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Great games you would recommend from before 1990? (feddit.org)
submitted 3 days ago by Wrufieotnak@feddit.org to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works
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I noticed that pretty much all games I played in my life have been released after 1990. So now I'm asking those with earlier experience here:
Which games can you recommend from before that time?

But: they should still be fun in their own right and not just interesting to play in an historian sense of trying to understand how genres developed.

Games I played that are older than 1990:

  • Tetris (classic for a reason)
  • Pacman (interesting but simple)
  • Prince of Persia (was too young to understand how to correctly play this game, I should maybe try to play it again)
  • The Legend of Zelda (too old school and clunky for my liking)
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[-] Evkob@lemmy.ca 30 points 3 days ago

Really hot take here: Super Mario Bros (you didn't mention it in your list).

For a game from the '80s on the limited hardware available at the time, they really put a lot of work into the mechanics of the platforming. It's an incredibly responsive game compared to its contemporaries.

[-] Drewmeister@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Legend of Zelda along the same lines. I remember how cool it was that it could save progress without constant power. Caveat is.... It's so hard without a guide or a lot of trial and error.

[-] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 7 points 3 days ago

You are right, I never did play the first proper Mario game. Will check it out!

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

The true first Mario game is Mario Bros. (the arcade game). Or maybe Donkey Kong if you're a stickler.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Bros.

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