Comment on Day 440 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing
SteakSneak@retrolemmy.com 3 weeks ago
What’s your setup for playing retro titles? Do you own the original hardware or are you more of an emulation guy?
Mario Kart 64 is so comfy. Making me want to play it
MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I do actually own original hardware, it’s a bit of a headache to setup though so I really only use it for situations where I feel like its controls are really needed or just special occasions. So usually I emulate.
I chose Lemmy because I liked how small the community was if that makes any sense? Like, I won’t complain if it gets bigger, but there’s something nice about refreshing the page a few hours later and instead of getting an onslaught of new posts to consume, it’s just a few new posts stacked on top of the old ones from before.
I guess if I had to summarize it, Lemmy feels a lot less like it’s trying to shove content down my throat which I appreciate. It makes interactions a bit rarer for me, but also makes them feel a bit more authentic
SteakSneak@retrolemmy.com 3 weeks ago
Yeah I’m more of an emulation guy too. I like upscaling and some of the QOL improvements that come with some ROM hacks.
Well put. Although I do use reddit it is information overload. Here it does feel slower paced and easier to digest 😅 feels more like old school forums in that sense
MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The QOL are definitely what makes it worth it. The only console I prefer OG hardware is probably the Wii and N64, and only because there’s not really a uniform way to capture the controls. Even then, there’s adapters for both controllers (I just don’t have any) and for N64 most games you can work around the controls in some capacity with only a little jank
SteakSneak@retrolemmy.com 3 weeks ago
Yeah it’s a similar story with DS/3DS emulation. You can work with it but games feel better on original hardware. I think there are some dual screen emulation handhelds coming out now though