How to Get Into Retro Video Games - Retro Bird
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
- Whether you're looking to get into retro video games yourself, or wanting to help somebody else.. it can be hard to know where to start and what to play. In this video, I cover some of the factors you'll want to consider and even recommend some of the different games, hardware and consoles that beginners may want to try out first.
How To Get Into Retro Video Games - Retro Bird / Guide for Beginners Getting into Retro Gaming
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Games Played: Castle of Illusion (0:01), Mario Kart 64 (0:10), Wario Land 4 (0:18), Donkey Kong Country 2 (0:45), Super Mario World (1:20), Shinobi III (2:35), NBA Jam (6:44) Also, those who have mentioned bananas as a weapon in Mario Kart gave a good answer, but it's just the peels. I'm looking for the whole banana as part of the attack :)
Im playing dkc2 with my friend on the switch. Its his first time beating dkc1 and my second. My first was way back in 94.
Glad to finally not see rayman in the video as that game gives me ptsd. Haha
True retro are text.
Pac-Man World Rally has a battle mode where one of the weapons you can pickup is a banana with a target in the middle. You've got your banana weapon game
2:34 - 2:57 this is my new favorite retro bird segment! I laughed for about 5 minutes straight. The answer to your question is the Jungle Book on the Sega Genesis! Lots of bananas to be thrown there should try it out
Literally laughed out loud at the apple throwing at the fence.
It seriously made my day xD funny thing is the apple throwing is a snes thing and he showed the genesis
You can throw apples in the Genesis version too :)
@@RetroBirdGaming ohh.. I thought that was the difference between both, never actually played the Genesis version
@@shinobi197 The difference between them is the use of the sword that's in the Genesis one. 😎🤘
The super loud thud did it for me.
Your neighbors: "Honey... he's throwing fruit at the fence again..."
“Oh, looks like he’s picked it up and is now eating it hun”
They know how it is by now :)
I'm glad at 40 I'm not the only one making childish faces still :D
Dude, your energy in these vids is pure gold. 100% look forward to continually watching this channel grow.
Thank you Zach!
Only just now realized he only has 20k subs. Lmao I thought he went from there to 100k+ since I've been watching him for a few months. I've been on the journey from 10k-20k subs, and he definitely seems to be one to break a million. Surprised he doesn't already have 240k
Update?
This is one of the most underrated channels. One day bird will get his time in the sun.
Thank you! Although, I do already feel lucky to have those of you who are already here :)
If you wanna lob bananas as an attack, there's always Jungle Book for Genesis or Super Nintendo.
Ohh really? Thanks for letting me know 🙂
Banana peels were deadly in Mario Kart. Launching them and spinning out the driver in front of you right before the finish line was epic.
Got there before me!
I was just going to say the same thing! If I remember correctly you could even throw multiple bananas at the same time as a powerup? :)
A game that you can use bananas as a weapon would be the Jungle Book on the Super NES and Sega Genesis. :-) thought that would make your day.
This must be the correct answer. Few others have said it too.
The goofy bits got me to really like this channel. It's like the 2 guys from Console Wars, goofy little skits scattered into retro game videos. SOLD!
There is another way to get into Retro Gaming: Play a game that has co-op so that the new player can learn from us and play with us at the same time. A win win situation for both of us :)
I had a cousin who recently quit online gaming due to the stress and toxicity he had to face so in order to cheer him up, I let him play Mickey Mouse Castle of Illusion in Genesis. After playing for a while, he asked if there is more games like that. And this is how he got into retro gaming. He is still playing it from time to time and he even thanked me for getting his life back on track and cheering him up :D
Oh, I thought you were going to say you two played World of Illusion together after that. Essentially a co-op version of Castle of Illusion. Glad to hear that retro games were able to do that for your friend!
@@RetroBirdGaming Yep. As us Aussie would like to say, "It's the beauty of retro gaming mate." :)
Perfect timing! I just got home from the state fair.
Nailed it!
I started down the rabbit hole trying to play Super Mario on NES and show my wife and son my awesome video game skillz...
Emulation was garbage due to imput delay, so I broke out the original console.
Imagine my surprise when I figured out that it wouldn't run on a modern tv 😲
Then I got a cheap clone console.
...Again with the imput delay.
Next I got a Framemeister.
Then to JUSTIFY the Framemeister, well I just figured I'd get some MORE GAMES...
That was 5 years back, now I have a solid wall of gaming goodness.
I’ve never had a problem with emulation input. What were you using to play? I have even used a wireless controller on my pc and have had no lag.
@@thepolacek NES was the only system I've noticed the lag on. I was using EMUParadise setup and a wireless ps controller originally iirc.
These days I rarely use the Framemeister and mostly use an Analogue NT Mini with wireless 8bitdo controllers for NES, again no input delay.
I like the picture better and don't have to fiddle with settings like Framemeister.
Just found this channel a couple weeks ago. Instant sub after the first vid. Love your content and how often you upload. Thank you for all the insightful takes on retro gaming. Keep it going my dude👌
I know! I was happy to find this channel too.
He’s like a less annoying Scott the Woz. I found this channel a few weeks ago. Similar humor but less random yelling than Scott 😂😂
Thank you! Glad you like it and happy to have you on the channel.
Oh my god the cutaway of you throwing the fruit killed me lmao
I have been watching your channel for a few months now, and I have to say I am a fan.
You actually got me in the right mindset of “I don’t need to have a huge library to collect retro games”.
Seems like such a simple assumption and yet I always figured you either went big or not at all. Since then I’ve grown a steady collection of old games I used to love and even some I never owned from my favorite developers.
My most recent acquisition I am very proud of is a original PC Engine CD ROM version of Snatcher. I can’t really play it, that version anyways but being a huge Kojima fan I just had to have it for my Hideo Kojima section.
So thank you really for your great videos!
Thank you and glad to hear you're developing a healthier relationship with your collection!
On the topic of weaponized bananas - the very first game I ever played was a MS-DOS program with my dad called "Gorillas." You input the angle and velocity to hurl the delicious fruit at your competitor. Yum!
I like how this sounds!
the people looking out the wimdow: Honey the guy next door is out side throwing fruit at the fence.. are we under attack?
My neighbors know how things go by now :)
Go with what you’re interested in, absolutely! I wanted to play Metroid and I heard it was hard so I waited, but I played dread and I liked it a lot. I don’t think the difficulty would have mattered. And I like using save states personally. I could do it as intended just fine, but I don’t personally need the “cred” or whatever. I just want to have a good time haha
Start with the stuff you had when you were little , try to get back the stuff you may have sold or regretted selling , that’s where I started back in early 2000’s … slowly collect … and then before u know it you’ve got a closet or attic full of stuff
“Guy who beat contra” LOL
That part got me. xD
Tbh just set a budget like $100.
Buy a system that’s cheap (GBC or GBA, Genesis or NES/SNES). You can find good games around the $5-10 mark still for a lot of those systems.
I’m an unabashed mega man fan so I’m always recommending the legacy collections to people. And the Castlevania advance collection just came out which I’m also pushing on any casual gamers I know. Aria of Sorrow is too good not to hook a few of em into retro gaming!
Collections and game compilations are a good way to get into retro gaming!
Thank you for the recommendations!
Is the castlevania collection also good (The one that has Super Castlevania?)
@@ski9392 IMO yes! CV3 and SCIV are two of my favorite games of all time. If you like action platformers you probably won’t be disappointed 🙂
Using a proper controller really does make a difference.
Off topic but my English teacher had a GameCube in his class and let me play it
So cute that the GameCube gets lumped with the SuperNintendo generation in the minds of teenagers today🙃🙃🙃
*Our English teacher
@@dandiaz19934 *off topic
@@Butter-Milk I know it's kind of a joke but I don't think OUR English teacher would be proper either. We don't know for sure who our refers to in the sentence. The Teacher of our English class might be better.
@@overnightdelivery It's a Reddit thing. Suddenly Communism.
Wish granted! Worms Armageddon has *The Banana Bomb!*
while it is fun to get good at old retro games, i cant forget that there was also a entire part of the industry based around making cheat codes (Game genies/sharks) Or selling you hints (those hint lines), even back then we didnt always want to deal with the stuff these games throw at us
Plus you can use those cheat carts to play imports on your region's system!
Absolutely! Cheats were also a very edgy '90s kind of thing back then!
You've quickly become one of my favorite RUclipsrs. "He's the Retro Bird..OH YES!". lol. It's so cheesy in the best way.
Thank you! Glad you enjoy the channel :)
Friday nights are always better with the bird. Oh yeah!
Thanks for stopping by as always.
You are now the official Saturday morning video that I watch as I help get my daughter ready and sort her breakfast out. I'm hoping the love of retro games is being absorbed into her brain! Ha
Haha that would be ideal!
Your videos are fun, humorous, entertaining and engaging. This how your channel is going to grow.
Just keep doing what you are doing. Fun while being informative.
I handed out Capcom & Taito EverCade Mini's out for Christmas to some gamers but half of them were not. The cartridge games are cheap & they have built in games inside! An easy way for new Retro Gamers to start. My Son-In Law who comes to my house gravitates to my gaming area & guess what? He fell in love with my Game Boy games. My daughter had to get him an Analogue Pocket so he can enjoy Pokemon games that he didn't know existed! But the best way to start people to enjoy Retro Games are 2 Player games!
4:05. I legit thought that sign said “Dude who just beat Corona.”
At first I thought it said "Dude who just beat Control" and for a split second thought he was going to make an ironic joke about modern game difficulty. (lack thereof)
Speaking of which, where would you get a sign that advertises that you beat Corona? Asking for a friend.
I got my best friend to start retro game collecting and now he has started collecting too
Got kinda addicted to your videos, your narrative style and sense of humor are just top notch. Keep it up, looking forward to the next video!
Super Mario World for the Microwave definitely is the go-to version.
I always find this question as being weird. I mean, how do you get into anything? You just start trying parts of said hobby while also learning about it.
Haha yup!
This channel is fire.. Glad I found it early.. OK so besides me dying laughing at the apple being thrown at the fence.. There are many ways I was introduced to gaming by my brother taking me to arcade back in the early 90s and eversince I had so much fun with it it stuck with me.. Awesome content best channel on RUclips
I'll say the Nintendo Switch online has introduced me to a few games I never heard of/ played. Regardless of how everyone feels about it atm, I actually like having 4 consoles worth of retro games on it, and Musha was added to the Genesis, that was crazy. And Nintendo did claim they were still planning to add to NES and SNES, but time will tell, I just like having them portable, even if I don't travel and play in docked mode all the time~
It's a nice option and hopefully they can sort out some of the issues it's been having eventually.
This is severely underrated
I started by wanting to play kingdom hearts on ps2, i bought it then played more ps2 games, then i got intrested in ps1 games, 3ds eshop showed me virtual console games i liked, and so i bought a nes then 2 years later ive filled up my 2nd bookshelf
Ok I gotta say...I lost it when you threw the apple and then follow up the banana. You do great videos that are great to watch and funny. Keep it up!
There's all sorts of routes into retro gaming these days. Whether that's through playing simple mobile games, encountering an old console or arcade cabinet, or trying something like the Switch's Online apps. I'd imagine a lot of younger fans of Super Mario World might have started out with the New Super Mario Bros or Mario Maker games and wanted more of it.
There are plenty of big series that span back decades, and there's great options for people who want to try the earlier games. Even if that's a franchise as relatively young as Halo or Uncharted, the collections might help encourage younger fans to explore more games from those generations.
Super Smash Bros. has done a great job of getting fans to try more retro stuff too. It's what got me to try Kid Icarus and Ice Climbers (maybe not a great endorsement), and as the series has went on to explore more third-party properties, it's become a great way to introduce an audience of general videogame fans to old characters and worlds they might be interested in.
The biggest barrier to retro games is the expense of getting the original hardware and software, and the elitism in much of the community. It doesn't matter how you're playing these games, as long as you're enjoying it. If that means playing an emulator in your browser, or buying a crappy old plug-n-play device at a thrift store, that's cool. Don't let anyone tell you it's wrong.
Glad I’m subscribed so I can watch the slow destruction of that fence over the coming years
In my opinion, emulation is the best way to get into retro gaming. Just try a few games and if you like them get those physical as well.
I'd suggest getting a modern system and picking up retro compilations. It's a cheaper way to get into it, plus the modern system will let you try out modern games too.
Great suggestion!
Not all retro compilations are winners though some have awful input lag and/or poor emulation
Dunno why but this one really made me chuckle 🤭 think it was the face after 'finally beating that difficult section'
I think retro gaming is mainly for those who grew up on it. However, there are no rules. I play my Snes classic with my 5 year old son and he loves watching me play and learning how basic games work. Mario kart on the switch is def easier for him to learn. But he loves the classic games and I love that he is a fan!
Thanks for the great content!
Thanks for the great viewership on your part my friend!
This is great advice.
I wanna add that there's a whole world of retrogaming on PC as well, though it seems PC gaming was way more popular in Europe than America in the 90's. Everything from first person shooters, to point-and-click adventure games, to dungeon crawlers, to real-time strategy games, to flight simulators, mech games like MechWarrior, and god games like Populous, SimCity and Theme Park, oh and stuff like The Incredible Machine and Star Control 2, and some good pinball games as well, all available at you finger tips using DOSBox (or just buy them off GOG, assuming they're available of course). Even though a few games and genres of the era overlap between PC and console, in general the PC presented some pretty different experiences for different sensibilities, than the more arcade oriented fare mostly found on consoles. Not saying one is better than the other, just that it is nice to know you have options 😊
I suggest bust a move or Tetris to start if you have no experience with video games. Also a lot of retro games are side scrolling. Try the original super Maro. It's best if you know someone who plays for pointers. It's not that hard to figure it out yourself. For instance press a button, them hold down the button for a second and see if something different happens. If you live close to a game stop store, they can answer most of your questions.
Love your facial expressions! You look like Al Bundy with hair!
My suggestion is to get an emulator and an 8bitdo controller and try stuff out. Look up a best games list for whatever system you're interested in and try those. If you like it and you're wanting to collect, start with one system you like that hopefully isn't stupid expensive to collect for.
Yeah, that's a good controller to test the waters with.
it’s the bioshock whispering sweet nothing in ya 👂🏾 for me 😂
My friend is using Super Mario 2 to get his 3 year-old daughter into retro gaming. I always ask when she graduates to Ninja Gaiden but I imagine that'll be a while.
Haha yeah
The amount of passion and energy you pour into your videos is incredibly admirable. Also wanted you to know that the first weapon in Wallace & Gromit: Project Zoo is a Banana Pistol. Just thought you’d like that ;)
Hey, good to know! Also, thank you for the kind words :)
I guess you can't claim "no bananas were harmed in the filming of this video." :D
First thing I'd add: looking up guides for these are completely fine. A large amount of Retro Games were designed to sell players guides and encourage people to phone 900 numbers to know how to get past parts. Some were just designed to drain quarters at an arcade... but a lot were designed to monitised on guides/walkthroughs/helplines
Second I'd ask if they play Indie games. A fair amount of indie games are inspired by retro games. Figure out which indie games they enjoy--and go back based upon those
Third: I'd recommend the various SCUMM and Sierra Adventure games. I'd suggest they check out Curse of Monkey Island to see if this old ancient genre is worth checking out. Well, ancient except for a couple OBJECTION!s you could make
I recommend a Raspberry Pi for an inexpensive way to get into it. It won't destroy most bank accounts and you can try multiple different types of systems. Then pick a couple to start looking for.
Yeah, it's a great solution if you know how to use it.
@@RetroBirdGaming I usually let them borrow one of mine.
I see my brother maybe 3 times a year, everytime we meet up I gift him a game from our childhood. So far he’s gotten Wario for GBC, Kirby air ride for GameCube, RUSH for N64, And next I’m giving him SSX Tricky for Ps2. Give it some time and he will have a decent collection from his childhood forever. :)
How come you only see your bro 3 times a year?
That's very sweet of you to do. Some good games as well.
@@tonyp9313 we live in different states lol
Nice! I started my retro collection a few weeks ago. Bought an N64 with diddy kong racing and donkey kong 64. Pure gold. All I need now is a CRT TV to play them properly as they look super weird on my screen. Anyways. Great video, really enjoying your channel!
I'm sure somebody mentioned this but banana bombs are a weapon in Worms 2, Armageddon and World Party.
The apples lmao, that caught me off guard.
I got into collecting before collecting was a thing. Growing up as a kid i never sold my games or consoles and computers. I never believed in selling presents i got for my Birthday or Christmas so you could say i got a good head start.
One of the first "retro" games I got to try was Super Mario Bros for NES and I had a hard time with that and didn't immediately complete it until a few years later. Mentioned Mario specifically because I tried Mario 3 and Mario World after and that's when the realization of 'I like a more casual platformer with no time' hit me and I leaned towards Kirby games which are that (apart from final boss battles spans a few round and turns the platformer into something else like a side/vertical scrolling shooter and be intense).
Mario Kart is one I realized was fun, especially with local multiplayer and seeing the reactions of other people playing with me and the kinda broken a bit unfair random logic on how items are given from the boxes.
Mainline Pokemon games clicked with me, though part of probably why it did was I watched the show as a kid and when I eventually saw Pokemon Emerald being emulated on a cousin's computer led me to start my emulation quest to try games and see what I like.
This is such a great channel for when kids are around. All they see are video games and funny faces. Meanwhile the discussions are very well thought out.
Very happy to hear that! I know a lot of you have families :)
8:28 That feeling you get from buying a new video game
Love your content. Keep it up.
Woohoo!!! Best videos on youtube!
Thank you Brett!
This guy's humor and quality is on point. I can always count on Retro Bird to give me a good laugh. This channel's gonna get huge someday.
Thank you!
Regarding the right mindset for picking up and enjoying a game and the difficulty, I took the opposite approach. I was at my friend's house this last weekend and introduced him to Ranger X. I thought he would hate it because it was stupid hard, but I couldn't be more wrong. He loved the control scheme, and really appreciated the difficulty. I must've shown him 100+ games over the weekend and I'm pretty sure that was his favorite that surprised both of us.
Can confirm. SMW if my favorite game of all time. The snes was my first console and I had Kirby’s dream land, but it wasn’t until I was given SMW that I knew I loved video games.
I love watching your videos muted, your expressions worth it
I remember when I was getting into retro gaming, I think I was 11-ish, the way I started and picked out games to play on emulation was via top ten nes/snes/n64/etc games lists, or other similar lists like top X obscure games, underrated games, easiest games, etc, on different websites and in youtube videos.
I've got some tips. Heck, I got a whole series on my channel about how to retro game. This video covers some stuff I talk about in my series. Have you seen my series?
I like the bit where you put Mario World in the microwave and the part where you hurled apples like Aladdin. That was hilarious.
You should do a little behind the scenes. Like the ins and outs of your camera set ups, how you come up with your little skits
Perhaps at some point I will do that!
Rad
Lol this is such a good channel. Just discovered it. Only took 3 videos to subscribe.
Welcome to the channel!
I appreciate your positivity
After my family got a genesis mini, I decided I wanted to play donkey Kong, for some reason, so I bought an NES clone. Once I had the console I found so many other games that looked so good, and that's when the collection started. Since then I've gotten into SNES, N64, and PS1 but the NES will always be my top pick for retro gaming.
Cool to hear!
Some of the remakes and re-releases tend to make older games a lot more begginer friendly, such as adding save features, unlimited continues, and more permanent checkpoints.
If you're gonna introduce someone to retro games, I'd recommend showing them those.
I don't understand why people ask "How do I get into retro games", retro games aren't just one thing, they're many.
Just play what you like, if you like modern first person shooters, you might want to try Quake or Doom.
If you like videogames you are sure to like retro ones too.
Ever since my nephew was about two years old (he's now 11), he loves Retro Gaming with me. We have played the following games:
Super Mario Bros. 1-3 (NES)
Donkey Kong (NES)
TMNT II - The Arcade Game (NES)
Tecmo Bowl (NES)
Tecmo Super Bowl (NES)
Tecmo NBA Basketball (NES)
Bases Loaded (NES)
Super Mario World (SNES)
Super Mario Kart (SNES)
Mortal Kombat II (SNES)
TMNT IV - Turtles in Time (SNES)
Sonic 1 and 2 (Genesis)
The Lion King (Genesis)
Super High Impact (Genesis)
Streets of Rage 2 (Genesis)
Final Fight (Arcade via RetroPie)
He loves them, despite also loving his Switch. Every time he comes to visit me (he lives in GA, while I'm in NC) and I make it my point to show him what games his dad and I grew up on.
I got into gaming as a whole by trying Sonic 2 on my brothers Xbox 360 in 2016. It's been fun since then.
The cheapest way to get into retro gaming is with emulators on an Amazon fire tv and a PS4\Xbox controller.
The great thing about retrogaming is, that it is as expensive as you want it to be. You can have endless fun for next to nothing if you want to.
I loved the part where you danced on the bubble wrap, it started my day with a laugh. 🙂
I started collecting for the NES shortly after I purchased an NES Classic for my boys about a year ago. I realized original hardware would be better and after I purchased a NES action/starter bundle, I began acquiring some of the games I enjoyed playing when I was their age. I didn't own an NES, and I only got to play at friends' or families', so there were a lot of games I missed out on.
Since collecting can be expensive, and we only have enough time to play so many games, I read and watch reviews to help me figure out what games I should add to the collection. This is what led me to watch and subscribe to your channels like yours. Thanks for offering your thoughts on retro game collecting, it makes it even more fun!
I've got some tips. Heck, I got a whole series on my channel about how to retro game. This video covers some stuff I talk about in my series. Have you seen my series?
I like the bit about with mario world in the microwave and the part where you hurled apples like Aladdin. That was hilarious.
I haven't gotten anyone into Retro gaming but my dad got me into playing N64 when we were watching Goldeneye when I was younger. While watching the film he told me that he played the game on N64 and said it was just like the movie which I was interested in since I didn't know their were games before the Wii/DS
I love your videos so much!
Keep up the retro vibes!!
2:50 "makes me wish there was a Game were Bananas are a Weapon though, if you can think of any let me know"
Well Congratulations Mr. Bird, i am here to let you know!
The Game is called The Last Story, it's an RPG for the Wii, you have a Crossbow Subweapon, and you can buy different Amo types for it, and one of those Amo types is called the "Prank Banana"!
I'm Not Kidding!
And SPOILER ALERT...
Its the secret weakness of the 2nd to last Bossfight!!
I wtf'ed & lol'ed when ya threw that apple at your fence 😆
I started when I decided I wanted to have a PS1 again, after I lost the one I had from my childhood when I moved out of my parents house.
I had no idea that the console was so cheap, so when I came across a clean one for $50 at a local retro shop I grabbed the console, and a copy of Crash 2 that they had for sale. And in that moment, the spark was ignited.
I started looking for nearby retro game shops, and visiting all the nearby ones. I ended up picking up a lot of the games I used to have, plus new ones that I never got to play but looked interesting.
After that, I decided that I wanted to find a PS2, because it was a console I always wanted as a kid, but had the GameCube instead (not complaining.) I found one that was like-new and since then I've been hooked on collecting PS2 games because the prices are cheap right now.
And of course, this ended up inspiring me to purchase my own Super Nintendo, because I wanted to experience the magic that everyone speaks of. Super Metroid, Super Mario World, and A Link to the Past alone have made that purchase worth it for me.
At the end of the day, just go after the things that you are curious about or stand out to you. I would also suggest just getting the console you want first. Find a nice one, in good shape, for a price you are willing to pay. That made it easier for me to decide what games I wanted to get first!
2:51 i pray to god that the apple bit becomes a recurring joke. Had me busting up pretty good.
It was fun to film too :)
@@RetroBirdGaming I'll bet!
And if the whole "NFL quarterback" thing doesn't work out, that's honestly not a half-bad pitcher tryout tape. Who knows? MLB just entered the offseason!
@@connercoughran4677 Funny you mention that, because I actually thought of pitching a baseball when thinking of how to throw it.
I know a video game where you use a banana as a weapon. It's called Mesal Gear Solid: Snake Escape. It's an awesome game inside of Ape Escape 3!
I would not want to get hit by an apple. You made it look brutal.
I like retro games 🎮
I do think modern games kind of hold your hand a lot but in my most cases but sometimes it makes sense because the game is mad long. I grew up playing retro games and still do, that was the only games we had to play when I was a kid
Banana as a weapon? Try Donkey Kong/Diddy Kong in Mario Kart Double Dash. Now THERE'S a banana for ya
I'll have to revisit that!
I'm glad you covered later retro games, because "retro" is actually a huge umbrella that not only covers a variety of genres, but a variety of eras as well, and yes, there's a very good argument to be had for 6th gen being retro. Games of different eras tend to feel different, and as time goes on, there are more and more older games to choose from. Someone doesn't have to like Atari to get into retro gaming.
I would suggest the seeing if a friend has retro games route. Usually they can steer you in the right direction. If not, get a hold of a Nintendo Switch with an online account to sample the NES/Snes games. Also I notice that sometimes people will either prefer Nes/Snes/Genesis, while others will prefer N64/PS1/Saturn and newer. I dont think theres anything wrong with that, I say try a little bit of everything to see what you like. If I had a friend that was going to start collecting, I would suggest the original hardware with Everdrive route unless they just had tons of disposable income.
Original hardware plus everdrive is probably what I'd do if I had to start over.
Love the theme song
Dude, I love that theme from DKC 2 that you chose for the video!! I think the OST for it is called Snakey Chantey. A few months ago I was at work and that tune got stuck in my head: I heard it off and on in my head for hours!! It made the day better.😍
It's an awesome track!