I just started a playthrough of the SNES version of Super Mario RPG. I've gotten pretty far but have never actually completed it, so I aim to this time around.
With the 25th anniversary update out, I've been loving playing through the original Half Life again.
TFW you're old enough that a game you bought on release becomes "retro"
"A" game? v.v creaky old person noises
Same, but I have never gotten more than a third of the way through... and I've owned it for 20+ years.
I have the PS2 port which I have never completed. I think it comes with Blue Shift as well, so that will be my next game on the backlog once I finish Zelda II
this.
Replaying Super Mario World for SNES with my five-year-old. First time for him, he loves Yoshi. I haven't really played it all the way through in about a decade; my wife and I did it together when we were engaged, was the last time.
It holds up SO WELL!
Sometime's you go back to an old favorite and you can't figure out how you played it for so long back in the day. But Mario World, despite being the first game for it, is still one of, if not THE best SNES game.
Fuck those ghost houses though.
I can't wait to do this with my kid, he's currently 12 months so I've still got a while to go. Super Mario world is a must, and the donkey Kong country games too 😁
Built an arcade machine running MAME. We have been playing a lot of Boogie Wings and Windjammers.
Cool build. Thanks for sharing it!
We also had fun playing through Leisure Suit Larry 1 a couple of weeks ago :)
Earthbound - never played this so I’m looking forward to it for my next retro play through after recently finishing a replay of both A Link to the Past and Golden Sun 1 & 2.
Afterward, it’s the Soul Blazer trilogy. I’ve only played Illusion of Gaia, and perhaps an hour of Terranigma. I loved Gaia, and remember really liking the bit I’ve played of Terranigma.
ooooo if you enjoyed Earthbound, may I recommend Undertale next? Not exactly retro, but similar vibes (and there's some fun fan theories about these two universes)
I haven't started but I really want to play through Golden Sun again.
I did this last year. And finally for the first time started my extended file on Golden Sun TLA.
Golden Sun is top 5 all time game for me.
I just rage quit Abe's Oddysee because despite checking a walkthrough for possible missed Mudokons, I managed to miss 3 by the time I got back to Rupture Farms
Ha, I went thru that too a while ago.
I was intending to play through that soon, I'll have to keep that in mind before I do.
If you haven't played it before and planning on a 100% run, at least find a walkthrough that tells you how many you need to save per level and then do your best to keep count as you progress.
I recently beat the PC port of Chrono Trigger, which was my first time beating it. It held up better than I expected.
Currently I'm switching off between Megaman Battle Network 2, Half Life, and Lost Odyssey. It's my first time playing Lost Odyssey and I'm a little surprised how much I'm enjoying it. It helps that the localization has been really good so far.
Zelda II, I’ve never beaten before so I’m trying to do it with out looking up a guide or using save states. That last one is really hard
If my mom could do it, so could you! I believe in you.
I started a run a while ago and got stuck in Death Mountain. That game is MUCH harder than the first Zelda.
As a kid I could never figure out how to get the river man to let me cross so I couldn’t even get to death mountain. At least I’ve gotten that far this time!
That games goes great with a real NES controller, so you can throw it across the room after dying.
I'm still playing Baulders Gate 3 a bit but I also started South Park the Fractured but Whole and I'm really enjoying the easy game play and basically watching an episode of the show.
Cool! Speaking of South Park I surprised to read recently that Earthbound was an inspiration for Trey Parker when creating South Park. Or, at least, one of the South Park games. I see the connection though, a bunch of cute kids in a quaint little town who wind up dealing with epic monsters, aliens, piles of puke, insane adults, etc :D
About half way through Mother/Earthbound Zero on my NES flashcart. I’ll have to pick Earthbound up after. I got about half way through years ago but never finished it.
Most recently finished Crystalis.
The first Sims game! Good times
I've started Earthbound maybe three times, and I've enjoyed it each time, but for whatever reason, I'd forget about it for a few years and start it over.
Right now I'm in the final stages of Final Fantasy V (Translated Super Famicom ROM). So far it's one of my favorite old RPGs. The pacing is perfect for me. When I get to a new area, I'm leveled enough to hold my own without grinding, but the bosses usually require a few attempts as I learn their weaknesses and tweak my strategy. The Jobs system is pretty neat because you can mix and match abilities.
I recently got sick and decided to play through ff2 (iv). I've owned it since I was a kid but never beat it.
I finished it in less than 24 real world hours.
I was astonished at the difference being an adult makes with regard to gaming.
I am playing the Gameboy 3DS and also the laptop with a duckstation
Ultima Runes of Virtue 1 & 2 for the Game Boy. Great action-adventure-puzzle games. But very unforgiving, every dungeon is filled with fatal errors. I couldn't get to the end when I was young!
I dusted off my childhood n64 and trying to do a 100% speed run of ocarina of time. It's been a while since I've played it, I think the last time I did a playthrough was when it was re-released for the 3ds.
I already had to start my save over after discovering there's a glitch, after you get the saw it is impossible to get one of the stick capacity upgrades.
I've been streaming it locally to some friends on discord, it's been a good time.
I really want to play the port but I do most of my retro gaming on the go using my retroid pocket 3. Instead I've been playing OOT using the redux patch, which does add quite a few QOL improvements, just no camera control unfortunately.
Have you looked into the port? I played it in my Steam Deck earlier this year. It's phenomenal.
Playing at 60fps with right stock camera controls makes it feel like a new game.
Deus Ex and System Shock.
Pokemon Ruby, I'm planning on buying a 3ds to mod but for now I'm just playing on my computer. I missed this generation of games and the speed up option on the emulator makes it better although some of the dialogue gets repetitive.
Jumped back into Yoshi's Island recently. So good.
I'm playing Zelda Link's Awakening DX. There's a fan made patch that fixes annoying things like those text boxes popping up every time you pick up an acorn, or when you touch a rock without wearing the strength bracelet. And I was able to continue playing the same save file.
I really didn't think the game would be all that good but it's great. The whole island feels very alive and every screen has something special about it. I wouldn't mind the next generation of Zelda being a little bit like this.
I started Phantasy Star on my Odroid GO Ultra. Was looking for the game on my Master System but the pricing is a little over the top. Purely priced for "collectors" and not gamers.
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