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Recommendations on casual GB/GBA games? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/retrogaming

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Hi! Maybe y'all can help me out.

I have a Miyoo mini plus and sometimes, I feel the itch to play something just to fiddle around a bit. I'm looking for something that's easy to pick up and pla' for a few minutes up to maybe half an hour.

Bonus points if I can play it without needing to use my speech recognizing brain functions. It would be ideal if I can just occupy my hands a pit while still listening to what my colleagues say in remote meetings (I used to use a rubik's cube for that). ADD is a bitch.

I already got:

Apotris (really awesome, but a bit stressful after a while)
Wario Ware (can also get a bit stressful)
Pokemon Pinball Saphire and ruby (great, but has gotten a bit repetitive now)
... that's it

It doesn't have to be GB/GBA, but I recon that those systems have the biggest bounty of pick up and play games. The Miyoo Mini Plus can emulate everything up to PS1, so SNES and PS1 would be fine, too.

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[–] EvilBit 12 points 3 months ago

I’m going to stay retro because I’m on a retro kick right now. I’m also a big fan of chunky old-school graphics, so most of these are available in some form or another on GB, GBC, GBA, GG, or my personal favorite, NGPC.

I stuck with mostly mindless action or traversal, leaving off things with complicated puzzle solving or exploration and what to do/where to go challenge, hence things like Sonic and Mario yes but Metroid and Zelda no. That said, there’s plenty more if you’re up for some light exploration thinking. Shantae for GBC is a delightful example.

Puzzle/Tetris-like:

Puyo Puyo/Puyo Pop/Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
Magical Drop (I played this so much my brain would zen out and I’d have crushed all of my friends in a row without breaking a sweat)
Dr. Mario
Puzzle Bobble/Bust A Move

Mindless Action/Adventure:

Metal Slug series
Contra series
Gunstar Heroes (IYKYK - if you haven’t played this before but you like Contra-type games, play the Genesis version, be blown away, then try the GG version and be impressed as hell with that too)
Streets of Rage series (The GG ports are pretty incredible for the platform)
Smash TV (SNES or Arcade version probably though, since retro handhelds never had the controls for it)
T2: The Arcade Game is on Game Gear and it’s an impressive port to dink around with.
Like, the entire shmup genre, but if you want retro portable, there are some Gradius and R-Type ports, GG Aleste/Power Strike 2 on GG, and probably a ton more on GBA.

Pure Platformer:

Any early Mario mainline game
Any Sonic mainline game
Lion King or Aladdin, but these are so difficult you might want to save scum them just to brainlessly get past the brutal challenge

Sports:

NBA Jam (I loved my dinky little GG version)

Other:

Ms. Pac-Man and other retro arcade games/collections
More Pinball! I don’t know any actual “normal” pinball games for retro systems that were all that great, but Sonic Spinball is awesome, plus there’s Kirby Pinball, Metroid Prime Pinball (DS), and even Pinball of the Dead.