/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.3961105]

What game makes you genuinely happy to play?

Not like "Oh this reminds me of X time in my life" but "yea, this is really good. I'm glad I found this"

[Anonymous No.3961151]

>>3961105
I feel that way about Ecco every time I play it.

[Anonymous No.3961156]

Nothing

[Anonymous No.3961171]

Spyro the Dragon. Stewart Copeland's soundtrack and the art direction of the game make me genuinely happy.

Same with Suuper Mario 64. Again, the music and the odd surrealness the game's environments had are top comfy for me.

[Anonymous No.3961175]

Rastan.

[Anonymous No.3961205]

>>3961105
Sonic 2. Most of the games I've got for the Megadrive actually. I never had one as a kid and wtf I was missing out

[Anonymous No.3961320]

Lunar

[Anonymous No.3961371]

I'm addicted to early 3D collectathons. Playing through N64 Banjo-Kazooie right now.

[Anonymous No.3961409]

>>3961105
Umihara Kawase

[Anonymous No.3961428]

>>3961105
Spyro
Megaman X series.
Metal Slug

[Anonymous No.3961432]

Nothing

[Anonymous No.3961437]

>>3961105
Centipede has never not made me happy. Just pick up the controller, play it for about an hour... all of life's problems gone.

I'm not even picky about port, though I have mad love for the 7800 version.

[Anonymous No.3961543]

>>3961105
That is one classic image. LET ME TELL YOU.

Star Fox 64's team makes me smile. People really like making jokes about how useless Slippy is and how much of an asshole Falco is and how annoying Peppy can be but that's just who they are, they're your comrades and they give it their all to help you out when the going gets tough. I find it endearing how hard Falco tries to keep the enemy off of you in Bolse, I find it charming how scared Slippy can get yet still manages to keep up with the team, though I do get annoyed and Peppy telling me where to shoot a boss once I've already shot it's weak point so many times. It's still a very happy experience for me.


Another game that makes me happy is Boogie Wings. WebM related. It's the same kind of feeling you'd get from playing a game like Katamari. There's no real need to explain it, I feel.

[Anonymous No.3961739]

>>3961105
That character is cute. What's it from?

[Anonymous No.3961790]

>>3961105
Vagrant Story
Let Us Cling Together
Ys
All these games I'm so happy I found

[Anonymous No.3961793]

>>3961205
This, I've had all 3 since I was a kid and still genuinely enjoy playing through them

[Anonymous No.3961801]

>>3961105
Super mario kart

[Anonymous No.3961807]

>>3961739
Click the little arrow next to OP's post and do an IQDB search since google won't help you in this case.

Once you're there select "see more results"

[Anonymous No.3962114]

>>3961543
Just played it. Man, what a charming game.

[Anonymous No.3962117]

Most Treasure games.

[Anonymous No.3962118]

>>3962114
Which, boogie wings?

[Anonymous No.3962125]

Sonic 3 & Knuckles.

I can't turn it on and not get at least half way through the game due to just having fun.

[Anonymous No.3962163]

>>3961105
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon

[Anonymous No.3962180]

>>3961105
Yoshis Island

[Anonymous No.3962339]

Tooie was great. It always cheered me up whenever I played it and would take my mind off things whenever I was in a real shitty mood. Unlike Kazooie where I felt like I was doing the motions, Tooie would genuinely take my mind off of everything that would be bothering me.
>pic related
My favorite level.

[Anonymous No.3962364]

>>3961105
Nearly every retro game I still play. There are really only a couple of games that I would be willing to play purely out of nostalgia; if it's not a genuinely good game, I'm not going to waste my time with it.

That said, I'll single out Super Metroid as a game that to this very day is without peer in its genre.

>>3961151
Also this. I doubt I would've even liked it that much as a kid, but playing it for the first time a couple of years ago was quite the experience.

[Anonymous No.3962374]

>>3961105
Knytt Stories
Atmospheric and chill, just a little platforming and a whole lotta exploring.

[Anonymous No.3962556]

>>3962118
Yeah.

[Anonymous No.3962562]

>>3962556
I FEEL you, man. It's so quirky and hysterical. It's probably not that difficult to 1cc if you really tried but gosh I'm so content with just playing it.

[Anonymous No.3962596]

Dino Crisis 2 is a lot of fun. Not very long but very well paced and just a blast all the way through

[Anonymous No.3963096]

>>3961790
>Vagrant Story
>Ys
You're okay, anon.

I played Vagrant Story for the first time about two years ago and was just blown away. That a game could have such great aesthetics and atmosphere despite the PS1's hardware was just so surprising to me. Atop that, the gameplay was satisfying as fuck and combat felt great. Easily one of my favorite experiences ever.

Ys wasn't a technical masterpiece by any terms but I was shocked by how fucking rad that OST is. It's a fun little RPG for sure and has a great sense of forward momentum, but I forgive a lot of its flaws because of that godly music.

Outside of those two, I'm struggling to think of a game that perfectly encapsulates OP's feeling. Both examples are not-/vr/ but probably Metroid Prime and Wario Land 3.

[Anonymous No.3963107]

>>3963096
Agree completely. Ys 1 and 2 I was really enjoying though because like you said that OST, but also there's no filler unless you're like me and get lost.

[Anonymous No.3963137]

Lately it's Alien Soldier, Demon's Crest, Mega Man X, Dodonpachi, Espgaluda, Mighty Final Fight, Uncharted Waters: New Horizons, Sega Shadowrun, Shining Force, Phantasy Star IV, and most beat 'em ups. I need to branch out though because I keep wanting to replay them even though there's tons of other games out there.

[Anonymous No.3963145]

>>3961543
Star Fox 64 is such a cool game, I don't even play much Nintendo games nowadays but still hold it in high regard, it's just great how stylized/charming the game is while never interfering with the action/brisk pace of the game.

[Anonymous No.3963652]

There's just something so delightful about Fantasy Zone that I can't not get a big grin on my face when playing. Even when I fuck up and die it's wonderful.

[Anonymous No.3963663]

>>3963652

Do you own a PS2? FZ Complete Collection is one of Sega's best compilations. The only thing not included are the Famicom / NES versions, but Complete Collection includes a new mode called "Neo Classic" that reproduces the look and feel of Sunsoft's Famicom port. Also included is a complete overhaul of FZ2 using System 16 hardware.

Lots of unlockables as well. I'd suggest digging up a cheats page, because I think a lot of things have to be unlocked through code inputs.

[Anonymous No.3963669]

>>3961105
Half Life. All of it's itinerations, 1 ,2, the expansions, Black Mesa. It never gets boring no matter how many times I play. Never cared much for Portal, though.

[Anonymous No.3963672]

>>3963663
Hmmm I might look into that. But the 3DS ports M2 did are so incredible in 3D that it's the only way I like to play now. Still, can always use more Fantasy Zone.

[Anonymous No.3963762]

>>3962374
Not retro. Not even by 6th gen apologetics.

[Anonymous No.3963765]

Of course, DQ

[Anonymous No.3963774]

>>3963762
Once the Genesis port gets finished we can have threads for it though.

[Anonymous No.3963912]

>>3961171

Mah nigga

[Anonymous No.3963918]

>>3961105
FF5.
I recently discovered the joy of playing the game in co-op.

[Anonymous No.3963929]

>>3963774
>Once the Genesis port gets finished
What? Are you sure you're not confusing it with Cave Story?

[Anonymous No.3963943]

>>3963929
No that one is already finished.

[Anonymous No.3966106]

Rayman 2
Goemon Series
Sonic 3&K
Pokemon Series
Mario World
Too many man

[Anonymous No.3966291]

Evo the search for Eden. Just all around a comfy game.

[Anonymous No.3966375]

>>3961105
Most games really.

[Anonymous No.3966387]

>>3961105

Last week I found a mint copy first edition complete in box Planescape Torment. I was always a big fan of other Black Isle Games but honestly this one takes the cake. I´m also kind of glad I missed this as a kid because these days I can really appreciate all the sick and disturbing athmosphere is creates.

[Anonymous No.3966692]

[Anonymous No.3966718]

F-zero and contra

[Anonymous No.3966734]

A Link to the Past (and recently the item randomizer for it)

[Anonymous No.3966801]

>>3961105
> "Oh this reminds me of X time in my life"

Extremely rarely does that ever happen, and when it does I am not happy that it does.

[Anonymous No.3967048]

[Anonymous No.3967070]

>>3966801

This.

[Anonymous No.3967113]

Super Skidmarks and I haven't even gotten to the multiplayer yet.

>>3961543
This (Boogie Wings) made the look into this thread worth it. Thx.

>>3967048
How does it compare to Super Dropzone?

[Anonymous No.3967434]

Any Metal Slug and Contra
Also any top-down plane shooter like 1942 and Sonic Wings

[Anonymous No.3967437]

>>3967113
>How does it compare to Super Dropzone?
Never played it but, just from seeing gameplay I know Defender is ALOT harder and probably more fun for that reason. I also prefer Defender's aesthetics, but that's entirely subjective.

[Anonymous No.3967883]

>>3966801
>>3967070
You need to get in my level
"I fucking love this game,"
".... When was the last time I played it?"
"Was I teenager?"
"Was I still in school?"
"Was it when I was depressed and suicidal?"
"Fuck who cares this game was the bomb"