A retro board!? <3 Also, favourite retro games.

Yay!

I shall lurk here from now on.

Anyway, we probably need a topic. So, favourite retro games?

For the sake of this thread, let's call retro anything pre-PS2/Xbox/Gamecube era, as that seems to be the accepted meaning on the interweb these days.

N64/Playstation/Dreamcast era retro?

Woah... Dude.

I guess it opens me up a whole new level of nostalgia...

it's all about master system, Transbot, The Ninja, Alex the Kid and the original Spy Hunter.

Jeeva wrote:

N64/Playstation/Dreamcast era retro?

Woah... Dude.

I guess it opens me up a whole new level of nostalgia...

What does that make my NES, archaeology?!?

Shyna_Nera wrote:

So, favourite retro games?

*copies and pastes previous entry from the 'top three gaming series of all time' thread*

Street Fighter 2, Tetris, Puyo Puyo.

I <3 my SNES. Gotta love tetris, kirby, mario etcetc. Lots of good titles.

Like i'm trying to put out there on my sig still think the SNES has still got some life in it, timeless stuff like Plok, Mario Kart, All Stars, Kirby Super Star...

It's a shame that there's no decently working SNES emulator for the DS yet.

I've seen loads, can't remember what they're called tho. I'll ask around.

Erebus-Styx wrote:

I've seen loads, can't remember what they're called tho. I'll ask around.

I've seen loads, yeah, and tried loads. They're just not all that good. Mostly layering issues, some speed issues, some input issues, and not whole games have been tested, so you could get 3/4 of the way through a title and have it be uncontinuable. I'm willing to wait, and I'll have Chrono Trigger DS and Super Star Ultra to entertain me in the mean-time.

Have you ever seen a handheld called the "Game Park"? Its a handheld that is made for running emulators like snes,nes, megadrive etc. Perhaps a worthy investment over a DS plug in.

Erebus-Styx wrote:

Have you ever seen a handheld called the "Game Park"? Its a handheld that is made for running emulators like snes,nes, megadrive etc. Perhaps a worthy investment over a DS plug in.

Yeah, I was considering a GP2X before I got a DS, but they're always out of stock. Perhaps later, if I'm suddenly desperate, but for now, PC emulators are just as good. I've got enough DS games (along with GBA games and a working GB/GBC emulator) to serve me for handheld for sometime.

I'm a big retro gaming fan (I collect Retro Gamer magazine and I have a Mega Drive). The debate as to what is retro will continue on forever, but for me anything up to 5th gen.

hey, if you're talking about retro gaming then you should include the original Gameboy and the Sega... and perhaps the ever so great Pong!
Also a big fan of Tetris...

A good time waster http://www.freetetris.org/. Tetris is a classic.

P.S.http://www.rrrrthats5rs.com/games/dont-shoot-the-puppy/ Best time waster of all time.

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Also a big fan of Tetris...

I developed a twitch in my left eye from playing Tetris DX far too often. I'm gutted the DS doesn't have a GB port, I've lost all my data. X(

Did you see Tetris HD came out on the 360, it was a standalone boxed game, just tetris... £20-£30