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What are some good retro games to play when you're depressed?

>> No.4993225
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4993225

Something with bright colors and feelgood music, Kirby or Mother usually cheers me up.

>> No.4993226

Maybe it's because it's my favorite game of all time but Super Mario RPG makes me really happy despite finishing it countless times.

Any Kirby game except Avalanche or Dream Course helps too for the pastel air and overall happy vibes.

I feel you a lot, anon, I'm super depressed myself too right now, I've been drawing some fanart to keep my mind distracted. The worst times are when I'm alone with my thoughts.

>> No.4993231

>>4993204
Misadventures of Tron Bonne or Yoshis Island

>> No.4993304

>>4993204
If you want bright colorful comfy games, I recommend smb2, mario land 2, mario world, Wario land 2, Earthbound, outrun, ape escape, kirby games. Platformers are often comfy

Also, using save states, I find brutally hard games like kaizo mario really comforting when I'm down. The difficulty makes the game really absorbing, and overcoming a seemingly impossible obstacle after dozens of tries is incredibly satisfying.

>> No.4993313

Something to distract your mind with a story and leisurely play like a JRPG perhaps?

>> No.4993351

>>4993204
If you're depressed you should clean your house.

>> No.4993359

>>4993351
t. Jordan Peterson

>> No.4993363

>>4993351
Fuck you Peterson, you're not my dad.

>> No.4993374

>>4993351
That's unironically solid advise, much more practical and effective than self help phrases

>> No.4993375

>>4993304
adding Bonk and Bonk's Revenge to the list

>> No.4993382

Dare to Dream
Sanitarium

>> No.4993423

>>4993351
OP here, I actually usually do that when I'm depressed.
Have no idea about what the hell Peterson has to say about It, but when I feel like this I usually clean a bit, cook, play a game, listen to music or watch some anime while I eat.

>> No.4993452

>>4993375
Yeah I forgot about those! Those games are super comfy. There's also a third one for tg-cd but I don't know much about it.

Deja vu on nes is pretty relaxing. Does anyone know of any other retro games with a film noir atmosphere?

>> No.4993521

DDR

>> No.4993527

>>4993521
Gotta disagree with that, if you're depressed you'll hardly have the energy or will to dance.

>> No.4993540

>>4993527
Do it anyway, Faggot

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>>4993204
I usually play a Mario or Sonic game. I guess it's the cute and innocence of it that really helps. Childhood and all that

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MAGICAL BLIZZARDOOOOO!

>> No.4993840

>>4993452
Only play bonk 3 if you’re a diehard fan. It’s rather generic and is a lazy sequel. The music is also bad and the colors are dull

>> No.4993863

Go visit your relatives or something, lazy fucks

>> No.4993869 [SPOILER] 
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Persona 2 (and also Persona 3 because it's exactly about depression/suicide)

>> No.4993958

If I'm feeling down and have a couple hours I'll play Super Metroid or Kirby's Adventure.

>> No.4993962

I find Shenmue and other open world games with lots of diversions to be comforting. Low stress, just wander around killing time and looking at things.

>> No.4994027

>>4993204
This looks like that 8bitfiction tumblr account. Used to love it has become a bit painful.

>> No.4994038

I'm a heterosexual Christian male, I don't know what it feels like to be depressed. I guess play something with cute art direction and vibrant colors.

>> No.4994054

The only correct way to cure depression is to play something extremely dark and fucked up so that you won't feel so bad about your own situation.

So... literally any utsuge. Feel free to google what it is.

>> No.4994059

>>4993204
Game?

>> No.4994071

>>4993521
Unironically the best suggestion yet.

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>>4993204
I got you bro

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>>4994107
if you prefer strategies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXiL3IEK49E&index=2&list=PL9E8F60D04647CA55

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>>4994112
SimCity 3000 is the last one that helped me a lot

>> No.4994116

>>4993204
When my depression really hits, i tend to play SNES. Nothing fixes a depression boost like Mario World, my man.

>> No.4994183

Alter Ego.

This game unironically changed my life. You play through life, making decisions and trying to get through childhood, then adulthood. It was weird - when life was set up like a game, it became really easy to see what the “right” choice is in most situations because I wasn’t emotionally involved in the moment. I then realized I need to do that in my life and detach s bit when I make big decisions. I went from college drop out that was washing dishes to barely pay rent, and now I’m dentist making 200k. I sincerely credit Alter Ego with my turn around.

>> No.4994213

Columns, Bust a Move, Super Puzzle Fighter

I like puzzle games when I'm feeling down

>> No.4994421

>>4994213
Good choice. Since we're not exercising our bodies or minds, the best juice is getting into the "zone." Tetris is obviously perfect for this endeavor.

>> No.4994441

>>4993521
Solid advice. Get up and get moving, best thing for those listless periods.

>> No.4995065

>>4993204

These
>>4993731
>>4994213
are really solid suggestions in my book. I'd also recommend Rad Racer as an excellent feel-good game.

>> No.4996481

>>4993204
The Neverhood

>> No.4996532

>>4993423
It's good advice because you're performing a physical activity that's simple to do and accomplishes something instead of wallowing in self-pity.

>> No.4996536

>>4994183
I have to agree that Alter Ego can help you be more objective about life - but aren't dentists like the top suicide profession? Being a dentist isn't exactly proof of not being depressed.

>> No.4996540

>>4993204
Animal Crossing (The GC game is an updated port of the N64 original).

>> No.4997239

>>4993423
>>4996532
That doesn't solve any depression though. You might as well just abuse drugs, but that would mean you would drop out of society. So be a good boy and stay as a goy in the machine instead of doing something that actually will fix your depression.

>> No.4997251

>>4997239
>Cleaning your house is a Jewish conspiracy
Exercise and accomplishing achievable goals is exactly how you solve depression although drugs are the more mainstream "solution". I'm curious how you actually believe one solves depression if neither of those two options.

>> No.4997272

To wallow in it? Anything that has a "persistent" quality to it. If there are places you can visit in it that never change, but has the illusion of changing, that's right up depression's alley. Point-and-click adventure games, maybe not the silly ones, are perfect for this. If the game lets you go at your own pace and doesn't really reward or penalize you for making any one decision, it's perfectly analogous to major depression.

>> No.4997276

>>4997272
>To wallow in it?
No, I was hoping for stuff that could help motivate me to not want to do that.

>> No.4997313

>be depressed
>clean house
>still depressed
great advice m8s

>> No.4997317

>>4997313
why are u depressed

>> No.4997319 [DELETED] 

>>4997239
Y-youre not really fixing your depression. Youre just releassing endorphins by finding joy in a hobby!

Nihgger nighernigger jew spic spicspic.

>> No.4997325

>>4997319
>releassing endorphins

i dislike this thing of reducing pleasant experiences to what supposedly happens in our brains during them.

>> No.4997334

>>4997239
>That doesn't solve any depression though.
No shit it doesn't, because depression can't be solved instantaneously. It takes time and effort to work yourself out of depression. Doing some cleaning is a small step toward that, but you need to continue taking steps and continue moving forward if you want to crawl out of depression and stay out.

>> No.4997352

>>4997313
at least your house is clean though

>> No.4997362

>>4997276
I guess my post is still useful if you pretend I said "don't."

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>>4993204
Street Fighter Alpha.

>> No.4997367

Final Fantasy VII, Legend of Mana, or maybe Yoshi's Island

>> No.4997369

>>4993226
sorry bro

>> No.4997441

>when you're depressed?
I can't remember what it's like to not be depressed

>> No.4998029

I see that Earthbound and Persona were mentioned.
What other jrpgs depict overcoming depression whether it be metaphorical or apart of the story?

>> No.4998080

>>4993204
Any Pokémon game desu

>> No.4998093

>>4993521
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSQWUZ8a2Ho

>> No.4998095

>>4994038
>I'm a heterosexual Christian male, I don't know what it feels like to be depressed

jesus fuck what a dumb thing to say

>> No.4998117

>>4998093
based

>> No.4998139

>>4996536
Yeah, it’s ranked high in depression. I think it’s because we don’t really talk and interact with patients, kind of inflict pain, and every day is the exact same. For me, it’s been important to focus on creating meaning in my personal life as well.

>> No.4998142

>>4993423
iirc Peterson has a few opinions on depression given that he and his daughter both suffer from it. The main one is to engage in activity that gives you meaningful progress towards a worthwhile goal.

But also diet can cause depression (and not necessarily just "eating badly" but you can have a bad reaction to certain kinds of foods and not realize it). And sometimes anti-depressants might be worth it.

The "Clean your Room" meme is less about solving depression than about keeping youthful idealism grounded in an age of social media when any jackass can make their voice heard on twitter.

>> No.4998147

>>4998139
>kind of inflict pain

if it makes you feel any better I find the pain from the scraper to be weirdly enjoyable

>> No.4998158

>>4998139
you guys also kinda ruin a bunch of patients' faces and mental well-being for life: https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/dentistry/is-it-mental-or-is-it-dental/

>> No.4998162

>>4997239
>That doesn't solve any depression though
depression is not solvable, it just goes away when the source originating it is resolved
many sources (the majority) are not solvable tho
why are you depressed?

>> No.4998176

>>4998142
jackass social media is the only reason peterson even has a platform

>> No.4998193

>>4998142
stunted manchildren who think cleaning their room is a sign of adult responsibility and not just an obligation you figure out when you're like eight really shouldn't be lecturing others about youthful idealism

>> No.4998201

>>4998176
his self-help stuff is good, he seems like quite a well-read man, and most of what he says is right. even though he's a corny guy and probably "controlled opposition".

>> No.4998224

>>4998193
That’s the point. Peterson, many times, has said he’s trying to help the mal-adjusted who never learned things like that. The reason his advice seems simplistic is because that’s his goal.

>> No.4998251

>>4998201
he's a gulag archipelago salesman who misunderstands nietzsche and even jung. even if he is well-read, he doesn't do very well with what he's read. the reverence and admiration of people who read and understand even less than he does is meaningless

>> No.4998309

>>4998224
weird then that all of his supposedly adult supporters claim to get so much out of his advice

>> No.4998313

>>4998309
That just means they benefitted from a refresher on some basic concepts. That’s nothing to get angry about.

>> No.4998317

>>4998309
his self-help stuff goes well beyond "clean your room". he enjoins assertiveness, striving for excellence, swimming against the current. a general "be the best you can, be ethical, and fuck what everyone thinks" attitude. it's great advice for neurotic guys like me.

(i know this all sounds corny.)

>> No.4998335

>>4998193
>>4998176
It's comical how stupid and ignorant people look when they're just parroting hater memes they saw on twitter and reddit.

>> No.4998337

>>4998309
I don't get much out of his advice. I already have a job, house, family, children, etc. He still has interesting ideas and is an engaging and passionate speaker.

>> No.4998345

>>4994421
One of the best old games for getting in the zone is Astrosmash for the Intellivision or it's 2600 counterpart Astroblast.

>> No.4998353

>>4993226
You on any anti-depressents? I am personally and they make depression so much more tolorable. People shame it but honestly it's your brain chemestry so fuck em

>> No.4998371

>>4994038
Found the false flagging faggot. Everybody point and laugh at the intersectional genderqueer muslim black lesbian attention whore!

>> No.4998385

>>4993204
flat earth is real

>> No.4998417

Mario RPG
Mega Man 3
Little Nemo
Pokemon Blue