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

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 90 points 2 years ago

Half-Life

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[-] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 77 points 2 years ago

Chrono Trigger - SNES, 1995

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[-] will_a113@lemmy.ml 71 points 2 years ago

Super Mario Bros 3 - NES

[-] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

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 62 points 2 years ago

Doom

[-] fistac0rpse@fedia.io 58 points 2 years ago

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

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[-] Retreaux@lemmy.world 55 points 2 years ago

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Nintendo 64

[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 55 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC)

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[-] rimu@piefed.social 55 points 2 years ago

Starcraft

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

Space Cadet 3D Pinball (PC)

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

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago

Super Mario World. The perfect platformer.

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[-] afraidofmybasement@lemmy.ca 43 points 2 years ago

Castlevania Symphony of the Night - PlayStation

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[-] Azathoth@fedia.io 39 points 2 years ago

Super Metroid - SNES

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[-] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 33 points 2 years ago

Tetris - Gameboy

[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 33 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

SkiFree (PC)

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[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago

Goldeneye - N64

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[-] Retreaux@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago

Final Fantasy 7 - PlayStation

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

Unreal Tournament

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago

Donkey Kong Country - SNES

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[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago

Bubble Bobble, Arcade, 1986

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[-] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago

Final fantasy 3/6 - SNES

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[-] Gremour@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago

Diablo (1996?)

[-] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 years ago

Super Mario Bros. - NES

[-] PoorYorick@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago

The Legend of Zelda - NES

[-] khannie@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

Master of Orion - MS DOS, Mac OS

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[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago

Warcraft 2

[-] Toes@ani.social 23 points 2 years ago

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

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[-] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 23 points 2 years ago

The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening

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[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 years ago

Quake 2, PC

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[-] Artemis@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 years ago

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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[-] stevo887@lemmings.world 19 points 2 years ago

Tetris - Game Boy

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[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Wipeout 2097 (Wipeout XL), PSX, 1996

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[-] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

Earthbound - SNES (with the oversized box and guide)

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[-] loaf@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 years ago

Final Fantasy 4, SNES.

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

[-] PoorYorick@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES

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[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 years ago

Dune 2, PC

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[-] Saljid@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

Pirates!

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

Duke Nukem 3D, PC

[-] elgordino@fedia.io 16 points 2 years ago

Elite - BBC Micro Model B originally.

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Fallout 2

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 14 points 2 years ago

Tie Fighter PC/Mac

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[-] kryptonidas@lemmings.world 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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

[-] kryptonidas@lemmings.world 25 points 2 years ago

Rollercoaster Tycoon

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[-] DamienGramatacus@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

Metal Great Solid

[-] ramblingsteve@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

UFO (or xcom) - enemy unknown.

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[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago

Commander Keen (series), PC

[-] 48954246@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

Spyro (series) Playstation 1998-2000

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