+save2600 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Retropie is preloaded with the Stella core Oh, I_did_not_know_that! Well, the way the machine is configured and being sold as-is on eBay, no mention of the VCS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I have a Retropie and think it's great - but I haven't sold off any of my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I have a Retropie and think it's great - but I haven't sold off any of my collection. I think it's safe to say that's the consensus of a majority percentage here.. but these discussions always bring out the "either/or" crowd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarian63 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 nope, not by a long shot. Real hardware is where it's at. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 One things for sure is the number of ways of playing classic games is only going to increase. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoopKatt Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Other issue is that emulation has a lot more input lag. I've tried retropie, and compared to consoles with upscalers/FPGA consoles, it's much tougher to use. It's probably good enough for most casual users, but there is a functional difference with using emulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maiki Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I don't mind when new technology is used to replace old one, but only if it is done properly and professionally. Certainly not the case of Raspberry Pie and related. Atari 2600 is designed to display 15 kHz non interlaced video. Raspberry Pie does not allow that. That pretty much translates it into the same category as any generic mobile device or computer that can do exactly the same. Mimic Atari 2600 not properly not professionally. Please do not argue with use of external video converters - the properly built system would never ever require such thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laner Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Emulation was my gateway into the hobby... starting with C64S in the early 90s, followed with MAME, Stella, etc. The idea behind RetroPie is nothing new, it's just a more convenient package than has been available in the past. There will always be people like most the folks here who prefer the original hardware, and even more who don't care quite so much about a 100% authentic experience. The more options available, the better, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepdreamin Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Raspberry Pie does not allow that. Yes, it does. Does no one do minimal amount of research anymore? http://retrorgb.com/rpi240p.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I guess not everyone can be a Retropie expert. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 But everyone can spout bullshit. That's what forums are for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 I love my retro pie it's a walk down memory lane. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepdreamin Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 I guess not everyone can be a Retropie expert. there's this neat site called google. You can type in things like "retropie 240P" aMAAAAAAAZING!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Yet another thread to ignore - never belonged here in the first place. Have fun with your RetroPie's all! Know for a fact I'll be playing REAL hardware looooooooooooong after your silly shit has burnt up and you've forgotten how to reconfigure it. Assuming you haven't ditched it in disgust quickly after using of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Yet another thread to ignore - never belonged here in the first place. Have fun with your RetroPie's all! Know for a fact I'll be playing REAL hardware looooooooooooong after your silly shit has burnt up and you've forgotten how to reconfigure it. Assuming you haven't ditched it in disgust quickly after using of course. You are doing a fantastic job ignoring apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 there's this neat site called google. Hey, I've heard of that - is it as good as bing.com? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 It's just emulation. It is not an end to actual collecting my any stretch of the imagination. I don't agree with this being sold though...not only illegal but immoral. It's free and anyone can set that up. I have set up a few of these but when I sell them I am charging for the hardware, not the software. I have one configured with RetroPie and it is great actually. It is a convenient fix, portable and it gives me a sense that I have some other way to continue to play games should my old hardware die on me. I am not using it however for a replacement. Just a backup Nothing beats having the original goods 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 RetroPie on an R-Pi is nowhere near a premium experience. IMHO all it does is turn people away from emulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Hey, I've heard of that - is it as good as bing.com? Not as good as Ask Jeeves 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Is video the end of the radio star? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepdreamin Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 RetroPie on an R-Pi is nowhere near a premium experience. IMHO all it does is turn people away from emulation. Sorry, I don't agree with you there. That's like saying affordable cars turn people away from car ownership. Of course a Honda Civic isn't an E-Class. The Raspberry Pi has only helped fuel the popularity of emulation. Due to it's size and price, there's more projects for emulator setups than I've ever seen. Middle of the road vanilla tech sites are running articles on how to set up a retro gaming center. For example: http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/raspberry-pi-retro-game-guide/ I don't ever remember the same level of public visibility for setting up a dedicated X86 rig. Seeing how a Pi setup only costs you as much as a few trips to a local fast food joint, it makes sense. Even highly visible price speculating shelf decorators are getting their hands on Pis stuffed in cart cases. Of course it's not running the latest up to the minute cycle accurate versions of emulators, Dolphin isn't going to run, no PS2 etc.. but it'll play through pretty much everything else. That's all the vast majority of people want. You're average mid to late 30's person who just wants to run through SNES games they remember, isn't going to care the core is a port of some SNES9x revision., let alone even worry about it isn't the latest and greatest update to Higan. They just want to play some DKC and Metroid. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KaeruYojimbo Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Even highly visible price speculating shelf decorators are getting their hands on Pis stuffed in cart cases. Well, yeah. Otherwise they'd have to open the boxes if they ever wanted to actually play the games, and that's simply unacceptable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 RetroPie on an R-Pi is nowhere near a premium experience. IMHO all it does is turn people away from emulation. I disagree. It got me back into emulation in a big way. I'm actually doing more emulation on my computer because of what I can do on Retropie. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everett1954 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Retropie will let me play games and systems Ill never own. I can switch from system to system in the blink of an eye. No dirty cart connectors or RF or composite video or region problems. No boxes of carts to search through. It also has HDMI output for compatibility with modern TV. There will always be purist and collectors but I like to play the games (instead of collecting boxes and cartridges) and I have so many systems and games in a small package, what not to like? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Stella wasn't the end of atari gaming. Why would this be? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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