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Retro PC Gaming?

  • 10-08-2019 12:16PM
    #1
    btkm8unsl0w5r4
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    Are there many on here into Retro PC builds or Arcade emulation Builds....I am super into that stuff but see nothing on here. Am I the only nostalgia nerd???


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  • #2
    L
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 651 ✭✭✭L


    Aria Enough Cinnamon wrote: »
    Are there many on here into Retro PC builds or Arcade emulation Builds....I am super into that stuff but see nothing on here. Am I the only nostalgia nerd???

    Retropie and the like probably scratch that itch cheaply enough for most I'm afraid fitz.


  • #3
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 16,074 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    L wrote: »
    Retropie and the like probably scratch that itch cheaply enough for most I'm afraid fitz.

    Retro for me is ZX Spectrum and Speculator

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  • #4
    .G.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,424 ✭✭✭.G.


    There's a forum for retro gaming

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=94


  • #5
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,008 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    LGR is a great channel for this.

    He built one last week:



  • #6
    [Deleted User]
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    The 8 bit guy is well worth a watch too. He even writes his own games for retro platforms.


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  • #7
    Inviere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,171 ✭✭✭Inviere


    Aria Enough Cinnamon wrote: »
    Am I the only nostalgia nerd???

    Not at all. I've a fairly decent Launchbox/Bigbox setup on mine, with RetroArch doing most of the heavy lifting underneath. LB/BB is an amazing frontend, scrapes all the images, vids, metadata, instruction manuals, etc etc...and you can go from playing Atari 2600, to Colecovision, to Amiga, to the Sharp X68000, to Gamecube, to PS3, and everything in between....all via the controller.

    I used to have a specific hardware build for Jamma cabs with 15Khz crt's, but that's going back a bit now.

    Retro Computers/Consoles Repair/Restoration List



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