Retro Game Collectors GTFIH

[OptimusTrajan]

I really only play Gameboy, Gameboy Advance, NDS, and 3DS games. I have been selling off my NES, SNES, Xbox, etc games to buy GB games.

However, I do like to play NES games. If I do that I will emulate them on one of my handhelds. IMO, handheld games do not look good on HD/4K TV's.

Original Gameboy games look good on PC with upscaling.

Also, recommend me some game boy games. As a kid, I loved Link's Awakening, Mario Land 2, the DKC ports, James Bond 007, and Pokemon, but I don't really know many other good games for it. I have a huge rom collection, but nothing really looks interesting.

[TokenV]

Original Gameboy games look good on PC with upscaling.

Also, recommend me some game boy games. As a kid, I loved Link's Awakening, Mario Land 2, the DKC ports, James Bond 007, and Pokemon, but I don't really know many other good games for it. I have a huge rom collection, but nothing really looks interesting.

Oracle of Ages/Seasons
Wario Land
Mole Mania
Minish Cap (GBA)

[TokenV]

also shout out to Speedy Gonzales, one of the first games I owned

[dcbone30]

Any pinball players up in here?

I wish I could afford a real table or two, but I have a blast on Virtual Pinball.

Got a YT channel here about it:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO5...XXwbt4A/videos

I shamelessly bought this bad boy after debating for months. It was sold out everywhere and I was able to snag one online

[JayJ350]

I would tend to agree if all you want to do is play the games. However, for collectors it's another story.


I have retropie and numerous consoles/handhelds that are modded to play retro games. I mostly collect handhelds (Gameboys). I find myself wanting to play on original hardware more so than playing on a retropie setup.

Yeah I got a bunch of old handhelds, most of the noteworthy Game Boy models. The Light and SP are easily the most playable these days due to their build in screen lighting, but the Light was a somewhat rare Japan only thing. Feels dope to play old games on it though.

[OptimusTrajan]

Oracle of Ages/Seasons
Wario Land
Mole Mania
Minish Cap (GBA)

I played Ages, and didn't care for it. It felt like a bad LA rom hack. Wario Land 2 is GOAT. I'll check out the other two.

[Deathstroke]

3ds Worth starting? I never had one.

[TokenV]

3ds Worth starting? I never had one.

I never really liked the DS line in general tbh

dual screen is not for me, can't stand touch controls

3DS added "3D" graphics which I instantly turned off lmfao

I always got them to play the handful of games I really wanted but not a fan

but that's my personal opinion lol, I'm sure there are a lot of people that love the system

edit: imo handheld gaming peaked with the GB/GBC/GBA, now the Switch is basically offering "console games" on the go, to me that's a different thing

handheld games should have a simplicity going for them since you're limited with the smaller screen and you might not be in a ideal gaming setting, so adding a second screen and touch controls isn't helping let alone offering full blown console games with all their complexity

[OptimusTrajan]

I never really liked the DS line in general tbh

dual screen is not for me, can't stand touch controls

3DS added "3D" graphics which I instantly turned off lmfao

I always got them to play the handful of games I really wanted but not a fan

but that's my personal opinion lol, I'm sure there are a lot of people that love the system

edit: imo handheld gaming peaked with the GB/GBC/GBA, now the Switch is basically offering "console games" on the go, to me that's a different thing

handheld games should have a simplicity going for them since you're limited with the smaller screen and you might not be in a ideal gaming setting, so adding a second screen and touch controls isn't helping let alone offering full blown console games with all their complexity

You're missing out on a bunch of great Atlus games on ds/3ds.

[1320it]

I never really liked the DS line in general tbh

dual screen is not for me, can't stand touch controls

3DS added "3D" graphics which I instantly turned off lmfao

I always got them to play the handful of games I really wanted but not a fan

but that's my personal opinion lol, I'm sure there are a lot of people that love the system

edit: imo handheld gaming peaked with the GB/GBC/GBA, now the Switch is basically offering "console games" on the go, to me that's a different thing

handheld games should have a simplicity going for them since you're limited with the smaller screen and you might not be in a ideal gaming setting, so adding a second screen and touch controls isn't helping let alone offering full blown console games with all their complexity

IMO, the PS Vita is way over looked. Have you tried one? Blows Nintendo's products out of the water

[WHChampion]

IMO, the PS Vita is way over looked. Have you tried one? Blows Nintendo's products out of the water

Vita is a fantastic handheld other than there not being a ton of quality exclusive games due to them giving up on it so quick. Actually feels like a premium product too unlike Nintendo ones that always manages to feel like a Fisher Price toy.

Shame that the prices on most games are so inflated at this point. Pretty expensive to buy in now.

[OptimusTrajan]

Vita is a fantastic handheld other than there not being a ton of quality exclusive games due to them giving up on it so quick. Actually feels like a premium product too unlike Nintendo ones that always manages to feel like a Fisher Price toy.

Shame that the prices on most games are so inflated at this point. Pretty expensive to buy in now.

I think you can just hack it. I hacked my PSP. Don't own a single game for it.

[JayJ350]

Vita is a fantastic handheld other than there not being a ton of quality exclusive games due to them giving up on it so quick. Actually feels like a premium product too unlike Nintendo ones that always manages to feel like a Fisher Price toy.

Shame that the prices on most games are so inflated at this point. Pretty expensive to buy in now.

Yeah I'm glad I got in on the Vita early and while you could still buy some new hardware in Japan. I got an original launch OLED model and a late revision model in the metallic red.

I think what doomed it's success early was Sony's decision to go with proprietary memory format for the storage. It made it so the storage for the Vita was highly limited and very overpriced, something that probably tuned off a lot of people.

Honestly it's a lot like the PSP Go, which I also got, am a fan of, that didn't do that well either. A great handheld with some great design concepts and ideas that basically came out ahead of it's time. Nobody was really ready for digital gaming when the PSP Go came out, and the Vita just wasn't setup well for digital gaming.

[WHChampion]

Yeah I'm glad I got in on the Vita early and while you could still buy some new hardware in Japan. I got an original launch OLED model and a late revision model in the metallic red.

I think what doomed it's success early was Sony's decision to go with proprietary memory format for the storage. It made it so the storage for the Vita was highly limited and very overpriced, something that probably tuned off a lot of people.

Honestly it's a lot like the PSP Go, which I also got, am a fan of, that didn't do that well either. A great handheld with some great design concepts and ideas that basically came out ahead of it's time. Nobody was really ready for digital gaming when the PSP Go came out, and the Vita just wasn't setup well for digital gaming.

Ya my Vita is the white OLED one that came with assassin's creed liberation. Mine came with only 4gb which literally only held 1 game at a time. I had to order a 32gb card online for like $80 and I think if you wanted 64gb you had to buy from Japan.

I also have a PSP Go which I bought years after launch and modded so I could play the retro systems along with PSP and PS1. Always thought it was a cool design and was really the only super portable way to play PS1 games at the time.

I think they made Vita a lot harder to hack too which negated a big selling point of the PSPs lol. One of the big reasons I got a PSP Go was so I didn't have to mess around with my Vita and potentially fk it up.

[phaginator]

I never really liked the DS line in general tbh

dual screen is not for me, can't stand touch controls

3DS added "3D" graphics which I instantly turned off lmfao

I always got them to play the handful of games I really wanted but not a fan

but that's my personal opinion lol, I'm sure there are a lot of people that love the system

edit: imo handheld gaming peaked with the GB/GBC/GBA, now the Switch is basically offering "console games" on the go, to me that's a different thing

handheld games should have a simplicity going for them since you're limited with the smaller screen and you might not be in a ideal gaming setting, so adding a second screen and touch controls isn't helping let alone offering full blown console games with all their complexity

Don't agree, Nintendo DS was peak mobile gaming. Finally being able to play online with games like Mario Kart DS and of course 3D games was amazing.

Nintendo DS was also the best selling handheld of all time, almost reaching PS2 total sales.

[phaginator]

IMO, the PS Vita is way over looked. Have you tried one? Blows Nintendo's products out of the water

Loved vita, played so much Killzone online, it was great. One of the best multiplayer shooters I've played.

Sadly the game library of Vita is a joke and doesn't come close to the compitition at that time, the 3DS.

Also lacked the L2 and R2 buttons, so emulation wasn't that good either.

Fck Sony though, it had so much potential.

[jason_bh]

Those collectibles aren’t coins or old baseball card sets or anything but while I like games, I was hoping they’ll be worth something in the future. Like enjoy my run, then sell whatever I have later… sometime before I die. I mean does the grading system tack on any extra money? If so I’d honestly take it if it means anything to a potential buyer.

The 'grading system' takes a percentage of what the game sells for. That is the reason why these games are inflated. The grading system is in cahoots with the auction sites. They can inflate the bidding and take a higher percentage of what these games sell for. IMO, we will be seeing a retro video game bubble (crash) within the next 10 years or so.

Buy what you want to play or collect, but do not do so thinking that you will get a great return on them.

Original Gameboy games look good on PC with upscaling.

Also, recommend me some game boy games. As a kid, I loved Link's Awakening, Mario Land 2, the DKC ports, James Bond 007, and Pokemon, but I don't really know many other good games for it. I have a huge rom collection, but nothing really looks interesting.

My list of 'must-play' GB games.

Platformers:
Super Mario Land 1, 2, & 3
TMNT 1, 2, & 3
Balloon Kid
Felix the Cat
Kid Dracula
Avenging Spirit
Kirby's Dream Land 1 & 2
Metroid II
Ninja Gaiden Shadow
Bionic Commando
Batman
Darkwing Duck
Donkey Kong (94)
Trip World

RPG'ish:
Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (GBC)
Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (GBC)
Gargoyle's Quest
Final Fantasy Adventure
Crystalis (GBC)

Shooters:
Solar Striker
Contra Alien Wars
Gradius
Mercenary Force
Operation C
Battle Unit Zeoth

Puzzle Games:
Tetris
Qix
Quarth
Catrap
Boxxle
Mole Mania
Heiankyo Alien
A-mazing Tater

MISC:
Motocross Maniacs
Extra Innings
Super RC Pro-Am
Metal Gear Solid (GBC)

Yeah I got a bunch of old handhelds, most of the noteworthy Game Boy models. The Light and SP are easily the most playable these days due to their build in screen lighting, but the Light was a somewhat rare Japan only thing. Feels dope to play old games on it though.

The Gameboy Light would be cool to own. However, the new IPS screens that you can put into retro handhelds nowadays are a game-changer.

3ds Worth starting? I never had one.

Yes. You can mod a 3DS and play 3DS, NDS, GBA, GB, NES, Atari, etc.

[JayJ350]

Ya my Vita is the white OLED one that came with assassin's creed liberation. Mine came with only 4gb which literally only held 1 game at a time. I had to order a 32gb card online for like $80 and I think if you wanted 64gb you had to buy from Japan.

I also have a PSP Go which I bought years after launch and modded so I could play the retro systems along with PSP and PS1. Always thought it was a cool design and was really the only super portable way to play PS1 games at the time.

I think they made Vita a lot harder to hack too which negated a big selling point of the PSPs lol. One of the big reasons I got a PSP Go was so I didn't have to mess around with my Vita and potentially fk it up.

Yeah I got the OLED Vita that was the special deluxe launch edition with the built-in 3G wireless capability, I never once used the 3G because you needed to pretty much setup a cell phone plan for that and it was just kinda pointless chit as there was hardly anything worth trying to use it for. Still, it came with a nice ass case that you could only get with that bundle, and I think they included a 4GB card as well. I remember pretty much just throwing that 4GB card away and paying out the ass for a 32GB card.

That served me well but towards the end of the Vita's life when the support in Japan was shutting down I ordered a brand new revision Vita with a 64GB card. That turned out to be a great decision because shortly after they sold out their remaining stock and the prices for that skyrocketed. Honestly now a days I would probably have a hard time justifying getting a Vita, it was one of those things where you really had to of been there and taken advantage of it being on the market while it was still somewhat relevant, especially since the digital store was such a big part of the library in the end.

The Gameboy Light would be cool to own. However, the new IPS screens that you can put into retro handhelds nowadays are a game-changer.

I actually got 4 modern retro handhelds, think all but one of them has IPS screens. The Anbernic handhelds have been my favorite, just great high quality little handhelds, perfect size and shape for everything I used them for. Especially since two of them have the GBA's native screen size, just higher res I think so everything scales perfectly. My other two have 4:3 screens and I mostly use them for playing PS1 games.

The cool thing about the Game Boy Light though is how it's basically just a Game Boy Pocket but with a lit screen, which means you got that authentic old fashioned screen with contrast adjustment, it's just gives off a look that you can't really replicate with modern retro handhelds. That and you can play the original authentic games. It's a much more expensive and limited way to go though obviously, but I like having it for experiencing what Game Boy used to feel like.

[Deathstroke]

I got a sweet crt tv today for my retro station!


And next up is a Game boy Advanced SP

I need 5-10 solid games for this badass timeless handheld!

I understand advanced plays every gameboy, game boy color, and gba title. So I need some good suggestions across all game boy gems!

[TokenV]

I got a sweet crt tv today for my retro station!


And next up is a Game boy Advanced SP

I need 5-10 solid games for this badass timeless handheld!

I understand advanced plays every gameboy, game boy color, and gba title. So I need some good suggestions across all game boy gems!

Links Awakening DX
Oracle of Ages / Seasons
Minish Cap
Mole Mania
Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins
Wario Land
Speedy Gonzales

[jason_bh]

The cool thing about the Game Boy Light though is how it's basically just a Game Boy Pocket but with a lit screen, which means you got that authentic old fashioned screen with contrast adjustment, it's just gives off a look that you can't really replicate with modern retro handhelds. That and you can play the original authentic games. It's a much more expensive and limited way to go though obviously, but I like having it for experiencing what Game Boy used to feel like.

I agree. I don't have a Gameboy Light, but I did a backlight mod on a Gameboy DMG and Pocket. They look and appear just like a Gameboy Light. I kept a couple of my Gameboys stock just so that they are original. I like trying to stay original, but the screen blur in the original DMG and even to a degree on the Pocket, is hard to overlook once I upgraded to an IPS.

[jason_bh]

I got a sweet crt tv today for my retro station!


And next up is a Game boy Advanced SP

I need 5-10 solid games for this badass timeless handheld!

I understand advanced plays every gameboy, game boy color, and gba title. So I need some good suggestions across all game boy gems!

I posted some original GB games above.

My recommendations for the GBA are:
Castlevania Circle of the Moon
Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance
Castlevania Aria of Sorrow
Astroboy (get a bootleg copy and save money)
Metroid Zero Mission
Metroid Fusion
Advance Wars 1 & 2
Golden Sun 1 & 2
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords
Mother 1, 2, & 3 (get a bootleg copy)
Ninja Five-O (get a bootleg copy)
Mario Golf Advance Tour

[1320it]

I posted some original GB games above.

My recommendations for the GBA are:
Castlevania Circle of the Moon
Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance
Castlevania Aria of Sorrow
Astroboy (get a bootleg copy and save money)
Metroid Zero Mission
Metroid Fusion
Advance Wars 1 & 2
Golden Sun 1 & 2
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords
Mother 1, 2, & 3 (get a bootleg copy)
Ninja Five-O (get a bootleg copy)
Mario Golf Advance Tour

What about SNES?

[jason_bh]

What about SNES?

I really don't play SNES much. However, my recommendations would be:

Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past
Super Metroid
Donkey Kong Country games
Super Castlevania IV
F-Zero
Chrono Trigger (classic game must be played)
Mega-man X
Super Mario World
Earthbound (not for everyone but it has a legendary reputation)

[1320it]

I figured this was the best place to post this, but here are some games I uncovered from when I used to collect:



I have way more. Just didn't find them yet since they are in storage.

[BearyManilowe]

Bumping for visibility.