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i wanna get into retro gaming but keep getting losing interest (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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im not a big gamer but like retro games, theyre nice, simple(sometimes) and runs great on my potato.

but i feel like i keep losing interest for some reason. it might just be because its not my thing but im too stubborn to accept it.

i have free time, a controller, know how to use an emulator and really wanna play the game.

im playing(ive been on hiatus for over a month) zelda a minish cap and my save got accident deleted permanently and had to restart.

i plan on playing, chrono trigger, zelda ocarina of time, starfox and simillar games.

do you have any "gateway" game i should play first or some other advice?

tl;dr i wanna play retro but keep losing interest. what is easy to get into or bits of advice?

sorry for so much text btw thnks

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The gateway depends on what genre grabs you.

I've gone back and played a TON of ROMS in the past few years. Some were old favorites, some for the first time, and 80% of them are trash.

That's not me hating on retro games, I play those more than anything else, but some companies were cranking out anything they could for those old systems.

On average, I lose interest in most retro games in under ten minutes (because it's just not good). But the ones that grab me, I play for weeks until I've finished it.

Super Mario World or Donkey Kong Country are great side scrollers. Final fantasy 5 (translated) and 6 (published as 3 in the US) have been my favorite RPGs. I enjoyed Super Metroid much more than Castlevania even though they get clumped together in the same genre. Tetris & Dr Mario are great puzzle games.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

True, it's not that easy to find the good ones. Try browsing around RetroAchievement's hubs, click a category you're interested in, and then sort by "most players". The popular games there might surprise you.