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[Request] Retro Recommendations (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 month 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] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'll list off some of the older titles on my faves list

Earthbound is on there, so glad you got that one :)
Mother 3 (GBA)
Mario and Luigi superstar saga (GBA)
Super Mario World (SNES)
Super Metroid, zero mission, fusion (SNES and GBA)
Myst (lots of platforms these days but originally pc)
Resident evil 1-4 (ps1-2)
Kirby superstar (SNES) / Kirby superstar ultra (DS)
Silent Hill 1-4 (ps1-2)

I'm def missing some here. I would argue not all of these have necessarily stood the test of time if we look at it from a modern sensibility lens. Particularly resident evil 1-3 and silent hill 1 can be a bit difficult to play if you can't get used to tank controls. And Myst can be a bit esoteric, especially the older versions.

Besides that though I really do think these have all stood the test of time. I would like to particularly shout out the original re4. Despite having a recent remake that I adore potentially more than the original, the original is still so good even to this day. It is wild to me how well it still feels to play

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Myst can be a bit esoteric, especially the older versions.

Did they rewrite it in later ports? Also curious as to where you stand on Zork.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

No it's not rewritten. Mainly I just think the pre rendered picture movement of the original can be harder to explore and piece things together than the fully 3d environment of the remakes.

As for Zork, I only played a very small amount for a school assignment lol. I considered it esoteric in a way I feel all text adventures are, but I really don't have enough experience to say.