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

Current Indie Games have the same problems as AAA games, ton...
certified gamer
  04/30/26
I’ve never even played an indie game for a single seco...
cowgod
  04/30/26
Retro Games are eternal, meanwhile people will put Current G...
certified gamer
  04/30/26
Does 6th Gen Count? I just can’t with that Gen. Pla...
cowgod
  04/30/26
Nobody is actually a "retro gamer" they're all jus...
345
  04/30/26
that's not true, there's a lot of YouTube speedrunners who t...
OYT and the Indie Reprieve
  04/30/26
Yeah but those aren't really "gamers" in the sense...
345
  04/30/26
False, I'm currently playing Tales of Phantasia for the SNES...
certified gamer
  04/30/26
How do they not exist. Most people just emulate. Losers buyi...
cowgod
  04/30/26


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Date: April 30th, 2026 7:35 AM
Author: certified gamer

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,#49853570)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 7:52 AM
Author: cowgod

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,#49853588)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:05 AM
Author: certified gamer

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,#49853602)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:07 AM
Author: cowgod

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,#49853606)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:06 AM
Author: 345 (🧐)

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,#49853603)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:07 AM
Author: OYT and the Indie Reprieve ( )

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,#49853605)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:22 AM
Author: 345 (🧐)

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,#49853625)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:09 AM
Author: certified gamer

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

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



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:10 AM
Author: cowgod

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,#49853611)