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Brian :python: :flask: :html5:
@brianb@fosstodon.org  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

My kids have no gaming experience. Like a controller for a console is a foreign object.

I have a Raspberry Pi running RetroPi. I'd like to stay with older consoles because they're familiar to me and will cost me nothing. What are some SUPER beginner friendly titles?

#askfedi

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@taursndhaus@stlouist.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

@brianb Have you seen some of the stuff Atari is putting out now? I'm thinking about getting an Atari X, and they just released the Intellivision.

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Brian :python: :flask: :html5:
@brianb@fosstodon.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

@taursndhaus I'm going to grab some old Atari stuff just to help with using the controllers to move something on the screen - Pong and maybe Pac Man.

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Hyde 📷 🖋 :debian:
@hyde@lazybear.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

@brianb as a kid we used to play on the master system "fantasy zone" a shootem up, and we love it.

I can't remember if it was the 1 or 2 though ...

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robert
@robert42@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

@brianb I'm not really a gamer at all but still enjoy playing Galaga on a retropi every once in a while. Super basic but still fun

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Brian :python: :flask: :html5:
@brianb@fosstodon.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

@robert42 I think I'm going to grab that along with something like pong just to help them figure out a controller.

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@That_One_Guy@mastodon.world replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

@brianb
Original NES Mario is pretty straightforward and starts of easier and progressively gets more difficult. Donkey Kong as well.

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Brian :python: :flask: :html5:
@brianb@fosstodon.org replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

@That_One_Guy tried that...the jumping and moving mechanic was pretty frustrating for them this time. Gonna go older and work up I think.

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@That_One_Guy@mastodon.world replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

@brianb
Some Atari games are very easy.

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