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Retro games worth picking up on Android? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by swampwitch@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

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I stumbled across Baldur's Gate I & II on the app store today and was strongly considering picking them up as something to do on my tablet. I'm interested in people's opinions on those two, as well as other retro game ports available.

I never actually bothered to consider Android as a platform for retro gaming before, and I currently don't own a handheld console, so I'd love any suggestions people have.

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[–] anamethatisnt@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I use an 8bitdo SN30 Pro + 8Bitdo Smartphone Clip together with emulators on my phone to enjoy Gameboy, SNES and PSX, I've also tried emulating some newer consoles but my phone is a bit weak for that.
There's a ton of great controllers to turn your phone into a proper gaming device, I chose the 8Bitdo because I can also use it with my computer over Bluetooth.
But if that isn't a consideration then I would probably go for one of those that has passthrough USB-C Charging so you can charge both controller and phone while playing.

Before I got the controller I mostly played Gameboy Pokemon games on my phone.

[–] stardust@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

Nintendo DS games that are entirely stylus base have been fantastic for playing on the phone since it translates really well to smartphones. Like Kirby Canvas Curse.