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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 79 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Chrono Trigger - SNES, 1995

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[–] will_a113@lemmy.ml 74 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 65 points 1 month ago

Doom

[–] fistac0rpse@fedia.io 59 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

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[–] Retreaux@lemmy.world 58 points 1 month ago

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Nintendo 64

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 58 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)

Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC)

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[–] rimu@piefed.social 58 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Starcraft

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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 55 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 47 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 42 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Super Metroid - SNES

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[–] Retreaux@lemmy.world 37 points 1 month ago

Final Fantasy 7 - PlayStation

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 month ago

Tetris - Gameboy

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Goldeneye - N64

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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 32 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (9 children)

SkiFree (PC)

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[–] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 month ago

Super Mario Bros. - NES

[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Bubble Bobble, Arcade, 1986

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[–] PoorYorick@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago

The Legend of Zelda - NES

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Donkey Kong Country - SNES

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[–] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Final fantasy 3/6 - SNES

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

Unreal Tournament

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 26 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.

[–] Gremour@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

Diablo (1996?)

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

Master of Orion - MS DOS, Mac OS

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[–] Toes@ani.social 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

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

The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening

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

Warcraft 2

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

Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 month ago (9 children)

Quake 2, PC

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[–] stevo887@lemmings.world 22 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Tetris - Game Boy

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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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[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Wipeout 2097 (Wipeout XL), PSX, 1996

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[–] loaf@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 month ago

Final Fantasy 4, SNES.

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

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

Duke Nukem 3D, PC

[–] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Earthbound - SNES (with the oversized box and guide)

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[–] Saljid@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

Pirates!

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

Dune 2, PC

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 17 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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[–] elgordino@fedia.io 16 points 1 month ago

Elite - BBC Micro Model B originally.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Tie Fighter PC/Mac

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

Fallout 2

[–] ramblingsteve@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

UFO (or xcom) - enemy unknown.

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[–] kryptonidas@lemmings.world 14 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 24 points 1 month ago

Rollercoaster Tycoon

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 month ago

Commander Keen (series), PC

[–] khortits@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

sonic 3 and knuckles, Sega Genesis

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[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Digger - IBM PC

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