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    • TMNTturtlguyT
      TMNTturtlguy @lilbud
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      @lilbud I assume what you are stating is that you have full roms for all of the nintendo cartridges you own and have in your possession. Correct?

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      • lilbudL
        lilbud @TMNTturtlguy
        last edited by lilbud

        @tmntturtlguy Ummmmm walks out of room

        Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

        Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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        • mediamogulM
          mediamogul Global Moderator @AndersHP
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          @andershp

          the endless lists of games also can be blinding and overwhelming.

          In a world where you have 27 choices of Doritos alone in the chip isle of your supermarket, the phenomenon you're describing has come to be known as "paralyzation of choice". It's the definition of a first world problem, but it does often work against us. I recently went to my local Walmart because someone told me they had the full run of 'Sliders' for $20. While I was there, I also saw the complete run of 'Quantum Leap' and quite a few more for the same price. Being pressed for time and not wanting to buy a million hours of television, I ended up walking out empty handed because I couldn't decide.

          As far as games go, I know a guy with an amazing game room filled with complete North American system sets of physical game copies and this is a problem that he has mentioned as well. Fortunately for us, as mentioned above, Emulation Station now has several features that help with paralyzation of choice. Gathering your favorite titles together helps keep a focus on what games you're always going to enjoy most. Filtering a system list to any number of criteria will cut through the weeds to find just the type of games that you currently feel like playing. And if that weren't enough, the random selection can be used in either of those scenarios to always pick a winner, or applied to your whole library to find something you never would have discovered otherwise. All in all, being burdened with choice has never been easier to overcome and the coding geniuses responsible should really be commended.

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          • obsidianspiderO
            obsidianspider @mediamogul
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            @mediamogul said in Full romsets or just favourites?:

            the full run of 'Sliders'

            I rewatched that on Netflix a year or so ago and it was so fun. For whatever reason the "lottery" episode is the one I remember the most clearly.

            📷 @obsidianspider

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            • mediamogulM
              mediamogul Global Moderator @obsidianspider
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              @obsidianspider

              My full thoughts on that show would completely derail this thread, but sufficed to say, for a few seasons, it was top notch and had some very memorable episodes. The lottery and western episodes were definitely stand-outs for me.

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              • AndersHPA
                AndersHP @TMNTturtlguy
                last edited by AndersHP

                @tmntturtlguy said in Full romsets or just favourites?:

                @lilbud I assume what you are stating is that you have full roms for all of the nintendo cartridges you own and have in your possession. Correct?

                That's what I gathered :)

                Thanks for your inputs! Can't wait to try the favourites function!

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                • pjftP
                  pjft @lilbud
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                  @lilbud you don't need to feel ashamed for not having the cartridge copy of Nintendo World Championship.

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                  • mediamogulM
                    mediamogul Global Moderator
                    last edited by mediamogul

                    @lilbud However, you do need to feel ashamed for not having the cartridge copy of Clash at Demonhead.

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                    • lilbudL
                      lilbud @pjft
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                      @pjft Yeah, if I had to buy the games I wanted to emulate, this would be me after buying a copy of Earthbound of NWC 1990

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                      TBH, emulation is the only way to play a lot of rare and expensive games, without, ya'know, emptying my college fund.

                      Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

                      Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                      • lilbudL
                        lilbud @mediamogul
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                        @mediamogul Is that game really that good?

                        I've heard so much about it but never played it. I do have some NES games on cartridge.

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                        Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                        • mediamogulM
                          mediamogul Global Moderator @lilbud
                          last edited by mediamogul

                          @lilbud

                          TBH, emulation is the only way to play a lot of rare and expensive games, without, ya'know, emptying my college fund.

                          Who needs college when you have 'Donkey Kong Jr. Math'?

                          Is that game really that good?

                          Try it for yourself and find out. It plays a bit like 'Mega Man' with an arsenal of items almost unparalleled in other action platformers of the era. I actually do have a complete in-box copy of this game that I got a great deal on.

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                          • ?
                            A Former User @TMNTturtlguy
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                            @tmntturtlguy said in Full romsets or just favourites?:

                            @lilbud I assume what you are stating is that you have full roms for all of the nintendo cartridges you own and have in your possession. Correct?

                            I assume that you yourself own every single arcade cabinet/pcb board corresponding to the files in the romsets you use in your builds . Correct?

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                            • TMNTturtlguyT
                              TMNTturtlguy @A Former User
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                              @arkive i am not making any statements regarding right or wrong, ethical or not, legal or illegal, and I am not making any statements about what i do personally. I am only suggesting that it is not wise to post statements about what you may or may not choose to put on your personal machines. I love retropie and this community and it is in our best interest as a group to be wise about what we state, share and condone. That is all I was trying to say. I think @lilbud and I have had enough conversations and fun on this forum for him to know exactly where I am coming from, and based on his response, and the fun responses by others, I think most people caught onto what my intent was.

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                              • ?
                                A Former User @TMNTturtlguy
                                last edited by A Former User

                                @tmntturtlguy said in Full romsets or just favourites?:

                                @arkive I am not making any statements about what i do personally.

                                You are, in the 1st post of the topic you created and I linked to. It's just one example - so does everybody else on this forum, otherwise we would just have to walk around this giant elephant in the room and any conversations would be impossible. Do you think that the guys in MAME ROW threads own the cabinets for the games they play, etc, etc?

                                I didn't quote you to start a personal argument. I also like this forum & community - a rare thing these days, and I fully understand when the owners make some rules - even if I may disagree with them, it's their house and so we have to act accordingly.

                                However, I also think that some better explanation/elaboration of said rules is in order, or perhaps new ones added. Situations as the one above are unacceptable - one member chiding another for something he does himself. I understand you may be friends, but this is a public forum and there's lots of irregular posters, lurkers and people with no personal connections. It's simply not fair.

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                                • mediamogulM
                                  mediamogul Global Moderator @A Former User
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                                  @arkive

                                  It's simply not fair.

                                  At least you're being acknowledged. Imagine how the elephant must feel.

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                                  • ?
                                    A Former User
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                                    I asked for a clarification/explanation, maybe a little discussion regarding the rules regarding the ~unspeakable~. I got a snarky one liner as a reply...fairly sad, but not at all surprising. I guess it's a form of "clarification" though.

                                    I have no interest participating in a community rooted in hypocrisy - after all I'd say about 85% users of your soft are pirates, most likely including some staff here too (and that's a low estimate). Sprinkle this with a bit of "all users are equal, but some are more equal than others" - and we have quite a heady mix. Ah, the wonderful world of internet forums :)

                                    I'd ask for my account to be disabled, but I know that for some strange reason that never works. So, I'll leave you to it and won't bother anymore with any pesky comments - have fun. Just wondering, how far are you gonna take this? VOGONS are the golden standard - these guys don't mess about, when you ask for help there they'll tell you to post a pic of the original copy of the game. Think you can match that? ;)

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                                    • mediamogulM
                                      mediamogul Global Moderator @A Former User
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                                      @arkive

                                      Think you can match that?

                                      At one time we were considering a blood oath, but decided pinkie swears were much less messy.

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                                      • spruce_m00seS
                                        spruce_m00se
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                                        I have an image with thousands of roms on it, every now and then I change the cards and play some new games, if I like them I copy them to my own SD card with just the games im interested in playing.
                                        I dont like too much choice.

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                                        • AndersHPA
                                          AndersHP
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                                          It wasn't my intention to start a debate.
                                          I just think the "paralyzation of choice" that @mediamogul mention is interesting.

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                                          My Gameboy

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                                          • mediamogulM
                                            mediamogul Global Moderator @AndersHP
                                            last edited by mediamogul

                                            @andershp

                                            This is nothing compared to the great 'Addams Family' vs 'Munsters' debate of 2016. I made the assertion that you could love them both, but was called a hippie and told to pick a side.

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