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

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.

InsecureSpike

not really in any kinda order and the main ones i go back to

Daimakaimura (supergrafx) basically, just love this version
New Zealand Story (pc engine) basically, just love this version
Psycho Fox (master system) Nostalgia, played lots in my youth
Rockstar Ate My Hampster (zx spectrum) Nostalgia, played lots in my youth
Dizzy (any game of the series) (zx spectrum) Nostalgia, played lots in my youth

mediamogul

I'm on a major 2600 kick at the moment.

Stargate
Millipede
Pressure Cooker
H.E.R.O.
River Raid

Lurker

Currently? In that case the set would be;

Xmen Children of the Atom (FBA). I was never into Street Fighter or Mortal Combat but this one for some reason calls to me.
Night Stalker (Intellivision) Because I finally got around to mapping the intellivision controls in a way that I can play the first games I had as a kid. Later I will build a more Intellivision friendly controller but I shoe horned in what I need for now.
Lock & Chase (FBA) As a kid I only knew of the Intellivision version but the arcade is that much better. It had been so long since I played this that I had thought my memories of the game were taken from the old movie "Cloak and Dagger" and I started to think the Lock & Chase game wasn't real.
Puzzle Bobble (AKA in the U.S. Bust-A-Move) (FBA) I loved this puzzle game and I was always pretty good at it. My 5 year old can do pretty well on his own and in VS mode, if I slow my shots down to one shot every 5 count.
I am saving this last spot for "New Tetris" (N64) may it one day be playable. I've seen people get other N64 games to work or mostly work but nothing for New Tetris. It grinds to a halt when the first silver or gold block is made. I want this version in particular because even my wife likes to play this game and she is not a fan of video games. So I will wait and hope Note the subtle plea for someone to find and post a walk through solution for this one game

Honorable mention to:
Legend of Zelda (Nes) Funny that I remember were almost ever secret is still after decades. My younger brother would erase my guy everytime I got to the last dungeon, so now that I don't have to worry about that and and have breezed through all the game I am at Ganon's dungeon and have only a vague idea of where to go. Maybe I should just reset my guy for old times sake

Ecks

Arcade
Ninja Baseball Batman and Dungeons & Dragons
PS1
Legend of Dragoon, Front Mission 3 and Xenogears
One word for all of them is "Amazing".
can't really give an opinion for each one since they all have excellent replay-ability.

gamulator.com

street hoop
ultimate mortal combat 3
metal slug 5
Super Mario Brothers
Contra

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SunnyMo

@ecks
hi, is your Ninja Baseball Batman runs well in lr-mame2003 or lr-fba? as my test result, the sound seems shutter and framerate is around 47fps, not good. i use 3b+ and the latest version of retropie image.

pjft

@sunnymo use AdvMame for that one.

SunnyMo

@pjft thanks, it works, advmame1.4 is a better version for this game. the speed is quite fast.

Ecks

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

@ecks
hi, is your Ninja Baseball Batman runs well in lr-mame2003 or lr-fba? as my test result, the sound seems shutter and framerate is around 47fps, not good. i use 3b+ and the latest version of retropie image.

I am playing using FBA and forgot if it is the 2012 one or not and i get flawless 60 fps with no stutters and i haven't overclocked my Pi yet and i am using the 3B+ as well.

Ecks

@sunnymo When i have time if you want i will record to show which one i use exactly and show that there is no stutters as well.

SunnyMo

@ecks yes, please. i tested advmame1.4, it runs well with 60fps and no shutters, but the sound delays, then i tried advmame3.8, the speed and sound are ok, but it's hard to map my ps3 wireless controller, and my bezel is missing. after google quite a long time, i found advmame is not driven by retroarch, so controller mapping and bezel setting no longer work. what a pity. if lr-fbalpha can run this game well, that would be nice.

Ecks

@sunnymo So i am not able to record at the moment cause my phone is not working well but i am using lr-fbalpha to confirm and found out i was getting on average instead 55 fps but i am also going to overclock my Pi to at least 1.5GHz which it should improve the framerate which from a guide i found i am going to have my Pi run at these clocks "1.5Ghz CPU 500Mhz gpu Overclock profile" which might improve any game and if your Pi has heatsinks and a fan that would be very good for overclocking.