s/retrogaming
Sharing the love for playing retro videogames.
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Play Colossal Cave Adventure over Gemini! [gemini link] Play Adventure
💬 5 comments · 4 likes · Mar 24 · 6 weeks ago
I had a bright faded spot appear on my little CRT TV. I found a post that said to try laying the TV on its side in both direction and turning it on and off a few times and... IT WORKED! 🤯 The glowing purple spot is gone! Does anyone know why? Also the screen went CRAZY purple when it was on it's side. I hope what wasn't bad for the TV. 👀
💬 2 comments · 1 like · Mar 23 · 6 weeks ago
My favorite Sega Genesis games from the past year — Hi, all. :) A little over a year ago I got my very first 16-bit console, the Sega Genesis! Here's a list of all the games I got so far! I'll start with my favorite games, and then list the rest of the games I got, then the games I'd like to get someday. Also I did buy a **Mega EverDrive X5** which has been wonderful to try games out, play modern homebrew games, and play romhacks. **FAVORITES** **Aladdin** - It's an action platformer. This...
💬 3 comments · 2 likes · Mar 08 · 2 months ago
I discovered Creatures from this video: [https link] I saw it popping up in my recommended and looking at the title and thumbnail I just knew it would be another shitty ARG, but apparently not. Seems very interesting, and I've heard there's another game related to this franchise being worked on. Does anyone know of any similar games involving neural networks/'learning machines' like this?
💬 1 comment · 1 like · Mar 03 · 2 months ago
Macintosh Quadra 650 — I powered up my Macintosh this week because i have to make a decision about whether it's coming with when we move this summer. Are there any games i should play, or software to check out? I have the MacPack set but some of the older games don't play (need an older system version, i think?). I have a BlueSCSI drive emulator so I can run anything that can run off a hard disk or a CD. Unfortunately, this computer can't work with a SCSI drive so I can't play games that...
💬 4 comments · 2 likes · Feb 28 · 2 months ago
I remember as a child, around 5 or so, my grandfather had an old mac computer. I can't remember what kind, but it had a CRT monitor I believe. There was an old edutainment game that all I remember of was this old man, some sort of researcher or entomologist, and he knocked something over and let all of his bugs loose. I distinctly remember walking to the net in the corner and getting agitated because I had to use math instead of grabbing the net to catch them again, as what made the most sense...
💬 10 comments · 5 likes · Feb 25 · 2 months ago
The big what retrogames are you playing Thread — Let's hear what each one of you guys are playing rigt now.. Only Retrogames count! As far as I go, I recently finished Eien no Filena, and I'm currently playing Shin Megami Tensei translated game on SNES
💬 33 comments · 3 likes · Feb 02 · 3 months ago
You have to choose a video game soundtrack to listen to as you travel for the next hour... — ...what game's soundtrack are you choosing? 🎶
💬 20 comments · 2 likes · Jan 21 · 3 months ago
What's your cozy game? — It's Sunday and there's a new layer of snow outside. What game are you playing to relax and enjoy? 😌
💬 22 comments · 2 likes · Jan 18 · 4 months ago
Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis? — Which did you grow up with, SNES or Genesis / Mega Drive? Which do you play more now? Is there a game on one that you wish was available on the other? 🤓
💬 20 comments · 1 like · Jan 16 · 4 months ago · #nintendo #sega #snes
you may enjoy robotfindskitten [gemini link] robot finds kitten [Gemipedia]
💬 1 like · 2025-04-12 · 1 year ago
MUD/MUCK/MOO — Did anyone play MUDs? You know, connect over telnet and advennture around in a Multi-User-Dungeon? I remember some of those pretty fondly, although I never got any characters all the way maxed out. What were some of your favorites?
💬 9 comments · 1 like · 2025-03-29 · 1 year ago
iMac 2007-2011 as retro-gaming and media centre with Batocera Linux — Where I live (Christchurch, NZ) there seems to be an incoming e-waste wave. I have managed to buy some old iMacs for next to nothing and turned them into Batocera systems. They can emulate console games up to PSX/PSP really well. The 2011 model seems to run PS2 games well as well. Batocera comes with Kodi, so I can also play DVDs for my kids as well as rip my CDs into it to manage my music collection. They still look great...
💬 8 comments · 2025-01-08 · 1 year ago
I have just uploaded a new port of the Octo CHIP-8 emulator by John Earnest to small ESP32 devices with touchscreens. My hope is to create a fun device that allows playing and - ultimately - writing CHIP-8 games completely on such a device, without the need for a connected PC. Here is the repo: [https link] - comments and pull requests welcome.
💬 1 comment · 2 likes · 2024-02-14 · 2 years ago
I guess some folks might like this: Every now and then I stream retro Mac games (like SimCity, SimAnt, Tetris, Glider, etc) and keep the VODs on a PeerTube channel: [https link]
💬 4 likes · 2024-01-07 · 2 years ago
By far the longest and oldest game I've played is the transport tycoon game, now available for free as OpenTTD. 20 years of gameplay and even now, every once in a while, I binge on it. Chris Sawyer rocks!
💬 4 comments · 5 likes · 2023-12-19 · 2 years ago
Last saturday, my daughter and I played Magical Drop, a beautiful, nice, funy and challenger videogame from Data East and SNK, for the Neo Geo game devices. I love that game, it helps to develop important executive skills, like Candy Crush but without garbage.
💬 3 comments · 3 likes · 2023-12-12 · 2 years ago
30th Anniversary of DOOM — It's a big anniversary today for the original DOOM: first released on December 10, 1993 on MS-DOS. This game needs no introduction, although I'm increasingly wondering how well known it is to the younger folks. It keeps popping up in various places, at least when people make it run on unexpected devices and in silly places like this: Personally, I have a deep connection with the game as it...
💬 4 comments · 4 likes · 2023-12-10 · 2 years ago
Airport, a free/libre homebrew PS1 video game — This is an older video game of mine I wrote back in 2016-17 for the original PlayStation, with a few minor improvements and bugfixes during 2020. It can run under a PS1 emulator, such as PCSX-r, or a modchipped console (although some software exploits were found just a few years ago). While the source code quality is way below my current standards, I enjoy playing it from time to time. I hope you also like it. The software is licensed under the...
💬 2 comments · 5 likes · 2023-11-02 · 3 years ago
Seeking Co-op recommendations — Your recommendations for a game will be appreciated ! requirements: can run on windows free, or ROM same computer and same keyboard co-op. Genres: Adventure/ Puzzle/ Collaborative. We are playing [https link] Bubble Symphony at the moment. [Skel-Monsta] Caption: Skel-Monsta
💬 2 comments · 2023-09-05 · 3 years ago
Quake II remaster is out for all platforms. The game brings the original Quake II with some graphical enhancements as well as all the expansions, and the N64 version. (On all versions, not just the Switch one.) Not a bad get for $10. The original Quake is also on sale right now for $4 if you don't have it.
💬 10 comments · 4 likes · 2023-08-11 · 3 years ago
I'm currently playing pokemon crystal (3ds virtual console), my goal is to get all the following pokemon: lapras (done), suicune, entei, raikou, lugia, ho-oh, celebi. I'm stuck with the elite four at the moment, my current party being kadabra (50), sneasel (35), growlithe (32), rhydon (36), lapras (34) and gloom (35). kadabra is doing the heavy work, by leveling up until fainting and then giving the other party members a bit of exp (with share exp). I guess I don't have another choice but to...
💬 7 comments · 2 likes · 2023-08-02 · 3 years ago
Inselkampf — This isn't *quite* retrograming, but I suppose it counts now. Plus there's not an s/gaming yet, so... anyone ever play Inselkampf back in the day ? It launched around 2006. It was mostly a text-based game, with a few 16-color-ish glyphs, maps, etc. I definitely played this for a couple of years. It was a very slow-moving game. You'd send some warships, then come back in a couple of days to see how it went. Things escalated once people really built up their islands after a year...
💬 4 comments · 2 likes · 2023-07-24 · 3 years ago
I forgot I pre-ordered a retrousb AVS. looks like orders are shipping September.
💬 2 likes · 2023-07-19 · 3 years ago
Crusader of Centy (Sega Genesis) — Crusader of Centy just dropped for subscribers to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion membership! I've seen a few YouTube channels call this out as one of Genesis' best games, including the SNES Drunk channel. It's pretty clearly a Zelda clone, but with it's own twist with useful and unique animal companions. I had a ROM all ready to go, but personally I just don't like gaming on my laptop (and I haven't purchased one of those handheld emulator devices yet)...
💬 3 comments · 2023-06-28 · 3 years ago
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