RetroGaming

Personally I'm playing a lot of SNES

Really enjoying super street fighter 2 and super punch out

Ps1 is also good, playing a lot of xmen vs street fighter

What systems and games do you like?

If you remember Mega Man: the Wily Wars, the Sega Genesis remake of the first three games, there's a recent homebrew that is doing the same for the latter half of the NES era.

It has a ton of customizable options, kind of like Sonic 3 Complete / AIR. Only MM4 is available right now, but the project is definitely worth watching.

I'm sure everyone knows Retronauts, the awesome & long running Retro Gaming Podcast. Hey their website has some cool articles. Right now Stuart Gipp has a series of short reviews for all the games on the Sega Game Gear. It's not complete yet, but it makes for a good resource if you're looking for things to try on that little system.

In Ninja Golf you are an apprentice ninja, and your training has finally come to an end. At long last, after lengthy and rough training, it’s time for you to enter the ninja ranks! As you are about to talk to your master about it, they reveal the last challenge you’ll have to overcome, none other than nine holes of Ninja Golf…! You might be asking, where does that even come from? Has golf anything to do with ninjas? Funnily enough, no 🙂 and that’s what’s fun about it.

https://blisscast.wordpress.com/2023/03/30/ninja-golf-my-journal-page-45/

Turns out the USB-C port fell out. I've been very careful with it, no drops and no excessive strain on the port.

Buggy Boy (Speed Buggy in the US) feels like a game that deserves to be remembered more fondly. Sadly, it always seems to fall through the cracks between the likes of Outrun, Power Drift and Chase HQ.

This is a shame, because it is a fun little racer that received some mostly decent 8-bit ports on the #Amstrad, #C64 and #Spectrum.

But which one was the Buggy-est Boy of all? Step this way...

In the arcade, Buggy Boy is probably best remembered for its cockpit version with a panoramic three-screen display. There's also an upright, single-screen version, called Buggy Boy Jr, which is basically the same game.

In Buggy Boy, you race five tracks, collecting flags for points and time, and avoiding boulders and water traps. There are jumps and objects that flip you up onto two wheels. You'll see other buggies, but the game is mostly a race against the clock. It's a lot of colourful fun!

First port we'll look at is the Spectrum port. It's very different from the other two, and makes a plucky attempt at recreating the arcade faithfully. It has a valiant attempt at a huge buggy sprite, with colour no less, which moves about okay-ish. And the road has hills, just like the arcade.

Unfortunately, just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should. The huge sprite makes the road feel very cramped, and the gameplay feels slow and indistinct.

Good effort though!

Next up is the Amstrad. Like the C64 port, this feels more like it was inspired by Buggy Boy, rather than faithfully ported. Unlike the Spectrum, the buggy sprite is tiny. This actually works in the game's favour, keeping it snappy and responsive. The road moves nicely, albeit with no hills, and overall it's an enjoyable, if slightly slow, experience.

Best of all is the C64 version. This does everything the Amstrad does, only better. The same presentation (making me wonder if the Amstrad was ported from this), same small sprite, same nimble gameplay. But this version moves better and is a lot more fun to play. Getting to the next checkpoint is hugely compelling and it plays like a great, simple racer.

If you had to nitpick (Spectrum guys always have to nitpick the C64, right?) you might say that it is a little drab... but never enough to detract from the game.

A very clear C64 win!

Sharing this as I loved the deep dive on those old games

Hey all, some friends and I have been doing a podcast for the past 3 years but never really got into spreading it around.

Intro We review just the first hour of classic games, then submit scores for Gameplay, Story, Graphics, Sound, and Fun, with all categories weighted equally. The review is only half the fun, the rest of the podcast is filled with fun facts, banter, and bits, that I personally find very funny😁

What sets us apart? Understandably there are a ton of gaming podcasts. Focusing on the games first hour and how well it 'hooks' you is the focus and what is unique to ours. There are also many episodes with some goofy gimmicks as well - e.g. Super Mario 64 had one host pre-record their entire part and everyone had to keep up accordingly.

How come xxxxx got a 5.6?? Our score scale is based on a 5.0 being the average, and many games should fall around that score. Listen to the episode to find out more details on scores!

do you recommend any episodes? Look through the episodes or reviews and see if your favorite game has been played, that's always a great place to start! Older episodes are a bit awkward and sound quality is lacking, but we pick up our stride pretty quickly. My personal favorite is S2E45 - The Bouncer.

The podcast is located on all major platforms, and can be listened to directly on our website as well: https://www.thefirsthourpod.com/

Thanks for reading!

Hi Retro gaming fans any Evercade users her if so come hang out in !evercade

Join us at https://feddit.de/c/wimmelbilder I hope i am allowed to crosspost here

I have only played with it for a few minutes as I am about to start work. But it seems really great so far. I need to look into the control scheme to learn some of the controls, but it was not difficult to figure out.

I think it also supports controllers as well, I will likely play it that way at some point.

Was doing some looking around Goodwill and was lucky enough to find an Original Xbox for only $25! Got it home and cleaned him up, disc drive didn't work at first but I tinkered and fixed the belt that was getting stuck. Booted up an old copy of Halo 2 and all was well. So happy with this find!

I've only been to Super Potato so far. I remember that when I posted some pictures in the old retrogaming subreddit from my visit, quite a few people said that SP is overpriced and for tourists.

So for my next visit I'm trying to do some research. Does anybody have any recommendations for retro gaming stores in Tokyo or anywhere in Japan for that matter?

I've essentially only emulated Pokemon games from my childhood and their romhacks previously. But now I'm looking to play things I just completely missed because I was too young, not born, or didn't have the system then.

So what are your favorites?

Emulating on Android with Lemuroid btw.

I've been trying to get into playing some old games I've either missed out on or have completely forgot I've even played. I now find myself wanting to play games from SNES and the Gameboy line and can't settle down on which handheld to play all these games on.

I have my old 3DS handhelds, and XL and non-XL version (proprietary charging), Analogue Pocket (no SNES save states), Miyoo Mini + (currently shipping), a Switch, and a Steam Deck (too heavy for long playthroughs). I find myself constantly switching between them all and can't settle down to actually play a game.

Anyone have any opinions on what's the best handheld experience?

Hi lummy community, i’m one of those who came from reddit. For now i’m still learning the new UI/lemmy philosophy. on reddit there was some sub that i was using a lot like SBCGaming, AYN odin, miyoomini, well you get the kind of stuff, principaly retro handeld stuff. Now that i want to use lummy i was wondering if there community like this already available .

I love my Ayn Odin. There are great emulators on Android but also a ton of native games with controller support. With a Play Pass subscription ($30/year) and Netflix Games (which I'm paying for anyway), I have everything I need and the battery last 6h+.

The Ayn Odin has a Snapdragon 845, which is quite powerful but just borderline for PS2 and after. I was sad to see that the new Odin devices are windows/x86, which are more powerful but have shitty battery and shaky sleep features.

Other than the Razer, is there any company working on bringing newer Snapdragon chips to compact handheld android devices?

I love his videos, they're my usual workout "podcasts". New one is about the 8BitDo controllers, I've been lurking about the ultimate one, I'll finally know if it's worth it