I just hit 10 hours in Earthbound on my Anbernic RG280V. I’m looking forward to trying some more SNES games once I’m finished (Super Mario World, Street Fighter Turbo II, Zelda: Link to the Past, etc.).
Interested to hear what you all are playing? Or, what retro games are on your “to do” list?
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
If you missed it, the game was free until the 20th. It’s only ¢99 right now.
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.
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 didn’t realize they are similar, but yeah I’ll give Undertale a go!
eeeeeee if you do, please try not to google anything about it
Ha ha! OK! Funny thing is I actually already own it. My boys (teenagers) got it at some point, but I don’t know much about it.
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It’s easily my favorite game. Hell, better than any book, movie or story I’ve ever experienced. Undertale messed me up. In the best way
Well, I did it! I played through Undertale start-to-finish last weekend! The ending was awesome! Thanks for the recommendation!
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
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!
Pretty sure I learned about Bagu’s hut in Nintendo Power! 😂
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
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 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.
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 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
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.
The first Sims game! Good times
Played through the entirety of FFT:WotL via PPSSPP on my tablet. Great game, first full playthrough since the 90s.
World of Warcraft: Retail.
^^^
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.
