Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of September 3rd
Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of September 3rd
New thread! Whatcha all playing! I've been playing more blasphemous 2. Really really into it 🙏
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Unlike the rest of the answers here, I've been mostly retro gaming this week. Got my new Miyoo Mini Plus handheld emulator and it's been awesome, playing mostly SNES, GBA, Sega Genesis and PS1 games.
Games that I'm playing right now:
- Mega Man 7 (SNES)
- Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (GBA)
- The Lord of The Rings: Two Towers (GBA)
- Metroid Fusion (GBA)
- Prince of Persia 1 (Genesis Romhack)
- Crash Bandicoot 1 (PS1)
The awesome thing about the handheld I'm using is that it supports instant saving and game switching, so if I'm getting bored I just press one button and switch to a different game, and jump into exactly where I left off. Or just press the power button and it'll instantly suspend, and pressing it back is again an instant resume. Other modern handhelds are more involved or not pocketable, so this has been perfect for me (especially considering the low weight of the thing). I think I've gamed the most this week compared to any other weeks this year, because of how convenient it is to game on the Miyoo.
I’ve heard of Miyoo before. Glad to hear some first hand comments on it. I might be tempted. Is PS1 the newest console it can run? How about N64 or Dreamcast? I guess the controls might be an issue there.
Also, isn’t Metroid Fusion a GBA game rather than Genesis? 😜
My bad, you're right - Metroid Fusion was indeed on the GBA. I was playing Prince of Persia 1 on the Genesis - there's a ROM hack for it which fixes all the issues with the port and makes it behave pretty much like the OG DOS version, with the added graphics of the Genesis version of course.
Sadly the Miyoo is a bit underspecced for the N64 and Gen 6 consoles, so the PS1 is the highest it can emulate. For newer consoles, you'd be looking at something like the Retroid Pocket 3+ or the upcoming Anbernic RG405V, but of course, they're bigger and more expensive. The main reason I prefer the Miyoo is because of how lightweight it is, which allows me to game for hours if I felt like it, and it's size makes it easy to carry around too. But I guess it won't be long before we get to see a future Miyoo, or an alternative in the same form-factor, having the specs to emulate m Gen 6 consoles.