Retro only gamer

jamie2497

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Hi guys,

Interested to know is anyone a retro only gamer these days? If you are do you feel like you’re missing anything with modern gaming?

Whilst I’m not retro only I do tend to favour remakes of old games / Nintendo and have found myself going back to older games recently. I’m sure it’s just a lack of time / getting older so pick up and play tends to suit

Cheers!
 
jamie2497 said:
Hi guys,

Interested to know is anyone a retro only gamer these days? If you are do you feel like you’re missing anything with modern gaming?

Whilst I’m not retro only I do tend to favour remakes of old games / Nintendo and have found myself going back to older games recently. I’m sure it’s just a lack of time / getting older so pick up and play tends to suit

Cheers!
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I play more retro games than modern, the simplicity and nostalgia is what typically draws me in. Games now days seem unnecessarily complicated or too big, with a huge amount of collectables/achievements and side quests.

Outside of that, my modern gaming habits are console exclusives, FPS games on PC, and dabbling in a bit in VR.
 
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Well my only "modern" games I play a lot are WoW and Eve which are 2004 releases :D

But I just find it hard to get into modern games, there is some comfort in playing what I already know. Can easily sink hours into a play of TTD
 
It’s saved me a fortune in PC parts. I used to constantly upgrade. Still using an intel 2500k build from 2013. Backlog on steam and epic good for a few more years! Only tempted to go mobile with a Steam deck.
 
Not generally, but I do go through stages where I'll play retro more, then other times it's more modern.

I just find that while I do love a good retro game, there's too many good modern games that would simply be missed otherwise. A balance of the two works well.
 
Since getting a Steam Deck I have only been playing indy games and older PC games. I recently got a Super Famicom and have been playing that quite a bit. Not played any 2024 AAA games.
 
Zefan said:
I go one step further and only watch videos about games, from retrospectives, reviews, full length playthroughs, development/hardware histories, software/hardware preservation, it's easy peasy to fill that "found time".
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I spend a lot of my free time doing the same!
 
Zefan said:
I go one step further and only watch videos about games, from retrospectives, reviews, full length playthroughs, development/hardware histories, software/hardware preservation, it's easy peasy to fill that "found time".
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I have watched about 10 hours of sims 1 documentaries and "how it was made" :cry:
 
Whilst I'm not strictly a retro only gamer I've recently gotten a steam deck and that opened up quality emulation for me. I've always dabbled in it but on a desktop level. It's so great on the deck I've bought an Anbernbic RG cube and Ayn Odin 2 and I won't be stopping there. Older games for me is where it's at.
 
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I mostly play emulated games - PS2 and Gamcube is my jam. I also have a small CRT and PS2 for a quick blast on Time Crisis and Point Blank every now and then. My "modern" consoles is a Switch but I still find that if I play a new game, it's still something with older mechanics like Mario Kart, Cruisin Blast, or Thank Goodness You're Here.

I dabble with new-new games on Steam every now and then but I find most of them to be quite dull and not all that fun to play. The focus seems to be too much on production values rather than gameplay.
 
I have stages, but mostly play on my Android handheld, either streaming Xbox or playing PS2/GC games I never got round to finishing first time round.
 
I can't stop playing games on an old (albiet £2000 CRT at the time). Something about it sends me right back. Any PC game from the 90's early 2000's works well. Just seems right and more enjoyable for me right now.
 
lakitu said:
I can't stop playing games on an old (albiet £2000 CRT at the time). Something about it sends me right back. Any PC game from the 90's early 2000's works well. Just seems right and more enjoyable for me right now.
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What CRT is that? The holy grail Sony one?
 
I would say I am! I rarely play or own any of the latest games. The most modern game I regularly play is Arma 3 and that's a decade old. Many modern single player games, despite amazing visuals, are on rails. Just like interactive movies which bore me to death.

I've posted in the retro setup thread, recently set up a rig to play older games, and it's really reignited my gaming interest and loving it! I am cheating, as it's not purest nor using original hardware. Being able to play most older games, using some original hardware is awesome.

Like @lakitu posted above, I did set up a CRT and concur they do send you right back in time, it's hard to describe. For me, longer term CRT usage is not an option (reading text isn't great), so I am using a Dell flatscreen. Now if only someone produces a 4:3 OLED monitor backwards compatible with 98/XP would be epic! :)
 
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I’ve got a PC with a half decent spec but have lost interest in a lot of the latest games. Got such a massive backlog on Steam/GoG etc so I’m going to hold off on upgrading for a while and try and just enjoy some games like Monkey Island etc that I missed first time around! That and og FF7 with some graphics mods!
 
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