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Active Retro Consoles? (lemmy.today)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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What retro consoles still have the most active game development? The most games still being released physically? The best and most popular time-tested consoles?

I'm excited to start learning programming and had a thought to make a game (having an objective makes it easier to learn). I wrote up an entire plan already for the mechanics and it seems incredibly viable for a fun and full experience. I would like to have it playable on real hardware and am just trying to figure out which system to make it for.

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[–] PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

So I did a quick search on MobyGames looking for new release since 2020, and:

  • Atari 2600: 10 new games
  • Atari ST: 7 new games
  • DOS: 33 new games
  • Commodore 64: 55 new games
  • NES: 72 new games
  • SNES: 12 new games
  • Gameboy: 42 new games
  • Gameboy Advanced: 9 new games
  • Master System: 6 new games
  • Genesis: 49 new games
  • Dreamcast: 23 new games

I believe those are the most active

[–] bbbbbr@mastodon.gamedev.place 2 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

@PiraHxCx @sic_semper_tyrannis There are a lot more Game Boy releases than shown on MobyGames. I don't know if the site is limited to just physical carts, but even if that is the case then the actual number is more like 269 instead of 42 since 2020

See:
https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@bbbbbr/115897847228422258

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wow that's awesome and quite shocking that it's so popular. I wonder if GB is more popular that GBC and GBA

[–] bbbbbr@mastodon.gamedev.place 1 points 1 week ago

@sic_semper_tyrannis Oh yeah, at least in terms of homebrew being made GB is likely 10x GBA (whether cart or rom)

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