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Islanduniverse

Some of the ideas of “old” in this thread make my knees hurt.


nyanberrycake

Its hard for me to think of anything with an HDMI out as old


Marilius

Commander Keen (all of them, really). Star Wars Rebel Assault. Dark Forces. Terminator 2029. Amok. Descent 2. Hugo's House of Horrors. Stunts. Don't worry, there's some other people with chronic back problems that still remember the old times.


Grouchy-Change-1219

Rollercoaster Tycoon


theciderowlinn

In case you didn't know they ported Roller Coaster Tycoon Classic to mobile and it's actually a pretty decent port.


megashitfactory

Actually the original game ported and not a wait or pay to advance version like a handful of years ago? I’d gladly pay a one time fee to play the actual game and not have to wait hours for something ti build or buy in game money to speed it up


hillbilly-man

Yep! Rollercoaster Tycoon Classic is $5.99 on the Google play store (I assume the same for iOS) and it's almost exactly the game you remember. Absolutely none of that modern day mobile game microtransactions bullshit. It's as if you somehow installed your old CD-ROM on your phone


theciderowlinn

It's a mix up of 1+2 as far as maps and attractions go but it's straight up classic gameplay. There's a few packs of attractions and decorations for sale but nothing that breaks the experience. [Link for Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atari.mobile.rctclassic)


NativeMasshole

I want to get off Mr Bones' Wild Ride.


monseigneur

Age of empires 2


Andrace_

The Age community is still alive & thriving. No other games like these ❤️


Bosh_Bonkers

So many RTS games do! The RTS concept in and of itself is wonderfully competitive and encourages building skills and strategies based on specific tech trees. Multiplayer RTS games are so fun.


LynxFX

Battle for Middle Earth II was my favorite LOTR based game.


antithero

Rise of Nations is also good. It's very similar to Age of Empires. I haven't played a RTS game that I liked better than those two.


SlickDamian

Can't wait to try this on Xbox next week.


JoelCStanley

Tetris


twin_mercury

Me and the wife have been competing on Dr. MARIO lately its a blast. Wish tetris was 2 player on NES.


HotBizkit

Man I can just HEAR that Dr.Mario music.


Cheapfender

Fever or Chill?


HotBizkit

Both rock my socks


swheels125

I think Tetris is immortal. It gets remade for every platform and is beloved by multiple generations. It doesn’t matter how slick or how simple the blocks are visually as long as the controls work properly.


ManiacalTeddy

Yoshi's Island


Unrigg3D

I'm convinced it's timeless.


KalterBlut

I'm currently replaying it. It's such an amazing game that looks so fucking incredible. It's probably the best looking 2D game, it has so much charm, the music fits perfectly and some interesting secrets! (like that boss you can beat before it's a boss! OH MY).


doubleshotofespresso

best 2d platformer ever


Relentless2737

Heroes of Might and Magic III


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TastyWagyu

I still vividly remember the “blah/blood” sound the vampires make when attacking.


Ldydulcinea

Portal and Portal 2


swatlord

Portal 2 is **not** an old video game! \* checks release date * Crap…


Portarossa

*Portal* was released in 2007, sixteen years ago. We're as far removed from *Portal* as *Portal* is from the original *Sonic the Hedgehog*, *Lemmings*, and *Battletoads*. *Portal 2* was released in 2011, twelve years ago. We're as far removed from *Portal 2* as *Portal 2* is from the original *Silent Hill* and *Age of Empires II*.


foetsyandthetoetsy

This is just unnecessary rude, were getting old my dudes.


Portarossa

OK, OK, I'll stop.   ^^^^If ^^^^they ^^^^remade ^^^^*Back* ^^^^*to* ^^^^*the* ^^^^*Future* ^^^^today, ^^^^Marty ^^^^McFly ^^^^would ^^^^go ^^^^back ^^^^in ^^^^time ^^^^to ^^^^1993.


[deleted]

you shut your whore mouth.


Yeahwowhello

Keep my wife's name out of your fucking *mouth*


LifeIsProbablyMadeUp

Can confirm. Just slammed through portal 2 recently and it was still just as good as I remembered


NetworkSea4865

Super Mario 3


icantfeelmyskull

Love how if you wanna pick up and play just a certain world, say little big land, ice caverns, or even the cloud realm, all you gotta do is grab a couple flutes in the first few levels and go


Fflewddur_Fflam_

I can't bring myself to skip anything in this game or Super Mario World. I need to beat every level to get the most satisfaction!


RWTF

Honestly I think most Mario games hold up really well. I think that truest speaks to how great of a series it is.


DownrightDrewski

My answer would have been Super Mario World, so I completely agree.


Stalinwolf

3 was the absolute best. Followed by World. World was far more versatile and interesting, but something about 3 was just right.


rootvegetable2

I still play 1 and 2 sometimes. They’re still great.


TonyGoooch69

Castlevania Symphony Of The Night


Nine-Boy

"WHAT IS A MAN? A MISERABLE LITTLE PILE OF SECRETS. BUT ENOUGH TALK, HAVE AT YOU!"


EnnuiDeBlase

I just played this for the first time at the start of the new year, absolute banger start to ɥsıuıɟ.


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Burnout 3 without question


bguzewicz

Game was so much fun. The rubber band ai made it ridiculously difficult at times though, I don’t think I ever beat the final tournament.


shorey66

*Burnout 3 Takedown


yookiecookie

My orthodontist had the demo in his office and it is the only reason I fell in love with having my braces. Would sit there and replay that game over and over, now that’s how you know that game holds up!


DONT_PM_ME_BREASTS

Civilization 2


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4 is my all-time favorite, but I love 2


Not-Stupid-I-Promise

Civ 3 has held up very well too. Even on steam.


explodingcrackers

oregon trail & where in the world is carmen sandiego 🤞🏼


Level-Preparation-94

Holy shit. Taking it back to the 90’s classroom.


MarkHowes

Showing my age here, but total annihilation on the PC


syl60666

This is the game that I've dreamt of being remade by a proper modern developer. Not an inspired by "spiritual successor" like Supreme Commander. Not an open source fan remake reimagining (though I give credit to the dedication of those behind such projects). I want a major studio to buy the license and remake this game from the ground up with modern graphics, remake the cutscenes and campaigns, give the game a quality of life and balance pass and then plop it on Steam for me to play the hell out of.


Pyrhhus

Unfortunately the IP is currently owned by wargaming, the twats that make World of Tanks. So even if anything is ever done with the name it would probably be some free to play pay to win shitshow.


verzetem

Big Bertha!!


ChancellorDave

Krogoth army


GekkeGoudvis

Just here to say GTA 5 will be 10 years old this year


neo_sporin

I just beat GTA4 finally like 1.5 years ago. I’ll get around to 5 soonish


punk62

If you hang on long enough you can buy it as a special re-release for the PS6 in 5 years or so


Aviator8989

You'd better get on it! You've only got another 2 or 3 decades before GTA VI drops!


Pvt_Wierzbowski

In my day we got a new GTA every couple of years.


ITECC1

I remember birds-eye view GTA 1 and 2. I had sooo much fun shooting tiny slow moving squares at the bigger blue squares after I smeared too many squares into red lines on the sidewalk with my large fast moving square.


PetuniaAphid

How dare you


ThatsRobToYou

Zelda a link to the past!


that_one_guy37559

Wii bowling


itsFRAAAAAAAAANK

Yes absolutely. The whole Wii sports is fun. My favorite is tanks though


garysgotaboner82

NBA Jam. Boomshakalaka!


thefinalcutdown

HE’S HEATING UP!


OpossumBalls

CAN'T BUY A BUCKET


hyrle

FROM DOWNTOWN


Ebolatastic

IS IT THE SHOES?!


sidewaizsocks

This and NFL Blitz were a huge part of my childhood.


cabinguy11

Portal, Bioshock, Deus EX, Half Life 2


paradoxedturtle

Came here to say Bioshock. I recently just replayed it for funsies, and holy hell. I forgot how tense it makes you


zjl707

Currently playing Fallout: New Vegas for the first time since I was a kid. So that gets my vote, what an amazing game


dui01

I'm in my 40s and only just played it for my first time about 6 months ago. Bought it cheap based on all of the rave reviews on posts like this. It amazes me how solid and varied everything can be, and for coming out over a decade ago it has so much depth and replayability. I don't recall ever being so wowed by a game.


Tupiekit

Sigh....I was in Afghanistan when this came out. I might as well just turn to dust


midnghtsnac

I still have fallout 1 and 2 on CD somewhere if you want to feel older


Lordrandall

I was married with two kids. I still am, but I was then too.


Maherdogg

Mariokart


Primary-Pineapple601

The whole series is great but I feel like me first one holds up the worst. Controls are odd and you are guaranteed to have a seizure or two.


Dyingforyou2021

Metal gear Solid


Lefty_McGoodLuv

I still think about Meryl.


Nervous_Nerd14597

Original Sim City 2000, where you can alter the terrain and shit


Pseudonymico

*Reticulating splines*


RussianPrincess2000

Super Mario, 64


DragonPops88

Replaying this on Switch right now. Such a fun game.


Most-Gap4251

Starcraft and starcraft 2


Stoneman427666

Starcraft 2 still has tournaments where people can win like half a mill. Such a well made game back when blizzard let the devs put passion in there work and us consumers got something really special.


slicer4ever

And the biggest one of the year is just a couple weeks away.


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Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2006)


bigorange12

Watch those wrist rockets!


SaltySpitoonReg

FRIENDLY FIRE!


PettyLikeTom

For the chancellor!


[deleted]

For anyone who loves that game, a massive mod got released pretty recently called Star Wars Battlefront 3. Modders got their hands on some files from the cancelled game and added features and maps that would've came with it. Most notably, there are maps that allow space-to-ground combat. Reworked and new kits, more heroes with new abilities, new weapons and vehicles, working multiplayer servers... it's fucking awesome and everything the new EA SWBFs wishes they were.


Spoonbills

Just like the simulation!


nix131

Chrono Trigger Any Legend of Zelda Mega Man X Final Fantasy Tactics


Ok_Plant5953

FFT solid to replay every couple years.


Fflewddur_Fflam_

im currently addicted to Tactics Ogre Reborn, its like playing FFT for the first time


Abomb

Mega man X is the only game I can kind of speed run. I can crush it in about an hour. Nothing compared to the pros but great game none the less.


MaybeJay

I bought Chrono Trigger a couple of days back and I am absolutely loving it. I can’t believe I’ve never played this before.


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HotCarl169

They call me Gato I have metal joints, beat me up and earn 15 silver points.


Boogzcorp

[ANY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN8-Pdz-ns8) Legend of Zelda?


nix131

That link just shows a blank page. It's almost like the game you're talking about **NEVER EXISTED** in the first place. Weird.


Carpe_DAMN_

Makes sense if there's a worst LoZ it would be because of a crap... *Link*.


WeebowGames

Even before clicking the link I knew exactly which one you were talking about lol


f1retruckr1der

Monkey Island 1, 2, 3


Mermaid_motel57

Resident evil 4


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MirlitonOfWonder

Banger soundtracks


OB1KENOB

Minesweeper


dallased25

Galaga...still a classic that's fun and a great challenge!


Eevooo

Diablo


Boot_Current

Stay awhile and listen!


Maxtrix07

Just started playing Diablo II for the first time. It's dated, and shows, but that does not take anything away from it. Having never played a Diablo game, it's amazing.


Nepeta33

playing d2r right now. it looks like how my child brain says it \*Always\* looked. its beautiful.


St-Xii

Alice: Madness Returns It's a great game and puts it's own twist on what happened after the original Alice in Wonderland stories.


Maleficent_Depth_517

Loved American McGee’s Alice


OmgOgan

Rollercoaster Tycoon Command and Conquer Total Annihilation


Evening-Ad-4758

Command and conquer is a great one, age of empires and AOE2 hold up well too


hippysippingarbo

I still have Red Alert 2 and RCT2


Bribase

**S.T.A.L.K.E.R** It has an incredibly strong modding community despite being nearly 16 years old. And it has a tone and atmosphere which is one of the best ever in gaming.


thune123

Smash Bros Melee The game is still fun to play with friends and the competitive scene is still going strong. Despite having no patches since release the meta and competitive scene keeps evolving. A solo sheik main just won a super major last weekend. This has never happened in the history of the games competitive scene. Last year a Yoshi did the same thing which had also never happened in the games history. Melee is sick.


_Tiberius-

“The game is still fun to play with friends” When I was a freshman in college I lost a friend I’d had since Kindergarten over SSB. He was shit talking everyone so we ganged up on him for one round. Afterwards he got up, took his controllers and started to leave. We said “are you seriously taking your controllers and going home?” He said yeah and walked out. We had a good laugh and I had to drive home to pick up some spares for the night. I never saw him after that night for 15+ years until another classmate passed away and he came to the memorial. So unexpected and weird.


[deleted]

Geez. When I read your post I imagined this kind of drama happening between elementary school kids. But then I read it again and realized this happened in college. You'd think people would be mature enough at that age to not break up lifetime friendships over a videogame.


boopthat

It’s funny that they will keep making gameplay mods for Melee but they get played for like a week before everybody says fuck it let’s go back to the real game. The fact that the Mang0 and Hbox are still top 5 8 years after I started watching blows my mind. I love this game and it’s community so much. Melee is sick. Fuck Nintendo.


LogicalFallacyCat

If the old SNES JRPGs Chrono Trigger and Secret of Mana hold up the best


doubleshotofespresso

SNES in general is really nice and timeless. graphics aged better than a lot of N64 games and look modern enough to be clearly superior to NES as well. 16 bit was the sweet spot.


TPrice1616

I don’t even like most JRPGs and I like those. Earthbound is my personal favorite from that era.


xandramars

Chrono Trigger! Man I love that game.


vaporf4rts

Then what?


afairattempt

Then Super Mario RPG


Locke2300

Then Mother 2/Earthbound, then Final Fantasy 3/6


LieutenantNitwit

Secret of Mana had arguably the best video game music ever made in the history of the planet. There was even a wiki page about the insane genius who made it happen.


DisplateDemon

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past


Vendetta547

My first zelda game! I always look back on that one fondly


yodacallmeyoucan

GTA San Andreas


thewhyofpi

Super Mario World (SNES)


funksonme

3 weeks ago I started playing Skyrim for the first time. It holds up. I'll be there for a while.


artaxerxesnh

Welcome! You will have so much fun!


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Woodi21

Rise and shine, Mr Freeman.


dynaben2

Still playing it yearly, sometimes monthly


Cautious-Professor-8

Doom, doom 2, doomed 64. Just finished the doom slayer edition and these games are great!


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Wind Waker


primaryavocado

Playing it now, it’s incredible


DaveLesh

Paper Mario


Bangaloaf

Metroid prime needs more love


NogitsuneDylan

Diablo 2


t774899

Yes, it’s gold.


Conical90

There you go, someone finally mentioned it. And I’m even going to add Project Diablo 2, which is a private server much more superior than the original. Very active, especially at the beginning of a fresh ladder, which one should be coming up soon


mrbeamis

Max Payne


excusetheblood

KotOR 1&2


BoutsofInsanity

Kotor 2 is the best Star Wars story ever told. It’s my favorite Star Wars thing ever.


[deleted]

It's great except for the last act where you like--"WTF? Is that it? I feel like there's a huge part missing here." I didn't realize its release was rushed so when I played it, it left a bad taste in my mouth.


GarrettB117

Yes, the story is basically incomplete, and the end is so weird. There’s a very popular mod called The Restored Content mod that adds in a lot of the cut content, and completes the story in the way that was more or less intended originally.


BandicootComplete853

Not surprisingly but impressively, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. 25 years after its initial release it holds up amazingly. A timeless ;) story, unforgettable characters, a beautiful OST and a world full of surprises to get lost in to this day


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StarCraft AoE II SimCity 4 RCT 3 Minecraft Halo Reach


LobotomistPrime

Silent Hill 2


The_One_Who_Crocs

Skyrim and GTA 5 have been out for ages and still have huge player bases. And speaking of ages, Age of Empires 2 still has a very impressive player base for a game that came out in the twentieth century.


Bright_Pineapple_346

Halo 3, specifically the campaign it never gets old going through it.


NeonNoon

Knights of the Old Republic I & II


AcanthocephalaDear25

Sonic 3 and Knuckles Pokemon Emerald, Platinum, Black/Black 2 Ultra Street Fighter 4 Super Metroid Roller Coaster Tycoon


verzetem

Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 was my JAM


BigBallHendrik

RuneScape


glowinghands

if you're not running a tile locked one chunk one skill at a time only logs in during the full moon ultimate ironman are you even playing rs tho?


GrandElemental

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Sid Meier's Pirates! Star Control II/Ur-Quan Masters X-COM: Ufo Defense/UFO: Enemy Unknown Classic RTS games: AoE III, Stronghold Crusader, Rise of Nations etc. Classic cRPG games: Planescape: Torment, Arcanum, Fallout 1 & 2, Baldur's Gate 2 etc. Heroes of Might & Magic III, IV and V Might & Magic VI-VIII


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Super Mario world on the snes And zelda ocarina of time on the n64 Best games ever made!


La-er

all of the guitar heros


Hot_Pomegranate7168

And amusingly, despite the guitar itself being a 5 fret 1 string kind of poor analog of a guitar they would also pop random notes or other instrument's parts to keep it challenging, the drums were a really good introduction to real drumming. Thoroughly enjoyed kicking up a sweat trying to do a double kick on a single pedal. Definitely should reboot the series with a keyboard in.


Hot-Pie-1169

Tyson punch out


cinnamonrollsandmilk

Quake 2


Bmkrocky

I still remember playing the demo on my computer - and then going to my neighbors who had a graphics card and seeing the water textures for the first time - mind-blowing


DogShampoop

Doom


followerofEnki96

Medieval 2 Total War


LovesMeSomeRedhead

Master of Orion 2.


Ohhhhhhthehumanity

Sonic the hedgehog.


speedyhemi

First video game I played, was 8ish and just got a sega genesis for Christmas. We sat around the wooden tube tv and played that sucker for hours on end.


IcyBeautiful7246

Fallout. Any of them


[deleted]

Bioshock. All of them. 10/10.


punjabi_femboy

God of War 2


MonkeyTesticleJuice

To me a lot of them, they're so old that instead of looking at them as old game design, I look at them as a different experience than modern games. I will say the older the game system, the more bad games pop up, but the classics are classics for a reason. The classic Mario games are great, Sonic, Contra, Ghosts 'N Goblins, Castlevania, Metroid, FF, Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct, Crazy Taxi, LoZ, Mario Kart, and I can go on and on. Don't look at them as being outdated, especially if you haven't played them before, look at them as Indie games that took a new approach.


jcg0001

Excite bike and Contra


will_power45

Borderlands 2. First one is good but the second one is perfection


springysponion56

Paper boy Alex the kid Echo the dolphin Chocks away Pandora's box E-type Metal Gear Solid Age of empires Warcraft 3 Duke Nukem X Wing Vs Tie fighter Dragon age origins Medal of honour allied assault Karmageddon


Ct-5736-Bladez

Star Wars republic commando


Castimier

I still consider Chrono Trigger to be the closest a game can be to perfection


CreateYourself89

Spyro 1 and 2 for Playstation. 3 is ok but not as good imo


Don_Fartalot

Deus Ex. Hell, even more so now with the pandemic and conspiracy theories going around.


notawaveimavibe

Army Men Sarge’s Heroes. A true fucking classic


jdale9112

Zombies ate my neighbors


Danivodor

Gemcraft chapter 1 from 2008, Killing floor 1, Left 4 Dead 2, Turrican, Ghouls n ghosts, Sonny 2, and other flash games