The hardest game I’ve ever beaten has to be Aladdin on Genesis. Admittedly there’s very few retro games I can beat, at least not legitimately. But I loved Aladdin so much on unblocked emulator sites growing up that i was determined to beat it. Fuck the cave of wonders. Now that I’ve bought a Genesis and cartridge I’ve beaten the game on the og hardware too. What is the hardest game you’ve ever beaten?

Lately I was fondly recalling a particular arcade game that I used to play called Rolling Thunder as I was looking back at how the damage system was handled since what I found most interesting was how the health bar was incorrectly designed as players can only get hit from enemies 2 time.

Like what I am saying is that I kind of miss that style of design where an arcade game could have peculiar design aspects to it while still being able to sell with fun gameplay design that I could go for another punishing platformer type game.

A newer one for me is Stardew Valley. I guess the whole idea of peacing-out of corpo hell to go farm in a beautiful place is just...a nice way to detach? Identify with? Unsure how to say.

What retro games help you like this, if that makes sense? NES, SNES, Genesis, Sega CD, PSX, PS2...i guess PS3 counts as retro now too...

I love retro games and these consoles that sell tiny versions of them pre packaged with games. Collecting can take time, so if you buy NES to actually play the games, I recommend classic consoles. The NES Classic has its issues though. The controller chords were insanely short and it felt like some staple titles were missing. So if you were in charge, and licensing wasn’t an issue, which 30 games would you package with it?

The heaviest video game on the SNES!

H.E.R.O.

Source

I've been lurking for a while and had a question I wanted to toss out here. I'm a fan of classic racing games that use a raised camera -- like the single screen god's eye view of super sprint, or the raised external follow cams of games like Rock n Roll Racing and RC Pro-AM. This is in contrast to games that use follow cams like Outrun and Burnout, or hood cams like Ridge Racer.

It was only earlier this year that I learned that somehow I missed the existence of Skidmarks, so I wanted to see if there are other gems out there I wasn't aware of.

What are y'all's favorite racing games that do not use a chase camera, 1st person, or hood cam? Bonus points if it has local multiplayer!

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to track down any information, leads, or potential disc dumps regarding the uncensored pre-release build of the original Medal of Honor (1999) for the PlayStation 1.

As some of you might know, the game was originally developed to be much more visceral and violent, heavily inspired by "Saving Private Ryan". Early promotional footage—most notably the preview trailer included on the DreamWorks Interactive T'AI FU promo/demo disc from early 1999—clearly shows distinct gore elements, such as explicit blood splatters on walls and soldiers losing limbs/stumbling from grenade explosions.

Following the Columbine High School massacre in April 1999, the developers had to frantically scrub the code, removing all gibbing, gore animations, and wall blood splatters just months before the October release to secure a Teen rating.

Given that gaming magazines and press outlets were receiving preview and review builds around March/April 1999, it is highly likely that physical preview discs containing this violent build exist out there in private collections.

Has any build from this specific timeframe (Q1/early Q2 1999) ever been documented, dumped, or spotted in the wild? Any information or discussion on this specific "lost media" piece of Medal of Honor history would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Hi, as the title says does anyone know if the screen is okay like this or if I should send it back?

It sticks out ever so slightly and if I press gently on the corners it does compress a lil and then go back up.

It's a fully modded Game Gear with a new Funny playing ips screen

Thanks!

Pulled this out a storage box and plugged it in hoping it would turn on. It’s been charging for an hour but when I turn it on the screen it flashes on and then goes black. If I insert a game it flashes white a little longer and then the two strip screen before going blank.

Is this console worth the headache of getting it fixed or does anyone have a recommendation for a different portable console to play my retro games?

Thanks in advance!

Found this today thrifting. There is zero info I can find on this. Anyone have any idea? Vintage or some sort of reprint? Its not actually a puzzle its a metal sign. It says European Version on thr NES I noticed.

I found this while walking home from dropping my kids off at school. It was rolled up waiting outside for the trash and I noticed the retinal O and the K looked very familiar to me from afar rolled up. Glad I stopped and grabbed it. It looks to be an original double sided promo poster from the game release. It’s fairly dirty and the stitching is coming out in places. Would like to get it restored if it is in fact original! Any help would be appreciated!

I've been thinking about going back to the first Earthworm Jim. I remember how weird and creative this game was, and honestly, you don't see that kind of personality in every game these days.

The animations are still great, the humor is ridiculous, and some of the levels are just completely insane. But I'm curious how it feels to play today, without nostalgia doing half the work.

Is the gameplay still fun, or does the difficulty get frustrating? I'm especially curious about the controls and level design, since older platformers could be pretty unforgiving.

For those who've played it recently, did you still enjoy it, or did it feel better in your memories?)))

Hey guys, I’m thinking about buying a Sanni Card Reader V5 from AliExpress to back up my games and play them on the Superstation One. Does anyone here have any experience with this reader? It’s relatively cheap there, but the reviews are very positive. I’d prefer to buy a complete, ready-to-use unit rather than assembling one myself.

This is my current stache of games & controllers. I want to remove that ugly box in the bottom left corner and replace it with some sort of controller storage, which will free up my space for more games on the shelf. I dont want to mount abunch of single controller holders to the wall.

any suggestions or recommendations?