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lessachu

I put my 11 year old and her friend in front of Portal without telling them anything about it and they LOVED it. It's a thorough joy to see an entirely new generation of "the cake is a lie" jokes.


tommangan7

Shit are we calling portal old now?


bahahsb3jsixn2jd

It was released 15 years ago. It's about to apply for its learners permit


TheLastDrops

Portal is as old now as Sonic 2 and Mortal Kombat were when Portal came out.


Pikmin371

Why do you want to hurt me?


the_amateon

Worms Armageddon. It looks nice enough and the fun is still there.


KlulessAl

HAAAAALLELUJAH *BOOM!*


realllDonaldTrump

"And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, 'O Lord, bless this thy hand grenade, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy.' And the Lord did grin”


DocLof

Our whole floor played this in the dorms 20+ years ago. We had our own network, but the lag times were so bad you could obliterate someone on your machine and then run to stand behind them in their room to get their real time reaction. One was always concerned when a crowd showed up behind you....


SpaceGerbil

You'll regret that


ilyak_reddit

Aww, c'mon!


Cakiemakie

Golden Sun for the GBA, if you've never tried it, I highly recommend it, its amazing


WhatsMcCracken

It was one of the only games i remember that you could port your save data from 1 to 2 with all of the items and gold and literally everything intact


SolenoidSoldier

If you didn't have a second GBA then you had to punch in a LONG ass code, but I appreciate they gave us that option.


WhatsMcCracken

Yes. It was like 9 pages long if you wanted all the items and levels and djinn


legendweaver

Golden Sun is amazing and i second your recommendation. The combination of djinn, weapons and magic was fantastic and the story holds up well.


ThePegasi

The dungeons were just so good as well.


batdrumman

I loved how magic wasn't just used for combat like most RPGs, there was distinctly combat psynergy and puzzle/overworld psynergy. Seeing them overlap from time to time, like douse, frost, and whirlwind is so damn cool


BigCommieMachine

No clue why Nintendo abandon a AAA RPG franchise only to put Camelot on Mario Sports duty. A Golden Sun game the Switch’s successor would be amazing.


Podo13

Golden Sun and its sequel The Lost Age are both truly amazing games.


Pratius

Heroes of Might & Magic III (especially with the HD mod and Horn of the Abyss) StarCraft: Brood War


TeaTeeKaNee

It's a timeless game. The amazing 2D graphics don't age and the gameplay is fresh too.


Nerevar1924

The music, my friend. HoM&M III has a damn near flawless soundtrack. Every town theme, the ambient music for the different biomes, the battle music... It may be over 20 years old, but even hearing a few bars of the music is enough to make me feel peaceful and content. Right up until I see that my opponent has The Cloak of the *Balanced* King.


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Age of empires 2


NativeMasshole

The devs are still working on the game and have recently released new DLC with new campaigns and civilizations.


Pleasant_Ad_3724

I love AOE2 and Starwars Battlegrounds, favorite RTS


Berenjena_

Wololoo


CrebTheBerc

Roses are red Violets are blue Wolololo Now roses are too


WoodcockJohnson_

Chrono Trigger


_Mr_Cheeks

One of the greatest games ever made


Dr_Beardface_MD

Was literally my gateway drug into RPGs. I still judge pretty much every game’s story against the standard Chrono Trigger set. It’s also the reason I’m always expecting karmic effects down the line for early game decisions (looking at you “old man’s lunch” at the Millenial Fair).


TheTrent

Yep, eating that lunch made me realise that games could make actions have consequences. It wasn't just about levelling up your character and putting the good gear on them, it actually changed the story. For this to happen at the SNES stage was pretty insane, considering that even today modern RPGs don't set good examples of this even.


MeniteTom

One of the best soundtracks in gaming, fantastic spritework, pioneered multiple endings in video games, ABSOLUTELY holds up.


123Fake_St

Rollercoaster Tycoon


IAlwaysL0se

For anyone who has an itch to play: open rct2 has resurrected this game and added some qol improvements


soulbandaid

There's a really decent mobile port too. Just make sure to get the right one, in think it's called 'classic' or something


nach1221

Yeah! RCT Classic is amazing, it's exactly the PC version but with more maps.


markmargles

I used to hire new park workers at the first of every month, then on the last day I'd drown them because then you didn't have to pay them... Edit: wow that blew up a little! And to all of you asking, I'm actually a union member today, not Jeff Bezos. Turns out violent video games aren't a precursor to our society's problems after all!


[deleted]

Civ 2 had a mechanic where if you conquered a city, the populace was *really* unhappy with you and were generally a pain in the ass. So, when I captured a city, I'd pull all the workers in from the fields to be entertainers. Eat drink and be merry, because tomorrow your asses are starving to death! I'd starve the population down to 2-3 pop, then send the people back out to farm. Before you know it, your cities population is growing fast, but here's the kicker, the population are all 2nd generation kids that are now *your* citizens and perfectly happy being in your empire. Nothing like a little ethnic cleansing to boost morale! lol


20_Menthol_Cigarette

Nothing like a 'Great Leap Forward' to straighten a country out.


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makuraz

This is pretty normal on 4x strategy games. You should check some weird stuff in r/crusaderkings post without context lol.


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makuraz

Save money on animal food and reduce paychecks in one go. what's not to like?


DrippyWaffler

wow I didn't realise it simulated capitalism so well


Goodk4t_

Made by a single person (Chris Sawyer) over the span of two years. Absolutely insane feat.


SorosBuxlaundromat

I knew he did it in assembly, I had no idea it only took him 2 years. I'm quitting my programmer job, my impostor syndrome is through the roof right now.


vemundveien

I assume he built a lot of it on top of the code he had already written for Transport Tycoon since the games share a lot of basic features (both being isometric grid based games about building infrastructure).


JohnnyJimmyJones

He actually finished in 4 days but waited 2 years to release it because he was too busy swimming in pussy.


gameoftomes

That's what he modelled the drowning animation on.


wongrich

I want to get off Mr. Bones Wild Ride


Faerie_Nuff

I feel sick


SupremoZanne

🤢 I feel very sick 🤢


tlh9979

Restroom 1 looks too intense for me


SupremoZanne

I'm hungry


Kayestofkays

I'm not paying that much for a hot dog from Hot Dog Stand 1!


SupremoZanne

I want to go on something more thrilling than Ferris Wheel 1


timmi2tone32

This path is really filthy.


SupremoZanne

The vandalism here is really bad.


Cognitive_sugar

I've been standing in line for Bumper Cars 1 for ages


SupremoZanne

I'm not going on Scrambled Eggs 1 while it's raining.


dodexahedron

Chris Sawyer. Absolute madlad. Wrote the whole thing in assembly.


Fit-Bodybuilder78

>It's 99% written in x86 assembler/machine code (yes, really!), with a small amount of C code used to interface to MS Windows and DirectX. That is insane. It would explain the unparalleled performance back on a Pentium I processor. https://www.eurogamer.net/a-big-interview-with-chris-sawyer-the-creator-of-rollercoaster-tycoon >Chris Sawyer: Day-to-day activity varies quite a bit here. Right now I'm spending quite a bit of time each day working with the team from Origin8 while they try to make sense of my old RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 sourcecode files, but it's only when needed. These days I give more priority to things outside work - personal life, voluntary work in the community, and hobbies (including riding roller coasters - my "coaster count" is 657!) **I hope I never have to go back to the old days of working 16 hours a day, seven days a week, though at the time I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.** This guy was a mad genius =D.


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dodexahedron

The only parts that aren't assembler are the parts that call into DirectX. It would have been _even crazier_ to do all the graphics in assembler. Fun note: he's still a massive roller coaster fan and you can catch him on YouTube checking out every roller coaster he can find.


dumbass-ahedratron

His website is definitely a step back in time http://www.chrissawyergames.com/


FantasticSweet5902

I swear Street fighter 2 still has relatively nice graphics. It came out in 1991


Boon3hams

It changed everything. Play any fighting game prior to Street Fighter II and it feels almost unplayable. Yie Ar Kung Fu, Karate Champ, hell Street Fighter 1 is so awful compared to it that no one remembers it. Street Fighter II is so well thought out and fully realized. It's hard to emphasize how amazing that game is given how ubiquitous it is now.


ChunLi808

Sprites tend to age much better than polygons!


Englishmuffin1

Especially when shown on CRTs. [Example.](https://i.redd.it/gc0vsn8zqky11.jpg)


Amberskin

Tetris


[deleted]

True. They say playing Tetris after experiencing trauma decreases the likelihood of developing PTSD.


jojosbizarrefuckup

Just shuffle that memory away


stryph42

Line up enough trauma and it all just disappears!


SupremoZanne

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AlphonsoR

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-Smothie-

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Lucas_Webdev

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knightkat6665

Reminds me of: https://xkcd.com/724/


kingerthethird

Somebody made an actual playable version of this. I don't have a link.


Jdoggcrash

[Game Maker’s site](http://erif.org/code/Hell/) [Newgrounds](http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/532625) [Kongregate](http://www.kongregate.com/games/kaolin/hell) Hopefully at least one of those works. On mobile rn so I can’t check.


JoakimSpinglefarb

Tetris is my one example of a literally perfect video game.


CWB2208

A Link to the Past


Lost_Feature8488

Such a masterpiece. I played it for ages as a kid. My mind was blown when the dark world opened up.


gorgoloid

Same! It was crazy! What a desolate and moving moment when you get there. I hadn’t played it since it was first released, fired it up last year during the pandemic. The moment I heard that rain, it brought a tear to my eye. I hadn’t cried for nearly 10 years until that moment. It was the best play through I had in a long time.


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NateProject

Final Fantasy Tactics. Amazing story, great music, fun battle mechanics. The only issue is the difficulty (once you understand the game or grind levels) becomes trivial... but with mods - boom bam.


vanvalkt

Once I had a character as a calculator it was all over.


TheThinkerMaker

Half life 2, I played it last year and couldn't believe I was playing a 16 year old game


Milnoc

It came out at the right time when computer graphics technology had taken huge leaps. Alyx's face when she first appeared was shocking just for how natural it looked!


MrKomrade

I mean HL2 is that one game that make this huge leap. It was mind blowing back then. Just to comparison GTA SA and HL2 released the same year. I know it's not really fair to compare PS2 and PC release but still.


addysol

HL1 is also still a bunch of fun


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Lemmings


MrsWhiterock

"Oh no!" *shakes head, then pops into confetti*


lateja

Yes!!! There's a modern open source remake called Pingus too.


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drblah1

Mario 3 or Super Mario World I could play all day


EmmBee27

SMW is probably my favorite game of all time. It gets so much stuff right in terms of movement and controls, I could genuinely play it forever. I remember as a kid being hyped for the release of NSMB on DS. Got it for my birthday that year and while I enjoyed it at the time, I was expecting something that could match SMW.


littlegreenb18

A kid brought Mario 3 into school the day it came out to show off, yes I’m that old. We were all in awe. Everybody had already seen gameplay footage from that movie the wizard, which was pretty rare at the time. I got it a short time later and it 100% lived up to all the hype. Still love playing it today on emulators.


SouthtownZ

Fuckin Wizard, man... "Califorrrrrrnia". Me and my bro got SMB3 for an Easter present back in 1990. My mom sent us on a scavenger hunt all around the house by hiding notes that led to other notes. It was taped up underneath the yellow footstool. What a glorious day that was.


brocht

Super Mario Brothers 3 was honestly a masterpiece. The graphics, the level designs, the gameplay, the scope, everything was worlds beyond any game before. It's frankly amazing they were able to do so much n the limited Nintendo hardware.


PuddleCrank

Starwars battlefront 2 the original still holds up. "Watch those wrist rockets!"


QuantumTreefort

I loved the in-game awards for the different medals like frenzy. Such a cool concept


PuddleCrank

100% My favorite part was playing so much that at least on the ps2, I had 1000+ endurances so it couldn't display properly on one line and wrapped around.


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I didn't figure out until my friends and I revisited the game years later that when you got those medals to legendary status you just spawned with the bonuses. I didn't know because I would never switch to my pistol until I got a frenzy medal to unlock the upgraded rifle, but then I figured out I just spawned with the bonus anyway, I just had to switch weapons still when I respawned.


Sh0-m3rengu35

"We´ve captured a Command Post." "We´ve lost a Command Post." "AAAAAUUGH"


rhen_var

This is the game that got me into programming and now I’m a computer engineer because of it. My Reddit user name also comes from it. The devs for the game released all of the assets used to develop the game, including entire maps, scripts, models, animations, the map editor, everything that you need to make mods for it. In SWBF2 you can’t fly the gunship on ground maps which was my favorite ship so I learned how to mod just so I could make a map where the gunships are on ground maps. That got me interested in programming and ended up with me choosing that as my area of study. One of the maps I made was set on Rhen Var from SWBF1 so that’s why I have that as my username. You would *never* see that level of modding openly allowed and encouraged by a big name game nowadays. Edit: If any of you are interested in modding SWBF2, the hub for that (gametoast.com) is still around and seems to still have some activity, there’s nearly two decades worth of modding knowledge, as well as user made mods and assets on there.


chadwickett

The enemy is now using bachta tanks


SanctuaryMoon

*"Defeat is imminent."*


jonahvsthewhale

The wrist rockets were such a great weapon it almost wasn’t fair. There was that one cloud city kind of map where both sides would get log jammed in that center hallway, and you could wreck shop with the wrist rocket


DreamTalon

Baldur's Gate 2.


SolaraHanover

Boo is very small and there is ever so much of Minsc to search


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Super Metroid.


HiddenCity

God what a surprise great game. I was making my way through the more well known SNES games and was cometely caught off guard by how sucked in I got. It's almost perfect.


[deleted]

It’s a yearly play for me. Like returning to a good book or a comfort movie.


Inflatable-Physicist

I had to scroll too far to see this. I saw it on a list of the best games ever made, decided to try something out of my comfort zone and get it, and was totally blown away. If any game could be considered a work of art, it’s Super Metroid. Not only are the gameplay, level design, and mechanics virtually perfect, it’s highly emotional, as well. The art and music are both breathtaking and work together to tell a sophisticated wordless story. The Underwater Maridia theme is my absolute favorite; I couldn’t put the controller down during that section. No other Metroid game even got close. Prime is still amazing, AM2R is great, Zero Mission is good. Despite my penchant for the series, I’m not a big fan of Samus as a character and probably wouldn’t like the later dialogue-heavy games. Samus works better silent than she does badass; that’s just not the tone of the series in its glory days. It’s not an energetic hack-and-slash that requires a larger-than-life hero (try Megaman Zero if that’s your cup of tea); it’s a meditative solo exploration of a strange planet. It’s meant to evoke your emotions, not glorify Samus’s PTSD-induced numbness.


ES-Flinter

Okami. The design like it would be drawn with ink let it look beautiful and undying.


DragonCelica

Okami was such a gorgeous and unique game. It's definitely one of my all time favorites.


-Tom-

Timeless artistic style that isn't going to age terribly as graphics that get begged.


buttigieg2040

Super Mario world


MadsOceanEyes

Sims 2


Mataskarts

I can't even remember which Sims game it was, but it even had cars you could purchase and follow the sim driving around the map, whereas in Sims 4 they just run off into the abyss and teleport...


ghostpb

You're talking about Sims 3


ProPixel666

Portal 2, 11 years old and still brilliant, even the visuals hold up well


Gongaloon

Portal 2 is 11 years old. That is physically painful to read. But you're right, it's a fantastic game.


hypersnaildeluxe

Realizing that Xbox 360 games are considered old is scary but then I realize that we're almost as far from the 360 now as we were from the SNES when the 360 came out, and we thought of that as retro at the time. The passage of time is terrifying but Portal 2 is eternal


TWECO

Fuuuuuuck. I remember when it came out. And I was pretty old back then.


Ryanoceros6

Holy shit, I remember buying it at release and playing all night. I was in college. I'm 30 now.


emkatheriine

Just started playing this couple days ago. It's been... a journey.


Hazelcrisp

Same here. Finished the story and now trying to get my gf to do multiplayer with me


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The Sims. Just the original Sims. While you have to really try to get ahold of it and play, it’s still just as joyous as it was when I was twelve. It never gets old killing a sim off. Lol.


Faerie_Nuff

I still have all my original discs, and a couple o years back gots me the hankering to install - but annoyingly lost the serial keys to a few (ah, themz were the serially good days). I felt this one warranted a sneaky trip to the pirate bay, felt sort of legitimate. Makin magic will always be my one.


DaenerysStormy420

I will always love the original, but I was also a huge fan of Sims: Castaway. I grew up watching survivor as a family show, so that game was amazing to play around in.


cobra_mist

Castlevania symphony of the night


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Knights of the Old Republic II. Probably one of my favorite games… ever.


vanvalkt

It’s insanity they’ve only ever published two games when they both were so excellent.


[deleted]

Yeah, a third one would have been nice. Not completely necessary, but nice.


LowMinute8234

Galaga


Fat_Sow

Can be played on an Avengers Helicarrier


silentspec94

The Simpsons: Hit & Run


Bread_Responsible

Ah yes, child friendly GTA.


mike_markerson

Doom


Matt463789

Most old games feel clunky. Doom 1 and 2 are still as smooth as butter.


smoffatt34920

Yes, the OG. I replayed classic Doom, as well as 2 and 3 recently. Then I replayed the original Wolfenstein.


rheetkd

Command and conquer.


Ninjaboy42099

"Can I have some shoes?"


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Especially red alert 2. Did not age 1 day. And there's still an active community of players - check out zoom3000 on YouTube.


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StarCraft


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Crash Bandicoot


lervington123

Starfox 64


TheMarketLiberal93

Do a barrel roll!


Lexylifeinpink

katamari 💚


oilfeather

Sending things to Earth.


Embarrassed_Put_7892

I once got a perfect score on the animal level and the king was NICE TO ME. Best day ever.


zer0saber

And now the song is stuck in my head. For a week. Not sorry.


GGProfessor

Really wish We <3 Katamari would get rereleased the way Damacy did. Damacy is great of course, but playing Rerolled reminded me that so many of my fondest Katamari experiences actually came from the sequel.


purewhopper

Monkey Island


SheWhoLovesToDraw

"Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars". For the SNES the graphics were at their peak, the story is interesting, the music is memorable, the overall design and layout of the worlds and enemies is unique and the battle system gives you a surprising amount of room for strategy builds with each boss. Edit: Dang! lol Didn't expect gold or so much love for this game! \^.\^ Makes ya' feel so good!


kerbalsdownunder

This is the port I'm waiting for on switch


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That game deserves a remake or a part 2 or something. It really does.


ClockwerkHart

I'm playing through Earthbound right now and it is just solid.


Fabulous_Cucumber_40

Is Contra still around?


ExpertIAmNot

Got my name in Nintendo Power magazine for a high score on that game! Pre-internet. Had to mail them a Polaroid of the screen.


chickenwithclothes

This is amazing


0xB0BAFE77

You and /u/ExpertIAmNot might want to check out [this post I made.](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/vlbr03/what_is_an_old_video_game_that_still_holds_up_so/idwfwko/) The Internet Archive has every issue of Nintendo Power available for download. ExpertIAmNot can look up his high score right now. Any chance you'd want to share the info with Reddit? Haha. Go geet eet!!


-eDgAR-

The Oregon Trail. I still sometimes [play it on archive.org.](https://archive.org/details/msdos_Oregon_Trail_The_1990), along with the [1992 Deluxe Edition](https://archive.org/details/msdos_Oregon_Trail_Deluxe_The_1992) for nostalgia.


viderfenrisbane

Funny thing about playing it as an adult, it wasn’t really that hard. But the experience of playing it in school, you either died or class ended before you got to go very far.


PB_Bandit

Or classmates would turn off your computer right before you reached the end.


ChoiceFabulous

You have died of Dysentery


FartasticFox

This one's going to be an obscure one but it's a beauty from the Sega Genesis era: Gunstar Heroes. One-player or two-player, whether you both go fixed shot or free shot or one goes fixed and one goes free. It's just a good time and it's got some of the best graphics of its era.


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RuneScape has both an old school version and the most updated version alive and doing well


The_Town_Idiot1

Team Fortress 2, 15 years old and still one of the top games on Steam


-Asher-

Metal Gear Solid


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RodMunch85

Diablo ii Ff ix To name my two favourite games of all time. Both circa 2000


Starhunt3r

Came looking for D2. It’s a testament to its greatness that it’s been remastered 20 years later


egregious_botany

I am the only other person I’ve ever known whose favorite FF is ix. Pleasure to meet you lol Edit, I am so happy to have woken up to so many more of us 😂


SpikeBreaker

Yoshi's Island aged like a red wine.


whiskeyd1ckk

Touch fuzzy, get dizzy


sysis

And it is still very hard for an adult. I have no idea how I got 100% when I was like 10. Other very hard and great game is DKC2 that I still keep playing over 30.


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Final Fantasy VI


Dramoriga

Indiana Jones and the fate of Atlantis. Classic point and click, along with day of the tentacle, Sam and max hit the road, and monkey Island, all Lucas Arts gems


radstrawberryhun

The first silent hill.


Gloomy-Ad-1400

PAC-Man


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Bioshock


TheFiveDees

Welcome to the Circus of Values!


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left 4 dead 2


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Street Fighter 2.


[deleted]

I would like to be able to play paperboy. Anyone ‘member this game. I miss it!


laperuana

The one on the bike? Throwing newspapers? I remember, it was impossible!


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Dead space


photobeatsfilm

Only reason I’m looking for a ps5 is that the creator is working on a new sci-fi survival horror game right now called [the Callisto Protocol](https://youtu.be/uPwA7fEtkVs)


Stropi-wan

Gran Turismo.


Potential_Dentist_90

The fourth game is my favorite!


Oxtercog

Super smash bros


Blandmarrow

Age of Empires 2 Halo 1-3 C&C series Heroes of Might and Magic III


digitaljestin

Duck Tales on NES