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

[zerojay]

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

2 - Streets of Rage Remake (ports) - Streets of Rage 1 and 2 are 2 of my favourite games on the Mega Drive and the fan remake was simply phenomenal. Was soooo happy when I found @zerojay 's RetroPie-Extras script with sorr, and it works amazingly. Best side scrolling beat'em up!

Seeing stuff like this makes it all worthwhile. Thank you.

[Grid21]

Could someone point me to a site where I can get some of these great games for my RetroPi? I've tried read the forum rules! but that doesn't always have games that work with RetroPi.

[EctoOne]

@grid21 No, because it's against the rules!

[spruce_m00se]

My Pi is used to mainly play:
Pretty soldier Sailor moon (mame)
R-type (mame)
Puzzle bobble (mame)
Gallop (mame)

Since discovering mame, the console versions of games arent doing it for me anymore, my console gaming has moved to a Wii, with the hope that it will play Wii, gamcube and N64 as well as the other pi capable systems. heres to hoping.

[jwbmonk]

1. Super Mario Bros. 3 - Greatest game of all time imo
2. Donkey Kong Country
3. Street Fighter III Third Strike
4. Sonic 3 and Knuckles - This is my son's fave so its pretty much always in the top 5
5. Super Smash T.V. - This game is so damn hard but so fun

[motleypixel]

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MAME 0.184 Technos Japan: Karate Champ

[SuperFromND]

1. Super Mario World - specifically the GBA port because widescreen
2. Super Mario 64 - I don't think this needs explanation
3. Pepsiman - For the memes, of course!
4. WindJammers - obscure, but awesome Neo Geo game
5. Mighty Bomb Jack - legendarily hard game

[MileSacul]

Coding for RetroPie (all): Love the high from completing a feature!
Earthbound (snes): Got a hacked version with new game plus. The battle system is unique.
Super Mario RPG (snes): Mario + RPG is awesome. Plus bowser can throw Mario at enemies.
Castlevania Symphony of the Night (psx): Friend recommended it. Love the Medusa shield!
Chrono Trigger (snes): It has new game plus, great storyline, and cool combo moves.

[sirhenrythe5th]

1. Medievil 1 for PSX. Great game, never played it before.
2. Darius G also for PSX.
3. Dodonpachi (MAME) IMO the best Shmup of all time. Greatest scoring-system ever. As all Arcade Games i play without continues and reach Level 6.
4. and 5): Paperboy (reach Friday) and Outrun (played through the easy route last week). Simply because i love these games since decades.

[RichardBr]

1. Mario 1
2. Sonic 3 and Knuckles
3. Donkey Kong
4. Super Mario World
5. Sly Spy
   I think the guys mentioned reasons why above :D

[retroprogrammer]

Honestly, and this is a bit embarrassing I am actually quite into the Pokémon series after I got Retropie hooked up a year ago, Don't judge :-)

[jwbmonk]

Everyone loves pokemon ;)

[DD-Indeed]

1. Spyro The Dragon (PS1) Almost played this through, been a fun game.
2. Dino Crisis (PS1) Got a bit stuck in it couple days ago, but still highly enjoyable and challenging game.
3. Super Mario All-Stars + SMW (SNES) Do this need any words ? Propably the coolest collection package of all time.
4. Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire (PS1) Maybe a bit of an oddball to you, but this is a forgotten gem.
5. Metal Slug X (PS1) If you ever need to play something with simple gameplay mechanics and just jump into it, this is it.

[retroprogrammer]

1.Pokemon Emerald (see my above post)
2.Super Mario 64 (always loved Mario and his adventures)
3.Super Mario Bros (best Mario game!)
4.Sly Spy(just a fun game overall)
5.Street fighter series(just how the gameplay looks to me, I never did get to play street fighter a kid :-)

[pjft]

@retroprogrammer @RichardBr so many Sly Spy fans! :) I'm overjoyed!

@DD-Indeed question: why Metal Slug X on the PS1 instead of on FBA? Any specific reason? Just curious. I love the game on the arcade.

[DD-Indeed]

@pjft

Why bother putting another emulator for it, when it can be played alongside other PS1 titles I have ? :) Doesn't really matter, as it it 2D sprited game anyway.

[pjft]

@dd-indeed that's fair, it was an honest question as it could be that it had any particularly different modes, performed better, etc.

Thanks!

[BobHarris]

@pjft Me too. Also because this is where Metal slug 1-6 are at as well.
I even have Metal slug 7 (XX) running and looking awesome on the ppsspp emulator.

[flop]

Let´s go:

1- Streep Hoop - Neo Geo (the best VS street basketball ever!!!)
2- Twinkle Star Sprites - Mame (when you catch the rules of the game the VS goes to crazy intense lvls :_D)
4- Parasol Star - PC Engine (similar to bubble bobble but more hard (no free lives) and with secret worlds)
4- Golden axe 1,2,3 - Mame (:P)
5- Donkey kong 1,2,3 - SNES

[mediamogul]

1. 'Mr. Gimmick' (NES) - beautiful graphics, rewarding challenge, singularly unique and amazing control scheme
2. 'Little Sampson' (NES) - beautiful graphics, rewarding challenge, simply one of the most solid platformers ever released
3. 'Summer Carnival '92 - RECCA' (NES/Fam) - beautiful graphics, rewarding challenge, a fantastic bullet hell and on NES hardware no less
4. 'Three Wonders' (Arcade) - beautiful graphics, rewarding challenge, The inventive visuals and gameplay modes keep me coming back
5. 'Super Star Wars' (SNES) - beautiful graphics, rewarding challenge, setting the mood for 'The Last Jedi'