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I just hit 10 hours in Earthbound on my Anbernic RG280V. I'm looking forward to trying some more SNES games once I'm finished (Super Mario World, Street Fighter Turbo II, Zelda: Link to the Past, etc.).

Interested to hear what you all are playing? Or, what retro games are on your "to do" list?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (5 children)

With the 25th anniversary update out, I've been loving playing through the original Half Life again.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TFW you're old enough that a game you bought on release becomes "retro"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

"A" game? v.v creaky old person noises

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Same, but I have never gotten more than a third of the way through... and I've owned it for 20+ years.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have the PS2 port which I have never completed. I think it comes with Blue Shift as well, so that will be my next game on the backlog once I finish Zelda II

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If you missed it, the game was free until the 20th. It's only ¢99 right now.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

I just started a playthrough of the SNES version of Super Mario RPG. I've gotten pretty far but have never actually completed it, so I aim to this time around.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Built an arcade machine running MAME. We have been playing a lot of Boogie Wings and Windjammers.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Cool build. Thanks for sharing it!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

We also had fun playing through Leisure Suit Larry 1 a couple of weeks ago :)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Replaying Super Mario World for SNES with my five-year-old. First time for him, he loves Yoshi. I haven't really played it all the way through in about a decade; my wife and I did it together when we were engaged, was the last time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I can't wait to do this with my kid, he's currently 12 months so I've still got a while to go. Super Mario world is a must, and the donkey Kong country games too 😁

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Earthbound - never played this so I’m looking forward to it for my next retro play through after recently finishing a replay of both A Link to the Past and Golden Sun 1 & 2.

Afterward, it’s the Soul Blazer trilogy. I’ve only played Illusion of Gaia, and perhaps an hour of Terranigma. I loved Gaia, and remember really liking the bit I’ve played of Terranigma.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ooooo if you enjoyed Earthbound, may I recommend Undertale next? Not exactly retro, but similar vibes (and there's some fun fan theories about these two universes)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't realize they are similar, but yeah I'll give Undertale a go!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

eeeeeee if you do, please try not to google anything about it

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I just rage quit Abe's Oddysee because despite checking a walkthrough for possible missed Mudokons, I managed to miss 3 by the time I got back to Rupture Farms

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Ha, I went thru that too a while ago.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I haven't started but I really want to play through Golden Sun again.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I did this last year. And finally for the first time started my extended file on Golden Sun TLA.

Golden Sun is top 5 all time game for me.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm still playing Baulders Gate 3 a bit but I also started South Park the Fractured but Whole and I'm really enjoying the easy game play and basically watching an episode of the show.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Cool! Speaking of South Park I surprised to read recently that Earthbound was an inspiration for Trey Parker when creating South Park. Or, at least, one of the South Park games. I see the connection though, a bunch of cute kids in a quaint little town who wind up dealing with epic monsters, aliens, piles of puke, insane adults, etc :D

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

About half way through Mother/Earthbound Zero on my NES flashcart. I’ll have to pick Earthbound up after. I got about half way through years ago but never finished it.

Most recently finished Crystalis.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Zelda II, I’ve never beaten before so I’m trying to do it with out looking up a guide or using save states. That last one is really hard

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

If my mom could do it, so could you! I believe in you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That games goes great with a real NES controller, so you can throw it across the room after dying.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I recently beat the PC port of Chrono Trigger, which was my first time beating it. It held up better than I expected.

Currently I'm switching off between Megaman Battle Network 2, Half Life, and Lost Odyssey. It's my first time playing Lost Odyssey and I'm a little surprised how much I'm enjoying it. It helps that the localization has been really good so far.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I dusted off my childhood n64 and trying to do a 100% speed run of ocarina of time. It's been a while since I've played it, I think the last time I did a playthrough was when it was re-released for the 3ds.

I already had to start my save over after discovering there's a glitch, after you get the saw it is impossible to get one of the stick capacity upgrades.

I've been streaming it locally to some friends on discord, it's been a good time.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I really want to play the port but I do most of my retro gaming on the go using my retroid pocket 3. Instead I've been playing OOT using the redux patch, which does add quite a few QOL improvements, just no camera control unfortunately.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you looked into the port? I played it in my Steam Deck earlier this year. It's phenomenal.

Playing at 60fps with right stock camera controls makes it feel like a new game.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I have seen it, it looks good and I plan on playing it eventually, but there's something about that nostalia of playing with the n64 controller... Plus the lag spikes when there's too many elements on screen, classic.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

The first Sims game! Good times

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Ultima Runes of Virtue 1 & 2 for the Game Boy. Great action-adventure-puzzle games. But very unforgiving, every dungeon is filled with fatal errors. I couldn't get to the end when I was young!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I am playing the Gameboy 3DS and also the laptop with a duckstation

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

After a pause of several years, I gifted myself all the DLC and went back to playing Dead Cells. I´m also still pretty addicted to Nova Drift, which is on sale atm.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Gun Nac on NES, my favourite ever Shmup. It's fairly forgiving but I still haven't beaten it!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I’m playing Pokémon unbound

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've been playing through a few castlevania games. I've currently completed super castlevania, rondo of blood and am almost finished with SOTN. All amazing games. Rondo's soundtrack is so good!

Are there any others I should try? I was thinking of trying to play through the NES trilogy but not sure.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Deus Ex and System Shock.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Finished playing Summon Night Swordcraft Story GBA, playing Ghost Trick Phantom Detective NDS, and started yet again Final Fantasy IV this time on the GBA, all emulated in my Android phone thanks to Lemuroid.

Also started playing Resident Evil 3 PSX on my Android tablet (also Lemuroid).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Played through the entirety of FFT:WotL via PPSSPP on my tablet. Great game, first full playthrough since the 90s.

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