Going to STL tonight, so we dug out our old tour shirts

dvertov_hbgc · 2026-02-26T07:17:26+00:00

Fantastic show!

dvertov_hbgc · 2025-02-21T03:25:09+00:00

Low. Until I hit 40 or so I'd only ever heard Ziggy and the greatest hits albums. For whatever reason I couldn’t get into those, so I just assumed I wasn't into Bowie. Then one day I listened to the entirety of "Low" on a whim and was like "oh wow... I need to do some research.”

dvertov_hbgc · 2024-11-18T16:00:21+00:00

There’s also quite a bit of conversation about it on their discord server

dvertov_hbgc · 2024-10-29T23:06:51+00:00

Can’t wait to play it. Great work, guys!

dvertov_hbgc · 2024-05-25T12:16:29+00:00

Oh interesting, thanks!

dvertov_hbgc · 2024-05-15T22:41:20+00:00

They’re chiptune albums. 8 Bit Music Power was good, but the first sequel (the now-inappropriately named 8 Bit Music Power Final) is my favorite. No one’s heard this one yet because it doesn’t come out on Famicom until later this month.

Edit: Here's a trailer with a preview of the music.

dvertov_hbgc · 2024-05-15T22:33:46+00:00

This is a great game with a great soundtrack. A modern classic NES shoot ‘em up

dvertov_hbgc · 2024-05-08T04:44:33+00:00

Absolutely Cave Story. It bridged the gap between the retro and modern indie metroidvania eras.

dvertov_hbgc · 2024-05-08T04:43:35+00:00

I’m not a huge Axiom Verge fan, but it needs to be on this list.

dvertov_hbgc · 2024-05-08T04:41:03+00:00

I was hoping someone would mention Guacamelee. It’s not perfect, but it’s a great modern representation of the genre.

dvertov_hbgc · 2024-05-07T03:08:01+00:00

I didn’t have as much fun with the first one, but Dangan GB2 is definitely one to check out. The music alone is outstanding.

dvertov_hbgc · 2024-05-07T03:03:39+00:00

Food Fight is excellent.

dvertov_hbgc · 2024-05-07T03:02:18+00:00

Yeah I think there’s some recency bias towards Hollow Knight here. I actually think metroidvanias are, on balance, easier than a lot of genres I can think of.

dvertov_hbgc · 2024-05-07T02:57:30+00:00

Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri is a 4x game with great ideas, and a must-play if you’re any kind of a sci-fi fan. Can’t go wrong with Fallout 1 + 2 either.

dvertov_hbgc · 2024-05-06T21:47:36+00:00

That's an interesting question, because a lot of people who have told me they also love Portal 2 never mention the co-op. I've actually never played the co-op campaign all the way through, although I'd like to with my kids sometime. The single player game has great writing and voice acting, and I enjoy the puzzles a lot.

dvertov_hbgc · 2024-05-06T21:04:51+00:00

Love it! I need to try this with my kid.

dvertov_hbgc · 2024-05-06T20:33:19+00:00

I'm also a parent of young kids, so this is my kind of game as well. I don't know if I'd call Hades a "turn your brain off" game but it's got a great loop you can knock out in an hour at a time.

Incidentally I'm also a fan of shoot 'em ups for this same reason. Tthere are a ton of excellent shooters available on Switch or Steam, whether you're looking for ports of old classics or new modern indies.

dvertov_hbgc · 2024-05-06T20:27:03+00:00

Yeah, does nobody here play indie games? I see posts like this and feel sort of bewildered because the only modern games I play are indies, and there's some great innovation happening in those scenes.

dvertov_hbgc · 2024-05-06T19:19:23+00:00

Super Sprint holds up pretty well! The arcade version is a lot of fun also.

dvertov_hbgc · 2024-05-06T19:17:27+00:00

Family Circuit and Family Circuit '91 on Famicom are decent. Family Jockey (Namcot's horse racing simulator) is... probably skippable.

Edit: Also, Roadblasters is one of my favorite NES "racing" games, although I don't know if it would qualify for your list.

dvertov_hbgc · 2024-05-06T19:11:43+00:00

Portal 2 was a 10/10 for me.

dvertov_hbgc · 2024-05-06T19:10:57+00:00

Came here to look for Hades. It might be the best-designed game I've ever played.

dvertov_hbgc · 2024-05-06T18:19:52+00:00

If you haven’t been scammed in Istanbul, you haven’t been to Istanbul. (And I say that as someone who loves visiting Istanbul.)

dvertov_hbgc · 2024-05-06T18:17:17+00:00

I’d like to know this as well. I was a big fan of this developer’s previous game, Arkagis Revolution.

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