Author Topic: Retro & Classic Gaming (Read 16172 times)

Merrick · « **Reply #80 on:** July 14, 2012, 06:09:24 PM »

Yeah, you can easily use the 'PS2 isn't retro because it doesn't have 8-bit and cartridges' logic (which is somewhat true, PS2 and Xbox isn't retro) to say that the PS1 isn't retro either, and I'd certainly say it's pretty classic.

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #81 on:** July 14, 2012, 08:35:20 PM »

Quote from: courthousedoc on July 13, 2012, 09:44:18 AM

Quote from: HurricaneAndrew on July 13, 2012, 08:08:19 AM
Quote from: courthousedoc on July 13, 2012, 07:53:17 AM
Did you know that in japan the Dreamcast was supported till 2007?

That would prove my theory, then. High speed internet was widely available in Japan long before the US. The Dreamcast was just before it's time...

Can you imagine what a Sega console for this generation may have been like?
Yeah I can imagine

BTW does the PS2 count as a retro console now that it's out of production?

The first post of the thread gives the criteria of retro-gaming.

And the PS2 is still in production... They still manufacture and sell consoles and one of the 2012 sports titles came out for it.

courthousedoc · « **Reply #82 on:** July 14, 2012, 08:51:51 PM »

hmm then what of the GBA?

Kossokei · « **Reply #83 on:** July 14, 2012, 09:00:16 PM »

Quote from: Merrick on July 14, 2012, 06:09:24 PM

Yeah, you can easily use the 'PS2 isn't retro because it doesn't have 8-bit and cartridges' logic (which is somewhat true, PS2 and Xbox isn't retro) to say that the PS1 isn't retro either, and I'd certainly say it's pretty classic.

I disagree with this. While not as old as some others, the PS1 is pretty retro. I'm under educated here, but I think PS1, N64 and.. well Microsoft didn't really do consoles back then I don't think so just PS1 and N64 are at the same levels with eachother.

Quote from: courthousedoc on July 14, 2012, 08:51:51 PM

hmm then what of the GBA?

Retro. It's the predecessor to the Nintendo DS for the most part.

Merrick · « **Reply #84 on:** July 15, 2012, 08:43:21 AM »

Quote from: Kossokei on July 14, 2012, 09:00:16 PM

I disagree with this. While not as old as some others, the PS1 is pretty retro.

That's what I was saying. :)

FOTEPX · « **Reply #85 on:** July 15, 2012, 09:19:09 AM »

Here's how it goes for me.

Anything before PS1 is Retro.

Anything before Xbox 360 is Classic.

GoldenFox93 · « **Reply #86 on:** July 15, 2012, 09:41:05 AM »

Quote from: ianh05 on June 22, 2012, 10:52:49 AM

My childhood:
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Impossible Mission and Winter Games for the Commodore 64? So I'm not the only one 8D

"Another visitor. Stay a while- STAY FOREVER!"

Jack Daniels · « **Reply #87 on:** July 15, 2012, 10:12:46 AM »

Anyone here ever get an Atari Jaguar?

I remember seeing those in the stores at the end of their life. I could have gotten a new one for $30... Been regretting it ever since. Had I known eBay and the internet explosion was right around the timeline corner, I totally would have snagged that $30 Jag. q.q

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #88 on:** July 15, 2012, 11:32:50 AM »

Refer to the first post...

Quote from: HurricaneAndrew on June 22, 2012, 08:53:19 AM

Retro/Classic Gaming - Anything video game related that was released during the PlayStation/Nintendo 64 era or before. The only newer generation system accepted into this category would be the Sega Dreamcast.

This is how the classic gaming community defines it's self.

Discuss all things that fit this definition in this thread.

Quote from: Jack Daniels on July 15, 2012, 10:12:46 AM

Anyone here ever get an Atari Jaguar?

I remember seeing those in the stores at the end of their life. I could have gotten a new one for $30... Been regretting it ever since. Had I known eBay and the internet explosion was right around the timeline corner, I totally would have snagged that $30 Jag. q.q

This, but for just about every NES game that was released after the SNES. The later they were made, the harder they are to find, it seems. Same goes for Atari 2600 games.

ianh05 · « **Reply #89 on:** July 19, 2012, 06:24:06 AM »

Quote from: GoldenFox93 on July 15, 2012, 09:41:05 AM

Quote from: ianh05 on June 22, 2012, 10:52:49 AM
My childhood:
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Impossible Mission and Winter Games for the Commodore 64? So I'm not the only one 8D

"Another visitor. Stay a while- STAY FOREVER!"

lol nope, my dad was into computers etc. so we grew up with an apple pc and a C64.

I probably consider games/systems from 2 generations ago and before to be classic/retro

Also I'm not sure if anyone has seen this but some guy sold his massive collection of video games which was made up of (mostly sealed) nintendo/sega/nec fullsets including rare titles for $1.2 million US (1 million Euro) link to auction:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BIGGEST-COLLECTION-EVER-22-SEGA-NINTENDO-PC-ENGINE-FULLSETS-FACTORY-SEALED-/300736846867#ht_163543wt_931

TriTon · « **Reply #90 on:** July 19, 2012, 12:21:30 PM »

In the land before CoD... there was this.

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #91 on:** July 20, 2012, 12:26:07 PM »

WARNING: The following post may cause Badnik to blow his load. Use extreme caution!

Found this at a thrift shop for $2.50 today. Yeah... That sucker is still factory sealed.

Naryar · « **Reply #92 on:** July 20, 2012, 12:38:38 PM »

Been playing homeworld 1 right now.

It's the first 3D space RTS ever, and it's still pretty awesome. Hard as

, but still awesome.

Now to win it without cheats...

Conraaa · « **Reply #93 on:** July 20, 2012, 01:04:47 PM »

Quote from: HurricaneAndrew on July 20, 2012, 12:26:07 PM

WARNING: The following post may cause Badnik to blow his load. Use extreme caution!

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Found this at a thrift shop for $2.50 today. Yeah... That sucker is still factory sealed.

You lucky sod.

madman3 · « **Reply #94 on:** July 20, 2012, 02:24:33 PM »

Quote from: HurricaneAndrew on July 20, 2012, 12:26:07 PM

WARNING: The following post may cause Badnik to blow his load. Use extreme caution!

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Found this at a thrift shop for $2.50 today. Yeah... That sucker is still factory sealed.

Awesome man, great game.

Badnik96 · « **Reply #95 on:** July 20, 2012, 02:55:16 PM »

cool f-zero

ianh05 · « **Reply #96 on:** July 22, 2012, 10:04:19 AM »

I'm getting really interested in unique controllers (both official and unofficial) lately and this came to my attention...

meet the darth64, a custom built handheld/portable N64:

Video:

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #97 on:** July 22, 2012, 03:45:20 PM »

I never saw a portable N64, but I know someone built a portable NES and SNES before.

ianh05 · « **Reply #98 on:** July 22, 2012, 10:31:46 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSdrwq5k1a8&feature=channel&list=UL#
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU9nF7noYYU&feature=fvwrel#ws

there are a lot of these type of things out there actually :)

check out these forums if you are interested:

http://forums.modretro.com
http://forums.benheck.com
http://www.made-by-bacteria.com

HurricaneAndrew · « **Reply #99 on:** July 22, 2012, 10:52:50 PM »

A handheld PS2 would be nice, but that one seems to have a strange configuration for D-pad in relation to the analog sticks. You would have to hold it weird for a lot of the games I would play.