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My teen coworkers told me that he found an old Xbox 360 in his basement and has had a lot of fun playing "retro" games like Tony Hawk Underground and Burnout 3. (hexbear.net)

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[-] LGOrcStreetSamurai@hexbear.net 40 points 2 weeks ago

Nah man. Let him know this is the way. No always online. No microtransactions in EVERYTHING. We need to go back

[-] Sulvor@hexbear.net 32 points 2 weeks ago

I want game manuals back

[-] uSSRI@hexbear.net 20 points 2 weeks ago

Oh yeah, I'd devour those whenever I was waiting for my turn on the TV. Used to be helpful shit in there, too

[-] Weedian@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago

I'd read them in the car on the way home from the local non chain video rental store. I was never allowed to rent mortal kombat though

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[-] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 14 points 2 weeks ago

Play Tunic!

[-] WIIHAPPYFEW@hexbear.net 33 points 2 weeks ago

( specter ooOOoOoh I’m younger than TES Oblivion oOOooh)

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[-] SerLava@hexbear.net 33 points 2 weeks ago

The meaning of "retro" got frozen at the 2D/3D transition for quite a while, but it's long past time to move to a new definition: a console becomes retro when they sunset the online connectivity

[-] Comrade_Mushroom@hexbear.net 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

"Retro" just means "it happened before I was old enough to enjoy it".

Just like "old" means "anyone older than me".

Maybe a more objective measure is "if it is older than people who are now adults, it's retro".

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[-] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago

The Nintendo New 3DS in shambles.

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[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 27 points 2 weeks ago

Who got Lost Planet?

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[-] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Lost Planet 2 ruled, some of the most fun co-op and pvp in any shooter I've ever played

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[-] Diuretic_Materialism@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago

I should loan him my copy of Arkham City

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[-] REgon@hexbear.net 27 points 2 weeks ago

Introduce them to SSX3. I've been chasing that high ever since

[-] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 17 points 2 weeks ago

I still emulate it on my phone today

[-] REgon@hexbear.net 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Why did they stop giving us whole mountains with cool shortcuts and crazy parks that weren't too crazy?

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[-] Gorb@hexbear.net 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I am the one and only enjoyer of the ssx reboot and I will defend that game until the end of days. Same goes for the dmc reboot

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[-] gaystyleJoker@hexbear.net 24 points 2 weeks ago

burnout 3 is probably in my top 10 games of all time

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[-] DickFuckarelli@hexbear.net 23 points 2 weeks ago

I looked forward to weekend at my Dad's because his roommate had an Atari 800.

So you can all shut the fuck up and kindly step off my lawn.

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[-] GlueBear@hexbear.net 22 points 2 weeks ago

I Was Just Wondering If You Wanted to Hang Out With Me and Smoke Weed and Fill Our Bellies With Diet Soda and Play Burnout 3 for the Xbox 360

[-] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago

pim-charlie-shock

[-] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

I will smoke his weed but I don't play with landlords costanza-maoist

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[-] Owl@hexbear.net 17 points 2 weeks ago

Okay, we're going to have to introduce better periodization for retro games.

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[-] GlueBear@hexbear.net 17 points 2 weeks ago

Wii games are retro, fight me

[-] Mindfury@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

agony-soviet

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[-] Guamer@hexbear.net 16 points 2 weeks ago

Hm, feel like we need one more gen til the 360 is "retro/vintage", feels too recent still for those monikers.

Like for the Original Xbox it feels right, but 360's too new imo.

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[-] GnastyGnuts@hexbear.net 16 points 2 weeks ago

I'm aging into being torn about being old, but also being excited at the prospect of introducing "the youth" to cool old shit they don't know about.

[-] Diuretic_Materialism@hexbear.net 17 points 2 weeks ago

"Sonny, I know you love your Forts Knights or whatever, but have you heard of Halo 2? This was before loot boxes you see..."

[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 11 points 2 weeks ago

but also being excited at the prospect of introducing "the youth" to cool old shit they don't know about.

Try me.

[-] GnastyGnuts@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Oh jeeze, the sudden pressure....

uh ... y'all ever hear about Bio-Booster Armor Guyver? Or the two live action adaptations, the first of which blows ass and false-advertises Mark Hamil (of liberalism fame) as the main character, and the second of which (The Guyver: Dark Hero) stars David Hayter (most famous for voicing Solid Snake in the Metal Gear Solid series) as the protagonist "Sean" (the cracker-fication of "Sho Fukamachi").

The basic idea is that a guy gets implanted with an alien parasite that turns into bio-mechanical armor (the titular "Guyver"), but there's this evil corporation of shape-shifting mutants / aliens that also want it, so the plot basically turns into a mix of X-Files but also sometimes he turns into a fucking robot-alien man and explodes monsters with his titty-cannons.

EDIT: The first half of the older anime adaptation (by good ol' MANGA home video!) is available on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWiPz9C7tmq7-Rj2KR7M4EQDb-U0GqBMh

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[-] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

sanae-boomer I'll accept THPS2 as somewhat retro

[-] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 15 points 2 weeks ago

THUG is an OG Xbox title. It's like retro retro.

[-] dannoffs@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago

chomsky-yes-honey

[-] Weedian@hexbear.net 15 points 2 weeks ago

Fuckin Eric sparrow stealing my helicopter roof gap footage

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[-] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 14 points 2 weeks ago

local Hexbear confounded by process of time moving forward, people referring to games that came out several years before they were born as "retro"

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[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I remember playing Burnout Paradise as a wee'un and loving it, that was the only Burnout game I ever played. Burnout 3 came out a few years before Paradise and I never really heard about it so I guess it was "before my time".

[-] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Burnout 3 is probably the best burnout game, it's not open world like paradise, but everything else is better in my opinion. Though my opinion could be clouded by nostalgia.

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[-] regul@hexbear.net 11 points 2 weeks ago

Burnout Paradise, while a great game, doesn't even have Crash Mode, which was one of the best parts of the original Burnouts.

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[-] asante@hexbear.net 13 points 2 weeks ago

sanae-boomer

[-] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I played those games as a kid and I'm only in my mid 20s... Burnout 3 was the first proper console game I got, in a bundle with Need For Speed Underground 2 and a PlayStation 2 for Christmas.