If a modern, PC-based, toolchain development kit existed, with readily available media, for any retro system of your choosing (so you could develop and publish your own games without quite the gruelling uphill battle it is now) what system would you pick?

For me, I think it'd have to be the SNES. It's as near as the pinnacle of 2D systems whilst still being sufficiently limited and "chunky" before 32-bit took much of the charm away.

I think it's a system that lends itself perfectly to achieving great creative works with the right balance of limitation vs. potential.

>3.58 MHz 65C816 CPU (descendant of the glorious 6502 chip). A little slow, but SuperFX fills in the gaps
> 32 K colours. Just perfect
> 128 K RAM. Tons for a cartridge-based system
> 128 Sprites 64x64, 32 per scanline. The sweet spot of doing just about anything on screen

Does anyone still play this/played it recently?

Did it age okay? Feel like going back to it, it was the only flight sim I ever played (the only one I ever needed).

Does anyone know what game this comes from? I thought it might be Policenauts or Snatcher, but it doesn't appear to be either of those. Big thanks!

Anybody here learn Japanese for vidya? Got any tips for someone trying to learn? I'm not expecting any "learn it overnight" tips or anything but just where to get started and what not. Also to keep it /vr/ related. Japanese retro vidya general? What are some great games Americans have been deprived of?

Let's get on the topic on Favourite Fighters on the Retro Systems and Arcade. This is for all vidya warriors. The objective here is to talk about your favourites, what you like about them, what you think could be better and would you recommend it to anyone. Feel free to compare opinions and we'll start with you Anon unit # 7650.

Food/drink from retro games thread.

This is one of the items you could buy in Mystical Ninja: Starring Goemon on N64. Even though I knew nothing about Japanese food at the time, the food in that game always looked so appetizing to me.

I have the following for trade:

Pokemon Yellow
Metal Gear Solid (black label)
Mario Kart Double Dash (2 copies)

Looking to trade for any GB/C, N64, and PSX goodies.

about to play this game for the first time, what should I expect?

what are some other great retro ones?

check 'em

The great debate.
Which one do you prefer? I just beat SotN for the first time today, and it was a great game. However, I think Super Metroid is better for several reasons.
>no invincibility frames after being hit in the SotN, meaning you can get easily trapped on hit boxes and stuck.
>doors that close in Super Metroid. In SotN there are tons of rooms that seem to be set up so that enemies will knock you back into a previous room, and you'll have to fight them all again
>Form of mist was hidden behind such a cryptic secret How was I supposed to know I had to wait in the clock room for like a minute so the passage would open? Sort of bullshit in my opinion
Although, SotN has some elements I prefer
>No annoying YOU ARE DYING beeping
>Major upgrades aren't as spaced out as they are in Super metroid, making the game play feel a bit faster
Richter being the bad end, and half of the game being tucked away.
Which do you guys prefer?