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"Pure" retro gaming
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2020 10:11 pm
by Enigma
So I used to be extremely big into emulation back as a teenager, but as an adult I find it "hacky" in a way, and prefer gaming on real hardware whenever possible, and have recently started thinking about how I have no vintage PCs to play vintage PC shit on, but at the same time find myself wondering what era of vintage PC I even want for gaming. Do I get an old 486 for DOS gaming and build it up to be a fairly decent for the time rig? Do I build a 3DFX machine? I already have a Pentium 4 for Windows XP era gaming if I
really wanted to do that.
I guess a big factor here is a space. I need enough space for these computers
Re: "Pure" retro gaming
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2020 10:54 pm
by Das Troll
Helladamnleet wrote: ↑Mon Dec 21, 2020 10:11 pm
So I used to be extremely big into emulation back as a teenager, but as an adult I find it "hacky" in a way, and prefer gaming on real hardware whenever possible, and have recently started thinking about how I have no vintage PCs to play vintage PC shit on, but at the same time find myself wondering what era of vintage PC I even want for gaming. Do I get an old 486 for DOS gaming and build it up to be a fairly decent for the time rig? Do I build a 3DFX machine? I already have a Pentium 4 for Windows XP era gaming if I
really wanted to do that.
I guess a big factor here is a space. I need enough space for these computers
Space is always a problem. You can go raid thrift stores for old PCs but the thrift stores are starting to get wise to the retro scene. There are devices that will allow you to run that old VGA plug into a box and then run a HDMI to that box and into a HDMI switch and then into your monitor. That would at least save you space on getting a big ass CRT.
Re: "Pure" retro gaming
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2020 6:22 am
by Enigma
I just don't get how people like Retro Guy and other streamers who live in apartments do it. I mean, I know literally how they do it, but I couldn't imagine planning out what I want to play, going to storage to get whatever PC I needed, and having to do that several times a year.