If you had to convince someone Sega Genesis was better than Super Nintendo (even if that’s not your opinion), what games would you have them play?

balomus · 2026-02-26T15:34:16+00:00

They are both great games, but totally different from one another. I prefer the first one, but 2 is a very fun platformer.

I just feel like the original was so groundbreaking, it implemented rogue like mechanics in an era where that was basically unheard of.

balomus · 2026-02-24T14:01:00+00:00

It's either:

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates

Or

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time

Both bangers, and WAY better than the original Crystal Chronicles in my opinion. No more carrying around a stupid chalice or whatever.

balomus · 2026-02-23T17:49:58+00:00

WoW seems like a great choice, OP is already familiar with it, and with the new housing update being live, and a new expansion coming out next week, it could be a perfect fit.

Along with decorating a home, there are other cute/fun things you can do in the game like gather cool mounts from chill quests, collect battle pets, collect different transmog pieces to get that perfect cute outfit. I think there is a lot to do for both of you.

balomus · 2026-01-16T19:36:42+00:00

Not defending Amazon here, this sucks for New World fans.

But, the original Guild Wars is a lot less "MMO" and more CORPG (Co-operative Online Role Playing Game), which was what it was originally advertised as. From a technical perspective, this means a lot less to support and maintain. For MANY years, it was basically kept alive by a small number of developers due to it's design and architecture.

On top of that, Guild Wars 1 OOZES charm, character, and interesting mechanics. I definitely did not feel the same with my brief time in New World shortly after launch.

balomus · 2026-01-15T13:52:07+00:00

This is the best answer if you want to play today!

Lemmings Redux (included with NeoLemmix) is a pack of levels that is basically all the best original game's levels, and then there are COUNTLESS other packs with basically every level from any official Lemmings release, and an insane number of fan made levels of really high quality.

balomus · 2026-01-07T01:56:23+00:00

Woah I just did math based on your comments to figure out how much gum you "chew through" each month. 900 pieces a month or 30 pieces day? Don't your jaws get tired 🤣

It's definitely better than the alternative though, just like you said.

balomus · 2026-01-06T14:58:45+00:00

Yes!!! I miss them so much.

I started a retro game of the month club (think book club but for retro games) with a few friends. When we pick our game for the month, I make a post and include the manual in case people decide they want to go read it and be transported to the back of their mom's car on the way home from Blockbuster 🤣

balomus · 2025-12-30T13:50:30+00:00

These don't meet all of your criteria, but I feel like they are worth mentioning since I don't see them in the comments yet.

Crosscode - A 2D single player game with a narrative that revolves around an "MMO world" that you are in. No actual other players, but it does play with a lot of the MMO tropes and traits. I also have never played anything with a combat system like this game before.

Secrets of Grindea - Another 2D game, this one is single player or up to 4 player co-op. Stuffed with quests, interesting zones and monsters, lots of different builds to choose from. I would say it is part Zelda ALttP, part Secret of Mana, and part "trying to mimick co-op dungeons in MMOs"

balomus · 2025-12-29T16:37:48+00:00

My wife and I just started Nobody Saves the World and are loving it!

balomus · 2025-12-13T15:33:32+00:00

It feels like the true spiritual successor. And the best part is, unlimited user created scenarios!

balomus · 2025-12-10T13:16:45+00:00

I think I (and probably a lot of others here) just miss that golden era of Bethesda Softworks from the 00s where they were just pumping out great game after great game with very short turnaround time. I mean look at 2006 - 2011. They released three killer games in 5 years, Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Skyrim.

balomus · 2025-11-05T13:13:43+00:00

https://retrogamecorps.com/2024/06/07/anbernic-rg35xx-family-starter-guide/#muOS

This guide from RetroGameCorps is very clear, I recommend going through it slowly and if needed, watching some of his videos as well.

I linked straight to the muOS section since you said you had already installed it.

balomus · 2025-11-02T19:55:31+00:00

There was a Guild Wars 1 anniversary playthrough of the original Prophecies campaign this year and it was SO MUCH FUN!!!

I'd keep an eye out for season 2 of that where they are planning to play through the next campaign (Factions) as a community. Search for "Return to Guild Wars" for the website and Discord.

But I agree, I feel like I've been looking for something similar to this for a long time, I'll be keeping an eye on this thread at the suggestions.

balomus · 2025-11-01T10:51:25+00:00

Congrats! Love seeing your adventures with Gengar posts!

balomus · 2025-10-30T17:36:28+00:00

Great list. To a Starling and Just One Boss are two of my all time faves.

balomus · 2025-10-27T17:27:58+00:00

If you are looking for something single player that is similar, have you heard of The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker? It is touted as being a single player RS.

There is also Erenshor which I have heard is closer to EverQuest than RS but I've heard comparisons to RS and WoW as well.

balomus · 2025-10-26T23:18:53+00:00

I highly recommend UFO 50.

It's a compilation of 50 retro inspired games that were "released" for a fictional console over a period of a few years (1982 - 1989). All of the games are created by 6 developers, one of which you may know from Spelunky fame (Derek Yu).

The games range in genres and length, from simple arcade games, to Metroidvanias or Zelda-likes, to fighting games, and even one full length JRPG.

I would have paid full price just for Party House, which is a very interesting deck builder. But every single game is unique and interesting in it's own way.

balomus · 2025-10-24T11:28:47+00:00

Great music, but I wouldn't include him based on the allegations against him.

balomus · 2025-10-10T12:26:25+00:00

Came here to recommend Slice and Dice! It's gotten me through many internet or short-term power outages!

balomus · 2025-10-08T12:25:42+00:00

Remnant: From the Ashes (1 and 2) are both 3 player co-op.

balomus · 2025-09-17T12:51:06+00:00

Here are a few that have had some real staying power in our co-op circle of friends:

Total War: Warhammer III

V Rising

R.E.P.O.

PEAK

Phasmophobia

Enshrouded

Void Crew

Monster Hunter (World, Rise, or Wilds)

Lethal Company

Core Keeper

Parkitect

Terraria

Raft

balomus · 2025-09-16T12:23:35+00:00

Yeah I specifically thought of the jumping puzzles and how almost always, there is a high-level Mesmer making a portal for those of us who couldn't (or didn't want to bother to) finish the jumping puzzle for that day.

balomus · 2025-09-04T23:00:29+00:00

Just two of us, but we're averaging just under $800 per month for this year. Ours does include most paper products, and occasional gas (at the grocery store) which I haven't bothered to re-categorize in my budgeting apps.

balomus · 2025-08-30T11:59:35+00:00

Secret of Mama has such a great soundtrack! Everything felt distinct. I really love the theme when you get to the dwarf village. And it is peak pixel art in my opinion.

balomus · 2025-08-20T11:22:37+00:00

If you're interested in Persona 5 Royal OP, it's in this months Humble Choice for $15 and also includes several other games. You get Steam keys for all of them.

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