As a (relatively) new father, I feel this deeply. I’d love to eventually bring my son to the important places from my youth, but they are gone or changed. That arcades aren’t the same. PAX isn’t the same. I can’t crack open 90s Era packs of Magic with him. But stuff like this helps keep some of that old Magic alive. Good luck and Godspeed.
I told them I’d like a GOG style humble choice. If they’re not willing to give actual games, I’d be interested in a subscription to help game preservation, but probably only $5 a month max.
The one thing I’ve heard is that it is highly CPU reliant, so I’m planning to upgrade my motherboard and CPU at the same time. Microcenter has some good deals right now though, and for $400 I can get a board, processor and RAM.
I used to have a Sega Channel as a kid. It was this big clunky cartridge with its own power supply and internet connection that downloaded Sega Genesis games. It was incredible.
I was really fortunate to have been exposed to a lot of awesome video games in my childhood. Sonic 3 and knuckles, gunstar heroes, super Mario world, low g man, x wing alliance, and the xmen and simpson arcade games all transport me in time. 🥹
True! And I bought them there, but I like having everything in steam. I like how easy it is to use the steam deck and I like the achievements. I’m also looking forward to (hopefully) upgraded QOL features.
This is one of the best games I could recommend to anyone interested in game design. Perfect example of elevating simple gameplay with narrative, and it has perfect gameplay escalation.
It doesn’t quite fit, but there are a lot of boardgame phone adaptions, and they rarely have microtransactions. Cat lady, carcassonne, ghanz schoan clever, doppelt so clever, hex roller, rail road ink and roll player are some of my favorites
Holy shit microprose is back!?