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Why are younger generations embracing the retro game revival? (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Ive been playing duke nukem 3d as of late. Admittedly it was one of the first real video games i played so big nostalgia but looking at all the other games i played and have installed most are nearing 10 years of age or are older.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

    I’ve pretty much put everything aside except for my handheld retro gaming thingie - a Miyoo Mini+ - and honestly, I prefer to spend all my time playing 1980s-90s video games. And the arcades! Let’s not forget the arcades… it’s just simpler and more satisfying, and if I lose in 5 minutes that’s fine - I’ll get hours back to do other things in my life.

    Berzerk, Altered Beast, Bubble Bobble, Super Mario world, and of course, Tetris… I’ve got hundreds of games, but these pretty much are my favs. It’s just get in, play a game or two, and get out… I’ve had what I wanted. I don’t really enjoy the games nowadays with there’s too much work involved (but then again, I am of an era…)

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Arcade games are what got me into emulation in the late 90s. I would occasionally search the web for ways to play pacman, until eventually I found a few arcade emulators. Then I found a group on irc and followed every new release of mame for several years. They had a release every week and you could count on at least one big hit added, usually a few. I was barely interested in other emulators until pretty much every arcade game I heard of was in game.

    Now I have too many handheld. My current favorite is the Powkiddy RGB30, and I am waiting for the Miyoo Flip to come out.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Ohh I'd love to ask you: which emulation handheld you think provides the best arcade emulation experience for vertical shmups?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Vertical arcade games are one of the reasons I like the Powkiddy RGB30 so much. It makes good use of the extra screen height. It's also better for Gameboy, Gameboy Color, and Pico8 than anything.

    I have never used a handheld that worked well for me sideways for vertical games. There usually isn't any comfortable way to hold it. The extra height of the RGB30 makes it more comfortable in general even though it's just a flat slab of plastic. If someone made a more ergonomic version of that layout in the same pricerange, I'd probably buy it.

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