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@Pod Oh, but you underestimate the Wii's abilities. For one, playing Wii games using a quality SCART-RGB or Component cable actually yields a better picture color- and scaling-wise than the blurry stretched out pixels that you get on the Wii U's vWii mode.

Secondly, but most importantly, Wii U does not support 240p, which is vital for retrogaming enjoyment! At first I played VC games on the Wii in 480i and everything was blurry. But then I got a nice SCART-RGB cable and turned on 240p and rainbow started shooting out of my eyes! The old games got a new life! They look so crisp and colorful! You should definately try it, if you have a TV that still supports 240p.

I still play my Wii to this day. Furthermore, right now is the best time to increase your Wii/Wii U collection of games because these system are considered to be outdated, but they are not "retro" yet, so the prices for games are really cheap!

I just got Mad World in the mail recently for less than 10 bucks and having a lot of fun with it! I'm also waiting for Bayonetta 2 Wii U on the mail, which I got on ebay for 15 bucks (compare it to the price on Switch).

Plus, consider all the homebrew/hacks/emulation stuff going on for the Wii/Wii U right now and you've got yourself a very powerful retrogaming machine! And community is really active, it's great!

@Damo Yeah, it's an early HDTV from the late 2000s, I was looking for it and bought it used specifically for my gaming needs while keeping in mind that I want to connect all my consoles to it. I even brought some of my games to the seller's home to test how it looks first. So, yeah, you could call me lucky. I sometimes forget that most people just buy whatever modern TV that looks best on the shop stand. I'm just more picky in that kind of stuff.

@vanYth Yeah, I really am. It's an early HDTV from the late-2000s, it's not even LED, it's a regular LCD, and it does 240p just fine. I even use my Wii with a SCART-RGB cable to play retro-VC games on it just for that reason. So, yeah, I see your point. Modern TVs might struggle with stuff like that, unfortunately.

@Damo You only need an upscaler if your TV does a poor job of upscaling the signal by itself. I have a Sony Bravia and it does a pretty decent job: no lag, no washed out pixels. But yeah, I can see a reason to buy one of those clone-consoles if you don't already have an original N64. But if you do, you can work with what you already have and try other simpler options first.

@sandman89 Or you can even make one yourself! If you know how to solder, that is. I think you just have to add in a resistor to the official S-video cable to make the signal weaker and less brighter, and that's it. There are guides on the Internet, if you're interested in that kinda stuff.

@sandman89
Technically, they all do but the PAL N64 didn't officially support S-Video, so when you connect it you get an overly-bright picture. However, you can find specially wired S-Video cables for PAL N64 consoles on the Internet. They cost the same and are widely available. I got one from consolegoods.co.uk and it works great on my PAL console.

Oh, and use an Everdrive 64 cart, it makes wonders!

Or you could just use an S-video cable (or RGB-mod your console for even better results).

I hook up my N64 to my HDTV with an S-Video/SCART adapter and it looks great.

How come Into the Breach wasn't even mentioned? It's the top ranking indie game of 2018 on Meta Critic (PC) and its simply wonderful on Switch.