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21 sats \ 5 replies \ @Satosora 25 Nov \ on: What do you use to play retro/vintage games? gaming

I think many of the older games you actually still have to use your mind to play. Like tetris and donkey kong. Its all about problem solving. I try to play them on their original systems, l enjoy the original game boy games.

20 sats \ 4 replies \ @astro_penguin OP 25 Nov

Yes, some of them really require strategy as well as good reflexes and timing! They're sometimes quite difficult as well. I really liked handhelds in years past, they're really nice to pick up for a bit and play.

21 sats \ 3 replies \ @Satosora 25 Nov

Yes, they are just total time sucks. You could also save the game and leave for a while. This feature seems to be non existant anymore. You have to play until the game finishes.

20 sats \ 2 replies \ @astro_penguin OP 25 Nov

Yeah it's a frustrating holdover from the quarter eating arcade machines as well as trying to get as much gameplay as possible from the limited cartridge space! I do like using emulators for some games for that very reason. I'll use a few save states at times so I can put the game down for the day without erasing all the progress I've made.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Satosora 25 Nov

I do know the original game boy cartridges have a battery that you can carefully replace to save gameplay. Usually that battery is completely drained so it doesnt save anything anymore.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @astro_penguin OP 25 Nov

Yeah, all of those batteries are usually well past their prime. I've had someone I know replace a few for me on some different cartridges, I didn't trust my own soldering skills!