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

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months 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 88 points 5 months ago

Half-Life

[-] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 76 points 5 months ago

Chrono Trigger - SNES, 1995

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[-] will_a113@lemmy.ml 73 points 5 months ago

Super Mario Bros 3 - NES

[-] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months 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 63 points 5 months ago

Doom

[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 58 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Space Cadet 3D Pinball (PC)

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

[-] rimu@piefed.social 58 points 5 months ago

Starcraft

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[-] Retreaux@lemmy.world 58 points 5 months ago

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Nintendo 64

[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 57 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC)

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[-] fistac0rpse@fedia.io 56 points 5 months ago

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

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[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 46 points 5 months ago

Super Mario World. The perfect platformer.

[-] afraidofmybasement@lemmy.ca 42 points 5 months ago

Castlevania Symphony of the Night - PlayStation

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[-] Azathoth@fedia.io 40 points 5 months ago

Super Metroid - SNES

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[-] Retreaux@lemmy.world 37 points 5 months ago

Final Fantasy 7 - PlayStation

[-] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 35 points 5 months ago

Tetris - Gameboy

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 35 points 5 months ago

Goldeneye - N64

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[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 34 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

SkiFree (PC)

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[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 30 points 5 months ago

Bubble Bobble, Arcade, 1986

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[-] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 30 points 5 months ago

Super Mario Bros. - NES

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 29 points 5 months ago

Unreal Tournament

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago

Donkey Kong Country - SNES

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[-] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago

Final fantasy 3/6 - SNES

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[-] PoorYorick@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago

The Legend of Zelda - NES

[-] Gremour@lemmy.world 27 points 5 months ago

Diablo (1996?)

[-] Kelly@lemmy.world 25 points 5 months ago

Master of Orion - MS DOS, Mac OS

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[-] khannie@lemmy.world 25 points 5 months 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 5 months ago

Warcraft 2

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 23 points 5 months ago

Quake 2, PC

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[-] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 23 points 5 months ago

The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening

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[-] PoorYorick@lemmy.world 23 points 5 months ago

Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES

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[-] stevo887@lemmings.world 20 points 5 months ago

Tetris - Game Boy

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[-] Artemis@lemmy.ml 20 points 5 months 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 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Wipeout 2097 (Wipeout XL), PSX, 1996

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[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 19 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months 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 5 months ago

Dune 2, PC

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[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 18 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Duke Nukem 3D, PC

[-] loaf@sh.itjust.works 18 points 5 months ago

Final Fantasy 4, SNES.

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

[-] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

Earthbound - SNES (with the oversized box and guide)

[-] elgordino@fedia.io 17 points 5 months ago

Elite - BBC Micro Model B originally.

[-] Saljid@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

Pirates!

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago

Fallout 2

[-] magnetosphere@fedia.io 15 points 5 months ago

Tie Fighter PC/Mac

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[-] kryptonidas@lemmings.world 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

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

[-] kryptonidas@lemmings.world 25 points 5 months ago

Rollercoaster Tycoon

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[-] ramblingsteve@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

UFO (or xcom) - enemy unknown.

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[-] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Banjo-Kazooie - N64

[-] Kelly@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

Digger - IBM PC

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[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 months ago

Commander Keen (series), PC

[-] khortits@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 5 months ago

sonic 3 and knuckles, Sega Genesis

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