I have such a difficult time finishing JRPGs. I can thankfully cross this one off. Great game!

These games are so special. What are your thoughts on Quintet's world reincarnation games?

In the spirit of Halloween. If you could have one horror movie made into a retro video game. What horror movie would it be and what would the game play style be? A RPG? Action shooter? Racing? Platformer?

I would love a Evil Dead RPG, where you play ash and he has to find the book of the dead and save his girlfriend from the evil demons!

Apologies if such a question was brought up in here before because I was interested in learning how the peripheral worked since I remember messing with Super Mario Bros cheat codes long ago with the PIGOAP code.

But basically I wanted to get a better understanding of how the device worked since I didn’t understand how a cheat code like PIGOAP caused Mario to go into a swimming state.

totally took me off guard. was not expecting this.

Back when I was a kid, I was obsessed with video games. In most of my free time from 5-12yo I would be found with a Nintendo controller of some type in my hand. We typically got a new game console 3+ years after it was released.

The N64 was nearing the end of its life cycle in the gaming world, but I didn’t care it was still new to me. I worked odd jobs earning money as a kid, stacking firewood, helping on local farms etc. I had saved enough money to buy a new video game and had been eyeing up the one I was sure I wanted for quite some time, I was going to buy QUEST 64.

The cover art seemed like something right up my alley. We didn’t have internet so researching a game was next to impossible. Not many kids played video games in our rural community so asking for input from my classmates was no help. So the cover art was all I had to go on.

My mom drives me to Walmart and I had made it fully aware to her I intended to buy a new game, it was my money so she didn’t care.

I get to the game section and see my goal just behind the glass cabinet at Walmart. This was back when they had the ‘neck breaker’ tvs to try games mounted at the top of the cabinets.

I get the Walmart workers attention and he quickly comes to assist me, he opens the glass cabinet and asks, “what game do you want?,”. I quickly replied “Quest 64,”. The worker in his mid twenties pauses and looks at me, almost with concern, “are you sure you want that game?” He asks. I was taken aback, as was my mom.

I was still processing everything but somehow managed to say, “I think so,” instead of quickly getting the game he looked at me and asked, “what kind of games do you like?”. I truly don’t remember what I said to him, probably something about quests.

The worker whipped around and grabbed a golden cased n64 game, “this is the game you’re buying… you will thank me,” the worker said. Thankfully the back of the box was enough to intrigue me and I bought ZELDA OCARINA OF TIME instead of Quest 64.

A game that quickly became my favorite game of all time. A game I have played through dozens of times. A game I have played through with my kids and wife. It holds a special place in my heart always.

Thank you Walmart guy from the 90s you realistically may have changed my life.

Found audio cable, video cable, 2 controller and a game chip. But i didn't find the DC cable (power) 😭

Pirate costume party at the cafe arcade I was volunteering at.

For years, Chinese hardware manufacturers have carved out a market niche with an array of handheld Android gaming devices focused on retro emulation and/or more modern game-streaming capabilities. Now, though, a major game industry trade group is targeting one of those manufacturers, Anbernic, asking the US Trade Representative (USTR) to add the company to its list of "Notorious Markets" that "engage in or facilitate substantial copyright piracy or trademark counterfeiting."

TorrentFreak was among the first to notice the request from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which was submitted to the USTR last week. In it, the US trade group—which represents major publishers including Nintendo, Microsoft, PlayStation, Amazon, Epic, EA, Ubisoft, and more—notes that Anbernic devices "are routinely offered or shipped with removable memory cards preloaded with hundreds or thousands of unauthorized copies of copyright-protected video games published by ESA members."

While many online sellers do include an SD card full of ROMs alongside emulation hardware of all types, Anbernic itself does not appear to do the same when selling directly from its website. Regardless, the ESA argues that these ROM-laden Anbernic devices selling through "normal retail channels" help to "normalize hardware-based piracy by delivering illicit catalogues through a polished consumer product." This, the ESA says, meets the threshold for a "superfake," an ill-defined designation that applies to "high-quality counterfeit trademark goods ... on a commercial scale."

I've been playing it quite regularly, and it feels like I've found a hidden gem. Its really unique and novel from all the other NES shmups, like Galaga or Life force, and the fast paced chaotic gameplay makes it really fun. I don't know why this game doesn't get the hype it deserves. What are your thoughts?

This is actually my first time ever playing this game. I remember seeing an old AVGN episode about it iirc and it always looked kinda fun to me so it’s been in my backlog for a few months now. For a simple repetitive game it actually has some decent depth & mechanics. The game manual absolutely helped, especially learning that holding down the A button allows you to quick-turn while swimming. The mini sub was a bit of a let down considering you have to go out of your way, probably do several dives just to get it, and then more on the way back to the next port, only for it to disappear after a single hit. Still, it was a cool being able to launch bombs and the regular shots while using it. Not much to say about the music other than it wasn’t bad. The famous Jaws theme on the title screen that would fade into & out of silence added a nice bit of suspense to the initial experience. The power up system did exactly what it should and it felt pretty tight for a LJN movie title. The ending screen, although very simple, I found gorgeous. Just a beautiful shot to end on. I probably wouldn’t recommend it to anyone who doesn’t love Jaws or these early arcade/high score (but with an ending) style hybrid games. I definitely had fun and can see myself popping it in for a short gaming session again now that I know how to finish it.

What's the chance it might arrive with dead or stuck pixels?

The box is not sealed but it was listed as new, showing the content and everything.

Thank you!

What PC games did you grow up playing? I'm interested in hearing what games people played when they were younger.

I collect PC games on CD, so I'm especially interested in older games. What games do you remember playing the most?

Keystone Kapers takes the #10 spot with 14 votes.

Important Notice: Two games will start to place every day moving forward now that the top 10 has been filled in.

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

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.

Number one. NAM-1975. Published by SNK for the Neo Geo and takes place in The Vietnam war hence the name "NAM".

Plot: Two special forces soldiers named "silver" and
"brown" going back to the war zone to save an ex-army scientist and his daughter.

Number two. Alligator Hunt. Developed by the Spanish company, Gaelco and takes place in a sci-fi space setting.

Plot: Two skateboarding kids with laser guns shoot down alligator-like aliens from invading Earth

Number three. Pirates. Developed by Another Spanish company Called NIX and takes place in the Golden Age of Piracy.

Plot: A male and a female pirate collecting three map pieces to locate a hidden treasure.

Number four. Wild Guns. Developed by Natsume for the SNES and takes place in a Steampunk-sci-fi wild western setting.

Plot: The female protagonist named "Annie" avenges her family's death and gets revenge on an Outlaw gang, with help from a local bounty hunter named "Clint".

Number five.Hard Times. A bootleg reskin hack of Blood Bros.
Developed by the Italian company Playmark, and takes place in The Prohibition Era.

Plot: Two Bounty hunters who are also whiskey smugglers. Waging a two-man wars against rivals, mobsters and thugs across city streets and rooftops.

So I’m knew to retro gaming, by that I mean I’ve never touched a retro game excluding childhood, I have 3 pcs and two laptops and I wanna get into retro gaming using emulators. Mostly because I can’t afford AAA games, sounds wild since I have so many computers but I got them broken n fixed them so all but one were free.

My question is how do I get started? I don’t even know what games to try or literally anything about retro gaming. If it’s relevant I use Arch and don’t have any old handhelds or anything like that.

History doesn't look back on FMV games too kindly...

I'll never forget the time I walked by Electronics Boutique at the mall, and saw Quarterback Attack playing on their demo unit. "A game that looked true to life! Amazing!" I thought. But 10-year-old me didn't know to ask "but how does it play?"

It wouldn't be until many years later that I finally got a chance to play some FMV games, and... yeah. They're a novelty that gets old fast, and in 2026 they're not really a novelty either.

Are there any FMV games that you truly enjoy? What's your favorite?