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[Request] Retro Recommendations (beehaw.org)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm trying my best to dive back into the past and play all the gems that I missed as a kid because I was either born too late or too much of a kid to consider playing them. I found myself really disappointed going back to the old mario nes/snes titles because they felt really bad to play as I've become accustomed to modern platformer design sensibilities (like coyote time and responsive movement).

Are there any oldies+goldies that have stood up to the test of time and not shown their age in the same way? Or are so good that they're worth playing despite showing their age? Preferably avoiding racing, sports, and final fantasy-esque titles. Not really interested in anything more recent than PS2 era either.

I already have Earthbound in my sights as it isn't one I've played before but it comes highly recommended.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Someone else mentioned that they liked the GBA remake of Adventure more - would you say it's worth going that route or sticking to the OG?

I suppose I'll have a look at FFT and FFTA both and see what's up.

Ah I remember how painfully unforgiving those old side scrolling games could be, I'll find my way through battletoads :D

Definitely excited to try Little Nemo, it's one of the few recommendations people have posted that I genuinely just have never heard of

Man I have always enjoyed when I heard Mega Man soundtrack pop up in other places, the tunes are sublime. Just never played the actual games the music is from lol.

Looking forward to Starfox 64 it sounds like a good one!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

The GBA port is...okay. It has some of the "improvements" that the SNES got, and the balance just feels off, to me. I would say that it still controls better than the SNES version, however.

Give them all a try, though. Maybe the NES version will feel lacking to you and you'll love the SNES ones!