@ryo @ArdainianRight I hook all of them up to my CRT TV with a switcher. Other than my PS3, because the games are 16:9, and I only have a 20 inch CRT, so the games are way too small. Better off playing that on HDMI, but I don't have it anymore. Though I sure would like to have a 40 inch CRT. Maybe an Astro City cab as well. Good for arcade games, but I also heard of people hooking consoles up to those. But yeah, I also have no space, and I don't intend to stay here, so getting any of that would be a bad idea.

Computer monitors are very good, but mine has a cracked solder joint, and I have no equipment to discharge it with, and I want to make sure that it's safe before touching anything. Anyway, there is actually a lagless HDMI to VGA converter, so you can use HDMI systems on old monitors. I could get one, but I'll probably have to pay import taxes and it may take forever to arrive, and even then, I only have one monitor and I already use it for my computer.

My controller situation is not ideal either. I play most games with either my arcade stick (2D games), that is a wooden box that digs into my wrist, or a bootleg PS2 controlled that feels cheaper and shittier than you can possibly imagine. The lever's engage distance is also way too long for me. I miss some quick movements because I'm not forceful enough with it. Problem is that life goals come first, and buying things that are hard to move would get in the way of that.

But when I can, I'll get a used stick with a nice solid case, some good mounting plates, and some different levers. Probably a Seimitsu LS-32 and a Crazy Dongpal Korean lever because I'm curious about it. Maybe a Saturn controller for PC, I heard that the Retrobit one is very good. Also a pad for 3D games. Kinda curious about the Power A GameCube controller. It has two shoulder buttons and I think a good d-pad, unlike the original. Interested in that because the GC controller has a really nice shape, a nice main thumbstick, and the most satisfying triggers ever made.

Also kinda interested in trying a Hitbox, though I would probably build my own. I want one with two up buttons. One for the thumb, for fighting games, or any game where you press up to jump, and another up button above down, because I think playing something like a shmup with up being on the thumb may be very silly. People argue that they are cheating, and they are, because they can do things that other controllers can't, but at the same time, they are becoming the standard, and if everyone is cheating, then you better cheat too and cheat better. Though stick is very comfortable, and more different from typing, so I may keep it just for ergonomics as long as it's sensitive enough while still being precise.

Fuck, another wall of text that may mean absolutely nothing to anyone here.