Old School/Retro Gaming: What are You Playing?

[Starscream]

Since the Game Thread is pretty much all new stuff, I'd like to see if anyone's playing any of the old stuff (Atari, NES, SNES, Genesis, Turbo Grafx, Neo-Geo, N64, PS1, emulators, etc...)
Also, anything retro on the Wii Virtual Console or PS3, XBox 360, or PC too.
I've been playing Punch-Out, Tecmo Bowl, Contra, Castlevania, Earthbound, and TMNT: The Arcade Game of late.

Anybody else into retro gaming?

[Starscream]

Other notables I've played of late:

Kid Icarus
Metroid
Battletoads (The Arcade Version)
Excitebike
Super Mario All-Stars
X-Men: The Arcade Game
The Avengers
Mega Man 2

Old school gamers, recommend something good.

[MurphysLaw]

Just beat Dragon Warrior/Dragon Quest 1 during my short semester break. Played it on a NES emulator on my MacBook

[688sonarmen]

NES and Super Nintendo are the only systems I know how to play.

Kung-Fu
Street Fighter 2
Skate or Die
California Games
Star Fox

Some of the best

[replicant_argent]

I've been playing Pong in my head all day.

[Starscream]

Originally Posted by 688sonarmen

NES and Super Nintendo are the only systems I know how to play.

Kung-Fu
Street Fighter 2
Skate or Die
California Games
Star Fox

Some of the best

Star Fox for SNES?
I might have to revisit Skate or Die and California Games. I loved Skate or Die when I was a kid, but couldn't figure it out when I revisited it last year.



And how could I forget the most AWESOME game of all time:

STREETS OF RAGE 2! The soundtrack alone puts it in the top ten, but the gameplay for a beat'em up makes it my favorite of ALL TIME.

[MurphysLaw]

Originally Posted by Starscream

And how could I forget the most AWESOME game of all time:

STREETS OF RAGE 2! The soundtrack alone puts it in the top ten, but the gameplay for a beat'em up makes it my favorite of ALL TIME.

I love me some Streets of Rage, man I gotta hook the Wii up and play that again

[Starscream]

Originally Posted by replicant_argent

I've been playing Pong in my head all day.

Does the bouncing back and forth give you a headache?

Never was good at either Pong or the more modernized Breakout, but I still respect both games.

[Starscream]

Originally Posted by MurphysLaw

I love me some Streets of Rage, man I gotta hook the Wii up and play that again

1,2,or 3?

2 was the greatest IMHO.

[DPD6030]

I've been playing Mario kart and Mario tennis on my lime green 64

[The Poet]

Does Red Rover count?

[pektel]

I don't own any new game system. I bought a PS2 a few years ago when I quit drinking to keep me occupied. Now it doesn't hold my attention for more than a few minutes. I still have my original NES from 20 or so years ago, along with a few games. Commando, Gunsmoke, Gradius, Contra, Baseball, Ice Hockey, Skate or Die 1 & 2, World Cup soccer, Super Spike V-Ball... and of course all 3 super mario's.

But my favorite was always Breakthru. That game is the isht.

[JackSchwartz]

I used to play Kid Icarus all the time. Loved that game. I still play RBI Baseball on the NES when I visit my parents.

[MurphysLaw]

Originally Posted by Starscream

1,2,or 3?

2 was the greatest IMHO.

I think I have 1 and 3 on the wii, and I like the original better, but now, guess i need to buy 2 as well

[Mattso3000]

Originally Posted by MurphysLaw

I think I have 1 and 3 on the wii, and I like the original better, but now, guess i need to buy 2 as well

Love the feature to buy old school NES games on the wii. I have punch out and smb now and looking to get more. Also went out to get the old school controller a few months ago, much better than trying to use the wii controller to play.

[688sonarmen]

Originally Posted by Starscream

Star Fox for SNES?
I might have to revisit Skate or Die and California Games. I loved Skate or Die when I was a kid, but couldn't figure it out when I revisited it last year.



And how could I forget the most AWESOME game of all time:

STREETS OF RAGE 2! The soundtrack alone puts it in the top ten, but the gameplay for a beat'em up makes it my favorite of ALL TIME.

Yeah for SNES, I never advanced my video gaming further than that system

[MurphysLaw]

Originally Posted by Mattso3000

Love the feature to buy old school NES games on the wii. I have punch out and smb now and looking to get more. Also went out to get the old school controller a few months ago, much better than trying to use the wii controller to play.

I might have to snag one of those when I get some disposable income

[Drez]

Originally Posted by Mattso3000

Love the feature to buy old school NES games on the wii. I have punch out and smb now and looking to get more. Also went out to get the old school controller a few months ago, much better than trying to use the wii controller to play.

i need to check that out. ive been wanting to play smb 3

[Starscream]

Originally Posted by Mattso3000

Love the feature to buy old school NES games on the wii. I have punch out and smb now and looking to get more. Also went out to get the old school controller a few months ago, much better than trying to use the wii controller to play.

The old school controller is awesome just b/c of the retro look, but if you want a more accurate controller for games such as Punch-Out, I would suggest looking into a GameCube controller that you'll actually have to plug in. The wireless remotes have a very slight delay and can hurt you on games like Punch-Out.

[Starscream]

Originally Posted by MurphysLaw

Just beat Dragon Warrior/Dragon Quest 1 during my short semester break. Played it on a NES emulator on my MacBook

I'm not big on rpg games, but Dragon Warrior always intrigued me a bit.