Patient Gamers

11587 readers

176 users here now

A gaming community free from the hype and oversaturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game. Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases.

^(placeholder)^

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

cod@lemmy.world

briongloid@aussie.zone

BurntWits@sh.itjust.works

126

Monthly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 8 months ago by sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

126 comments fedilink hide all child comments

It has been a while since the last one. So...

Tell us what game you are currently, or recently played, greater than 6+ months old.

If the game happens to be on sale, a link would be a plus.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That game is one of the biggest reasons that I want a Wii U, the biggest would be the hack possibilities, Pretendo, and GCN/Wii emulation.

[–] BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I’d get a Wii for GCN/Wii emulation. While it is possible I prefer the modded blue glowing disc slot of the wii

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Does the Wii U do a worse job with those through emulation?

I do have a Wii, but even with a component cable the looks are not enough for me in a modern TV, that is why I thought having the Wii U HDMI port would make things look better.

[–] BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

It actually does look better, since the Wii U does upscale the output. If you’re into that then the Wii U will totally satisfy you!

[–] timo_timboo_@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Neither the Wii nor the Wii U use emulation. Both have the hardware to play GC games natively.

But keep in mind that the Wii U's upscale of SD content is not that great. It wont necessarily look better than using a Wii over component cables.

You could get an upscaler, but you know, 480p or 480i is never gonna look good on a 1080p or 4k display. You have the choice between very blurry, kinda blurry, or really sharp and pixelated. Most prefer the latter, but none look truly great I'd say.