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i wanna get into retro gaming but keep getting losing interest (lemmy.world)
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im not a big gamer but like retro games, theyre nice, simple(sometimes) and runs great on my potato.

but i feel like i keep losing interest for some reason. it might just be because its not my thing but im too stubborn to accept it.

i have free time, a controller, know how to use an emulator and really wanna play the game.

im playing(ive been on hiatus for over a month) zelda a minish cap and my save got accident deleted permanently and had to restart.

i plan on playing, chrono trigger, zelda ocarina of time, starfox and simillar games.

do you have any "gateway" game i should play first or some other advice?

tl;dr i wanna play retro but keep losing interest. what is easy to get into or bits of advice?

sorry for so much text btw thnks

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[-] bonedaddy@mander.xyz 10 points 7 months ago

Sounds like you've got some classics lined up but I'd suggest throwing in some more casual stuff too, especially if you're losing interest in the long-form, story-based games. Something like excite bike or crazy taxi or road rash (I'm partial to old racers) or anything where you just pick it up, play a few rounds and move on. Think arcade style.

I made a favorites list in retroarch and cycle through it. I'll play the story-based classics too but sometimes it's difficult to get invested with dated graphics and sound. The pick-up-and-go games I find more accessible as I'm getting older.

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