Try "Portal," "The Legend of Zelda," and "Super Mario."
Try "Portal," "The Legend of Zelda," and "Super Mario."
You have NES and SNES controllers, OpenEMU on OSX, and you're searching for classic games. You already own Street Fighter 2 Turbo, Urbz, Mario World, and some Super Metroid titles. Consider checking sites that offer emulated classics or retro game collections.
I heard this game is considered a top Super Metroid experience on GBA. There are some classic titles like Super Mario World, F-Zero, and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past available for that platform. Visualboy Advance is a solid emulator option. I’m not sure about compatibility with your controllers or OSX, but I wouldn’t suggest any ROM sites.
The controllers support all games, OpenEMU runs it using the keyboard much like xpadder. It might be worth testing a few options, though they don’t require much storage.
Some NES games include:
- Low-G Man
- Captain America and the Avengers
- Ninja Gaiden (especially version 3; skip the "improved" SNES edition)
- Contra
- Go Dizzy Go (notice how it looks oddly appealing...)
- Monster in My Pocket
For SNES:
- Chrono Trigger (essential to play!)
- Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
- Still in use – it remains a solid, enjoyable experience
- Challenging yet rewarding; definitely worth revisiting.
It's well recognized that both Chrono Trigger and FF6 (NA FF3) are essential gaming experiences for players at a moderate or higher level. Would you miss playing games with the classic "new game+" functionality?
Original Syphon Filter is my top choice. Destrega would be great if I met someone to play with.
I set up an external SSD using Windows2go just for this purpose so I can enjoy games on my MacBook. I actually own the original Syphon Filter, and I was planning to try Chrono Trigger. I used to play Final Fantasy 6 back then when I had the anthology edition. I intend to experience the PS1 era titles again (I have the 7 and 8 on Steam). Haven’t played Ninja Gaiden in a while! Maybe I’ll give it another shot too.
Since you're exploring emulation and classic titles, consider checking out arcade classics like CPS1/2, NeoGeo. I'll share a few games that come to mind, still enjoyable for me:
CPS1: Knights of the Round, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Warriors of Fate, Final Fight, King of Dragons
CPS2: Dungeons & Dragons, Darkstalkers, Street Fighter Alpha, Marvel vs Capcom
NeoGeo: Samurai Shodown, Metal Slug, Garou, Breakers, Last Blade, Shock Troopers, World Heroes