Looking for retro games to play while on a bus/train. Any retro console.

  • ace_garp@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    Arcade:

    Bank panic

    Black Tiger

    Wardner

    The Speed Rumbler

    Wonderboy in Monsterland

    All 9 or 10 out of 10s.

    –/–

    But yeah, set a timer-alarm to finish gaming 5min before your stop.

  • ArtemisimetrAEnglish
    1·
    2 days ago

    RYMDKAPSEL on Android isn’t retro but has very simple graphics and feels as hard as a lot of retro games do

  • Varyag@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    5·
    3 days ago

    Pokemon or other turn based games that were originally designed for portables usually work great for a commute! Also monster hunter, I played a lot of that on the subway back in the day on my 3DS. Thr PSP games might be easy to emulate.

  • _NetNomad@fedia.io
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    3 days ago

    +1 towards turn-based games for your commute, keeps it easy to still be engaged with everything around you so you don’t miss a stop or something. i really love the Mystery Dungeon games, which are roguelikes in the literal sense that they’re procedurally generated dungeon crawlers where you start from scratch (or scratch-ish depending on how beginner friendly the title) when you die. the pokémon spinoffs are the most well known but there have been a lot of crossovers with other series as well as a line of completely original games called Shiren the Wanderer

    i also have to mention Densha De Go, not because they would be particularly feasible but c’mon. don’t you wanna drive a train while riding a train? it’s real-er than VR!

  • AscendantSquid@lemm.eeEnglish
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    3 days ago

    I’ve been replaying Link’s Awakening on my phone using a gbc emulator, you could try that. I’ve also just found Winlator so I might start also playing Sam and Max, you might see if those point you in any directions.

  • paw@feddit.orgEnglish
    4·
    3 days ago

    You could try Heroes of Might and Magic 3 on an Android Phone with VCMI App installed. Requires that you purchase Heroes 3 from gog.com. Runs pretty well, but there are some elements that are pretty small. Ideally you are familiar with the game or similar games because it has some complexity.

  • SuperSynthia@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    3 days ago

    I just did a playthrough of Earthbound on my retro handheld that had the Maternalbound rom hack installed. It’s a cliche choice but super wonderful none the less

  • L3ft_F13ld!@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    2·
    3 days ago

    Pretty much any console that your phone can emulate is an option. That gives you yor pick of whatever consoles and genres you like within the capabilities of your phone basically.

    • Bump@programming.devOPEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      I’ve got an RG505 and can play up to ps2. Was just looking for games that might be fun or nice to play on a bus ride.

      • I Cast Fist@programming.devEnglish
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        3 days ago

        Ace Combat 2 and 3 (PSX), each mission is short and the flight controls are great. I expect the PS2 ace combat games to be equally great.

        Chu Chu Rocket (DC) if you’re into puzzle

        Neo Bomberman (Neo Geo), one of the best looking Bomberman games. It has both a traditional stage mode and a battle mode.

      • L3ft_F13ld!@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        12·
        3 days ago

        I don’t have any recommendations myself, but anything that you can pick up and play in short bursts would be best for this I think.

  • HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com
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    3 days ago

    gonna throw out my favorite. shadowrun on the genesis. can’t save at any point like while under attack or in the middle of a matrix run but you can save often and it works out good.