There's a big difference from just being something that you own, and realistically what you're doing the majority of your gaming on. I was way late to the party on having a modern console, and the PC I had access to wasn't much better. Until I got a Sega Genesis around '93 or so, most of my gaming was on an Atari VCS (at least an 80s version of it). Gaming duty was roughly shared between that and an old 286 PC (not sure of date of manufacture, but early 80s, anyway) and an Atari 1200XL... What was the oldest system that was your "main console ..read more

In this thread, forum members present their 25 favorite videogames from the SNES console (to create a chart, click on this link). Personal enjoyment should be the most important factor when deciding on the selections ..read more

What activities bring you the most joy in your free time? Is there a particular game you love playing or a hobby that captures your attention? Any favorite books, movies, or TV shows you find perfect for unwinding? Do you have any go-to special events or places for leisure? How do you choose creative or recreational activities for personal growth? What's your preferred way to relax during weekends or vacations? Are you a fan of sports, and if so, do you ever place bets on them? Any unique... How do you entertain yourself in your free time ..read more

Hi all, I am new to IGN boards but wanted to introduce myself and share some amazing gaming artwork for those of you who run Mame / Retroarch. Many contributors from the libretro community have been working hard these past 3 years or so to create some beautifully detailed and realistic overlays for retro gaming! Additionally, realistic CRT shaders and realtime bezel reflections almost make these games feel like the real arcade machine! There are about 140 out of 600 posted currently. More... 4K Vertical Overlays ..read more

Speaking as someone who spent *entirely* too long with an Atari 2600 as my main game system (it was seriously well into the 90s before I managed to get my hands on a Genesis, and getting an NES was well after that) I'm really hard pressed to think of any that I'd still want to play today, even with nostalgia goggles. Maybe Demon Attack. I had an Atari XL, too, which does fare much better in terms of game quality, but I didn't have a lot of games for it. There were basically three games that... Are there pre-NES games that you can still go back to ..read more

Hello, my name is David. I work for Gasco Copper Inc., which is the leading Cupro Nickel Pipes and Tubes Manufacturer in India. I want to find some classic games to play at home with my son ..read more

> enter topic You find yourself in a maze of twisty little historic games, all alike and text-based in input and output. text-adventures are (parser-based) text-only games. You read text informing you about the state of the game and you type commands at the prompt ("> ") to interact with the game. I start the topic by playing the very game that kick-started the whole genre: Colossal Cave Adventure, or simply adventure as it was known in 70s mainframes: ... The lost treasures of text-adventures ..read more

I just got a sleeper pc from my girlfriends brother. A Dell Optiplex with a first gen i7 and 16 gb RAM and a GTX 1050 installed. We ran Doom 2016 and a bit of the Witcher 3 and it ran fine. Actually impressively fine considering the age of the system. But these games aren’t what I’m after. I’ve been a console gamer my whole life and other than a copy of Spore for my computer back in the day and Civ 5 for my macbook, I’ve never had a chance to play anything on PC. I’m open to any genre of... What pc games are considered classics ..read more

What are video game franchises that have been dead for a while that you want to see make a return? They have to at least not been seen since PS3/Wii/360 ..read more

Now that Microsoft announced they will close the 360 legacy store down, All three platform holders have at the very least considered shutting down old stores. Anyone else think people need to have a renewed push to fight for physical game releases ..read more