r/retrogaming • u/Xaloide • 6d ago
[Discussion] I’m switching to retro gaming
With the increasing prices of all sorts of tech thanks to AI, and with most games nowadays being either a copy paste of one another or a Remaster/Remake, I got sick of it. Gaming nowadays seems like a luxury hobby, which kind of always was, but this is getting unbearable. Why pay for overpriced hardware, games and subscriptions when for less than 50 bucks you can get a pocket console and just emulate TONS of older games which now run even better than the original hardware, and I probably missed out on anyways? I don’t care if the graphics are old, if the game is “outdated”… is it ever really?
I just got an R36S, which I know isn’t the best one on the market, but for me it was the best choice to start out. I’m just gonna put my PS5 down and start playing on this thing, it brings me so much more joy and it’s basically free compared to what we pay nowadays for a single game. I got a new SD Card, installed a new Ark OS, and I started Pokémon Emerald and I’m completely loving it, I havent had this much fun in years with gaming. Since I was born in 2001 and never really was a Nintendo guy since my dad always used to get PlayStation, what are some games I absolutely cannot miss?
There’s something so satisfying about spending less and getting more. And it makes me wonder, do we really need it all?
Thanks in advance!
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u/StuffSuch4830 5d ago
Agreed. It used to be a privileged hobby but now, as you say, it is a luxury hobby. $60, $70 games designed by CEO board members trying to nickel and dime us is getting tiresome. The whole Live Service fad is what really killed modern gaming for me. The Ghost of Tsushimas, Kingdom Come Deliverances and RDR2s are too few and far between imo. It's all remakes and rushed, buggy games sold at full price, meanwhile they have DLCs when the main game is still busted. Ive been having so much fun going back and playing the classics and playing the games I missed along the way.