RetroGaming

I just started a playthrough of the SNES version of Super Mario RPG. I've gotten pretty far but have never actually completed it, so I aim to this time around.

Built an arcade machine running MAME. We have been playing a lot of Boogie Wings and Windjammers.

With the 25th anniversary update out, I've been loving playing through the original Half Life again.

Replaying Super Mario World for SNES with my five-year-old. First time for him, he loves Yoshi. I haven't really played it all the way through in about a decade; my wife and I did it together when we were engaged, was the last time.

Earthbound - never played this so I’m looking forward to it for my next retro play through after recently finishing a replay of both A Link to the Past and Golden Sun 1 & 2.

Afterward, it’s the Soul Blazer trilogy. I’ve only played Illusion of Gaia, and perhaps an hour of Terranigma. I loved Gaia, and remember really liking the bit I’ve played of Terranigma.

ooooo if you enjoyed Earthbound, may I recommend Undertale next? Not exactly retro, but similar vibes (and there's some fun fan theories about these two universes)

I haven't started but I really want to play through Golden Sun again.

I just rage quit Abe's Oddysee because despite checking a walkthrough for possible missed Mudokons, I managed to miss 3 by the time I got back to Rupture Farms

I recently beat the PC port of Chrono Trigger, which was my first time beating it. It held up better than I expected.

Currently I'm switching off between Megaman Battle Network 2, Half Life, and Lost Odyssey. It's my first time playing Lost Odyssey and I'm a little surprised how much I'm enjoying it. It helps that the localization has been really good so far.

Zelda II, I’ve never beaten before so I’m trying to do it with out looking up a guide or using save states. That last one is really hard

About half way through Mother/Earthbound Zero on my NES flashcart. I’ll have to pick Earthbound up after. I got about half way through years ago but never finished it.

Most recently finished Crystalis.

I'm still playing Baulders Gate 3 a bit but I also started South Park the Fractured but Whole and I'm really enjoying the easy game play and basically watching an episode of the show.

I've started Earthbound maybe three times, and I've enjoyed it each time, but for whatever reason, I'd forget about it for a few years and start it over.

Right now I'm in the final stages of Final Fantasy V (Translated Super Famicom ROM). So far it's one of my favorite old RPGs. The pacing is perfect for me. When I get to a new area, I'm leveled enough to hold my own without grinding, but the bosses usually require a few attempts as I learn their weaknesses and tweak my strategy. The Jobs system is pretty neat because you can mix and match abilities.

The first Sims game! Good times

I dusted off my childhood n64 and trying to do a 100% speed run of ocarina of time. It's been a while since I've played it, I think the last time I did a playthrough was when it was re-released for the 3ds.

I already had to start my save over after discovering there's a glitch, after you get the saw it is impossible to get one of the stick capacity upgrades.

I've been streaming it locally to some friends on discord, it's been a good time.

I am playing the Gameboy 3DS and also the laptop with a duckstation

Ultima Runes of Virtue 1 & 2 for the Game Boy. Great action-adventure-puzzle games. But very unforgiving, every dungeon is filled with fatal errors. I couldn't get to the end when I was young!

After a pause of several years, I gifted myself all the DLC and went back to playing Dead Cells. I´m also still pretty addicted to Nova Drift, which is on sale atm.

I’m playing Pokémon unbound

Finished playing Summon Night Swordcraft Story GBA, playing Ghost Trick Phantom Detective NDS, and started yet again Final Fantasy IV this time on the GBA, all emulated in my Android phone thanks to Lemuroid.

Also started playing Resident Evil 3 PSX on my Android tablet (also Lemuroid).

Played through the entirety of FFT:WotL via PPSSPP on my tablet. Great game, first full playthrough since the 90s.

Deus Ex and System Shock.

Pokemon Ruby, I'm planning on buying a 3ds to mod but for now I'm just playing on my computer. I missed this generation of games and the speed up option on the emulator makes it better although some of the dialogue gets repetitive.

Jumped back into Yoshi's Island recently. So good.

Would X3TC count as retro? It's from like 2005. I tried playing X4 because fans said it was like X3 but better... But it's not. It's so much more convoluted in all the wrong ways. The menus are trash. The RNG sucks. The AI economy is even worse. X3 is still a way better game.

I'm playing Zelda Link's Awakening DX. There's a fan made patch that fixes annoying things like those text boxes popping up every time you pick up an acorn, or when you touch a rock without wearing the strength bracelet. And I was able to continue playing the same save file.

I really didn't think the game would be all that good but it's great. The whole island feels very alive and every screen has something special about it. I wouldn't mind the next generation of Zelda being a little bit like this.

Gun Nac on NES, my favourite ever Shmup. It's fairly forgiving but I still haven't beaten it!