Retro Gaming

"Tareim - V8 powered" (tareimgaml)
12/28/2018 at 16:28 • Filed to: Retro Gaming, PSC

Afte r seeing the big price drop, as well as the ability to hack it to play pretty much any game, I decided to pick up a Playstation Classic in the post-christmas sales

Has anyone else picked up one of these (or one of the other mini classics)?

DISCUSSION (30)

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Tareim - V8 powered
12/28/2018 at 16:39

Didn’t even know this was a thing! Cool. But I've got a PS2 that'll play PS1 games.

atfsgeoff > Tareim - V8 powered
12/28/2018 at 16:40

I still have a perfectly functional PS1 with modchip and a gameshark pro, that I got for xmas of 1997. 21 years and countless thousands of hours of playtime later, still kicking just fine.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Tareim - V8 powered
12/28/2018 at 16:41

nope... i still have a psone tho (admittedly back in its box now)

but im keeping it till ive played this game

Kinja'd!!!

only ever played the demo... the game never turned up in shops near me :(

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Tareim - V8 powered
12/28/2018 at 16:43

I have not, but I’d be curious on your experience with it. What’s the game selection currently?

Makes me want to break out the ol PS1 I have stowed away.

Tareim - V8 powered > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
12/28/2018 at 16:45

They’ve got DD on the classic, not sure if it’s down to bad emulation of the stock system but it was next to impossible to steer that thing, don’t remember it being that bad

Tareim - V8 powered > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
12/28/2018 at 16:46

I could easily play ps1 games on my pc with an emulator but there was just something cool about having the mini ps1 as well as the original digital only controllers

Tareim - V8 powered > atfsgeoff
12/28/2018 at 16:48

the laser failed on my original ps1 :(

The Dummy Gummy > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
12/28/2018 at 16:48

Same, I use my ps3 for that too.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Tareim - V8 powered
12/28/2018 at 16:48

i think it might be coz new games are so much better.... ive pretty much vowed to never go back to old games and keep my fond memories

(dd raw being an exception.. as ive never played it beyond the demo...im sure it wont blow my mind now like it would have then)

Tareim - V8 powered > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
12/28/2018 at 16:50

Slightly odd collection but the official 20 are;

Battle Arena Toshinden

Cool Boarders 2

Destruction Derby

Final Fantasy VII

Grand Theft Auto

Intelligent Qube

Jumping Flash!

Metal Gear Solid

Mr. Driller

Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee

Rayman

Resident Evil Director’s Cut

Revelations: Persona

Ridge Racer Type 4

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo

Syphon Filter

Tekken 3

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six

Twisted Metal

Wild Arms

T hough the console has no security on it whatsoever meaning you can plug in a usb and run games off that (though they are working on ways to not have to use a usb stick as it takes up a controller port)

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Tareim - V8 powered
12/28/2018 at 16:50

huh... no offical spyro = no COFL buying it

Tareim - V8 powered > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
12/28/2018 at 16:51

I did think that, being used to analog steering with precise inputs, the digital input of the dpad was never great but I might try downloading it to play it through the hacked emulation to see if its different

Tareim - V8 powered > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
12/28/2018 at 16:52

I think it was due to the remaster being released, however nothing stopping you from downloading the game and running it from a usb stick

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > The Dummy Gummy
12/28/2018 at 16:53

I’ve got one of those too

BJ > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
12/28/2018 at 16:54

That game is so much fun!

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > Tareim - V8 powered
12/28/2018 at 16:56

Classics.

Kids these days, I’m still rocking my original PS2 after my 4th PS3 shit the bed. 15+ yrs and the old girl’s still rocking.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > BJ
12/28/2018 at 16:57

sure looked it from the demo

but my local shops never stocked it... and ordering online wasnt really possible yet (without a debit/creditcard)

so i missed out on it

Tareim - V8 powered > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness
12/28/2018 at 16:59

I’ve got my original NES tucked away somewhere, however both my ps1 and ps2 lasers failed so they were no good

atfsgeoff > Tareim - V8 powered
12/28/2018 at 17:00

You can get a replacement for about $12

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAGDJ8D55815

Tareim - V8 powered > atfsgeoff
12/28/2018 at 17:03

I don’t think I have the original anymore

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Tareim - V8 powered
12/28/2018 at 17:04

me mum gave my original nes and a basket full of games away.... my amiga too

was a little annoyed at her for not asking first.... but it went to a school for a bunch of first and second graders to bum around with

thats a better use than having it lying around for me to maybe one day play again or sell...

but still... damnit mum :p

Tareim - V8 powered > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
12/28/2018 at 17:16

Had the same with an Atari Lynx, it was technically my brothers but he moved out and gave it to my mum, I played it for a bit then she just got rid of it without asking me

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Tareim - V8 powered
12/28/2018 at 17:20

I would be really tempted if the actual emulator was better than it is. The emulator issues turn me off from buying it for the hacking potentials. Instead I’ll just spend my money on retro controllers and adapters for use with my PC.

Tareim - V8 powered > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
12/28/2018 at 17:24

the hacking bit is replacing the emulator itself iirc, think they are using a system known as retroarch

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Tareim - V8 powered
12/28/2018 at 17:26

Last I had heard they were just injecting ROMs into the existing emulator. If they are able to replace the emulator I might be tempted.

Tareim - V8 powered > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
12/28/2018 at 17:28

As the classic has only recently been released there isn’t much out for it currently however this is something to keep an eye on https://modmyclassic.com/?page_id=1229

I’m currently in the process of using the bleemsync method as I type this to get some games loaded and see how it goes but will try the above software once out of beta

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
12/28/2018 at 20:04

Spyro and Crash both got the cut from the Classic due to the recent remasters.

DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
12/28/2018 at 22:23

What I’m planning on doing this year is build a htpc that can also emulate some games. Probably get an old desktop , and throw in a cheap gpu ( so it can do ps2 games) and an SSD for a boot drive.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever
12/28/2018 at 22:49

I haven’t tried PS2 on my laptop yet but I can run Gamecube games through Dolphin easily without having to use my GPU. Of course I do end up using my GPU anyway because that generation of games looks gorgeous when you upscale them to 4k and beyond.

Tareim - V8 powered > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
01/03/2019 at 09:46

it seems like we are getting very close to the emulator being replaced; https://www.reddit.com/r/PlaystationClassic/comments/abuq1m/bleemsync_dev_vlog_3_successfully_enabling_back/