what are some threads /vr/ never fails to have at least

>>4210484
Every now and then a faggot tries to start a bunch of meta threads of "board culture" in hopes of no talking of videogames.

>>4210491
silly anon, that happens way less frequently than every week

>>4210484
>game universally recognized as good is bad

>>4210484
Some moron keeps posting the "thoughts on sonic CD" thread I've seen it about 3 times this week

castlevania disdain threads

>Super Castlevania IV vs Rondo of Blood
>How much is this pile of junk worth
>You're stupid if you do or don't emulate
>Best or worst retro controller
>Did you know flashcarts are a thing
>Threads about how literally my wife prefers emulation based consoles

>>4210484
Why various Sega consoles failed.

>>4210510
>>Threads about how literally my wife prefers emulation based consoles
???

>"RF on a shit TV is literally what the develepurz intended" with that same comparison image
>Amiga is shit because Australiakun
>Fucking resellers ruining muh hobby REEEEEEE

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>>4210527
>2013: Launch of /vr/, I'm on all the time because I'm a new dad, married 10 months and talk about my wife a lot
>2014: Retron 5 shilling begins and I'm participating in the "just play on a modded Wii" argument. I happen to mention that my wife likes me using wireless controllers so she doesn't eat up cords when she vacuums and generally less clutter in the living room
>Christmas: Retron 5 shilling reaches such ridiculous levels that ironic meme threads start getting made, one of which is about how happy Retron 5 will make your wife, save your marriage etc
>2015: The "My wife loves it" meme becomes inextricably associated with any and all "modern retro" consoles and is basically used to shout down any discussion of anything remotely related to them
>2016: Moot tries to polish up this turd to sell, nuking /pol/ with cuckold porn creating a permanent /r9k/ flavored blowback effect about anybody's wife
>2017: You're rightly confused by this meme

>>4210484
>help me remember a game I forgot!

Daily. I strongly suspect it's mostly one person doing them all

>"Is (insert character) trans?"

DOOM THREADS

A MILLION DOOM THREADS

>>4210560
>It's a joke
>people ran with it
>the more bitching it got the funnier it was
>/pol has always been misogynist clowns, they get triggered out the tits any time women are mentioned

>>4210580
honestly I used to give them a pass but in the end I just filtered them. HOW can you talk about a group of 3 or so games everyday for 5 years?

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>>4210560
pretty cute in a ghostlife waif way

>>4210585
as a regular there i can tell you there is way more than just 3 games. there are 10000+ third party levels, more than you could ever play in a lifetime, and several hundred more are produced every year. furthermore the engine has been developed to a point where it is infinitely extensible and the gameplay can be modified in any which way you care to imagine. in short you simply can't run out of new stuff to talk about.

>>4210484
Why do so many people use 4chan like it's google? Is it to make sure that they're playing the right echo-chamber aproved games?

>>4210623
Yeah, pretty much.

>>4210484
>SotN hate thread
>working designs hate thread

>>4210623
>>4210627
I think it's because what they're really seeking is the connection with someone else. Even if it's just what games to play.

>weekly ps1 vs n64 thread
>weekly should i play x game, please spoonfeed me thread
>weekly look-at-all-this-shit-i-bought thread

>>4210623
>>4210662
4chan is a friend simulator to most people because most people on 4chan are loners.

>>4210510
>should I play planescape torment
>games that have aged poorly
>games that have aged well
>what would have saved this game that aged poorly and given it more of a retro feel
>I'm trying this game called baldur's gate let me make a new thread about it even though one already exists for the same reason and I probably even read that thread before deciding to play it
>which metroid game is actually terrible
>which castlevania game is actually terrible

and other such garbage

>>4210484
Sega saturn circlejerk

>would sega still be alive if x did/didn't happen?

Me and my wife

>>4210683
Especially on this board it's more like being able to seek out very specific friends, like I'm the only one out of the group I play and talk about games with who likes 90s shooters as much as I do.

We're also seeing the other major function of this board in action with the posts preceding yours, which is for people to post self-worship and make sure everyone knows they're a dumb piece of shit for coming here, but that the speaker is a golden exception, head and shoulders above the rest of us, and reminding us we should be in awe of his unique intellect and taste

go fuck a tree >>4210623

6th gen. There I said it.

>aged

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>Sonic CD: What went wrong?
>Sonic CD: Why is it so overrated?
>Sonic CD: Why do people like this game?
>"Sonic CD has aged like shit"
>"I just played Sonic CD for the first time and..."
>Thoughts on Sonic CD?
>Best version of Sonic CD to play?
>"Am I alone in thinking Sonic CD sucks?"

You can also replace "Sonic CD" with "Sonic Adventure" and see all the same threads. Pretty sure it's all the same guy fishing for the same responses as >>4210496 noted.

>>4210496
>>4211306
It's people (re)playing Sonic CD while they wait for Mania on PC. It'll stop after the 29th.

A Ocarina of Time thread, praising it or hating it.
At this point I don't know if it's trolling or if it's kids who actually think they're making a smart conversation just because they know its name.

Also Fallout 1 vs. 2

And the typical Baldur's Gate hate thread where the pros comment just to make fun of the ones who can't get into the (stupid) DnD rules.

Also, a thread about "threads we never have that WE SHOULD" would be nice.

Threads talking about Amiga or Commodore games are awfully absent here.
Some threads about them for essential games and getting into them would be nice.

Threads from ellitists "if you don't a whole Atari collection you should kill yourself right now" or something among the lines.

>>4210623

When it comes to using /vr as a place to get recommendations I guess it's because they don't wanna waste their time on bad games and know on here they can find a high concentreation of retro fans here, so what /vr/ recommends will likely have been "approved by the experts" and therefore be good.

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>>4210484
E-celeb shit.

>>4211397
>Threads talking about Amiga or Commodore games are awfully absent here.
Because they get shitposted to death.

>>4211437
Most of the times it's Amiga fans (maybe the same one every time) who shitpost themselves to death.
A lot of times, the OP or the first reply will hold a comment in the vein of "Amiga isn't more popular because dumb yanks" or whatever, leading to easy trollgate for shitposters.

>>4211445
Or Americans come in and start calling everyone third world.

>which version of [Final Fantasy game] is best?

What is the definite version of Final Fantasy [insert random number here]?

Never played any of the FF games, which one I should start with?

>>4211449
But that always happens after the initial posts blame the lack of Amiga appreciation to burgers.
Also, Amiga shitposters (or at least one of them) is infamous for shitposting the personal computer threads with euro vs japanese computer shitposting, calling anyone who liked japanese computers like MSX or X68K a weeaboo.

>>4211458
>But that always happens after the initial posts blame the lack of Amiga appreciation to burgers.
No, Americans seem to do it in all threads that have more Europeans. Whether they be about computers, RGB, or even European games. Merely discussing these things sets American off.

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>>4210484

>>4210585
It's just the same half dozen autists fellating each other about a shit game.
I filter it as well.

>>4211390
Baldurs Gate is some of the worst shit I've ever played.

>>4211397
Amiga and Commode games are trash, hence the lack of interest and threads.

>>4210585
Doom, Doom maps, and doom mods.

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There's only so much you can talk about in the certain time-frame of history we are restricted to. Most topics have already been discussed in great lengths in the past and it's hard thinking of new ones since we do not have much to work with. Due to this, we'll just keep repeating the same shit forever and ever. The more I see this, the more I realize is that /vr/ is pretty pointless as a whole and so was its initial creation.

>>4210585
>>4211476
Glad I'm not the only one filtering DOOM threads. Shits mad annoying.

>>4210484
>>4210623
>what are some good games for <console>
>is <popular game> fun?

Saturn has no emulation

Super Mario Bros is bad

>>4210585
severe autism, poor taste, and john cuckmack worship

>>4211521
ugh, they're the worst

This is the path you chose.

We could be talking about NEW retro stuff such as remakes, fangames and retro inspired new games, but thanks to your autistically narrow definition of "retro", we're stuck in an eternal loop of the same shitty threads.

>>4211506
>>4211550
The answer is to change the rules to go by the age of the game not the system it was made for. 15, 18 or 20 years could all work well. Give weekly new discussion topics as games come of age.

The Best VGM threads where you will always find that one track from Thunder Force IV and about a thousand tracks from Europe-only Game Boy games with arpeggios going all the damn time. All posted as individual YouTube links with no commentary.

>>4210484 (OP)
>I made a youtube channel, I want views so I'm opening a thread.
>Resident Evil love/hate thread.

>>4210757
I like 6th gen. Is cheaper, we need to start talking about it so the prices rise.

>>4211562
I'm that will be a lot of threads with countdowns until some game is legal age.

>>4211540
>>4211521
>>4210585
y'all are weird

>>4210484
>snes vs genesis threads, even though the time for the relevance between the two have long, long, long been over
>new controllers
>CRTs vs LCDs
>doom threads
>romhacking generals
>arguments about whether diablo or deus ex count as retro
>gamecenter cx
>music thread

>>4210484
>your a idiot for not buying a crt
>your a idiot for not buy original hardware
>shoot em up thread
which i miss comfy as fuck

>>4210484
>Is it possible for JRPGs to be enjoyed by intelligent people?
>/ogg/

>>4210484
>Doom General
>RollerCoaster Tycoon General
>70s/80s PC Gaming General
>Diablo General
>ROM Hacking General
>CRT General
>Unreal General
>HoMM/Might and Magic General
>Phantasy Star Online General
>something about Thief, usually comparing 1/Gold/2 to each other
>Nintendo vs. Sega
>something about N64 in a general sense
>something about a specific "underrated" game on N64
>PS1 vs. Saturn vs. N64 (either comparing the systems themselves, or more often just the graphics)
>Castlevania (usually comparing games to each other)
>random 90s FPS
>random (usually 2D) JRPG
>random Japanese exclusive game
>claiming some game that either no one's heard of or no one gives a fuck about is "the best [X] ever"
>shmup discussion in some capacity or another
>"underrated games"
>"essential [insert console here] games?"
>"post your collection"
>arcade discussion, either in a general sense or about arcade hardware collecting/repairing or about a specific game or games
>"definitive version of [game]?"
>">implying games age"
>"need help remembering a game"
>thread asking how people prefer to play some random classic game, i.e. which route/character/weapon/build/etc. they use
>battlestations thread
>attempt to start a "general thread" for something we never have generals for
>blatant trolling thread that people respond to anyway
>"how do I run [game] on modern computers?"
>game soundtrack threads
>"what does /vr/ think of [game]?"
>"look what I bought"
>general board discussion (like this thread)
>someone in Japan posting shit about retro gaming stores in Japan
>actual serious discussion of a specific beat 'em up game or series
>"belt scrollers" trolling/shitposting

SHIT WE USED TO HAVE ALL THE TIME BACK IN THE DAY THAT ISN'T AS COMMON ANYMORE:
>Umihara Kawase
>"why isn't 6th gen allowed?"
>"why isn't GBA allowed?"
>Pinball General
>Final Fight vs. Streets of Rage
>waifu threads (the mods seem to delete these now)
>/vr/ Gauntlet

>everyone lists the final fantasy series from best to worst
And I'll never stop enjoying it either

>>4210585
The same here. Those Dooms + Quake threads are the first i filter always. In general, i don't like generals.

>>4210757
I haven't seen a thread about the 6th gen since 2 months ago.

>>4211506
I think you are right. It was great to discover this place last year, i learned about great games. But now is just habit, no one wants to talk about FFII & DQVI

>>4211506
Nah there's a lot to discuss, there's so many games released during the /vr/ time frame that we might not be able to discuss them all, ever.
It's just that people tend to discuss the same things over and over, especially when it comes to shitposting.
It wouldn't change if we include Xbox or PS3. And honestly, it'd only make this board worse.

>>4211861
Because they get deleted on a sight so they don't make new threads anymore, their new strategy is derailing an unrelated one.

>>4210585
Because 90s FPSes are the pinnacle of gaming.

>>4211506
There are literally 1000s upon 1000s of games from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. There'll always be something to talk about.

>>4211506
/vr/ exists because /v/ moves too fast to talk about anything niche.

>>4211921
Sure they are. But doesn't it get old? I don't mean to sugguest that I dislike the Id FPS', but I couldn't talk about them or some mod/map/event everyday for years

>>4211619
Nah, I love DOOM, very, very much, but the DOOM general splintering off into 4-5 different 'retro FPS' generals has been a total cancer. Not to mention that sourceports aren't retro, and 99% of what's being discussed in the DOOM general shouldn't be talked about here.
>>4211921
you're playing 90s FPSs that have been hacked to death to play like 2012 FPSs, why bother.

- Loads of generals outside of /vg/

- Marketing threads of the week (currently Sonic Mania, and infrequently Samus Returns - both much worse on /v/)

- Recurring Retroarch shills (used to be Retron shills, but those seem to have departed upon reaching meme status)

- "Best Castlevania is best" threads

- "Which version of (insert Final Fantasy game here) is best?" These are typically bait like the Castlevania threads.

- Dragon Quest V and Final Fantasy V autism threads. I believe they can be traced back to a single anon. He also posts them on /v/.

- Assorted waifu threads

- Meta threads complaining about the lack of sixth-generation coverage (probably trolling)

>>4212261

Oh, right. I forgot to mention Flash cart marketing threads. We definitely see those on a daily basis.

>>4212269
Krikzz has a shill-army on 4chan and reddit, it's madness.

>>4212271

Not just 4chan and Reddit. There's a whole social media campaign going on. They even post copy-and-paste PR text in comment boxes on random blogs that mention anything related to retro gaming or emulation.

>>4212285
Krikzz actually thinks we're all naive enough to believe that all the positive posts and reviews everywhere are because he makes a bunch of decent products for a niche market and provides a good service when anyone with a mind can see it's a carefully orchestrated plot by him and his minions.

>>4210560
You're slightly delusional there, m8

>>4212363
Baby gramps is full on delusional

>>4212340
>orchestrated plot by him and his minions

wew lad.
I'm not saying there's no shilling going on, but name a better snes flashcart, or n64? You sound bitter anon, take it easy

>>4212392
SD2SNES; it's open source and not designed by krikzz. All Krikzz did was reverse engineer GAMEDOCTOR copiers from the 90s and make them retard-proof. I'm not saying they're bad, and I have a couple (one is a chinese clone because I'm not paying the Krikzz tax), but they're not revolutionary. Flashcarts have been around for decades, and they all do the same shit. I appreciate what he's doing, but it's so painful to deal with the shills every single time anyone wants to discuss pros/cons of various devices, it's virtually impossible.

>>4212392
Also I am not >>4212340, but I wanted to chime in.

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>>4212261
I don't mind the waifu threads

>>4212197
People like doom. Unfortunately the bigger the Quake/Unreal threads get the more cancer they get. Only like 2 non retro fps worth talking about so not missing much. Those being 2k4 and BF2. They don't get old to me just not playable since people don't play anymore.

>>4210484
The success of this thread means that we will be seeing a new meta thread up everyday for years.

>>4212585
this was like a meta-meta thread though.

>>4212219
>and 99% of what's being discussed in the DOOM general shouldn't be talked about here.
How do you feel about /rhg/?

>>4212665
Generally OK, they're small and stick to their general and rom hacking typically creates a product that would (or should) run on real hardware of the period. It's totally different from creating and playing levels in a source-port that makes Doom more akin to call of duty: mw than to vanilla Doom. Also /rhg/ hasn't splintered into 4 different generals.

>>4212681
>and rom hacking typically creates a product that would (or should) run on real hardware of the period
Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnope.

>>4210491
That's more of a monthly thing and she does it on other boards the same time as well.

Everyone reading this thread should make one new thread we haven't had before.

>>4212715
>Everyone reading this thread should make one new thread we haven't had before.
I've been here for 6 month I'm not sure if that is feasable.

>>4211309
No it's not.

>>4212703
If the hacks are done well, yes they do. Shitty hacks don't but I run ROM hacks on my hardware all the time. It's still a far cry from using a sourceport to play COD with a Doom skin.

>>4212681
>>4212757
i think you've played as many romhacks as you've played doom mods, barely any

there's very little difference in substance in /rhg/ and /doom/

>>4212785
>i think
I see no evidence of that. If you're not playing vanilla doom and vanilla doom compatible maps, it's not retro. That's all there is to it.

>>4210637
funnily enough SOTN hate threads are as common as SOTN love threads.

>>4212808
hmmmmmm
then suffice to say i'm quite glad you're not in charge of "what's retro"

>games that will never be translated

>>4212820
1999

>>4212828
Japanesefags killed those.

>>4211721
>"why isn't 6th gen allowed?"
>"why isn't GBA allowed?"
It'll pop up again it seems to be one time out of the year where we get them spammed out the ass.

>>4211926
>literally 1000s upon 1000s of games
>90% of them are shit
hope you like talking about shit games then.

>WAAAAAAH Y NO 6TH GEN? WHY IS MY CHILDHOOD NOT ALLOWED HEREEEEEEE