ITT:GOAT HANDHELD GAMES

Games that you can hold hands with and wouldn't be ashamed of.

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underrated af

go back to tumblr af

I don't know why but I absolutely love handheld games. They prolonged the age of pixel art and continued the age of low poly. They continued to work with the limitations home consoles had forsaken and created something beautiful. I don't know why but I find their graphics,sound and gameplay so appealing. It's like retro but without hipsters. It's as if they were genuine AAA indie games.

It's odd to explain buts it's just the feel I get from them. DS made me love low poly with a passion.

Obligatory.

They were retro games, but with the benefit of hindsight and years of design experience so we got a lot more quality games

Besides the odd shovelware or two

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>ass fuck

I'd argue the switch isn't really handheld or portable since it runs on the power of self loathing.

>They were retro games, but with the benefit of hindsight and years of design experience so we got a lot more quality games
Id say the were truly retro-esque in the sense they worked with limitations anf therefore relied on style.

Modern "retro" styled games have no limitations therefore they set their own limitations which are often sub standard and could be considered lazy.

I'll admit that some pixel art made now days can blow my mind but it lacks something.. Like compared to the retro style when they had a limited palette and resolution but nowadays the canvas is infinite.

It's like this game was made for handhelds

Any other games on handheld that allow me to create my own party?

Is there any passable Vita emulators yet?

Best of the best

No.. The superior version of Persona 4 is forever lost to console exclusivity.

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>the power of self loathing
The best power

The atelier series was pretty great until Escha and Logy came around. It has been going downhil since then.

>That shiny, foil, golden case.
>For the GOAT Kirby game
I don't give a fuck if people think it's childish, I'm actually proud I got this shit as a kid

this game is great

The whole series

Whenever I saw this game I just thought of destroyed D-Pads

PON
PON
PATA
PON

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That's my favourite handheld game ever!

>trophy listing in english
>still no west release and probably never ever

Is it playable if you don't know moon?

Not really you need to know the stage objectives if you want to complete stage 100% and collect all the girls' pantsu.

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I'm actually surprised how much fun this is and how sexy the character creator is. Too bad about boob and ass sliders though.

>tfw there are so many good handheld games that won't ever get translated.
How difficult is it to learn to read nippon If I have average IQ but a can do attitude?

kek

every language is easy to learn if you actually put the work in, you just have to actually put the work in

this is really all you need

Battle Network games
Zelda Oracle of Ages/Seasons

>can't collect all the pantsu if you don't know Japanese
Thanks man, I was about to do something stupid and play the game unprepared

Etrian series
7th Dragon series
Dark spire
DnD Tactics
Elminage

Mostly dungeon crawler games

Anyone here besides me that played this? Was like a Japanese Bully. Tough but fun as Fuck

>The GOAT Kirby game
>he too has the shiny, foil, golden case

If phones with their shitty touch screens are thr future of handheld gaming we are truly in the worst timeline

Uh, the first 3 games in that series and Final Fantasy I.