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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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[–] khannie@lemmy.world 20 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.

[–] will_a113@lemmy.ml 67 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Super Mario Bros 3 - NES

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[–] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 68 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Chrono Trigger - SNES, 1995

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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 52 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC)

[–] ramius345@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Reporting!

[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Unit. Lost. Unit. Lost. Unit. Lost.

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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 52 points 1 day ago

Doom

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 49 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Space Cadet 3D Pinball (PC)

(tell me you didn't just hear that sound in your head)

[–] Retreaux@lemmy.world 51 points 1 day ago

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Nintendo 64

[–] 48954246@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Spyro (series) Playstation 1998-2000

[–] fistac0rpse@fedia.io 51 points 1 day ago

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

[–] rimu@piefed.social 51 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Starcraft

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Super Mario World. The perfect platformer.

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 25 points 1 day ago

Unreal Tournament

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Heroes of Might and Magic III, PC

[–] afraidofmybasement@lemmy.ca 39 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Castlevania Symphony of the Night - PlayStation

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[–] Gremour@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago

Diablo (1996?)

[–] Azathoth@fedia.io 34 points 1 day ago

Super Metroid - SNES

[–] khortits@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 day ago (3 children)

sonic 3 and knuckles, Sega Genesis

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Goldeneye - N64

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[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Wipeout 2097 (Wipeout XL), PSX, 1996

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[–] Retreaux@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago

Final Fantasy 7 - PlayStation

[–] 1hitsong@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago

American McGee's Alice (2000) on PC

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Quake 2, PC

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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 30 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (8 children)

SkiFree (PC)

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[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Spacewar, DOS, 1985

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Donkey Kong Country - SNES

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[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 day ago

Tetris - Gameboy

[–] ramblingsteve@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

UFO (or xcom) - enemy unknown.

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[–] Lorindol@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Star Control II, PC.

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

Warcraft 2

[–] khortits@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago

Super Mario Bros 2, NES

[–] ace_garp@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

IK+ (International Karate plus), Amiga, 1987

34669

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Dune 2, PC

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[–] stevo887@lemmings.world 20 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Tetris - Game Boy

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

Final fantasy 3/6 - SNES

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[–] PoorYorick@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

The Legend of Zelda - NES

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Duke Nukem 3D, PC

[–] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 day ago

Super Mario Bros. - NES

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Master of Orion - MS DOS, Mac OS

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