Any and all recommendations are appreciated.
Edit: I’ll add a few of my own.
Edit 2: there have been some great post with excellent stuff so please keep them coming :)
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Open licenced games and media.
I’ve played through most of the ones older than 7 years old.
Here are some solid start points:
Neverball, Kobo Deluxe, Project: Starfighter, Frozen Bubble, Hex-a-hop, SGT Puzzles, Numpty Physics, Fish Fillets NG, Enigma, Passage, Shattered Pixel Dungeon, X-Moto, Blobby Volley 2, Stormbaan Coureur, GCompris
Here are some that I have found useful:
Game tracking:
- HowLongToBeat - Track your backlog, see how long a game might take to beat
- Retro Achievements - Achievements for retro games
Game art:
- SteamGridDB - Game art banners etc. to personalise your Steam library
- Steam Game Covers - Box Art for Steam games
Compatability
- Does It Play? - Lets you know if a game plays out of box or requires extra downloads or codes
- Proton DB - Compatibility ratings and advice for gaming on Linux
Game Deals:
- Fanatical - Can often find games cheaper here
- Humble Bundle - Does game bundles with proceeds going to charity, often has good games in the bundles.
- CeX - Can pick up second hand physical games for cheap here
- GOG - DRM free games
Someone mentioned HG101 and I’m enjoying all the reading.
I’m not that interested in what Racketboy seems to offer but I see it has a forum so I might have a look through later for interesting stuff.
I mostly watch videos now, but a few websites I still visit regularly that haven’t been mentioned:
Thanks. This is the kind of stuff I was hoping for :)
One that I visit less but it’s still interesting is Defunct Games, specially their older articles
This will keep me busy for a long while. Thanks for sharing.
Boardgames online, excellent!
Asynchronous move timing, you can take up to 29 days to play a move.
Community built, DIY ethos, free to join, donation supported.
Thanks. Great recommendation.
As I like to source my own ROMs, those 4 tend to be my primary places to look:
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https://www.gog.com/forum/general/roms_obtainable_on_gog_compendium/page1
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https://itch.io/games/ (can filter by platform-specific tags for the homebrew ROMs)
Also other places, but most way smaller and mainly found through the 4 above.
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I’m a big fan of https://shmuplations.com/
They translate or host a bunch of first-hand interviews with developers of classic Japanese games. (Not restricted to shmups, despite the name.)
This is a real gem! Thank you
The ROMsMegathread to add to the other recommendations. Also I do have to mention GoG again for DRM free games.
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https://www.steamgriddb.com/grids
For all of your artistic game cover needs.Vimms lair, of course.
And
https://metroidconstruction.com/
For Metroid hacks.Gaming on Linux - for news
Hardcore Gaming 101 - when I want to go down a rabbit hole of game series history and trivia
Thanks. HG101 is the kind of stuff I’m looking for.
Another extremely useful one to me is https://www.doesitplay.org/
I’m not OK with games requiring a download. And developers don’t always do a good job of making it clear when they do. Or a handful of games might be nearly unplayable in the version that ships on disc/cart. This website makes a point of testing games unpatched and offline.
It’s not a big deal for everyone, but the site is a crucial resource if you care.
