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hey /vr/ i have extremeley severe depresson and its really hard to find something to distract me from suicidal thoughts. Retro games help though.

what are some games that helped you through sadness?

>> No.4579894

>>4579890
Play kirby

>> No.4579924

>>4579890
Stop being a weeb faggot, this will help much more and much faster than any video game ever could.
If you don't care about that advice then try Truxton II.

>> No.4579930

>>4579924
i dont really watch anime, i just picked the thumbnail because its well drawn and a retro game.

>>4579894
ive played the fuck out of them already

>> No.4579975

>>4579930
>well drawn
OK. Play Truxton II then anyway, why are you ignoring the suggestion?

>> No.4579986

>>4579890
As my depression becomes more severe I find I'm replaying my old favorites more and more rather than playing new games. Not because of anything in the games themselves, just because I already know what to expect and stuff.

>> No.4579991

>>4579890
The adventures of Lolo series for the nes are remarkably difficult puzzle games and if you like them, they can offer a good distraction.

If you want something more action oriented, try For Whom the frogs toll for GB or the Violinist of Hameln for the snes.

>> No.4579998

The Hybrid Front

>> No.4580142

Dragon quest 1-3 are what I play when Morbid thoughts begin to creep into my head. I play them on the gameboy but they’re good anyway you can play them imo.

>> No.4580187

>>4579998
Hybrid Front helped you through sadness?

haha i've played this game and i'm stuck on the 2nd mission, i'm pretty bad when it comes to picking a spot that has an advantage over the opponent. Guess I'll just keep going until I get it right

>> No.4580209

>>4579890
I know that feel. Retro games were the only thing that kept me happy during my shitty childhood.

I'd say that Little Nemo The Dream Master best encompasses my lifelong feelings of escapism, childhood wonder, and the joy of looking forward to what tomorrow night's dreams might bring. It was basically one of the few things in my early life that was trying influence me positively ...somehow.

Got to take my mind off the cause of most of my life's problems FUCK THAT ABUSIVE PIECE OF SHIT! I'M GLAD TO KNOW HE'S DYING OF CANCER! Unfortunately, there's still the issue of THAT ASSHOLE'S SHADOW FOREVER LOOMING OVER MY MISERABLE SOUL UNTIL THE DAY I DIE!

Well OP, keep fighting the good fight. You'll always have an ally in retro games, I know that I do.

>> No.4580332

>>4579890
the frame rate of this gave me depression

>> No.4580582

>>4579890
You could play shitpost on /rk9/ instead of /vr/

>> No.4583318

>>4579924
I never get why weebs say things like this

>> No.4583386

>>4580187
Because of the music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ55q9K9TVE

>> No.4583431

Off topic, but the N - Acetyl Cysteine vitamin helps me feel less depressed on a daily basis.
Niacin helps too, but the skin flushing will turn off a lot of people.
Consider saving up for TRT as well.

To get back on topic, try playing Shōnen Ashibe, the import only game starring a seal.
The key to depression is to distract yourself long enough to get by, but not overwhelm yourself with too much decision making.
It's sort of a platformer with some puzzle elements.

>> No.4583447
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4583447

Paper Mario

>> No.4583448

>>4583318
Stop thinking weebs say stuff like this, because I'm not that shit.

>> No.4583479

>>4583448
I don't believe you, weeb

>> No.4583771

OP are you still alive?
Could you tell us what's going on in your life?

>> No.4583805

Popful mail put a smile on my face, space channel 5 is pretty good at this too

>> No.4583845

>>4579890
Dicing Knight is pretty good

I also liked the Soul Blazer and Dark Lord trilogies

>> No.4583846

>>4583448
You're a self-hating weeb so aren't you like double shit then?

>> No.4583849 [DELETED] 

we love our virutal games! https://www.instagram.com/rhinegeist/

>> No.4583972

>>4583479
>>4583846
I know you're trolling, but not everyone here is a weeb, did you know? I don't like anime. I like old games.

>> No.4584006

>>4583972
then why do other communities reject you

because offhand I know like 3 or 4 different places that have a more meaningful discussions about retro games than this place

>> No.4584028

>>4579890
>Anime titties is the only thing keeping me going

I'm afraid your neuroses extend much further than depression, OP.

>> No.4584045

>>4584006
Which ones? Keep in mind I don't like non-anonymous places.
>You only have one post here, we won't pay attention to you until you become well known enough.
Genuinely interested here.

>> No.4584147 [DELETED] 

Parappa the Rapper, fun, comfy and pretty light hearted. Katamari Damacy[/spoiler} is good but not retro, goofy fun with simple yet engaging gameplay.

Sometimes you just need to play something to not think. Games like Tetris excel at this, as do some shmups.

I'm a huge fan of Umihara Kawase. I think this could be a good game for dealing with depression, it's action oriented enough to keep you occupied, and difficult enough to keep you trying to get gud.

Anon, hang in there and remember the feelings you are experiencing now are not permanent. Don't chose a permanent end to fix a temporary problem. I've been where you are now and what you're feeling is real but it will pass, there's better times in the future even if it's impossible to imagine right now. Might want to check this link out, it's Daniel Harmon (Rick and Morty creator) talking about dealing with this shit. https://www.boredpanda.com/dealing-depression-answer-dan-harmon-rick-and-morty/

>> No.4584164

>>4583431

Also vitamin D. I used to work 2nd and 3rd shift and it fucks with you. It's like seasonal affect disorder but all the time. Your skin makes vitamin D when exposed to sunlight, without it you feel down and lethargic.

>> No.4584172 [DELETED] 

>>4579890
Parappa the Rapper, fun, comfy and pretty light hearted. Katamari Damacy[/spoiler] is good but not retro, goofy fun with simple yet engaging gameplay.

Sometimes you just need to play something to not think. Games like Tetris excel at this, as do some shmups.

I'm a huge fan of Umihara Kawase. I think this could be a good game for dealing with depression, it's action oriented enough to keep you occupied, and difficult enough to keep you trying to get gud.

Anon, hang in there and remember the feelings you are experiencing now are not permanent. Don't chose a permanent end to fix a temporary problem. I've been where you are now and what you're feeling is real but it will pass, there's better times in the future even if it's impossible to imagine right now. Might want to check this link out, it's Daniel Harmon (Rick and Morty creator) talking about dealing with this shit. https://www.boredpanda.com/dealing-depression-answer-dan-harmon-rick-and-morty/

>> No.4584175

>>4579890
Parappa the Rapper, fun, comfy and pretty light hearted. Katamari Damacy is good but not retro, goofy fun with simple yet engaging gameplay.

Sometimes you just need to play something to not think. Games like Tetris excel at this, as do some shmups.

I'm a huge fan of Umihara Kawase. I think this could be a good game for dealing with depression, it's action oriented enough to keep you occupied, and difficult enough to keep you trying to get gud.

Anon, hang in there and remember the feelings you are experiencing now are not permanent. Don't chose a permanent end to fix a temporary problem. I've been where you are now and what you're feeling is real but it will pass, there's better times in the future even if it's impossible to imagine right now. Might want to check this link out, it's Daniel Harmon (Rick and Morty creator) talking about dealing with this shit. https://www.boredpanda.com/dealing-depression-answer-dan-harmon-rick-and-morty/

>> No.4584201

>>4583972
Whatever you say, weeb

>>4584028
How do you get that impression from OP?

>> No.4586591

>>4579890
>helped you through sadness
Earthbound
Parappa 1 & 2
Dance Dance revolution (all of them)
Mister Moskitto
and of course the one and only...
Katamari Damacy. If you don't smile after playing one of these games I guess you should seek for external help. Also I know it's a shitty tip but try to talk to people about your problems. Why are you so sad? No gf? No job? tell us your story anon

>>4583318
>>4584028
>>4579924
thanks for being so helpful to OP anons, you must be rude and pathetic human beings irl, sad.

>> No.4586619

>>4579890
>exercise: maybe only limber (joint rotations and leg raises) or go for a short jog
>meditate, 15 minutes a day, just focus on the breath
>get plenty of sleep, and do it consistently
>try to eat right, I know it's hard. meal replacements like soylent can remove many of the hurdles to eating a balanced diet

The one game I can think I relied on (maybe a bit too much) therapeutically was Animal Crossing. Nowadays I'd maybe play some pretty open world playground like BOTW.

>> No.4586621

>>4584028
T I D D A Y S
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>> No.4587184

I find RPGs or other games that require long time investments or somewhat mindless grinding to be helpful.
>>4584175
Why would you want the advice of an alcoholic on how to deal with depression?

>> No.4587203

>>4587184
>Why would you want the advice of an alcoholic on how to deal with depression?

Maybe he used alcohol to deal with depression. I have no idea about harmon's background but it's solid advice.

I'd also add stardew valley but it's not retro either. It has pretty good flow and keeps you distracted. It's one of those games you say "I'll play one more day" then you realize 3 hours have passed.

>> No.4587204

>>4579890
soul blazer for snes is a good distraction. it does a good job making you feel like you're really accomplishing something at a steady rate. i used a walkthrough to get past a couple parts but in general it's very straight forward. interesting level design and a neat story that's presented more like background music than the main performance make it a near perfect action rpg.

the sequel terranigma is even better but a little less charming and a little more story driven.

>> No.4587483

Dragon Quest V, Paper Mario, Chrono Trigger, Earthbound. Something that will take a decent chunk of time with characters to interact with.

A good shmup can help to, if you're able to put intense focus into something. Maybe a roguelike, try out one of the classics. You'll be too busy trying to find out how to keep moving forward.

You'll get through it, OP. We all do.

>> No.4587496

>>4587483
not with these advices he wont

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4587501

>>4587496
Well then he can just spend his entire life playing Monster Rancher 2 like I have.

>> No.4587682

>>4579890
>dose eyes

>> No.4587713

>>4584045
I'm not going to tell you where on 4chan because a bunch of turds will just stink up the place

I can assure you there are places where the only thing that matters is the content of your writing

>> No.4587731

>>4579890
Veering not retro due to platform but the 3DS version of Dragon Quest 7 was uplifting to me due to it's handling of themes combined with very classic JRPG gameplay and how every new island was it's own story. (often following something akin to corrupted tradition -> corrupted dismantling of tradition -> restoration of a less corrupted society)
Another old standby that almost always get me in a good mood is classic point and clicks, Monkey Island series, Simon the Sorcerer series, Discworld series, Quest for Glory series, the Broken Sword series, Legend of Kyrandia 2, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Rose Tattoo etc.

>> No.4587743

>>4587713
>this forum is kiddy shit
>i know bouta place with some real serious dis-cussion
>i can hook it up, but it's gonna cost ya
>das right, all your upboats

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>>4587713
Not quoted but
>I can assure you there are places where the only thing that matters is the content of your writing
I've yet to come across any non-anonymous forum where that was the case. There's always cliques and political nonsense that's not necessarily noticeable until you've stuck around for a while. (though some cases are obviously worse than others)
Gonna hazard a guess and say you're thinking of the fairly decent places like Tokugawa Corp, assemblergames or less so like Hardcoregaming101, the RPGCodex and so on.

>> No.4588173

>>4587757
>StoryfagCodex
No, thanks.

>> No.4588215

>>4588173
The Might & Magic and Wizardry generals are pretty good on Codex, and usually have better discussion on those subjects than /vr/ does.

>> No.4588227

if games cured depression then it wouldn't even exist since gaming is a mainstream hobby as it can get in the civilized world

>> No.4588291

>>4588215
They would shit on me for only having 1 post just like any other place like that anyway. And yeah, not everyone there is a storyfag, but most are.

>> No.4588302

>>4587757

isnt't Tokugawa Corp dead though?

last time I checked there wasnt much acitivity.

>> No.4588342

Going outside

>> No.4588368

>>4588227
he wasn't asking for a cure or claiming that games cured it

>> No.4588395

>>4588342
>>4584164
Already beat you to it

>> No.4588642

When I was depressed I was too apathetic to be able to focus properly on gaming. My negative thoughts would distract me so much my gameplay became very sloppy which in turn made me commit silly mistakes and because of it I'd feel worse and would tell myself it wasn't an activity worth spending time anyway. The only game I had patience to play was tetris, but after a short period you get used to it and don't need to use your brain as much so the thoughts come back.

Only passive entertainment like music and tv were bearable when I felt tired of just laying down. Star Trek helped me cope with those times a lot.

Anyway, SNES Aladdin and The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse are very colorful and cheerful, give them a try.

>> No.4588657

>>4588642
>Only passive entertainment like music and tv were bearable when I felt tired of just laying down.
So that's why video games are pretty much a passive entertainment these days, the rise of depression in the population. Interesting.

>> No.4589367

>>4579890
Donkey Kong Country 2
View overcoming the later levels like overcoming your depression I guess.
Don't play Illusion of Gaia, though.

>> No.4589378

>>4579890
Klonoa (PS1) will cheer you up with it's cute protagonist, happy story and happiest ending ever.

>> No.4589445

>>4579890
Sorry to hear you're going through some shit :(. Some old RPG's like Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines and Deus Ex are usually what I play when I'm feeling sad

>> No.4589491

>>4588302
TC is semi-dead and assemblergames seems like it died over money-drama.

>> No.4589498

>>4579890
It’s not really retro but Silent Hill 2 helps me deal with depression.

>> No.4589507

SaGa Frontier 2 because it's beautiful. The art direction, watercolor, classy soundtrack, atmosphere. Always makes me feel at ease

>> No.4589579

>>4579890
Newsgrounds hentai games. Complete with voice acting from the 90s by trannies.
>>4583448
Fuck off >>>/pol/ Death March saving anime btw.

>> No.4590960

>>4588395
>paying attention to tripfags posts

>> No.4591070

>>4579890
I play Gimmick! or Punch Out.

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>>4590960

Being so weak that someone responding to a tripfag triggers you...

How did the tripfag hurt you anon? Did he touch you in a no no spot?