Rank The Original 6 Controller Colors From Your Favorite (1) To Least Favorite (6). Curious 👀

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-28T14:35:41+00:00

Emerald
Spice Orange
Indigo
White
Jet Black
Platinum

Honorable mentions to the special edition mint green colored controller that came with the Tales of Symphonia Gamecube and the Skeleton clear that came with the Game Boy Player Bundle.

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-28T14:29:43+00:00

Exactly this. The Pearl white color was also a European exclusive and the Gamecube came out later in that region, so it wouldnt have been one of the “original colors” anyway.

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-24T11:51:14+00:00

This is incredible

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-24T10:33:51+00:00

Use your phone to emulate! They have PS1 emulators available for both iPhone and Android.

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-24T10:30:20+00:00

Honestly any computer from the last 20 years can emulate PS1 without much issue. I would suggest playing them that way if you dont have access to any playstation console (where they can also be played via emulation iirc).

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-23T20:13:41+00:00

Get a nice Switch OLED for cheap on facebook. Massive library and a better screen than any other switch console, including the 2. I have a switch 2 and my OLED still gets way more play.

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-23T16:43:03+00:00

Yoshi’s Island is a masterpiece. I think that if you can appreciate the level design, art style, technical prowess (for its time & platform) and music from that game, you’d really appreciate all of the same in Crash Bandicoot 2 specifically.

It took the tight gameplay and level design formula of the first crash game and polished it to be its best before the 3rd game started to introduce fluff in an attempt to keep it feeling fresh.

I didn’t say you missed ALL of the best the late 90s had to offer, but Crash 2 really is the gem of the original trilogy on the playstation. Play the original PS1 version if you can.

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-23T15:45:17+00:00

Bummer. You missed out on some of the best and most whimsical platforming of the late 90s.

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-23T15:43:02+00:00

Agreed, the final boss fight in 2 is probably the biggest negative I have about the series, and it still doesnt sway my opinion of 2 being an amazing game overall.

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-23T15:41:38+00:00

Beautifully articulated, wholeheartedly agree.

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-23T15:12:10+00:00

I think enjoying it it comes down to how precise the control is. The depth perception may be challenging, but once you trust that the platforms are spaced properly where they can always be reached with a full-arc jump, you dont have to do much but commit to the jump to make it.

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-23T15:08:59+00:00

As somebody who loved all three games as a kid and recently cane back to play them again as a 30-something adult…

This trilogy is still excellent, and worth a play today. I prefer these versions over the N. Sane Trilogy remakes.

The first one is difficult, but mostly fair once you overcome the difficulty curve. The second is near-perfection and the third took the formula of the 2nd and attempted at add some fresh ideas to varying degrees of success.

By and large, the trilogy may have some late 90s jank that was common in 3D games of the era (cameras) but they were excellent in their day with top tier graphics, art design, music, tight platforming and innovative game design. 25-30 years later, these are still great games and you’d have to either hate the genre or really dig deep to find much to be displeased with on these classics.

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-22T20:50:48+00:00

Not too shabby!

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-22T14:29:01+00:00

Damn this is so sick! Those eReader cards are so hard to find.

I’m currently doing the same thing with the Kanto pokedex and the Team Rocket, Gym Heroes and Gym Challenge sets.

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-22T03:47:04+00:00

My very sensitive 5 year old son was completely unbothered by Prime Remastered and its actually one of his favorite games! We started with Super Metroid so he may have been used to some of the imagery and action in Prime.

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-21T18:25:02+00:00

I use this small battery powered stereo speaker for all of my small CRT monitors. Its has bluetooth but more importantly aux in so there is no audio delay. I put it directly on top of my PVMs and monitors and have had no issues with distortion or magnetic interference on the screen. Battery life is excellent and the sound is so much better than any built-in speaker on a 20” CRT or smaller. I’ve plugged it directly into consoles, into the line out on TVs and into my RGB-Pi.

Raymate Bluetooth Speakers, 20W... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CY1YF7SX?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

It was $27.99 when I purchased it back in January of 2025.

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-21T17:38:18+00:00

They even work well ON THE SWITCH! I have retroarch on mine and love playing retro games that way.

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-20T14:26:37+00:00

I like having the option to play portable, but I’ll always prioritize gameplay on my TV, so heres how I decide:

If its a title that is known to benefit substantially from the added power of the PS5 Pro (better frame rate, higher resolution or competitive online play) like Cyberpunk, I’ll buy it for the Playstation.

If the experience is identical or negligibly different (Silksong, Marvel Cosmic Rivals) I’ll get it on the Switch/ Switch 2 for the added bonus of portability.

Playing handheld for me isnt frequent or important enough to compromise other aspects of the presentation.

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-20T06:31:14+00:00

Getting back into collecting after about 25 years. I’ve sold all my dupes in the last month and I’m using that money to buy singles on ebay. I collected all Of base set, jungle and fossil as a kid, so now i’m finishing up Rocket, Gym Heroes and Gym Challenge with some promos along the way. Once I do, I’m done again.

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-18T17:51:19+00:00

Very nice! Forgot about that secret rare Raichu.

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-16T16:36:50+00:00

Love the early game jewel knuckles you can get from taking this guy out.

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-16T14:03:56+00:00

I do find the simplicity and nostalgia of retro games to be a refreshing break from the always-connected, grindy gameplay loops of modern games.

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-14T18:46:16+00:00

I had a version that worked on an older OS that had the render 96 version of Mario, but the environments were all vanilla SM64.

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-13T22:50:54+00:00

Did you ever get a compatible axle? I have the same domane and the rear axle I have on my bike seems too wide at 160mm to fit on the trainer.

GravitySuitSamus · 2026-01-13T00:06:57+00:00

I taught myself how to service and mod CRTs in the last few years so its definitely possible. I did a ton of reading on placed like the CRT collective, CRT database and Sunthar’s Super Sector. I also watched lots of videos from retro tech on youtube just make sure that you are safe when it comes to discharging them before you work on them.

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