What are the top 5 games you currently enjoy playing the most on your Pi and why?

SuperFromND

@billyh I bet that's what they're naming the sequel

as one of my geek friends put it, seeing as the movie is in 3D it should have been named Voxels.

tashman

I seem to be playing these more than anything else
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Football Champ (Arcade)
Phantom Slayer (Tandy)
Driver 2 (PS1)
Outrun (Arcade)
Great Escape (Spectrum)

meleu

I'm going to use the criterion "games I play quite frequently".

Seaquest (Atari 2600): I was frequently trying to beat my score, and now it has RetroAchievements Leaderboards (for high score and high score on silent run) I play it even more.
Tekken 3 (PS1): my older kid loves to defy me on this game, then I have to kick his butt (and get mine kicked) from time to time.
Super Puzzle Fighter (MAME): my wife loves it. And she rules. My butt is kicked here.
Mega Man * (NES): any Mega Man game from NES. I revisit them from time to time because (1) I love them and (2) I like to try to earn some of those challenging achievements.
Shadow Dancer (Mega Drive): my favorite Mega Drive game. I'm constantly trying to beat it on Hard difficulty and failing at that elevator on the Statue of Liberty.

tashman

I seem to be playing these more than anything else
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I posted these and didn't add a note why....so here's why....

Football Champ (Arcade) - I used to spend a fortune playing this with a mate at the local bowling alley. It is very addictive, funny and controversial.

Phantom Slayer (Tandy) - I had a Coco 2 as a kid. Phantom Slayer is probably one of the first FPS games. It has very simple but creepy sound effects and still has the ability to make me jump.

Driver 2 (PS1) - I love open world games (especially ones that involve driving). I used to love playing Turbo Esprit (after I dumped the Coco and got a Spectrum) and spent hours 'cruising' the streets. With the Driver games I just do the same but at break neck speeds trying to lose the cops.

Outrun (Arcade) - one of my all time favourite arcade driving games (after Hard Drivin'). Magical Sound Shower is still one of the catchiest tunes.....one day I might complete it. However, my gaming ability is declining as I'm aging somewhat....so that day may never come....

Great Escape (Spectrum) - one of the most atmospheric games ever made.

fabio78

What I’ve been constantly playing (not necessarily my top 5)

F-Zero (SNES): a timeless classic with timeless gameplay, that Mute City soundtrack is heavenly, gets me so pumped. It’s just so easy to pick a Cup and have a blast.
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike (FB alpha): runs beautiful on the Pi, perfect match for my Hori Fighting Stick mini. Another perfect pick up and play.
Super Mario World (SNES): what can be said about it? I’m slowly beating it again for the tenth time. It just makes me happy.
Super Contra 3 (SNES): Didn’t play much of it back in the day but now I’m loving the challenge. Almost beating it.
H.E.R.O (SG-1000): the Atari 2600 version was my favourite game as a kid. I just recently discovered this updated/prettier version. I’m totally back into it.

Wish I could cite another 100 games ;)

chubsta

Circus Charlie - Mame
Galaga 88 - Mame
Gorf - Mame
Excitebike - NES
Tetris - GameBoy

All of the above get played every single time I switch my Pi on, it doesn't matter what else I play, I always have to play these, as well as

Cosmo Gang: The Video - Mame

Beldar

I have played so many on both original hardware and emulated. Five of the ones I've played recently are:

Advanced Busterhawk Glaylancer (MD)

Final Fantasy Tactics (PSX with retranslation patch)

Philosoma (PSX)

Megaman (NES)

Secret of Mana (SNES two player with my wife)

BobHarris

@beldar Could you point me to that retranslation patch? The original crappy translation bothers me, but I don't like the psp translation either..
Come to think about it, maybe you are talking about the retranslated script of the psp version.

celly

@bobharris Tough list to make.

1 - Tetris (MAME, GB, NES, Any Pllatform Really): I am addicted to this game. Always have been. Life goal, attend and win Classic Tetris World Championship some day.

2 - Mr. Driller (PSX, GBA, WSC, Any Platform Really): Another puzzle game I can sit and kill an hour or so on easily and come back for more.

3 - The Legend of Zelda series (NES, GB, SNES): Need I explain? I’ve never beaten nor do I care to, Zelda 2. That game is horrible IMO. The rest, solid.

4 - Galaga (MAME): This has been my gateway to the shmup genre since I was a kid dropping quarters into the arcade cabinet at a pizza parlor.

5 - The Monkey Island series (ScummVM): As an old point and click fan, these games brought the humor into the genre. I’ve beaten all of them from old PC when I was a kid to the latest ‘Tales’ series.

mediamogul

@celly said in What are the top 5 games you currently enjoy playing the most on your Pi and why?:

Tetris (MAME, GB, NES, Any Pllatform Really): I am addicted to this game.

I'm sure you've been asked this a lot, but which is your favorite version? I find myself playing the one included with 'Dr. Mario' on SNES the most, as it has my favorite version of 'Dr. Mario' and I'm constantly playing that against the AI. I also really like the Atari/Tengen port for the arcade and NES. Obviously the GameBoy is many people's favorite and I've enjoyed playing that with some friends on lr-tgbdual several times. I also have Texmaster 2009 installed on my RetroPie setup that simulates all the various modes of 'Tetris: the Grand Master', but I personally prefer the more casual Tetris game play of a console port.

Alturis

1 - Galaga
2 - Defender
3 - Joust
4 - Metal Slug 3
5 - Frogger

I'm old. ;)

mediamogul

@alturis said in What are the top 5 games you currently enjoy playing the most on your Pi and why?:

I'm old. ;)

Come on now, you're not that old. It could have been.

1 - PONG Sports
2 - Death Race
3 - Combat
4 - Sheriff
5 - Night Driver

...and let's not forget 'Gotchya'; the game that predates the joystick, yet still manges to have a sexually suggestive control scheme.

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celly

@mediamogul it really all depends on my mood which I prefer. The original Atari arcade version is really fun and so is the Gameboy version. The newer versions, are a lot more forgiving and let you hold a piece. Which is nice but I like a challenge. Last couple of days I’ve been playing the Wonderswan color version. Not a fan of the music on that version though. Tetris DS is fun because of the retro NES gaming that goes on on the opposite screen (I honestly thought you’d have to play both when I first tried it). To be honest, asking which version is my favorite is like asking which one of my kids is my favorite.

mediamogul

@celly said in What are the top 5 games you currently enjoy playing the most on your Pi and why?:

Tetris DS is fun because of the retro NES gaming that goes on on the opposite screen (I honestly thought you’d have to play both when I first tried it).

I've seen video of that one played before and remember wanting to try it out. So, you're saying that all the Nintendo stuff is inactive to the player?

celly

@mediamogul the games progress in their in game, and the game also changes as you progress in Tetris, lines and levels. If that makes any sense. Works great on DraStic on the Pi, give it a shot.

Beldar

@bobharris It is the translation used for the PSP version, but it was put into a patch that can be used on an image of the original game. I would be happy to point you towards the patch, but technically that patch contains proprietary work as the translation was done by SquareEnix. So, I don't know if I can do so directly without violating forum rules. I can tell you that it isn't difficult to google the site which is specifically about hacking disc images of Final Fantasy Tactics.

BobHarris

@beldar Thanks, but I'm not so fond of the psp translation, because of all the name changes and the fancy way of talking (English is not my native language, so it's often difficult to understand for me). I was hoping you were talking about a different translation, from the community.

Beldar

@bobharris I can certainly understand if English isn't your first language. Overall I think the PSP translation actually does a better job of telling the story, but it uses some rather silly ways of trying to simulate Shakespeare. On the other hand, there are some amazing fan translations for games like Breath of Fire II and the Front Mission series. I've even found retranslations for games like Act Raiser.

duckman83

Snes- Zelda a link to the past
PS- Strikers 1945
nes-mario
sega-mortak kombat II

thelostsoul

What do we have here? Ok, let's see... 5 are too much for currently playing, but here is what I have now.

Wario Land 3 on GBC: I am a little fan of the Wario Land 2 and liked it much, but never owned a Game Boy Color. I currently enjoy this peace of not very well known gem. It feels like a Zelda game in Jump and Run genre, get new abilities, go back to old places. Animations are detailed and lovely. The music story reminds me of the GB episode of Zelda btw., not sure if this was by intention.
Wave Race 64 on N64: From time to time, I go back and play Wave Race. I do this since 1996 and I don't know why. It just feels so great to control, its something I never experienced in any other game again. The odd thing is, I play it with a SNES gamepad now, with d-pad and it feels almost like home!!! I played all courses and levels, even reverse. Damn this game is so good, I can play it over and over again.
Parodius DA on Arcade: Didn't start yet, but today I will. This is because of the highscore competition on MAME ROW, a good opportunity to play this classic. I never played the Arcade version, I only know it from SNES. And on the SNES it have a lot of slowdowns, but I have really good memory of this game playing with a friend for score or on highest level. But I suck at it anyway. Don't expect anything from me. :D

Honorable mentions, I played them last month, but not anymore: Donkey Kong Country, Zelda 3 Randomizer, Super Mario Land.