hello hello!
beeple, I’m wondering what you like to play video games on the most. from cellphones to a custom watercooled pc, what’s your favorite?
I grew up a nintendo fan (my first console was a super nintendo) that ultimately shifted towards pc gaming after the wii (and some associated issues surrounding me getting it) because I really love rpgs and the wii didn’t have a huge selection that I could find as a kid.
that said, I had a gamecube and playstation 2, and of the two I was partial to the gamecube more. I’d say the gamecube is probably my favorite console, but with the caveat that I started with the super nintendo very young, so I didn’t get to play any of the classic Final Fantasy games on it or anything. I got to play those later, and I enjoy them now!
but ultimately I game on pc most of the time (I just dusted off my switch and found Mario Odyssey, so I’ve been playing that a little while my computer issues get sorted out) and don’t feel a pull towards sony consoles any more because they started putting games on steam as well. including Persona, my beloved game series.
what about all of you?
Short Version
I was a console player, now I am on PC. And I harvest the power of emulation alongside playing modern games.
Long Version
I’m an 80s guy and was fortunate enough to experience the 90s in its full glory; from Snes Jrpgs to the transitioning to 3D to the first consoles with internet connection. Nowadays I am a PC player and play ton of games through emulation. And the little cute Steam Deck on my side is the extra fun.
I played this year Breath of the Wild from the Switch, but through emulation on my PC in 60 fps, higher resolution and with my Xbox gamepad. Got all or almost all shrines in the game with over 130 hours playtime (Edit: Played it this year on Yuzu BTW. They started suing while I was playing.)! And besides that, I play old Romhacks and mods of old console games for the SNES, in example translations, bug fixes or just new stages (like DLCs from the community!). Or play games to beat highscores and times from your friends or other players in the community. There is so much to explore through emulation.
If you have a good PC and the patience, then I recommend you to get into emulation a little bit. Maybe not as hardcore as I do, but for your favorite consoles and games. You can play games that you missed back in the day in example, or just waste 20 minutes testing old games and then go back to modern games. It’s such a fun experience.
I used to do emulation but stopped for a while. now it seems more difficult, but a family member just gave me quite a few old games (and I’m planning to ask for some others, like Banjo Kazooie and Pokemon SoulSilver hahaha) so I’m looking forward to getting back into that! I also miss the pokemon fangames that weren’t actually for emulators, have some good memories of those.
I love modding things and appreciate the modding community for games a lot. most recently modded game I played was Stardew Valley, but it made me miss the steam workshop and auto updating mods :c
I still haven’t touched Breath of the Wild but I own it for the switch.
90% of my steamdeck usage is ps2 emulation. Old games get so much battery life and they always have pause and no forced online making them ideal for steamdeck