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

hawkes_84

1. Cannon Fodder (megadrive) - just a great war game
2. Flashback (megadrive) classic game and this is the best port IMO
3. Super Mario Bros (nes) had plans to be a master speed runner at this game but it's insane. Needless to say it didn't pan out
4. Goldeneye 007 (n64) have played so often the first 3/4 levels I find very therapeutic to just glide through
5. Impossible Mission II (zx spectrum) remember loving this game as a kid. The game box shows a man with a huge 44 Magnum Revolver and yet they let you do somersaults in the game!

retropieuser555

@hawkes_84 silly question but how do you find the analogue controls on the train level? I probably need to play around with the dead zone settings and such but it's basically impossible to shoot the floor in time I find as the control is so different to the n64

hawkes_84

@retropieuser555 I don't find them any different to any of the other levels really. The aim function is not as precise as it was with n64 controller but you adjust. I'm using an 8bitdo sn30 Pro for my n64 games and except for the c buttons being mapped to the right analogue stick the rest of it is pretty decent. What are you using?

retropieuser555

@hawkes_84 just lr-parallel and a 3rd party PS3 controller. The controller isn't the best so it's maybe the issue in fairness. But I can't beat the train at all. Probably should try it with a better controller ha

pjft

@hawkes_84 Wow, strong selection there.

I loved Cannon Fodder on the PC, but I can't imagine how it'd play with the controller. How does it compare?

I seem to remember similar struggles with Syndicate, another favorite of mine on the PC. But Syndicate Wars on the PSX is a reasonable compromise.

hawkes_84

@pjft thanks dude, I actually have only played Cannon Fodder on the Megadrive and recently on the Amiga so using the controller is really all I know and can't imagine using a mouse for it even though it's cursor based. Same with Command & Conquer series on PSX as opposed to PC. The only obvious advantages I can see for a mouse for a game would be an FPS for precision shooting

hawkes_84

@retropieuser555 I strongly suggest 8bitdo controllers for Pi usage. Their Sn30 Pro for n64, Playstation and Dreamcast and M30 for Megadrive and SNES and anything else lower down. Such quality products. They actually did their own version of an n64 Bluetooth controller about 4 years back but they were limited in supply and are a bit of a collectors item now going for silly prices

retropieuser555

@hawkes_84 oh yeah i have a nes30, sfc30 and megadrive controller of there's. I might get one with analogs but it's hard to justify having so many controllers ha

hawkes_84

@retropieuser555 yeah I just got the n30 for my NES playing. Thought at first it wasn't showing up in the bluetooth list and got really annoyed. Turns out it shows as "Pro Controller" which is a bit odd. Works a treat now though. Yeah for analogues go for the sn30 pro 2 if you can. It's pretty recent and has a few more bells and whistles on it that the original pro. Know what you mean about so many controllers!

RedMarsBlueMoon

Espgaluda - I'm currently taking a brave step into the world of bullet hell. Love this one.
Street Fighter 3 Alpha - I got my son into Street Fighter and we enjoy learning new moves together. Amazing 2d artwork in these.
Wipeout + Wip3out - Wipeout pushed the world of gaming into mainstream acceptance. Looks cool has great 90s club music and brilliant visual design. (I'm partial as I used to work with one of the designers) And of course it's got great gameplay.
Sonic - Favorite game of my yuf.
Golden Axe - Used to play this with my brother and we still do now and then.
(Also I'm playing through Super Metroid right now for the first time, I love the music and the different areas.)