I'm currently using some old PC speaker setup. What is an affordable path for shielded clear sound? Explain amps/preamp/integrated that would be needed to complete the setup.
Doesn't seem like anyone else is contesting that suggestion. Best Buy has the Companion 2 series III for $150USD. It'll take a bit to save up, I hope they are shielded.
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I use the hardware and emulate. Each has their own advantages.
they are great for music / movies / vidya
i used them as my daily pc speakers for years
i cant remember if they are fully shielded or only partially shielded
test with a crt before placing them permanently
Companion 2 looks good for the size it is, but there is no way those speakers are producing anything at 40hz or so. I would recommend getting a subwoofer with them, or look for something else that either has a sub or two full-range speakers.
as a squaresoft diehard it warms my heart seeing people still enjoying their output
anyway, my setup is the exact same, even the screen positioning
currently just finished the scene where cloud learned to levitate and handed big guy the black materia in the northern crater
catfight incoming place your bets
Hell yea I got VII, VIII IX in a bundle for cheap not long ago, replaying now I’m blown away by how the game leads you on a wide journey with such limitations, so much to do and see. I’m up to disk 2 just got cloud back after he was in a wheelchair lmao-
I am planning on playing X next, 7 is a favourite but I have never played X only ever saw it at friends places.
>neoSD
im jealous
i have a 161cart
+the first 4 samsho though
it takes a long time to collect neogeo haha
i miss having my crt on my desk
when i move ill upgrade
im using a thin table
it works but its small
https://i.imgur.com/5uyoW3v.jpeg
is go
i appreciate the audio gear
i usually just use expensive headphones
or im i have guests and we want to be loud af
i have a PA system with ridiculous bass &
when rehearsing chiptune i use marshalls
Damn, I wish I could be as organized and tidy like you guys. My room is a fricking mess.
Where do you guys go to get the stands and shelves for your setups? Thrift stores or an actual furniture place?
craigslist, bidrl, thriftstores, friendsfamily
i hate buying furniture its a ripoff
usually when i move house i abandontrashdonate it anyway
i just got a "nice California king bed" and actual wood tablechairs
but its the first time in my life, ever.
rome wasn't built in a day
oh shit! I have a sony wega. Been looking for a lower rolling cart thing kinda like what you have, how do i go about shopping for the cart you have whats it called?
I got it off of Amazon. Just measured the TV and found something that matched. The cart came with extensions but it made the TV to high so I just used the shorter bits.
These are the prison cells you will all die in, alone, overweight, and unwanted, with only the vapid lifeless plastic of video game consoles to keep you company, staring at you, judging you, reminding you forever of your failure to thrive.
These are not battlestations.
They are tombs.
Some oldgays have a wife, kids, job, mortgage etc. and they want to build a cool man cave to nerd out in when they need to escape and chill. There's nothing wrong with that.
What I don't understand is why someone would need that many games.
I get having a box or two of games but this is just excessive as you won't even be able to play it all.
>you won't even play it all
I hate when people say this, because it completely ignores how old video games actually are, and assumes people are already in hospice.
I'm 32, have been into games since the N64, And have been thrifting and yardsaling for games since 2006. That alone is 23 years, coupled in with the fact that we play the game as soon as we buy it, that gives plenty of time to play everything.
This also applies to people who think anyone is paying eBay price for their games. Nobody does that.
I have a physically intensive job that keeps me in shape and a girlfriend who loves video games. Not too long ago we played Mr.Bones then I gave her my Mr.Bone.
>I have a physically intensive job that keeps me in shape and a girlfriend who loves video games. Not too long ago we played Mr.Bones then I gave her my Mr.Bone.
This larp is just depressing.
I'm married with kids on the way, have a single-standing house with a spacious backyard, working in a career I enjoy with bigger opportunities on the way.
I couldn't give less of a shit what you have to say.
i dont think the tv can handle it. The previous TV did well with 60fps, but the previous TV retired. Think that's gonna do it? Big shortage of good CRTs around here
activate windows has since been removed. Currently using a 14" monitor on the right. Dont have the right cable for the 20 yet. Just wanted to see how silly it would look and if it was even possible to get it on my desk without it being a complete hazard. suprisingly. its not.
I keep mine in a closet. I took the sliding doors off for this pic, normally only one half is visible at a time because of the doors. I usually close the curtains and then set the doors in the middle to prevent mold (just in case).
Thanks. At this very moment the SFC is sitting where the PSX was when I took the photo. I've got plastic bins that I put my consoles in when they're not being used and my SFC was in the bin when I took the picture. There's a few in the back because I was playing them often and didn't feel like putting them away. Except the Dreamcast, that one was waiting for parts to come in the mail so I could mod it.
>Nintendo 64 (composite direct to TV) >Sega Dreamcast (VGA to HDMI adapter via AVR) >Xbox (component via AVR) >Xbox 360 (HDMI via AVR) >Xbox One X (HDMI direct to TV) >Analogue Pocket (HDMI via AVR)
All pictured consoles are connected to my Sony A75L, some via my Denon receiver as the TV only has one analog input.
AVRs don't upscale if you don't want them to anon
It's an easy way to manage a lot of inputs while also having surround sound
Though I must doubt that other anon directly plugging in composite to the TV since I haven't had the best experience doing so on modern tvs
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
Old sources generally look like shit on modern flat screens to begin with. My laserdisc player and VCR also look mournful. I don't use them enough to also want a CRT in my living room, though. I will be curious to see how the output looks on the upcoming Analogue3D (for Nintendo 64). Even HDMI-modded N64s look kinda sad.
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
>>Old sources generally look like shit on modern flat screens to begin with
yes, but i still try my best to mitigate it by not using my tv/avr's internal scaler via component
my setup for older stuff is component>component switcher>scaler>avr>tv
as long as you set it up right, there should be no additional input lag in the passthrough and the final result should look much better
i wouldn't recommend it if you only have 1 console though...
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
Yeah, I just let my TV do the scaling. Sony has the best image processing on the market, and I don't have the inclination to get a dedicated scaler.
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
LAG
LAAG
LAAAAAAG
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
the best piece of shit is still a piece of shit
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
>
avrs are often now an acceptable input source to transcode old video, with many newest tvs completely abandoning analog inputs.
I've been working on moving things around. The hope chest I had the PVM will instead have a consumer CRT with component inputs on it, and will be next to this desk. I'm just refinishing the chest and waiting for it to cure
It's not ideal, I'm well aware, but I don't have the space to put a CRT in my room and I use my TV for movies and shit too so I can't be bothered. I'm a poorgay zoomer that grew up with these and I usually played these consoles on a flat panel anyways so it feels more authentic to my childhood this way
have you tried NOT dying?
you could maybe try that??
play some vidya, have some fun, invite some people over, they bring some shit too-
your social circle widens over time'
you start lunch dating random cuties
boom
next thing you know you are complaining about your wife
>its literally more normie-tier than netflix/hulu to play vidya anon
That's the mainstream, current day casual gamer. Anyone on the retro board is by definition not normie tier. We're more closely related to those obsessive weirdos that only watch movies made before the invention of CGI, and have huge collections of I Dream of Jeannie dolls neatly arranged in a cabinet lined with fabric from Barbara Eden's panties.
Sorry man. I don't make the rules. In the dating scene it's just not cool to be retro.
>watch movies made before the invention of CGI
So the only movies you perceive to be "normal" are current soulless Marvel slop and anything before that is seen as old, decrepit and weird. Got it. >Watch out, that guy is watching Casablanca, might want to check on him.
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
Anon, even Terminator 2 used CGI
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
That is the norm for most zoomers. I'm 45, and most young people, including my five nephews and three nieces have no interest in anything from the past because it's "old man stuff." They don't have the attention span for it and they are incapable of seeing its value.
I didn't say normal was good. I said it was the current perception. Marvel slop IS, whether we like it or not, "cool and normal" to most people, while older movies are regarded as bizarre, awkward silly crap from a dead generation that no longer has any relevance. They laugh at the Xenomorph because it looks "stupid and old." Star Wars is "funny." Terminator is "boring." Road Warrior is "dull." It's the same with the vast majority of gamers today, which is why this board gets about 1% of the traffic that Ganker does.
Point still stands: no culture considers retro artifacts to be "cool" or normal. What is cool and normal are always seen in context to the current zeitgeist, even if that zeitgeist is slop. I wish that wasn't the case, but that's why we have niche boards for the 1%.
Face it. We are not cool by consensus. We are not normal by consensus. We are old and decrepit weird nerds who value things 99% of people -- including gamers -- no longer value. And that's okay. You can't force the world to like what it doesn't like -- but you can laugh at them behind their backs for having no taste.
In the context of dating, women in general aren't into games. Those that are are likely to be into normal ones, so the dating pool is inherently limited if you want to date on the basis of shared passions.
tldr; you are a grandpa and/or a weirdo.
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
This is quite accurate. I'm 29, and I've heard a friend -- who is actually slightly older than me -- comment that he can't watch movies from before about 1990 because they're "unrelatable". As if a world that existed a merefive years before we were born was some kind of foreign experience.
On the other hand, my neighbor's is about 15 years old and absolutely loves old games, I've set him up with emulators of old systems and let him borrow from my own library, and it's great to see someone young pick up on the hobby.
I guess the takeaway is that while it's only a niche 1%, there do still seem to be plenty of young people who are finding their way into retro stuff.
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
Who the frick consumes media with the intent of it being "relatable"?
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
Look at the constant outcry of people of various races/genders/mental illnesses complaining that they can't relate to movies if they don't feature people who look, sound, and act exactly like them. I think the average person really lacks the ability to empathize.
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
>comment that he can't watch movies from before about 1990 because they're "unrelatable"
This makes no fricking sense and I hate people like this. It's a fricking story being told. Just enjoy it?
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
I'm with you, he's not even a dumb guy he's just extremely in the sort of "we live in the only enlightened era of human history" sort of mindset. I've read shit from hundreds of years ago that's moved me, I don't get it.
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
>i dont get it
they are brainwashed bigots
thats literally it, "college" turns them into tards
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
He most likely never went to college, if you read what he said.
even zoomers 11 years younger than me were interested anon
i suggest working on yourself instead of being blackpilled all the time
life is what you make it;
im not saying you should have videogames become your entire personalityreason to live-
however if you think you are "checked out of the dating pool" because you frickin bing-bing-wahoo once in awhile you are very misguided kek
That is the norm for most zoomers. I'm 45, and most young people, including my five nephews and three nieces have no interest in anything from the past because it's "old man stuff." They don't have the attention span for it and they are incapable of seeing its value.
I didn't say normal was good. I said it was the current perception. Marvel slop IS, whether we like it or not, "cool and normal" to most people, while older movies are regarded as bizarre, awkward silly crap from a dead generation that no longer has any relevance. They laugh at the Xenomorph because it looks "stupid and old." Star Wars is "funny." Terminator is "boring." Road Warrior is "dull." It's the same with the vast majority of gamers today, which is why this board gets about 1% of the traffic that Ganker does.
Point still stands: no culture considers retro artifacts to be "cool" or normal. What is cool and normal are always seen in context to the current zeitgeist, even if that zeitgeist is slop. I wish that wasn't the case, but that's why we have niche boards for the 1%.
Face it. We are not cool by consensus. We are not normal by consensus. We are old and decrepit weird nerds who value things 99% of people -- including gamers -- no longer value. And that's okay. You can't force the world to like what it doesn't like -- but you can laugh at them behind their backs for having no taste.
In the context of dating, women in general aren't into games. Those that are are likely to be into normal ones, so the dating pool is inherently limited if you want to date on the basis of shared passions.
tldr; you are a grandpa and/or a weirdo.
my niecesnephews all love retro games anon
>dating BECAUSE of shared passions
not a good idea
This is quite accurate. I'm 29, and I've heard a friend -- who is actually slightly older than me -- comment that he can't watch movies from before about 1990 because they're "unrelatable". As if a world that existed a merefive years before we were born was some kind of foreign experience.
On the other hand, my neighbor's is about 15 years old and absolutely loves old games, I've set him up with emulators of old systems and let him borrow from my own library, and it's great to see someone young pick up on the hobby.
I guess the takeaway is that while it's only a niche 1%, there do still seem to be plenty of young people who are finding their way into retro stuff.
youtube is saturated with "retro gaymes"
plenty of young kinds are into "old school" games
Look at the constant outcry of people of various races/genders/mental illnesses complaining that they can't relate to movies if they don't feature people who look, sound, and act exactly like them. I think the average person really lacks the ability to empathize.
monkey see, monkey do
that is another issue entirely regarding corporatist programmingbrainwash
That is the twin stick controller for virtual-on oratorio tangram. Fun game.. too bad the online multiplayer is defunct.. its apparent to me that's what this game was really meant to do. The controller is still great. I plan to use a PC adapter to play all manner of games which require robotron 2084 controls.
I bought the Dreamcast in a bundle with this game and contoller. Couldn't resist as I was always was a fun of virtua on fro. The arcade days. It's also convinent to buy a japan region consoles at a nice discount.. the downside, my Dreamcast doesn't play north American games where I live.. gotta get a boot disk.
you think its worth picking up TWO of these?
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
uh, does it get hot in your room anon
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
kek ones a heater (gas powered, turned off always)
the other is a wallmount AC unit which works bretty good
the tower fan isn't there anymore but
yeah in the summer i dont want my crt to overheat
it gets around 110 here often
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
BECAUSE of shared passions >not a good idea
It's one of the most important factors for a long lasting relationship beyond when the physical lust loses its luster.
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
>physical lust loses its luster
not if shes hot enough
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
Unless you date asian, the expiration date always comes too soon.
2 weeks ago
Anonymous
>you think its worth picking up TWO of these?
Nah.. hardly worth one tbh.. the single player game is pretty fun though.. and I got a Dreamcast out of the deal. That was my main objective.
now if there was a way setup two dreamcasts with lan adapters with their own displays and two copies of this game, then maybe sure. It's a lot of stuff to get just for this one game but it would certainly be unique and probably fun. I'm uncertain if this feature is even supposed on dreamcast.. if it is you'd probably have to know japanese how to set up the networking. Goodluck with that.
Dates are more expensive than vintage electronics.
I live in Atlanta and I easily spend $130 per date. I go on about 3 a week so almost $400 a week. My PVM was like $600 it was legit less than 2 weeks worth of dates.
I want to add a PS3 to my setup (for PS1 games and PS2 remasters mostly) but I can’t for my life of me out where I’d put it. I also considered just a PS1 Classic to emulate those and skip PS2 but those seem to be garbage.
>can't find a better CRT, let alone a PVM >a bigger one would probably collapse the rack >customs has my SCART switcher and cables hostage >post office has my GC gameboy player hostage >as well as my Dreamcast >as well as my Super Famicom >as well as my Dreamcast and PS2 guns >need to fix my PS1 >need to find my childhood Megadrive >still waiting on my Dreamcast VM2 VMU >want to get a VHS player >need to make my own RJ45 to USB and RJ45 to Dreamcast cables for my arcade stick because they're out of stock
Not sure how else I can improve this, aside from moving the HOMM3 boxes and making more space for the other consoles and their accessories. Can't decide if I should get a Saturn or if I should build a MiSTer, since it can also do Neo-Geo and I'm sure as heck not about to buy an actual one. Extremely jealous of anyone that has PVMs and also lives in an NTSC region. I don't want PAL shit, so I'm forced to import and deal with taxes and gayass customs.
Personally I think the PS1 Classic is garbage and I'd say everyone needs to own one fat PS2 at least, but that's just me. You can definitely make space for one. If you can't make space for a PS1 as well you can build a MiSTer I guess. You can also definitely throw that shitxbox away. What do people even use those for? You can also put shelves on the wall to hold things, or build some kind of stand to hold your turntable.
I think it's worth the investment but to each his own. I guess it also depends on how much use you would get out of it. If you really wanna stay low budget the ps1 classic isnt that bad.
I think it's worth the investment but to each his own. I guess it also depends on how much use you would get out of it. If you really wanna stay low budget the ps1 classic isnt that bad.
so this brought me down a whole rabbit hole, apparently there's a pretty sophisticated emulation suite called Project Eris for the PS1 Classic. Might give it a shot, I've got an old DualShock 3 lying around somewhere.
I would have preferred the fat ps2. I chose the slim because i was running out of space in my compactified setup. A few of those consoles were gently bought including the ps2 slim. So I only have a handful of games for that one.. dreamcast and gamecube are also new to me.
A nice thing about the ps2 is that similar to the Xbox, games are cheap to collect. Currently there's plenty of $10 games to pick up for those systems.. . Snes and genesis carts on the otherhand get steep quick. So are dreamcast games.. for that I definitely want to find a way to play burned copies. Saturn is expensive af too. Unless you buy aquazone. That's a cheap saturn game.
That is the twin stick controller for virtual-on oratorio tangram. Fun game.. too bad the online multiplayer is defunct.. its apparent to me that's what this game was really meant to do. The controller is still great. I plan to use a PC adapter to play all manner of games which require robotron 2084 controls.
I bought the dreamcast in a bundle with this game and contoller. Couldn't resist as I was always was a fun of virtua on fro. The arcade days. It's also convinent to buy a japan region consoles at a nice discount.. the downside, my dreamcast doesn't play north American games where I live.. gotta get a boot disk.
Nice. I've been modding my dreamcast a lot but I haven't tried out any of the gimmick controllers yet. I'd get the light gun but I hear they only work on CRTs and I use a 4:3 VGA setup
Points for actually being tidy and having a hi-fi set-up.
I'm currently using some old PC speaker setup. What is an affordable path for shielded clear sound? Explain amps/preamp/integrated that would be needed to complete the setup.
bose companion 2
no homosexual extra stuff needed
Doesn't seem like anyone else is contesting that suggestion. Best Buy has the Companion 2 series III for $150USD. It'll take a bit to save up, I hope they are shielded.
I use the hardware and emulate. Each has their own advantages.
No! Say it ain't so. What are we fighting for?
they are great for music / movies / vidya
i used them as my daily pc speakers for years
i cant remember if they are fully shielded or only partially shielded
test with a crt before placing them permanently
Gaem?
pulstar
Companion 2 looks good for the size it is, but there is no way those speakers are producing anything at 40hz or so. I would recommend getting a subwoofer with them, or look for something else that either has a sub or two full-range speakers.
black hi-fi/television setups are my favorite. The silver age was not good.
Really nice setup, especially w/ the hi-fi
I have a soft spot for the silver age as it felt like “future tech” this is my setup
I too have been to Japan
as a squaresoft diehard it warms my heart seeing people still enjoying their output
anyway, my setup is the exact same, even the screen positioning
currently just finished the scene where cloud learned to levitate and handed big guy the black materia in the northern crater
catfight incoming place your bets
Hell yea I got VII, VIII IX in a bundle for cheap not long ago, replaying now I’m blown away by how the game leads you on a wide journey with such limitations, so much to do and see. I’m up to disk 2 just got cloud back after he was in a wheelchair lmao-
I am planning on playing X next, 7 is a favourite but I have never played X only ever saw it at friends places.
>neoSD
im jealous
i have a 161cart
+the first 4 samsho though
it takes a long time to collect neogeo haha
i miss having my crt on my desk
when i move ill upgrade
im using a thin table
it works but its small
i appreciate the audio gear
i usually just use expensive headphones
or im i have guests and we want to be loud af
i have a PA system with ridiculous bass &
when rehearsing chiptune i use marshalls
Damn, I wish I could be as organized and tidy like you guys. My room is a fricking mess.
Where do you guys go to get the stands and shelves for your setups? Thrift stores or an actual furniture place?
craigslist, bidrl, thriftstores, friendsfamily
i hate buying furniture its a ripoff
usually when i move house i abandontrashdonate it anyway
i just got a "nice California king bed" and actual wood tablechairs
but its the first time in my life, ever.
rome wasn't built in a day
If I see those fricking dogs one more time...
what a homosexual
Hey I just sold my Channel F yesterday, very cool.
gamers paradise
Where did you get that snes cart?
Looks like a sticker and theme
https://ko-fi.com/s/5d57938176
Got the sticker here. The theme is custom. I used the sticker art, adjusted it, printed.
oh shit! I have a sony wega. Been looking for a lower rolling cart thing kinda like what you have, how do i go about shopping for the cart you have whats it called?
I got it off of Amazon. Just measured the TV and found something that matched. The cart came with extensions but it made the TV to high so I just used the shorter bits.
These are the prison cells you will all die in, alone, overweight, and unwanted, with only the vapid lifeless plastic of video game consoles to keep you company, staring at you, judging you, reminding you forever of your failure to thrive.
These are not battlestations.
They are tombs.
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ok
this is before i finished the plexiglassbezel for soul edge mini cab
werks with neogeo, ergheiz, tekken 2, dead or alive++ as well
A most excellent tomb. To be mummified in such a noble space, I envy you.
Some oldgays have a wife, kids, job, mortgage etc. and they want to build a cool man cave to nerd out in when they need to escape and chill. There's nothing wrong with that.
>Some oldgays have a wife, kids, job, mortgage etc
i'd venture to guess that's most anons on /vr/
This. Most 12yo larpers have these things. Totally fo realsies.
>prison cells
literally all the setups posted are comfy af
Of course they are.
Like I'm not going to make my life sentence as comfy as possible.
Sounds good to me.
Stay in your containment board and stop talking like a massive homosexual
Sorry homosexual. You are entirely wrong.
I'm underweight.
Same. Hard to get good food down here in cell block D.
The tumor rats are pretty tasty though.
AFRAID OF DEATH, COWARD
Ermmm actually I wont be alone I will have your mother with me.
Your tears taste delicious
What I don't understand is why someone would need that many games.
I get having a box or two of games but this is just excessive as you won't even be able to play it all.
>you won't even play it all
I hate when people say this, because it completely ignores how old video games actually are, and assumes people are already in hospice.
I'm 32, have been into games since the N64, And have been thrifting and yardsaling for games since 2006. That alone is 23 years, coupled in with the fact that we play the game as soon as we buy it, that gives plenty of time to play everything.
This also applies to people who think anyone is paying eBay price for their games. Nobody does that.
This also applies to emulator users. No one realistically needs a full set rom collection for most systems.
>i can't afford hardware and if i could my relatives would shame me about it
attacking the anon won't solve any of it you know that right?
I have a physically intensive job that keeps me in shape and a girlfriend who loves video games. Not too long ago we played Mr.Bones then I gave her my Mr.Bone.
>I have a physically intensive job that keeps me in shape and a girlfriend who loves video games. Not too long ago we played Mr.Bones then I gave her my Mr.Bone.
This larp is just depressing.
Sorry you fricked up somewhere in life and project your failures onto others.
larp?
it a horrible pun but nothing about that story was outlandish
I'm married with kids on the way, have a single-standing house with a spacious backyard, working in a career I enjoy with bigger opportunities on the way.
I couldn't give less of a shit what you have to say.
Yet you wrote all of those words to express how much you obviously did care.
As the youth of today would say, "that's pretty sus, queen."
Imagine having Anders Breivik's gamer cell in Norway.
Here's an old picture of my sad setup.
All my big CRTs are in boxes in my basement
werks
gen 12 = SOUL.
move the speakers off the ground
the sound will be much better anon
What game?
is it Bay City Elegy
metal orange
it aint much. Sadly my TV is PAL only so my jap games are black and white
>jap games are black and white
Get some RGB scart cables anon
i dont think the tv can handle it. The previous TV did well with 60fps, but the previous TV retired. Think that's gonna do it? Big shortage of good CRTs around here
huh, never knew there was more than one pic
Classic
Season 5 Jesse Pinkman's battlestation
activate windows has since been removed. Currently using a 14" monitor on the right. Dont have the right cable for the 20 yet. Just wanted to see how silly it would look and if it was even possible to get it on my desk without it being a complete hazard. suprisingly. its not.
I keep mine in a closet. I took the sliding doors off for this pic, normally only one half is visible at a time because of the doors. I usually close the curtains and then set the doors in the middle to prevent mold (just in case).
Nice collectiion of snes-tapes anon. I'm assuming the accompanying sfc is hiding right out of view?
Please for the love of frick don't tell me that these are your pictures anon (I know they're ancient but i've never seen any apart from the first).
RUN, COWARD
Thanks. At this very moment the SFC is sitting where the PSX was when I took the photo. I've got plastic bins that I put my consoles in when they're not being used and my SFC was in the bin when I took the picture. There's a few in the back because I was playing them often and didn't feel like putting them away. Except the Dreamcast, that one was waiting for parts to come in the mail so I could mod it.
Even if I said they aren't, you will always wonder.
Are those for cassette tapes? Got any cool ones?
They're for Famicom and Mega Drive games. My cassette tapes are on a shelf in a different room.
I love Key
>Angel Beats
pity your tv isnt sony, too....
Got it.
too many anons rely on the TV speaker, this is the way
cute
hah, you brand snob. That white-label Samsung thing you had before was probably better.
And those speakers are hilarious, look at the grille filter disintegration.
the limp bizkit cd is a nice touch tho.
Nice to have a stereo to match your tv.
B&O is so fricking sexy.
I fricked up lol
Bro this is awesome. Why didn't you post this in the arcade cabinet thread?
can I be your friend
>taken with a real camera
>nice composition
>SVS Woofer
Pretty based NGL.
Clean, well-thought out, good furnishings. You are the only one here that isn't a fricking moron.
So whats the setup here and what am I looking at exactly? The white
>The white
careful they get mad about pocket here
tell me about the jazz boxes
I did recognize the pocket but mostly wanted to know what the TV was and also if probably has a retrotink setup as I see no cable from the reflection.
>Nintendo 64 (composite direct to TV)
>Sega Dreamcast (VGA to HDMI adapter via AVR)
>Xbox (component via AVR)
>Xbox 360 (HDMI via AVR)
>Xbox One X (HDMI direct to TV)
>Analogue Pocket (HDMI via AVR)
All pictured consoles are connected to my Sony A75L, some via my Denon receiver as the TV only has one analog input.
AVR?
Audio Video Receiver
Ew, so you're getting shit quality for no reason?
AVRs don't upscale if you don't want them to anon
It's an easy way to manage a lot of inputs while also having surround sound
Though I must doubt that other anon directly plugging in composite to the TV since I haven't had the best experience doing so on modern tvs
Old sources generally look like shit on modern flat screens to begin with. My laserdisc player and VCR also look mournful. I don't use them enough to also want a CRT in my living room, though. I will be curious to see how the output looks on the upcoming Analogue3D (for Nintendo 64). Even HDMI-modded N64s look kinda sad.
>>Old sources generally look like shit on modern flat screens to begin with
yes, but i still try my best to mitigate it by not using my tv/avr's internal scaler via component
my setup for older stuff is component>component switcher>scaler>avr>tv
as long as you set it up right, there should be no additional input lag in the passthrough and the final result should look much better
i wouldn't recommend it if you only have 1 console though...
Yeah, I just let my TV do the scaling. Sony has the best image processing on the market, and I don't have the inclination to get a dedicated scaler.
LAG
LAAG
LAAAAAAG
the best piece of shit is still a piece of shit
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avrs are often now an acceptable input source to transcode old video, with many newest tvs completely abandoning analog inputs.
Does the vacuum tube sound Amp make a difference? Looks cool.
i bought those same speakers for my old roommies
why are yours.....upside down?
Old pic, but yeah
That a good screen?
Its an lcd anon
I'm aware but certainly it must be less laggy or you have a workaround for it to be useful enough to play instead of the usual mess.
It's a cheap mid 00s lcd and he is using component cables on it. There is arguably not a worse setup to play gamecube games on.
That said I love the fridge.
It works fine and has a lot of inputs. Got it for free and can't do the crt noise.
I wish I got enough space for a bigger CRT. Pretty jealous of you guys. Here's my battle station.
Viewing distance is everything
Here's mine
How do you play Xbox or Sega Genesis? Do you just let the cords dangle above and in front of the TV screen?
I don't play any of that. It's just a display setup that I take pictures of to try to impress strangers on the internet.
whats with the red fricking wall?
Love it!
>dat sag
Not pictured the BVM I just added to my collection
I grew up with Toy Story 2 on pc. Love that game.
Sweet rug
anyone have their consoles on RF? nearly all of my stuff growing up was on RF until PS1
I grew up with it too but Adam koralik forced me to use optimal cables for all my consoles
yes.
all gen 2 systems require it
i run the signal into an RF modulator then into s-videocomposite depending on the set
no giant vcr needed
I've been working on moving things around. The hope chest I had the PVM will instead have a consumer CRT with component inputs on it, and will be next to this desk. I'm just refinishing the chest and waiting for it to cure
clean your room you literal fricking degenerate
I'm going to start listening to breakcore and get even filthier now
What model speakers are those?
looks like klipsch
+framemiester
crt is missing
it looks like a dentists office
my battlestation would identify me personally
Are you the /k/commando with the N64 DD devkit and a damn near complete set of DD games?
Man, i remember in the early days of ebay someone had a DD devkit up for sale for only 1000.
What's the best 10,000 games arcade setup for kids and boomers alike?
I was gonna get a arcade1up but apparently that's a waste of money.
It's not ideal, I'm well aware, but I don't have the space to put a CRT in my room and I use my TV for movies and shit too so I can't be bothered. I'm a poorgay zoomer that grew up with these and I usually played these consoles on a flat panel anyways so it feels more authentic to my childhood this way
>You must wait longer before deleting this post.
I just wanted to post the photo in the correct orientation.
Women are gay anyway.
>women are gay
kinda, i mean they LIKE DICK.
its gay to kiss a woman because you're kissing someone who LIKES DICK.
This guy gets it. The only way to not be gay is to mindbreak feminine dykes that you force into a relationship and are uncomfortable during sex.
late 2 da thread
Great tomb. What I would give to die alone in a place like this...
have you tried NOT dying?
you could maybe try that??
play some vidya, have some fun, invite some people over, they bring some shit too-
your social circle widens over time'
you start lunch dating random cuties
boom
next thing you know you are complaining about your wife
>you start lunch dating random cuties
... and then they see the totem to virginity called your house and never call you again
It's how you filter out the fake gamergurls.
>le gaems are nerdy/virginz
its literally more normie-tier than netflix/hulu to play vidya anon
regardless of her dondonpachi skills
if shes beautiful she will break your heart either way
>its literally more normie-tier than netflix/hulu to play vidya anon
That's the mainstream, current day casual gamer. Anyone on the retro board is by definition not normie tier. We're more closely related to those obsessive weirdos that only watch movies made before the invention of CGI, and have huge collections of I Dream of Jeannie dolls neatly arranged in a cabinet lined with fabric from Barbara Eden's panties.
Sorry man. I don't make the rules. In the dating scene it's just not cool to be retro.
>watch movies made before the invention of CGI
So the only movies you perceive to be "normal" are current soulless Marvel slop and anything before that is seen as old, decrepit and weird. Got it.
>Watch out, that guy is watching Casablanca, might want to check on him.
Anon, even Terminator 2 used CGI
That is the norm for most zoomers. I'm 45, and most young people, including my five nephews and three nieces have no interest in anything from the past because it's "old man stuff." They don't have the attention span for it and they are incapable of seeing its value.
I didn't say normal was good. I said it was the current perception. Marvel slop IS, whether we like it or not, "cool and normal" to most people, while older movies are regarded as bizarre, awkward silly crap from a dead generation that no longer has any relevance. They laugh at the Xenomorph because it looks "stupid and old." Star Wars is "funny." Terminator is "boring." Road Warrior is "dull." It's the same with the vast majority of gamers today, which is why this board gets about 1% of the traffic that Ganker does.
Point still stands: no culture considers retro artifacts to be "cool" or normal. What is cool and normal are always seen in context to the current zeitgeist, even if that zeitgeist is slop. I wish that wasn't the case, but that's why we have niche boards for the 1%.
Face it. We are not cool by consensus. We are not normal by consensus. We are old and decrepit weird nerds who value things 99% of people -- including gamers -- no longer value. And that's okay. You can't force the world to like what it doesn't like -- but you can laugh at them behind their backs for having no taste.
In the context of dating, women in general aren't into games. Those that are are likely to be into normal ones, so the dating pool is inherently limited if you want to date on the basis of shared passions.
tldr; you are a grandpa and/or a weirdo.
This is quite accurate. I'm 29, and I've heard a friend -- who is actually slightly older than me -- comment that he can't watch movies from before about 1990 because they're "unrelatable". As if a world that existed a merefive years before we were born was some kind of foreign experience.
On the other hand, my neighbor's is about 15 years old and absolutely loves old games, I've set him up with emulators of old systems and let him borrow from my own library, and it's great to see someone young pick up on the hobby.
I guess the takeaway is that while it's only a niche 1%, there do still seem to be plenty of young people who are finding their way into retro stuff.
Who the frick consumes media with the intent of it being "relatable"?
Look at the constant outcry of people of various races/genders/mental illnesses complaining that they can't relate to movies if they don't feature people who look, sound, and act exactly like them. I think the average person really lacks the ability to empathize.
>comment that he can't watch movies from before about 1990 because they're "unrelatable"
This makes no fricking sense and I hate people like this. It's a fricking story being told. Just enjoy it?
I'm with you, he's not even a dumb guy he's just extremely in the sort of "we live in the only enlightened era of human history" sort of mindset. I've read shit from hundreds of years ago that's moved me, I don't get it.
>i dont get it
they are brainwashed bigots
thats literally it, "college" turns them into tards
He most likely never went to college, if you read what he said.
even zoomers 11 years younger than me were interested anon
i suggest working on yourself instead of being blackpilled all the time
life is what you make it;
im not saying you should have videogames become your entire personalityreason to live-
however if you think you are "checked out of the dating pool" because you frickin bing-bing-wahoo once in awhile you are very misguided kek
my niecesnephews all love retro games anon
>dating BECAUSE of shared passions
not a good idea
youtube is saturated with "retro gaymes"
plenty of young kinds are into "old school" games
monkey see, monkey do
that is another issue entirely regarding corporatist programmingbrainwash
you think its worth picking up TWO of these?
uh, does it get hot in your room anon
kek ones a heater (gas powered, turned off always)
the other is a wallmount AC unit which works bretty good
the tower fan isn't there anymore but
yeah in the summer i dont want my crt to overheat
it gets around 110 here often
BECAUSE of shared passions
>not a good idea
It's one of the most important factors for a long lasting relationship beyond when the physical lust loses its luster.
>physical lust loses its luster
not if shes hot enough
Unless you date asian, the expiration date always comes too soon.
>you think its worth picking up TWO of these?
Nah.. hardly worth one tbh.. the single player game is pretty fun though.. and I got a Dreamcast out of the deal. That was my main objective.
now if there was a way setup two dreamcasts with lan adapters with their own displays and two copies of this game, then maybe sure. It's a lot of stuff to get just for this one game but it would certainly be unique and probably fun. I'm uncertain if this feature is even supposed on dreamcast.. if it is you'd probably have to know japanese how to set up the networking. Goodluck with that.
This is a balding diabetic man who lives in his parent's cabin in the woods.
yes the posters here with 5 digit figures worth of vintage electronics have ZERO money to spend on dates and never go on them/have sex
you DO realize how moronic you sound right??
I have zero money to go on dates because I rather spend it on vintage electronics.
Dates are more expensive than vintage electronics.
I live in Atlanta and I easily spend $130 per date. I go on about 3 a week so almost $400 a week. My PVM was like $600 it was legit less than 2 weeks worth of dates.
cali here, if you plan on buying drinks PS5 collecting is cheaper kek
Hey I remember you the guy with all the weird console variants.
How do you even put disc in the vertical scph-90000 though
it's kinda just hanging out until I do the internal m.2 mod, i use the phat for playing rn
>the internal m.2 mod
You're gonna follow that complicated guide from the German forum and do all the cutting and shit?
>playing on a goodass setup while your cat is cuddled up against you
Living the dream.
yeah, they have cheap ass transparent cases on aliexpress that i wouldn't feel bad cutting up, and the soldering is the fun part
Oh so it’s not the 90k, I just assumed it was from the stand.
also, couch pix
KITTY
Not the cleanest setup but I find it to be pretty comfy.
>Deathsmiles 360 face plate
Very nice anon
excuse the bareness of the room, i'm renting right now until i can find something affordable
Where'd you get those intermediate shelving inserts?
Had Lowes custom make them for me put of wood. I spray painted them black and used adhesive shelf hook/holder things from Amazon.
Don't own more than 1 of each console. There is no reason to own 2 wiis, 2 N64s, and 3 Switches.
The only exceptions really are the PS2 and xbox, since you have a multi-TV setup and those consoles are LAN-capable.
I like trying to collect every color/variation of consoles
>all that
>and a seat for 1 person
beyond based. give Amy a hug for me
This is exactly what I want. Goddamn nice, anon.
Where did you get the shelves for your consoles there?
Had Lowes custom make them for me put of wood. I spray painted them black and used adhesive shelf hook/holder things from Amazon.
How many times have you hotglued her, Anon?
bump
I want to add a PS3 to my setup (for PS1 games and PS2 remasters mostly) but I can’t for my life of me out where I’d put it. I also considered just a PS1 Classic to emulate those and skip PS2 but those seem to be garbage.
>can't find a better CRT, let alone a PVM
>a bigger one would probably collapse the rack
>customs has my SCART switcher and cables hostage
>post office has my GC gameboy player hostage
>as well as my Dreamcast
>as well as my Super Famicom
>as well as my Dreamcast and PS2 guns
>need to fix my PS1
>need to find my childhood Megadrive
>still waiting on my Dreamcast VM2 VMU
>want to get a VHS player
>need to make my own RJ45 to USB and RJ45 to Dreamcast cables for my arcade stick because they're out of stock
Not sure how else I can improve this, aside from moving the HOMM3 boxes and making more space for the other consoles and their accessories. Can't decide if I should get a Saturn or if I should build a MiSTer, since it can also do Neo-Geo and I'm sure as heck not about to buy an actual one. Extremely jealous of anyone that has PVMs and also lives in an NTSC region. I don't want PAL shit, so I'm forced to import and deal with taxes and gayass customs.
Personally I think the PS1 Classic is garbage and I'd say everyone needs to own one fat PS2 at least, but that's just me. You can definitely make space for one. If you can't make space for a PS1 as well you can build a MiSTer I guess. You can also definitely throw that shitxbox away. What do people even use those for? You can also put shelves on the wall to hold things, or build some kind of stand to hold your turntable.
I have the Xbox for the rare modern game I'm actually interested in, it cost me like 200 bucks and serves its purpose.
> I also considered just a PS1 Classic to emulate those and skip PS2 but those seem to be garbage.
get an xstation.
Costs $100 and that's after buying a PS1 and an upscaler. Not really looking to invest $300 in the project.
I think it's worth the investment but to each his own. I guess it also depends on how much use you would get out of it. If you really wanna stay low budget the ps1 classic isnt that bad.
>ps1 classic is garbage
not with autobleembleemsync
it runs better than any modded mini console or pi3
so this brought me down a whole rabbit hole, apparently there's a pretty sophisticated emulation suite called Project Eris for the PS1 Classic. Might give it a shot, I've got an old DualShock 3 lying around somewhere.
Here's where I keep assorted lengths of wire
now where is your intergalactic spaceship?
parked it at your moms
OP your setup is nice. Gives me brainscan vibes
Old picture. It's all torn down for the moment because I was trying to squeeze a 14" pvm in there.
Cuteass setup but you're missing a fat PS2. No gameboy player either.
I would have preferred the fat ps2. I chose the slim because i was running out of space in my compactified setup. A few of those consoles were gently bought including the ps2 slim. So I only have a handful of games for that one.. dreamcast and gamecube are also new to me.
If you don't have an SSD modded fat boy with a genuine Sony network adapter at that, there's no point in playing the PS2.
A nice thing about the ps2 is that similar to the Xbox, games are cheap to collect. Currently there's plenty of $10 games to pick up for those systems.. . Snes and genesis carts on the otherhand get steep quick. So are dreamcast games.. for that I definitely want to find a way to play burned copies. Saturn is expensive af too. Unless you buy aquazone. That's a cheap saturn game.
>burned copies
Nah you just get an ODE.
>Saturn is expensive af too
Get a Saroo and thank me later.
Sweet. Im checking out sega lords X's video about it.
Mine just came today. It's awesome.
what is that dreamcast controller?
That is the twin stick controller for virtual-on oratorio tangram. Fun game.. too bad the online multiplayer is defunct.. its apparent to me that's what this game was really meant to do. The controller is still great. I plan to use a PC adapter to play all manner of games which require robotron 2084 controls.
I bought the dreamcast in a bundle with this game and contoller. Couldn't resist as I was always was a fun of virtua on fro. The arcade days. It's also convinent to buy a japan region consoles at a nice discount.. the downside, my dreamcast doesn't play north American games where I live.. gotta get a boot disk.
Nice. I've been modding my dreamcast a lot but I haven't tried out any of the gimmick controllers yet. I'd get the light gun but I hear they only work on CRTs and I use a 4:3 VGA setup
Better get a CRT asap little kid before they become impossible to find.
hey who you calling kid
If you aint got a CRT you a little boy to me.
Any other /vr/ PC owners?
Win 98SE
Pentium MMX 233
128mb RAM
TNT Riva + Voodoo 2 PCI
Soundblaster AWE64
It's a little crowded but I like my set up
Rotate it and post it again, butthole.
Ok
This is not a battlestation.
crt is prob in the adjacent room
again, its not mine - i just thought it looked neat
I actually like this. It's well organized.
Why not? It's got John Wick vibes.
>Why not?
Because it's a collector's display. That guy is not battling with it.