/vr/ - Retro Games

Any vidya made in the Soviet Union back in the day.

You should start with the very first one.

>>5726464
I think you can figure out all text in Tetris by learning Cyrillic and looking the words up in a dictionary.

If you're into HoMM3 or JA mods you might find Russian useful.

>>5516124

Forget Pong. Let's talk about Tetris.

It was cool since the beginning.

>>4494538
wrong, you dumb tumblrina

>>4075027
Depends what you mean by notable. Not every important game became so widely known to classify as anything but niche in the eyes of some ppl.
But that is also somewhat understandable.
Nintendo is to blame. Their success was so great, it skewed the standards. It Didn't just skew them, rather re-transplanted games back into mainstream popular medium territory. Kinda problematic to judge a game's importance or success, when you think anything not "popular" (as in pop culture relevant) ain't worthwhile.

Some rather important "computer" games released in the years of '83 - '85. First version of Tetris was '84. Came out on IBM-PC, C64 and Amiga before the NES. 1984's Elite was a hugely important milestone in games. Bomberman was '83 for home computers in Japan. Older series like Ultima and Wizardry had a steady supply of sequels. There were quite a few others (feel free to check wikipedia).

Reminder: The Famicom released in Japan in the Sommer of 1983. Regarding the 1985 US launch year as the beginnings of the console can be considered as America-centric in a way. When you talk about '85 as THE year for Nintendo, you are of course talking about Super Mario Brothers.

>>4003603
they matter, but they're lower on the totem pole than gameplay
they serve as an enhancement to the gamplay, not as its replacement
a game of tetris, pong or snake is more fun than the prettiest walking simulator or visual novel

>>3859187
At least learn Cyrillic.

>>3707747

No.

>>3550158
Maybe if you play the original Russian version.

>>3157691
Also Russia.

>>1894240
When I looked up again, early morning light was creeping through the windows. I exited the program, and went to bed. I wouldn’t be able to play again until later that night, as I had a full day of errands to run that day.

When I came home that evening, I eagerly booted the game back up, but immediately, something was noticeably different. The game, which had a greenish cast to it, was suddenly displaying shades of red, and the menu seemed to blink with a human pulse to it. Confused, I exited, and rebooted it. It was as if nothing had happened- it ran as it had the night before, and I played again for several hours (only pausing for another cigarette and to feed the cat).

consolefags please leave