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What are some great retro games that I can play with my 5yo? (europe.pub)
submitted 17 hours ago by ceiron@europe.pub to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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I have an old Raspberry Pi 1 (!) still going strong with Batocera Linux running NES, SNES and Mega Drive (Genesis) emulators.

I’m looking for easy multiplayer games that can be played with a 5yo. Non violent and ideally co-op, bonus points if somewhat educational.

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[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 19 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Sonic 2. Make him be tails. As is tradition.

[–] pezhore@infosec.pub 7 points 14 hours ago

Honestly? This is a great, low stakes way of letting him get the feel for the game without feeling like he's not "helping".

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 2 points 12 hours ago

This is the way.

And in case OP doesn't know: the same can be done with Sonic 3 and then with Sonic and Knuckles.

But also, I second starting with Sonic 2. The controls are a bit simpler, and it's a classic.