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

[Vyse Inglebard]

So is there a current list of the N64 recomps?

here you go

 

[Baraka Obama]

for the love of God how did this shit work on real Trinitrons back in the day?

Overscan.

A lot of games will not bother drawing pixels to the outer edges of the screen because most TVs didn't even display them.

 

[Two Dollars]

here you go

Oh shit, Marble Blast Ultra! With mod support and 32-player online multiplayer! There was an old PC port that was going to be scrapped but got leaked (or something?) that has visual issues at higher resolutions, and I think Xenia has issues with the music, so this is great to see.

Donkey Kong Redux also looks cool with its new levels, but I don’t care enough about the original. And I’m still mad that OpenOOT, the original Ocarina of Time PC Port, has completely faded into obscurity after the Ship of Harkinian devs attacked it early on (I made a post about it on the farms back when the drama was going on). SoH is the better port, but that’s not the point.

 

[Xarpho's Return]

here you go

And yet, no Banjo-Kazooie or Paper Mario, despite those games getting decomped. Sigh.

 

[Tom Nook's Gloryhole]

So playing decomp'd Zelda made me remember some of the best 'not entirely emulation' fangames like Power Bomberman and Streets of Rage Remake, both of those were ridiculously fun and basically cut through all the red tape to make definitive versions of those games with EVERYTHING.

Anyone got any recommendations of games along those lines? Fangames that aren't just shitty romhacks made harder but taking a base game and enhancing the absolute living shit out of it with quality of life changes? I guess technically THUG Pro counts but I'm talking more self contained games, especially parts of a series that allow you to pretty much have every character in the entire series to play as.

 

[Vyse Inglebard]

Anyone got any recommendations of games along those lines? Fangames that aren't just shitty romhacks made harder but taking a base game and enhancing the absolute living shit out of it with quality of life changes? I guess technically THUG Pro counts but I'm talking more self contained games, especially parts of a series that allow you to pretty much have every character in the entire series to play as.

Rayman Redemption is a remake of Rayman 1 with an entire new world, new levels in most returning worlds, expanded and unified level design, new enemies and bosses including a true showdown with Mr Dark, customization through skins or Ting sound effects, new objects and power-ups, and Rayman starting with all of his abilities unlocked.

 

[The Evil Midnight Bomber]

Man I just found my old Xbox 360 Pad in pristine condition in my parents basement and I was so excited to connect it to my PC until I realized it's RF not Bluetooth . I'm ordering an adapter right now because it just feels better than the Xbone pad.

 

[Two Dollars]

So playing decomp'd Zelda made me remember some of the best 'not entirely emulation' fangames like Power Bomberman and Streets of Rage Remake, both of those were ridiculously fun and basically cut through all the red tape to make definitive versions of those games with EVERYTHING.

Anyone got any recommendations of games along those lines? Fangames that aren't just shitty romhacks made harder but taking a base game and enhancing the absolute living shit out of it with quality of life changes? I guess technically THUG Pro counts but I'm talking more self contained games, especially parts of a series that allow you to pretty much have every character in the entire series to play as.

There are more Super Smash Bros. mods than I know what to do with, but special mention goes to Smash Remix for the original. The mechanics are the same as the original (maybe slightly balanced?) but there are way more characters, way more stages, new modes and even a few more items. Just be warned that the new alternate 1P Mode is way too difficult; anything above the easiest difficulty is a giant unfair fuck-you.

There’s also Sonic Delta, which combines Sonic 1+2+3+Knuckles into a single Genesis game, with all of their playable characters, plus attempted recreations of scrapped levels.

And Sonic 3D Blast Director’s Cut, a rom hack made by the actual director of the original game that contains too many improvements and additions to list.

 

[Tom Nook's Gloryhole]

Just be warned that the new alternate 1P Mode is way too difficult; anything above the easiest difficulty is a giant unfair fuck-you.

Seems to be the standard with fangames. Instead of adding an extreme difficulty for people who have mastered the games they just completely fuck anyone who wants to have fun playing games from their past. Every single Binding of Isaac mod comes to mind.

 

[Two Dollars]

Seems to be the standard with fangames. Instead of adding an extreme difficulty for people who have mastered the games they just completely fuck anyone who wants to have fun playing games from their past.

They kinda-sorta did that here. There’s a new Level 10 CPU difficulty, but also an “Advanced AI” option separate to level. I don’t know exactly how it compares, but it’s way more challenging than the standard version, and the new 1P Mode (I think it’s called 1P Remix) uses it while the classic 1P Mode still uses the original AI.

Every single Binding of Isaac mod comes to mind.

To be fair, there are also mods that make the game easier through broken items and other mechanics so it’s a trade-off.

 

[Tom Nook's Gloryhole]

Thought of another two: Rollcage Redux and Rollcage Extreme. Both are literally just enhanced ports done by the developer so they can work on modern PCs and given away for free. Both aren't that interesting but for throwback PS1 games they're fairly fun.

 

[LifeAlert]

Thought of another two: Rollcage Redux and Rollcage Extreme. Both are literally just enhanced ports done by the developer so they can work on modern PCs and given away for free. Both aren't that interesting but for throwback PS1 games they're fairly fun.

That is how all "remasters" should be done. Just fix up the original game to take advantage of modern hardware. Stop with the fucking UE4/5/Unity slop

 

[TaimuRadiu]

Does anyone here have experience using hyperkin clone systems? I've recently bought a mega retron hd, it's pretty nice, even has good hdmi output, it's made me want to try out their snes clone system.

I used a Hyperkin NES clone. It was the cheapest clone I could find on Amazon and it was an actual Nintendo-on-a-chip (NOAC)

THEY SUCK BALLS DO NOT BUY THIS SHIT

I ended up buying an AV modded Famicom (no, not an AV Famicom, those are too expensive) and a 72 pin > 60 pin converter to play my NES games on it

Don't buy Hyperkin shit unless maybe it's one of their portable offerings like the SupaBoy, and even then, carefully read reviews first

Just a tip, if you're gonna import any kind of Famicom you want a voltage converter and maybe a FDS RAM adapter and a $20 FDS Stick so you can play all the FDS games

@Tom Nook's Gloryhole

Beats of Rage engine games have what you want

 

[EmpGulcasa]

What is the state of Switch emulation since the big two got taken down? I really want to play the port of Xenoblade Chronicles X since running it via CEMU is less than ideal, but haven't messed with anything Switch related since prior to Yuzu getting the axe by Nintendo.

EDIT: Meant CEMU, not Dolphin.

 

[HexFag]

What is the state of Switch emulation since the big two got taken down? I really want to play the port of Xenoblade Chronicles X since running it via Dolphin is less than ideal, but haven't messed with anything Switch related since prior to Yuzu getting the axe by Nintendo.

Ryujinx is still around and gets updated just under another fork, Ryubing. I have no clue if it'll be able to tackle Xenoblade X but if it can handle TOTK it'll probably be fine. Emulators and games that run on them are usually a case by case basis but people will probably have a verdict as soon as the XCI file for the game leaks in a couple of days.

 

[Two Dollars]

What is the state of Switch emulation since the big two got taken down?

In addition to what HexFag said, there’s a popular Yuzu fork called Citron but I haven’t looked into it too heavily yet.

I really want to play the port of Xenoblade Chronicles X since running it via Dolphin is less than ideal, but haven't messed with anything Switch related since prior to Yuzu getting the axe by Nintendo.

Yeah, I imagine playing a Wii U game in Dolphin would be pretty tough.

Emulators and games that run on them are usually a case by case basis but people will probably have a verdict as soon as the XCI file for the game leaks in a couple of days.

It already did, no idea about current compatibility though.

 

[BrunoMattei]

here you go

I was trying that Donkey Kong Redux because it addresses the big issue with the original game in that its only 3 levels and that's it. I guess that was addressed in the Game Boy game that has 100 levels but I digress. I liked it but I was reminded of other issues that hamper the game like falling on anything kills you. If you drop down just one floor that kills you. When you grab the hammer, you have to make sure to grab it without landing on an enemy as you grab it and you can't climb ladders, jump, or fall because of fall damage.

I am sure there's a fan game or something that fixes that.

 

[Two Dollars]

I was trying that Donkey Kong Redux because it addresses the big issue with the original game in that its only 3 levels and that's it. I guess that was addressed in the Game Boy game that has 100 levels but I digress. I liked it but I was reminded of other issues that hamper the game like falling on anything kills you. If you drop down just one floor that kills you. When you grab the hammer, you have to make sure to grab it without landing on anxiety as you grab it and you can't climb ladders, jump, or fall because of fall damage.

I am sure there's a fan game or something that fixes that.

You can fix it by not being bad at the game
also the arcade version had 4 levels

 

[PS3 Slim]

I’m basically just looking for anything that’s like Final Fantasy for the NES/SNES but isn’t filled with gay anime shit like “The power of friendship and love will triumph over evil.” Rom hacks work too.

No nigga. Black Magic and my Masamune will. Let me grind and get cool shit and beat things.

Might be old BUT. Have you tried Shin Megami Tensei 1 and 2? hard fucking games that will chop your nuts off AND they have no fucking “The power of friendship and love will triumph over evil.” in it

 

[LifeAlert]

I am sure there's a fan game or something that fixes that.

This is the game you want:

No fall damage
Under 100 levels
Better graphics
Stage variety