I use a sbc device with emulators now a days. It’s the perfect “pick up and put down” situation for me. I’d really recommend looking into it especially for quality of life things like save states and being able to pick up where you left off exactly.
As for deciding what platforms to play, my biggest advice is looking at how many buttons a controller has. I don’t see people talk about this a lot, but when I’m looking to play a simple game, my first thought is “how many buttons do I feel like using?”
With this thought in my mind I’ve been gravitating towards things like GBA, SNES, N64, and when I want something a little more complex, Ps1 or Dreamcast.
Custom Robo for N64. Cute little 3d shooter where you have a robot made of 5 customizable parts that you can mix and match to build the strongest robot and be the greatest “robo commander”. I think people say the idea was a “sci-fi collectible game loosely similar to pokemon”.
Decided to give the first Silent Hill a try finally. Figured on my small MM+ and it being an older game graphically it would be easier to handle but uh…nope! Still scaring the shit out of me :)
Don’t think its considered retro yet, but I wish I could forget every second of it I played. The complete emotional Rollercoaster I went through playing that game was incredible.
One of the few games where I really felt like I was the “super important protagonist” and the world really depended on me.
The game was rule from the start (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
PPSSPP has been approved for the iOS App Store! (www.ppsspp.org)
Context: PPSSPP is the most popular PSP emulator.
This is a rule for help (lemmy.ml)
DAE Speech 100 int 1 run...
Older patient gamers: what is your preferred gaming platform?
I used to be a PC-only gamer but the older I get the more I gravitate toward very ‘simple’ platforms....
How selling on FB marketplace goes for me semi regular. Never contacted me again after this: (lemmy.myserv.one)
FB Marketplace is a strange place.
Monthly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing?
It has been a while since the last one. So…...
👁👁? (lemmy.world)
It can't be happening by chance... (lemmy.world)
Halloween Retro Picks? (lemmy.world)
I’m not normally one for themed, seasonal gaming… but Halloween seems to lend itself particularly well to playing a particular type of game....
Dangan GB2, a new boss-rush, bullet-hell, shoot 'em up game for Game Boy Color, was just released to celebrate the console's 25th anniversary (snorpung.itch.io)
If you could play one game for the first time all over again, what would it be? (i.ytimg.com)
(Saw this question asked on another popular link aggregation website and it got me thinking)...
I was gonna make a celebration meme, but then it's not shitposting (lemmy.world)
Oh shi- (lemmy.world)
PLEAAASSEE PLEASE COME BACK TO THE OFFICE PLS (lemmy.world)
They can all fuck right off. Here’s the article if anyone’s interested: forbes.com/…/working-from-home-leads-to-decreased…
Yay :3 (lemmy.world)
smt devastating
W-whos a good boy?
Radioactive rule (lemmy.world)
I'll try anything once
POV: you have to post everything 3 times because of lag (but you care about the growth of the lemmy community)
We’ll get there