Why didn't the N64 controller have a select button?

You are transported back in time to 1983 and are placed in a position of highest authority within Nintendo. What do you do to fix the Famicom's short comings?

The original Floigan bros

>Turning 30 next year >Haven't accomplished nearly anything as significant as these chuds

N64 turns 30 next year. Do you think Nintendo finally releases the N64 Classic to celebrate this anniversary?

Why wasn't this game a PlayStation 2 exclusive?

Why is there still no other game like it?

So is this playable on PC by now? Last time I tried to emulate it there were issues.

I decided the other day that I'd like to play Mother 3 again, and decided to put it on my phone. Checked the Play Store and holy shit... you either pay a fucking SUBSCRIPTION for an emulator or get bo...

>That draw distance >That resolution So that's the Xbox difference.

>Having to grind money to progress >Book carrying and leaf catching minigames >Way too many QTEs >World is too giant and too empty for this type of game >100 floors of Yellow head building >Cliffhange...

Do they hold up at all? I know Warrior Within is edgy, but I swear nobody has had a Two Thrones conversation since the game came out.

Are the PS2 versions of GTA the definitive way to play the games?

Can someone explain the hate?

What do you think about Jet Set Radio?

What's your favorite Dragon Quest? Favorite Character?

The proper way to play sonic 3d blast, is to use an emulator to speed it up 15-30%(depending on your preference). This removes the slowness and it feels amazing to play.

I FUCKING LOVE RETRO GAMES

Looking for games with room based camera movement. Don't bother mentioning normie tier ones like zelda/metroid.

I've never seen anyone discuss Dancing Stage Mario Mix. Is this actually a good rhythm game or just license slop like Donkey Konga?

The thinking man's platformer

I've played through this game probably a dozen times along with the first one, I almost always skip the cutscenes, except the funny ones like CLAYTON NOT CLAYTON and I genuinely have no idea what is e...

>him and guile are more interesting character than ryu >sidelined by ryu being the main character....just cause he's japanese

If Super Mario World is Super Mario Bros. 4, and Yoshi's Island is Super Mario Bros. 5 (according to this beta title screen), what's Super Mario Bros. 6? Is it Yoshi's Island DS or New Super Mario Bro...

Retro creepy places in non-spoopy games

How do I unlock Sean Waltman in this?

I will teach my Charizard Surf and there is nothing you can do about it

>5 shotos >2 joke characters What the FUCK were they thinking.

Are the dudes who blink out after you defeat them like...dead?

How was this a PS1 game? It’s so packed with content that it’s mind boggling to me. What do AAA games provide that isn’t already satisfying here? Cutscenes? Voice acting? Those are the only things I c...

this guy looks familiar

I was in college when this came out, and wow was I excited for another open world Metroid romp of figuring out where to go and finding secrets. Except that’s not what this was - at ALL. And damn was...

Remove the ground combat sections and this goes from a 3/10 to 10/10

Previous thread: >>11852646 Rules of the thread are simple: >You can only talk about games and systems made before the US release of the NES (1985). Everything before it from the CRT Amusement Device ...

I have a soft spot for Sh2, but there's a reason it didn't click with gamers right away and took years to build a following, and it's mostly the early game: >intro, walk through park, first enemy tut...

this is the only time we get to see a Koopa Troopa in a casual outfit of white shirt and the Koopa equivalent of Air Jordans (Koopa Mach 1 Sprint Shoes) as opposed to the usual Koopa shell attire. jus...

https://youtu.be/1xO2siRQTfU?si=9OH-G045QAHkUpQB&t=835

The blood code is ABACABB because it's on the Genesis

how do you get the pink 4chan theme

For me, Nightmare Creatures 1 and 2 for the ps1 are some of the most underrated games in history. Both have an amazing atmosphere, umique characters and are fun to play, they deserve more recognition.

Hello, I'm trying to remember a JRPG I came across when I was a very very small child, so young in fact I still didn't know how to read. Needless to say, the game in question was a complete nonstarter...

Imagine, GTA1, 2, and 3 all on one console. The only other games that had a chance were Half Life and Propeller Arena, both of which were basically finished and then just never released.

What are some tactics/strategy games that feel almost puzzley? Ones with unique encounters and synergies that make you feel clever (or that the dev was clever). Preferably without randomness (%chance-...

A failed backdoor pilot for an ugly cartoon and a toyline nobody remembers

This has haunted me for decades.

What do you consider to be the retro threshold for games in gen context. N64/ps1 used to be considered the last gen which I'd consider retro, but seeing a bunch of zoomers now consider 2000s retro w...

Rate every game out of 10

That one was gold

It's happening

any recommendations for games for a basic fella like this? Sims are OK, but ideally something a tad more low IQ, but pretty much open to anything

Are the ps2 monster hunter games good/worth playing? What content do you miss out on if you play by yourself? I have watched some reviews of 1 and it seems kind of...bad? Bad controls, grindy, not m...

Why are the Biohazard Japanese versions easier and more censored than the American versions?

It was ok I guess, kinda disappointed since it had good reviews and I wanted to try another ion storm game after deus ex (didn't wanna try invisible war with how panned it is, but maybe I'll give it a...

>you need an obscure pad that happens to be the first commercially available home vidya controller with an analog stick and shoulder buttons to properly play after burner and other sega arcade ports w...

Small Mario.

What's your favorite "weird" fighting game character, /vr/?

What would you consider to be the 15 *essential* SNES JRPG's?

Is this the Crash Bandicoot of the Super Nintendo?

What do these three consoles have in common? >96-99% of game library is slop or mobile tier respetetive trash >only popular in Japan except NES in USA due to lack of competition and slightly higher am...

I have a soft spot for point and click adventures. please recommend me some!

Was Halo's music, sound design and Dolby 5.1 Surround awe-inspiring for 2001? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HynDkoqXKTI

Let's talk about FF4! And any other retro FFs

Was the PS2 originally planned to have one memory card per game, with each game coming with a corresponding memory card already inside the case? Obviously it wouldn't be 8 MB of memory, but it doesn't...

I'm currently playing through this series, right now I'm on Sly 2's episode 4 and just rescued Sly, fun series.

It was basically a 6 gen console 7 years earlier, no dev ever used the Tom and Jerry co-processors, no dev was ready for it.

Any games that kind of look like this? Preferrably RPGs.

>mid tier jarpig on PS1 that barely gets mentioned >released first on Saturn with slight graphical improvements >le best and most impressive game on the system!! if only it released in the west everyo...

whats the deal with this? the sprites being animated in battle is a neat touch why couldnt any final fantasy do that before?

I recently saw one of the Abandonware sites I frquent had a bunch of roms up for this. It was a console that apparently was funded by the People's Republic of China, and had 12 games. Anyone played it...

This is really good for a licensed anime game what the fuck Any other cool retro anime games?

Got a Saturn/PC pad, might as well play some SAT games ... What is worthwhile on this? What is a good emu? Thanks (I only really know Panzer Dragoon, Virtua Fighters, Sega Rally and that Congo FPS)

Why does GROUDON look so angry?

This is so much fun. I had only played the Famicom version previously and while it's not bad it's clearly a downgrade.

People love to talk about how Wrath of Cortex is just a worse Crash Warped but I cannot find a single reason to play this over CTR. WoC at least as some decent levels, this does absolutely nothing bet...

>Great music >Good visuals >everything else is slapped together dogshit how, why? do people actually like playing this shit?

What is the obsession with old games being creepy and muh backrooms its so retarded https://youtu.be/U42bEz5TvMA

Hello retro, I'm trying to remember an old megadrive game I used to play. Key points = > Isometric view >characters were punk looking with big guns, shades, piercings ect >you controlled one character...

90% of 2D games are better than 90% of 3D games. 2D games focus on the essential nature of video games, 3D games focus on wowing you with pointless technical presentation garbage that diminishes the a...

Do shoot them up games play better with the arcade stick?

Since apparently we can post about anything we want now with only the faintest connection to the board, and since jannies won’t do their job, let’s have a thread about positive trans representation in...

The camera controls are terrible but otherwise this is a very enjoyable game.

Thoughts?

Is there a bigger cope from cubies? Even Capcom wanted to get their shit off of GameCube fast since it was flopping and nearly bankrupt them until PS2chads salvaged things

I regert not getting this game when it was cheap. I figured it was common enough that this bullshit would never happen. Do you have any games you regret missing out on getting?

How did the retro scene get so filled with angry incels? Seriously, when you look at who is shitting up threads about retro games, or creating unnecessary drama about themselves - it’s sad and lonely ...

How did the retro gaming scene get so infested with trannies?

it must have been around the year 2000 but most likely before like 2001 tops carrefur supermarket run a promotion, no idea what the promotion was but they had an issometric 3d pacam cabinet and you wo...

Why are these two so popular with 'that' crowd? Are the majority of 90's kids that grew up with OoT and FF7 just weird fucks?

What pre-2000s games have a cute female main protagonist, and not a merely cool one like Lara Croft or Samus?

I just heard of this game, Intifada from 1989: “ The game takes place during the First Intifada, and casts the player as an Israeli soldier who has to stop violent Palestinian protests, while follow...

Rygar would be a top 20 NES game if it had even decent level design

I fucking love this game and I wish it was good

this is the most badass motherfucker in all of video games. and this is coming from someone who only played the blood games in the past couple months. holy shit i bow down to caleb

reeeeeeee

>Using a modern mouse to play retro FPS You didn't beat the game.

based i kneel

What was the original Resident Evil 4 concept going to be like?

I bought this game when it was new, and I was so sure I was gonna like it I bought the strategy guide along with it. And I think it starts off pretty strong. But pretty soon after you crashland with ...

Which party did you beat the final boss with? Mine: >Rand (Earth + Holy) >Sten (Fire + Air) >Ryu >Nina

Screenshot/gif thread, post your favorites

>outsells the entire Sonic trilogy combined in Japan Is Kiddy Kong a more iconic scot than Sonic?

Is this a Simpsons reference in Dukes of Hazzard Return of the General Lee on PS2?

Post cool menus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AEeoXGjvdI

The coolest power-up in Mario 3 is the Shoe! You know what Super Mario World doesn't have? The Shoe But you know why they brought the Shoe back? Because the Shoe is awesome! or the boot as they call i...

First let’s look at the faggy Fischer price controller this thing has. The shartcube’s controller is fucking garbage. The missing top button, c-stick, and d-pad are atrocious. Look at ports like SSX t...

So a new TG16 CD game is being made. Is there much of a homebrew scene for the TG16? I know there is a big one for NES and Genesis, but I haven't heard of much homebrew for other systems beyond that o...

Why did Steam get so much hate?

The initial 4 levels were great but man the puzzle rooms in the final level are testing my patience

Any other absolute kino like pic related? Doesn't have to be a remaster\remake, I'm just too lazy to find a better pic. No, I'm not going to ask on /v/. They all cunts.

Have they made even one game that's actually fun to play, not just riding on the story?

How does it hold up today? Is it still considered a classic?

Andy Gavin (Crash co-creator) shares his opinion on Crash N. Sane Trilogy

So what shall it be?

Sonic CD feels like it's an unreleased game. Not like unfinished or broken, but it feels like a game that should've been cancelled. Like some unreleased prototype dump. Idk I'm 2 gummies deep and play...

In terms of a non-Goldeneye Bond game, this is probably my favorite. Probably the closest a game a got to making you actually feel like Bond with all the sexiness and gadgets and "007 moments". I ha...

Daily reminder that if this was the N64's controller it would've sold twice as much as it did and Nintendo would've sold enough N64 units to keep Rare. >The ZL and ZR buttons are behind the L and R bu...

>The bad guys are fat

PSP vs PS1 Undub. SobI want to replay VP. I already beat it on ps1 ages ago with the dub. After hearing the ost gave me a rush to replay bit undub. I read that the ps1 udub is full of glitches and you...

So which of these games beyond the first one is worth playing?

What makes it worse than Prime?

If only it was released in the West, the course of gaming history would be changed forever...