So how should you connect your console to your television? Many classic video game consoles had multiple outputs, and some were better than others.

Get a cleaner picture with the right cables And thankfully, you can do a few things to make them look great on modern TVs, from tweaking the settings to buying a dedicated video upscaler. If you want a true retro gaming experience, you’ll want to use the original consoles. Some obscure games have bugs, or don’t work at all with this type of software and unless you plan on illegally downloading the games you want, you’ll still need specialized equipment to connect those old cartridges to your PC. You could get better picture quality by using an emulator to play those games on your PC, but emulators aren’t perfect. When you plug an old game console into an HDTV, you’ll see an underwhelming mess of blurry, laggy video with muted colors.

The only problem: They look and play terribly on modern TVs. They only come with a few dozen games though, so if you have a vast collection buried in your closet, you might be tempted to pull out your old retro systems instead. Want a zero-hassle way to relive your youth? The NES and SNES Classic are back on store shelves.