RickR

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I noticed this and thought pretty cool, why not? So I thought I would share. 

Well, N64 emulation isn't quite there on this.  I don't think there's enough computing horsepower.  So that's a no-go
 
On the bright side, everything else I've tried works great.  MAME, Genesis, 2600, 7800, Lynx, NES, SNES, GameGear, Gameboy Color.....all perfect. 

The adapter came!  Shipping was sure slow.  But it looks good.  I have not had time to try it yet.
 
 

Atari 2600 Track & Field - Game and controller!

I don't like to use the term "Holy Grail" because nothing in my collection is really that valuable.  But let's just say this is an item that I've wanted for a long time.  And it is AWESOME.  Atari did a great job with this game and controller.  Too bad it came after the crash.

Atari 2600 Track & Field - Game and controller!

I don't like to use the term "Holy Grail" because nothing in my collection is really that valuable.  But let's just say this is an item that I've wanted for a long time.  And it is AWESOME.  Atari did a great job with this game and controller.  Too bad it came after the crash.

Well, N64 emulation isn't quite there on this.  I don't think there's enough computing horsepower.  So that's a no-go
 
On the bright side, everything else I've tried works great.  MAME, Genesis, 2600, 7800, Lynx, NES, SNES, GameGear, Gameboy Color.....all perfect. 

Wow!  I know that rare feeling.  Once you get a certain number of 2600 games, it's so hard to find more that one at a time.
 
You let me know if that Frogger 2 is for sale/trade.  

I wanted to share my experience here in creating a RetroPie machine.
 
What is it?
It's an emulation station created using a Raspberry Pi and an image called "RetroPie".  It emulates a ton of different systems.  I'm mostly interested in 2600, Vectrex, Lynx, MAME, NES, SNES, Genesis, and N64.  
 
It was really the SNES Classic that got me really interested in trying this.  I play that one a lot, and it works well.  It's small enough to take to friends' houses or parties.  And it just plain works.  I figured a system that could do even more systems would be even better. 
 
I've tried this before.  A few years ago, I used a Rasp Pi version 1 and an old iCade to make a small "arcade" machine.  It worked pretty well, but was pretty limited.  That version of Raspberry Pi maxed out at the NES level.  SNES games were very choppy.  Older arcade games were fine, but anything beyond 1983 or so was choppy.  
 
I also ended up never getting that little arcade machine out.  It was too cumbersome.  So I decided to just create a new machine with just the Pi itself connected to our family room TV using DVI cable.  The newest version of Pi has BlueTooth built in, meaning you can use a wireless PS3, PS4, etc controller with it.
 
So here's what I bought:
A Raspberry Pi 3 Model B from Target (yes, they sell them at Target!)  Price was $33.25 if you use their Red Card. A 32 GB micro SD card ($20 from Office Depot). I also bought a cheapo case on eBay, but it has not arrived yet.
 
Setup was very simple.  You have to have a keyboard for initial setup.  But it's not needed after that.  I'm also using a wired generic PC gamepad for now.  It works nicely.
 

 
So far, the games I've tried all work fine.  2600 games, for example, are emulated using "Stella".  That works great.  NES and SNES are both perfect.  I have a lot more to try and play with.
 
The UI is pretty nice.  Not as nice as the SNES Classic.  But nice enough. I really like how the UI is consistent for all emulation.  The same hot-keys to save or exit work for all the different emulators.  
 
Suggestions:
There's a newer model (3 Model B+) available that offers even better performance.  But it isn't available at Target yet.  If may be worth tracking that one down on-line. Some people go wild with some wild designs on these.  Full-sized arcade machines, mini bar machines, etc, etc.  I think those are really cool, but I don't have the time, space, or patience to do that yet.   It's a lot easier than I thought it would be to get this up and working.  Lots of help available on-line.

Very cool Rick!! I've been thinking about this for quite a while. Might be time to finally give it a shot.

I wanted to share my experience here in creating a RetroPie machine.
 
What is it?
It's an emulation station created using a Raspberry Pi and an image called "RetroPie".  It emulates a ton of different systems.  I'm mostly interested in 2600, Vectrex, Lynx, MAME, NES, SNES, Genesis, and N64.  
 
It was really the SNES Classic that got me really interested in trying this.  I play that one a lot, and it works well.  It's small enough to take to friends' houses or parties.  And it just plain works.  I figured a system that could do even more systems would be even better. 
 
I've tried this before.  A few years ago, I used a Rasp Pi version 1 and an old iCade to make a small "arcade" machine.  It worked pretty well, but was pretty limited.  That version of Raspberry Pi maxed out at the NES level.  SNES games were very choppy.  Older arcade games were fine, but anything beyond 1983 or so was choppy.  
 
I also ended up never getting that little arcade machine out.  It was too cumbersome.  So I decided to just create a new machine with just the Pi itself connected to our family room TV using DVI cable.  The newest version of Pi has BlueTooth built in, meaning you can use a wireless PS3, PS4, etc controller with it.
 
So here's what I bought:
A Raspberry Pi 3 Model B from Target (yes, they sell them at Target!)  Price was $33.25 if you use their Red Card. A 32 GB micro SD card ($20 from Office Depot). I also bought a cheapo case on eBay, but it has not arrived yet.
 
Setup was very simple.  You have to have a keyboard for initial setup.  But it's not needed after that.  I'm also using a wired generic PC gamepad for now.  It works nicely.
 

 
So far, the games I've tried all work fine.  2600 games, for example, are emulated using "Stella".  That works great.  NES and SNES are both perfect.  I have a lot more to try and play with.
 
The UI is pretty nice.  Not as nice as the SNES Classic.  But nice enough. I really like how the UI is consistent for all emulation.  The same hot-keys to save or exit work for all the different emulators.  
 
Suggestions:
There's a newer model (3 Model B+) available that offers even better performance.  But it isn't available at Target yet.  If may be worth tracking that one down on-line. Some people go wild with some wild designs on these.  Full-sized arcade machines, mini bar machines, etc, etc.  I think those are really cool, but I don't have the time, space, or patience to do that yet.   It's a lot easier than I thought it would be to get this up and working.  Lots of help available on-line.

I wanted to share my experience here in creating a RetroPie machine.
 
What is it?
It's an emulation station created using a Raspberry Pi and an image called "RetroPie".  It emulates a ton of different systems.  I'm mostly interested in 2600, Vectrex, Lynx, MAME, NES, SNES, Genesis, and N64.  
 
It was really the SNES Classic that got me really interested in trying this.  I play that one a lot, and it works well.  It's small enough to take to friends' houses or parties.  And it just plain works.  I figured a system that could do even more systems would be even better. 
 
I've tried this before.  A few years ago, I used a Rasp Pi version 1 and an old iCade to make a small "arcade" machine.  It worked pretty well, but was pretty limited.  That version of Raspberry Pi maxed out at the NES level.  SNES games were very choppy.  Older arcade games were fine, but anything beyond 1983 or so was choppy.  
 
I also ended up never getting that little arcade machine out.  It was too cumbersome.  So I decided to just create a new machine with just the Pi itself connected to our family room TV using DVI cable.  The newest version of Pi has BlueTooth built in, meaning you can use a wireless PS3, PS4, etc controller with it.
 
So here's what I bought:
A Raspberry Pi 3 Model B from Target (yes, they sell them at Target!)  Price was $33.25 if you use their Red Card. A 32 GB micro SD card ($20 from Office Depot). I also bought a cheapo case on eBay, but it has not arrived yet.
 
Setup was very simple.  You have to have a keyboard for initial setup.  But it's not needed after that.  I'm also using a wired generic PC gamepad for now.  It works nicely.
 

 
So far, the games I've tried all work fine.  2600 games, for example, are emulated using "Stella".  That works great.  NES and SNES are both perfect.  I have a lot more to try and play with.
 
The UI is pretty nice.  Not as nice as the SNES Classic.  But nice enough. I really like how the UI is consistent for all emulation.  The same hot-keys to save or exit work for all the different emulators.  
 
Suggestions:
There's a newer model (3 Model B+) available that offers even better performance.  But it isn't available at Target yet.  If may be worth tracking that one down on-line. Some people go wild with some wild designs on these.  Full-sized arcade machines, mini bar machines, etc, etc.  I think those are really cool, but I don't have the time, space, or patience to do that yet.   It's a lot easier than I thought it would be to get this up and working.  Lots of help available on-line.

the newest incarnation of Secretum Labyrinth called "Dark Castles" is close to the point, where we will start beta testing the game soon.
 
thanks for watching,
lance
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Got these from a good guy on facebook for $20 shipped

Went to my local Goodwill last Sunday, and got a pretty good haul.
From Russia With Love and Fable for the Xbox, Record of Agarest War for the Xbox 360, two Mary Kate and Ashley games for the Playstation, two old PC games, the soundtrack from The Lion King, and also from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Not pictured is a television hookup cable for the original Xbox.

Air Sea Battle

Ooooh.  Too late.  Those look pretty sweet.
 
I just bought a "standard" modded 7800 on-line.  It looks and sounds pretty good.  But I hear those UAV boards are better still.

I'll say it again.  The bad reviews are the most fun to watch  

On the 2600, I couldn't stand Slot Racers.  It had one of the coolest box art of any game to date but the game itself was just plain awful!

UserBenchmarks: Game 67%, Desk 62%, Work 52%
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 67.2%
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB - 72.3%
SSD: WD Green 120GB (2016) - 47.4%
HDD: Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB - 97.6%
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) - 103.3%
RAM: Unknown V02D4LF8GB5285282400 2x8GB - 85.7%
MBD: Asus PRIME B350M-A
 
After adjusting some BIOS and Power plan Settings (I was initially disappointed with CPU results,
I still plan to do some tweaking in hopes of getting SSD improvements) 
 

 


UserBenchmarks: Game 69%, Desk 68%, Work 56%
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 76.3%
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB - 72.9%
SSD: WD Green 120GB (2016) - 45.6%
HDD: Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB - 99.7%
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) - 105.2%
RAM: Unknown V02D4LF8GB5285282400 2x8GB - 86.1%
MBD: Asus PRIME B350M-A

Here's my end of the NSG trade.  Turbo (w manual), 7800 Kung-Fu Master, and cash considerations.  London Blitz was an extra added surprise because NSG is awesome.  I'm very excited!  Thanks!
 
 

Who remembers the good old days of building your own PC?  There were some really great web sites like Anandtech and Tom's Hardware that would review and compare the latest CPU's, motherboards, video cards, etc, and also fascinating topics like overclocking.  I remember carefully picking each component for my own build and then running benchmarks to compare with my buds. 
 
Who's up for running a similar benchmark on their current PC?
 
Go here:  www.userbenchmark.com

Click on the "free download" link and run the benchmark file.  Then post your results here.

Here are mine:
 
UserBenchmarks: Game 36%, Desk 84%, Work 61%
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K - 90.7%
GPU: Nvidia GTX 660 - 29.8%
SSD: Intel 540s Series 1TB - 93.2%
HDD: WD Blue 750GB (2008) - 50.6%
RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB - 61%
MBD: MSI Z97 GUARD-PRO (MS-7923)
 
 

You should see if your new editing software does "Star wipes".  Because 50% more star wipes will make your video 100% better. 

Is it really as bad as they say? 
Time to find out...
Ep 455: Karate 

I'm still waiting for the first Cane's to open in downtown Portland....coming soon it says.