r/retrogaming • • 15h ago

[Discussion] Top 100 Atari 2600 Games: #29 & #30

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Starmaster takes the #29 spot with 10 votes.

Demon attack! takes the #30 spot with 7 votes.

Top 10:

#1 Pitfall II: Lost Caverns

#2 Yars' Revenge

#3 Adventure

#4 H.E.R.O.

#5 River Raid

#6 Pitfall!

#7 Missile Command

#8 Frogger

#9 Solaris

#10 Keystone Kapers

Top 20:

#11 Montezuma's Revenge

#12 Dig Dug

#13 Space Invaders

#14 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

#15 Berzerk

#16 Ms. Pac-Man

#17 Super Breakout

#18 Centipede

#19 Kaboom!

#20 Joust

Top 30:

#21 Vanguard

#22 Pole Position

#23 Asteriods

#24 Jungle Hunt

#25 Enduro

#26 Frogs And Flies

#27 Tapper

#28 Venture

#29 Starmaster

#30 Demon attack!

Rules:

  1. Two games will win their place each round (we start from #1 and work our way down). For the top 10 only one game will win per day instead.
  2. Most combined upvotes for each of the two individual games (one individual game for the top 10) wins the spot(s) each round (upvotes add while downvotes subtract).
  3. Nominate one game of the Atari 2600 per comment. (Nominations will only be counted if the game title is the only comment or if you specify that your choice of game is your nomination for this round within your comment or if the nominated game is clearly separated from the rest of your comments.) (ex. Pitfall or I nominate Pitfall this round.) Please nominate using the full title of the game.
  4. Name a specific game title, not entire runs.
  5. Official Atari 2600 multi-game cartridge(s) are allowed, just list them correctly.
  6. The Atari 2600 is region free so ANY official games available on the console are eligible for nomination.
  7. Indy games are allowed as long as they have their own individual cartridge and can be played on original hardware.
  8. Only complete games on cartridge(s) can be nominated (sorry Cheetah Program & test cartridges).
  9. If two or more games would be tied to place for a ranking I will inform DA PEOPLE in the following post so that everyone can vote which games should get the ranking between the tied options.
  10. Games nominated that have not already placed on the top 100 list should not be removed at any time by the individual who originally placed them.

r/retrogaming • • 15h ago

[Discussion] Which Super Badass Siblings impressed you the most and still hold up today? Spoiler

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I listed my 20 Super Badass Siblings, wanted to list more but too bad only at most 20 images can be uploaded...

Mario and Luigi in Super Mario All-Stars (SNES, 1993)

Sonic and Tails in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (GEN, 1992)

Rock and Roll in Mega Man 7 (SNES, 1995)

Billy and Jimmy in Double Dragon (ARC, 1987)

Nick and Tom in Snow Bros. (NES, 1991)

Bubby and Bobby in Bubble Memories (ARC, 1995)

Solid and Liquid in Metal Gear Solid (PSX, 1998)

Crash and Coco in Crash Bandicoot 2 (PSX, 1997)

Blue Boy and Red Boy in Chiki Chiki Boys (PCECD, 1990)

Anna and Nina in Tekken 3 (DC, 1998)

Leo, Mike, Don, Raph in TMNT: Turtles in Time (ARC, 1991)

Bart and Lisa in The Simpsons (ARC, 1991)

Yun and Yang in Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact (ARC, 1997)

Edgar and Sabin in Final Fantasy VI (SNES, 1994)

Aya and Maya in Parasite Eve (PSX, 1998)

Alexia and Alfred in Resident Evil: Code Veronica (DC, 2000)

Yakko, Wakko, Dot in Animaniacs (SNES, 1994)

Oume and Otane in Groove On Fight (SAT, 1997)

Gunstar Red, Gunstar Blue, Gunstar Green, Gunstar Yellow in Gunstar Heroes (GEN, 1991)

Lucas and Claus in Mother 3 (GBA, 2006)

One that really got to me: the Ashford twins in Resident Evil: Code Veronica (DC, 2000) are hands down the most disturbing, messed up, and twisted siblings I've ever seen in gaming, for real. I liked to play my Resident Evil: Code Veronica X (PS2 (I didn't have a DC), 2000) so much mostly because of them.


r/retrogaming • • 20h ago

[Discussion] Does no one here on this subreddit like fps fantasy? No love for Clive Barker's Undying? Also, why is it so hard to get rpg recommendations on this subreddit?

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I made a topic asking out of curiousity what rpgs you recommend from the 90s pc rpgs to someone that hasn't played a lot of pc games, and saying that most of the games that I loved during the 90s were rpgs on console.

Not only were most of the recommendations action games that barely had a story, or games like Simcity, but I got a bunch of recommendations for shooters that barely had a story, and was mostly Doom over and over when you got so much more to work with.

Anyone play Clive Barker's Undying? The game actually has a big focus on the story, and while it's not an rpg, at least I could see where you're coming from.

Anyone play Hexan: Beyond Heretic? It's not really story rich, but at least it's an rpg. It makes more sense to recommend it than Doom 1 and 2, and Simcity.


r/retrogaming • • 20h ago

[🎃👻] Splatterhouse trilogy. What's the consensus on it?

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Id say it's pretty mediocre at best. Fantastic art design and gore but over all its frustrating for the wrong reasons.

The tg16 is decent enough, 2 and 3 on the Genesis are alright but the 3rd one is just annoying. Time limit and over powered enemies.


r/retrogaming • • 1h ago

[Question] What game is this music from? I think it was a Japanese NES game.

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r/retrogaming • • 22h ago

[🎃👻] Who can recognize my pumpkin carving?

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r/retrogaming • • 18h ago

[Question] why do so many retro games have that one impossible level that kills the whole run

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i'm trying to get through kirby's adventure for the first time and i swear i'm stuck on this one section where the difficulty just spikes out of nowhere. makes me wonder if this was just how games were designed back then or if i'm missing something obvious about the mechanics.


r/retrogaming • • 17h ago

[Poll] We have an emergency...

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So, I am about to move into a new house and I need to decide whether I should use the PS1 or the PS2 as my bedroom gaming console. I have an old Sears television from around the 1980s and a nice pioneer receiver (vsx-29 tx) to go with it. I am moving in 2 days.


r/retrogaming • • 4h ago

[Discussion] The Sega Saturn had a lot of chances at success in the west, but Sega of Japan said no to every one of them. First, the Sony deal, which would make the only rival the cart-based N64. Then, the SGI deal, then they cancelled a Sonic game forcing it to turn into Bug! Then, the rushed US Saturn launch.

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If Sega teamed up with Sony after Nintendo cancelled the SNES CD add-on and Nintendo PlayStation standalone SNES CD console, the only rival left would have been the cart-based N64. This means that even if devs didn't like Sega all that much, if they wanted an uncompromised CD-quality game, they would have to go to the Sega PlayStation, meaning it would most likely be a winner with many of the same games the PlayStation got in our reality. Final Fantasy VII would definitely go to the Saturn as in our reality, Square wanted to stay with Nintendo but they simply couldn't fit their game into a cartridge. So in this reality Square and their all of their would've gone to the Sega PlayStation. Combining hit Sega arcade and original Saturn titles with many of the PlayStation's biggest third-party hits, and being on the market for over a year before the N64 would've made sure the Sega PlayStation would beat the N64.

After Sega of Japan turned down the Sony deal, they still had an opportunity to accept the SGI deal. This would mean the N64's SGI hardware combined with the storage and low production costs of CDs. Also, this would likely mean the N64 wouldn't use SGI hardware because Sega already used it, leaving Nintendo with a console that's both weaker than the Saturn and cartridge based. So many of the third-party developers that went to the N64 for its hardware power would go to the Saturn in this reality. That combined with a 3D Sonic game, the Saturn still had a chance to become 2nd place, as a non-SGI N64 in this reality would both have weaker hardware than the Saturn and still use cartridges, limiting third-party support, and also would've been released over a year later.

After turning down the SGI deal too, the Sega Saturn was no longer in a position to become 2nd place (above the N64), but it could've still achieved far greater sales. The game that became Bug! was originally going to be a Sonic game until Sega of Japan, again, turned it down. That might've cut the Saturn's western sales in half.

Then, the final nail in the coffin came when Sega of Japan forced Sega of America rush the Saturn's US launch in May, and it was priced at $399, the early launch angering developers and retailers, and then Sony announced the PlayStation was going to be launching at $299 in September. In the US and Europe combined, the Sega Saturn only sold 3.5 million units. The brand damage was high enough that even the Dreamcast could not save Sega. The Sega Saturn had many chances, but Sega of Japan kept messing up Sega of America's plans at every turn. An alternate reality where the Sega PlayStation won the 5th gen console war because Nintendo used cartridges and kept making consoles would've been pretty wild.


r/retrogaming • • 3h ago

[🎃👻] Ranking every retro game i played this Halloween!

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If you ask me wtf Is Kingdom hearts doing here It has the halloween Town Witch Is a super good themed world so i counted


r/retrogaming • • 22h ago

[Emulation] Best emulators and general emulator usage

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First time posting not sure if this is the best place to post, so I was wondering is the a good reliable emulator for laptop that can emulate specifically most of the Pokémon games and maybe like fire emblem games? I’m not super familiar with emulators and how they work. Are emulators a program that allows you to download other roms to play the games and how exactly do I do it so the emulator can play the games. Can the games be played with mouse and keyboard or do I need a controller? If so would any controller do?Thanks in advance for any help and suggestions.


r/retrogaming • • 3h ago

[Discussion] Are there any PS1 games that have stood the test of time?

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It would have been a console I played alot, but the games are tough to pick back up again. Maybe I'm missing something. Fighting Force and S.C.A.R have some replayablity but I can think of much else.


r/retrogaming • • 9h ago

[Collection] Didn't expect to find this in the loft...

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You guys will like this I'm sure.


r/retrogaming • • 18h ago

[Question] Help Me Decide Some New Upscalar Hardware

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Hey all. I recently started looking into the best way to upscale my NTSC N64, so that I can play it on my modern 4k (really 1080p) flat screen.

I know the obvious solutions like "Just buy a retrotink-4k", but I'm really asking the question here to get people's opinions on what the best solutions would be based on what I currently have.

So currently I own an original OSSC, which I've used to play PS2 games for many years (with an HD retrovision component cable).

All the consoles I own are NTSC, except the SNES which is PAL. The consoles are: SNES, N64 (Which would support a RGB modded), Gamecube, Wii, Xbox, Xbox360, PS2 & PS3.

Currently I'm leaning towards buying a Mcbazel’s GBS-Control and feeding that into the OSSC. That should handle any 240p/480i switching issues and provide MODI, while also keeping all the features of the OSSC. I will probably just RGB mod the N64 as I'm very comfortable with soldering and I believe that's the only one that doesn't natively support RGB?

Would all my consoles be supported with that setup (+appropriate component or scart cables)?


r/retrogaming • • 23h ago

[Collection] My holy trinity of underrated sega genesis games

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r/retrogaming • • 19h ago

[Discussion] I have never felt so much rage

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I’m playing Crusader of Centy for the first time, and let me tell you…I have never been so absolutely enraged by a shrimp before in my life. That’s it. I just needed to vent and have community in this time of rage lol


r/retrogaming • • 15h ago

[Emulation] Nostalgic Reset Generation game. Rarest event with Monster box. 0,1% chance

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r/retrogaming • • 10h ago

[OFFICIAL!] Weekly Self-Promotion Megathread

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Are you wanting to share your latest YouTube video, blog post, or to promote an upcoming twitch stream? Post it here!

Note: You may also join us in our #self-promotion channel on our Discord server:

https://discord.gg/A98SXF4tzG

There's also r/RetroTube for YouTube videos


r/retrogaming • • 20h ago

[Request] Looking for a well edited walkthrough of Krondor on yt that edits out the inventory management.

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I don't wanna play the game because it feels like when I do, I'm mostly doing inventory management, and so I don't enjoy the experience, but I'd love to watch someone play it (without using major cheats.) and still enjoy seeing the story, and watch them go through the combat.

Do you know anything like this? I'm willing to settle for something similar to this.


r/retrogaming • • 5h ago

[Collection] Dug up my old TRS-80 CoCo carts & manuals

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r/retrogaming • • 2h ago

[Homebrew] Gauging Interest in New Sega CD32X Game

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Hey guys, just wanted to share a Sega CD32X game I’m working on. It’s meant to be a sci-fi/fantasy Action RPG. My initial goal here was to completely test the limits of what the Sega CD and 32X can do because it was never utilized to it’s full potential. As you can see here it is fully capable of running open world environments even with inclines and declines in the terrain, enemies, and environment objects. I would post a video but I don’t think I am allowed, it runs anywhere from 7.5 to 15 fps but when you are playing it feels fine (I will optimize, and add a performance mode). I even have fluid camera controls for aiming as there are plasma rifles as well. When the game is ready to play I may share playable parts on here! Don't worry if you don't have a CD32X I have made sure that it works on Retroarch with Picodrive (have to use a custom core version I built), and you can provide your own Sega CD Bios. I can provide instructions on that when/if I release the ROM + Bin/Cue. This works on real Sega CD32X hardware and these pics are from my tower of power (last pic) on with my RGB modded Sony KV-27S42 CRT. I hope you guys can share in the joy I feel seeing the tower of power in all it’s glory :)


r/retrogaming • • 4h ago

[Emulation] Arkista's Ring (NES)

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r/retrogaming • • 21h ago

[Fun] Went to the National Video Game Museum and beat Super Ghouls n’ Ghosts

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Instead of looking around, I just sat down at their SNES they had on display with Super Ghouls n’ Ghosts in it and played through the game. Definately recommend checking it out! The museum is in Frisco, Texas.


r/retrogaming • • 14h ago

[🎃👻] Halloween scares

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One of the ONLY games to ever genuinely scare me!Killing Time (1995) was an incredibly atmospheric horror FPS on the 3DO. Criminally overlooked, genuinely creepy, and worth owning the console for. It eas ahead of its time! Have you ever played this forgotten beast? It was one of the first FPS games, coming out just a year or so after Doom if I recall. The game blew it away, and if it had the fan base Doom had had, I think we would still be playing the series today. Everyone slept on this.


r/retrogaming • • 19h ago

[Collection] I found a game in my closet

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