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Ranking the best vintage video games (25 years or older) (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 1 points 1 year ago

Half-Life

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

Super Mario Bros 3 - NES

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

They made a freaking MOVIE to promote it!

And that stupid glove.

[–] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Chrono Trigger - SNES, 1995

[–] Thrawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

I hear people say all the time that it is perfect. It definitely has imperfections.

However while I will insist on it being imperfect it has still been my number one favorite game for at least two decades.

It is easily the closest to perfect I think you could possibly ask for with the hardware limitations and the fact that teams don't have magical infinite time or budgets. Anyone with even a slight interest in RPGs should play it.

Plus it gave us the musical career of Yasunori Mitsuda

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Doom

[–] fistac0rpse@fedia.io 1 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Retreaux@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Nintendo 64

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Goldeneye - N64

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Boooo! The World Is Not Enough was superior in every way. Fully-voiced dialog and a working physics engine, on the freaking Nintendo 64! No Oddjob bullshit in multiplayer, either.

Never understood why everyone sleeps on TWINE and praises GoldenEye. Every single time. Y'all missed out on a really good sequel.

Edit: *sigh* See what I mean? Why does everyone hate this game!?

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The only sequel was Perfect Dark.

[–] rimu@piefed.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Starcraft

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This game started esports.

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I would argue Quake or Street Fighter 2 holds that distinction, but it's close.

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC)

[–] redisdead@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can hear Hell's March just from the screenshot

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 1 points 1 year ago

Click the screenshot!

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening

[–] lesnout27@feddit.org 1 points 1 year ago

Found you. Adding a picture

[–] afraidofmybasement@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Castlevania Symphony of the Night - PlayStation

[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do I upvote twice?

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Use an alt account, but this would technically count as vote manipulation.

[–] Retreaux@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Final Fantasy 7 - PlayStation

[–] Toes@ani.social 0 points 1 year ago

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