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

Current Indie Games have the same problems as AAA games, ton...
copper high-end legal warrant
  04/30/26
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black wonderful factory reset button
  04/30/26
I’ve never even played an indie game for a single seco...
Swashbuckling hunting ground love of her life
  04/30/26
Retro Games are eternal, meanwhile people will put Current G...
copper high-end legal warrant
  04/30/26
Does 6th Gen Count? I just can’t with that Gen. Pla...
Swashbuckling hunting ground love of her life
  04/30/26
Nobody is actually a "retro gamer" they're all jus...
know-it-all peach nowag stage
  04/30/26
that's not true, there's a lot of YouTube speedrunners who t...
180 flesh menage
  04/30/26
Yeah but those aren't really "gamers" in the sense...
know-it-all peach nowag stage
  04/30/26
playing games casually = surrogate activity to fill time unt...
chest-beating stock car pisswyrm
  04/30/26
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Cordovan Police Squad
  04/30/26
poasting = ??? tp(s)
Cordovan Police Squad
  04/30/26
False, I'm currently playing Tales of Phantasia for the SNES...
copper high-end legal warrant
  04/30/26
How do they not exist. Most people just emulate. Losers buyi...
Swashbuckling hunting ground love of her life
  04/30/26
they claim its "better" to use the classic system,...
Gold orchestra pit double fault
  04/30/26
"nooo you cant just use an everdrive, you have to physi...
chest-beating stock car pisswyrm
  04/30/26
I own 2 Eversdrive; very convenient
black wonderful factory reset button
  04/30/26
Retro emulation Handhelds with 20,000 Games are one of the b...
Gold orchestra pit double fault
  04/30/26
Whats the cr retro gaming handheld? There are so many these ...
copper high-end legal warrant
  04/30/26
AYN Thor. It’s basically perfect and pocketable. All ...
Gold orchestra pit double fault
  04/30/26
Why not just get a PC Also I got one of those Chinese box...
Swashbuckling hunting ground love of her life
  04/30/26
I have multiple PCs, the Thor hits harder. It fits in an air...
Gold orchestra pit double fault
  04/30/26
But it’s gay and stupid to have 2 screens when you don...
Swashbuckling hunting ground love of her life
  04/30/26
you can turn it off. Otherwise the top screen is a 6" O...
Gold orchestra pit double fault
  04/30/26
Hours spent downloading games and customizing screens etc: 1...
black wonderful factory reset button
  04/30/26
No
Gold orchestra pit double fault
  04/30/26
get a real mini PC, a cheap one, and download a retrobat bui...
Gold orchestra pit double fault
  04/30/26
doodikoff I’ve been emulating since like 2000, I know ...
Swashbuckling hunting ground love of her life
  04/30/26
these arcadepunks "builds" are awesome and they do...
Gold orchestra pit double fault
  04/30/26
What’s the State of Panzer Dragoon Saga emulation?
Swashbuckling hunting ground love of her life
  04/30/26
I played a ton of indie games and like 1 out of 10 were real...
black wonderful factory reset button
  04/30/26
AAA. Go big or go home. Playing Pragmata now and it&rsqu...
Submissive chapel
  04/30/26
The State of AAA is grim
Swashbuckling hunting ground love of her life
  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: copper high-end legal warrant

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=2Reputation#49853570)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 10:29 AM
Author: black wonderful factory reset button



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



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Date: April 30th, 2026 7:52 AM
Author: Swashbuckling hunting ground love of her life

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=2Reputation#49853588)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:05 AM
Author: copper high-end legal warrant

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=2Reputation#49853602)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:07 AM
Author: Swashbuckling hunting ground love of her life

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=2Reputation#49853606)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:06 AM
Author: know-it-all peach nowag stage

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=2Reputation#49853603)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:07 AM
Author: 180 flesh menage

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=2Reputation#49853605)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:22 AM
Author: know-it-all peach nowag stage

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=2Reputation#49853625)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 9:12 AM
Author: chest-beating stock car pisswyrm

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=2Reputation#49853763)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 11:17 AM
Author: Cordovan Police Squad



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



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Date: April 30th, 2026 11:17 AM
Author: Cordovan Police Squad

poasting = ??? tp(s)

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



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:09 AM
Author: copper high-end legal warrant

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

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



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:10 AM
Author: Swashbuckling hunting ground love of her life

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=2Reputation#49853611)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 9:08 AM
Author: Gold orchestra pit double fault

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=2Reputation#49853746)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 9:10 AM
Author: chest-beating stock car pisswyrm

"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=2Reputation#49853757)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 12:00 PM
Author: black wonderful factory reset button

I own 2 Eversdrive; very convenient

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



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:50 AM
Author: Gold orchestra pit double fault

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=2Reputation#49853680)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:53 AM
Author: copper high-end legal warrant

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=2Reputation#49853691)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 8:58 AM
Author: Gold orchestra pit double fault

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=2Reputation#49853712)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 9:09 AM
Author: Swashbuckling hunting ground love of her life

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=2Reputation#49853748)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 9:22 AM
Author: Gold orchestra pit double fault

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=2Reputation#49853789)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 11:31 AM
Author: Swashbuckling hunting ground love of her life

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=2Reputation#49854238)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Gold orchestra pit double fault

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=2Reputation#49854255)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 12:56 PM
Author: black wonderful factory reset button

Hours spent downloading games and customizing screens etc: 100

Hours spent playing: 1

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



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Date: April 30th, 2026 1:13 PM
Author: Gold orchestra pit double fault

No

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



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Date: April 30th, 2026 9:27 AM
Author: Gold orchestra pit double fault

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=2Reputation#49853809)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 11:30 AM
Author: Swashbuckling hunting ground love of her life

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=2Reputation#49854237)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Gold orchestra pit double fault

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=2Reputation#49854260)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 1:03 PM
Author: Swashbuckling hunting ground love of her life

What’s the State of Panzer Dragoon Saga emulation?

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



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Date: April 30th, 2026 11:58 AM
Author: black wonderful factory reset button

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=2Reputation#49854343)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 12:54 PM
Author: Submissive chapel

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=2Reputation#49854486)



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Date: April 30th, 2026 1:03 PM
Author: Swashbuckling hunting ground love of her life

The State of AAA is grim

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



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Date: April 30th, 2026 1:23 PM
Author: sticky step-uncle's house dopamine

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=2Reputation#49854547)