/r/RetroIsh

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A sub for the games that are retro-adjacent and the controversial retro. We are the home for 6th and 7th generation console gaming, and modern games with a heavy retro inspiration.

/r/retrogaming: Our older brother

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Welcome to /r/RetroIsh!

Reddit’s home for gaming’s teenage years.

Rules

  1. No Spam. It's perfectly okay to post your YouTube video, blog, or kickstarter here. Your content is welcome. (No live streams, though.) However, we ask that your self promotional content not be more than around 10 percent of your total posts. For more information please Reddit's self-promotion rules here.

  2. Don't be a dick. Remember that there's a human on the other end of the screen. Adhere to reddiquette and all reddit site-wide rules. Maintain civility at all times.

  3. No Live Streams. Reddit is a link aggregation service at its core. It preserves content and information. Because live streams expire, they are not examples of good content for this subreddit and are not allowed.

  4. No "How Much is [X] Worth?" posts. Use Pricecharting or similar pricing services, or eBay sold listings for a method of determining the value of your games, consoles or paraphernalia.

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Weekly self promotion thread

Got something to promote that doesn't quite fit under the rules? Wanna pimp your twitch channel? Post it here!

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2024/11/09
19:00 UTC

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Weekly self promotion thread

Got something to promote that doesn't quite fit under the rules? Wanna pimp your twitch channel? Post it here!

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2024/11/02
18:00 UTC

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Should I buy a 3DS or a PSP? I never had either as a kid, what has a better game selection and mod-ability?

1 Comment
2024/10/22
17:45 UTC

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The Making of Wonder Boy in Monster Land | The Making of Monica no Castelo do Dragao

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2024/10/18
03:24 UTC

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The Making of Final Fight | The Beat Em Up Classic

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2024/10/15
02:22 UTC

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Whats the best console for family nights?

Me and my partner and son enjoy wii every so often as i have a decent collection but the motion controls havent aged the best, so im wondering what's a good console that has a good library of 3/4 player games to get him more into retro he loves the wii games just doesn't love the controls, Not too fussed about 1st party titles like mario kart etc, We do enjoy mario party and pokemon games, He started to get into playing overwatch on his xbone so maybe something with good shooter that isnt pvp etc.

Im thinking between PS2 (i loved the ps2) Ps3 or Original xbox, but not sure what has the best games that are 3 player,

Consoles i have had i don't mind if its not one of these.
Gameboy Color
Megadrive
Dreamcast
Ps1
Ps2
Gamecube
Wii (have this now)
360
ps3

2 Comments
2024/10/13
09:58 UTC

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Weekly self promotion thread

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2 Comments
2024/10/12
18:00 UTC

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I want some retro games suggestions

I have played kero blaster and liked this style of art and the gameplay and i need more so suggest me any retro games you liked or similar to kero blaster

1 Comment
2024/09/25
20:15 UTC

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Safedisk is making gaming complicated.

I've posted this in r/retrogaming before, but the mods decided it's not fitting. So I'm posting it here ...

Hello everyone,

I've recently got gifted a game from ~2006, Warhammer: Mark Of Chaos and have been trying to run it since today morning. It wasn't my first old gane I ran; I successfully run BFME II, Diablo 1, and a Prince of Persia game on my Win 10 PC, so I figured it wouldn't be so difficult to get that one running. Well, after installation it didn't run. So I tried running on compatibility mode... Didn't run either. Then I tested with dgVoodo and it didn't work either. After some more research I found that it should be a "Safedisk" thingy that prevents me from starting it. Research said that Windows 10 doesn't support that anymore, so I can't really run it natively. So I got myself DxWnd hoping it might just run it without complications. Well, it found out what version of Safedisk is on that game (4.60.0), but still can't run it. I'm thinking of getting something to bypass that Safedisk thing, but i don't know what to search for: When I searched for the version of the disk, only some japanese and two english threads popped up, all looking for a similar solution.

What would you recommend?

1 Comment
2024/09/24
14:09 UTC

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Knight Rider (PS2) High Speed Action Adventure

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2024/09/21
16:34 UTC

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Help What Console?

So I grew up in the era of mega drive to Xbox 360

I owned c64,mega drive ps1,PS2,Gamecube Dreamcast,Wii,360

I'm wanting to start collecting retro games but not sure what console I want to collect for I spent the most time with ps1 PS2 and GameCube. Really enjoyed the Dreamcast but it only lasted a month before it broke. Loved the Wii but didn't have it long.

I'm wanting to try get my son into the older games so preferably something that has local multiplayer games he would enjoy. He's 8. I don't want emulators I want physical.

2 Comments
2024/09/13
13:41 UTC

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Weekly self promotion thread

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2024/09/07
18:00 UTC

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What are licensed games that are hidden gems?

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2024/09/04
21:47 UTC

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Is it time to surrender to retrogaming?

Hello everyone, I’d like to share something that’s been happening to me recently. I’d also like to know if anyone else is going through this or has experienced it at some point in our gaming lives.

I confess that I’ve always judged those who remain attached to a specific old console or generation.

Don’t get me wrong—I’ve always thought it was cool to collect and all that, even though I don’t do it myself. But I never understood why someone would limit themselves from discovering new games or anything like that.

So... Here’s the thing, I believe I’m going through exactly that now. And it happened in an unusual way. I’ve had powerful PCs and current generation consoles. But for various reasons, I ended up selling them, with the main one being that I no longer enjoyed playing new games.

I understand that there are many good new games, but for me, I’ve recently been drawn only to indie games, which I can play on my notebook without any problems.

At the moment, I could even buy a powerful PC or a new console. But I’m simply stuck with my childhood consoles (Xbox 360, Wii, and PS2). I even considered buying a PlayStation 3 because I’ve always wanted one and all that.

Sometimes I also use GameCube and classic Xbox emulators and always find cool games that I never had a chance to play because I only had a PlayStation 2 during that generation.

So, that’s it—just a rant in search of someone who might relate to me. I guess age has caught up with me, haha.

1 Comment
2024/08/12
04:31 UTC

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Weekly self promotion thread

Got something to promote that doesn't quite fit under the rules? Wanna pimp your twitch channel? Post it here!

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2024/08/10
18:00 UTC

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Gunmetal Gothic

I was scrolling on YouTube and I found this PS2 looking indie game it looks cool, there's not a lot of people talking about it soo I decided to spread the word..

https://youtu.be/rSCI8UJc5M8?si=PIU _qJ9Nuehb4NSH

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2024/08/02
03:40 UTC

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Looking for a game

Hey guys My mom's looking for a old game she used to play on pc about 20 years ago. You have to click on flying books to shoot them down and aren't allowed to hit the flying owls. In the background there is a magical forest and a castle. It would be great if anyone could find it for me. Thanks in advance.

0 Comments
2024/07/19
08:26 UTC

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Cyber Citizen Shockman Zero is good old fun.

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2024/07/08
13:15 UTC

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Nucbox G3

Hi everyone. I just bought the Nucbox G3 + a 12TB HDD of retrogames (Hyperspin Attraction). My question is: can this tiny mini pc handle most of those retrogames, maybe up to PS2? THANKS FOR YOUR ANSWERS.

0 Comments
2024/06/04
15:23 UTC

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Documentary I made about Super Monkey Ball on the Gamecube

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2024/05/10
04:13 UTC

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Just got these games

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2024/05/07
01:10 UTC

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SOCOM ONLINE in 2024!

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2024/04/11
20:49 UTC

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360 dongles

Anybody have any experience with 3rd party wireless dongles for the 360? Looking to have a guitar hero party and need some.

0 Comments
2024/03/22
15:26 UTC

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My Pockets are crying

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2024/03/12
21:51 UTC

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Help me

Please Help

Me and my wife just bought Super Mario Deluxe for the switch. As we were playing we see this shell and can’t figure out what other Nintendo game has these shells when she played when she was a child. It’s bugging her and I can’t find anything. Can you guys help me find that game. It’s no new game.

0 Comments
2024/03/12
10:58 UTC

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Weekly self promotion thread

Got something to promote that doesn't quite fit under the rules? Wanna pimp your twitch channel? Post it here!

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2024/03/09
19:00 UTC

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What is the best gaming emulator for PC in 2024? [Emulation]

I'd like to play some retro games, like Mario, Nba street v2/v3, NBA ballers, Midnight Club dub edition, remix Halo, Grand theft auto, Star Wars, Tony Hawk, eg. Just all the cult classics pretty much!

Can you give the emulator and what computer specs I need to be compatible. I want the system to run well and not lag.

1 Comment
2024/03/05
19:06 UTC

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Want to experience the fever-dream of someone passing out in a cab after overdosing on Mario 64? You can in April!

1 Comment
2024/03/04
15:26 UTC

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