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Resolved: Retro Gaming, not Indie Gaming, offers a reprieve

Current Indie Games have the same problems as AAA games, ton...
Exciting emerald parlour wrinkle
  04/30/26
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Aromatic tripping pozpig crackhouse
  04/30/26
I’ve never even played an indie game for a single seco...
Adventurous translucent quadroon parlor
  04/30/26
Retro Games are eternal, meanwhile people will put Current G...
Exciting emerald parlour wrinkle
  04/30/26
Does 6th Gen Count? I just can’t with that Gen. Pla...
Adventurous translucent quadroon parlor
  04/30/26
Nobody is actually a "retro gamer" they're all jus...
Bat shit crazy ebony forum legend
  04/30/26
that's not true, there's a lot of YouTube speedrunners who t...
charismatic becky theatre
  04/30/26
Yeah but those aren't really "gamers" in the sense...
Bat shit crazy ebony forum legend
  04/30/26
playing games casually = surrogate activity to fill time unt...
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Stimulating Violet Meetinghouse Internal Respiration
  04/30/26
poasting = ??? tp(s)
Stimulating Violet Meetinghouse Internal Respiration
  04/30/26
False, I'm currently playing Tales of Phantasia for the SNES...
Exciting emerald parlour wrinkle
  04/30/26
How do they not exist. Most people just emulate. Losers buyi...
Adventurous translucent quadroon parlor
  04/30/26
they claim its "better" to use the classic system,...
Titillating step-uncle's house yarmulke
  04/30/26
"nooo you cant just use an everdrive, you have to physi...
big tanning salon
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I own 2 Eversdrive; very convenient
Aromatic tripping pozpig crackhouse
  04/30/26
Retro emulation Handhelds with 20,000 Games are one of the b...
Titillating step-uncle's house yarmulke
  04/30/26
Whats the cr retro gaming handheld? There are so many these ...
Exciting emerald parlour wrinkle
  04/30/26
AYN Thor. It’s basically perfect and pocketable. All ...
Titillating step-uncle's house yarmulke
  04/30/26
Why not just get a PC Also I got one of those Chinese box...
Adventurous translucent quadroon parlor
  04/30/26
I have multiple PCs, the Thor hits harder. It fits in an air...
Titillating step-uncle's house yarmulke
  04/30/26
But it’s gay and stupid to have 2 screens when you don...
Adventurous translucent quadroon parlor
  04/30/26
you can turn it off. Otherwise the top screen is a 6" O...
Titillating step-uncle's house yarmulke
  04/30/26
Hours spent downloading games and customizing screens etc: 1...
Aromatic tripping pozpig crackhouse
  04/30/26
No
Titillating step-uncle's house yarmulke
  04/30/26
get a real mini PC, a cheap one, and download a retrobat bui...
Titillating step-uncle's house yarmulke
  04/30/26
doodikoff I’ve been emulating since like 2000, I know ...
Adventurous translucent quadroon parlor
  04/30/26
these arcadepunks "builds" are awesome and they do...
Titillating step-uncle's house yarmulke
  04/30/26
What’s the State of Panzer Dragoon Saga emulation?
Adventurous translucent quadroon parlor
  04/30/26
I played a ton of indie games and like 1 out of 10 were real...
Aromatic tripping pozpig crackhouse
  04/30/26
AAA. Go big or go home. Playing Pragmata now and it&rsqu...
Mauve affirmative action roommate
  04/30/26
The State of AAA is grim
Adventurous translucent quadroon parlor
  04/30/26
Indie is flame. It sells the affective residue of older game...
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Date: April 30th, 2026 7:35 AM
Author: Exciting emerald parlour wrinkle

Current Indie Games have the same problems as AAA games, tons of slop, poorly made, and garbage stories/gameplay. Most of them try to recreate the "feeling" of playing games from your childhood. Might as well play the originals. Plus there are so many that you would never complete a Retro Gaming backlog in your lifetime.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49853570)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 10:29 AM
Author: Aromatic tripping pozpig crackhouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49854014)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 7:52 AM
Author: Adventurous translucent quadroon parlor

I’ve never even played an indie game for a single second iirc. They all seem GHASTLY.

I was doing this with retro btw but every 32X game on my Chinese emulation box kept crashing.

For some reason, btw, retro games never earn a place in one’s Backlog. It’s like they don’t Count. Only western developed modern games get stuck in your backlog. It’s true imho.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49853588)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:05 AM
Author: Exciting emerald parlour wrinkle

Retro Games are eternal, meanwhile people will put Current Games in their backlogs and then completely forget about them.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49853602)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:07 AM
Author: Adventurous translucent quadroon parlor

Does 6th Gen Count? I just can’t with that Gen.

Playing every 90s JRPG Ever Made should be a priority for Losers imho. Even if you’re a Nintendo Loser and afraid of Sega exclusives you still should play imo.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49853606)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:06 AM
Author: Bat shit crazy ebony forum legend

Nobody is actually a "retro gamer" they're all just Collectors like doodikoff. Period.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49853603)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:07 AM
Author: charismatic becky theatre

that's not true, there's a lot of YouTube speedrunners who tear through retro games, they must play them a lot afaict.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49853605)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:22 AM
Author: Bat shit crazy ebony forum legend

Yeah but those aren't really "gamers" in the sense of "someone playing and enjoying a Game". They're just autists trapped in a loop

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49853625)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 9:12 AM
Author: big tanning salon

playing games casually = surrogate activity to fill time until you die

speedrunning = surrogate activity to fill time until you die

poasting = ???

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49853763)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 11:17 AM
Author: Stimulating Violet Meetinghouse Internal Respiration



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49854191)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 11:17 AM
Author: Stimulating Violet Meetinghouse Internal Respiration

poasting = ??? tp(s)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49854193)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:09 AM
Author: Exciting emerald parlour wrinkle

False, I'm currently playing Tales of Phantasia for the SNES.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49853607)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:10 AM
Author: Adventurous translucent quadroon parlor

How do they not exist. Most people just emulate. Losers buying Cartridges just don’t understand how software works imo.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49853611)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 9:08 AM
Author: Titillating step-uncle's house yarmulke

they claim its "better" to use the classic system, controllers on an old CRT TV

I think its the Same Shit, especially with "CRT emulators" for the display, its no different.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49853746)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 9:10 AM
Author: big tanning salon

"nooo you cant just use an everdrive, you have to physically own 300 different cartridges produced in various factories around the world 30 years ago or it doesnt count!!!"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49853757)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 12:00 PM
Author: Aromatic tripping pozpig crackhouse

I own 2 Eversdrive; very convenient

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49854348)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:50 AM
Author: Titillating step-uncle's house yarmulke

Retro emulation Handhelds with 20,000 Games are one of the best rhings thats happened in the past decade.

Even playing rettro arcade Games are fun as fuck

Ever hear of the Game Wizard Fire? No? Well its fun as fuck for example

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49853680)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:53 AM
Author: Exciting emerald parlour wrinkle

Whats the cr retro gaming handheld? There are so many these days I can't keep track.

Right now I emulate them on my laptop. Thats the other great thing about retro games, you can emulate so many of them on any pc, no need for the latest $5000K gpu.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49853691)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:58 AM
Author: Titillating step-uncle's house yarmulke

AYN Thor. It’s basically perfect and pocketable. All of the portable gaming Reddit nerds acknowledge its greatness. Stick a 2tb sd onto this thing and the Gaming options are endless.

https://www.ayntec.com/products/ayn-thor?variant=46692546445504

IGN gave it a 9/10

https://www.ign.com/articles/ayn-thor-review

Ayn Thor Review

9

EDITORS' CHOICE

Review scoring

Amazing

The Ayn Thor delivers what feels like a turning point for the Android-based handheld market with the superb handling of its dual-screen setup. With a variety of options to suit different price ranges, this device has become my go-to portable gaming choice.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49853712)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 9:09 AM
Author: Adventurous translucent quadroon parlor

Why not just get a PC

Also I got one of those Chinese boxes and hooked it up to my TV but mapping the controls gets weird af sometimes. The controllers that came with it look like cheap PS2 knock offs but it treats them like Xbox. Very confusing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49853748)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 9:22 AM
Author: Titillating step-uncle's house yarmulke

I have multiple PCs, the Thor hits harder. It fits in an airplane seat pocket, and fits in your pants pocket Can't do that with a PC

You bought one of those cheap Chinese devices at the mall, they are shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49853789)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 11:31 AM
Author: Adventurous translucent quadroon parlor

But it’s gay and stupid to have 2 screens when you don’t need 2.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49854238)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Titillating step-uncle's house yarmulke

you can turn it off. Otherwise the top screen is a 6" OLED

You can even stream tv on the bottom screen while you Game, Gamefaqs guide, etc. Its insane.

But the fact that you can fold it up and pocket it makes it truly 1800000

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49854255)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 12:56 PM
Author: Aromatic tripping pozpig crackhouse

Hours spent downloading games and customizing screens etc: 100

Hours spent playing: 1

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49854489)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 1:13 PM
Author: Titillating step-uncle's house yarmulke

No

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49854531)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 9:27 AM
Author: Titillating step-uncle's house yarmulke

get a real mini PC, a cheap one, and download a retrobat build from arcadepunks, and get back to me https://www.arcadepunks.com/category/pc-front-ends/retrobat-pc/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49853809)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 11:30 AM
Author: Adventurous translucent quadroon parlor

doodikoff I’ve been emulating since like 2000, I know how to Emulate jfc, what is “better” about this specific way?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49854237)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Titillating step-uncle's house yarmulke

these arcadepunks "builds" are awesome and they do all of the work for you, and the frontends they make are insane

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49854260)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 1:03 PM
Author: Adventurous translucent quadroon parlor

What’s the State of Panzer Dragoon Saga emulation?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49854509)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 11:58 AM
Author: Aromatic tripping pozpig crackhouse

I played a ton of indie games and like 1 out of 10 were really good. And most were aping retro style games. So you get a double reprieve.

Shovel Knight is a great game it's indie retro and doesn't have a Battle Pass

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49854343)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 12:54 PM
Author: Mauve affirmative action roommate

AAA. Go big or go home.

Playing Pragmata now and it’s 170. Saros next. GTA6 in the fall.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49854486)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 1:03 PM
Author: Adventurous translucent quadroon parlor

The State of AAA is grim

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49854507)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 1:23 PM
Author: Galvanic fantasy-prone son of senegal national security agency

Indie is flame. It sells the affective residue of older games back to people who either do not know the originals or have been trained to treat newness as mandatory.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5861875&forum_id=2/en-en/#49854547)