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

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 1 month ago (6 children)

Half-Life

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[–] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 76 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Chrono Trigger - SNES, 1995

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

Super Mario Bros 3 - NES

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month 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 1 month ago

Doom

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

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

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[–] Retreaux@lemmy.world 55 points 1 month ago

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Nintendo 64

[–] rimu@piefed.social 55 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Starcraft

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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 55 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)

Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC)

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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 51 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Space Cadet 3D Pinball (PC)

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

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

Super Mario World. The perfect platformer.

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[–] afraidofmybasement@lemmy.ca 43 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Castlevania Symphony of the Night - PlayStation

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

Super Metroid - SNES

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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 33 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (9 children)

SkiFree (PC)

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[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 month ago

Tetris - Gameboy

[–] Retreaux@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago

Final Fantasy 7 - PlayStation

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Goldeneye - N64

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 28 points 1 month ago

Unreal Tournament

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

Bubble Bobble, Arcade, 1986

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

Donkey Kong Country - SNES

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[–] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Final fantasy 3/6 - SNES

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[–] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 month ago

Super Mario Bros. - NES

[–] PoorYorick@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago

The Legend of Zelda - NES

[–] Gremour@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago

Diablo (1996?)

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

The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening

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

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

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[–] khannie@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago

Street fighter 2 - hyper fighting edition (arcade).

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

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

Master of Orion - MS DOS, Mac OS

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago

Warcraft 2

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 month ago (9 children)

Quake 2, PC

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[–] Artemis@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 month 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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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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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[–] stevo887@lemmings.world 19 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Tetris - Game Boy

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[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Wipeout 2097 (Wipeout XL), PSX, 1996

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[–] loaf@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 month ago

Final Fantasy 4, SNES.

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

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

Earthbound - SNES (with the oversized box and guide)

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

Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Dune 2, PC

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Duke Nukem 3D, PC

[–] elgordino@fedia.io 16 points 1 month ago

Elite - BBC Micro Model B originally.

[–] Saljid@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

Pirates!

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

Fallout 2

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Tie Fighter PC/Mac

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

UFO (or xcom) - enemy unknown.

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[–] DamienGramatacus@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Metal Great Solid

[–] 48954246@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Spyro (series) Playstation 1998-2000

[–] kryptonidas@lemmings.world 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (11 children)

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

[–] kryptonidas@lemmings.world 25 points 1 month ago

Rollercoaster Tycoon

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago

Commander Keen (series), PC

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