What are your favourite and go-to gaming websites?
from B0NK3RS@lemmy.world to retrogaming@lemmy.world on 04 Aug 09:52
https://lemmy.world/post/33945497

Any and all recommendations are appreciated.

Edit: I’ll add a few of my own.

SEGAbits

Out of Print Archive

Open Source Game Clones

Edit 2: there have been some great post with excellent stuff so please keep them coming :)

#retrogaming

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Weebdeluxe@ani.social on 04 Aug 10:35 next collapse

I mostly use nintendolife. That’s a Nkntendo only website. Back in the day I enjoyed Destructoid but that became utter trash.

biofaust@lemmy.world on 04 Aug 11:07 next collapse

All I need are Steam, GOG, Isthereanydeal, Howlongtobeat and SteamDB. There are some YouTube channels I follow, but as they mostly talk about consoles nowadays, I don’t really rely on them for the final choice.

TachyonTele@piefed.social on 04 Aug 11:20 next collapse

https://www.steamgriddb.com/grids
For all of your artistic game cover needs.

Vimms lair, of course.

And
https://metroidconstruction.com/
For Metroid hacks.

datavoid@lemmy.ml on 04 Aug 13:50 collapse

Nintendo killed Vimm’s for me, it used to be so good though.

TachyonTele@piefed.social on 04 Aug 20:23 collapse

Eh, the few games that are missing can easily be found elsewhere. For now.

Fyi its easy to find the entire catalog for various Nintendo systems.

BlueSquid0741@lemmy.sdf.org on 04 Aug 12:09 next collapse

Gaming on Linux - for news

Hardcore Gaming 101 - when I want to go down a rabbit hole of game series history and trivia

B0NK3RS@lemmy.world on 04 Aug 12:12 collapse

Thanks. HG101 is the kind of stuff I’m looking for.

sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today on 04 Aug 12:45 next collapse

The ROMsMegathread to add to the other recommendations. Also I do have to mention GoG again for DRM free games.

B0NK3RS@lemmy.world on 04 Aug 12:57 collapse

Thanks. ROMsMegathread is interesting and something I didn’t know about.

ace_garp@lemmy.world on 04 Aug 13:06 next collapse

yucata.de

Boardgames online, excellent!

Asynchronous move timing, you can take up to 29 days to play a move.

Community built, DIY ethos, free to join, donation supported.

B0NK3RS@lemmy.world on 04 Aug 13:21 collapse

Thanks. Great recommendation.

cloudless@piefed.social on 04 Aug 12:46 next collapse

dekudeals, howlongtobeat, xbdeals.net, and

https://retroachievements.org/games

ace_garp@lemmy.world on 04 Aug 13:46 next collapse

libregamewiki.org

Open licenced games and media.

I’ve played through most of the ones older than 7 years old.

Here are some solid start points:

Neverball, Kobo Deluxe, Project: Starfighter, Frozen Bubble, Hex-a-hop, SGT Puzzles, Numpty Physics, Fish Fillets NG, Enigma, Passage, Shattered Pixel Dungeon, X-Moto, Blobby Volley 2, Stormbaan Coureur, GCompris

actionjbone@sh.itjust.works on 04 Aug 14:08 next collapse

maxutmost.com

hobbsc@lemmy.sdf.org on 04 Aug 15:26 next collapse

time extension!

B0NK3RS@lemmy.world on 04 Aug 18:47 collapse

I didn’t realise I had this already bookmarked so thanks for the reminder.

emb@lemmy.world on 04 Aug 15:46 next collapse

I’m a big fan of shmuplations.com

They translate or host a bunch of first-hand interviews with developers of classic Japanese games. (Not restricted to shmups, despite the name.)

B0NK3RS@lemmy.world on 04 Aug 18:52 collapse

This is a real gem! Thank you

emb@lemmy.world on 04 Aug 15:51 next collapse

Another extremely useful one to me is www.doesitplay.org

I’m not OK with games requiring a download. And developers don’t always do a good job of making it clear when they do. Or a handful of games might be nearly unplayable in the version that ships on disc/cart. This website makes a point of testing games unpatched and offline.

It’s not a big deal for everyone, but the site is a crucial resource if you care.

B0NK3RS@lemmy.world on 04 Aug 18:50 collapse

I came across this recently and it’s a very useful tool. This year I started to take notice again and find myself more and more going with GOG, offline games and physical discs.

GerardsGuitar@retrolemmy.com on 10 Aug 13:16 next collapse

Here are some that I have found useful:

Game tracking:

Game art:

Compatability

  • Does It Play? - Lets you know if a game plays out of box or requires extra downloads or codes
  • Proton DB - Compatibility ratings and advice for gaming on Linux

Game Deals:

  • Fanatical - Can often find games cheaper here
  • Humble Bundle - Does game bundles with proceeds going to charity, often has good games in the bundles.
  • CeX - Can pick up second hand physical games for cheap here
  • GOG - DRM free games
B0NK3RS@lemmy.world on 10 Aug 17:26 collapse

But where’s the fun stuff…

:) I joke. I’ve actually been againt video game achievements since they began but recenly have enjoyed the RetroAchievements setup and playing my childhood games again.

zanyllama52@infosec.pub on 17 Aug 15:20 next collapse

www.hardcoregaming101.net

racketboy.com

Edit:

Great question @B0NK3RS@lemmy.world , great thread, thanks

B0NK3RS@lemmy.world on 17 Aug 17:11 collapse

Someone mentioned HG101 and I’m enjoying all the reading.

I’m not that interested in what Racketboy seems to offer but I see it has a forum so I might have a look through later for interesting stuff.

Auster@thebrainbin.org on 19 Aug 19:03 next collapse

As I like to source my own ROMs, those 4 tend to be my primary places to look:

Also other places, but most way smaller and mainly found through the 4 above.

Flashy_Tomato@programming.dev on 27 Aug 23:56 collapse

I mostly watch videos now, but a few websites I still visit regularly that haven’t been mentioned:

B0NK3RS@lemmy.world on 28 Aug 08:06 collapse

Thanks. This is the kind of stuff I was hoping for :)