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All hail the ability to emulate console games up to a certain generation well enough on even lower end hardware.
Ain’t no other way to officially enjoy classics like Tony Hawk Pro Skater ( best on Dreamcast IMO ). Probably one of the greatest skater games, just behind a game like Skate 2. But maybe that’s the nostalgia talking…
What about playing them on the original consoles? I’ve got a Game Cube and PS3 I still use occasionally, and a PS2 that I haven’t tried in a long time but would give it 50/50 for just booting up if I hooked it up, plus some portion of the failure 50% includes the possibility of repairing it.
Original console, in most cases, is probably gonna be the better option IMO. But due to the rising cost of everything, games/consoles included, emulation is better from a purely price saving standpoint. I am lucky enough to have so many consoles, but I still emulate or use console softmods because I can’t afford every game I want.
my opinion is that as time marches on, fewer and fewer of these original consoles will be around. so eventually, we’ll all be forced to use emulators anyways.
on top of that, i guess emulators are cheaper. you already have the computing device, you only need a new controller to attach to it.
I remember spending hours watching my friends play that game.
I remembered my family having the ps1 version, but my brother said I was wrong because we apparently had the n64 version.
Either way, was definitely a defining game of my early childhood.
All hail the ability to emulate console games up to a certain generation well enough on even lower end hardware.
A little wordy as a catch phrase, but I like the sentiment.
Indie devs are fucking killing it, though. A lot of bangers have been coming out.
I’m currently obsessed with How Many Dudes? That game is so much fun.
Right now is the best time to play old games. Retro gaming handhelds have never been better, and honestly there’s little to improve in them at this point.
Get yourself a retro handheld for as little as $100, that will feel more premium than a Steam Deck, and start playing games that came out before you were born.
I’ve genuinely forgotten how bad the current video game industry is, because I’m so busy having a blast with older/retro titles.
Highly recommend to all gamers.
You can check out what handheld console would fit you best here: retrocatalog.com
And see what people’s experience is in various games here: www.emuready.com
games that came out before you were born
how old do you think i am
About to say, I’m older than Pac-Man :D
Dwarf Fortress is 20 years old and still only has half the planned features. Tarn will be working on it until he croaks. Bless that man.
It’s kind of blown my mind to learn about the development of that game. UnReal World similar how it started development in like the 90’s and the guys still just keep working on it like a group hobby. Love that for them
My ADHD would never. I’d love to have a forever project, but the unending crave for novelty would never allow me.
Did you see the /NoClip documentary?
The amount of simulations is still looking for its match. Hell, it reminds me of the possible best simulation: Dwarfes are having a party. Someone spills their beer. A cat walks through the beer puddle. The cat cleans its paws. The cat becomes drunk from the beer on its paws.
The graphic is rather old, even the steam version or with “Lazy Newb Pack”, but it is still !!FUN!!.
Skyrim, Fallout NV, Diablo II, modded to fuck Dungeon Keeper, Age Of Empires II, so many more. I’m set for life
I know nothing of the Diablo 2 modding scene but there better be a sex mod.
How do you mod dungeon keeper
KeeperFX is a modern port of the game that makes it run on modern pcs. It needs the jase game of course but it comes with mod support so after you install keeperfx, mods are basically plug&play
Retro game prices have been skyrocketing too. Everything's kinda fucked.
Just soft mod your console or get a flash cart and sail the high seas.
I mean Warcraft II is still the shit. As us classic doom, carmageddon, Aoe,… you name it.
I still play Warcraft III - Frozzen Throne. So many custom maps. I’ve got enough gaming content for another 10 years.
I have this urge to revisit Dune 2000 but my life is a bit hectic. Boys+Sports…
yet another shout out for Space Station 14, a fully open source almost-massively multiplayer game with tons of forks being actively developed with lots of cross pollination of ideas and mechanics between them.
outrageously fun gameplay, totally free, easily modified, decently easy to set up ones own server
also totally cross platform between linux, mac, and windows
spacesration14.com
Any old mmo enjoyers with a game with an active community to link a fella? Was a fiend for RF online back in the day it was sci-fantasy before I knew what sci fantasy was haha!
Clan Lord
Get an account here: deltatao.com
Use this client: github.com/MrNice/trowllord-releases/releases
You can log in for free but no progress will be saved and you don’t get to choose your name or anything cool.
Thanks for the response! I’ll look into it :)
If a new take on an old MMO is interesting, maybe look up Everquest Legends. It’s basically an oldschool MMO combined with a massive power fantasy. It has problems (many, many problems), but it’s still a pretty good time.
Its been a hot minute since I played, but city of heros is a fun one.
Star Reach is a new one that came out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1925650/Stars_Reach/
Monsters & Memories: https://monstersandmemories.com/
Thanks for these! Mnm sounds sounds like it has promise I’ll have to check out star reach see if it scratches that sci fi itch haha!
The original Guild Wars trilogy is going strong still. One of the better communities for old mmos still active in my opinion.
Still got Dosbox and a bunch of classics like Wing Commander, The Incredible Machine and Space/King’s Quest.
Morrowind, Fallout New Vegas, Skyrim, Saints Row 2, GTA San Andreas, Ultima, beside few indies, Pragmata and Fallout, this and retro console games are my main playthroughs
Fallout New Vegas
You had me worried. Surely Fallout New Vegas isn’t a 20 year old game? But no, it only came out 16 years ago. Crisis averted.
Good news! Bethesda is surely about to release a patch that fixes nothing you need and breaks all your mods, just like Skyrim the other day again!
I play open source games
🙇🏻
Flashpoint Archive: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashpoint_Archive
Flashpoint is amazing!
Fuck yes I’m so happy people did this. This is art preservation
It’s so fun!
:o
that sounds like an amazing project. i have literally been thinking just yesterday whether i could ever get back the nostalgic (and often crappily made xD) games of my youth.
I love that he says “splendid” in response to his own point
That’s honestly my favorite part of this template
I like how they both say it at the same time
Dwarf fortress is around 20 years old so that checks
Lol, Oblivion ftw
Oblivions not 20 years old lol
… Oh. Oh no.
Oblivion just came out dude
Oblivion “remastered” just came out. OG Oblivion was released 20 years ago.
Morrowind was peak Elder Scrolls, imo.
I’ve heard others say the same
I mostly play minecraft and indies, i am relatively safe lmao, what can happen? Mojang stop to update the game? Great now everyone will make mods on the same version lol
Is cyberpunk 2077 old enough or is it still “too much unoptimized graphics.”
Everyone about that GTAVI life while I’m in the Fire Emblem and Yakuza mines trying to make a dent in the 50 million games each of those series have, because every time I finish one they release three more
Japan…please…stop…I beg you. I feel as overworked as the devs working for you.
UT2004 still bops. If I suddenly stopped being able to buy new games, that one would keep me entertained for at least another decade.
This is the way.
Not quite, rimworld and factorio are only around 13 years old.
Even if it’s just 10-15, Zomboid, Oxygen Not Included, Factorio, Isaac, and Risk of Rain, are thousands of possible fun hours, even without rotation
There are so many new games coming out that even if you don’t want 99% of them you could never play everything you want.
What’s really going on here is that most of us are getting old and busy enough to where we genuinely prefer something familiar regardless of the quality of new games.
Playing GTA V as GTA VI is getting leaked
Wololo!
I’m having a blast with all of the old God of War games currently. 🥰
I got a XP PC for playing Sims 2 and 3, especially 3 is such a mess that it don’t really work on anything else, even if it kinda runs… Also some Lego games and such I used to play as a kid. Well, anything XP era runs, obviously. Just stick/disc it in.
Now I have been cleaning my PS3 (stolen from an ex, added in a bigger SSD) and buying some used games on it from trift stores, for about 2-3€ a piece… Looking forward for playing that new (for me) GTA! (IV) We also have like… two PS1s and at least two PS2s. I also still have my PS4, but gonna sell that once I get around. I need money for my offline Linux PC project… Chose a case that requires a single-slot GPU, send prayers and so on.
Laughing in 99 woodcutting
Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’m still playing Rimworld
Regardless, I never spend more than $20 on a game, wait for the “Game of the Year Platinum Super” edition to go on sale. It works every time!
pentastarm@piefed.ca 2 weeks ago
Same. Got the base Cyberpunk 2077 game for $18. And then got the dlc for $18. Best $36 I’ve spent on a game in a long time.
OozingPositron@feddit.cl 2 weeks ago
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HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
Isn’t each rimworld DLC more than 20USD? Though I play it enough to easily be worth it.
Dave@lemmy.nz 2 weeks ago
I normally do that, but I got Baldur’s Gate I think within it’s first year, and the thing that sold me is they put it DRM free on GOG super early. Normally you have to wait 15 years to get a AAA game on GOG, so I wanted to support that decision to put it there early.