I am looking for something to kill some time with, title says it all.

My gut says commodore 128 is a good choice. What is your opinion?

  • @[email protected]
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    3 hours ago

    Not old, but retro in a way, Playdate is a pretty fun machine to play with and if you want you can end up selling in their catalog (online shop both for browser and console). I have wanted to start doing something for it for the last year (im a game desginer) but i havent coded in like 5 years at this point and work leaves me exhausted to learn new stuff.

  • @[email protected]
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    24 hours ago

    It’s not technically retro but I’ve found Pico-8 a great way to build retro like games! It’s pretends to be a console of a bygone era and gives a bunch of restrictions on size of game and 128x128 resolution.

    The app comes with a pixel editor, sfx and music editor, and a code editor built in. The games are easy to share and you can play them on a mobile browser. On the downside, it costs 15 dollars for the app.

  • Chris
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    24 hours ago

    If your gut is saying C128, then start there. Have fun 🙂.

  • mesamune
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    116 hours ago

    Game boy and nes are pretty easy with modern day tools.

      • mesamune
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        24 hours ago

        Sounds like you have your answer! Also sounds like a fun project. GL!

  • @Kelly
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    46 hours ago

    Are you looking to run on actual hardware?

    If not then you might want to also consider fantasy consoles.