What are some great retro games that I can play with my 5yo?
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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from a sega childhood my top:
Oh man, Micro Machines was great.
My kid loved to play toejam with me
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.
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
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.