I am an avid retro gaming fan. I mostly play JRPG games like Final Fantasy or Chrono Trigger but recently I’ve had very little time to enjoy big, complicated games. I am looking for recommendations for retro games that can be played over a longer peroid of time, but don’t require a big time investment (re-) learning the systems or remembering the story. I play most of this stuff on emulators, so anything that can be emulated on my phone’s Retroarch setup goes. Thanks in advance! :)

  • Auster
    2•1 year ago

    Adding Android too because many of those are quite old and are also quite portable (with most being officially distributed as APKs, which I guess adds up to how old they are).

    #hasicontent (PICO-8)
    Anodyne (Android)
    Atari Vault’s selection if you got it before it was delisted (Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari arcade systems)
    Augury Red Code (GBC)
    BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extended (PSP)
    Böbl (NES)
    Bolt (PS2) - if on Android, use AetherSX2
    Bravely Default (3DS)
    Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1)
    Celeste Classic (PICO-8)
    Celeste Classic 2 (PICO-8)
    Codemancer (Android)
    Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- (PSP)
    Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition (Android)
    Devil May Cry (PS2)
    Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition (PS2)
    Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy (PSP)
    Downwell (Android)
    Dragon Ball: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (PS2)
    Dusk Child (PICO-8)
    Dust: An Elysian Tail (iOS)
    Ever Oasis (3DS)
    Final Fantasy II (PSP version specifically)
    Final Fantasy VI (SNES, PS1, GBA, Android)
    Final Fantasy VII (PS1)
    Final Fantasy XII / Final Fantasy XII: IJZS (same story, different gameplay mechanics) (PS2)
    Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (sequel of FFXII) (NDS)
    God Hand (PS2)
    God of War and God of War II (PS2)
    God of War: Chain of Olympus (PSP)
    Godzilla: Unleashed (PS2)
    GrimGrimoire (PS2)
    Gunbird (PS1, PS2, arcade)
    ICO (PS2)
    Ittle Dew (Android)
    Lost In Dungeon (Android)
    LYNE (Android)
    Metal Slug and Metal Slug 3 (the ones I played) (Neo Geo)
    Micro Mages (NES)
    Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 3, 4 and 5 (PS2)
    Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2 (PS2)
    Nix: The Paradox Relic (NES)
    Odin Sphere (PS2)
    Okami (PS2)
    Parasite Eve (PS1)
    Persona 3 FES (PS2)
    Phoenotopia (Adobe Flash)
    Quest of Dungeon (Android)
    Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)
    Shantae (GBC with a small optional part that needs to be played in the GBA)
    Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse (3DS)
    Slay the Spire (Android)
    Slayers (SNES) (use accuracy-oriented emulators, though, since speed-oriented ones like Snes9x glitch the saving feature)
    Slipways Classic (PICO-8)
    Solatorobo (NDS)
    Sonic Mega Collection Plus (PS2) or even the titles included in it (and/or SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics from Steam) through Mega Drive and Game Gear emulators
    Tallowmere (Android)
    Tanglewood (Mega Drive)
    The Fairly OddParents! Shadow Showdown (PS2)
    The Simpsons Game (PS2, PSP)
    The Simpsons: Hit & Run (PS2)
    Unchained Blades (PSP, 3DS)
    Va-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action (Android using an unofficial wrapper)
    War of the Monsters (PS2)
    Wishing Sarah (sequel of Dreaming Sarah, a PC game) (Game Boy)
    Wonder Boy in Monster World (Mega Drive)
    コテ・DE・メクール (PC-9801)
    真・魔王ゴルベリアス　先取り横スクロール面 (PC-9801)