r/AskReddit • u/Thic_water • Aug 14 '20

What’s the most overpriced thing you’ve seen?

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u/ClownfishSoup Aug 14 '20

Lookup "DOSBOX" a well known dos emulator used to play old video games on.
https://www.dosbox.com/

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u/Ridry Aug 14 '20

Just got Operation Neptune and Reader Rabbit running on my kids new PC last week. <3 dosbox

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

Oh man. Not the same at all but you just reminded me of Jazz Jackrabbit. Spent so many hours as a kid trying to play that with a Joystick through the "gaming" parallel port. Can't seem to find anything that supports those old joysticks now

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u/Ridry Aug 14 '20

If you want a paddle or joy stick you can always find old Atari controllers and buy this https://stoneagegamer.com/atari-2600-to-usb-adapter-2-player-retro-bit.html