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

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months 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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[-] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 5 points 4 months ago

Chrono Trigger - SNES, 1995

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[-] Arbiter@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Half-Life

[-] redisdead@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

My thought when reading the title of the thread was "If Half-Life fits the bill, it's half life."

Revolutionary game.

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[-] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 5 points 4 months ago

The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening

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[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Doom

[-] Dvixen@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Freelancer, PC

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[-] Tabooki@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

Galaga

[-] johnthebeboptist@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (PS1)

So many games that I even upvoted that are still absolutely amazing haven't really aged perfectly control- or gameplay-wise, but Oddworld could be released today and it would still be perfect.

[-] afraidofmybasement@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago

Castlevania Symphony of the Night - PlayStation

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Super Mario World. The perfect platformer.

[-] wide_eyed_stupid@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I am very sad that I've scrolled several pages and haven't seen the obvious one (though I could just be blind):

Deus Ex.

Edit: or perhaps it's because Deus Ex is from 2000 and I don't know if it counts yet. Maybe I'll wait 'til next year!

[-] Die4Ever@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago

June 22nd

[-] Saljid@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Pirates!

[-] fistac0rpse@fedia.io 3 points 4 months ago

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

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[-] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

I missed System Shock 1 and 2 on release (I was 1 and 6 years old, respectively) but I've recently been playing the SS1 remake and, holy shit, this is an incredible game.

I think the original is held back by its UI but the actual game itself, which the remake pretty much preserves almost one to one, is incredibly solid even by modern standards. I've been super hooked on it and it's opened my eyes to an entire lineage of games that I've not paid attention to - System Shock 2, Deus Ex, and Prey are the big three that I have my eye on when I finish with SS1 Remake.