Comment on [Discussion] What games are you playing on your Deck or Machine? - August 2026

• thingsiplay@lemmy.ml ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I actually force myself to play less emulation and more “normal” games. :D On my Steam Deck I use RetroArch Steam version almost exclusively to play emulation (which does not come with Playstation 2 core on the Steam store, I could install it myself but don’t want to manage my own version of the core). So it’s mostly old systems. As for more modern systems and games, I’m looking into DS and PSP. But didn’t start anything on them right now.

  Often I just end up exploring new or random games with the intention of just trying them out for a short time, and that’s it then. Especially with Arcade, DOS or Amiga. I’m also into Romhacks and play MSU1 based SNES games with different soundtracks and additional enhancements. Then I try various Super Mario World Romhacks, but could not decide on which to take on and finish. Same for Super Metroid Romhacks. Man there are so many good ones.

  • F-Zero Deluxe (SNES Romhack, 2024): F-Zero courses from a dead Nintendo satellite service restored using VHS and AI actually didn’t play this this week, but loved it so much and it was fun, especially with MSU1 soundtrack
  • Deception 3 - Dark Delusion (Playstation, 1999): www.mobygames.com/…/deception-iii-dark-delusion/ still need to finish, love the soundtrack but controls are not good and enemy ai is just bad
  • Alundra (Playstation, 1997): www.mobygames.com/game/5928/alundra/ a classic top down action adventure, just started it, I’m still in the beginning and curious because my friend told me since the 90s about the game

  So probably not the stuff you are into, given the titles and systems you mentioned. Switch is also installed, but because I have a PC to run Switch games much better, I actually end up never playing it on the Deck.

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  • TheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Of the games mentioned, the F-Zero one seems the most interesting. I’ve tried to get into it the unmodded version several times over the years, but it never stuck. The controls always just felt way too slippery.

    I ended up trying out RetroDeck after reformatting my deck a few weeks back. Flatpak install was pretty seamless, and I liked being able to save all my ROMs to SD card by default instead of my limited 256 SSD.

    I have some of the GCN and GBA games I’ve always loved in addition to stuff I never got around to playing, like Jet Set Radio and Star Fox 64.

    Of all my “games” on my deck, RetroDeck/Emulation Station had the highest playtime before I formatted, at 100 hours.

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    • thingsiplay@lemmy.ml ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I also have the 256gb Deck (LCD day one) and put all Roms on 512gb microSD card. :-) One positive thing about using the Steam version of RetroArch is to have builtin Cloud saves for every configuration and game saves, and playtimes. Also it does not clash with RetroDeck or Emudecks own shortcuts and settings in example. I’ve seen over and over reports of problems that can be traced back to that. On my Deck RetroArch has highest playtime too, right now at 180 hours. :-)

      And the controls of F-Zero, it is definitely not easy and one need to get used to it. One tip I could give is, in the corners instead using break, I recommend to let go of acceleration very quickly, in a quick tapping manner until you get the curve. This gives you control and grip and reduced the speed. I actually improved playing like this and finished the cups, which I was not able to before.

      One thing I enjoyed a lot (many hours, instead playing a game lol) is experimenting and creating custom controls, menus and functionality. I always wanted to share my RetroArch custom Steam controls (through Steam Input community share option), but that would require exact setup of some shortcuts.

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