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[โ€“] mallias@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Oooh boy, everything I own that is moddable gets modded at the earliest (financial, mostly ๐Ÿ˜) 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...

[โ€“] Kot_Box@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

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[โ€“] Obstruct7794@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How does one mod the PS4? Any resources worth looking at?

[โ€“] mallias@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This should get you on the right track

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[โ€“] cavemeat@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

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[โ€“] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] followthewhiterabbit@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Isn't Emudeck just an amazing piece of software?!

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[โ€“] beefcat@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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.

[โ€“] Kot_Box@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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!

[โ€“] cavemeat@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Oh me too, I REALLY want a place to congregate with other retro enthusiasts.

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[โ€“] thegibs@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] Mainframed767@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Came to post thus as well. Really love it. Just destroyed FF7 and now in a few hours in to FFX.

Its a powerfull little device.

[โ€“] BeelzAlBob@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago

Iโ€™ve had a Steam Deck for a while and recently got an Anbernic RG405m (running GammaOS) which Iโ€™m very pleased with

[โ€“] Makussu@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago

Please play Pokemon Unbound. Its a Pokemon Rom Hack and just the best Pokemon game i have ever played

[โ€“] boerbiet 4 points 2 years ago

I used to be a huge fan of Neo Geo and old arcade stuff, so I setup a MAME pc in an old arcade cabinet, using the old crt monitor, and hooked it up with some simple self made joystick panel. It suits my emulation needs ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

[โ€“] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 4 points 2 years ago

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.

[โ€“] crmsnbleyd@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago

I used to have a PSP but now I just use an old Android + retroarch with a Razer kishi

[โ€“] joshuar9476@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

I use retroach on both my PC and my android. With my android (LG v60) I use a Gamesir Bluetooth controller.

Currently trying to master SimCity on the SNES (have two achievements left). I've also been doing as many Gen 1 Professor Oak Challenges as I can. However, my main systems are NES and GBA.

[โ€“] Satiric_Weasel@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I spent a LOT of time earlier this year learning how to get RetroArch working since I had never bothered with it before (I come from the early age emulators, before the relatively recent trend of running them through a front end). I walked away from it thinking RetroArch might be one of the most infuriating pieces of software I've ever rotten my hands on. Bloated, Buggy, terrible ux design, a lot of seemingly basic functionality not supported whatsoever, I really genuine nelt hated my time troubleshooting it.

Standalone emulators mean you spend less time angrily combing through forums and watching YouTube support vids at 2x speed; and more time playing your roms.

This is besides the notoriously cruel and intolerant behavior of the RetroArch dev team. They're seriously bad people.

Don't use RetroArch kids, make everyone's lives just a fraction more pleasant. :)

[โ€“] lvxferre@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

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 jailbroken ps3 that I use solely for transit, basic emulators and roms on my laptop. My goal is to build a little emulation box with a raspberry pi. I honestly enjoy messing with the consoles and such more than playing games, haha.

[โ€“] dylan@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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!

[โ€“] nodiet@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Red dead redemption is pretty performant on Xenia these days, much better than rpcs3.

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[โ€“] KickMeElmo@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I'm an admin for RetroAchievements, so I interact with emulation quite a bit even outside my "me" time. Very few limits on what I'll play for a while, but it all happens on the steam deck these days. I shared my ROM drive with my deck over the network, so I don't have to burn extra drive space for it.

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[โ€“] followthewhiterabbit@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The Steam Deck has taken over gaming for me lately. Really loving playing modded BoTW and starting Disco Elysium via the Switch YUZU emulator.

But you'll see my V2 Miyoo Mini (with a Metal Gear Solid theme! and a jailbroken Switch).

...also just started playing Wasteland 3 on the Steam Deck. Enjoying how it has the older Fallout feeling.

[โ€“] nodiet@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Does the PC version of disco Elysium not work on Linux? That seems like it would be the better experience otherwise

[โ€“] followthewhiterabbit@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It does, perfectly fine! Was just one of the first I tried in the Yuzu program, as a proof of it working fine.

Time passed, I'd gone too far in the game to want to start over, so I just kept playing there!

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[โ€“] nodiet@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

I used to own a BC PS3, a PS5, a Wii U, a switch and a new 2ds xl to give me access to all PlayStation and Nintendo games (running CFW on all devices except the PS5). However, I have slowly shifted to owning just a powerful PC and my 2DS. The only games I don't get a perfect experience with are Wii U games because there is no great way to emulate the Wii U gamepad. And of course I can't play PS4 and PS5 exclusives anymore, but I am just banking on Sony eventually releasing all the interesting titles on PC.

[โ€“] shroobinator@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Love my little miyoo mini, I've been playing a lot of pokemon emerald rogue, perfect for pickup and play type of gameplay for when I'm riding public transit or when it's a little slow at work.

[โ€“] DrQuint@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Aww man, I could neverown a Miyoo mini since it's actually too small for my hands, but otherwise that thing is cool.

I play everything on an Anbernic 353p. Just finished Pokemon Trading Card Game 2 with a translation patch.

[โ€“] Kizaing@lemmy.kizaing.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

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.

[โ€“] Opteryx@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I tried playing NES ROMs on my old Nintendo DSi XL but the emulator runs the games a little too fast. SNES roms run okay but the aspect ratio isn't quite right.

Surprisingly, my favourite emulator on this system is SCUMMVM. It's so much fun playing old point and click adventure games with the stylus.

[โ€“] eyecreate@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[โ€“] simple@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

How's the battery on this thing? I've been really interested in the idea of tiny handhelds but it just seems like something that might give out in an hour or so.

[โ€“] eyecreate@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

If playing lighter systems(ex. gameboy) it can last 2-3 hours. Emulating playstation is likely the most demanding for it and would last only about an hour. It's hard to make something small while also making it last long on battery, but I think it does really well for what it is.

[โ€“] Lycan@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I have an Anbernic RG351P and I'm currently playing Shin Megami Tensei and Klonoa: Empire of Dreams on it. For my desktop computer, I have RetroArch to play PlayStation 1 games from my childhood. Right now I'm working through Tail Concerto and Tomba!. I'm considering playing Jet Set Radio Future too because I'm so excited for Bomb Rush Cyberfunk lol.

[โ€“] limeaide@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I've been playing on my Anbernic RG351P for a while now. I recently started playing Super Mario World on it for like the 100th time

[โ€“] RedEagle@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I've been carrying my rg35xx everyday in my work bag. I've been slowly working my way through fire emblem.

I'm also working on making a game in gb studio with my partner! She's pretty excited as well as myself.

[โ€“] cavemeat@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

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.

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