A gem from the retro game club a few years ago:

Skerret wrote:

retroking1981 wrote:

Skerret wrote:

Finally got round to hacking the SNES Classic and glad I did, all the delights.  80 games all up and that will just about doh.  Also got Targa which looks pretty amazing for a SNES game.

As much as I love my SNES collection, if someone offered my the £XXXX value I'd bite their hand off and do what you did.

It's awfully darn convenient. Doing NES classic tomorrow, another 80 odd games and even more intense nostalgia. Cobra Triangle, Snake Rattle n Roll and Journey To Silius await.

I've had full ROM sets since the late 90s but it's only since getting a Raspberry Pi that I've got anything out of them.

The UI on the Pi made it that little bit more of a nice experience, not to mention how far emulation has come since.

But the NES/SNES minis take it to another level. Official hardware/pads with an HDMI output, and with the mod you could almost convince yourself it's an official selection of games.

Also, well done on doing things right with being selective with the games imo. Full ROM sets can do one, I'm forever deleting shit from my Pi.

@retroking mm there is plenty of trash on both systems, many dull platformers best avoided.

Moot_Geeza wrote:

SHATTERHAND.

Noxy's latest squeeze?

No, I think he means PS Pro; YouTube suggested a video about it to me the other day.

I'd imagine they're not going to be half as good as something Pi-based, a cheap little PC, or perhaps even an Android box.

For the price that doesn't seem bad to be honest. Two pads too.

Skerret wrote:

@retroking mm there is plenty of trash on both systems, many dull platformers best avoided.

I actually think the run of the mill 6/10 platformers are the worst retro games to play now along with old sports games of course.

The real shit that's lower than a 5/10 at least has comic value, especially the licensed stuff like Terminator/Waynes World.

edit: Was just playing the Pi with a mate. Street Fighter clones are also bad 16Bit shovel ware.

Generic mascot platformers, SF clones and licensed shite are the worst the 2D era has to offer imo. Pretty much 90% of these will be either genuine shite or even worse, painfully average.

Sports games were good/great for the time but very few warrant revisiting these days.

Moot_Geeza wrote:

Urgh. It looks like a PS4 attending a fancy dress party as a Master System.

Post of the year.

yeah - Manx TT really needs the analogue stick. It's also one of the few driving games I prefer to play with 1st person view.

Going to prattle on about Asteroids again BUT NOT the arcade version. Owning it does make me far more judgemental of home versions though - which I played over the weekend after 9 months of arcade play.

The XBL versions are accurate due to the fact that they are emulated but they just lose too much - the recreation of the vector graphics are aenemic and the sounds are weedy. The modern makeover versions could be good but they overdid the explosion effects to the point where you can't see what's happening. Kind of a problem when surrounded by objects that can kill you.

The 2600 version is still OK - but the hardware restrictions have meant it has aged badly. It's still a nice game but wouldn't hold even my attention any more. There are some excellent modern homebrews such as Space Rocks that look spiffing though - must give them a try.

The Atari 7800 version is the best home version I've played. Doesn't try to recreate the sharp visuals so just uses raster graphics. It looks fine though. The screen res means there are still compromises but it plays very well. What is really missing is the need to lead shots from the arcade. The bullet speed is higher which reduces the level of skill required. But the screen feels smaller so you have less room to move around and the controls are very responsive so need a lot of skill to use. No gameplay options (a Deluxe mode would have been nice) though there are 4 difficulty levels and 2 player simultaneous modes (co-op and versus) as well as the trad alternate turns option. A splendid game - and it's built into the PAL console which is great. It appears to be speed adjusted for PAL too.

One downside is the 7800 is RF only so a CRT is really needed if you aren't going to emulate.

The other is the 7800 controller which cripples your hand - have heard the 2600 controller works with though so will try that.

F-Zero X.  It's still in my top 10 ever of any game in any genre on any platform. Nothing gives me the thrill of the race more than that game. It got a great PAL port too - tiny borders and close to full speed. I have it and the JP version with the gorgeous packaging. There are a couple of subtle differences between it and PAL - think there are a couple of different track side billboards but that's it really. I got it for Wii VC and noticed some colour differences in one or two of the tunnels.

It's one of the few games that really benefits from the N64 rumble pack too - it is used to great effect and adds to the experience.

A remake that spruces up the graphics, has online inc. TT leaderboards, and keeps the 30 cars going in local MP is all that's needed.  Love the cheesy soundtrack.

It's a real pity that the VC version didn't add the expansion pack - a remake would address that too.

A lot of sense being talked here.

Absolutely agree on X. It's some beefier graphics away from being basically perfect. An easy one to spruce up and re-release.

GX is too hard, impenetrably so which is a shame. I gave up quite early on in Captain Falcon's story mode! An easy mode would have been nice!

I also remember there being something off in GX with the way you attacked rival cars, it just wasn't the same as the N64 one.