Analogue Pocket and the Best Arcade Cores to Play! Retro Gaming Arcade Fun FPGA Style

[@METR0lD]

If you grew up in the late 80s and early 90s, you played the TMNT arcade game. You just did!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Seriously good luck finding someone our age who hasn’t played it. Even people who don’t care about games

[@MrRafarel]

You mentioned pizza and beer at 9:40. I paused the video, ran to my local store to get the same exact menu then go back to the video then I'll play pocket just after this comment :) Thanks for the video man! I tested outrun but I can't get it work in dock mode with my pocket and my ps4 controller neither my arcade stick :( Have a great day!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Hahaha nice

[@MrRafarel]

@@VideoGameEsoterica Man I played Rastan. I honestly enjoyed the game, but I can't even beat the first level and I tried for an hour or so. I do not put coin at every death, I restarted from the start every single time. Maybe the beer has to do with my bad skills, I'll give another shot later today :) I'll play it with my 7yo son that will be with me this week end! Have a great day

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

See the sweet spot is THREE beers. Any less or any more and you aren’t in the pocket of prime gameplay ability 🤣

[@mukiex4413]

"I had the birthday parties, I had the bedsheets, I had the sleeping bag" As a fellow kid who went to the concert... fuck yeah, brother.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

TMNT was just insanely popular back then

[@duxzu]

I've been playing some Cave games in MAME lately, and they're so much fun!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Ton of fun. They make epic shmups

[@SergioQuiroz9]

7:08 😂😂😂😂 omg the best line in this voiceover, loved it

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I’m glad people do notice these things 🤣

[@Charlie-Cat.]

Ooooh! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Simpsons. Two of the finest arcade brawlers that Konami ever made. I wish I can go back and time and relive those moments when they were being rolled off the distributors truck with the fresh new smell that they had when they were from the factory VGE. Anthony..

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Konami knew beat em ups!

[@shiningwizard327]

Thank you for saying “tate” correctly. 99% of KZbinrs say it incorrectly

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

The one word i can pronounce haha

[@DrJ3RK8]

Love the border (just before) bullet hells became superhell :D Like all the Raizing, and Guwange and before Cave shooters. There are some good modern ones too that are just sub-bullet hell that are great! That said horizontal shooters were always my thing. R-Type, Air Buster, etc. Black Tiger is great too! Also Magic Sword if you’re into BT.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Magic Sword is always a good time

[@DrJ3RK8]

I knew you’d have played it, but figured for people looking for other games like it, I’d mention it. Also Astyanax (though it doesn’t have the Capcom panache. Legendary Axe on the TG16 is better IMO.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

So many classics out there that are still obscure in one way or another

[@bedwablackburn]

You and Rastan is like me and Double Dragon. My local arcade in the town of 600 i grew up in had Double Dragon and i was playing it at 8 yrs old

[@bedwablackburn]

Battle Gurega is certainly hard as heck... Didn't realize the bullet color, but yeah ... That's VERY true

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s HARD to see the bullets

[@WilliamVentura]

Hey have you tried the groovy core yet

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Not yet. It’s on my list of things to make but I did MiSTer in 4K yesterday first

[@DigitalPhreak765]

Very cool 👍😊😊

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I enjoy doing these kinds of vids. Get people to play cool stuff

[@DigitalPhreak765]

@@VideoGameEsoterica Yeah always like stuff like that 😀😀

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Same. Obviously lol

[@DigitalPhreak765]

@@VideoGameEsoterica 😀😀

[@ecoao80]

So... anyone have a list of the cores required to play all these games? That's why I'm here.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Look at my pocket playlist and you’ll find a setup guide that’ll bring down all the files for you

[@SNKev411]

How do you get these cores on your analogue pocket? Do you have to use the updater?

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes use the updater. I have a tutorial on my playlist if you need help :)

[@karlhanso]

i did manually copy jtego.jmnt at each part and other with the pocket updater. I will support jotego later not much 5 usd

[@SNKev411]

@@VideoGameEsoterica awesome bro I’m going to update it tonight

[@SNKev411]

@@karlhanso yeah I want to support some of these developers so I can play their games that they worked on

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

👍

[@METR0lD]

Yeah, I've never beaten the second loop in Ghosts 'n Goblins either. I have however actually beaten both Ghouls 'n Ghosts and Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

I’ve never beaten any of them. First loop only

[@cheater00]

I think the Contra Jungle theme is the best song on NES, but feel free to suggest others

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Moon Theme from Ducktales will always get my vote

[@cheater00]

@@VideoGameEsoterica oh yeah that one's a classic. The updated new-gen versions have nothing on it.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

It’s not as good but still great

[@TrevHolland]

Can't it be both? I have an analogue in my pocket AND I'm happy to see you? :D

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha that is acceptable

[@blankname8553]

Ey yo, Okemo VT shoutout!

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Familiar with?

[@blankname8553]

@@VideoGameEsotericaYep, I live about 45 minutes away from there. I know the pizza place you mentioned.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha where at? I grew up in Killington. My wife’s family still lives in Woodstock

[@blankname8553]

@@VideoGameEsotericaI lived in Bridgewater Corners between Killington and Woodstock for a while. Now further south towards Keene and Brattleboro.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Damn bridgewater. Speed trap backwater lol

[@Mika73x2]

I understand TMNT and Turtles are still for Patreons only. Maybe one day those are released for everyone. Anyway I like older classic arcades Tapper, Up’n Down, Zaxxon, Spy Hunter, Circus Charlie, Pengo etc. There isn’t many of those for Analogue Pocket. Sure there’s Donkey Kong, Pooyan and Galaga, but not those games. Also Bubble Bobble isn’t released for everyone either.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Lol patriots. Nice misspelling

[@nickiebanchou]

just ordered mine, how did you know?! :D

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Haha I am all knowing

[@bedwablackburn]

Played all the way through Simpsons with my son

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Making memories :)

[@THELEGENDARYK2]

I own the Rastan board for that track. I love the 2nd stage track, I wish there was 12 bars more of it

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

All I want is a Warrior Blade PCB but damn they aren’t cheap / having to deal with the widescreen dual monitor setup

[@THELEGENDARYK2]

@@VideoGameEsoterica I have never come across one. Graphically that game is awesome. Definiately an arcade experience. Musically doesn't hold a candle. Too bad Rastan 2 is such a dog.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Rastan 2 is so confusing. How do you go from Rastan to that??

[@PillsOfSafety]

Where i can the rom? No salty comments please 😂

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Just run downloader

[@shootermcgavin1208]

Definitely not the PCE CD core.

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

Yes that still needs work

[@chaikagaz]

If you need an emulation video guide you are doing it wrong its the easiest to setup even my 5 yr old can do it

[@VideoGameEsoterica]

And even your 5 year old would be kinder than to leave a comment telling everyone who does need these they “are doing it wrong” 😉