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Recent game consoles can experience the world view of Hollywood movies, but you have to commit a considerable amount of time.If you want to play slowly, the retro games of the 8bit, 16bit era are just right.Because of that, a retro game console has recently come out like a bamboo shoot after the rain, and it's hard to choose which one is better.That's why I compared various plays and chose recommended for each situation.
Some people have saved the cassette of the 80s game carefully (or put the ROM file in the hard drive) repeatedly, and what is good about Sufami or Mega Drive?Some teens may be worried.In both cases, I hope this article will be a guide for the retro game world.
Shopping prediction in the first half of 2022
Now that the Corona era has entered the third year of the Corona, the gadget world is still suffering from supply chain issues.Panic's PlayDate, which turns the crank and operates a black -and -white retro -flavored game, has missed the timing of battery parts and is scheduled to be shipped in early 2022.In 2021, many new generation mobile game consoles were born from China.With a higher -speed processor, you can play 3D games like Nintendo 64 and Dream Cast, and the OS has been switched from Linux to Android, expanding the options of the emulator.Anbernic has also switched from the old RKK3326 to the new generation, and has launched a more powerful and powerful mobile emulator than the long -awaited RG552.
The long -awaited Nintendo Switch Pro seems to be still good in early 2022, but the retro title of Nintendo Switch Online is continuing to expand, and the recent new additional packs add Nintendo 64 and Mega Drive classic games.it was done.If you play with Nintendo Switch (organic EL model), which has become a beautiful screen, it will be more and more close.
Best mobile retro game console
What kind of person?
A person who spent his boyhood in the 1980s and 1990s, and always plunged a portable game console in his pocket.From the first Game Boy to Game Boy Color, Sega's Gear Gear, which has no battery, and Game Boy Advance, which is difficult to see the screen, you bought all kinds of mobile game consoles (or asked your parents to buy them)?I have a game cassette carefully, but the hardware is getting older, and those who want to play a nostalgia other than the emulator and smartphone retro games, this is finally coming out!
Recommended: Analogue Pocket
Analogue Pocket, which came almost one year behind the Corona, has realized almost the strongest for classic portable game titles.3.The 5 -inch, 1600 × 1440 liquid crystal display (protected by gorilla glass) is a remarkable clearness and completely reproduces the world of classic games without any problems with performance.Inside it is equipped with a custom FPGA chip, you can perfectly play Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advanced, Sega game gear, etc., and share the progress of the game with a friend in the future update.You will be able to do it.There is also a dock to play games on TV.
However, I have to prepare a cassette myself, and the title other than Nintendo requires a little adapter, so thank you.Price $ 219 (about 25,000 yen).
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The $ 90 (about 10,000 yen) Evercade, like Analogue Pocket, is a mobile game console that requires a cassette.However, the cassette is not a NES or Sega guy wearing dust in the storeroom of the parents' house.
Evercade is licensing from the original game of the original game, and creates a cassette with some games for each theme.The cassette with multiple games is $ 20 (about 2,300 yen).This kind of approach is like Analogue Pocket, but Evercade does not depend on the software emulator, so all the games move like the original system, delayed or moved, and paintings.There is no jerky or the sound shifted.
I was really surprised when Nintendo launched a game and watch on the 35th anniversary of Mario last year.The price is $ 50 (5,478 yen in Japan), a nostalgic game & watch hardware, with the NES version "Super Mario Bros." and the disc system "Super Mario Bros. 2", and the classic title "Ball".He gave me out.
This year, the "Legend of Zelda" version appeared, 1986 "The Legend of Zelda", the 1988 "Link Adventure" incorporating the horizontal scrolling, and the 1993 Game Boy "Zelda Legendary Dreaming Islands to Dream Zelda.], And there is "Birmin" where the character is linked.One game has increased one more than the Mario version, and you can play with Zelda watches, so the Zelda version is more profitable.
Many of those who love retro portable game consoles think that this genre has completed the first Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance. If you are an emphasis on that image, what about a customized Game Boy made by Retro Modding? Combining old hardware (originally used motherboard) and new parts (rechargeable batteries, backlight LCDs, loud speakers, colorful buttons, or more, or more designed housing) I am. The cost of customization is that if you try to upgrade all parts, it will exceed $ 500 (about 57,000 yen), and it will take several weeks for the production period, but for those who can not let go of Game Boy who can no longer use, the remake version is the rescue writer. It will be.
If you want to be as small as possible, SUPER IMPULSE's Micro Arcade is a credit card size of the classic classic such as "Pakman", "Tetris", "Galaga", "Oregon Trail", and "Q Bart".The price is $ 20-25 (2,300-2,900 yen) depending on the number of titles to be recorded.
The author of Micro Arcade is also a gameboy that can make your own game with open source, ARDUBOY.Arduboy is an extremely retro terminal on a black -and -white organic EL screen, and there are no super major titles (except for "Tetris" or "Space Invaders" clones), but the titles you can play now are completely free.However, ARDUBOY, which can load one title at a time, cost $ 29 (about 3,300 yen), but at the time of the translation of the article, it is no longer on the website.Instead, the Arduboy FX, which has more than 200 titles, is accepting pre -orders for $ 54 (about 6,200 yen).
Or, Nintendo Switch also sells more than 91 million units in total, including Lite and OLED models, so I think many people have it.Former Nintendo's portable game consoles could use old terminal cassettes, but Nintendo Switch does not use old Game Boy cassette.However, if you pay $ 4 per month or $ 20 a year (Japan is 306 yen per month, 2,400 yen per year) and enter Nintendo Switch Online, you can access NES and Sufami games.There are more than 100 titles to play and have been added every few months.Now you can easily play 8 -bit and 16 -bit games, and the emulation is naturally perfect.
In September, Nintendo Switch Online + additional packs were also announced, and retro games of Nintendo 64 and Sega Mega Drive were also joined the collection.However, the annual usage fee will be increased to 4,900 yen.Alternatively, if you make a family plan for 8,900 yen, you can share up to seven other Nintendo accounts.
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What kind of person?
A kids of the 80's who polished his skills with ATARI, NES, Sufami, Sega Master system, etc.I preserved both the game console and the cassette at that time, but if you carry a cassette, isn't the portable game console ruined?I don't hate software emulator.There is no need to play nostalgic titles in the ROM file, but if you play anyway, you are good with a dedicated device with joysticks and cross keys firmly.
Recommended: Anbernic RG350P
Until a few years ago, the device created by a Chinese retro game enthusiast was not good but wonderful, and there was no quality like a major game console.But now it's not that much, and the Anbernic RG350P is as solid as Nintendo Switch.From the ROM file stored in the microSD card, you can also play games with Game Boys, NES, Super Nintendo, Sega Master System, Mega Drive, First Preste, and even retro computer games like COMMODORE 64.The price is about $ 86 (about 9,800 yen), which is reasonable for what you can do.However, because it is for people who are bright in technology, when you add new emulator or update, let's be careful in the Internet community or tutorial.
Anbernic later issued an updated version like RG351MP, which has been added with an aluminum housing, but the price has been around $ 140 (about 16,000 yen).The contents are the same for RG350P, so this is still more advantageous in terms of cospa.However, in 2022, a new terminal of Anbernic, which has enhanced the specifications, will also appear.
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The RK2020 is similar to the RG350P, the resolution is clearly higher, the controller is sufficient, and the processing speed is fast.You can play 3D retro games that are more powerful than Nintendo 64 and Dolicas.Because it is one analog stick, the first Preste game is difficult to play, but it is not impossible.However, the memory card that copies the ROM is also a format for Linux OS, and the technical hurdle is high.
More compact is Anbernic's RG280V, packed with RG350P parts in smaller pocket sizes.There is no RG350P dual analog joystick, so games since the 16bit era are easier to play.The price is $ 66 (about 7,600 yen), which is not as cheap as Nintendo's game and watch, but there are thousands of games that can be played.
Best stationary retro game console
What kind of person?
A person who wants to keep NES and Sega cassette and console for a long time and enjoy it on a larger screen.With the evolution of technology, the hurdles that connect old technology to a new TV were surprisingly expensive, and even if they were connected, it was somewhat bad, and the CRT was more beautiful 30 years ago.The person who is doing it.
Recommended: Analogue Super NT
In just a few years, Analogue has solidified its standard position to play retro game cassettes on modern TV.Analogue Super NT does not depend on a buggy software emulator with different performances for each game, but uses a custom FPGA chip to perfectly emulate the hardware of Super Nintendo.All games are endless, there is an HDMI connection, and there are countless options in the large screen, so you can reproduce the experiences that are as close as possible to the impression of the past.The price is not cheap at $ 190 (about 22,000 yen), but the problem is that the Analogue production system is small, so you have to wait for a while until it arrives.
This is also recommended: Analogue Mega SG
All I wrote about Analogue Super NT is also true for MEGA SG, but MEGA SG emulates it is not a superclan, but a 16 -bit megamaster system, a game gear (needed a cartridge adapter), andIt is a mega CD.There is no lag or frame drop, and other emulator has no shift of voice.At the time of the article translation, MEGA SG was also waiting for it, but when there was stock, it was $ 190 (about 22,000 yen).
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The Analogue Mega SG can play Sega cartridge for more than 10 years of release time, but Analogue Super NT is only Super Nintendo.If you want to make use of both NES and Sufami cassettes, find a $ 500 (about 57,000 yen) Analogue NT or a newer Analogue NT mini.Both are out of stock on the Analogue site at the time of the article translation, but sometimes they go up to ebay.
If you want to give it cheaper and are not particular about old cassettes, how about a $ 80 (7,980 yen in Japan)?There are 20 classic 16 -bit Super Nintendo games and two controllers are bundled.Alternatively, $ 60 (Japan's domestic price 5,980 yen) Nintendo Classic Mini Family Computer, which has 30 8 -bit games and two retro controllers.However, the production mini has been discontinued, so I think it is difficult to find it.
If you're a Sega school, you'll find a mega drive mini with 42 16 -bit games at $ 80 (6,980 yen in Japan).For the first Prestatory fans, PlayStation Classic is $ 100 (Japan's price 9,980 yen), and 20 titles are bundled, so I think it's relatively easy to get.However, there is no upgraded DualShock option, there is no analog joystick lined up next to it.
You can use a Raspberry Pi a retro game emulator, and you can find a tutorial for it immediately.In Gizmodo, I made an emulator using Raspberry Pi 3, but the Raspberry Pi 4 that came out was more powerful, from the price of $ 35 (about 4,000 yen).DIY is troublesome, and there is also a ready -made Raspberry pi -based retro console.
Best retro gaming controller
What kind of person?
Retro game love can be satisfied with a computer, a tablet, a smartphone, or Nintendo Switch, but it takes a proper controller to enjoy the game!A person.In addition to touch screen and keyboard, joycon, how about such a controller?
Recommended: 8bitDo Pro 2
8bitdo Pro 2 has dealt with the biggest problem of the predecessor SN30 Pro +.The 8bitdo Ultimate Software, which is necessary for mapping button operation, could only be used on Windows or MacOS, but the mobile version (both Android and iOS) was created.The $ 50 (about 5,700 yen) 8bitdo Pro 2 inherits all features of SN30 Pro +, and dualShock inspired layouts with analog joysticks, moderate vibration feedback, analog shoulder liger, motion control, rechargeable battery.It is exhausted that two AA batteries move.You can save three custom profiles, and press the newly added button to switch the profile.
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PRO 2 has a long grip and a little bigger, not suitable for carrying.The 8 -bitdo SN30 Pro costs $ 45 (about 5,100 yen), and the layout is similar, but it is easy to put in pockets and bags because it is a game pad style without grip.I just can't customize, and I don't have any vibration feedback.
If you play retro games only with the emulator on the Android device, the 8 -bitDo SN30 Pro for Xbox Cloud Gaming is the best, this is $ 40 (about 4,500 yen), and $ 45 (including clips to integrate with Android devices.About 5,100 yen).There is no vibration feedback, but it is more portable than SN30 Pro+, and it can be customized because it is compatible with Ultimate Software.
On the other hand, if you are ease of carrying, there is nothing to the right of 8bitDo Zero 2, and the price is $ 20 (about 2,300 yen).Although it is a compact size slightly thicker than the frisk, it has four action buttons and the left and right shoulder keys.The battery lasts for about 8 hours with a single charge.
In early 2021, 8 bitdo released 8bitDo Arcade Stick, which specializes in case games.The solid joysticks and buttons are as if they were cut out of a classic arcade game console, and you can also customize the 8 -bitdo Ultimate Software.However, since joystick is digital only, it is not suitable for games using recent analog sticks.
All 8 -bitdo controllers are wonderful, but they cannot be used on iOS devices at this stage.This is not because of the 8bitDo, but because Apple has a very limited wireless controller that can be used on iOS devices.
However, when Apple Arcade began, iOS 13, iPad OS 13, Tvos 13, and MacOS Catalina were updated, Xbox Wireless Controllers (6,578 yen in Japan) and PlayStation wireless controllers ($ 60) ($ 60).Japan price 6,578 yen) is now available.iOS 14.5 and iPad OS 14.5, tvos 14.5, and MacOS Big Sur also supported the PS5 DualSense wireless controller (7,678 yen in Japan).All of them are controllers from a game console manufacturer, and it may be somewhat overkill to play retro -flavored games, but there is a sense of security that supports well.
Best retro arcade machine
What kind of person?
Those who went to a local game center and put coins on the machine, and enjoyed cutting -edge graphics, sensitive joysticks and buttons.Click here if you want to reproduce that experience without stains, dark lighting, or cigarette smoke.
Recommended: Arcade1up Video Game Cabinets
If you do not add a thread to the money, there are various retro arcade machines, and inside a PC with emulator is running, you can play thousands of classical games.But Arcade1up took a completely different approach.I made an arcade cabinet that can play only some series, not a machine that can do anything.For example, the "Galaxian" machine also contains "Galaxian".
The assembly is done on its own like IKEA, but if it is completed, it is just like a gamer, and the graphics, the glowing exterior, and the control are the same.However, the overall size has been reduced to three -quarters, and the default height is 4 feet (about 1)..2m), if you are worried about this, put on the optional riser.Taito was also sold in Japan, but it was transferred to a shine in 2021, and it seems that only the racing game "OUTRUN" (96,6800 yen) is sold in Japan at the time of translation.The price in the United States is about $ 300 (about 34,000 yen).
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ARCADE1UP has created a smaller replica, CounterCade, for those who want a game as a game, but for those who want a game.The appearance and the game play are exactly the same as the big one, but the size that can be placed on the desk.The price is $ 140 (about 16,000 yen), but it seems that if you buy it in Japan, it will be via the import agency, and Amazon comes from the 40,000 yen range.
In August 2021, Arcade1up has finally released a table -type arcade game INFINITY GAME Table ($ 650-850: about 74,000-97,000 yen).Although it is a machine like a restaurant in the 80's, the screen is larger and a touch screen.In addition to some retro in -spy games, Infinity Game Table digitizes classic board games such as Monopoly, Scrabble, BattleShip, Operation, and Clue.It has been customized so that multiple players can gather and play.
That's why there are a wide variety of ways to enjoy retro games, from small terminals and controllers that fit in your palms to those that literally have a table.A good era has come!
