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Re: "What games have you been playing recently?"
@ruby_witch Im the kind of person that sees the 360$ one and goes "for that money I might as well spend the extra 150$ and get the best one" its all or nothing like that for me lol. I love the idea of having a portable switch-like gaming linux pc thats also probably extremely power efficent too. But I already have a gaming pc and a decent laptop that is powerful enough to play many of the lighter games I enjoy. Im sure there will be another sale at some point maybe around winter for christmas time. Who knows, maybe I can hold off long enough for Steam Deck 2: Gaming Boogaloo
Jul 11 · 6 months ago
🍄 Ruby_Witch · Jul 11 at 16:47:
@skyjake I am *aware* of that Terra Nova from game magazine ads back in the day, but I never played it! It looks pretty cool. Maybe its existence is why this game is Terranova with no space in between. :)
@Smokey Full disclosure: I bought the most expensive one, hehe. 😆
I recently got a RG353V handheld in and I've been playing the following:
Pokémon Pinball (Gameboy)
Phantasy Star Portable (PSP)
Sutte Hakkun (SNES and Gameboy) - a Japanese only puzzle game
Napple Tale (Dreamcast) - Japanese only platformer
Otherwise I recently finished up Crusader of Centy (Genesis) on my Switch
🐉 gyaradong · Jul 12 at 03:25:
I've been trying to get through classic GBA games in the DS (r4 cart). A big one is metroid fusion. I've also ordered a powkiddy x55. Hoping I can play some indie games on it like Stardew and Celeste through ports. Technically I guess they are retro but not old games.
🐻 moddedBear · Jul 12 at 06:13:
Also been really enjoying Unearthed since seeing @kelbot write about it! I'm also working my way through a Pokemon ROM hack called Unbound and really recommend it.
The Wii does have quite a few games that barely work but are fun regardless. Lego Lord of the Rings was one that I played the past year. Good casual co-op game.
🚀 StanStani · Jul 12 at 17:57:
Stardew Valley Expanded, Deceive Inc, and Crusader Kings 3
🚀 StanStani · Jul 15 at 19:56:
@Ruby_Witch I'm thinking of getting back into Civ 4 as well. Have you ever played any mods for it? There look to be some nice ones! I've never played 5 or 6 mostly because I've never felt like I've played 4 enough to get bored of it, haha.
🍄 Ruby_Witch · Jul 16 at 20:18:
@StanStani I can't say that I've messed around with mods for Civ 4 that much!
5 and 6 are fine by the way, but they're not *significantly* different. There are a few changes, the graphics are different, the narrators and music have changed.
I'm sure that some Civ purists would be happy to tell you about all of the other differences, but you're not missing much...but also there's no good reason to avoid them either. :)
What games have you been playing recently? — Lately I've been playing my Wii a ton (feels weird calling it retro, but it's not getting any younger either), which has been a blast. Current games I'm working through are: The Sims 3: runs like garbage, is buggy and convoluted, and yet it's been a ton of fun despite that Pikmin 2: I have no idea what I'm doing, the UI is incredibly extra, the gameplay is very fun so far. Haven't played any other Pikmin games before, but I'm figuring it out.