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

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days 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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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 31 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Goldeneye - N64

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[–] Retreaux@lemmy.world 32 points 4 days ago

Final Fantasy 7 - PlayStation

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 33 points 4 days ago

Tetris - Gameboy

[–] zod000@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Edit: nevermind, this was already posted. I literally did a search on the page first and it didn't match for some reason.

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 19 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days 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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[–] Gremour@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago

Diablo (1996?)

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 27 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Donkey Kong Country - SNES

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[–] _NetNomad@fedia.io 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Mega Drive

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[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

I missed System Shock 1 and 2 on release (I was 1 and 6 years old, respectively) but I've recently been playing the SS1 remake and, holy shit, this is an incredible game.

I think the original is held back by its UI but the actual game itself, which the remake pretty much preserves almost one to one, is incredibly solid even by modern standards. I've been super hooked on it and it's opened my eyes to an entire lineage of games that I've not paid attention to - System Shock 2, Deus Ex, and Prey are the big three that I have my eye on when I finish with SS1 Remake.

[–] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 26 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Final fantasy 3/6 - SNES

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[–] DamienGramatacus@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

Metal Great Solid

[–] PoorYorick@lemmy.world 26 points 4 days ago

The Legend of Zelda - NES

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 24 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago

Warcraft 2

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 20 points 4 days ago (9 children)

Quake 2, PC

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[–] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 25 points 4 days ago

Super Mario Bros. - NES

[–] Toes@ani.social 24 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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

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[–] 48954246@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

Spyro (series) Playstation 1998-2000

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Master of Orion - MS DOS, Mac OS

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[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Wipeout 2097 (Wipeout XL), PSX, 1996

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

Tetris - Game Boy

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 17 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Dune 2, PC

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[–] Artemis@lemmy.ml 20 points 4 days 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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[–] dominiquec@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Dance Dance Revolution.

(Do you feel old now?)

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 days ago

Warcraft 2 best Warcraft hands down

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 16 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Duke Nukem 3D, PC

[–] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 4 days ago

X-COM: UFO Defense

[–] ramblingsteve@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

UFO (or xcom) - enemy unknown.

[–] teegus@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Take one step forward

Instantly killed

Great game!

[–] Saljid@lemmy.world 16 points 4 days ago

Pirates!

[–] PoorYorick@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES

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[–] DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Zork

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

Heroes of Might and Magic III, PC

[–] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Earthbound - SNES (with the oversized box and guide)

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[–] kryptonidas@lemmings.world 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (11 children)

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

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[–] loaf@sh.itjust.works 17 points 4 days ago

Final Fantasy 4, SNES.

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

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Suikoden

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