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Ranking the best vintage video games (25 years or older) (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

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If you think a game should be higher or lower in ranking, then upvote or downvote it. If you don't see a game on the list that you think should be on the list then create a top level reply with the name and system.

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[–] Arbiter@lemmy.world 89 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Half-Life

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[–] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 76 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Chrono Trigger - SNES, 1995

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[–] will_a113@lemmy.ml 70 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Super Mario Bros 3 - NES

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (5 children)

This game was huge. People that weren’t around at the time don’t understand how much better it was than previous games.

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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 61 points 2 months ago

Doom

[–] fistac0rpse@fedia.io 57 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)

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[–] rimu@piefed.social 55 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Starcraft

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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 55 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (7 children)

Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC)

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[–] Retreaux@lemmy.world 55 points 2 months ago

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Nintendo 64

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 52 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Space Cadet 3D Pinball (PC)

(tell me you didn't just hear that sound in your head)

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 45 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Super Mario World. The perfect platformer.

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[–] afraidofmybasement@lemmy.ca 43 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Castlevania Symphony of the Night - PlayStation

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[–] Azathoth@fedia.io 39 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Super Metroid - SNES

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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 33 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (9 children)

SkiFree (PC)

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[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 33 points 2 months ago

Tetris - Gameboy

[–] Retreaux@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago

Final Fantasy 7 - PlayStation

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Goldeneye - N64

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 28 points 2 months ago

Unreal Tournament

[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Bubble Bobble, Arcade, 1986

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Donkey Kong Country - SNES

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[–] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Final fantasy 3/6 - SNES

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[–] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 months ago

Super Mario Bros. - NES

[–] Gremour@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

Diablo (1996?)

[–] PoorYorick@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

The Legend of Zelda - NES

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago

Street fighter 2 - hyper fighting edition (arcade).

Played this every day after school for years as did a huge portion of my school.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening

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[–] Toes@ani.social 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - N64, 2000

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

Warcraft 2

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Master of Orion - MS DOS, Mac OS

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[–] Artemis@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Baldur's Gate, both 1 & 2 on PC (I prefer #1). I had to actively consider whether it had been at least 25 years it came out and...I feel super old now 😅.

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 months ago (9 children)

Quake 2, PC

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[–] stevo887@lemmings.world 19 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Tetris - Game Boy

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 19 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Pokémon Crystal is just shy of your 25 year threshold depending on what month it was released (it came out in 2000 in Japan), so I'll say Pokémon Yellow or Pokémon Gold and Silver. We can sit here and nitpick about which is the best, but Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, and Crystal were all amazing.

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[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Wipeout 2097 (Wipeout XL), PSX, 1996

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[–] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Earthbound - SNES (with the oversized box and guide)

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Dune 2, PC

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[–] loaf@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 months ago

Final Fantasy 4, SNES.

(Still one of the best games I've ever played.)

[–] PoorYorick@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES

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[–] Saljid@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

Pirates!

[–] elgordino@fedia.io 16 points 2 months ago

Elite - BBC Micro Model B originally.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Duke Nukem 3D, PC

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Fallout 2

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Tie Fighter PC/Mac

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[–] kryptonidas@lemmings.world 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (11 children)

I’ll propose Age of Empires 1. That one is my childhood pretty much 😄

[–] kryptonidas@lemmings.world 25 points 2 months ago

Rollercoaster Tycoon

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[–] 48954246@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Spyro (series) Playstation 1998-2000

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 months ago

Commander Keen (series), PC

[–] ramblingsteve@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

UFO (or xcom) - enemy unknown.

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[–] DamienGramatacus@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Metal Great Solid

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