Go on post about your favorite older games(pre 2000 or so)
My top 3 without a doubt
Might and Magic 7(pc)
Populous 3(pc)
And
The legend of dragoon(ps1)
I'd have to say I love the old nintendo games, from NES to 64
Legend of Zelda OOT
Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask
and BattleToads
Legend of zelda OoT. (great game)
Michef Makers (for n64, you have to play this one)
Dr. Mario for the 64.(the story suprisingly is really good)
Tetris for gameboy.
The originol super mario bros (not donkey Kong) (I am yet to beat it. Too busy playing New Super Mario bros)
Dungeon Master II (DOS)
Star Reach (DOS)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Mega Man X (SNES)
To this day, I will still go back and replay these.
Super Mario 64
Legend of Zelda: OOT
Legend of Zelda: MM
Banjo-Tooie
(:
Quote from: God-I-Suck on February 24, 2010, 10:43:35 PM
Banjo-Tooie
Man how did I miss this one? I love the banjo kazooie games.
XD yeah, I've gotten re-addicted to my beloved N64 :3 I've been buying games from oldschool game stores for it, and I like absolutely HAD to get Yoshi's Story.
Freakin love that game.
and Michef Makers was a pretty kick ass game. Weird, but cool.
I also put Bomberman on my list, for the 64
[Old Man Voice] Ya gosh darn punk kids! You call N64 old, you dang whippersnappers?! Back in MY day...[/Old Man Voice]
Chrono Trigger for the SNES is definitely my all time favorite. Although there are a ton of other great games from back in the day, such as most of the SNES/NES mario games such as Super Mario World, Mario Bros. 3, Yoshi's Island, etc. Also Secret of Mana, Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past, among countless others.
SNES:
Final Fantasy 3 (aka FF V or VI in Japan iirc),
Chrono Trigger
Secret Of Mana
Mystical Ninja
Street Fighter 3
Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past
Mario Kart
Ogre Battles
NES:
Gauntlet
Gauntlet2
Metal Gear
Castlevania I and II
Final Fantasy I (still got my Grandpa's cartridge somewhere back in MI)
... And many others I can't think of...
EDIT: And I bet those who think N64 is a classic by now also think that the Gin Blossoms are classic rock!
SNES :
Earthbound
Chrono Trigger
The Legend of Zelda : A Link to the Past
Super Metroid
Super Mario World
NES :
All Mario
The Legend Of Zelda
Kirby
Metroid
Mike Tyson's Punch Out and much more :)
hello, starcraft anyone?
Age of wonders II
Final fantasy 8
Azure Dreams
Zelda: A link to the past
Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Suikoden 1
Vandal Hearts 1 <---Oh the blood!
Quote from: DivineLegend on February 25, 2010, 12:54:37 PM
hello, starcraft anyone?
......... Starcraft? I feel some of you must be too young to consider anything "old" yet :P But I guess it sortof works as Starcraft 2 is about to come out, and in Blizzard time that means at least a half century must have gone past.
Legend of Zelda (NES)
Super Mario Bros 3 (NES)
Midtown Madness (PC)
Mario 64 (N64)
Quote from: igufed on February 25, 2010, 01:31:49 PM
Midtown Madness (PC)
Oh christ, I remember LANing that game at my cousin's house. That game was awesome! XD
Yea, was my first online game I played.
Made a site for it just to show ss/videos and such when a few friends still got together and played after it died down..: http://midtown.mebeingcreative.com
starcraft was released in 98 0.o and the original post did say pre 2000
Quote from: DivineLegend on February 25, 2010, 03:26:47 PM
starcraft was released in 98 0.o and the original post did say pre 2000
For half the folk here that weren't even born when that game came out, that still doesn't make it a classic. Classics (console games at least) are considered those that you have to beat the ever-living shit out of the console from frustration and spend 20 dollars on cleaning crap to clean out the cartridges. All that comes AFTER the initiation which involves you passing out from self-induced asphyxiation due to blowing furiously on the little plastic piece of crap thinking that will fix it.
For PC's, if it isn't ran from DOS Prompt, it isn't a classic.
Case in point would be two games: King's Quest and Quest for Glory (OMG I LOVE me some QFG, still play it as a matter o' fact!).
Old for me is late 1990s, and mostly PC games. I didn't have consoles as a kid, and only got into pooters shortly after DOS. But a few DOS games I played way back when were Castles 1/2, Battle Chess, Out of this World, and Alone in the Dark. Fun stuff.
Quote from: Chaos on February 25, 2010, 02:22:54 PM
Quote from: igufed on February 25, 2010, 01:31:49 PM
Midtown Madness (PC)
Oh christ, I remember LANing that game at my cousin's house. That game was awesome! XD
Christ, I used to go over to Haon's house and play that all the time.
It's hard to pick favorites... for N64 i was obsessed with that Cruisin' Usa racing game or w/e it was called, Smash Bros., any Mario game, 007 Golden Gun, mario kart.. For PS1 & 2 .. all the Crash Bandicoot games, Madden games, NFS Hot Pursuit, NFS Underground(as well as the other NFS games), Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2, FF12, and many more I can't remember... I know most of these aren't "old" but they are all good games.
Ahh! How could I forget about Kirby! D: Durrr!
Anyone ever play the Rampage series?
(http://old-wizard.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/action_arcade.gif)
And I'll prolly get reemed for mentioning this... but I'm sorry, Sesame Street, NES was an awesome game o-o I mean, I was a kid at the time, but it was a GREAT game
(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/8/87/Sesame_Street_ABC_NES_SS5.png) and this game in it, this was the shit..... oh man I miss this childish game. O-o Hell, I feel like going out to my video game store to go out and buy it... XD
AHHHHHHHHHHH and Snake Rattle N' Roll!!! AHH! How could I forget that one too!?!
I got into video games with the original gameboy. My favorite games on that were super mario and pokemon red. My first competitive game was Warcraft 3, which I still play today.
Quote from: Scotty on February 25, 2010, 03:47:43 PM
Case in point would be two games: King's Quest and Quest for Glory (OMG I LOVE me some QFG, still play it as a matter o' fact!).
The King's Quest Series and Quest for Glory series were absolutely amazing. I've played every single one, except for QFG 2, because that one just sucked having to navigate a maze the size of the universe every second of the game. :( I actually was broadcasting alot of the deaths that can occur in QFG: So You Want To Be A Hero not long ago xD
I had to ask my mom what this oldschool game was,
Air Fortress
(http://androidarts.com/airfortress/air%20fortress%20main%20core.png)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SxfO03qzdhk/SjPm6wu6DQI/AAAAAAAAASQ/GlpF_xQ-C1E/s320/Air+Fortress+%28U%29_002.jpg)
Anyone remember this game? I don't think it was on the top classics, but it sure was a pretty hard game o-o
Quote from: Cactuscat222 on February 25, 2010, 10:33:24 PM
Quote from: Scotty on February 25, 2010, 03:47:43 PM
Case in point would be two games: King's Quest and Quest for Glory (OMG I LOVE me some QFG, still play it as a matter o' fact!).
The King's Quest Series and Quest for Glory series were absolutely amazing. I've played every single one, except for QFG 2, because that one just sucked having to navigate a maze the size of the universe every second of the game. :( I actually was broadcasting alot of the deaths that can occur in QFG: So You Want To Be A Hero not long ago xD
I've played all the QFG's, but god do I ever love the 5th. I've even gone so far as to dual-boot XP just to run it.
These games are a lot older than me but video Olympics and pitfall were really fun games for the 2600.
Fallout 2 (PC)
Half-life (PC)
Megaman 3 (NES)
Secret of Mana (SNES)
Metroid (NES)
Super Metroid (SNES)
Abe's Odyssey (PS/PC)
Crash Bandicoot (PS)
Spyro (PS)
Donkey Kong (Arcade / NES)
Donkey Kong 64 (Nintendo 64)
Quote from: Cactuscat222 on February 25, 2010, 10:33:24 PM
Quote from: Scotty on February 25, 2010, 03:47:43 PM
Case in point would be two games: King's Quest and Quest for Glory (OMG I LOVE me some QFG, still play it as a matter o' fact!).
The King's Quest Series and Quest for Glory series were absolutely amazing. I've played every single one, except for QFG 2, because that one just sucked having to navigate a maze the size of the universe every second of the game. :( I actually was broadcasting alot of the deaths that can occur in QFG: So You Want To Be A Hero not long ago xD
IMO QFG2 was one of the most challenging. If you didn't have the manual, you were screwed. My favorite out of all five were one and four. If I had to pick the worst, it would be three. Then again I never went the paladin route which supposedly was the highlight of the game. For some reason, I absolutely LOVE the cheesy old school graphics engine the used on the first (original) and second game. I'd love to play more retro games with that same engine. I'm going to have to waist this weekend to those games now!
Quote from: Scotty on February 26, 2010, 12:04:53 AM
Quote from: Cactuscat222 on February 25, 2010, 10:33:24 PM
Quote from: Scotty on February 25, 2010, 03:47:43 PM
Case in point would be two games: King's Quest and Quest for Glory (OMG I LOVE me some QFG, still play it as a matter o' fact!).
The King's Quest Series and Quest for Glory series were absolutely amazing. I've played every single one, except for QFG 2, because that one just sucked having to navigate a maze the size of the universe every second of the game. :( I actually was broadcasting alot of the deaths that can occur in QFG: So You Want To Be A Hero not long ago xD
IMO QFG2 was one of the most challenging. If you didn't have the manual, you were screwed. My favorite out of all five were one and four. If I had to pick the worst, it would be three. Then again I never went the paladin route which supposedly was the highlight of the game. For some reason, I absolutely LOVE the cheesy old school graphics engine the used on the first (original) and second game. I'd love to play more retro games with that same engine. I'm going to have to waist this weekend to those games now!
Hehe, I like playing the VGA versions. Point and click is my favorite. QFG1 was my favorite as well, but I enjoy all of them, especially QFG4 like you said.
Another game I forgot was "The Incredible Machine" series. Lovelllly.
Zelda: Ocarina Of Time (N64)
Sonic Adventures 2 (Sega)
Mario Kart (N64)
Zelda: Majoras Mask (N64)
Super Metroid (SNES)
Crash Bandicoot (PS)
Spyro the Dragon (PS)
Frogger (PS)
~Looperpuck