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

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Half-Life

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[–] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 76 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Chrono Trigger - SNES, 1995

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[–] will_a113@lemmy.ml 70 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Super Mario Bros 3 - NES

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks 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 61 points 3 weeks ago

Doom

[–] fistac0rpse@fedia.io 57 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

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[–] Retreaux@lemmy.world 55 points 3 weeks ago

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Nintendo 64

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 55 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (7 children)

Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC)

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[–] rimu@piefed.social 55 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Starcraft

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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 51 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Space Cadet 3D Pinball (PC)

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

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 45 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Super Mario World. The perfect platformer.

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[–] afraidofmybasement@lemmy.ca 43 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Castlevania Symphony of the Night - PlayStation

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[–] Azathoth@fedia.io 39 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Super Metroid - SNES

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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 33 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (9 children)

SkiFree (PC)

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[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 33 points 3 weeks ago

Tetris - Gameboy

[–] Retreaux@lemmy.world 32 points 3 weeks ago

Final Fantasy 7 - PlayStation

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 31 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Goldeneye - N64

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 28 points 3 weeks ago

Unreal Tournament

[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 27 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Bubble Bobble, Arcade, 1986

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 27 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Donkey Kong Country - SNES

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[–] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Final fantasy 3/6 - SNES

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[–] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 25 points 3 weeks ago

Super Mario Bros. - NES

[–] PoorYorick@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago

The Legend of Zelda - NES

[–] Gremour@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago

Diablo (1996?)

[–] Toes@ani.social 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

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[–] khannie@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago

Street fighter 2 - hyper fighting edition (arcade).

Played this every day after school for years as did a huge portion of my school.

[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago

Warcraft 2

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Master of Orion - MS DOS, Mac OS

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 20 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

Quake 2, PC

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[–] Artemis@lemmy.ml 20 points 3 weeks 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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[–] stevo887@lemmings.world 19 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Tetris - Game Boy

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 19 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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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[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Wipeout 2097 (Wipeout XL), PSX, 1996

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Dune 2, PC

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[–] LurkyLoo@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Earthbound - SNES (with the oversized box and guide)

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[–] loaf@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 weeks ago

Final Fantasy 4, SNES.

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

[–] PoorYorick@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Duke Nukem 3D, PC

[–] Saljid@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

Pirates!

[–] elgordino@fedia.io 16 points 3 weeks ago

Elite - BBC Micro Model B originally.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

Fallout 2

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Tie Fighter PC/Mac

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[–] DamienGramatacus@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

Metal Great Solid

[–] 48954246@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

Spyro (series) Playstation 1998-2000

[–] kryptonidas@lemmings.world 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (11 children)

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

[–] kryptonidas@lemmings.world 25 points 3 weeks ago

Rollercoaster Tycoon

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[–] ramblingsteve@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

UFO (or xcom) - enemy unknown.

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[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Digger - IBM PC

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