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What are some great retro games that I can play with my 5yo? (europe.pub)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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I have an old Raspberry Pi 1 (!) still going strong with Batocera Linux running NES, SNES and Mega Drive (Genesis) emulators.

I’m looking for easy multiplayer games that can be played with a 5yo. Non violent and ideally co-op, bonus points if somewhat educational.

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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (5 children)

from a sega childhood my top:

  • toejam and earl
  • micro machines
  • world of illusion (mickey and donald)
  • California games
  • Bonanza Brothers (has guns but in game they are tranquilizers and enemies wake up)
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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    These are great! All with little to no violence, too.

    I will say (for OP), Micromachines needs more patience than some 5 year olds will have, since the controls and speed aren't very forgiving until learned. So I might not start with Micromachines for a young gamer.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    fair point micromachines is finicky to play so it's good for teaching patience lol. although the mechanic will only give points if one player falls to far behind and goes off screen. when i was a kid my brothers and i would just explore the maps and played it more as we have to stay close enough to not lose. as an adult the game just becomes chase your kid, probably best to not play it seriously

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    chase your kid,

    Oh, that's good advice for playing with a kid. I forgot that I used this approach with my kid brother, back when Micromachines was new.

    so it's good for teaching patience lol

    That's true, lol. I recall telling my brother how he's building character.

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