Yes, another topic. But this one discusses the old games before Y2K.
My favorite are:
PONG
Super Mario on Nintendo
I like PONG because its a simple game and fun to play. Super Mario (for me) took the cake as the first adventure game I've played with the levels and such.
List your favorite old games.
Actually playing anything resembling the original Pong for more than two minutes is about as entertaining as lighting your brain on fire.
I will always have a soft spot for Bahamut Lagoon (for the SNES), in retrospect I could point out some flaws with the game, but it was one of my first completed tactical RPGs and it was awesome.
Old Skool for me goes back further
ZX80 - from sinclair
Then in the 80s ZX81 - with 1K thats right 1 kiliobyte (how did they make games for those - awesome)
Then a 16K expansion pack that fitted in the back, that was heaven
Then followed up by the Spectrum 48K
football manager
Headcoach
List is endless
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/bestgames.html
today playing Guitar hero worldtour - would have killed for these games as a kid If you classify the 90's as old school, then Super Mario 64 was an amazing game. The whole story was simply amazing, and at the time the graphics were great, so much for that.
The greatest game of all time would have to be Super Mario World RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Anyone who has played this game will understand why; if you haven't played this game, then I simply cannot explain the greatness to you because it must be played to understand. I hate video games in general, but this game was amazing.
Breakout 
Or, a bit less Old-Skool: Super Metroid (SNES). Breakout would have to be one of the best time-wasters in the history of time. For a game with actual gameplay material, though, I'd have to say the vertical scroll-shooters were the most fun to play back in the day. I guess Space Invaders counts, but I'm talking more of the Volley Fire type games.
Rygar is the best arcade classic hands down it's not the most common game but if you know the arcade classics you know what I am talking about. You can play it on mame32. There is something about the full size arcade cabinet games that pulls me into the game and I get into it even more.
Nothing beats the old Lucasarts SCUMM games for the MAC and PC, I still play through Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis and Day of the Tentacle at least once a year. Though at this point I could pretty much write a walk through for them off the top of my head in this post.
I have a thing for nostalgia. 
Super Mario Bros!
Woo, theme music is so ownage and sticks in your head.
I'm going to have to go with any of the old mario games. That genre is timeless and infinitely entertaining.
Wonder Boy for the win!!
Man, I pumped a ton of quarters into Wonder Boy down at the 7-Eleven when I was a kid.
| Dark_Jedi06 wrote: |
Nothing beats the old Lucasarts SCUMM games for the MAC and PC, I still play through Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis and Day of the Tentacle at least once a year. Though at this point I could pretty much write a walk through for them off the top of my head in this post.
I have a thing for nostalgia. |
It's surprising how much fun a game can be when you still know exactly what to do and what's gonna happen next.
On a side note, Telltale was off a good start with the new Sam&Max games. You should at least give season 1 a try.Considering SNES was the oldest game console I ever had, most of my "old school" game experiences relate to it.
Super Mario World
Harvest Moon
Secret of Mana
Earthbound
there was one more game that I spent an entire winter of my childhood, but I can't recall what the game was called.
There is an arcade I still visit occasionally, which has many older games, such as Pac-Man, Galaga, Mario Bros, and a few others. Dig Dug would be my favorite, yet since you are counting all games before Y2K (and I think Final Fantasy 9 was published in 2001), I am going to go with Final Fantasy 6 (the one with Kefka).
Star Control II
Secret of Mana
Civilization I
early Ultima series
Tecmo Bowl
Duck Hunt favorite console game, street fighter arcade we're awesome! Think l lost over a grand in that thing.
Well as far as actual retro gaming goes i'd have to say that the old school Donkey Kong on the arcade was a huge favorite both for its variety at the time aswell as its submissive and addictive gameplay.
But for a more 90's era it's not constest, NES' Super Mario 3 truly set the landscape for the upcoming Mario Universe.
(side note: I love SMRPG:7*'s but it didnt do anything special besides be a great game.
Spy vs Spy. 
Gangster Town for the Sega Master System (greatest light gun game ever), Penguin Land and Psycho Fox for the Master System, Kangaroo, Infiltrate, Frostbite and Pressure Cooker for the Atari 2600. There are too many other games to list for the Super NES and Sega Genesis, so I won't bother trying Super Mario, Donkey Kong, Bomber Man are too name a few. They just don't make games like that anymore - too much emphasis on the graphics and not enough on the story. I often have urges to play Super Mario and am pretty frustrated I can't!
| Jamatu wrote: |
| Super Mario, Donkey Kong, Bomber Man are too name a few. They just don't make games like that anymore - too much emphasis on the graphics and not enough on the story. I often have urges to play Super Mario and am pretty frustrated I can't! |
What do you mean "can't"? Can't play a game like it, or not the original game? For all people who really liked the original SMB, I highly recommend picking up the Japanese Lost Levels. Or else, the GBC cart Super Mario Deluxe which has it bundled plus a lot of other neat extras to go with the game. Great buy.
