Where do you go to keep retro games fresh?

[Anonymous No.4360838]

For me, /vr/ is the obvious first choice. But where else? Personally, I'm not a big fan of watching autists sperg on youtube about their favorite games. I'd rather read an opinion. Retrogradepro.com looked kind of promising, but I haven't seen anything since a meh Xenogears retrospective went up. I like reading Kotaku, for instance, when they reflect on older titles. Any suggestions?

[Anonymous No.4360864]

Sadly only this place, and i hate it because half of my threads are deleted by mods.

[Anonymous No.4360872]

>>4360838
>I'm not a big fan of watching autists sperg on youtube about their favorite games.

Then why are you on /vr/?

[Anonymous No.4360876]

>>4360864
Because you keep trying to start PS2 and GBA threads.

[Anonymous No.4360896]

>>4360876
Last time it was about the psx and sakaguchi my friend

[Anonymous No.4360902]

>>4360872
Because at least I don't have to listen to your stuttering, gay voices and see your awkward downs syndrome faces.
Youtube and "e-celebrities" are genuinely the worst thing about living in the present.

[Anonymous No.4360939]

>>4360902
>Because at least I don't have to listen to your stuttering, gay voices and see your awkward downs syndrome faces.

That wasn't my point. /vr/ is essentially just a slower iteration of /v/. There's far more shitposting than there is useful - or at least mildly constructive - discussion.

[Anonymous No.4360974]

>>4360838
Ross's Game Dungeon

[Anonymous No.4360975]

>>4360939
Yeah, like this thread. I don't really mind though. "Old video games" are not actually such a deep and multifaceted topic that there's much "useful" or "constructive" discussion to be had in the first place.

[Anonymous No.4361076]

>>4360975
underrated

[Anonymous No.4361087]

>>4360975
As opposed to new video games? Why would that be, given that since the 80's there have been so many game releases?

Of course, it does't help if you artificially limit the discussion to <2000

[Anonymous No.4361250]

>>4361087
Old or new, doesn't matter. Beyond "reviewing" them and plainly stating what you liked and didn't like, what else is there to talk about? You can try to compare and contrast different things, but that immediately devolves into console wars, shitposting, and infighting if there is even the slightest disagreement. In the end it's all just hot takes and complaining. It's not a super cerebral, intellectual hobby you know.

[babbage's gramps !RATGzMALLY No.4361327]

I remember games I forgot about by re-reading my back issues of EGM and although that adds a "retro feel" you can download scans of lots of old game magazines.

On the opposite ends I discover games I never even knew about through digging either through Japanese exclusives (like wow MSX is great) or PC games since PC gaming was always cost prohibitive to me back in the day.

Then there's regular new translations being released like Far East of Eden Zero. That's legitimately FRESH™

[Anonymous No.4361335]

>>4360838
>Kotaku
>ever, in any context

[Anonymous No.4361415]

HG101
Red Arremer on YouTube
PSX Datacenter
Random seldom-updated/defunct blogs like Lunatic Obscurity, Namako Team, Crunk Games, etc.

[Anonymous No.4361468]

>>4360838
I play games I never played before, and no it's not possible to run out of games to play you're just too lazy or scared to actually dig into them.

[Anonymous No.4361549]

>>4360838
Usually I Google a developer or console I like and keep clicking around until I find a game I haven't played or haven't heard of.

[Jibwib Simmerstim, Esq. No.4361664]

I like to look at World of Longplay's youtube channel. It features complete playthrough of games with no audio commentary, so you can take a look at a few minutes of footage and see if you'd like it or not. They feature a lot of old consoles and computer systems on that channel.

[Anonymous No.4361783]

>>4361327
https://www.emuparadise.me/magazine-comic-guide-scans/magazines

[babbage's gramps !RATGzMALLY No.4362024]

>>4361783
Is this the definitive collection? I should do some scanning.

[Anonymous No.4364035]

>>4360838
I keep my carts frozen in ziploc bags.

[Anonymous No.4364789]

>>4360838
I put my games in the crisper to keep them fresh. Seriously, are you incapable of enjoying games without someone telling you how?

>>4360896
Yeah, that's a PS2. kek

[Anonymous No.4364792]

>>4360838
I go into my bedroom and sit in my comfy chair in front of my CRT and just play games, man. If the game doesn't feel "fresh", play something else.

[Anonymous No.4365015]

>>4360975
>discussion to be had
well ok, but there's more tittles avaiable than one person could try in a non ruched way.

ideally i would use /vr as to discover fun stuff to play, but its hard when even after spending a few minutes twice a week to hide all the spam and cyclic threads the few left are a mix of fanboyism, threads on the usual games, e-celeb / dev-celebs, and cryptic threads without filename or explicit description text, just a unsearchable cropped picture of some less-than-popular game and some secretive discussion about it.

the the spam/shitpost, takes such a vast chunk that every now and then when i try starting a legitimate thread with introduction to present something new to me or ask about possible related content, it dies in 1-3 days if the people who would get interested in it dont have a chance to see it.

the internet forums have really come to a paradox

if you have registration and identities the human ego kills discussion, if you have no identities the bored preteens who are left alone with a computer spam the shit out of you... i would like to be wrong, but i believe the only thing that hasn't been tried is a form of anonymous forum with open admin-log like 8shan, and a wiki like distributed moderation, with censorship of FORM (as in shitpost) following immutable guidelines (to protect agains takeover from newcomers that happens to online communities when getting popular past a certain point)

[Anonymous No.4365025]

>>4361335
Desu. Kotaku is a shitty blog that has been blacklisted by #gamergate for #paidnews and #fakereviews.

[Anonymous No.4365047]

>>4361250
>"reviewing" them and plainly stating what you liked and didn't like, what else is there to talk about?
i always thought the point was to describe briefly all the mechanics in the game and only finally insert your opinions tying with reasons as semi-objectve as possible,

say i state that this and that mechanic are used too much and it feel more like a chore than challenge, if the reader likes skinnerbox games he might conclude this tittle is worth checking, regardless of the review conclusion or any scoring system used.

[Anonymous No.4365090]

I mostly come here to falseflag as Nintendo fans and make them appear like weak baby nerds to make up for the fact I'm 35 years old and still cry about Sega getting killed off and never being touched by a woman

[Anonymous No.4365492]

>>4360974
Game Dungeon is mostly about bad games rather than old games.

I don't get why hes playing games only to shit on them and keep blabering for 20 minutes about how hard was it to get them to run

[Anonymous No.4365503]

i enjoy retronauts. found/rediscovered some good stuff through them.

[Anonymous No.4365536]

>>4361335
>>4360838

>Shills for Kotaku and Retrograde = free pass
>Criticise shilling = deleted post

Now this is some bullshit, metaljesus.

[Anonymous No.4365741]

>>4365492
Guess you haven't paid atention at all.