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Image 1 — Saved from a dumpster
Image 2 — Saved from a dumpster
Image 3 — Saved from a dumpster

Saved from a dumpster

My family member bought a house recently and it was full of stuff. The owners were hoarders. The previous owners passed away, and their family members took what belongings they wanted and sold the house filled with garbage and other junk. While helping my family throw everything out, I stumbled across a box that was in a pile of stuff being thrown into a dumpster. All I could see was the SNES and zapper sticking out of the top and nearly had a heart attack. I quickly salvaged everything I could find....! can't believe it. All this stuff was about to be thrown away!
At the bottom of the box was a sealed copy of Mario Bros 3! I'm going to attempt to get the SNES and gameboy working, I ran out of time today. Tomorrow I go back and see if I can find anymore stuff... Not pictured is wires, hook up cables and other stuff. I'm so glad I was able to save all this stuff, and figured you guys would appreciate it seeing it

u/jimthewhale1 — 3 hours ago

Which console’s graphics has aged better: the NES or the Sega Master System?

In retrospect, which console graphics do you think has aged better and looks more pleasing to the eye: the NES or the Sega Master System?

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u/ClearSky44 — 9 hours ago

Just beat Super Mario Bros for the first time! (Also the first Mario game ever i finished.)

Honestly I did find the game really fun to learn and beat (except world 7 and 8), I do have a big background with 2D sonic games though so i think it might've helped. Overall then the game was really enjoyable! I really like how Mario controls in this game, he does feel kind of slippery sometimes, otherwise the gameplay is very tight and the platforming is nice. I did struggle though the last two worlds where they crank up the difficulty a lot. If you're a hammer bros and you're reading this, fuck you.

I did use the warp zones in my first run though, dont judge me. So now I'm replaying the game multiple times whilw trying to actually finish it without cheating. After that I'm probably gonna play Super Mario Bros 2, follow up with Mario 3, Mario world, etc. In resume, really fun game, would play again, the music is catchy, i hate turtles too now.

u/midas390 — 8 hours ago

Shipping this bboy out today. Anyone else letting go of things from the beforefore times?

I’ve held onto a lot of my old games and toys (that weren’t eventually lost to Hurricane Sandy), but lately there’s a lot of collectible stuff that I don’t or can’t play that I’ve become okay with letting go. Part of me wants to keep them forever just to look at them. I’ve had Knuckles Chaotix for thirty years. This might be one of the most cherished, because I’ll never ever sell FF3 for SNES. What thing was difficult for you to finally let go?

u/musicgeek420 — 14 hours ago
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Are these retro yet? Cause I’m starting to feel a little nostalgic looking at old Java games.

u/fakayuburiza — 16 hours ago

Nba jam Mega Drive gave me this screen

Anyone know what this is game wont boot anymore , does the game have a dead battery or something ?

u/WeakPaleontologist33 — 14 hours ago

Why do square waves sound so ethereal?

I don't know if it's just the echo/reverb effect these songs have, but music from older sound chips, in particular, creates this dreamlike feeling I can't explain; I don't know if it's just nostalgia or if it's really the square waves. I like to think about what these songs would sound like in arranged versions, but I can't think of an instrument that could replace these sounds. Can someone explain why this type of wave creates this feeling?

Prologue - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX OST

Zelda Link's Awakening Music - House

Bridge Zone - Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit) [OST]

Land of Illusion (Master System PSG) - BGM 02: Title Jingle

Golvellius: Valley of Doom - Overworld 1

Best Sega Genesis Music - Star Cruiser (Main Theme) (This last one also has FM sound, but the square waves are still there)

u/ArtisticDiscount2802 — 13 hours ago
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ZX Touch handheld now renders scene based real time FX

The device, which does bare-metal emulation of the ZX Spectrum 8 bit home micro, has been updated with new firmware.

A major change is the ZX Touch FX system which can apply multiple effects to the screen in real time, completely changing the way a game looks, without any ROM mods.

It works by detecting markers on the screen which can be used to identify on which scene, level, menu or screen the player is. Up to 10 effects can then be applied, which are rendered within a single screen frame.

Effects can be color changes, adding strokes / outlines, adding background images, adding shaders and selectively changing transparency.

Up to 50 markers can be placed per game and can be stored in a single file that can include the game ROM.

GIF image generated by me.

Source: https://zx-touch.com/zx-touch-fx-system/ )

u/hotdogsoupnl — 19 hours ago

I am getting a 21" Sharp CRT TV in excellent condition but it's composite only how do I connect this to my PC that uses a RTX 5060 Ti GPU or can I use a Raspberry Pi or something?

I decided to get back into Retro Gaming of my childhood so I am buying a CRT TV I am getting a great one barely ever used like new condition from an accountant woman I know she is selling me it for $40

I saw on Amazon has these SNES housing replica that can take a Raspberry Pi computer and a special SNES retro Cartridge I am guessing this is like a hidden SD card inside a 3D printed cartridge that you load up all the games?

And does this Pi have a composite output? also what about something like an HDMI to Composite do those things work good or they have tons of lag etc?

I wanna also get a PS1 3D printed housing if possible and put a raspberry Pi inside that to emulate games and when I press the power button a PS1 boot screen comes up like the glory days, is this possible?

And what about a 3D Printed PS2 housing and a Raspberry Pi? I am guessing at this point it's no longer possible as the PS2 would be too difficult to emulate on a Raspberry Pi? or whatever emulation hardware that exists?

Any help to make it all authentic would be great, I turned 40 and lost interest in modern multi player games, I am in the process of detoxing from doom scrolling on social media which has wrecked my mental state and I am slowly transitioning myself back into Retro single player games but I want to make the experience as authentic as possible from the glory days of a bygone era.

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u/Coven_Evelynn_LoL — 12 hours ago
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Help getting Famicom to run on US TV

I have been trying to get my Famicom to run on my Toshiba 14AF43 CRT. I attempted to tune the RF potentiometer within the Famicom to Channel 6, (connected to TV via the original RF switchbox). I was able to get a fuzzy black-and-white signal of Mario 3 (playable but no audio). The following morning the signal was no longer there, and I have been unable to repeat the results.

I followed up by attempting to tune the Famicom to 95/96 via VCR. Also, I swapped the RF switchbox for an RCA cable direct from Famicom to TV via RCA/coaxial adapter. No luck, no matter the signal chain, or whether it’s Channel 6/95/96.

What would cause the unit to output a weak black-and-white fuzzy signal of the game one day, and have zero hints of the game signal on another?

What could be the solution?

u/MattReillyProduction — 13 hours ago
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'Skull & Crossbones' was originally an arcade game released by Atari Games in 1989. Tengen planned to bring the pirate-themed action video game to home consoles, but ultimately canceled the commercial release. This video features a prototype for the SEGA Genesis, featured at the (1990) Winter CES.

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u/0hmytvc15 — 12 hours ago

Found picture of Santa's gifts in 1995.

Santa didn't wrap gifts in our house and my mom always took pictures... this was the the year that changed my gaming life. Anyone else have pictures from holidays?

u/ALREADYSWEATY — 23 hours ago