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Resolved: Retro Gaming, not Indie Gaming, offers a reprieve
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Date: April 30th, 2026 7:35 AM Author: certified gamer Current Indie Games have the same problems as AAA games, tons of slop, poorly made, and garbage stories/gameplay. Most of them try to recreate the "feeling" of playing games from your childhood. Might as well play the originals. Plus there are so many that you would never complete a Retro Gaming backlog in your lifetime. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2)#49853570) |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 10:29 AM Author: quarter-zip wifeguy (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2)#49854014) |
Date: April 30th, 2026 7:52 AM Author: cowgod I’ve never even played an indie game for a single second iirc. They all seem GHASTLY. I was doing this with retro btw but every 32X game on my Chinese emulation box kept crashing.
For some reason, btw, retro games never earn a place in one’s Backlog. It’s like they don’t Count. Only western developed modern games get stuck in your backlog. It’s true imho. |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:05 AM Author: certified gamer Retro Games are eternal, meanwhile people will put Current Games in their backlogs and then completely forget about them. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2)#49853602) |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:07 AM Author: cowgod Does 6th Gen Count? I just can’t with that Gen.
Playing every 90s JRPG Ever Made should be a priority for Losers imho. Even if you’re a Nintendo Loser and afraid of Sega exclusives you still should play imo. |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:06 AM Author: 345 (🧐) Nobody is actually a "retro gamer" they're all just Collectors like doodikoff. Period. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2)#49853603) |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:07 AM Author: OYT and the Indie Reprieve ( ) that's not true, there's a lot of YouTube speedrunners who tear through retro games, they must play them a lot afaict. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2)#49853605) |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:22 AM Author: 345 (🧐) Yeah but those aren't really "gamers" in the sense of "someone playing and enjoying a Game". They're just autists trapped in a loop (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2)#49853625) |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 9:12 AM Author: godcow playing games casually = surrogate activity to fill time until you die
speedrunning = surrogate activity to fill time until you die
poasting = ??? |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 11:17 AM Author: llm (lab lives matter) friend tp (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2)#49854191) |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 11:17 AM Author: llm (lab lives matter) friend tp poasting = ??? tp(s) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2)#49854193) |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:09 AM Author: certified gamer False, I'm currently playing Tales of Phantasia for the SNES. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2)#49853607) |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:10 AM Author: cowgod How do they not exist. Most people just emulate. Losers buying Cartridges just don’t understand how software works imo. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2)#49853611) |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 9:08 AM Author: michael doodikoff they claim its "better" to use the classic system, controllers on an old CRT TV
I think its the Same Shit, especially with "CRT emulators" for the display, its no different. |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 9:10 AM Author: godcow "nooo you cant just use an everdrive, you have to physically own 300 different cartridges produced in various factories around the world 30 years ago or it doesnt count!!!" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2)#49853757) |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 12:00 PM Author: quarter-zip wifeguy I own 2 Eversdrive; very convenient (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2)#49854348) |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:50 AM Author: michael doodikoff Retro emulation Handhelds with 20,000 Games are one of the best rhings thats happened in the past decade.
Even playing rettro arcade Games are fun as fuck
Ever hear of the Game Wizard Fire? No? Well its fun as fuck for example |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:53 AM Author: certified gamer Whats the cr retro gaming handheld? There are so many these days I can't keep track.
Right now I emulate them on my laptop. Thats the other great thing about retro games, you can emulate so many of them on any pc, no need for the latest $5000K gpu. |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:58 AM Author: michael doodikoff AYN Thor. It’s basically perfect and pocketable. All of the portable gaming Reddit nerds acknowledge its greatness. Stick a 2tb sd onto this thing and the Gaming options are endless.
https://www.ayntec.com/products/ayn-thor?variant=46692546445504
IGN gave it a 9/10 https://www.ign.com/articles/ayn-thor-review Ayn Thor Review
9 EDITORS' CHOICE Review scoring Amazing The Ayn Thor delivers what feels like a turning point for the Android-based handheld market with the superb handling of its dual-screen setup. With a variety of options to suit different price ranges, this device has become my go-to portable gaming choice. |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 9:09 AM Author: cowgod Why not just get a PC
Also I got one of those Chinese boxes and hooked it up to my TV but mapping the controls gets weird af sometimes. The controllers that came with it look like cheap PS2 knock offs but it treats them like Xbox. Very confusing. |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 9:22 AM Author: michael doodikoff I have multiple PCs, the Thor hits harder. It fits in an airplane seat pocket, and fits in your pants pocket Can't do that with a PC
You bought one of those cheap Chinese devices at the mall, they are shit |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 11:31 AM Author: cowgod But it’s gay and stupid to have 2 screens when you don’t need 2. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2)#49854238) |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 11:37 AM Author: michael doodikoff you can turn it off. Otherwise the top screen is a 6" OLED
You can even stream tv on the bottom screen while you Game, Gamefaqs guide, etc. Its insane.
But the fact that you can fold it up and pocket it makes it truly 1800000 |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 12:56 PM Author: quarter-zip wifeguy Hours spent downloading games and customizing screens etc: 100 Hours spent playing: 1 |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 9:27 AM Author: michael doodikoff get a real mini PC, a cheap one, and download a retrobat build from arcadepunks, and get back to me https://www.arcadepunks.com/category/pc-front-ends/retrobat-pc/ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2)#49853809) |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 11:30 AM Author: cowgod doodikoff I’ve been emulating since like 2000, I know how to Emulate jfc, what is “better” about this specific way? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2)#49854237) |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 11:37 AM Author: michael doodikoff these arcadepunks "builds" are awesome and they do all of the work for you, and the frontends they make are insane (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2)#49854260) |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 1:03 PM Author: cowgod What’s the State of Panzer Dragoon Saga emulation? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2)#49854509) |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 11:58 AM Author: quarter-zip wifeguy I played a ton of indie games and like 1 out of 10 were really good. And most were aping retro style games. So you get a double reprieve.
Shovel Knight is a great game it's indie retro and doesn't have a Battle Pass |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 12:54 PM Author: titus chicken AAA. Go big or go home.
Playing Pragmata now and it’s 170. Saros next. GTA6 in the fall. |
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Date: April 30th, 2026 1:03 PM Author: cowgod The State of AAA is grim (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2)#49854507) |