/vr/ - Retro Games

Find what kind of pacing in a retro game works for you OP, there are more games than Mario, and I'm sure you'll find one game that clicks and you fare better with. Like I'm really good at Megaman, and Zelda, and Castlevania (1 and 3 anyways) to an extent, but I am absolutely terrible at Contra and Metal Slug. If a game is so hard you aren't having fun, don't force yourself to keep playing and playing or you'll just burn out and never enjoy yourself.

If you find that one game that really hits all the marks for you to the point that you want to play it over and over by choice, you'll get good without even realizing it.