Nintegageo | 582 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) New games can seem as though 20 mins o play isn't worth doing, so.. what are the main games you keep going back to when ya got a short time to play? My main trio are prolly Garou, Neo Turf Masters and Ikaruga. Edited December 11, 2020 by Nintegageo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,882 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 I've honestly not had the time more mental capacity to play any games lately in my free time, but when I have, I've been enjoying Horizon Chase and the SMB 35th Anniversary game. It's been over a month since I've touched them, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,312 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 I have always liked Gemfire for short plays - simple mechanics and you can finish off any of the various campaigns in a night or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 If you want a puzzle game - 20 minutes in the Witness can feel pretty meaningful. (or Tetris, of course) For action - Spelunky is a good roll of the dice with 20 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webhead123 | 675 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 A friend and I have discussed this topic multiple times in the past. With the trend for most modern games to deliver an "epic experience" and/or to entice you with an "endless gameplay loop", many such games just aren't very accessible for the person who can't or doesn't want to commit at least an hour or more to a play session to get any kind of sense of accomplishment. For various reasons, older generations of games tended to be much more plug-and-play, even down to the very logistics of simply booting up a game. On the NES, I can flick the power switch and be actually playing a game within 5-10 seconds. On PS4, it might take 2-3 minutes or more between waiting for the console to boot, launching the game, skipping intro cutscenes, navigating menus and loading save data. Anyway, there are a handful of games that I seem to reach for regularly when I want to get a game in but don't want to commit to more than 15-30 minutes. -Super Mario Land 1 & 2 come up often. I think because they are games that are nostalgic but which I didn't actually get to play much when I was younger. So, it's a combination of the retro feel with a game that still feels a little new to me. -Revenge of Shinobi & Shinobi 3 as well. Incredibly nostalgic but not games I got to play much as a youth, so they still feel fresh. -Castlevania, Contra, Doom (PC), Street Fighter II, Streets of Rage 2, Super Mario Kart, Super Mario World, Turtles in Time...all are games that I can fire up at any time and enjoy even just 5 minutes with. As for more recent games, I'll sometimes reach for Binding of Isaac, Dusk, Into the Breach. I used to spend a fair bit of time with online multiplayer games like Overwatch and Dead by Daylight, which fit that "drop-in, drop-out" niche but I don't frequent them much lately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,690 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 I'd actually go with some newer stuff. Rocket League and Tetris 99 are both great options. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,816 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 SMB3 & Contra are go-tos for me. Been playing a lot of Rocket League. It sat on my shelf barely played for years but lately I’ve been really into it. It’s nice to just pop on for like 10 minutes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacepup | 2,402 Administrator · Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 I love love LOVE playing Overcooked 2 multiplayer, so that has been my thing lately. When everyone in the group reaches a certain level of rage and it has to end, I'll switch to other stuff. Been playing some Trackmania Nations with @Mega Tank lately - super fun for just quick, mindless racing fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Contra, Double Dragon, Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!, Excitebike and SMB are top 5 quick plays for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Tank | 955 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, spacepup said: I love love LOVE playing Overcooked 2 multiplayer, so that has been my thing lately. When everyone in the group reaches a certain level of rage and it has to end, I'll switch to other stuff. Been playing some Trackmania Nations with @Mega Tank lately - super fun for just quick, mindless racing fun. I'll be buying Overcooked 2. Let's GOOOOO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,493 Editorials Team · Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 None, really. Too many unbeaten games to get to. I do go back to Slay the Spire a lot. It's relatively short for a modern game (1-2 hours) and I still haven't managed to beat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webhead123 | 675 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: Contra, Double Dragon, Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!, Excitebike and SMB are top 5 quick plays for me. Oh yeah. Punch-Out's a good one. And Double Dragon 2. I owned and loved the original but always favored the sequel for the 2-player co-op with my cousins and, later, my younger brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Webhead123 said: Oh yeah. Punch-Out's a good one. And Double Dragon 2. I owned and loved the original but always favored the sequel for the 2-player co-op with my cousins and, later, my younger brother. DD2 is definitely better. The first one is shorter, so I usually go to it for a quick game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverspoonGaming | 330 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) Tecmo Super Bowl. Any time I can squeeze in a game is good. Edited December 11, 2020 by SilverspoonGaming Added info. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webhead123 | 675 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, SilverspoonGaming said: Tecmo Super Bowl. 99% of sports games do nothing for me. And yet there is something so universally fun and accessible about Tecmo Bowl and Tecmo Super Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,385 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Ninja Gaiden 1/3. Lots of other NES games when I’m in the mood too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox | 1,663 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Treachery in Beatdown City is a fun time in short bursts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Kevin | 1 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Bearcat-Doug said: Contra, Double Dragon, Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!, Excitebike and SMB are top 5 quick plays for me. Basically this same list but I’d add marble madness, rygar, and golf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splain | 2,560 Editorials Team · Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 My historical go-tos include: - River City Ransom, get as far as I can in whatever time I have - Micro Machines on N64, for whatever reason I love doing donuts in spilled milk. - Tony Hawk games, just mess around - Smash Ultimate, try to collect a few spirits - this game on Steam called Creeper World. I've been spare-time playing that for years now. Unfortunately, mobile games are built for that kind of short-burst gameplay, so I shamefully admit that I sometimes play those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 ^^^ For how much my kids like DD2, I should put RCR into the rotation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 984 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Splatoon 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_profile_name | 230 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) On handheld - I like the titles in the G&W gallery since it's just minigames (maybe some people take more then a couple of minutes before they loose, but not me). Another options that come to mind are Nemesis (Gradius) which again works for me vecause I suck at it so I die fast. On console - definitely Super Smash Bros (64). Edited December 12, 2020 by sg17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,707 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Kung Fu and Rush ‘n’ Attack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromableedstudios | 24 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Pacman CE is pretty entertaining for quick play. Gunnac has pretty good tunes and not too hard to jump back into after not playing for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renmauzo | 1,196 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Mega Man X; it's always good for an hour-ish of greatness from start to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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