/vr/ - Retro Games

>>10605842
So, I have a bad habit of rotating the same two or three games or just straight up playing the same thing over and over again. It's not necessarily a bad thing but I tend to completely forget about all of the other games I've been meaning to play. Just last night I started flipping through my RetroArch playlist and it made me realize I STILL have not played Symphony of the Night, nor did I finish Castlevania Chronicles. I have games in RetroArch that I bought from the thrift shop years ago that I still have not even so much as tried.

I have this fascination with SEGA CD but I have not played my favorite SCD games in months, let alone other games on it like Popful Mail and Snatcher that I also have been meaning to play for probably a few years now. Because I keep playing the same things over and over again. And then I complain that every day is the same. I acknowledge that it's a bad habit and that I need to actually sit down and try some of these other games that I've been meaning to play.

Admittedly though a big part of the problem is time. I work close to full time while trying to run an Instagram page and design cool stuff, and sometimes I don't even get a chance to do all of that. This is compounded by a few other things in my life right now that have made things harder for me. Hopefully one day I will be able to try more of these great games, but as it stands I barely have time to play anything, sadly.

>>10586205
Super Mario Bros, on Game Box Plus, mostly

>>10559870
Kirby's Adventure
Donkey Kong
Gun Nac
Poke Tetris
Tengen Tetris
Jewelry
Double Dragon II
Mitsume Ga Tooru
Adventure Island II

If you like NES, highly recommend picking up pic related and just browsing through the games list. They usually have a handful of solid titles worth playing and occasionally a few fun surprises

>>10555347
Are you looking for yourself or for a friend? If it's the latter you could try buying them a Famiclone or a retro handheld, they will eventually find something to play on it

>>10529805
I would but they are more expensive + I already got the PMP for myself and two friends

>>10529820
This one looks pretty nice

>>10524464
They are my favorite toys

>What's the dividing line?
I would say how close it is to a computer. Even something like the old Amiga computers could barely be considered toys imo. On the other hand things like Tamagotchi, Tiger handhelds, Pokemon Mini etc, are basically toys by definition, Game Boy scales the periphery of this, sort of

>>10489382
It is literally the only thing I've been playing lately

>>10484294
Do Famiclones count as games

>>10458357
It's fine in small doses but if I can get an actual game I can play for the same price then it's not really worth it imo. Same reason I stopped buying the magazines. This is without even getting the expensive figmas that cost the price of an Anbernic handheld

Probably this stupid thing right now since it's all I use most of the time

Alternatively I have my X20 Mini for other consoles and my Onn Streaming Stick for SEGA CD/Turbo CD/PS1 stuff

>>10449708
I've just been spamming SMB1 lately

No other reason than it's probably one of the best games on my Famiclone handheld

>>10442443
I bought Famiclone handhelds for both of my friends, they seemed to enjoy them so this year I bought one of them an SF2000 and the other a PMP IV. One of them is a huge Nintendo fan so she really enjoyed the SF2000. The other I'm not sure played the PMP IV yet. I kind of want one for myself now, probably for Christmas

Personally I think these are a good way to get people into retro gaming. They are also great if you know someone who has kids

Famiclone
Master
Race

>>10336636
>$69.99
Top kek. I see this and it just makes me want another cheap Famiclone instead lol

Does anybody else just enjoy playing Tetris and 8-bit games on Famiclones every now and then? I know they are not popular around here. But they are a good option when you just want something fun and cheap to kill a few minutes or while waiting for something to load... Lately I've been too busy to play a lot of big games anyway

>>10303365
/thread

Also if you wanted 5min games, you probably could've just gotten a Famiclone. Just saiyan

>>10204943
I haven't used mine in a while. Mostly just Famiclones and Brick Game, and occasionally my X20 Mini

>>10196367
Rofl. On a serious note anon these are not that bad actually. I have several of them, most of them come with games like Tetris, Dr. Mario, SMB games, and Donkey Kong. If it were a Tech Solutions model it might even have Gun Nac on it since the early versions of that handheld included it.

OP should at least plug it in with a Micro USB just to test it.

>>10191865
Do you like Tetris?

Just got 120 lines in Tengen Tetris on Famiclone handheld. Might switch to Dankey Kang or Mario or something later since all boards seem slow lately

>>10179442
Time to buy a Famiclone

>>10172183
Saturn you need something more powerful like RG353v or something, afaik PS1 should be about the same (basically perfect) between the two of them

>>10162956
It still makes me kind of excited. Nothing quite like getting a new retro handheld or some other fun toy in the mail. Since I emulate most of the time, I don't buy games very often, but when I do it's still loads of fun. Even better if it's an actual good handheld and not just a Famiclone (but those are still really fun too)

There's just something really fun and exciting about getting a new game, if you haven't felt the excitement in a while maybe it's time to try a different game or system to get you hyped again, there's plenty of great stuff out there

>>10133152
This is true, though they are still fun to play with imo