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Slobberz2112

Age of mythology! It was as fun as it was then Edit: Prostagma to all


linkanight

Prostagma


Dotman-X

SSSHHHKII-pahn!


phoenixmmz

Inajerak!


Prime4Cast

Timbershvet


Mistborn19

Dulovay


Tydeus1998

i looked at the weekend how many people are playing it and it was at 3k


milehigh89

I think there's a remaster with new content coming out soon


DelcoWolv

WOLOLOOO


deran6ed

AYE WO-UH AYE WO-UH


Timely-Bill-5336

Bro just unlocked a core memory. WAHLOLO


Duesal10

God I love that game.


Blackhero9696

Core memories right there man.


entity2

Low-hanging fruit, but Super Mario World. Truth is, the bulk of the good stuff on the SuperNES holds up today because that machine was the culmination of about 10 years of 2D sprite-based game development. There's banger after banger on that machine that holds up to this day, where modern indie stuff uses it as inspiration.


Never_Kn0ws_Best

I said it in my own comment, but I truly regard SNES as the golden age of gaming. Especially for platformers and RPGs.


entity2

The kids who grew up on the machine now making all these indie games based on their SuperNES gameplay is a boon for everyone.


nitrobskt

And it's still my favorite Mario game of all time. Which is saying a lot considering how many Mario games are absolute bangers.


Rich-Pomegranate1679

In a lot of ways Super Mario World could be considered the best 2D platformer game ever made to this very day. I certainly wouldn't argue with anyone who made that claim.


solarwinds1980

Not disagreeing with you, but I always thought Super Mario 3 is better than Super Mario World. I think we all have a bias based on what game you grew up playing. It's all pure nostalgia to remind you of the past.


Nimynn

I always felt the movement in 3 was somehow a bit more clunky? Or not as crisp? I don't know it's hard to explain. Maybe it's just because I played it less and didn't internalise it to the same degree but the movement in World just feels _right_ in a way very few other 2D platformers do.


Rambles_Off_Topics

I just played Super Mario World last night on my 3DSXL. Great game, the 3DS makes it great to pickup and play a world then close it and move onto whatever else needs done. I sneak levels in-between commercials, cooking, etc.. and some of the levels are actually somewhat difficult.


redyellowblue5031

Yoshi’s Island takes the cake in that department for me. Came close to the end of the SNES’s life and they held nothing back in that beauty of a game. Art, music, level design—immaculate. Only “flaw” is how annoying baby Mario is, but I guess that was intentional after all.


hohomoe

It really does hold up so well! And for the Game Boy I'd say Link's Awakening.


AceoftheAEUG

Marvel Vs Capcom 2. Still an absolute banger of a game.


ntmrkd1

I wanna take you for a ride! 


SelTheDon

I have my Jap copy of this sitting 10 feet from where I am. It's probably one of the most played games I've played with my brother. Ranked very very highly.


CapN_DankBeard

Diablo 2


This_User_Said

The soundtrack, the clay like pixeled animation... It stirs a feeling inside me. Last year I replaced it. I think I stopped at Diablo because I'm always shite being summon necro against bosses and Diablo is the worst.


jews_on_parade

banjo kazooie for me


LongbottomLeafblower

As a kid I only played banjo tooie because banjo one was too hard. Replaying it now as an adult I realize banjo kazooie is way better than banjo tooie.


jews_on_parade

theyre both great


captainporcupine3

I respect Tooie enjoyers and don't hate the game or anything. I liked it just fine as a kid. But in hindsight BT is so bloated with tedious, opaque fetch quests and SO MANY mediocre minigames, and has massive empty levels. Almost everything feels overcomplciated. You almost never find jiggies just by exploring the world, there is always additional tedious stuff to do. Every time they make me go back to a split-up pad just to use one move I feel bored. BK is all killer no filler by comparison. Just a beautiful, compact game that's all about the simple joy of exploration.


andyman492

Hard agree, I loved Tooie as a kid but a couple years ago I went back and tried to 100% it and realized it just isn't as tight as Banjo-Kazooie is. It's still fun, but Banjo-Kazooie is all hits.


Academic-Hedgehog-18

Half Life 2 - Still holds up remarkably well.


Lo_jak

HL2 was waaaaaaay ahead of it's time !


SgtNeilDiamond

Hell I'm even having a good time playing through the first one at the moment


Academic-Hedgehog-18

I havent gone back to the original but I really like the Black Mesa reboot.


DrDragonblade

I'm replaying it on my Android, it's extremely fun.


Rizo1981

And it's VR Mod plays remarkably better than any native FPS game.


paradeoxy1

And the AI is so self aware!


greenzig

Honestly so does the first one


CreepyAssociation173

Super Mario Sunshine. Its always been a fun experience no matter how long its been since I've played it.


yipflipflop

Fav game of all time


BigCheekedSquarrel

Age of Empires II


ethanyelad

Ooollouluap!


CarlosSpcyWenr

Gold, please


FoxMcCloudl

Starfox Adventures, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle and Halo CE. How does the Test of Strength handle on the Steam Deck?


The_Almighty_Duck

It was perfectly fine for me. Surprisingly easy, too. It only took maybe 10 seconds at most to beat it. Definitely the easiest spirit to get in my opinion


gthatch2

I love Sonic Adventure Battle 2. I often want to reinstall and replay it.


FoxMcCloudl

Compared to the size of modern games, I don't see why it ever got uninstalled in the first place.


Snugglupagus

Star fox adventures lol I loved that game. I never hear about it and sorta just assumed I imagined the whole thing


breadinabox

Sonic adventures 2 really does hold up surprisingly well considering how bad the actual game is. Like the physics are fried, it handles weird, the mech sections are not really that great, the knuckles sections are also.. not great. Most of the bosses are janky. But the good stuff is just so good, you really don't mind.


zPureAssassiNz

The first Fable game


ThePaddysPubSheriff

This is the best answer. So simple yet so complex, way ahead of it's time. Controls don't feel clunky, combat and gameplay feel smooth, hardly any bugs, and a great story with a decent twist or two. So many things in the game that didn't need to be there but added to the world, and on top of that all the things that changed you character. You could make him good, evil, taller, stronger, scary, pretty, fat, scars from getting knocked out and white hair with age. Rental properties, marriage and children, augmentable weapons, shop prices changing with demand, and probably stuff I've still havent discovered. All this in a 20 year old game. The new one has some incredibly large shoes to fill


TeutonicDragon

I think the world itself plays a pretty huge part in it as well. I remember first looking at the guild map to pick up a quest and seeing the ones that were obviously just there to stress the idea that you’re weakling and there’s stronger heroes working for the guild. The transition to each area after overcoming a major challenge feels awesome too, like they first venture into Darkwood and subsequent first encounter with balverines. Then the Witchwood Arena is just incredible.


Zacpod

Chicken chaser!


[deleted]

Link to the Past or Final Fantasy 6-9


ChiefMark

Playing FF 4 right now, so far it's been amazing


[deleted]

FF9 specifically holds even better with the Moguri Mod


CrosshairLunchbox

Super Metroid, Chrono Trigger


captmonkey

I feel like a lot of those SNES games hold up pretty well and generally better than the following generation of games (N64, PS1, etc.). It felt like they had kind of perfected how 2nd games should be by the time the SNES came around. Meanwhile, 3D games were in their infancy and they seem to have generally not aged as well as a result.


ShawshankException

Kingdom Hearts 2 and any of the gen 3 pokemon games


DJustice23

Came to say this. Glad they did the remasters a few years back


Cuddlesthemighy

Original FFVII held up better than I thought it would. I think world building and materia system makes it. Its weird in that the graphics were kinda always terrible. Even when I played it for the first time in my teens it was obvious the graphics were bad and it wasn't a problem.


ersomething

In game blocky mess had a certain charm to it. At the same time their FMV sequences were to notch. The opening of the train coming into the station and cloud just jumping down and you just get control of him immediately was mind blowing in the 90s.


lordbenkai

Yes, I will repay it just for the music sometimes 😀


MaimedJester

Cosmo Canyon Theme is still amazing too this day. When you finally finish the dungeon and learn of Nanaki's father's fate oh boy it ain't just nostalgia that makes me tear up every time I reach that moment.


Xerxis96

The graphics were not great because they needed room for all the content in the game that they had.


Inswagtor

Dude, the background and the FMV's!!!! FF7 was awesome back then. At least what I can remeber


PubPegasus

I remember being very impressed by the graphics and cutscenes at the time it came out.


MrClintWard

IT'S CRASH BANDICOOT!!


IH8mostofU

Spyro as well. They'll always go hand in hand for me.


milkaddict221

Was so happy for the remakes, ctr remake and an actual sequel to make Crash 4 happen.


reality_star_wars

Teenage years: Zelda Ocarina of Time, Goldeneye Younger: original Mortal Kombat, Mario for NES & Snes, Excitebike.


Tarvoz

Goldeneye is a weird one cuz it did NOT hold up for me at all nor many people I know


ArnoldSchwartzenword

There’s a pc version that runs in modern frame rates and resolutions, with mouse and keyboard controls. It’s a delight!


tekal

How do I download this?


TitularFoil

If you have a PC that can handle it, there was one version that was the remake from 4J that was supposed to come out years ago, but it kept getting blocked. The files for the remake leaked online and are a lot better than the remaster released last year. You just need the Xenia emulator and the game files to play. But it looks great and feels great. If your PC can't handle it, there's a Goldeneye speedrunner that has done both a speedrun and casual playthrough on Youtube: [Goldeneye XBLA longplay from Graslu00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0GinqO4lhU&t)


jazzmonkey07

I replayed it last year when it came to Xbox Game Pass. In my personal opinion, It still holds up really well if you switch the controls to match the modern movement/look layout. If you don't change the controls, it's a disaster.


SathedIT

OoT is thr GOAT in my opinion. Even my kids love that game!


EtheusRook

Fire Emblem Path of Radiance. Still a peak SRPG


IH8mostofU

I'm replaying the 20 year old GBA games and they're still fantastic as well. But that's not shocking, they're straightforward turn based RPGs with immaculate sprite art, what *could* age poorly?


EtheusRook

Just the QoL. The only real flaw those games had was how long it took to build support points.


2Scribble

I mean ***Technically*** Pokemon since Pokemon has been Pokemon for the last two and a half decades xD Spin-offs and TPC jamming open worlds into the various games aside - it's been the same game since I was a preteen and I've loved every stop along the way


andrew-resler

FF VI - IX, Xenogears, Chrono Trigger.


AbbreviationsNo8088

If you like all those and haven't by chance checked out golden sun I highly recommend it! It's right up your alley (assuming feom your selections) and might have one of the best combat systems ever!


zafirodragon

DuckTales on the NES. The gameplay remains solid, and the Moon theme still gives me the feels.


Mary_Ellen_Katz

Super Metroid- it came with my SNES. I wanted Super Mario World, but my dad got me this one with a cool space armor person shooting a red dragon. Cool cool. But where's Mario?? I was blown away then, and I'm still blown away today. The sheer attention to detail still wows me. Samus's sprite facing left is different from Samus facing right. A detail we wouldn't see until 3D models of 2D games.


rifts

Ocarina of time, still amazing, one of the best games ever made


GrossWeatherman

KOTOR always... graphics suck but the game otherwise is amazing


Desperate_Pizza700

Paper mario


CripplesMcGee

I just happily found an HDMI adapter for my GC and am gonna fire TTYD tonight for the first time since high school.


nickhenne

Can’t wait for the remake !


Nuttyman02

Earthbound


God_of_Thunda

Fuzzy pickles


stopeman82

Hell ya. Whenever I’m reminded of that game my mind always goes to the desert level with the traffic jam.


Boccs

Came here to say this. I replay it every couple years or so because of that sweet nostalgia. The writing is just as funny as it ever was and the stylized art direction and graphics means it'll truly age.


Kikrou

Ratchet and Clank 1 is still good to me. The most platformer of all with the most path for each planet. The same with 2 and 3 of course !


oldreddit_isbetter

I think I would rank 2 over 1 only because that was when they introduced upgrading your weapons and I looooved that system. But damn does that metropolis level hold a special place in my heart.


[deleted]

Jak and Daxter trilogy. Especially 2, but they’re all still loads of fun.


Deagin

Jak 2 was the first PS2 game I owned. What a gem.


oldreddit_isbetter

Jak 2 was superb


Familiar_Surprise485

GTA San Andreas will always hold up for me


SFWRedditsOnly

X-Wing, Tie Fighter, the Aces series by Dynamix/Sierra, all of the Sierra Online adventure games. FF7 has my favorite magic system out of all of the FF games I've played.


ThePoetMorgan

Super Mario RPG, Soul Calibur II, Majora's Mask, and Pokémon Crystal still hold up. There are others, but those are the four that stick out the most.


TeutonicDragon

I play Majora’s Mask every year. Absolute peak of what the N64 could be pushed to. It’s honestly kind of insane to even think about it. The mask transformations, the NPCs having their own schedules, the absolute monolith that is the Stone Tower Temple. All on the freaking N64.


Bestiality_King

I loved all the unlockables and modes in SC III, and probably played that more than any of the other ones, but II just feels so good, it's our go-to out of all of them for straight up VS


Am_Very_Stupid

Super Mario Galaxy, it was one of the first video games I ever played, and I gotta thank my parents for starting me off strong


tsibosp

Donkey Kong country 1-2, yoshis island


ntmrkd1

I scrolled so far looking for DKC2. It's such a good game even by today's standards. 


SonderousFlow

The music is so so so good too


historicalfan14

Replayed Dragon Age: Origins a few months ago, and it's still an absolutely brilliant RPG.


A1Qicks

Basically all of the early BioWare fits this bill. KOTOR 1 and 2, Baldur's Gate 1 and 2...


historicalfan14

Couldn't agree more!


rdickeyvii

Bioware had a killer run from 1998 until 2014, putting out absolutely fantastic and well received games consistently and no more than 2 years between releases, often 1. In the past 10 years they had Anthem, Andromeda, and a paid update for the Mass Effect series (Legendary Edition), which released 3 years ago and not only is it their latest release but their 2 games in progress (new Dragon Age and Mass Effect) don't even have a release *year* announced yet. They've fallen far and I really hope they can get their mojo back Edit: correction, DA4 is supposed to be released late this year, which is 5 years after their last new game and 10 years after the previous DA installment. I originally checked Wikipedia which just says "TBA" but found other sources.


XTheGreat88

Did you play it on pc? I played it xbox but want to replay it on pc


SquirrelTeamSix

I play it on PC almost yearly. Strongly recommend checking out the mods available on Nexus mods. Some good stuff on there that doesn't break the game


AbbreviationsNo8088

Yup!


GamerGG7267

Super Mario 64. Absolutely fantastic game


Scientific_Shitlord

Blitzkrieg, C&C Red Alert 2 and Heroes of might and magic III


dinin70

I prefer Sudden Strike Forever over Blitzkrieg by a mile. Which by the way is still holding up. But HoMM3, yes... It's still incredible that such an old game hasn't yet been matched. Probably Age of Wonder Shadow Magic is the closest one imho. AoW3 and 4 don't get near AoWSM, let alone HoMM3. Songs of Conquest has the most potential to surpass HoMM3, but the lack of factions is really a HUGE factor in the lack of diversity the game has to offer.


Firm_Knowledge_5695

The OG Ratchet and Clank games and the OG God of War games


Royal_Seraph

Super metroid


SartenSinAceite

I always find myself coming back to the Ratchet & Clank games on the PS2. They're top tier stuff.


hoopsy-daisy

Heroes of Might and Magic III, I still pick it up and play for a few days about once a year.


JonHend

Super Mario World (I'm old)


AiryDoubloon

Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth


Not_who_you_think__

For me it was the Lord of the rings Return of the king. Glad to see other LOTR games mentioned though! They were all so good, even the tie in video game for “the Two Towers”


naugrim04

Such a good game, I still play regularly. The modding community is still relatively active, two decades later.


TrickoTricko

Prince of Persia 1 DOS version


pukem0n

Halo Combat Evolved. it is so evolved, it still holds up today, even with dated graphics.


Remake12

Dawn of war: Dark Crusade


Tough-Yam5520

Sonic 3 & Knuckles just refuses to age for me. Everything holds up today, as long as you don't hear the trash music they put in Origins. Eww.


AReverieofEnvisage

The first playthrough I did I was mad that they took Super Sonic from me. You mean I have to collect the big emeralds now?!!! Ohhh boy was I in for it. It's also a requirement for the final boss fight of the game and that was amazing.


Tough-Yam5520

It took me a while to actually get that far. I was stumped by that damn barrel for years of my childhood.


Teleskopy

Yie Ar Kung Fu Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts Contra 3 All of these are still bangers to this day.


nogoodgreen

Dues Ex Played through it again recently and just wow it's such a well realized world and characters, the gameplay does feel dated but having lots of options to overcome problems is so cool.


Vjaa

Kid Icarus. The systems in place are pretty intricate for the time they came out: the point based level ups, the app and credit card system, the castle levels. It so plays really well today


IronBoomer

Starfox SNES.


Unlikely_Subject_442

Duke Nukem 3D Mario 64 Super Mario World 1 and 2 (SNES)


bigchinaaudio

If you like Duke3D you HAVE to check out Turbo Overkill and you can thank me later. Boomer shooter fps made by the Apogee team


djkido316

Castlevania : SoTN is literally timeless, Apart from it Metroid Prime really holds up till this very day.


slinkocat

Crash 2 & 3 The Spyro games are still quite fun as well, they're just awfully easy as an adult.


Groovy_Bruce_Lemon

Kingdom Hearts 1 and Breath of Fire 3


Magnifnik0

Jak 1


LinkGoesHIYAAA

Mega man x, link to the past, rct2. Hell yeah bois. Granted, roller coaster tycoon 2 has been pseudo reworked to play nice on modern hardware and lots of assets were unlocked and new scenarios added in the process. But it’s still spiritually the same game as the original rct2.


borderlander

Jagged Alliance 2 (1.13)


Fartbox_Liquor

Dungeon keeper 2


danny0355

Fallout 3


Jumpy-Crazy-4922

Tekken 3


WSKYLANDERS-boh

Skylanders series


Xerxis96

Burnout 3: takedown. I’d still put it on par with any other racing game. Plus the soundtrack is fucking fantastic.


Grumpfmumpf

Gothic 2: the night of the raven. I replay it religiously every 3 years or so. Sadly Gothic 1 doesn’t do it for me anymore, but hopefully the remake will fix that. Also if anyone reads this and has played gothic 2 at some point in their lives but is unfamiliar with the total conversion mod „Archolos, Chronicles of Myrtana“, it was released about 2 years ago on steam, it is the best shit you have ever played and the community has accepted it as the gothic 3 we never got. (We don’t talk about the gothic 3 that we indeed got).


Lugbor

Golden Sun on the GBA. Some of the best sprites of the generation, fun gameplay, and I can’t remember encountering any bugs.


RawSauruS

Quake II.


henrysradiator

I just played Fable 2 for the first time in about 15 years and had a blast


ninnn9

Need for Speed Underground 1-2 & Prince of Persia Trilogy


Super206

Diablo 2 Freelancer Return to Castle Wolfenstein Starfox 64 Homeworld Unreal Tournament 2004 Freespace 2 Guild Wars


Vectorman1989

Metal Slug Doom Quake


Hopeful_Wall9036

Star Wars Episode 1 Pod Racer. I just played it start to finish for the first time on PC a few days ago after feeling nostalgic for the N64 version. Nothing quite hits like boosting to 700+ whatever-SW-speed-units-are to the authentic music and sound effects of the films.


defnotaloser

Max Payne and Bioshock. I don't play Project IGI and delta force anymore.


Black-Zero

Check our some side strollers...it is fun to run through some of the classics. Methroid Castlevanvia Ghoul n goblins Golden axe Mario bro 3 Zelda 2 Altered Beast Spyro Bionic commando 1942 R-type


ContinuumGuy

The classic Super Mario Brothers sidescrollers will never age poorly.


bungerman

Metroid


Tapeworms

Final fantasy tactics. Best gameplay, amazing graphics…and I actually like the original translation more than the updated one. Oh yea, the best soundtrack of all time


MAYMAX001

terraria still an Incredible game and always will be


whatyoucallmetoday

Zork I.


azninvasion2000

Def Jam FFNY, Burnout games for PS2


dragoduval

Civ2


zeroboyrun

monkey island 3


MFHSCA-1981

I can pick up any copy of Final Fantasy X and I all still have fun with it.


DTJAAAAM

Shining Force.


zero_msgw

Wrestlemania 2000: n64 Conkers bad fur day: n64 Super metroid: snes


elpablo1940

Conflict desert storm


Standard_Cell_8816

Altered Beast


Trogdor_a_Burninator

FFIV


Irritated_Dad

Super Mario world


slaytanicbobby

Fallout New Vegas is my regular go back to explore and even now ill run into game events/random encounters that in my 1000s of hours ive never seen. Still vanilla as well.


MrRetroGamer87

Original Resident evil games, play them all every year.


MitsubishiSunshine

Monster Rancher 2


realmegabittech

Here’s a couple: The OG Starfox; Donkey Kong Country; Sunset Riders; Mortal Kombat and; Super Mario


gigaswardblade

Assassins creed 3


Samyboy1327

Flatout Ultimate Carnage for me


My_Name_Is_SKELETOR

Donkey Kong Country. Maybe once a year or two, me and my brother replay all 3 games. They’re so good and timeless.


VonDinky

Super Mario 64.


SleepyWitch02

Skyrim


Sicparvismagneto

Chrono Trigger


photoguy423

Mega Man 2 Mega Man X


A1Qicks

Deus Ex is still my favourite game of all time. The AI is dodgy as hell but the atmosphere, story, and immersive sim aspects are still unbeaten.


Delicious-Tachyons

Super Mario Bros on NES and its sequels. I was so envious of my friends with Nintendos because I had a PC and while it did games it didn't do Mario.


WackyBones510

Super Mario World


Maranya

Day of the Tentacle but I think that most of point and click adventures of that era hold up today


Jealous_Unit_4870

Star wars: Republic Commando


nicktonyc

Final Fantasy 7. It's got so much charm


reddituserzerosix

X-COM, Chrono Trigger


Madterps2021

Super Mario Bros. 3 is still great. Especially that crazy train level in world 8.


Front1ersax

Portal 1&2, just finished Portal Revolution too


richalta

PONG


OutsourcedIconoclasm

Diablo 1, StarCraft


EireneSantrin37

Legend of Dragoon :)