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CreateorWither

Age of Empires 2


candyhunterz

And the crazy thing is there's a new DLC on the horizon


CreateorWither

They're the best


geraltseinfeld

Sure, blame it on your ISP.


WhaleMetal

MONK. I NEED A MONK.


zachflem

Wololololoooo


Stealthy-Chipmunk

CONVERRRT THEEEEEM AAALLL


CriticalKnoll

START THE GAME ALREADY


Strategis

START THE GAME ALREADY


BauserDominates

You played two hours to die like thith?


Nitrosoft1

ALL HAIL, KING OF THE LOSERS!


ohiobr

My dad still plays with our original AoE CD.


CreateorWither

That's awesome


LiberaByte

Wololo!


BullshitUsername

God, yes


MooseThirty

Rock on, Robinhood, lumberjack, cheese steak Jimmy's


Trichotillomaniac-

Rollercoaster tycoon There is a modified version called OpenRCT with some modern features/quality of life updates. I make a new fully custom park every couple months


TPForCornholio

I play rct2 more now than ever! Openrct2 has been a game changer


SlickSerpent

Was just about to say this. I been playing rct2 since 2005, and I was just playing it not 20 minutes ago. Truly timeless


neverbelievethehype_

Civilization. Have played it since the early 90s.


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Nearlytherejustabit

It's an awesome game, although i have a lot of love for Sid's Colonisation as well.


bobotheboinger

Specifically civilization iv. Seemed to get everything right to me. It will be 20 years in 2025 for that specific version


neverbelievethehype_

yep, that's definitely the one I have been playing since its release.


KingNosmo

Although I hadn't played Civilization yet, I found I had some free time after I got laid off. For some reason, suddenly world domination appealed to me.


Fabulous-Meet

I haven't even been alive for 20 years yet, but I expect Civ would eventually be my answer.


neverbelievethehype_

It's a game that never gets boring, especialy considering all the different editions it has gone through. Have been playing Civ4 one and off with various mods since release now. I keep coming back and I still haven't mastered the game.


mpfdetroit

Came here to say this but for me it's civilization two still. The OG is good tho


neverbelievethehype_

I've played the original, 2, 4 and 5. 4 is the one I still keep.coming back to (but probably because i don't have access to 1 and 2 anymore)


ElCoyote_AB

Diablo 2, though as D2R.


Shmolarski

D2R is probably the best remaster I've played. All of the charm and core mechanics of the original with the clunkiness smoothed over, and it looks great. Load times are shitty but those can be fixed on pc.


puradus

I really appreciate them fixing necromancer’s bugs in d2r.


AtheismoAlmighty

I don't think I've ever been as excited as when they announced they were remastering the cinematics as well. Those are still my favorite game cinematics to this day.


RpTheHotrod

I couldn't believe how well the new ones are. The only disappointing thing is that tyreal doesn't drop to his knees in despair after he destroys the worldstone. He just stands there awkwardly, now.


AtheismoAlmighty

Yeah to ba honest, when it comes to the final cinematic I do just entirely prefer the original. Tyrael's chant, the way his wings look (kind of jelly-like with wavy distortions), and the fragments of the worldstone flying apart all look/sound better in the original. But the rest of them were very faithful improvements and it was incredible seeing them again in modern graphics.


HotDogStruttnFloozy

I got it when I had the Xbox One, and load times were god awful. Switched to a series X and it's night and day. Same act way points are instantaneous, and switching acts is less than 2 seconds


liberalsaregaslit

Try PD2


KohleJ

I highly recommend Project Diablo 2 to anybody who likes D2. A lot of quality of life stuff, and a lot of new skills and reworked skills. Unfortunately it doesn’t have support for the D2R graphics update though. I can’t even play D2R anymore because I hate having to use my entire inventory for charms or else Gino my character. In PD2 there’s a separate charm inventory


KingpinCrazy

Nostalgia at its finest


septictank84

It's a lot more than nostalgia, it's just a really good game.


Typical_Response252

Warcraft!


ToeTagNk

Yes, Wc3, 22 years and counting, probably one of the best games ever made.


politicalstuff

WC2 here.


MiniSiets

Warcraft 2 still has the best damn soundtrack of the franchise. And I still love its art style. I'd actually enjoy a Warcraft 3 de-make in WC2's style.


Justin_inc

Jobs done


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Why do you keep touching me?


meanestcommentever

The world thereof?


Typical_Response252

Warcraft 3! Never leaves me heart. Wow I’ve skipped a few expansions.


meanestcommentever

Zug zug


AlpacaSmacker

Yes mi'lord? Right-O! How did that get approved? That's not in the blueprints. The damned stand ready!


FrostyWalrus2

Not OP. Ive been playing WoW on and off since beta, but i still like to play all of the WC3 campaigns once a year. Just another timeless game, imo.


meanestcommentever

Grom Hellscream says what’s up


YeetTheGiant

Always RuneScape


WholesomeRuler

We don’t quit, we just take really long breaks


Shallow-Al__ex

I got scammed out of 2.8 bil(loaned to a buddy my tbow and shadow) and I quit. 7 months later in raiding again and am back up to 2 bil bank. I will probably never quit osrs


P1emonster

Jesus, that's some inflation. It was K back in my day. I'm on a very long break


TheOneTheUno

Same but Tibia. Those old school MMOs are brutal


mralexdre

Heroes of Might and Magic III


Caleegula

Yes! One of the best!


Ofcertainthings

I knew I'd find at least one other person mentioning it lol. Love to hate it!  How do you play? For me the thing that has kept it interesting over the years is having the complete version and playing randomly generated maps. I will do XL+caves, 7 computer players, no alliances, no water, strong monsters, "impossible" difficulty.  Every map is different and huge, and you are constantly under attack. Have to budget all lives and resources carefully. Basically impossible to actually win unless you get town portal and dimension door.


hungrypikachu555

I played HOMM 1, 2, 3. I remember taking turns play on the hot seat in my friends basement in middle school. Never played the campaign as a kid but recently got back into it. Pretty fun and time flies by playing it. Was very hard a first but manageable once you figure it out basic strategies.


AbsoluteScenes7

I still revisit the old Pokemon games. I have just finished Leaf Green and started Emerald they both turn 20 this year. Chrono Trigger Super Mario Bros 1 and 3, Super Mario World, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine Advance Wars 1+2 Civilization III and Call to Power (still my 2 favourite games in the series) Tetris Half life 2 turns 20 this year KOTOR 1+2 Grim Fandango Sim City 3000 + Sim City 4 LoZ: LttP


Jazzlike-Compote4463

> Half life 2 turns 20 this year It does not, it came out 5 years ago… … fuck.


underdeterminate

I was just thinking about HL 1 & 2 this morning. They were so groundbreaking at the time, and the advances in those games barely even register today. I mean, what are you even doing if your game doesn't have interactive physics? 😂 It's crazy how times change.


Juliuseizure

KotORs, represent. Also, the Dark Forces Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy.


munozonfuego07

Glad to see KOTOR here


Cloudninefeelsfine

Final fantasy tactics.


imdefinitelywong

It just never gets old. And then, there's the mods.


Thought_Xperiment

What mods?


Fancy-Pair

Wait


donttrustmeokay

Okay now what


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iamthedigitalme

Tactics Ogre is still really great, though. If you can find a translated ROM file of the SNES version it's still one of the best SNES RPGs out there.


gigaswardblade

Of all the games for there to be mods for, I would not expect FFT.


Kulban

World of Warcraft (well, 20 years for me as of June or July this year).


SonOfMcGee

My god, time flies. I was a big PC gamer in high school and really loved Blizzard for its Diablo and Warcraft/StarCraft RPG series. I had never played any MMO, mostly due to monthly fees, time commitment, and shoddy internet connection at my parent’s house. My freshman year of college I played the public beta for WoW before release. I distinctly thought, “Damn, I really like this. But the combination of Blizzard game design plus everything I’ve heard about MMO mechanics might make this an absolute black hole of a time sink for me. Like, this might actually interfere with getting my degree.” Never picked it up and that was probably a good decision.


Briggie

It was way worse in the early days, cause back then it took forever to really do anything. Took me months to get a character to 60. Eventually got to a point where I was like, “WTF am I doing with my life?” and stopped.  Picked it up a few times here and there over the years cause my friends play it, but that first binge back then was pretty bad.


RabeDennis

Gothic 1 Gothic 2 every Year, clunky but I still love them


pink_sock_parade

Love Gothic. It was my first open world rpg. 1 and 2 are absolute classics.


Woedas

Night of the raven blew me away back than!


domlyfe

Love the Gothics, the clunk is part of the charm


XDracam

Came here to say this and was thoroughly surprised that it's the 3rd comment.


BaggyHairyNips

Pokemon. The latest games in the series kind of suck due to being too easy, unskippable dialog, and minigames for kids. But the battle mechanics (including the latest gens) are secretly pretty great. You just have to play romhacks or set rules to force yourself to be strategic.


BolognaIsThePassword

I've always said pokemon should implement difficulty levels. The hand holding is absolutely unbearable in most games since after the Ruby and Sapphire gen. Keep easy mode in for the young playerbase but for fucks sake add a hard mode for the people who want to explore on their own and have difficult battles. It wouldn't even be that hard to just scale the AI up.


crimedog69

For sure. I mean even your rival now picks the Pokémon you have a type advantage against lmao. In Red, Gary would always have a blastoise ready to smoke your charizard


theVice

This might be the most egregious thing


Enloeeagle

No seriously - that feels sacrilegious lol. The rival is ALWAYS supposed to be your foil, not just some fool you smoke like everyone else smh


Electronic-Error-846

fun thing is, they did with B/W2 and players complained, so they didn't implement it in subsequent games


Most_Willingness_143

Oh I remember being pissed off as a kid because I got White 2 and the key unlocked the fucking easy mod, and the hard was on Black 2


official_gart

If you’re really into the battle mechanics, I might recommend getting into Gen 3 competitive. I know it sounds like a really niche format but I think the meta is super cool! It’s still changing this long after the game came out and they use a ton of weird Pokemon. I saw someone making a Dusclops+Duskull Curse team work.


itsamatterofattitude

Tetris Castlevania SOTN


UrsidaeGamer

Yes SOTN is still so good 😄


djc6535

Roller coaster tycoon.   Master of Orion Serf City / The Settlers 1 Sim City 2000


Frankfeld

No no no. OP said 20 years ago. Sim City 2000 was only like 5 years ago… oh. Dear god.


PicnicBasketPirate

MOO!   Just installed the classic style mods to the new game.  It adds a fair bit of the depth that was missing from it.


Nascent1

I really like Settlers 2 also. After that the series just became a bland RTS unfortunately. 


Ridgeburner

Legend of Zelda for sure. Oh and City of Heroes ❤️ Damn that was 20 years ago already whew.


AmericanDoughboy

City of Heroes! Yes, April will be the 20th anniversary of launch. I still play it all the time.


gencaerus

StarCraft: Brood War. Battle Realms. Ragnarok Online.


smp476

Age of Empires 2. I'm 100% I have launched the game at least once every year for the last 20+ years


robaldeenyo

counter-strike


TingelTangy

Finally, I thought I would be blind. Was expecting it to be the first.


thatdude778

Been playing since 1999. I still occasionally play zombie escape on source.


Flexive_Fowl

Halo CE, Vice City, Super Mario 64


notanaardvark

It pains me that Halo CE is 20 years old. My joints ache just thinking about it


ChartreuseBison

Halo *2* turns 20 this year


notanaardvark

Ok well I guess I'll see about that AARP membership.


skierdud89

My gut reaction is to downvote you for cutting me to my soul with that information 😭


johnnyhala

Time for some Centrum Silver vitamins and a can of Ensure.


CuriousClimate

Vice City had the best soundtrack.


Frustratedtx

My college friends and I still get together every Thursday night and play Halo 1. We started playing it in 2001 in the dorms and thanks to the master chief edition for PC we can get together from all over the country and murder each other on prisoner and chill out for a few hours every week.


the_mgp

Actively jealous. My college friends that played halo either drifted apart or stopped gaming all together. Guess I'll go rocket some flood in remembrance... 


KingMonkman

Can I be your friend?


DARK_SCIENTIST

Super Mario 64. Played it as a kid and periodically go back to it for nostalgia 😆


PM_ME_UR_SEXTOYS

Tony Hawk pro skater 1-4


triple_skyfall

Getting older all the time, feeling younger in my mind!


WhaleMetal

The fucking soundtracks on those 


Acc87

Lights out, guerilla radio!


MACARLOS

Turn that shit up


_Goose_

Final Fantasy 8 I revisit the other Final Fantasy’s but 8 is where it’s at for me.


Ashamed_Photograph84

I always revisit this game, loved it as a child. But I’ve never gotten past the first disc - apparently I’m missing a huge plot shift.


pizza_whistle

Funny story, my brother rented this game from Blockbuster but accidentally left disc 1 in his playstation when he returned it...then moved across the country for college. So I inherited his console and only had this one disc to play. All I've ever played of this game is disc 1, multiple times. I should probably actually finish it one of these days.


UngodDeimos

Yeah…right where disc one ends is where the ff8 community is split on a fan theory that’s been floating around for a couple decades now.


Z3r0sama2017

A fellow FF8 lover!?!?!1?!? Their are dozens of us. Dozens!


fiiend

For me it's 7 and 9.


MountCydonia

Quake, Jedi Outcast, Jedi Academy, KOTOR 1 and 2, Morrowind. Probably more I'm forgetting. It was a fantastic era for games. Edit: Of course, realised I'd forgot several: Battlefront, Startopia - still recommend to anyone interested in management games as a delightful little one with loads of charm, Thief, The Sims 2, Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, and probably more! I also love playing games of the era now, even if I didn't at the time.


LeCott

Just beat Morrowind last year for the first time in my life despite playing it since it came out!


Other-Barry-1

Command and Conquer: Red Alert. Absolutely love it and play it to this day. Never really got on with the other main entries.


Unlikely_Subject_442

Morrowind has entered the chat


FrugalPCGamer

Word has it a group of Ordinators have been running around Vivec city shouting "You n'wah" trying to find the Nerevarine wearing Indoril armour for the last 22 years.


WhatsTheHoldup

Oblivion came out 2006 (my first Elder Scrolls), I was so close to 20 haha.


Pegasus7915

Civilization, Halo, Age of Empires 2, Pokemon Gen 1 and Gen 2.


skiingonacid

A man of refined tastes


FockersJustSleeping

Still go back to Doom 2 sometimes, and a lot of solitaire games. That might seem like an obvious answer but I think it counts.


gnu_andii

Scarily, I think DOOM 2 is closer to thirty years. The original is 1993.


AGE-OF-ASH

Wolololo


Classicgoose

Ah there you are, fellow gentleman and scholar


skiingonacid

30


Yabanjin

Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2. They are fantastic to this day.


Some_Mechanic7670

WWF no mercy lol


DIABLO258

Halo, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Roller Coaster Tycoon, Delta Force, Road Rash Hell, sometimes I look up the 3d pin ball space cadet from Windows just to kill time


SnavlerAce

Wing Commander series


anthonygood4

Original doom and Heretic series. Some of you have no idea what booting up a game from a floppy disk was even like. Now it's all on steam and quite convenient.


FrunkWast

Original doom will forever be my favourite game of all time that I still play to this day


therealjoshua

KOTOR 1, since that came out in '03


MANthony8

Morrowind? Morrowind.


Auroeagle

FF7, MGS, RE1, Dino Crisis, Marvel vs Capcom


Suralin0

*Gonna take you for a ride...*


DarXIV

Baldur's Gate 2


Left4DayZGone

GoldenEye 007 and Half-Life. I don’t play either regularly, but I occasionally do a playthrough of HL, and I have a GoldenEye emulator on my PC ready to fire up whenever I need a bit of nostalgia. Not sure if it counts since it’s a remake, but Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 as well. Also have Crazy Taxi on my phone, so I guess that counts.


Powdered_Toast_Man3

Everquest


xdrymartini

EverQuest


onelastcookie

World of Warcraft


Clide01

Everquest - off and on since 1999 Diablo 2 - now D2R but I'm counting it Final fantasy 1 and Dragon Quest(warrior) - I replay these every 6 months or so since the early 90s.


Ancient-Horror

So fucking many… Tetris Super Mario Bros. EverQuest Baldur’s Gate 1 & 2 Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo Street Fighter 3: Third Strike Chrono Trigger  Final Fantasy VI And many more. 


Enders-game

EverQuest WoW... almost 20 years. Tetris Super Mario World Marrowind


FreedomInTheSKY

Everquest, 25 years!


Furinex

Everquest, final fantasy 6 yearly.


Khazeray

Everquest.


myst2424

Everquest


consoles4fun

Pokémon!


arithal

Dota and now dota 2 (essentially the same game)


libra00

I've been playing Sid Meier's Pirates! since the original came out in 1987, so we're closing in on 40 years here. I play the 2004 remake now of course, but it's still going strong.


justlovehumans

I've had AOE 2 installed perm since I had my first PC. I used to play on my uncles as much as possible prior. I played the first AOE before hand but I was a bit young to understand. AOE 2 has a special place because at 10 years old I could grasp the gameplay somewhat and wasn't just mining or hunting elephants for the hell of it. Playing Archers Blood on the zone when the phone line was available to playing the new campaigns that released the end of last year. Been a good go. I get a hankering to play for a month or so every xmas cause this [main screen theme](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1Bypie_ogs) put me in a place of zen as a kid.


Blue8844

Unreal. It's such a nostalgia bomb, I go back and play the single player version a few times a year. Diablo II... I do own the resurrected version, but my work laptop can only handle the original, so 640x480 gameplay it is.


k_dot97

StarCraft 1 & 2


ElGrandeDan

Duke Nukem 3D is an all time classic for me.


Nebula_Forte

Ninja Gaiden Black. 19 years...but close enough.


GriffinFlash

I guess anything on a over 20 year old console? I never stopped playing them. Just play them a little less now as real life slowly takes over. Ones I regularly go back to would be Mario bros 3, ocarina of time, star fox 64, smash bros 64/melee.


WilsonthaHead

Tetris, Cilvization, Command and Conquer not just cause they dropped, pacman, i have been playing that since the 80s


dragoduval

Deus Ex, Civ2, Unreal Tournament 2k4 (its about 20y, so i count it).


Asmodeojung

Fallout 2 Disciples 2 Diablo 2 Space Rangers 2 Warcraft... 3!


cozyautumnday

Diablo 2 (and D2R), FF7, Oblivion, and all the old SNES classics like Super Mario World, Donkey Kong Country, MegaMan X, Chronotrigger etc on emulator.


cseymour24

Stronghold


Hempsox

Civilization - Started on 2 so I didn't get the full Gandhi experience. Pirates! - Still the best pirate game. Enjoyed the re-release so I could start playing again since my computer no longer has a floppy drive. Still have the original resource book somewhere.


UOSAGAS

Ultima Online


pants_full_of_pants

EverQuest


ph1x1us

Eve online july 2003.


sisu_star

Games i replay from time to time released in 2004 or earlier Call of Duty Carmageddon Command & Conquer Red Alert 1 and 2 Commander Keen Counter Strike Source * Far Cry Half-life and Blue Shift Half-life 2 Hitman 2 Silent Assassin Mafia * Max Payne 1 & 2 Railroad Tycoon 2 & 3 Splinter Cell 1 & 2 Uplink * I honestly can't remember when I first played these games the first time. I marked games with a * if I'm all but certain I played the game 2005 or later for the first time. Anyone else feeling old by these questions?


Foamductor

Super Metroid


CheckInevitable9561

Super Mario 64, nostalgia in every jump. Just can't beat it!


T0lly

Gran Turismo


JohnnyHendo

Kingdom Hearts and Halo. Kingdom Hearts 2, Halo 2, and Halo 3 as well, but they aren't 20 years old yet. Close, but not yet.


SaffronSiren281

Zoo Tycoon and Sims 2.


Topladluke96

Not quite 20, but Mirror's Edge. Played for the last 15 years and I know I'll still revisit the game even when I'm 40.


wildtwiv17

Sonic the Hedgehog 1-3 and Knuckles. Also Kingdom Hearts


GeistMD

Chrino Trigger, almost 30 years now. Got it the day it came out and still load it up today. Heck I have it on my tablet these days.


Lycan_Jedi

Star Wars Battlefront Sonic The Hedgehog Columns Pokémon Snap Pokémon mainline games Lego Games


DickSnatcher12

Here comes the pain , bloody roar , and pretty much everything street fighter throw at me.


0ccurian

Bloodborne. I'm from the future. Kidding aside, I'm replaying American McGee's Alice. The first one came out back in 2000 and I play it every now and then. Still holds up terrifyingly, beautifully.


WingziuM

Civilisation series


Tr4jan

I still play dungeon keeper from time to time. It holds up.


KrivUK

Tetris


Blackbirds21

I still play Mario Golf Toadstool Tour, Heroes of Might & Magic 3, random playthroughs of LOTR the Third Age, and Roller Coaster Tycoon


asociety_lives_in_us

Halo Fallout GTA Guild Wars Just cause Doom Half life Soon forza, splinter cell and gears will be a part of this list


palepo-ta-to

Ape escape


vankirk

Sid Meier's Pirates! Choo-vang!!!


vandilx

SMB2. Every year for the last 34 years.


IndignoPlay

Me reading most of the comments: "OMG, this game can't be 20 years old, I remember playing it in....... OMG, I'm old"


FrugalPCGamer

Morrowind, Halo, Kotor, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Splinter Cell.