Who else has a retroachievements profile?

[Xdqwerty Xdqwerty]

Usually only when i'm familiar enough with the game itself

 

[Vardalis]

I have but not consistently. I tend to go through phases where I'll play games with it or play games without it. I also don't enable it for games where I know I've got zero chance of ever completing the set because I don't like leaving them incomplete.

 

[ZEGA ZONIC]

I do. On PCSX2.
I used to on Duckstation, but I turned it off.

 

[Dodgykebaab]

I'm a big fan of RetroAchievements (find me here: https://retroachievements.org/user/dodgykebaab )
I feel they help breath new life into older games that I played years/decades ago. Games like Castle of Illusion which I beat many time on the Mega Drive back in the 90s is still a good game but I feel little need to go back and revisit. But with RetroAchievements I feel that I have a reason to blast though the games again.

Also ports of retroarch to consoles that leave out Retroachievements (like the PS4 and 360 ports) just annoy me.

Do many of you guys use Retroachievements? If so post those profile links here!

 

[sneakyguts]

i do but i forgot my acc password lol

 

[dropsmegamega]

no, I never truly cared about achievements, often they feel more like work than fun even though its always tempting to go after then, so its kind of a relief to me old games don't have then. besides I don't really have that much time nowadays to play the whole game again because I missed something

 

[viledisgorgement]

I use it primarily for tracking games i've played\beat. The achievements are neat but I really love the fact that it chronicles stuff you've played and how far you got.

 

[PJMorris]

I wanted to try it a while back but the service didn't recognise any of my games as legit to track.

 

[thumbsdown]

I used to, but I'm not a cheevos person anymore... tho I still follow some cool stuff they try to do as a community, like this past smw romhack collab (their first smw collab, btw): https://retroachievements.org/forums/topic/29305?comment=302377#302377

 

[Vexicrypt]

On paper I understand why many people use something like RetroAchivements, but at the same time I don't get why you need achievements in retro games to begin with. Its something that got popular during more recent console generations so the idea of shoving that into retro games is kinda weird to me. I suppose its a more rewarding reason to replay old games, but personally I never needed that.

 

[thumbsdown]

On paper I understand why many people use something like RetroAchivements, but at the same time I don't get why you need achievements in retro games to begin with. Its something that got popular during more recent console generations so the idea of shoving that into retro games is kinda weird to me. I suppose its a more rewarding reason to replay old games, but personally I never needed that.

from the regular user standpoint it makes sense, but RA is more than just a community of nostalgic gamers... some folks there are more interested in coding the achievements and tinkering around old games/systems

 

[Advil Lavs]

I don't because every game I play downloads 100+ pictures on my phone. It's really annoying

 

[nobitakun]

I proactively disable anything related to trophies or achievements. I started doing that with PS360 but I only could when hacking the consoles because Sony and Microsoft enforce it without any option to disable or remove it. Retroachievements are personal, and they belong to your own criteria, if you want to have them. Nobody should tell me what to achieve lol.

 

[X y b e r - S k u ll]

I just got into them a few weeks ago. It’s a nice little fun set of challenges to give yourself for games you’re familiar with already and sometimes encourage you to play the game in different ways.

 

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

No, but I use HowLongToBeat to document my progress (and occasionally write short reviews on my blog only once I completed a game).

 

[JusticeAvenger]

yeah retroachievements rocks

 

[DjQuick2008]

keep meaning to set it up on my gaming build but havent got round to it.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

On paper I understand why many people use something like RetroAchivements, but at the same time I don't get why you need achievements in retro games to begin with. Its something that got popular during more recent console generations so the idea of shoving that into retro games is kinda weird to me. I suppose its a more rewarding reason to replay old games, but personally I never needed that.

I also like retro games because devs didn't need achievements to make their games compelling to replay.

 

[667]

Never got into it. Never will after the way they handled clover.

 

[Adrastia]

I've never bothered with it or checked what was compatible. I only use standalone emulators.

 

[TruxtonTatsujin TruxtonTatsujin]

My OCD already demands I 100% every game I play, I feel having a achievement set to shoot for as well would not be good for me mentally also I mostly play on og hardware, so it's not really an option for me.
I agree it's a cool way to find out about secrets and niche things about a game, but I usually just find out about it anyway through research.

 

[Kamomedan]

Yessir! I started it years ago but got a bit serious later on. Its a neat website that gives me extra stuff to do in Retro games. I jump around a lot so my completion is kinda eh but whatever.

https://retroachievements.org/user/cielle

 

[Turbo Kid]

I got worn out on achievements and trophies and kind of hate them now. One of the things I actually love about retro games (and Nintendo Switch games) is that they DON'T have achievements tied to them. I see that as a positive.

Also, achievements are an online thing. No internet, no achievements. I love the merits of offline gaming. So that's one more reason I don't care for them.

I think we are going to see achievements and trophies fall more and more out of favor over time until big companies like Sony just stop supporting them entirely. And when that happens I'll say, "Good riddance"

 

[goznog]

https://retroachievements.org/user/goznog

it's fun! i'm sure plenty of people will have a kneejerk reaction to the concept (i kind of did) but the community aspect is what makes it appealing to me. never felt inclined to collect official achievement sets, but I've gotten a couple tough masteries on here already. I don't think anyone should be conscious of the set when its their first time playing, though. save your energy for games you already like, trust me lol.
my only complaint is that there's a lot of devs who decide to make sets for games they're not all that familiar with and you can really tell when that's the case lol. especially for arcade/arcade derived games, plenty of sets that are poorly scored and not particularly fun.

edit: also, subsets are a very cool idea. planning on doing the phantasy star 2 solo run set soon

 

[Kamomedan]

https://retroachievements.org/user/goznog

it's fun! i'm sure plenty of people will have a kneejerk reaction to the concept (i kind of did) but the community aspect is what makes it appealing to me. never felt inclined to collect official achievement sets, but I've gotten a couple tough masteries on here already. I don't think anyone should be conscious of the set when its their first time playing, though. save your energy for games you already like, trust me lol.
my only complaint is that there's a lot of devs who decide to make sets for games they're not all that familiar with and you can really tell when that's the case lol. especially for arcade/arcade derived games, plenty of sets that are poorly scored and not particularly fun.

edit: also, subsets are a very cool idea. planning on doing the phantasy star 2 solo run set soon

I agree with you on some sets being a bit wacky. I mastered Onimusha 2 a while back and some achievements would refuse to pop. Other than that I love what they're doing. I don't really participate in their events but its a cool idea.