So What Are YOU Playing II: Electric Boogaloo

**Cream Soda** · 2025-09-01 22:17

Couldn't fix my laptop's issues, so I can't play anything that'll overheat it so I'm just playing retro on emulators. Playing Lakstalker on genesis/mega drive since i never beat it as a kid. My grandpa always had Alundra; but I never played it while I was living with him. Finding out now that it's the spiritual successor to Landstalker, that one is absolutely next on the list.

**Ayn** · 2025-09-01 22:19

Funny you mention Alundra -- I have it on my PS3 via PSN, so I started it again a few weeks ago.

**Cream Soda** · 2025-09-01 23:42

Originally Posted by Ayn

Funny you mention Alundra -- I have it on my PS3 via PSN, so I started it again a few weeks ago.

Anything as a newbie i should be looking at? like in landstalker i saw how important lifestocks were and i had to use a guide as a checklist after every dungeon to make sure i didn't miss any and have to go back to get them

**Kaisha** · 2025-09-02 00:07

Some of the falcon things you collect I recall being missable in Alundra. Man, I got far in that game on my PS3 before it YLOD'd on me many years ago, and took the save with it. Apparently PS1/PS2 virtual memory cards on PS3 were copy-protected on drive backups for some god forsaken reason.

**arus2001** · 2025-09-02 18:17

Landstalker is more just fighting with the locked view, trying to remember layouts, and ultimately exploring everywhere. My only real roadblock memory was the sewer/crypt part where you had like 3 invisible monsters where the only way I wound up beating it was grinding up multiple of the gaia statues or whatever that did the screenwide damage.

Alundra is comparably more forgiving, but some of the dungeons might feel like they drag on for longer. Don't get Alundra 2. In a way, it's like the jarring shift between Zelda 1 and 2, but bad 3D feels worse than going to side-scroller.

**Cream Soda** · 2025-09-02 22:22

Originally Posted by arus2001

Landstalker is more just fighting with the locked view, trying to remember layouts, and ultimately exploring everywhere. My only real roadblock memory was the sewer/crypt part where you had like 3 invisible monsters where the only way I wound up beating it was grinding up multiple of the gaia statues or whatever that did the screenwide damage.

Alundra is comparably more forgiving, but some of the dungeons might feel like they drag on for longer. Don't get Alundra 2. In a way, it's like the jarring shift between Zelda 1 and 2, but bad 3D feels worse than going to side-scroller.

oh yeah if this weren't an emulator with save state, lmao I'd have rage quit landstalker already lmao

**Zealot** · 2025-09-03 07:48

Landstalker is on the Mega Drive Classics collection on Steam, which has a rewind function which was the only way I was able to beat that last dungeon.

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**Kaisha** · 2025-09-03 09:13

Is it that much of a pain? I dabbled with it for a couple hours when I got my Genesis Mini awhile back, but haven't returned to that specific entry. I mostly just remember the backtracking required if you fuck up in a given section.
Fucking hell I had a lot of games to play still between the two Mini Genesis consoles that I hadn't played before that I wanted to. Least they did allow for save states.

**Zealot** · 2025-09-03 09:40

Landstalker absolutely has a steep and punishing learning curve, but it's not impossible.

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**Mayareira** · 2025-09-03 19:06

Pause on everything.

It is MGS3: Snake Eater Delta time.

Sadly I'll have a 4 day layover tomorrow which will force me to take a break on MGS as well, it'll bring me back to my 2025 official layover game, Persona 5.

**Odesseiron** · 2025-09-04 08:34

While I'm going through MGS3D, it's mostly a new coat of paint on the old game (which I knew going in). Knowing all the beats and everything takes away from it a bit, but it is VERY pretty. Happy Silksong day!

**Krandor** · 2025-09-04 09:24

Steam is having a fucking heart attack right now, assuming because of the Silksong release.

Sounds like Switch eShop has also shit the bed.

The game not being available to prepurchase so everyone is slamming the respective platforms carts at the same time was certainly a choice.

**Roranora** · 2025-09-04 10:11

Happy Silksong Day!

i might fuck around and make a thread later

**6souls** · 2025-09-04 10:55

Originally Posted by Roranora

Happy Silksong Day!

i might fuck around and make a thread later

https://x.com/YoungHorses/status/1963627412299665606

**Starby** · 2025-09-04 11:33

Got silksong into my cart but can't checkout. Maybe by tonight it'll be working again

**zandterman** · 2025-09-04 11:45

For those struggling to get this on steam, Humble has keys for PC and Nintendo Eshop for sale. I just bought a Steam key through Humble and got it loaded up after spending 20ish minutes trying to get Steam to take my money.

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/h...night-silksong

**Yuri-G** · 2025-09-04 12:32

Meanwhile I just beat the first boss of Hollow Knight...

**Kaisha** · 2025-09-04 16:59

Originally Posted by Krandor

Steam is having a fucking heart attack right now, assuming because of the Silksong release.

It hit a peak playercount of 535k today on Steam alone, so I wouldn't be surprised.
I'll eventually get around to the first game at some point.

**Mertron** · 2025-09-04 17:12

just got home from work and had no problem downloading on ps5

only 20 bucks!

**Ayn** · 2025-09-04 19:08

Originally Posted by Yuri-G

Meanwhile I just beat the first boss of Hollow Knight...

Curses, you've gotten ahead of me.

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