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Modded skyrim is dangerous

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[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago

It is a tie between Warcraft III and Front Mission IV. I keep a PS2 just for Front Mission IV.

[–] lemuria@lemmy.ml 16 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

OpenTTD (2004), which traces its roots to Chris Sawyer's Transport Tycoon and Transport Tycoon Deluxe (1994)

And there's a community of players who have modded the everloving fuck out of the game and the engine itself, one of these patch packs is OpenTTD JGR and we play it like it's a model railway simulator

[–] shai_hulud@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Warcraft III

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Baldur's Gate.

[–] dkppunk@piefed.social 7 points 6 days ago

World of Warcraft, but to be fair, it’s just about the only game I really play. I dabble in a few others on Steam, but I always end up back in wow.

I bought a Nintendo 3DS this year and I’ve been trying to play that more but my books are so distracting lol

Twisted Metal 2. I still play it on my PS4

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

In my possession is a c64 with an actual c64 monitor. Doing know if it even works. Needs a good home

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[–] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Are you suggesting that Skyrim is old? It's still getting updated, to my great annoyment.

[–] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

It's the oldest that I still regularly play. I do play some snes games on emulator occasionally.

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I still regularly play PS1 and SNES games. They're just better too me.

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago

I still whip out megaman X sometimes. My siblings and I play the original crash team racing every other Christmas too.

[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Nethack maybe? It's been updated over the years, but it's still largely the game that released in '87.

I'm also playing Might and Magic 6 [98] right now, and remembering why I liked 7 so much more. Planning a playthrough of World of Xeen [93/94] soon too.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 days ago

Super Mario bros 1 & 3. I still have them working on my old Wii, but I’ve been planning on a retro pi setup for ages.

My OG NES stopped working a decade ago.

[–] scttgard@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Every now and then I get a bit nostalgic and put on Dragon Warrior or Sword of Vermillion. I have all the older consoles.

[–] HeadyBroccoli@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 days ago

Not crazy old but I play Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon on N64 pretty regularly

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 7 points 6 days ago

RollerCoaster Tycoon (1999) by Chris Sawyer. Best game ever.

Now there's a new rewrite by the open source community called OpenRCT2. Highly suggested.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 5 points 6 days ago

I don't play games much, but every decade or so, I get out Quake and play a while. Next time I get the urge, maybe I'll play the original Call of Duty or Medal of Honor.

[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 days ago

On the regular I still fire up Zork 1-3, Ultima 4, StarTropics, OG Metroid, and Maniac Mansion.

[–] OpenPassageways@programming.dev 5 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I'm always down for a replay of Majora's Mask

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I still regularly replay Kirby Super Star, Super Mario RPG, Earthbound, and Super Mario Bros 3.

[–] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

SMB, SMB3, Dr. Mario, The Guardian Legend

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[–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 8 points 6 days ago

Warcraft 3 custom maps still drag me back sometimes.

[–] tover153@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I am realizing my life is not really marked by birthdays, anniversaries, promotions, or any of the normal milestone stuff people list. It is marked by video games.

Thanks for this thread, because it reminded me of one I cannot leave out.

There was a week I spent in a mental hospital with a major anxiety spiral. Pretty much everything felt unmanageable. The one thing I could handle was PokΓ©mon FireRed on a Game Boy Advance.

That was it. That was my anchor.

It was actually written into my chart that I was allowed to plug my charger in at the nurses station while I slept so the GBA would be ready the next day. No arguments. No debates. Just accepted as necessary.

Not my oldest game, see my other replies for that, but it is probably the only one I have mentioned that might have saved my life.

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[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 days ago

Several. Tetris, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, Mario Kart 64, Chrono Trigger, Starcraft. Those are the ones I can think of right now.

[–] Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 days ago

Moon Patrol and Centipede hit the spot every now and then.

[–] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 days ago

Commander Keen is my all time favorites.

[–] iMastari@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Team Fortress 2, Half Life 2, Portal.

[–] noumena@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 days ago

Another World, my fav!! πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯° the friendship, the bond... plus imma physicist 🀭🀭🀭

[–] spirinolas@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Sid Meier's Colonization. It seems every few years I always go back to it.

Also, honorable mention for Sonic 3 & Knuckles.

Both from 1994. Yeah, I'm old.

[–] worhui@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

breakout. I think it's the oldest 'playable' game. It feel ahead of it's time for the late 70's

[–] Camille_Jamal@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago

Probably Halo reach or minecraft xbawks 360. Me and my brother are trying to get dad's xbawks original to work, but we need to find the power cord and GIGANTIC stack of games

[–] JSens1998@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The oldest games I've been playing probably has to be Banjo-Kazooie, Maximo, Crash Bandicoot, and Jak and Daxster. All amazing games!

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[–] kratoz29@lemmy.zip 7 points 6 days ago

Well, I don't segment my backlog for years, so I wouldn't know which is the oldest one, but the one I plan to play next is Fzero for the SNES which was released in 1991.

[–] MadMonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

Knights and merchants

[–] FryHyde@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 days ago

Every once in awhile I find myself booting up Planetfall or Stationfall and trying to reason my through the esoteric lunacy of Infocom in its heyday.

[–] regedit@lemmy.zip 5 points 6 days ago

Escape Velocity

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago

PMD Rescue Team

[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago
[–] TheTurner@lemmy.zip 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream Doom II Super Mario Bros. Metal Slug

Just booted back up chrono trigger

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 6 points 6 days ago

Factorio 2016

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

I play dungeon keeper a bit. It was released in I think 1994 or 1995

Edit: I also play insaniquarium sometimes too. That shit was from the 2000s I believe

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[–] heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 days ago

I kept going back to Arcanum

There was an unofficial patch that helped it continue to be playable. It just had a unique style and story that allowed you to interact and build your character around magic or technology.

[–] olbaidiablo@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago

I played Super double Dragon for SNES earlier. I also played super Mario Bros 2 for nes this week. Platform games are a great way to pass the time on the go when you have a phone and a Bluetooth controller.

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 days ago

Wing Commander on the ol' Dosbox.

[–] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

I may or may not still have a pvpgn vm and a Windows xp vm with a lot of baal rush setups set to run.

I'll play D2 till I die.

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