Play Gunstar Heroes right now.
this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2023
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Gyruss - NES.
Avenging Spirit - Nintendo Gameboy (B&W)
Natsume games on NES have aged well, eg shadow of the ninja, shatter hand, and powerblade. But they're tough games so could be brutal on touch pad controls. Arcon is a cool mix of strategy and action, and had a good NES port.
If you can find an emulator and a device with no input lag whatsoever and an ideal control scheme, Kaboom! on Atari 2600 is addictive.
Super Metroid on SNES. Amazing, great game. My absolute favorite. And if it interests you, there are a lot of good ROM hacks for the game, giving you near infinite replay-ability.
My favorites are The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Yoshi's Island. I also like the classic Mario games.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and more recently Link's Awakening. Also the older Pokemon gameboy titles.
So I've never played a single Zelda game. Which one do I start on?
I did play like 2 hours of BoTW on switch and just never got back to it.
A Link to the Past is the one you want to start on. It'll get you right to the heart of what makes the classic Zelda games so good. If that's too retro for you, play Ocarina of Time, you can't go wrong with that masterpiece.
Should I do the SNES version or GBA?
If you're doing emulation, just go SNES. GBA is only worth playing if you're going to play it on an actual GBA.
There are exceptions, but for most games, given a choice between SNES and GBA versions, the SNES one is better. Usually sound is severely compressed on the GBA and the visuals are washed out.
Some of the GBA remakes also added in voice tracks, like Mario saying "Just what I needed!" whenever you get a mushroom, or Link doing his grunts and "hii-yahs" whenever you swing the sword. I guess I could see how some people might think those were neat, but I mostly found them annoying, especially given the quality of the GBA audio.
I've finished it a couple of times as a kid, but playing Golden Axe II again (and again) never gets old.
Try Super Mario RPG. Fantastic RPG for SNES made by Squaresoft that never got the remake/remaster treatment.
Considering the fact that you're using a touchscreen device which isn't great for things like platforming or action RPGs, I recommend checking out more turn-based RPGs. The Final Fantasy 4,5,&6 ports on the GBA are fun and look great, as are the first two Golden Sun games. If you get your hands on a good DS emulator I also recommend Dragon Quests 4-6 on that platform
Going to show my age here… Fool’s errand and Dark Castle. Mac games of much nostalgia.
The Dragon Quest series if you're into traditional RPGs (it's the franchise that kicked off the genre basically). DQ1-3 have GBC remakes but are a little dated (3 is a fan favorite. 2 not so much). DQ 4-6 have DS remakes with 4 and 5 being the best entry point in my opinion. Art is by the creator of Dragon Ball too so if you like that it's definitely a plus.