Random Gaming Thoughts

[pierrot]

I have exactly one wall scroll. It was from a contest that Konami ran for Suikoden IV. So it's that, a medallion, and a soundtrack CD. Despite the supposedly terrible quality of the game (I quite enjoyed it!), the wall scroll is cool. I put it back up years ago, though.

Oh, hell yeah! I "won" that stuff too. High five! I don't outright detest IV, but it's objectively inferior in quality to earlier entries. Also, in terms of story, everything that happens after Chapter 4 of III is a pile of bullshit.

[Sarge]

I actually dislike III more, but that's just me. I rank 'em II > I > V > IV > III, but I also have a pretty sizable gap between the first two and the fifth game. I did beat all the main games. If we throw Tierkreis in, I probably slide that in between V and IV, and Tactics goes to the bottom of the pile... mostly because it might be alright, but I never finished it, and y'all know I'm not really a sucker for SRPGs, just a sucker for buying SRPGs. Well, at least I was then.

[Jmustang1968]

I actually dislike III more, but that's just me. I rank 'em II > I > V > IV > III, but I also have a pretty sizable gap between the first two and the fifth game. I did beat all the main games. If we throw Tierkreis in, I probably slide that in between V and IV, and Tactics goes to the bottom of the pile... mostly because it might be alright, but I never finished it, and y'all know I'm not really a sucker for SRPGs, just a sucker for buying SRPGs. Well, at least I was then.

I didnt like that IV dropped party to 4. I loved III.


Should sell me that Suiko IV scroll

[MrPopo]

But I've reached the point where I feel that Kega Fusion is so much more practical than hooking up an actual Genesis / Sega CD, ePSXe is way more convenient than an actual PlayStation, and so on...

I'm confused; you're making it sound like you need to hook up your Genesis to play Genesis games. Why wouldn't your Genesis and PlayStation and SNES be hooked up at all times?

[Exhuminator]

I think I'm just gonna emulate all pre-6th gen games

What you're saying here is entirely practical, and is what I do, and have done for many years. (Albeit with proper controllers and a CRT for dat authentic feeling.)

At the same time, this is so not-Bone, I'm thinking you're being farcical.

[BoneSnapDeez]

I always think of gaming in terms of generations. That's how I organize it all in my head.

I'm confused; you're making it sound like you need to hook up your Genesis to play Genesis games. Why wouldn't your Genesis and PlayStation and SNES be hooked up at all times?

Well I used to have a Genesis hooked up all the time. But generally speaking, my Genesis and Sega CD were never hooked up unless I was actually playing a Sega CD game. It's a big system-set and quite cumbersome with the two AC adapters.

And I haven't touched an actual Genesis or SNES (or NES) since I got the Retron 5. I was serious about the emulation thing.

[noiseredux]

Well I used to have a Genesis hooked up all the time. But generally speaking, my Genesis and Sega CD were never hooked up unless I was actually playing a Sega CD game. It's a big system-set and quite cumbersome with the two AC adapters.

X'Eye FTW.

Seriously tho - X'Eye is awesome because it uses one AC, it uses standard composite cables rather than some proprietary plug, it looks awesome, and if you care about such things, it has a microphone input haha.

The only drawback is that it can't handle the 32X. Not just physically - apparently if you load it up it just freezes. But there are SMS converters that fit it fine. And my understanding is that it handles import carts with ease.

I must admit tho, while I've owned two X'Eyes, I have always thought the CDX is alluring. I've heard that its lens is less reliable than the X'Eye's lens, but y'know it's small and Sega-branded and looks like a Discman. And I'm pretty sure it can utilize the 32X.

[ElkinFencer10]

Here's what I keep hooked up at all times:

Playstation 3
Xbox 360
PC
Wii U
Wii
Xbox One
Playstation TV
Ouya
Dreamcast
Playstation 4
Playstation 2
Xbox
Nintendo 64
TurboGrafx-16
Atari 5200
Intellivision
Sega Saturn
Sega Genesis
Sega CD
Sega 32x


I do, admittedly, have 3 TVs in my living room, though.

[Exhuminator]

I've got a 360, PS3, and Wii hooked up to an HDTV in the living room. So that's seventh gen consoles taken care of.

In my dork cave, I've got an OG Xbox, PS2, and GameCube hooked up to a CRT. And that's sixth gen consoles taken care of.

5th gen and earlier consoles are emulated on my dork cave PC, or sometimes my laptop if I'm feeling sporty.

[BoneSnapDeez]

I have these hooked up:

Atari 7800
Tandy Color Computer
Retron 5
Wii U
Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
TurboGrafx-16
Saturn
PlayStation 2
Wii
Nintendo 64
Xbox
Commodore 64

Everything else is "on display" and hooked up only when actually played.