should i get this for retro emulation or should i get a game system for emulation?
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Indeed, if access to other content is too much of a distraction while you're trying to play a game, then maybe you're not playing a very good game? (Or maybe you've just gotten bored of games in general and trying to throw more money away on another device is not going to solve the problem?)
Can't you install emulators on one of the newer Xboxes with no hacking or something? I would suggest that.
Don't waste your money on that crap. Buy one of these, they have tank like build quality and durability plus are very cheap and because its PC based you get all of the best emulators etc... as well as handy dandy pre pirated ROM packs if you look around that contain everything you could ever want to play:
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honestly i would get a Pi 4 and get a case for it put retropie on it and call it that i couldnt justify spending $100+ on somthing like that when you can build one for like 45-50ish dollars unfortunately there is a pi storage atm so your going to have to wait a bit
Depends on your budget and what you're after. Raspberrys Pi4 are the best option out there but they're very pricey right now. Options would lay down to Orange Pi (Raspberry Pi clones), a WiiU, an old PC (so you'd need to tinker a bit with the case and autoboots) or a Playstation Vita TV. Anything else is just not worth it because it doesn't have a quite wide retro support or It's just too pricey to justify what you're after.
yeah I think having a Raspberry Pi with Retroarch installed will probably be your best bet, its small, you can tape it to your wall or something, and it'll play retro games
I think the Raspi Pi 4, while it gets hot I hear, can run like,
Or you can just get a hacked Switch and install retro games and emus to it, play it docked, play it handheld, whatever
here's some data I found on that potential route: https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Emulators_on_Switch
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It got updated? I'm still stuck with Raspberry Pi 4 struggling with Dreamcast (not all titles) and Saturn emulation
Talking about the RPi4, what is the recommended emulation package, right now? I was happy with Lakka, but the latest version (aarch64-4.0) isn't that great with PSX emulation. PCSX-ReArmed worked great on 32-bit but not that much on 64-bit. DuckStation crashes when attempting to launch a game and I get kicked back to Lakka menu. SwanStation works, but again, not that great over 1x resolution. I'm in the process of testing Batocera. Maybe I'll get better results? What is your personal experience?
I'd say Retropie. Never had problems with my PSx games on it.
Thanks! I was using Retropie before switching to Lakka, namely because it was kind of laggy on Genesis emulation. No such lag on Lakka. Maybe they improved since then?
To be fair, the aarch64 build of Lakka seems to run Dreamcast games really smoothly. I was testing Soul Calibur and it was flawless. Strange that PSX emulation is struggling, and not Dreamcast.
Raspberry Pi. that's one of those make your self things right? i'm not too sure about. i can't make it my self... the only thing i could do and i will not do it again is tweak a dreamcast laser and i hat to take it about and use a how to guide...
No, you're mistaking it with an Arduino. If you can tweak with emulators you can basically tweak with a Raspberry. The only thing you can make yourself on it are either themes, splash screens and adding custom ROMS. Besides that It's LEGO tier when it comes down to stuff.
Late to the party here but since others are still replying, I very much disagree. The biggest advantages of playing on PC are power & options/customization. Alt+Tab for guides? I can just look at a guide on my phone without even having to alt+tab at all. Or switch to my PC if I'm playing on a console. There's zero PC advantage for looking at guides while gaming. It can also be a disadvantage if a person games in fullscreen mode.
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Late to the party here but since others are still replying, I very much disagree. The biggest advantages of playing on PC are power & options/customization. Alt+Tab for guides? I can just look at a guide on my phone without even having to alt+tab at all. Or switch to my PC if I'm playing on a console. There's zero PC advantage for looking at guides while gaming. It can also be a disadvantage if a person games in fullscreen mode.
I actively avoid fullscreen modes, since I work and talk at the PC. I want to see notifications.
Maximized Windowed is where it's at.
Guides on phone suck. Hard. I've tried that. I'd rather use a laptop these days.
My PC and console share the same screen, changing input on the TV is much harder than alt+tabbing: it is laggier and can glitch the TV OS due to resolution changes.
I do agree that PC also offers a slew of advantages other than the one I've cited, but when it comes to emulation, alt+tabbing is the clear winner to me. Most emulators on other devices will have said options+customizations.
You also could buy a very long hdmi cable, or hdmi extender via rj45, and run wires from your pc all the way to your tv. I did it home, 10 meters generic cable, with very persistent image quality. My setup, wireless signal (for bt wireless, mouse, joystick) works fine. Maybe it's not for you, but you got the point, I guess.
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