What videogames are you playing in 2026?

[pukunui]

So, as you may or may not know, Fallout 4 has a number of a little minigames that you can play in your pipboy (as well as any terminal you can interact with). They are mostly fairly basic, Fallout-themed versions of typical arcade classics. There's Vault Boy Donkey Kong, Vault Boy Pitfall, Anti-Commie Space Invaders, etc. And then, last night, I found this:

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This is like a whole mini-Temple of Apshai/Wizardry sendup where you play as Grognak, hire up to two other companions (out of a possible four!) and then travel around a world taking on battles, finding treasure that increases your characters' stats, etc.
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You move around on a top-down minimap, clearing dungeons, buying items to increase your stats, using you and your companions' special skills in battle. It's actually a pretty neat little game for something that you'd initially expect to be a basic Arcade classic.
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It took me about an hour-and-a-half to 100%, and that included some grinding to recover Focus points and build up gold early. But it's a really fun little thing to find just hidden in the middle of this huge open world game.

That's cool! I've found all those little mini-games but have never actually tried playing any of them.

 

[Gradine]

That's cool! I've found all those little mini-games but have never actually tried playing any of them.

I typically give them a one-time play for fun, usually lose pretty quickly and put the holotape in a storage locker somewhere. Grognak & the Ruby Ruins however I can heartily recommend. Even if the final boss fight is a bit anticlimactic.

 

[Parmandur]

...Breath of the Wild has sneak attacks?!

I know, right??? I was always either sniping from a distance.haing magic shennanigans, or charging in with a big weapon...but if you stealth up unnoticed behind a mob and hit them, you can do incredible damage.

 

[Parmandur]

So, as you may or may not know, Fallout 4 has a number of a little minigames that you can play in your pipboy (as well as any terminal you can interact with). They are mostly fairly basic, Fallout-themed versions of typical arcade classics. There's Vault Boy Donkey Kong, Vault Boy Pitfall, Anti-Commie Space Invaders, etc. And then, last night, I found this:

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This is like a whole mini-Temple of Apshai/Wizardry sendup where you play as Grognak, hire up to two other companions (out of a possible four!) and then travel around a world taking on battles, finding treasure that increases your characters' stats, etc.
View attachment 429391
You move around on a top-down minimap, clearing dungeons, buying items to increase your stats, using you and your companions' special skills in battle. It's actually a pretty neat little game for something that you'd initially expect to be a basic Arcade classic.
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It took me about an hour-and-a-half to 100%, and that included some grinding to recover Focus points and build up gold early. But it's a really fun little thing to find just hidden in the middle of this huge open world game.

I remember that System Shock 2 did this back in the day. I actually spent a fair bit of time hiddijg in the safe elevator playing the Minesweeper and Ultima clones as an enotional avoidance because going into the actual level was getting horrifying.

 

[pukunui]

I've mastered the Journey of the Prairie King arcade shooter in Stardew Valley, but I've never been any good at Junimo Kart.

 

[Gradine]

I've mastered the Journey of the Prairie King arcade shooter in Stardew Valley, but I've never been any good at Junimo Kart.

This is me in reverse; I crush Jumino Kart but I'm absolutely hopeless at twin stick shooters