So, what you playing at the mo? Retro Edition

Got a new laptop recently with a 3070, so have been getting stuck into Shenmue 3 finally. I'm actually amazed how 'Shenmue' they've managed to make a modern game, right down to the way the voice acting is delivered.

I'd imagine someone going in with only modern game experience would not get it at all, really is an ode to the Dreamcast games.

I had a bit of fun last night going through all of my handhelds that have been in storage to see if they all still work - they do!

Highlight was finding my original red Gameboy Pocket that I got on a family holiday to Gran Canaria in 1996, along with the dodgy multicart it came with :D

I tell you what though, we really are spoiled with backlit screens now, no idea how we saw anything on these back in the day!

One of the consoles was an original, hardly used GBA in it's box. There might as well be no batteries in it at all for the amount you can see on screen when it's switched on.

It was quite amazing doing a comparison of the same game in that and an AGS101.

Cops and Crooks in GTA IV was great craic, spent a lot of time doing races too. For a fairly clunky, sandbox game it was passable for team deathmatch stuff due to how chaotic it could be. I really liked the gritty world and while the story may not be the most interesting I loved the attention to detail but I wouldn't go back and play it again and again like I did with GTA V.

Playing through Lemmings (DOS version) on the 3ds. I'd forgotten just how frustrating some of the levels were.

I'm nearing the endgame of Dragon Warrior Monsters 2: Tara's Adventure. I know the DQM series is regarded fondly enough, especially for something that is so readily described as a clone, but it really does not get enough credit for being a better Pokemon game than anything prior to Gen 3. Team-building, especially, is so much user-friendly than Pokemon to this very day — not once did I have to consult a spreadsheet to discover that a monster's optimal output is locked behind an event/breeding/transfer that was only available in Azerbaijan on a single wet Tuesday in July 2001.

Finished Metroid Prime - my 2002 save was stuck on Meta Ridley where I left it in a huff.

I think I’m a better or at least more patient gamer now. While I found Ridley and Metroid Prime annoying, it didn’t take too long to clear them.

So that’s the GBA Metroids, Dread, Samus Returns and Prime done. On the fence about Prime 2 right now.

It uses the DOS game files but uses the 3ds touch screen, it's as handy as the mouse, maybe easier. Selecting individual Lemmings can be a bit tricky (due to screen size) when they do the 88 at once drops. I've had to step away, I was getting way too irritated :pac:

I haven't played Lemmings in an eternity. Had it on the Megadrive when I was a kid and fairly sure I finished it - I see there are 180 levels so fairly impressed with my kid self if that's the case :pac:

Playing a lot of NES games at the moment, always end up going back to Megaman 2. It really is absolutely perfect. One of those games I always end up humming the songs to.

Bought an 8bitdo receiver for my NES 30 Pad. I've been using a Famicom for years with one of those Hudson pads that goes into the extension port on the front, so haven't been able to sort out a wireless solution as of yet. Luckily the top loader has the same controller ports as the US NES so the 8bitdo receiver should work.

Finally got to play Pepsi Man after years of wanting only to discover it's kinda shite?