USB Super RetroPort Help Needed

[thegamezmaster]

Just bought a USB Super RetroPort as I want to get into playing like eighties video game systems and their games. Problem is I know nothing about it. Meaning how to play them. Tried to run emulators with no luck. Looking for suggestions on the easiest way to play retro video games using a USB Super RetroPort. Thanks in advance for any help you can give a total noob to trying to learn to be able to do this and play my games on my computer. 

Thanks!

Edited January 27 by thegamezmaster

[mr_me]

If you have a snes controller than you can connect it to your computer through the usb super retroport.  It turns the snes controller into a regular usb game controller so it can be used to play any computer game.

 

What computer operating system do you have and what game systems would you like to emulate?  If you have a windows computer and want to emulate the nes, I suggest getting an emulator called Mesen (www.mesen.ca).  It's real simple to load game rom files.  Can't tell you where to find nes cartridge rom files but they are easy find searching archive organisations.

 

 

[thegamezmaster]

On 1/28/2023 at 1:52 PM, mr_me said:

If you have a snes controller than you can connect it to your computer through the usb super retroport.  It turns the snes controller into a regular usb game controller so it can be used to play any computer game.

 

What computer operating system do you have and what game systems would you like to emulate?  If you have a windows computer and want to emulate the nes, I suggest getting an emulator called Mesen (www.mesen.ca).  It's real simple to load game rom files.  Can't tell you where to find nes cartridge rom files but they are easy find searching archive organisations.

 

 

Thanks for the reply. I have Windows 10. Systems would be ones more through the 80's and maybe through the 90's. At least from colecovision through N64 maybe. Have tried emulation but never worked and just don't get it. Too much stuff to do to get it working for me. Are there discs that would have different systems on them to play on a pc? Sorry if confusing.

Edited January 30 by thegamezmaster
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[mr_me]

Emulation collections aren't very common.  The Atari 50th Anniversary collection is one example.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1919470/Atari_50_The_Anniversary_Celebration/

 

Edit:

Then there's something like Antstream Arcade, which is more of a service.

https://www.antstream.com/

 

Edited January 31 by mr_me

[thegamezmaster]

9 hours ago, mr_me said:

Emulation collections aren't very common.  The Atari 50th Anniversary collection is one example.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1919470/Atari_50_The_Anniversary_Celebration/

 

Edit:

Then there's something like Antstream Arcade, which is more of a service.

https://www.antstream.com/

 

Thanks for the reply and info. I'll have to check them out and will let you know how it goes. Thanks again! Anyone else?

[jhd]

On 1/31/2023 at 8:49 AM, thegamezmaster said:

Thanks for the reply and info. I'll have to check them out and will let you know how it goes. Thanks again! Anyone else?

 

There are many MANY different emulators available for every conceivable console and computer system, and almost all of them are free! Some are much more complicated to set-up and use than others. In my (limited) experience, console emulators are easier to use than vintage computer emulators, simply because there are fewer options and settings to futz with. 

 

I would suggest that you choose one system as a starting point and then the knowledgeable people here can assist you in getting started with that specific system. Once you understand the basics (i.e. how to install and configure the emulator, where to locate the software), you can begin to explore more systems. Trying too many at once will just be confusing and overwhelming. 

 

[thegamezmaster]

20 hours ago, jhd said:

 

There are many MANY different emulators available for every conceivable console and computer system, and almost all of them are free! Some are much more complicated to set-up and use than others. In my (limited) experience, console emulators are easier to use than vintage computer emulators, simply because there are fewer options and settings to futz with. 

 

I would suggest that you choose one system as a starting point and then the knowledgeable people here can assist you in getting started with that specific system. Once you understand the basics (i.e. how to install and configure the emulator, where to locate the software), you can begin to explore more systems. Trying too many at once will just be confusing and overwhelming. 

 

Tried a few different emulators with no luck. Which one that are easy do you suggest? Easy to set up? Thanks.