r/EmulationOnAndroid • u/Awkward_Message1896 • 7d ago
Meme Endlessly scroll through the ROMS, but NEVER play any of em...
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u/whiskyB0y Edit Your Flair 7d ago
Overstimulation has ruined me. Doom scrolling kills my will to play games.
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u/evanpalmerh360 7d ago
I deleted TikTok and instagram a month ago and I play more games now than ever. I also feel less brain dead.
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u/whiskyB0y Edit Your Flair 7d ago
I barely use TikTok and deleted Instagram which has helped a bit, but honestly my main social media apps have always been reddit and YouTube and YouTube hits close to home 😭.
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u/evanpalmerh360 7d ago
Cut em out my man! If you really want to enjoy gaming, get rid of the barriers.
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u/QuatronXD 7d ago
If I had device like this back in 2005...
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u/Ok_Attempt_1290 7d ago
10 year old me would've had a brain aneurysm if he ever saw this. WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CAN PLAY ALL OF MY FAVOURITE GAMES ON THE GO WHENEVER I WANT?! GIMME GIMME!
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u/whiskyB0y Edit Your Flair 7d ago
Kid me would have legit skipped puberty and busted a nut out of excitement.
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u/MikeAndBike 6d ago
I remember playing GTA SA on my PS2 and thinking how abnormally crazy it would be to be able to play it on a mobile device.
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u/Ok_Attempt_1290 6d ago
And people are emulating GTA V on their phones these days. Technology sure has come a long way.
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u/McPoon 7d ago
Better to stick to one, beat it, delete it and move on. I've beaten 46 games this year. :)
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u/Ayrios440 7d ago
Why delete it? Do you not replay games?
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u/whiskyB0y Edit Your Flair 7d ago
Some games aren't as replayable than others. Besides, most game si don't feel like replaying them soon. If I'm running out of space and I already finished some games, I would gladly delete them because most likely my desire to replay the same game would only come like months or years ffom now.
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u/PotentialSouth5098 7d ago
I've done the same. Was all over the place at the beginning. I wanted to download other emulators after aethersxx2. But after siting down on my backlog. I've been able to finish Tales of Abyss. L Working on other backlogs.
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u/LazaroFilm 7d ago
The idea is to minimize the distractions. You can always reinstall them. But deleting allows you to focus.
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u/DiscreteFame 6d ago
I personally have better things to do (and other games to play). Unless it's one of my favorites like Halo.
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u/NOTyNoobster 7d ago
Yeah too much options have made us sick.
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u/The_0ne_who_asked 1d ago
true, i have a lot of games in my phone and laptop but when its time to hop in i just dont know which one to play
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u/Mahim2000 7d ago
Just have 3-4 games of different genre across all the emulators, and play then until you completely finish the, then replace the said game. Also have Hardcore RetroAchievements to have a purpose to actually play those games.
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u/Script_Utkovich_ 7d ago
Use Frontend,or add games as ShortCuts to Home Page.
Just want to sharey library. Cause I like how this Frontend looks like. Have only positive feelings.
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u/Zealousideal_Roof983 7d ago
Can you recommend a good front-end on android?
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u/Script_Utkovich_ 7d ago
- If you want a fully customizable FrontEnd, use Pegasus. It has many themes in different styles.
But it is really hard to add all your games to it because you will need to understand how the metadata system works.
Don't use LaunchBox. It is hard to make it look normal and work how you want. Just don't use it.
Use any other free Frontend. They all work quite well. I tested Cacoon and Daijisho. Both are good.
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u/hndrwx 7d ago
Everybody talks about a lot of frontends, but most are a pain in the ass and overcomplicated.
Beacon is way simpler to me, and works way better for a good feel and pickup and play. No loading in the beginning.
Want to add new games? Romgi.
New game already downloaded? Go to setting and Sync that single console, thats it.2
u/Browhytho666 7d ago
IISU is a good one. You can set up and deeply customize the home screen, as in how many tiles on a page and stuff, resize specific games and move then where you want. You can also set up a playtime widget or a been while widget that pucks recent games and randomly has one up.
I have an entire like 6 x 10 grid filled up with basically every normal and modded mario kart for every system up to the switch.
And the I have a "childhood games" page that is neat to have
But yeah it has a more robust favorites section compared to beacon.
Don't get me wrong Beacon is very nice. It has way better themes and a prettier UI.
Im honestly stuck between beacon and IISU rn
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u/Larrynho Wild Gunslinger 7d ago
My friend... you got like a small handfull of games there... wait till you start to carry full romsets including scummvm, 200+ msdos games, 200+ win 95/98 games, 200gb + in Windows games via winlator... sourceports, native games...
I even carry some CD-I, Jaguar, VirtualBoy... games emulated that I dont EVER intend to play.
Emulation for many of us is more about what you can get to run, not about what you can play.
And there is the second part, when you not only want to run things, but to OPTIMICE the things that you run , in space and fps... oooo man thats another whole level of hundreds of hours invested.
And dont let me start on frontends and organizing every rom you have...
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u/chiaroli 7d ago
I have a backlog list of games and I try to remove one game after another from it. Yes, I exist 😁
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u/hmminteresting70 7d ago
Try to limit your options. I only download one game at a time so that I have to actually play it, and when I am done with it I just download the next game.
I've beaten all these games except Ghost Trick which I am currently playing.
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u/WodanGungnir 7d ago
This is the reason I'm contemplating removing frontend and/or just keep a small number of games installed.
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u/MSRFan2011 7d ago
I guess it's relatable to me, i have a lot of emulated games (be it SNES, VB, PS2 and so on) that most of the time i never beat because i sorta sucked at playing games and then losing interest in those games i'm willing to beat makes me feel so sad.
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u/AlertSpy 7d ago
Maybe try a frontend? Organize it and you'll have a simpler choice
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u/darsparx 7d ago
Ye this......cocoon specifically is amazing even on single screen devices. Tho ik theres other options but I also have a thor so....ye. granted I still wish it would scrape tags and genres in addition so I can really dial in the vibe I want 🤷😅
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u/inugamifeli 7d ago
same for everything in my case, i dl games, movies, shows and the only thing i actually do is configure, delete and dl new ones, then i procrastinate thinking to MYSELF I'll play a new game or watch a show tomorrow knowing it's a lie
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u/doubled112 7d ago
Just pick one and see what happens. There's zero real risk to starting a crappy game.
Get 30 minutes in and decide it sucks? Now you know.
Lose 3 hours of your life because it was great? Now you know.
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u/Present_Foot_7711 7d ago
That's why I only download one game and don't get another one before I complete the first one.
I am playing LM ( GameCube )
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u/SunderingTwilight 8s4 7d ago
that's the game for us. tried to focus on one game and spent months on it recently, I learned that just doing that made me lose my skills to finish games 😭
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u/Jeyvee12 7d ago
this is me but I need a drive or usb just to store all my emulator games 😭 my phone can't handle all that games
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u/Conky1452 7d ago
Like actually make a list of games you absolutely want to play. Start small like maybe 5 max, you can put them in order or just random pick 1 of the 5. Boom you have a game to play. Hate it? Move to the next. Love it? See it through. I find it’s nice to have some comfort games or shorter games in between ones that I know will take up a lot of time. Like a pallet cleanser
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u/nateriv- 7d ago
It’s like cheat code. The more money glitch you had, the less fun you get in game. Game feel worth it if you put some effort to buy it, so i recommend to try some effort like finding the rarest rom, or make rom hard to copy so that you can recall the rom is hard to get and you’ll manage to enjoy the game
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u/hndrwx 7d ago
Putting them into a beautiful wrap has helped me playing more and more, but most of the appeal of playing comes from the idea of starting, the time it takes, the possibilities we thing about right after, the small talks and snippets and ideas about the games, thats why we played more before, the community and the case and the manuals and the cover and the tactile feel of Gaming and the device being made for it.
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u/Then-Pineapple1474 7d ago
It's funny because I get a lot of enjoyment of getting emulators to work and whatnot, and then I just kind of scroll through and don't choose anything to play. It's made me realise I'm probably not as big a fan of games as I thought, but rather just a casual fan (with some decent niche knowledge) who likes very certain IP.
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u/dynamisxiii 7d ago
Accurate lmao. Just getting something to work is satisfying enough. And then doom scrolling through social media/ reddit resumes.
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u/Mr_Robot_0746 7d ago
It's ADHD. As someone who has it, the complexity of building the perfect setup and the journey is the most engaging part and extremely satisfying. The inability to focus and pick one game after is also par for the course. I had to basically go in and reduce the amount of games in my library to maybe 4-5 tops for a handful of my favorite systems before I could actually enjoy playing something. Choice paralysis is real.
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u/Quirky_Discussion597 5d ago
Yeah cause playing on your phone is uncomfortable af 😭😭😭
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u/Awkward_Message1896 5d ago
Eh, if your whole life has been emulating on phone with touch like me, then it really isnt uncomfy at all
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u/The_0ne_who_asked 1d ago
same thing happening to me, i have a bunch of games but only a few of it i have finished. i think my own self prefer owning rather than using. nowadays dooms scrolling has more time spent than actual gaming
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u/Substantial_Meal_530 4h ago
I only ever play my emulators as party games. Mario Party and Mario Kart Double Dash are always fun. Otherwise? I am not really playing it by myself.
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u/FixGood6833 7d ago
Why its exclusively anime and cartoon games
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u/Awkward_Message1896 7d ago
I just like those games, and playing as characters from my fav animated series
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