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What are some great retro games that I can play with my 5yo? (europe.pub)

submitted 20 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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[–] kewjo@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

from a sega childhood my top:

toejam and earl
micro machines
world of illusion (mickey and donald)
California games
Bonanza Brothers (has guns but in game they are tranquilizers and enemies wake up)

[–] calavera@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 hours ago

My kid loved to play toejam with me

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

These are great! All with little to no violence, too.

I will say (for OP), Micromachines needs more patience than some 5 year olds will have, since the controls and speed aren't very forgiving until learned. So I might not start with Micromachines for a young gamer.

[–] kewjo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

fair point micromachines is finicky to play so it's good for teaching patience lol. although the mechanic will only give points if one player falls to far behind and goes off screen. when i was a kid my brothers and i would just explore the maps and played it more as we have to stay close enough to not lose. as an adult the game would just becomes chase your kid, probably best to not play it seriously