I've gone back to retrogaming

[CoyoteSeven]

I'm finally tiring of Civ 5, and the current state of the game industry just continues to depress me. So I've gone back to my roots. I've updated my MAME collection and upgraded to version 0.149. Right now I'm playing Galaga over and over to perfect my high score while I play ambient arcade sounds on repeat on WinAMP while I've queued up a whole lot of 80's music on iTunes. I play standing up to better recreate the experience. Too bad I still have to use a DualShock 2 controller, lol.

But it's fun. It's reminding me how and why I liked video games to begin with. I've already updated my Atari 2600 emulator. I will have to get a USB adapter for my old Atari joysticks.

The current game industry has lost me. I'm going to enjoy myself back where I used to be. Back when it was fun and exciting and shiny. I don't know when I'll be back. If I come back.

I'm loving it there.

[houtex]

I still sometimes want a fully operational sit down version of the Atari Star Wars game.  With an updated graphics and cpu so that "everything on the screen makes it laggy" bit is gone.  I could play that for *hours*.

[Stone Daemon]

Speaking of old games, I recently replayed The Secret of Monkey Island. (Not in it's original format, of course. Had to download it.)

Loved that game. Felt kind of weird not doing that spinning code wheel thing prior to playing.

[damienray]

I've gone back to Freedom Force for my super hero fix. Quite a few skins & meshes still out there to help with customization. I wish I had saved my custom costumes I made way back when it was new. Sigh....

[Steamwater Angel]

I started playing Sonic and the old Super Mario Bros games again last month. :)

[Tacitala]

I ran across my old files for The Sims 1 and went online to see if there were any sites left with free downloads. I found that people are still making items for the original- plus now my computer can handle some of the odder hacks that fans worked out.

[JKPhage]

I also went through my old game library and pulled out a bunch of old SNES/PS1/PS2 titles that I haven't played in ages (Or never completed) and decided to appease my urge that way. Just finished playing Kingdom Hearts 2 and I'm starting up a game of Legend of Legaia. Got plenty to keep my tided over until the bus to paragon shows up. ;)

[Kyriani]

I broke out the original Final Fantasy for the NES recently >_>

[Eoraptor]

I've always been a bit of a retro gamer. currently the "newest" game I play aside from champions button mashing, is Civ IV. beyond that, there's Fleet ops, which is a fan rebuild of Star Trek Armada 2 from 2001, various Sim City games, Rollercoaster Tycoon 3, and a few others. can you tell I like grid based strategy? :D

[Absolute]

Still playing the original Super Smash Bros on the N64 at least weekly.

Making perfect combos are so rewarding.

[Klendarin]

I just picked up a few Castlevania titles to play on my son's DSI XL.

[Stone Daemon]

I finally got around to finishing the classic Silent Hill trilogy recently. The first two I did over a year ago, but I stalled out on 3 after beating the first boss. (Sometimes the oppressiveness/tension of survival horrors make it hard for me to get the urge to play for long periods of time.)

Anyway, I'd finally popped it back in and pushed through the rest of SH3. It was really fun, despite the archaic tank controls.  I crushed the final bosses head in with my Maul as the killing blow.  ;D Now that I've unlocked some of the special weapons (infine submachine gun, lightsaber beamsaber) I can see myself enjoying it a lot more and replaying it.

[CheerGunbunny]

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (with Alien Crossfire Expansion)...the single GREATEST PC game ever.

Also, original Dungeon Keeper....DK2 sucked.

[Phaetan]

Stone Daemon- amongst other goodies you can also find in SH3 are a flamethrower, Gold and Silver Pipes, and Henshin Wand!  It also has a great soundtrack to go with a very interesting story.

[FatherXmas]

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (with Alien Crossfire Expansion)...the single GREATEST PC game ever.

Also, original Dungeon Keeper....DK2 sucked.

SMAC with ACF, $6 at GOG.

[dwturducken]

I have SMAC, but I never really could get into it. I have gone back to Civ2, which has a very similar feel. My old PII laptop can handle Civ3, but I have to watch the ventilation. If I play SimCity 3K for more than about an hour, it's apparently more than the old girl can handle. Not sure why one is more GPU-/heat-intensive than the other, but there it is.

I have been getting reacquainted with the original X-Com, as well. That one always evokes Stargate SG-1, for me, so I end up renaming the soldiers after characters from that franchise. I also picked up a bunch of old D&D games from GOG, but I've only gotten a couple installed and haven't started any up besides Baldur's Gate.

I'm kind of half-heartedly keeping an eye out for deals on Dungeon Keeper. I know it's $6 on GOG, but I feel like it could go lower... :)

[Eoraptor]

see, I never really could get into Civ 2. even though I had a gold edition copy somewhere around here. It wasn't until Call to Power (which comes between 2 and 3) that I got hooked on that drug that is Civilization.

[Phaetan]

The Civ franchise didn't catch up to Alpha Centauri's governmental mechanics until Civ IV, and I don't think they ever implemented its "design your own units" aspect.  It was really ahead of the times in several things.

[CheerGunbunny]

SMAC with ACF, $6 at GOG.

I always laughed so hard at the one alien base, default name of "Red Stick"....en francais, c'est "Baton Rouge"

[Stone Daemon]

Stone Daemon- amongst other goodies you can also find in SH3 are a flamethrower, Gold and Silver Pipes, and Henshin Wand!  It also has a great soundtrack to go with a very interesting story.

I know about the flamethrower and pipes (which don't do anything special, AFAIK), but Henshin Wand? Are you referring to the Heather/Sexy Beam? That isn't a weapon, it's a power you unlock after killing 333 monsters over the course of multiple playthroughs. (It does get stronger if you equip the Princess Heart costume, though.) I cranked up the difficulty on my new game + save in an effort to kill more enemies and unlock it.  ;D

Technically, I guess you can call it a weapon, although you can't be equipping any weapons if you want to use it. I haven't seen the animation yet for myself.