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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => PS3 Discussion => Topic started by: cridgedaddy on March 02, 2001, 01:32:27 AM
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A discussion I\'ve gotten into elsewhere has gotten me thinking about older video games. Today\'s games are awesome, but some from the past are unforgettable, too. On this thread I want you to list, explain, rant, or whatever about what you think are the best games of times before PS2 and Dreamcast. I\'m speaking of any system from Atari 2600 to Jaguar, from the Commodore 64 to current PCs. Here are some of mine, in no particular order:
1. Metroid (NES)
2. Final Fantasy (NES)
3. Super Mario 3 (NES)
4. Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)
5. Archon (Commodore 64/Atari 800)
6. Resident Evil (PSX)
7. Tecmo Super Bowl (NES and Genesis)
8. The Legend of Zelda (NES)
9. Mike Tyson\'s Punch Out (NES)
10. Mortal Kombat 3 (Genesis for me, 6-button controller)
All of these games were just great fun and/or blew my mind at the time. Archon was included just b/c I played the hell out of it as a kid, and the idea of a modified fantasy-world game of chess settled on a battlefield still appeals to me. Anyway, how about yours?
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Super Metriod, Mario 3, Shinobi, Sonic 1-3, Pong, Pac-Man, Mike Tyson\'s PunchOut, Ninja Gaiden.
Those are some classics that come to mind really fast.
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Mario 3(Nes)
Teenage mutant Ninja TurtlesIII(Nes)
Sonic3(SMD)
Sonic and Knuckles(SMD)
Splatter3(SMD)
FightersMegamix(Saturn)
Panzer Dragoon Saga(Saturn)
Silent Hill(PS)
MGS(PS)
Tekken3(PS)
Vagrant Story(PS)
FF8 and 7(PS)
there are more SMD NES and Atari games I like.
Especially Atari games but I cant remember their names.:(
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I still love Final Fantasy 7. Even though I\'ve played it overrrr and overrrrrr!
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Great thread! :)
NES
- Bionic Commando
- Jackal
- Track & Field II
- Super Mario 2
- Battletoads
- TMNT 2: Arcade
- Double Dragon II, III
- Ninja Gaiden (series)
- Contra (series)
- Double Dribble!
- Zelda
These games were simply too much fun. I know there are tons more but I can\'t think of em right now...
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Super Mario 3, Mario World, Super Metroid, Ecco the Dolphin,Sonic, Earthworm Jim, Final Fantasy 3, Uniracers, NiGHTS, Panzer Dragoon 2, Kirby\'s Adventure, Donkey Kong (the one for gameboy), Zelda:Link to the Past.
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There was this rambo like game on the comodore 64: midnight something, there were a couple of levels and after each level you needed to fight a boss and U could buy better weapons and stuff after each level, also after the last level you could buy some of your family back(?!), which was really strange because u could never buy all of them. anyone remember the full name of this game?
others are:
tmnt
double dragon
final fight
legends
ff3
wimbledon (master system)
kirby\'s dreamland )gameboy)
killer instinct
etc etc, I could go on for a very long time
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There\'s just too many to mention, I\'m not even going to try. But if you want to know what my favorite game/series of all time is, then just read up on Faithdies "A RPG sequel question" thread.
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Space harrier!
Tetris.
Golden Axe.
Mystic Defender.
Yoshi\'s island.
CastleVania 4.
Gradius (series).
Super Street Fighter 2.
Nights.
Sonic CD.
Pitfall!
Zelda: A link to the past.
StarFox
Mario Kart
Mario 2.
Super Mario World.
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politiepet,
Was that game Midnight Resistance? Are u sure it was on the Commodore 64, because I know a version of Midnight Resistance came on the Commodore Amiga and was basically a wonderful ripoff (or perhaps a port, I can\'t remember) of Contra.
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Damn, I can\'t believe that I forgot the Pitfall games. Those were the absolute best. There was one, I believe it was Super Pitfall. It actually had an ending. It was an Atari 2600 game, and it actually had an ending. This was unheard of. I also can\'t believe that Bionic Commando had escaped my memory. Great games....
Others I have thought of:
The last Joe Montana Game for Genesis (It still has the best team-specific playbooks ever for a football game).
Earthworm Jim
Street Fighter 2 Turbo (Genesis,6-button)
Goldeneye (N64)--a little new, but still one of the best games ever.
How about some old arcade games?
Space Ace: this game absoulutely ruled.
Elevator Action
Discs of Tron
Baby Pac-Man (I think this is the one--it was a Pac-man game with a screen, but it also had a pinball machine attached to it; if you died or something, you\'d start playing pinball instead--awesome)
TMNT
Dig-Dug
Any I\'m missing?
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Originally posted by Lavan
politiepet,
Was that game Midnight Resistance? Are u sure it was on the Commodore 64, because I know a version of Midnight Resistance came on the Commodore Amiga and was basically a wonderful ripoff (or perhaps a port, I can\'t remember) of Contra.
yeah that\'s the one!!! is it a ripoff of contra? could be, back in those days I knew nothing about games, I was 10 years old or something.
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Zero Wing!!
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!!!!!
nah, not really. theres too many to name them all.
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Old game eh? Dragon force: Saturn RPG
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well for me here is ten of the endless list:
1.Secret of Mana[snes]
2.Chrono Trigger[snes]
3.Sonic and Knuckles[genesis]
4.Street Fighter 2 turbo[snes]
5.Teenage Muntant Ninja Turtles :Arcade
6.Zelda:Link to the Past[snes]
7.Mario Bros. 3[nes]
8.Contra[nes]
9.Final Fantasy III[snes]
10.All of the great SNES RPGs
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Dungeon master
giana sisters
IO
Porth of call
California games
Rambo
paperboy
last ninja
Beer tapper
Int karate +
pinball dreams
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Alex Kid !!!! SEGA MASTER SYSTEM
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LOTS to mention
Zelda 2: Adventures of Link
Super Mario Bros. 3
Double Dragon 2
TMNT 2
Zelda 3: A link to the past
Donkey Kong Country
Super Metroid
Secret of Mana
Street Fighter 2
Starfox
Zelda: ocarina of time
Goldeneye
Perfect Dark
Zelda MM
Turok 2
WWF wrestlemania
Super Mario 64
Waverace
FF7
FF9
Resident Evil 1
Vagrant Story
Wipeout 2097
Wipeout... damn, all 4 wipeouts
Coolboarders 2
Tekken 2
Soul Blade
I can\'t think of anymore right now, but they\'re the ones on the consoles I\'ve owned in the past that I\'ve really enjoyed.
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Super Mario Bros. 3
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Nothing can still touch the perfection that accompanies
XENOGEARS (PS)
Except of course the game "Project X" for PS2 has the potential to out do Xenogears. The story better be just as deep and complex and amazing as Xenogears was or this game won\'t match it.
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Super Mario World
Super Mario 3
TMNT 2
Sonic 2
Streets of Rage 2
Head over Heels
Dizzy
Resident Evil 2
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People, PSX,Saturn, and N64 DO NOT count as old system. If they do then that is just stupid.
NES:
SMB1-3(3 being the best)
FF1
Dragon Quest
Metroid
KID IRACUS
MegaMan1-3(3 being the best)
Kirby
Zelda1-2(1 being better)
SNES-
Super Mario World(best platform game ever)
The FF series(4 being the best)
CHRONO TRIGGER
Mario Paint
Mario Kart
Yoshi\'s Island(Mario Land 2)
Super Metroid
Dr.Mario
Super Mario RPG
NHL96
NBA Jam
MegaManX
DKC1-3(1 being the best)
Mario All Stars
The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past(best game ever)
IMO,SMS and Genesis arn\'t worthy of a mention.
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Originally posted by Jumpman
...Genesis arn\'t worthy of a mention.
:eek: [Gasp] The blaspemy!!
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politiepet,
Yes, I do believe Midnight Resistance was a rip-off of Contra, but it still was a bloody good game. I didn\'t have an Amiga (I had an Atari ST 1024KB) but I used to go over to my mate\'s house and play all the time.
Ok, Top 10 games on \'old\' (I guess pre-PSX, and non PC games)
1. Player Manager (Atari ST)
2. KickOff 2 (Atari ST)
3. Street Fighter 2 Turbo (SNES)
4. Double Dragon (Spectrum 48K)
5. Super Mario World (SNES)
6. Streets of Rage 2 (Megadrive/Genesis)
7. Super Tennis (SNES)
8. Legend of the Mystical Ninja (SNES)
9. Gauntlet (Amstrad)
10. Ikari Warriors (Amstrad)
Other notables; Green Beret (Spectrum), Operation Wolf (Spectrum), TMNT:Fall of the Footclan (Gameboy), and Madden \'93 (Megadrive/Genesis)
There are a ton more, and appart from the first two, I\'m not sure of the order. Man, I wish I hadn\'t of given away my Spectrum when I left England. :(
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Mario 2 and 3
Mega Man games on the NES
Battletoads
Double Dragon games
turtles 2 NES (damn that was a good game)
I\'ll post more when I remember more :)
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Holy crap! I can\'t believe I forgot TMNT on the NES, what a brilliant game, what a cool cartoon.
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I guess you people have no recollection of a little gem called:
Xexyz (Is that how it was spelled??? Don\'t even know how to pronounce it.)/NES
Vendetta/Konami - THIS GAME BLOWS FINAL FIGHT AWAY!!! 4-player beat-em-up, hilarious action, I was laughing so much, I couldn\'t concentrate.
Pro Wrestling/NES - How could you not mention this??? Classic NES gaming. Better than ANY wrestling game out there.
Thunderforce 3/Genesis - Awesome shooter. Too bad it was only 1-player. Beatiful graphics.
Blaster Master/NES - Wow, this game was truly impressive. Great graphics, great tunes, long, long quest. If you didn\'t know your way around, you were in for a looooong night. Too bad there was no save feature.
Wonder Boy In Monster Land/SMS - Cool Adventure/RPG. One of the SMS\'s gems.
Aliens Vs Predator/Capcom - WOW!!! Never has a movie been done justice like Capcom did with this license. If only it was released for a home console. I would buy it for this game alone.
Forgotten Worlds/Genesis - 2-player shooter, beautiful graphics, cool enemies.
Tetris/NES (Tengen Version) - Enough said.
How many of you wet your pants upon reading this list? Be honest.
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More games I forgot earlier (as well as a shameless bump):
Narc (arcade)--this game absolutely kicked ass when it came out. Bloody as hell, released in the height of the War on Drugs and the DARE movement, you were a cop busting drug scum; enemies actually threw syringes at you--a little ridiculous now, but awesome when I was 10 or 12 or whatever.
Assault (arcade)--a tank combat game, but with great 2-stick control. Set in the future, your tank could roll around, and even had a levitation/smart bomb kind of attack.
Gotta agree with whoever put up Thunder Force 3; playing this game with headphones on was a definite mind-blowing experience. Perhaps some of the best video game sound ever.
Defender (Atari 2600)--Old school as hell, but this game was a waste of so many hours of my misspent youth that it has to be included.
I know I keep bending my own rules by posting arcade games here, but it\'s my thread, so I can do whatever I want, right?