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Fondots ,

A dream project for me, when I have the space for it, is to have a set of Ikea kallax shelves with a cubby for each retro console with some LEDs inside hooked up to a retropie emulating those consoles so those cubbies light up when that console is being emulated.

I have a lot of the actual consoles and they’re in working order, but it’s a bit of a pain in the ass to get them hooked up, swap cartridges, etc. sometimes. And I have just enough programming and electronics background that I feel up to the task of trying to make it work, just don’t have the space for a big display shelf at the moment.

I can appreciate the experience of playing on the actual hardware and the cases where it’s superior, but for me the experience emulating them is 99% as good with significantly less effort. Totally cool if others prioritize things differently though.

The_Picard_Maneuver OP ,
@The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world avatar

That’s an amazing idea…

Fondots ,

Yeah, I like to bring it up and put the idea out into the world whenever I get an opportunity because part of me is kind of hoping that maybe someone out there will do the hard work and write the code and share it online so someday when I have the space for it all I have to do is wire up the lights

Also when it comes time to fill in the gaps in my collection, I can save some money and still get the same effect because the console doesn’t even have to be in working order, it just has to not be too beat-up looking. I could probably even 3d print some dummy consoles to hold me over (though of course I’d prefer to have actual working consoles if possible)

The_Picard_Maneuver OP ,
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I’m not super techy, but I have an idle raspberry pi and tons of retro consoles… The idea is now in my head.

Fondots ,

If you take up the project and decide to make my dream your reality, all I ask is that you share the code

I haven’t done a deep dive into how I’m going to make it happen, my programming is rusty as all hell, and I’ve never tinkered too much with a pie or this kind of project

But on its surface it seems like an easy enough problem, just need to turn on the appropriate lights when an emulator starts.

Easier said than done I’m sure, I also suspect you’d probably need some kind of led controller or maybe an Arduino or something between the pie and the lights, I don’t think the 3.3v it puts out from its GPIO pins would be enough for some light strips.

If someone had a lot of money to throw at the project, I imagine you could also do a pretty cool setup with smart lights like Philips Hue that would be pretty clean and require minimal tinkering with the physical electronics side of things, but you’d probably be throwing as much or more at it in bulbs as the rest of the project put together.

BigPotato ,

The best of both worlds, I’ve got Flash Carts for all my retro consoles and I’m (slowly) working on ODEs for the others! In the cases where an ODE removes the disc drive, I have secondary consoles! My partner hates that the entertainment stand is covered in video games but loves that most of the boxed games are in storage!

kittenzrulz123 ,

I feel like its the opposite, people keep talking about how original hardware is “better” despite old consoles and games being so expensive a proper collection is basically a luxury.

specialseaweed ,

Something about the wire on a NES controller that makes it feel right.

sirico ,
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As someone who owns most of the consoles, has Pvm etc don’t play the scalpers game just emulate. Thankfully the bubble has burst on a lot of markets, and we’re seeing more reasonable prices, but the OG hardware can only last so long. If anything grab a controller for each system you love, even saying that, 8bitdo have really stepped up, and I would say surpassed a lot of the old first party ones.

The_Picard_Maneuver OP ,
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8bitdo is amazing

Belgdore ,

It helps that emulators have caught up in the last ten years. When I started collecting consoles there wasn’t a good emulator for the Saturn and even emulating the snes on a mobile device with similar power to a pi was inaccurate at times.

I have less and less reason to want to use original hardware other than nostalgia.

Eccitaze ,
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The used game market is still insane, I’m seeing $20-30 for even shit-tier, obscure, normally worthless nes games. If you bought the console while it was new it’s still worth keeping, but absolutely just get a flash cart instead of subjecting yourself to the price gouging retro market.

ATDA ,

Both are awesome.

One for general use, not scuffing up my gear or games, travel, etc.

The other when I want to really have a beer and just retro out for an afternoon.

sanpedropeddler ,

My only real problem with emulation is that I haven’t found a good way to connect my pc to a crt. I’ve been wanting to play oot randomizers on a proper display but I’m not willing to buy an everdrive at the moment.

FunnyUsername ,
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I know this is the exact opposite of what you want in a sense, but with a little fiddling you can make the highest definitions of TVs look pretty crappy and old with fancy emulator settings. I had a friend with so many scan line and fuzzy plugins and crt color abberation and flicker fakers installed, i swear it was basically the same thing visually

Eccitaze ,
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It’s not just “worse” graphics. CRTs have little/no input lag, which is crucial for some older games like Punch-Out!.

ArmokGoB ,

Can it emulate Crysis?

Crashumbc ,

Probably, but at one frame a minute…

callouscomic ,

How well does it emulate Metal Gear Solid 4?

Gradually_Adjusting ,
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A controller that looks like an old SNES with a PS2 form factor is all the retro authenticity I need

g00 ,

Like this?

Gradually_Adjusting ,
@Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world avatar

That’s the bitch

kibiz0r ,

Miyoo Mini

https://midwest.social/pictrs/image/fa3cce2f-6b80-4eba-bddd-feb78f1ec24d.gif

Nuke_the_whales ,

This is like people who insist building your own PC is easy.

No. It’s not.

It is if you know everything about it sure, but that applies to most things.

I don’t care about your raspberry Pi that I have to house, program, etc. I just wanna pop in a game and have it work. Easy peasy

bitwolf ,

I agree that it’s easy in the sense that you can learn enough to do it via YouTube.

It’s certainly not always easy to actually do the thing though.

RmDebArc_5 ,
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Sure it ain’t as easy as just using a console, but batocera on pi is ridiculously easy compared to most other solutions:

  1. Download the batocera image
  2. Flash it with raspberry pi image writer
  3. power on the pi
  4. connect a Controller
  5. connect it to network
  6. the pi will automatically appear as network share, just drag and the Roms
  7. play

If you already have used a pi and disregard the download time this can easily be done in less than ten minutes. I know first hand using something like a Gameboy/DS is way more convenient, but compared to how long it took me to get the game running that came with my Xbox one that’s at least twice as quick (not even considering Xbox 360 games on one) so I’ll gladly take the time to learn how to setup and then do it

GraniteM ,

I’ve got an Anbernic 353p and I LOVE it for handheld, but trying to use it as a console has proven tricky. I just want a device that I can plug into my TV and play games on with a minimum of tinkering. I shouldn’t need to remap controllers every time I turn the thing on. I don’t care to follow along with a three+ hour long tutorial to get all the settingsjust right. Plug into TV. Turn on. Play game.

This is where original hardware, or even those SNES Mini or Playstation Classic devices have appeal, because they aren’t tinkering hobby devices, they’re game systems first, last, and only. Everything above and beyond that should be very optional.

emeralddawn45 ,

Steam deck. Not as cheap as an ambernic or raspberry pi, but I’ve been blown away by how painless and plug and play everything is, and I’ve played games on it from every console generation up to ps3 so far, plus modern pc games. Steaminput makes controller settings a breeze even for games or applications that don’t have good input settings. I knew I’d like it before I got one last year, but since then I can’t say enough good things about it, it’s honestly everything I dreamed of as a kid playing video games, almost every game under the sun all in one handheld package, it’s honestly incredible.

RagingRobot ,

I have a nice collection of old games but I also have a nice collection of emulators and devices to run them on lol

bitwolf ,

I like the balance of EmulationStation + Pi. And original hardware controllers modded to work via USB.

Best of both worlds

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