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Message: [QUOTE="CrimeRobot, post: 394685, member: 34899"] For pure nostalgia I'd probably have to go with the SNES I grew up on, but the PSX and N64 are close behind. I have a slightly older Samsung phone setup for emulation, but retro hardware is my true love. I've been accumulating a decent pile of retro systems to where I now have an NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Wii, Wii U, GBA, DS, 3DS, Genesis, PSX, PS2, PS3, PS Vita and Xbox 360. I also recently bought a relatively powerful Windows XP 32-bit computer for playing old PC games natively, along with a laughably weak mid-90s Packard Bell because it came with a 13" CRT monitor for cheap, and you never know when a 3 1/2" floppy drive or some ancient ISA slots will come in handy. My goal is always to get original hardware but then not worry about software - I just try to get an EverDrive or softmod my way into playing games. I don't really have a solution for the 360 or PS3 yet, but I have one for everything else except the NES and Genesis. Retro software is just so, so very expensive, every time I look at an old $60 game, I think "That's a reasonable percentage of the cost of an EverDrive". Looking forward to getting the Genesis Everdrive Pro soon, since that lets you play Sega CD games without that frightfully-priced attachment. While I do have an OSSC for anything that can output compatible video, I've been pretty lucky with CRTs - I managed to get a 32" curved JVC for free off craigslist from a small town nearby years ago, I got a slick 13" flat Trinitron with component inputs off craigslist in the Summer, then the king of my collection came from an estate sale, a 35" curved Trinitron with component inputs (though the component inputs sadly don't work) So once I get an isolation transformer and some nerve, I'll see what I can do about those inputs, then I've also got a nice 24" flat Trinitron that takes standby power but doesn't actually power on, and a 20" Sanyo flat that doesn't take any power, which, someday, I'd like to serve as the centerpiece to a lightgun-enabled MAME machine. So yeah, I love real hardware and real CRTs, but I do appreciate the convenience of emulation and modern TVs. [/QUOTE]

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