing I found was that actually old games are a bit crap except for a 10 minute blast every now and then

they just do not have the depth to hold me for any longer

(in general there are some specific games which do but they are few n far between)

Just as well, I hear the hipsters are moving into retro gaming.
You wouldn't want to be labeled

[unixman]

Anybody tried retropie ?

[RSoles]

Oh yeah!
Colossal Cave
To get from the entrance of the Pirate's Maze to the pirate's chest (and your loot), start at the west end of the Hall of Mists.

or trek.bas
ENTERPRISE CAUGHT IN LONG-RANGE TRACTOR BEAM--
PULLED TO QUADRANT 4-5, SECTOR 2-2

or Rogue.
Remember them well...

Or well...sort of...

[original PM]

I'm significantly better at Mario Kart for the SNES than I am for the Wii. And I like Bomberman, which I used to play a lot as a student.

Yes but in fact old school multilayer games are a different kettle of fish 🐠

[TheFaQQer]

I used to have a number of emulators to run old c64/speccy games etc

the one thing I found was that actually old games are a bit crap except for a 10 minute blast every now and then

they just do not have the depth to hold me for any longer

(in general there are some specific games which do but they are few n far between)

I'm significantly better at Mario Kart for the SNES than I am for the Wii. And I like Bomberman, which I used to play a lot as a student.

[original PM]

I used to have a number of emulators to run old c64/speccy games etc

the one thing I found was that actually old games are a bit crap except for a 10 minute blast every now and then

they just do not have the depth to hold me for any longer

(in general there are some specific games which do but they are few n far between)

[PurpleGorilla]

Last time I fired up the PS3, it took half an hour to update, then GT5 took half an hour to update, and I discovered all the network online stuff was discontinued. That for me is retro gaming!

[LondonManc]

I found out that Gauntlet pretty much has no end.

Probably. Ran out of tape on the Speccy version (gotta love the Symbol Shift cheat )