List your favorite retro games

[elNarr]

Yes, nowadays people tend to rely on graphics so heavily, that the gameplay is almost literally gone.

It's time to start a thread about oldschool games, that were full of manliness and awesomeness. List your favorite ones.

Oh and i'd count retro so far as 1999 in this case.

My favorites :

Commodore 64:
-Ski or Die
-Bubble Bobble
-Pirates!
-Rainbow Islands
-Delta
-Wizball
-Defender of the Crown
-Maniac Mansion

Amiga:
-Populous 2
-Zool 1 & 2
-Prince of Persia
-Leisure suit Larry ( 1,2,6,7 )
-Doom
-Mortal Kombat II
-Robocod
-Moonstone
-Cannonfodder 1&2
-Lemmings 1 & "oh no! more lemmings!"
-Quake
-Dungeon Master
-UFO 'Enemy Unknown'
-Chaos Engine
-Starcontrol 1 & 2 ( Ur-Quan ftw )

DOS / Windows:
-Fallout 1&2
-Jagged Alliance 1&2
-Elastomania
-Commander keen (all)
-Ultima
-Duke Nukem 3d
-Starcraft
-Warcraft 1 -2
-Total Annihiliation
-Diablo
-Command and Conquer: Dawn of War to Tiberian Sun ( would have included Red alert 2 , but since it came out in 2000, so..)
-System Shock 2
-Thief
-Wing Commander
-Star Wars : Tie Fighter
-Quake 2
-Unreal Tournament

PlayStation :
-Tekken 3
-Crash Bandicoot 3
-Final Fantasy 7,8
-Resident Evil 1-3
-Metal Gear Solid
-Silent Hill

NES:
-Battletoads
-Megaman 2 & 3
-Contra
-Double Dragon 3
-Castlevania
-Metroid

SNES:
-Street Fighter II: Turbo
-Final Fantasy III
-Super Metroid
-Chrono Trigger


There are way more, but i just can't remember all of them.

 

[SA_Gohan]

Ahh, the little games I played over and over and over as a child.

Commander Keen
Major Stryker
Cosmo's Space Adventure
Zone of Enders
Star Trek 25th anniversary
Dark forces 2: Jedi Knight
Podracers

 

[sub]

Civilization II.

The greatest game ever created.

 

[Dzamija]

Genesis
Phantasy Star IV - End of the Millenium (Best.Goddamn.RPG.Ever.)
Shining Force II

PC Windows/DOS
Tyrian (Warblade-like game, one of my favorite. Everyone should try it)
Prince of Persia
Aladin (I had so much fun playing this as a kid)
Commander Keen 4, 5, 6
Starcraft



Those are my absolute favorite. But really, when talking about retro games, they far surpass gaming today. I have nearly no new games at all. Those old games were far better, even if graphics were poorer, that's why people focused on gameplay. I loved it, back when I had my old 3 86/4 86 /Pentium I, and my dad used to bring me these small, awesome games on Floppies (sometimes REAL floppies), and I spent hours playing them. It gave me a very satisfying sense of accomplishment when I got to the next level of Tyrian. It still does, but not as to me as a 4-year old. And the best part was that they weren't that addictive either, you could stop whenever you wanted to go outside and have some fun. God, those were the good times. Gaming today <<<<<<<<<<< Gaming in the 90's

 

[Rocky]

Nowadays its probably retro but, all time favourite game is still Ocarina of time.

Then in no particular order

Legend of Zelda (from first NES onwards)
Mario Brothers 2-3
Super Mario World
Chrono Trigger
Secret of Mana

All I can think of atm.

 

[-Origin]

Chrono Trigger

Super Mario Bros. 1

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

Fallout

LoZ: Ocarina of Time

Tetris

Excite-Bike

.. and probably more I can't think of at the moment.

 

[Synth]

Atari 2600:

Combat
Galaxian
Pole Position

NES:

Super Mario Brothers 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
Bubble Bobble
River City Ransom
The Legend of Zelda
Kung-Fu
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Ninja Gaiden
Captain Skyhawk

SNES:

Chrono Trigger
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Final Fight
King of the Monsters

Sega Genesis:

Comix Zone
Eccho the Dolphin
Vectorman
NBA Jam Tournament Edition
Exosquad
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
Judge Dredd
X-Men
X-Men 2: Clone Wars

Playstation:

Armored Core
Bushido Blade 2
King of Fighters '98
The Last Blade
Tekken 3
Street Fighter Alpha 3

Dreamcast:

Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
NBA 2K

Nintendo 64:

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Starfox 64
GoldenEye 007
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Super Smash Bros
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
WCW vs. nWo: World Tour
WCW/nWo Revenge
NFL Quarterback Club '98
Killer Instinct Gold

I didn't go past 2000, which was two generations ago... everytime I've read over this list, it brings back great memories.

 

[Barney]

Half-Life (that was 1999 right??)
Starcraft
Diablo
Metal Gear Solid
Star Wars: Pod Racer
Ocarina of Time
FF7
I'm not sure of this one but Soldier of Fortune. I remember I was so excited when it came out cause you could blow limbs off once you killed someone.

Can't think of any others atm.

 

[Almighty_Gir]

pffft civilisation is for noobs.

POPULOUS = WIN!!!

leasure suit larry
zakk mccracken
contra
street fighter
scrabble

 

[Adaptus]

**** this ****ing thread.

NES:
Contra
Wild Gunman
Hogan's Alley
BattleCity
Kung-Fu
Duck Hunt
Super Mario Bros 1

Sega Mastersystem II:
**** Tracy
Alex Kidd in Miracle World

Sega Megadrive:
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 & 3
Afterburner II

Super Nintendo:
Star Fox
Donkey Kong Country
Megaman X, X2 & X3
Super Mario Bros 3
Super Mario World
Super Metroid
Terranigma
Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge
Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition
R-Type 3
Gradius 3

Nintendo SIXTY-FOUUR
LoZ: Ocarina of Time
Super Smash Bros
Star Fox 64
Mischief Makers
Donkey Kong 64
F-Zero X
Sin&Punishment
Jet Force Gemini
Conker's Bad Fur Day

Sony PlayStation:
LoK: Soul Reaver
R-Type Delta
Metal Gear Solid
RIIIIIIDGE RAAACEERRRR
Rapid Reload / Gunner's Heaven
Air Combat
Armored Core
Megaman Legends 1 & 2
Final Fantasy VII

Dreamcast:
Sonic Adventure 2
Jet Grind Radio
Shenmue
Chu Chu Rocket
King of Fighters '96/'97
Ikaruga
Power Stone 1 & 2

PC:
Homeworld
Red Alert 2

Gameboy (Advance)
Megaman Zero 1 - 4
Advance Wars
Pokemon Red
Micro Machines Turbo Tournament
Super Mario Land 2

 

[Vagabond]

Civilization II.

The second greatest game ever created.

i corrected your post =p
the greatest game ever created was Fallout

but for my fav are
Fallout 1 and 2
Elite 1,2,3
Wing commander series
X-wing
X-com Apoc

 

[Brosiris]

i corrected your post =p
the third greatest game ever created was Fallout

but for my least fav are
Fallout 1 and 2
Elite 1,2,3
Wing commander series
X-wing
X-com Apoc

Corrected your post for you

I don't have favorites, because my opinion will only be corrected by some narrow minded person at one person or another.

 

[Eon]

Super Metroid
Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy VI
Secret of Mana
Seiken Densetsu 3
Wario's Woods

Monkey Island games
Grim Fandango games also.

 

[elNarr]

I'm not sure of this one but Soldier of Fortune. I remember I was so excited when it came out cause you could blow limbs off once you killed someone.

Can't think of any others atm.

Yeah, i remember playing SoF and having a blast.
Just.... Try it now, and you'll see that it's one of the worst games ever made, so bad and stupid that you'll actually laugh at it. "STOP SCREAMING!!!!!" *changes stance to something so ridiculous*

 

[Deman]

NES:
Contra
Werewolf(who would have thunk it?)
dragon something or other. A shoot 'em up where you're a dragon
Legendary Wings

SNES:
Super Mario All Stars
Super Mario World
Secret of Mana 1 and 2
All FFs for this system
donkey kong country 1-3

Atari:
Pac Man
donkey kong Jr
Maze or Labyrinth. I forget what it's called

Jaleco:
Loopin

 

[Barney]

Yeah, i remember playing SoF and having a blast.
Just.... Try it now, and you'll see that it's one of the worst games ever made, so bad and stupid that you'll actually laugh at it. "STOP SCREAMING!!!!!" *changes stance to something so ridiculous*

Yea now that I do remember it it was an extremely unrealistic game and it was pretty bad. SoF 2 was a small step up I think though, although I only played it once it seemed more realistic at least.