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I'd love to see more new games on old platforms like this. I even think people would pay a small amount if someone could get with EmulationStation or something

I'd love to see more new games on old platforms like this. I even think people would pay a small amount if someone could get with EmulationStation or something like that and setup and install the emulators along with games. I also really wish that getting rights to distribute abandonware were reasonably possible. I have a retropie set up for my son. Even though he's been exposed to all sorts of fancy stuff you can get on an Android, as well as Don't Starve Together, and Minecraft and a few other games on the Steam platform, he still really loves playing some of the older console games; especially stuff from the Megaman and Sonic franchises. I've also recently found Zelda for snes, which I never played as a kid. If anyone has any other old games to recommend for children on the SNES, NES, GBA, Genesis, etc. please reply.

chrisdbaldwin 11y ago
I just so happen to have a list of great NES games: Ice Hockey, Megaman 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Solstice, Ninja Gaiden, Blaster Master, Ghosts n Goblins, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Bayou Billy, The Battle of Olympus, Legend of Zelda + Adventure of Link, Battletoads, Bump n’ Jump, Castlevania 1/2/3 (2 is really hard and different, but good), Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers, Clash at Demonhead, Contra, Crystalis, Double Dragon 1/2/3, Dr. Chaos, Dr. Mario, Dragon Warrior 1/2/3 (2 and 3 are better on the gameboy), Ducktales 1 and 2, Final Fantasy 1, Galaga, Gauntlet (all of them), Kick Master, Kirby’s Adventure, Kung Fu Heroes, Legendary Wings, Metroid, Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out, Power Blade, River City Ransom, Silver Surfer, Street Fighter 2010, Shatterhand, StarTropics, Time Lord, 1942/1943, Xexyz
- bluedino 11y ago
  Great NES games? TMNT, Double Dragon 3, and Silver Surfer are some of the worst NES games ever made.
  - patzerhacker 11y ago
    He's gonna take you back to the past....(NSFW links ahead) TNMT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjUz8IT0CYg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjUz8IT0CYg Double Dragon 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMg6_IXCjo4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMg6_IXCjo4 Silver Surfer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvnRBywkUZ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvnRBywkUZ0
  - mindsuck 11y ago
    I really liked TMNT as a kid, though. It's a very hard and frustrating game, but I wouldn't call it one of the worst NES games ever made.
zaf 11y ago
There are many articles on the web with lists of great games. I've had great success with Super Mario Kart, Dynablaster etc..
andrepd 11y ago
The SNES, for instance, is commonly held to be the 2D (J)RPG console par excellence. Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, Earthbound, Super Mario RPG and the Final Fantasy games should take 100s of hours of your time. Still for the SNES, I recommend Yoshi's Island, one of the best 2D platformers I've ever played. And of course, don't skip classics like The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Super Metroid. Sorry, I love the SNES.
- jeffcox 11y ago
  I would argue that Super Mario RPG is one of the best JRPGs (and games in general) ever made.
  - andrepd 11y ago
    I personally like the Mario & Luigi series (spiritual sequels to Super Mario RPG) even better.
- Hortinstein 11y ago
  Hahah I have literally every one of those games in cartridge form (only had FFVI not FFV). One of the few treasures I have saved from my childhood. Riding my bike to Funcoland every weekend hunting a used copy of earthbound took like a year of searching, but many it was awesome when I finally got it.
cableshaft 11y ago
Here's some games that seem to have either aged pretty well (I still go back and replay them) or provided a pretty unique experience that you don't see much of nowadays that were on SNES: Uniracers, Metal Warriors, Yoshi's Island, Tetris Attack, Chrono Trigger, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, E.V.O. Search for Eden, Wildsnake, Donkey Kong Country 2, Ka-Blooey, King Arthur's World, King of Dragons, Lemmings, Lost Vikings, Rock n Roll Racing, Secret of Mana, NBA Jam Tournament Edition, Pocky & Rocky, SimAnt, Super Buster Bros.
DarkTree 11y ago
This team is creating NES games that they actually hope to put on a cartridge. http://morphcat.de/superbatpuncher/ http://morphcat.de/superbatpuncher/
- jkestner 11y ago
  Apparently there's a service that can do this. Lizard is another new NES game funded on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1101008925/lizard https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1101008925/lizard This is some labor-of-love artisan work.
Hortinstein 11y ago
I would check out Hyper Light Drifter. It is not out yet, but the trailer is beautiful. http://www.heart-machine.com/ http://www.heart-machine.com/
douche 11y ago
Shining Force and Shining Force II are a couple of my absolute favorite Genesis games. There's also a very good VBA remake of Shining Force that's got some nice improvements. Also BattleToads, even with the infuriating speeder bike sequence. So many weekend hanging out with friends in grade school playing through Shining Force.

chrisdbaldwin 11y ago

I just so happen to have a list of great NES games: Ice Hockey, Megaman 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, Solstice, Ninja Gaiden, Blaster Master, Ghosts n Goblins, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Bayou Billy, The Battle of Olympus, Legend of Zelda + Adventure of Link, Battletoads, Bump n’ Jump, Castlevania 1/2/3 (2 is really hard and different, but good), Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers, Clash at Demonhead, Contra, Crystalis, Double Dragon 1/2/3, Dr. Chaos, Dr. Mario, Dragon Warrior 1/2/3 (2 and 3 are better on the gameboy), Ducktales 1 and 2, Final Fantasy 1, Galaga, Gauntlet (all of them), Kick Master, Kirby’s Adventure, Kung Fu Heroes, Legendary Wings, Metroid, Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out, Power Blade, River City Ransom, Silver Surfer, Street Fighter 2010, Shatterhand, StarTropics, Time Lord, 1942/1943, Xexyz

bluedino 11y ago
Great NES games? TMNT, Double Dragon 3, and Silver Surfer are some of the worst NES games ever made.
- patzerhacker 11y ago
  He's gonna take you back to the past....(NSFW links ahead) TNMT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjUz8IT0CYg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjUz8IT0CYg Double Dragon 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMg6_IXCjo4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMg6_IXCjo4 Silver Surfer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvnRBywkUZ0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvnRBywkUZ0
- mindsuck 11y ago
  I really liked TMNT as a kid, though. It's a very hard and frustrating game, but I wouldn't call it one of the worst NES games ever made.

zaf 11y ago

There are many articles on the web with lists of great games. I've had great success with Super Mario Kart, Dynablaster etc..

andrepd 11y ago

The SNES, for instance, is commonly held to be the 2D (J)RPG console par excellence. Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, Earthbound, Super Mario RPG and the Final Fantasy games should take 100s of hours of your time. Still for the SNES, I recommend Yoshi's Island, one of the best 2D platformers I've ever played. And of course, don't skip classics like The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Super Metroid. Sorry, I love the SNES.

jeffcox 11y ago
I would argue that Super Mario RPG is one of the best JRPGs (and games in general) ever made.
- andrepd 11y ago
  I personally like the Mario & Luigi series (spiritual sequels to Super Mario RPG) even better.
Hortinstein 11y ago
Hahah I have literally every one of those games in cartridge form (only had FFVI not FFV). One of the few treasures I have saved from my childhood. Riding my bike to Funcoland every weekend hunting a used copy of earthbound took like a year of searching, but many it was awesome when I finally got it.

cableshaft 11y ago

Here's some games that seem to have either aged pretty well (I still go back and replay them) or provided a pretty unique experience that you don't see much of nowadays that were on SNES: Uniracers, Metal Warriors, Yoshi's Island, Tetris Attack, Chrono Trigger, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, E.V.O. Search for Eden, Wildsnake, Donkey Kong Country 2, Ka-Blooey, King Arthur's World, King of Dragons, Lemmings, Lost Vikings, Rock n Roll Racing, Secret of Mana, NBA Jam Tournament Edition, Pocky & Rocky, SimAnt, Super Buster Bros.

DarkTree 11y ago

This team is creating NES games that they actually hope to put on a cartridge. http://morphcat.de/superbatpuncher/ http://morphcat.de/superbatpuncher/

jkestner 11y ago
Apparently there's a service that can do this. Lizard is another new NES game funded on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1101008925/lizard https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1101008925/lizard This is some labor-of-love artisan work.

Hortinstein 11y ago

I would check out Hyper Light Drifter. It is not out yet, but the trailer is beautiful. http://www.heart-machine.com/ http://www.heart-machine.com/

douche 11y ago

Shining Force and Shining Force II are a couple of my absolute favorite Genesis games. There's also a very good VBA remake of Shining Force that's got some nice improvements. Also BattleToads, even with the infuriating speeder bike sequence. So many weekend hanging out with friends in grade school playing through Shining Force.