I just spent the summer playing all of the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS Castlevania games. The series had its ups and downs, but the games are still fun. I think the DS titles still hold up very well.

Laughing in 99 woodcutting

Cyberpunk 2077 is 6 years old. May pirate and try out before realizing my pc can't run it.

I got a XP PC for playing Sims 2 and 3, especially 3 is such a mess that it don't really work on anything else, even if it kinda runs.. Also some Lego games and such I used to play as a kid. Well, anything XP era runs, obviously. Just stick/disc it in.

Now I have been cleaning my PS3 (stolen from an ex, added in a bigger SSD) and buying some used games on it from trift stores, for about 2-3€ a piece.. Looking forward for playing that new (for me) GTA! (IV) We also have like.. two PS1s and at least two PS2s. I also still have my PS4, but gonna sell that once I get around. I need money for my offline Linux PC project.. Chose a case that requires a single-slot GPU, send prayers and so on.

KeeperFX is a modern port of the game that makes it run on modern pcs. It needs the base game of course but it comes with mod support so after you install keeperfx, mods are basically plug&play

That's honestly my favorite part of this template

Awesome thank you so much. I used to play dungeon keeper a ton as a kid

Everyone about that GTAVI life while I'm in the Fire Emblem and Yakuza mines trying to make a dent in the 50 million games each of those series have, because every time I finish one they release three more 🫩

Japan...please...stop...I beg you. I feel as overworked as the devs working for you.

I like how they both say it at the same time

Not quite, rimworld and factorio are only around 13 years old.

especially 3 is such a mess that it don't really work on anything else

It does work wonders on Proton.

You could, or gog have a much better refund policy than steam. You could even refund it and keep the offline installer if you really wanted to, of course you won't get updates and it isn't really the idea of it. I think they do block you eventually if you keep abusing it for everything.

Isn't each rimworld DLC more than 20USD? Though I play it enough to easily be worth it.

Most of my games are from the 2010s, don't really need to get a better GPU. Factorio megafactories will probably always enjoy faster CPUs though.

Interesting! I'm beginner with Linux and haven't really touched or looked into Protons and Vines and those things, but very interesting! On Win10 or Win11 it's not great at all, but Win7 was still alright.. Even when that PC obviously had less of everything.

I am a man dying of thirst watching another drown. Smashes skull in Fallout borne frustration

I mostly play minecraft and indies, i am relatively safe lmao, what can happen? Mojang stop to update the game? Great now everyone will make mods on the same version lol

This is the way.

I'm having a blast with all of the old God of War games currently. 🥰

Playing GTA V as GTA VI is getting leaked

I mean Warcraft II is still the shit. As is classic doom, carmageddon, Aoe,... you name it.

On top of FE and Yakuza, I've still got like 10 Shin Megami Tensei games to go through, after playing (what feels like) 20+. It never ends.

Hey! That's cheating! (I do it too)

I still play Warcraft III - Frozzen Throne. So many custom maps. I've got enough gaming content for another 10 years.

Right now is the best time to play old games. Retro gaming handhelds have never been better, and honestly there's little to improve in them at this point.

Get yourself a retro handheld for as little as $100, that will feel more premium than a Steam Deck, and start playing games that came out before you were born.

I've genuinely forgotten how bad the current video game industry is, because I'm so busy having a blast with older/retro titles.

Highly recommend to all gamers.

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I knowwww but I need to get good at it without spending thousands of hours per game. I have kids and only maybe 30 years left to live lol

I played the Steam NextFest demo back in (damn...) 2022, and it felt like playing GoldenEye back in 1997. I don't know if they can keep that level of quality for an entire game, but the demo was really promising.

????? so i have some bad news about minecraft...

games that came out before you were born

how old do you think i am

i tried so hard to get them to work on my ps2. those damn gold discs.

i can emulate a ps2 now. thanks for the idea.

I really need to get the menu music into my mp3 collection. that is good jazz.

I have this urge to revisit Dune 2000 but my life is a bit hectic. Boys+Sports...

That there's an open source alternative which is gaining momentum?

Edit: oh bad news the Microsoft

You can log in Minecraft (Java) without using Microsoft authentication servers (and even if we couldn't, we could just mod it in the game tbf)

I was not able the last time I tried...

Flashpoint Archive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashpoint_Archive

What launcher have you used?

Fuck yes I'm so happy people did this. This is art preservation

Dwarf Fortress is 20 years old and still only has half the planned features. Tarn will be working on it until he croaks. Bless that man.

About to say, I'm older than Pac-Man :D

It's kind of blown my mind to learn about the development of that game. UnReal World's similar how it started development in like the 90's and the guys still just keep working on it like a group hobby. Love that for them

my cool SIL is way too into Ms. Pacman because that was her game at the arcade.

i can't solder for shit, but i could code a mame console to run that for her 50th

Flashpoint is amazing!

All hail the ability to emulate console games up to a certain generation well enough on even lower end hardware.

A little wordy as a catch phrase, but I like the sentiment.

The amount of simulations is still looking for its match. Hell, it reminds me of the possible best simulation: Dwarfes are having a party. Someone spills their beer. A cat walks through the beer puddle. The cat cleans its paws. The cat becomes drunk from the beer on its paws.

The graphic is rather old, even the steam version or with "Lazy Newb Pack", but it is still !!FUN!!.

All of them have PS3 ports (God of War Collection Vol. 1+2), even the PSP games.

God of War III even got a PS4 remaster. :)

My ADHD would never. I'd love to have a forever project, but the unending crave for novelty would never allow me.

i was a fool and went xbox that generation because of the online bullshit. i had to "make a point with my wallet" it's not like i enjoy online games anyways.

i should boot mine up and play costume quest tho, that was fun

The original Guild Wars trilogy is going strong still. One of the better communities for old mmos still active in my opinion.