Your Top 10 Retros

[frizzl]

As the title suggests, what are your Top 10 Retro games?

These are the games that, if you could only play 10, for the rest of your life, what would they be?

My personals would be,

1. Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
2. Zelda Ocarina of Time (N64)
3. Zelda Majora's Mask (N64)
4. Super Mario All Stars / World (SNES)
5. Super Smash Brothers (N64)
6. Earthbound (SNES)
7. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (SNES)
8. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble (SNES)
9. Beyond Good and Evil (PC/PS2/GC - XBLA now!)
10. Psychonauts (PC/Xbox)

I'm sure your incoming posts will highlight how Beyond Good and Evil and Psychonauts aren't really retro, but they're too good to leave out :P

You'll also probably remind me of some games I wish I'd added!

[itsmydamnation]

when did "retro" become >1994 ??

[s3kemo]

Originally Posted by itsmydamnation

when did "retro" become >1994 ??

I'm guessing OP is born in 1989 (signature), in which case 1994 is actually retro to them

[SpudBoy]

Originally Posted by itsmydamnation

when did "retro" become >1994 ??

says the one with OMF in their avatar

[Widman]

Retro he says ....

I still play this one!

http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/26...e+Samurai.html

[Daft_Munt]

Originally Posted by itsmydamnation

when did "retro" become >1994 ??

Oh god, please don't bring that debate up again. OP your selection seems very restircted to SNES, N64 and 2 PC games, and they are all fairly recent.

Pfft where is Lesuire Suit Larry, Another World, Wonder Boy, Alex Kid, Bubble Bobble...</get off my lawn>

[schnappy]

Originally Posted by s3kemo

I'm guessing OP is born in 1989 (signature), in which case 1994 is actually retro to them

I am a 93'er, I can't be arsed with a list of 10 but mine is:
Doom
Doom 2
Halloween Harry
Super Mario World

thus far.

There was always an FPS, doom era I believe, I have a fond memory of but no idea what it is called. All I remember is aliens/monsters of some sorts, lots of bright colours, levels that I thought were mazes (Had to get keys etc like Doom). I am sure I'd recognise a screenshot though.

[Benno1988]

Boy and his blob (NES)
Pitfall (Atari 2600)
Super Mario Bros 2 (NES)

[frizzl]

Originally Posted by itsmydamnation

when did "retro" become >1994 ??

You know, I knew this would be a point of discussion... I even originally specified a 'cut off' point but then removed it so discussion would flow more easily

and...

Originally Posted by s3kemo

I'm guessing OP is born in 1989 (signature), in which case 1994 is actually retro to them

Yes I grew up playing NES and SNES basically.

[elvis]

Too many to mention. I already started a "shmups" thread, so I won't go over all of those again.

Fighting games have always been a huge love of mine (Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting probably topping the list for me), and likewise scrolling beat 'em ups like Double Dragon, Final Fight, Streets of Rage, etc.

"Metroidvania" style adventure games rock my world too. Super Metroid and the entire Castlevania series obviously, but also Wonderboy II, Wonderboy III: The Dragon's Trap, the later Adventure Island games, and more recently Shadow Complex (not retro, but certainly a huge homage to that genre).

Platformers of course too - the Sonics and Marios, Psycho Fox on SMS (and the various engine remakes that spawned off it), the earlier Wonderboy and Adventure Island games, Ducktales on NES (so damned hard!), anything made by Virgin/Shiny (Earthworm Jim, Alladin, Lion King, Mick and Mac Kids (despite being a McDonalds game, it was good!), most of the Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck platformers, and dozens more.

Every time I try to make a "top 10 list", even per genre, I throw my hands in the air and give up when I try and squeeze 25 or more into a top 10 list.

[schnappy]

Originally Posted by Benno1988

Boy and his blob (NES)
Pitfall (Atari 2600)
Super Mario Bros 2 (NES)

Just curious, do you mean SMB2 that was released on the FCDS or the SMB2 we got in Australia? Both great games.

[TaXy DriVar]

1. Mechwarrior 2
2. Micromachines 1/2
3. Gunstar Heroes
4. Hero (Atari 2600)
5. Sonic 2
6. Heroes of Might and Magic 2/3
7. Doom 1/2
8. Jones in the fastlane
9. Transport Tycoon
10. Streets of Rage

Special Mentions
Street Fighter 2 / 3rd Strike
Commander Keen Series
Mortal Kombat 1/2
Super SWIV (Amiga)
...ahhh man there are just too many ...

[CZA]

In roughly chronological order,

Arkanoid (Atari 130XE)
Some game that was like pong but 3D (130XE, I was young )
Sonic 1 & 2 (Sega Megadrive II)
Mortal Kombat II (Sega Megadrive II)
Alphaman (MSDOS)
Overkill (MSDOS)
Bio Menace (MSDOS, started playing this again recently)
Raptor: Call Of The Shadows (MSDOS)
Doom (MSDOS)

Yeah I never actually touched a nintendo until the N64 came out.

Originally Posted by schnappy

I am a 93'er, I can't be arsed with a list of 10 but mine is:
Doom
Doom 2
Halloween Harry
Super Mario World

thus far.

There was always an FPS, doom era I believe, I have a fond memory of but no idea what it is called. All I remember is aliens/monsters of some sorts, lots of bright colours, levels that I thought were mazes (Had to get keys etc like Doom). I am sure I'd recognise a screenshot though.

Blake Stone is the first that comes to mind.



Man I miss seeing that Apogee logo.

[Benno1988]

Originally Posted by schnappy

Just curious, do you mean SMB2 that was released on the FCDS or the SMB2 we got in Australia? Both great games.

Ummmmmmmmmmm. Man I was young.

We had the original and number 2 on NES, I can't recall much more detail than that mate!

[frizzl]

One that I forgot... The entire Metal Slug series! Damn they were awesome and I can always pick them up and still have fun