Please post alternatives to NewRetroArcade (respectful post)

[Abyss_Walker]

Hello everyone, first of all, I am a NewRetroArcade supporter. If this software were updated, it would probably be in my top 5 favorite pieces of software ever made.

That being said, it is a very niche product, and the developers have understandably moved onto other things.

However, there are others who see the value in what NRAN offers. Please use this post to share with others what you have tried, or look forward to, that scratches a similar itch to NRAN.

I would like to share EmuVR.

Think of it like NRAN, but in a 90's childhood bedroom (or one you wished you had lol).

One big advantage EmuVR has over NRAN is multiplayer. You can play the old classic console games with your friends over the net, which is incredible.

Unfortunately you can't do any of the cool arcade stuff NRAN offers.

That's partially why I started this post. I'm a new Quest 2/SteamVR player. So EmuVR has me covered for the gaming aspect haha.

As far as I can tell, NRAN is the only game available that would have let you both play classic video games in multiplayer, and also let you go play some arcade games, all in one app. But at least we can share software that lets us do those things separately.

Anyone have anything cool they could share?

https://youtu.be/xZsBaOFi9vM

[salimfarhat]

I got that one, but I am not fully sure on how to use it. I will learn eventually as I really like the concept. The idea of the 90s childhood that I always wanted? Having what I call 'the 80s bedroom' (you know what I mean. The kid's bedroom with the memorabilia, the decor, the consoles/computer and all sorts of stuff. That stuff was dope. Even as an adult my room is quite plain by comparison) was something I really wanted.

But that being aside, it is the first thing that comes to mind when I think of NRA: Neon substitutes. If you can add custom arcades, then go to a video store (video stores were different where I grew up, but I know their importance to people who grew up in North America) and maybe have an office where you can load up virtual machines (Commodore 64's, Amiga emulators, Amstrad, MS-DOS, win 95, etc, etc) and other stuff then we'll have something that is clearly superior.

Watching movies on the TV or cinema in NRA: Neon is rather lackluster. I never did to any real extent because of various issues, not limited to the audio level, but also that it is rather tedious. The TV in the VIP is at a level where you are either too high or too low, but never at eye level. It's almost like it is intended for you to just load up a tape and having something running for the background than actually watching the thing.

[padenpup8]

Due to Retroarch's behavior at stealing Duckstation's code and causing Near to commit suicide, it's hard to find alternatives in my opinion. However, it's indeed true the devs of Retroarch did to this.

[saami]

This one is very nice c64 emulator. It have modeled c64 breadbin and c64c with working keyboard and disk drive where you can put floppies in (it also works with double-sided floppies, just turn them over for another side).
https://sidequestvr.com/app/3820/real-commodore-64-virtually