RetroGaming

A follow-up to https://lemmy.ml/post/4347420

Playing on the same device (PinePhone Pro that runs ArchLinux), but this time I connected it to a Samsung Dex Station and an external monitor.

Love this sequel. Cool graphics, great soundtrack, interesting gameplay, fun co-op. I also like the difficulty of the game: it's not super easy, but could be finished after a few attempts for casual player like me. They improved boss fights a lot, now all bosses feel more unique. Also I like bonus level much more because in the first game I just always reach to 1UP in the center cargo in the first row.

Took me 3 attempts. The most hated level for me is the Clock Tower. It's big and there's only one checkpoint. Spent many continue here. But the boss is very simple and soundtrack is the best. The part with trolleys (in West world) was also very difficult at first, until I realized that you can launch the trolley once and just stand in behind. My favorite level is the first one. Probably because of nostalgic memories :) The hardest boss in my opinion is the second one (!). But it also have the coolest boss fight soundtrack (I started to see a pattern here).

I never completed this game as a child. Not a long time ago, I completed it on RG280V (a retro-handheld, visible in the photo on the right!), but I used save states. But since I now play more from a phone that has Internet access, I started using the retroachievements service and if you play in hardcode mode, the achievements have a special frame. This made me want to try to play it like this and I enjoy this experience even more! Here is my profile, but you need to be registered to see it.

Now about the dock experience. I recently started using Phosh and I like how it handle docking. When I connect mouse and monitor, it detects it and makes windows like on desktop (with buttons and draggable). But apparently there is something wrong with the implementation of the docking support in the kernel itself, because after several connections/disconnections from dock it stops seeing USB until the next reboot. The resolution is a bit high for PPP, so after long gaming sessions I started to experience rare hiccups here and there, but it's playable. The station have built-in fans, but looks like they work only with custom Samsung software :( I wish they make a dumber mechanism with a toggle button.

What games are you playing right now and how?