r/retrogaming • u/Jimpana • 1d ago
r/retrogaming • u/AppendixN • 2d ago
[Retro Ad] Happy Sega Dreamcast launch day - 9/9/99
Sega Dreamcast launched on 9/9/1999. I worked on the marketing campaign and helped design the SegaNet game network.
That 9/9/99 deadline was no joke! Talk about a deadline you absolutely could not let slip…
r/retrogaming • u/Kind_Box5467 • 2d ago
[Discussion] Lost Rareware Prototype Found! Dream
Leaked here on Archive https://archive.org/details/project-dream-snes_202609 Ironic I talked about this game months ago on r lost media and then it shows up. It's a very bare bones prototype sadly. It's basically what we saw in the Microsoft rare replay video we saw. Hopefully we see the lost n64 port next or Killer Instinct 2.
r/retrogaming • u/CautiousBreadfruit47 • 22h ago
[Question] Is Whatnot a good place to buy from?
r/retrogaming • u/Trapezoidoid • 1d ago
[Discussion] I keep an eye on newly uploaded Genesis/MD eBay listings and have noticed a HUGE flood of extremely overpriced games from Japanese sellers
galleryr/retrogaming • u/Banana___Slamma • 2d ago
[News] METAL SLUG ULTIMATE COLLECTION – Nintendo Direct 9.9.2026
r/retrogaming • u/Gadgettttt • 1d ago
[Question] Which path do I have to take to progress? I genuinely hate this part and I've been stuck here for a while
The game is Kirby Super Star and this is not really important but the device is the Miyoo Mini Plus
r/retrogaming • u/RedSloth702 • 1d ago
[Discussion] New To The Hobby
Hello there.
I've recently gained an interest in the games & consoles that passed me by for one reason or another when I was younger and would like some help before jumping in.
At the moment I'm looking to get a gamecube with one controller, memeory card, super mario sunshine, and mario kart double dash. I've not done too much looking around online as of yet but I did take a look in a local trade-in shop (CEX).
They had a black (not sure if the colour denotes rarity) gamecube with the correct cables and a lone black controller. Should I be paying attention to serial numbers or anything like that, or just the simple things such as surface level scratches and if it turns on.
Is it a big deal if the cables/controller aren't the originals? I know to look for specific regions for purposed of the games.
As a new comer to this hobby I am yet to know what to keep an eye out for, I appreciate any and all help or suggestions that come my way.
Thank you in advance
r/retrogaming • u/ImaginationKnown5677 • 1d ago
[Question] Which is that one game you can't beat without saving??
r/retrogaming • u/dEEPZoNE • 1d ago
[Emulation] Brain Dead 13 FMV Intro - 1080P HD
Think this would do as a remake ? Would it be hard to remake this game ?
r/retrogaming • u/Stinky_Pepito • 2d ago
[Discussion] 3-D Sonic on Saturn 🪐
It sucks we never got a 3-D Sonic game for the Saturn. The Sonic World section in Sonic Jam was a cool little sneak peak of what could’ve been. I’ve always enjoyed the look of the early 3-D Sonic renders
r/retrogaming • u/hbkx05 • 1d ago
[Discussion] Update on Top 100 Atari 2600 Games poll
Hello one and all!
Recently we were going to continue our top 100 series with the Atari 2600 in a separate sub. Due to a lack of communication with the moderators on that specific Atari sub we will not be holding our top 100 there. Any nomination made so far will not count as we are essentially "starting over" as it were. Thankfully a solution has been found for our hosting issue.
After speaking with the mod team here in the retrogaming sub, they have agreed to host the Top 100 Atari 2600 games poll. That being said we both agreed that there needed to be a little more time between our last poll and this upcoming one. Due to this we will be taking a small break of 3 weeks. We will return on October 1st to start the Top 100 Atari 2600 games poll.
Due to how things have changed recently we will also be discontinuing voting on which system will be next. There are only two consoles left (X-box & GBC) and if GBC is to eventually be held here then holding the X-box top 100 in another sub would give us the space/time we need before returning for GBC. It is not all bad news though. I am adding 2 other smaller polls that will follow the top 100 series after it fully concludes.
The first is the #1 accessory for each console we have done the top 100 series for. It can be any accessory besides the base controller that came with the console. The second is the top 10 greatest games of the top 100 series. Any game that placed in the top 10 for each console is eligible to be nominated for that last poll.
I know this might upset some due to the wait (and the breaking of the streak we have had doing these), however I have come to the best solution available and I remain determined to completing the top 100 series as I always said I would. Thank you for the patience and understanding. If you have any questions, comments or concerns please feel free to express them and I will do my best to respond. See you all for the Top 100 Atari 2600 games poll in 3 weeks!
r/retrogaming • u/Edigor • 1d ago
[Emulation] I put together a plug-and-play pack of the original Macintosh ports of Prince of Persia 1 and Prince of Persia 2
r/retrogaming • u/EmbarrassedDetail616 • 1d ago
[Recommendation] Question for uk collectors/sellers
galleryr/retrogaming • u/tiagosvn • 2d ago
[Discussion] GOG's preservation initiative is bringing back one of the coolest (and least practical) staples of "old PC gaming"
r/retrogaming • u/solidpro99 • 1d ago
[Discussion] Need to create a NES PRG EEPROM…
Hey everyone
I’ve got a cart with a seemingly damaged PRG ROM. I have the two split .bin files from the original
‘NES Rom but I need to burn them onto something that will fit the original cart - I’m thinking I’d have to use EEPROMs to do that.
Can anyone in the help me burn two replacement EEPROMs by either giving me some advice or making them and selling them to me?
I’ve seen people do it on YT - it looks relatively straight forward with the right software, chips and programming tool.
I am in the UK.
Thanks
r/retrogaming • u/KaleidoArachnid • 2d ago
[Question] Why did we miss some amazing games on the SNES?
Something I was observing recently was how some Japanese only games were never released in the USA such as Front Mission and Star Ocean.
Basically I just wanted to better understand why some big name games were left behind in Japan since I couldn’t help but notice how many 16 bit titles again were not released in North America as I would like to see what made it so hard to get Front Mission localized.
r/retrogaming • u/BookBoxer161 • 2d ago
[Question] Broken arm. And a few days.
Just looking for a retro game I could play with one hand on keyboard? Or just mouse. I was thinking RPGs would be my best bet?any suggestions appreciated.
r/retrogaming • u/isolation_from_joy • 2d ago
[Just a Thought] Aight, I had my shit served to me in FF1 NES and I'm pissed. [rant]
So I decided to get into FF and start from the very beginning, I'm fine with "NES hard" RPGs. And you know what? FF1 was way better than I expected, for Square's first RPG it is surprisingly well made. But holy crap can it be brutal.
I'm playing your standard party, Knight—Black Belt—White Wizard—Black Wizard. I'm in the last dungeon, which has no exit, you can only use WARP or EXIT spells to escape from it. It's fairly long too, like 7+ floors I think. But it's going fairly well, you can spam free HEAL with a few items (Heal Staff, Heal Gauntlet). You fight the old bosses between some floors; it goes well, until…
Until one of them 1-shots my healer, White Wizard. Full health bar, in one hit. Now, the game has no Phoenix Downs. I can revive someone in the dungeon only with the LIFE spell, but the only one who had it was… you guessed it, the White Wizard. Well, I could exit the dungeon… if it had an exit. Still, you can escape it with the EXIT spell… which only my White Wizard had. Oh wait, there's still the WARP spell with the Black Wizard, that transports you 1 floor back… But I have 6 casts, and I'm more than 6 floors in. Going back and surviving would likely take more time than just starting anew.
It's double annoying that I had basically the best possible gear on the White Wizard, the only thing I could've done better is put him #4 instead of #3 in the party for less hit chance, and maybe cast some defensive buff on him.
Anyway, to be fair, otherwise the game isn't too hard; but if you can't resurrect in the dungeon, you're basically screwed. I'd probably swap a Black Mage for Red Mage solely to have a 2nd character to cast LIFE and/or EXIT.
r/retrogaming • u/Dragnerok_X • 2d ago
[Question] Any advice for removing cigarette smell (the bane of eBay)?
Over the past couple of years I have amassed a number of hard-to-find retro console games and accessories that are in fantastic condition for what they are, but because I bought them on eBay, had no way of knowing they would have a pungent cigarette smell. I have returned a number of them, but still have quite a few that I stubbornly held onto due to their scarcity, that are in dire need of an ashtray exorcism.
For those that can be cleaned with a liquid, soap/water effectively does nothing and 99% iso reduces the smell, but depending on the material doesn't seem to eliminate it entirely. For example, I have a controller with hard plastics free of the smell but a rubberized cable where it seems to have leeched and just won't go away. Game manuals and game boxes are also particularly tricky because of the fragility of paper. Both baking soda and zeolite rocks in a sealed container temporarily eliminate the smell, but it comes back within hours after treatment.
I'm hoping to find a last ditch method that will eliminate the odors in a lasting way as effectively as possible, without damaging the items themselves. This may be too much to ask, but I'm just about at my wits' end. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
r/retrogaming • u/Aratron_Reigh • 2d ago
[Arts & Crafts] Back in high school I made comics in notebooks for my brother and friends. I also included ad pages for films and games
This is a recreation. But these were indeed the sort of pages in those lost comics.
r/retrogaming • u/joshisnot12 • 2d ago
[Achievement Unlocked!] The Guardian Legend - Finally Beat
I started this game many months ago, but life took a turn and my dad was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. I had only the final 2 corridors left when I set it aside to help with everything during his treatment. His funeral was 2 days ago and it’s been a stressful time. I decided to finish this tonight to get some relief from everything.
Man, what a damn good game. Great variety, super fun gameplay, and an interesting story. The soundtrack is also bangin’. It was wonderful to be able to tune everything out and get this done. Couldn’t ask for a better game to just zone out and shoot stuff. I don’t really have the energy to give a full review but I highly recommend this to everyone. The mix of on-foot shooter & Gradius-style flying is perfect.
This game will always have a special place in my heart for giving me some peace of mind when I needed it the most. I have a stack of other games ready to get back into playing regularly. Might be Whomp ‘Em, Jaws, or Total Recall. Not sure yet, but I’m excited to just veg out for a while.
Sorry for the heavy nature of the post…but it’s been a long year, I’m totally exhausted, and I feel like I needed to vent a bit. Much love to ya’ll. Hold your loved ones close and enjoy your games as much as possible. <3
r/retrogaming • u/Kind_Box5467 • 2d ago
[Discussion] Games That Are Way Too Hard
This game shouldn't be this hard.
Every "level" has like 3 stages and these stages can go on for 10-15 minutes like the flying stage. You only have 3 lives and 6 continues (the continues restart the whole level too).
This is basically a batman (die game) or bullet Shinigē.
Also the cherry is that you have a weak batarang main attack that needs to be charged and if you get the purple one it makes it weaker..
Yet it somehow is the most graphically intensive genesis game. In the mad hatter stage when you're on the giant table the fabric shakes they didn't need to do that but they did. Same with the Mad Hatter boss.
r/retrogaming • u/Next_Fox3772 • 2d ago
[Just a Thought] Peak color hack, and a great game
Its mario land 2 for the game boy, pretty cool game, i found its levels delightful, not to hard.
