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I’m guessinb its a 3dgame by that explanation? I prefer 2d


Yea :3

I really like the GBA pokemon stuff. Looks a lot better than the 3d games





Currently playing emerald, not a hack, just the standard one


best GBA games? I need recommendations
So, I've been getting into GBA and want some recommendations. I've been playing advance wars and really like it, anyone know any similar games? (Not fire emblem because permadeath is an annoying mechanic? And justgoogd GBA games in general
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Yea, single stick devices piss me off. I don’t really get the PlayStation hype nowadays. Isn’t it just a gaming PC?


Yea, SNES is good, one of my favourite systems. Phone gaming is bad (shitty practices)





Switch is a good but underpowered home console. The joycons are just top flat.

All ds systems are cool.

Calculators are way overpriced, yet schools refuse to allow phones






Yea, joycons are the worst bit of the switch.

Also if you want I can give you some advice with linux



Yea, the switch is a bad console, was the start of Nintendo becoming as shitty as the competition


I have a drifting pair. Even without drist the ergonomics are bad. But I’ve seen worse


Wow that’s powerful. My laptops at epretty weak


Yea, phone games have awful controls. But at leasts its not a shitty proper stick


My 3ds has taken a beating too. Those things are champs


Oh. I thought older stuff was locked too. Aren’t nes/fc carts non compatible? I likely wrong.

Yea, lots of good hardware over the years


Dishonorable mention. One of those “99 in 1” things with the weird LCD. Really shit dpad, the thing didn’t even have tetris


What’s your favourite and/or least favourite gaming hardware?
So, I'll start. I have 3 devices that I'd say are tied for best First, my n3ds xl. Beautiful handheld, clamshell, just a nice piece of hardware. If the cstick didn't suck itd be the sole winner. My 3ds has served me very well I also like my rp4 pro, just a great all round emulation machine. And a functional second analog stick, its almost like analog sticks are meant to be sticks and not pencil top erasers I also like my ambernic sp, got it recently. Looks cool. And clamshell so yippee As for the worst, I have a few: Mandatory jab at the switch. Not awful but cmon, the controls suck The leapster explorer. Shitty dpad. Insane power consumption, it s afun gimmick, jut kinda useless. Then I had this little system from lexibook, the "compact cyber arcade" or something. Was silver and white, appeared to be 16 bit. Really shit controls. Buttons weren't even labeled. It also just randomly died after about a decade, but I can't fault it for that I guess. I also hate tiger handhelds with a passion. Like ignoring the awful game, the controls just SUCK I didn't even pay for the one I do have and I still feel scammed
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Also the whole brave CEO being a homophobic prick. Also that adblock will probably break under v3


I’ll try renaming. Thing is I play carts outside of pico8 and don’t have a copy. A machine I got has a pico emu so I got some carts. It just cannot read the raw ong and instead sees it as boxart.

Ill try renaming


Need help with pico-8
So, I downloaded some carts and want to play them, however I need to convert the PNG files to a .p8 file. How do I do this?
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Oki. Mine is somewhere in my tech lgbt account bio, linked in my beehaw bio











Mostly games. Maybe 30 ish GB, probably an understatement but I don’t have that much storage


Anyone know good places to buy handhelds?
Niche question but I need some help. Here is likely the wrong place but idk where else. I want to buy an ambernic handheld, specifically the sp but I cannot purchase directly because of insane shipping costs. Anyone know any Europe based resellers? Would aliexpress be an option for better prices? I need advice Edit: ordered it from aliexpress. 76 euros.
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Mirrors for sudachi?
Does anyone have mirrors for the android version of sudachi?
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I asked what your fave controllers are, now. What is the worst controller you have used?
So. I have 2 I hate. I had this old gamesube one for the switch. It was a wired one by powerA. Buttons would get jammed, accidentally broke the stick by leaving it in a bad position overnight (my bad) the cover of the cstick randomly slid off (had to glue it) and the while thing was hollow. Also, I have a keapster explorer and the dpad is awful. Sometimes it jams to the left but its just a plain bad dpad, no physical feedback at all
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What are your favourite controllers?
At the moment I use my 8bitdo pro2. It was kinda expensive but its a huge upgrade from my no name switch controllers and awful gamesube one from powera. Also, the 3ds had really good controls (we don't talk about the c stick)
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Anyone know any good shooters for switch?
Got the urge to play some shooters lately. Thing is idk many on switch (I mean my actual switch, not an emu this time) Downloading warface as I'm writing, I remember it being OK. Does the switch have any good ones?
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Need help finding a super obscure movie
I checked archive.org and its not there, and no private tracker my friend uses has it either. Where do I look for a copy? Its a Maltese movie, not specifying because of community rules
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Games like punch out?
Been enjoying punch out and super punch out and wondering if there are similar games out there. Any recommendations?
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Dumb question, but how do I make a torrent?
I want to seed some files but idk how to make a torrent, every time I try something breaks, how do I do it
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Why are arcade cabinets so expensive?
The tech strore has a capcom arcade cabinet, its one of those multi game ones Seems to be this model https://arcade1up.com/collections/trending-now/products/mvc2-arcade-game The marvel vs capcom2 one Why are cabinets so expensive? I get they are bulky and licences exist but how do like 15 games make a 200 euro price increase
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Need tech support (android bullshit) (resolved)
So, I want to add some files to a hidden directory, the only issue is I can't see the directory. Its a retroarch core that isn't avalibke in-app How do I force android to show hidden directories? (I don't think root is an option) It was a matter of wrong core, managed to install it in a public folder, will keep this here in case anyone wants this for future reference
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Where do I find game demakes?
Unsure if this is the right community but here goes, Recently I've been interested in demakes and found a GBA Celeste port one time. Where do I find more demakes?
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Software piracy?
I want to get some paid software, not nessecariky games but general software, any idea on where to look? Mainly dev tools and things like thaf
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Beginner gamedev projects?
I wanna make some games but idk where to start. Thinking of gbstudio but the hardware limits would make making a card game hard, any other easy tools? Is there a gbstudio eqivament for 16-32 bit systems?
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Am I the only person that feels that retro games are better?
Less DRM, smaller filesizes, no stupid anticheat, and no always online bs. Anyone agree with me?
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Dpad vs analog stick
Which do you prefer? Why? I'll be honest, I prefer dpads, they are more compact, more tactile and more precise. If I could I'd not use an analog stick in smash bros and just use dpad.
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What is your favourite game console?
It sounds dumb but my pick would be the SNES. There's just something about 16 bit games I love. The SNES has so many good games, like sf2. The first party games and some good arcade ports. It also has a lot of good RPGs, like chrono trigger The controller is really cute Tho, the PSP is a close second. Tekken dr running at 3x resolution looks beautiful Yes I'm a sucker for dpad centric devices. Yes i love emulation. 16 bit stuff looks amazing
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Why do mobile games suck nowadays?
In the last 5-7 years I've noticed that mobile games have devolved info always online p2w shit What the fuck happened? The only good games on phone are now emulators and a few Foss games
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Maybe hot take: as a handheld, the regular switch is an awful handheld
Have you ever held a switch? Its long, flat and the controllers suck. Awful dpad and bad sticks. Its almost comical, for a small stick the 3ds stick is better than any joycon stick. And also, internal storage being only 32 GB, and cart games being downloaded in full to the system. The switch is a mess. At least the games emulate well. That's not even going into the online ransom shit. And the dock sucks too. Would it have killed Nintendo to add like 2 more USB ports and an Ethernet port. And not related but powera can eat shit
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Controller help
So, I have some switch controllers and I wanna try set then up to work with my Linux PC, is this possible? They are 2 third party pro controllers that are made mainly for switch
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Account piracy?
I know this sounds fucking stupid and it probably us but I'll ask anyway. Is there any way to pirate an account? Specifically a mc have account, mainly for multiplayer. Any other workarounds can be used for piracy? Mainly asking cos some of my IRL friends suggested we should play mc and while I have an account I dislike playing on PC and don't want to sync a personal account to an unsecured device. Is this whole thing impossible and dumb? Is this the wrong community? I need advice
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Need fighting game advice
So, j want to get into fighting games, mainly the der street fighter games, and advice on how to get good. I'm so bad at fighters I've only ever gotten halfway through a sf2 run and no idea what to do. I main ken/ryu btw Not even using akuma as a crutch helps lol (that or xmen vs street fighter ps1 akuma sucks) So basically, how do I "get good"
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Open world games, need recommendations
Its been a while since I played botw and totk, I want to get into similar open world games with good combat systems, any recommendations? As for platforms, I need games that aren't too intensive, my PCs are kinda weak and my consoles are a switch and an emulator that does up to GameCube/ps2 This question proves how stupid I am lol
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Need android game recommendations
I'd like to get into android gaming if there is anything good out there. I am open for any genre but I have a few requirements Has to be either free or have a free way to get it Has to not be riddled with spyware (hard ask I know lol) No mandatory accounts Offline if possible Preferably controller support out of the box Is this too much to ask? Any recommendations? Should I just look at what other old console games I can get?
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Where do I pirate android games?
Basically I want to pirate android games that are mainly on google play, I'd get the switch ports but I doubt they'd run well So, where do I pirate android games safely? Also what about switch games? Thx
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What are some good PSP games?
I wanna get into non Nintendo stuff. What are some good PSP games in generals. Pretty open to genres Mainly action games, also open to RPG games and shooter games Any genre really
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Let’s discuss the 3ds family?
Do you like the system? What are your fave games on it? I loved pokemon sun and monster hunter stories BTW, anyone happen to know any fps games for the system?
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Need game recommendations
I wanna get into 2d games a bit more. Mainly things like RPGs or metroidvanias (or just single palywr games in general) For devices I can emulate older systems and I also have a switch. Any recommendations?
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What are your experiences with Famiclones?
I used to have this famiclone before I lost it. It wasn't good by any means but it killed a few mins every here and there What are your thoughts on them?
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Need advice for android gaming
So, I'm going to get a retroid pocket 4 pro. Its the best option I found. What are some (fdroid) games I can look into? I plan of stuffing it with ROMs too. Anyone have any experience with the system?
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What are some open source games you can recommend for Linux?
Looking to get some games on my mint setup
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