@ObscureUsername I'd rather you didn't. The rules are not there so people can play the game of "hinting" where to get stuff. People need to legally obtain their own games.

I'm sorry I don't have the actual names for the games readily available, but my Attract Mode Advance Mame Trackball romlist is as follows:

#Name;Title;Emulator;CloneOf;Year;Manufacturer;Category;Players;Rotation;Control;Status;DisplayCount;DisplayType;AltRomname;AltTitle;Extra;Buttons abaseb;abaseb;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; amerdart;amerdart;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; arcadecl;arcadecl;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; atarifb;atarifb;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; soccer;soccer;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; bigevglf;bigevglf;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; bking;bking;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; bking2;bking2;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; bking3;bking3;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; bladestl;bladestl;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; bootcamp;bootcamp;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; bowlrama;bowlrama;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; bowler;bowler;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; bullsdrt;bullsdrt;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; cabal;cabal;MAME (Advance);;1988;Fabtek;Action / Fighting / Shooter;2;;;;;;;; capbowl;capbowl;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; caterplr;caterplr;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; centiped;Centipede;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; champbwl;champbwl;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; combasc;combasc;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; coolpool;coolpool;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; clbowl;clbowl;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; ccastles;ccastles;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; eaglshot;eaglshot;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; ebases;ebases;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; gimeabrk;gimeabrk;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; gghost;gghost;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; gridiron;gridiron;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; gt2k;gt2k;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; gt3d;gt3d;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; gt97;gt97;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; gt99;gt99;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; gtclassc;gtclassc;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; gtg2;gtg2;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; krzybowl;krzybowl;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; liberatr;liberatr;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; magworm;magworm;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; marble;Marble Madness;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; mhavoc;mhavoc;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; milliped;milliped;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; minigolf;minigolf;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; missile;Missile Command - Set 1;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; missile2;Missile Command - Set 2;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; poundfor;poundfor;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; quantum;quantum;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; rambo3;rambo3;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; rampart;rampart;MAME (Advance);;1990;Tengen;;;;;;;;;; reactor;reactor;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; shootbul;shootbul;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; sonic;sonic;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; shufshot;shufshot;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; shuuz;shuuz;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; simpbowl;simpbowl;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; slither;slither;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; snakepit;snakepit;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; spiker;spiker;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; stratab;stratab;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; sbowling;sbowling;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; suprleag;suprleag;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; syvalion;syvalion;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; teedoff;teedoff;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; tehkanwc;tehkanwc;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; tempest;Tempest - Vertical - Cocktail (rev 3, Revised Hardware);Cocktail;;1980;Atari;Shooter / Gallery;;;;;;;;;; tempest;Tempest - Horizontal;MAME (Advance);;1981;Atari;Shooter;1;;;;;;;; temptube;Tempest Tubes - Horizontal;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; temptube;Tempest Tubes - Vertical - Cocktail;Cocktail;tempest;1980;hack (Duncan Brown);;2;;dial,dial;good;1;vector;tempest;;; trisport;trisport;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; usclssic;usclssic;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; wacko;wacko;MAME (Advance);;1983;Midway;Action;2;;;;;;;; wcbowl;wcbowl;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; wcbowldx;wcbowldx;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;; xtheball;xtheball;MAME (Advance);;;;;;;;;;;;;

I should say this list includes several spinner/dial games that work fine using a trackball eg Tempest Tubes.

Seems he is testing with some new features and changes, but first completed the base version of the game. Now, he can experiment and edit on top of that version. Makes completely sense now. But where a shadow is, there is a source of light too. That means, we can hope for a future release. Man, I didn't know how cool the romhack scene is.

@HurricaneFan Noticed that 2020 too.. quite unusual.

@braiden While both are RPGs, the focus and gameplay, practically everything in the game is different. Like if you would compare Overwatch to Call of Duty, both FPS genre, but drastically different mechanics. Said that, Final Fantasy games live from its atmosphere, characters and epic single player story. And the game mechanics are often very interestingly done. PokeMon is more like a multiplayer game. First, it does not have a epic story or characters like a Final Fantasy game. The main focus more like searching, collection, training your monsters. And also fighting and trading with others is integral part of the series. Probably everyone knew it already, but I just feel like bringing it up here.

@beyonslay I am a bit suprised you mention this game, because I thought of retro only. But you are absolutely right, this Zelda game is probably one of the most important games to play. I still did not, as I don't own a Switch. But I will play it for sure, maybe this year.

Skraper (skraper.net) can get the manuals for the games scraped, provided they're available.

@BobHarris
I'm glad you enjoyed. It is a bit expensive when you need to buy both the PS4 and the headset but at least you got to give it try. I just upgraded to a PS4 pro myself as I've had VR long enough now and still use it regularly so the upgrade was worth it for me. It does make a big difference in many VR games - Resident evil 7 is much clearer, not perfect but far better than on the base PS4.

Speaking of Resident evil 7 - how far did you play? There is a section fairly early on (just after the first video tape) where you have to walk through a flooded tunnel underneath the house. The water level is just beneath your chin and it seems so convincing I always find myself holding my head up slightly so I don't get the filthy water anywhere near my mouth. During this section the decomposing corpse of Andre bursts to the surface and I was amazed by the detail in that model - I spent far too long examining it complete with all the writhing maggots (it's as disgusting and brilliant as it sounds).

Super Mario Bros 3 turns 30 years old today (October 23, 1988)

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@grant2258 Correct. :)

@UDb23 Awesome, thanks! I'll give it a shot.

That took a little longer than expected (my best time is 7 hours)

All 100 slimes rescued. All tank upgrades except 2. 10,277 gold. 0 deaths and 0 tank battle losses. All health upgrades. 48 items collected, 17 monsters, 34 recipes.

Total time: 9:45:41

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I loved this game when I first played it, and still do today (8 playthroughs later). Funny dialogue and characters. The story is somewhat forgettable and the music is subpar, but still fun to listen to. Collecting all the slimes only gets you a special secret item and nothing more. The tank battles are also fun, but stupidly easy if you have the right ammo (most fights end up being 5-10 min.)

After the credits roll, you really don't have much incentive to play unless you want to collect everything and do the optional tank arena fights. You only need somewhere around 50 slimes to beat the game.

Since this game I picked because it's a favorite of mine, I'm probably the only one to play it (ala Mario 64 from this time last year) /s

@mitu @Cybrasty so I discover that there is even more to explore. Thanks for the detailed answer and additional links to get to know more. Much appreciated.

@BuZz Thank you very much for the reply. I figured it would work as 32bit software generally works in a 64bit environment. I guess I was really just posting because I wanted to know of there were any particular omissions.

However, I needn't have worried. I installed ububtu and retropie on my NUC today. With the instructions on the Retropie site it couldn't have been easier. I am extremely pleased with the result. The increased power let's me use run ahead and disable video threading. I still love my Pi's though, and they will definitely see use.

I ordered two innext snes pads for $8 total and they just arrived. They feel "ok" for the price. The d-pad itself is acceptable but still has the same problems as 8bitdo but to a lesser degree. The 4 front buttons are a bit taller and can be flimsy. Select/Start rubber feels very cheap. L button feels mushy. Overall, they're usable.

I went ahead and replaced the shell,buttons, and rubber pads with real sfc pad parts I wasn't using. I had to solder the original L/R pcb's because the innext one don't fit. It's just two wires per button so it wasn't a big deal. The innext ones can be glued on but I don't know how long they'll stay in place.

Feels very good now with the original parts. Used original SFC pads can be bought for ~$10-12US on ebay. Original SNES pads are more expensive due to this retrocraze at the moment.

It won't start up under Wine w/Exagear either.

@buzz Didn't know it was a known problem. For what it's worth, whenever I will see some, I will report them.

@herb_fargus Changed the links to httpx. Yeah, don't want them to get any more clicks - thanks for the tip.

Thank you for the replies everyone. I am probably going to go for the two port Mayflash adapter. The Raphnet stuff does look higher quality to be sure, but it's also double the price and on back order.

You can find such [number of games]-in-one cabinets even on "respectable" (cough) platforms like Ebay and Amazon, whereas I seriously doubt that the seller acquired all of the neccessary [number of games] licenses for distribution.

I did that and the result is the same. I´m going to try again.

In the other games works fine. except for this...