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

Half-Life

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

Chrono Trigger - SNES, 1995

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[-] will_a113@lemmy.ml 74 points 2 years ago

Super Mario Bros 3 - NES

[-] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 13 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 64 points 2 years ago

Doom

[-] rimu@piefed.social 58 points 2 years ago

Starcraft

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[-] Retreaux@lemmy.world 58 points 2 years ago

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Nintendo 64

[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 58 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)

[-] fistac0rpse@fedia.io 57 points 2 years ago

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

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[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 57 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC)

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[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago

Super Mario World. The perfect platformer.

[-] afraidofmybasement@lemmy.ca 42 points 2 years ago

Castlevania Symphony of the Night - PlayStation

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[-] Azathoth@fedia.io 40 points 2 years ago

Super Metroid - SNES

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[-] Retreaux@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago

Final Fantasy 7 - PlayStation

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago

Goldeneye - N64

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[-] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 35 points 2 years ago

Tetris - Gameboy

[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 34 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

SkiFree (PC)

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[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

Bubble Bobble, Arcade, 1986

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[-] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 years ago

Super Mario Bros. - NES

[-] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago

Final fantasy 3/6 - SNES

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[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago

Donkey Kong Country - SNES

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[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 29 points 2 years ago

Unreal Tournament

[-] PoorYorick@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago

The Legend of Zelda - NES

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

Diablo (1996?)

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

Master of Orion - MS DOS, Mac OS

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[-] khannie@lemmy.world 25 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.

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

Warcraft 2

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 years ago

Quake 2, PC

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

Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES

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[-] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 22 points 2 years ago

The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening

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[-] stevo887@lemmings.world 20 points 2 years ago

Tetris - Game Boy

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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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[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Wipeout 2097 (Wipeout XL), PSX, 1996

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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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[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 years ago

Dune 2, PC

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[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Duke Nukem 3D, PC

[-] loaf@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 years ago

Final Fantasy 4, SNES.

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

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

Earthbound - SNES (with the oversized box and guide)

[-] elgordino@fedia.io 17 points 2 years ago

Elite - BBC Micro Model B originally.

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

Pirates!

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

Fallout 2

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 15 points 2 years ago

Tie Fighter PC/Mac

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[-] kryptonidas@lemmings.world 14 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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[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago

Commander Keen (series), PC

[-] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Banjo-Kazooie - N64

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

UFO (or xcom) - enemy unknown.

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

Digger - IBM PC

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[-] khortits@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 years ago

sonic 3 and knuckles, Sega Genesis

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