Retro video games
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Kind, inclusive vibes
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Dad jokes and innuendo
Preview for Sagaia on Sega Master System from Sega Force 6 - June 1992 (UK)
I usually always gravitate towards Darius Gaiden by default, but this past month I've been delving into the others again thanks to the Darius collections and I'm still amazed just by how creative these all were.
Brilliant series.
And I don't know what it is, but this line goes straight to my soul: 🥰 https://youtu.be/u1t2YC5CRtE?si=vhYd-Lmv9pLm-vLt&t=35
Review for Gynoug on Mega Drive from Sega Force 6 - June 1992 (UK)
Another one I adored back in the day.
The designs, not only of the enemies, but the levels itself is something to behold.
Blew my mind back when it came out.
This one is also available today on modern platforms.
Preview for Atomic Runner on Mega Drive from Sega Force 6 - June 1992 (UK)
Loved this one back in the day.
Somehow never hear anything about it besides a single mention in a Youtube video like every year or so.
I really should dig this one out one of these days.
The new #Anbernic retro gaming handheld, which runs #Android 13 and has a 720x720 (1:1) screen is now available for a slight discount during the Dragonboat Festival time. Of course it can also run Stradew Valley, Minecraft, etc... as it comes with Play store enabled.
Due to popular demand, Devil's Hideout will ship with a fully-functional hotspot indicator. Press spacebar / control, and all the hotspots will glow like... stars or something. 😋
i'm always surprised at how overlooked Inherit the Earth is by the adventure gaming crowd.
i can understand why: it doesn't fit cleanly into the sierra-lucasarts design dichotomy, all of the characters are animals/"morphs", and the game switches between isometric and theatrical perspectives constantly.
all of those reasons alone are enough to make me enjoy an adventure game. but what stands out to me today is just how unique it all feels. the gameplay freely moves between mystery, exploration, treasure hunt and social squabbles without falling too deeply into the genre traps that have plagued adventure games for decades
even after three decades i'm surprised every time at how fascinating this little world is. i wish the dreamer's guild and talin/david joiner had be given more time and money to make games like this.
Random #RetroGaming thoughts: I get that they were different technologies to what came before, but why did Nintendo and Sega decide to make their 16-bit era light guns look like.... That??? The Nintendoscope and the Menacer are both ridiculous designs for a light gun. One you're supposed to hold like a bazooka, and the other has a double eyepiece?!?