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Ranking the best vintage video games (25 years or older) (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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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[–] MrSelatcia@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

H.E.R.O.

Atari 2600

[–] zod000@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 hours ago

It just barely makes the cut off since it came out in 99, but Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri is my favorite strategy game of all time. It even managed to get a Linux port and you can get it on GOG. I was excited when Civ: Beyond Earth was announced that it would be a true successor, but sadly it wasn't even close.

[–] zod000@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Edit: nevermind, this was already posted. I literally did a search on the page first and it didn't match for some reason.

[–] WhoDestroysTheGond@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Legacy of the Wizard - NES aka Dragon Slayer IV Drasle Family - MSX

[–] Tabooki@lemm.ee 4 points 8 hours ago

Galaga

[–] DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Zork

[–] mortalblade@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Perfect Dark, N64

[–] Dvixen@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago

Freelancer, PC

[–] obbeel@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 17 hours ago

Thief (1998)

[–] wide_eyed_stupid@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours 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!

[–] dominiquec@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago

Dance Dance Revolution.

(Do you feel old now?)

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago

Suikoden

[–] _NetNomad@fedia.io 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Mega Drive

[–] cevn@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

My first game ever.. good times

[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Bubble Bobble, Arcade, 1986

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[–] zod000@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 hours ago

Great, now I'll have the music from this game stuck in my head all day

[–] DamienGramatacus@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Metal Great Solid

[–] rocci@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

Final Fantasy Tactics

[–] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 day ago

X-COM: UFO Defense

[–] Arbiter@lemmy.world 79 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Half-Life

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[–] stephen@lemmy.today 3 points 23 hours ago

Phantasy Star IV

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago

Warcraft 2 best Warcraft hands down

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

Street fighter 2 - hyper fighting edition (arcade).

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

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