What Classic Video Games of Old did you Enjoy?

[McBell]

See, when I think "classic", I see coin-op arcade games, not console and certainly not hand-held. LOL

Do they still have any coin op games?

I haven't seen one of them in like 5 years

 

[MysticSang'ha]

Do they still have any coin op games?

I haven't seen one of them in like 5 years

Every now and then we run across them at local pizza joints in town. Everyone loves them, and yes, they'll still only charge a quarter to play.

 

[Riverwolf]

Do they still have any coin op games?

I haven't seen one of them in like 5 years

There's a small arcade/laser tag place not far from where I live, and most theme parks have arcades; the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk has two; one of them is huge, and has a small room devoted to classic games, and even has a Pong machine. ^_^ The smaller one has TMNT: Turtles in Time, as well as the Simpsons arcade game.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Pong.

You know? The more I think about that and associated games like Breakout, Warlords etc. were addictively fun for me and wasted many an hour playing them. Seems like there is no flavor like the originals from the get go. Simple and fun in one of the best ways.

 

[McBell]

Every now and then we run across them at local pizza joints in town. Everyone loves them, and yes, they'll still only charge a quarter to play.

There's a small arcade/laser tag place not far from where I live, and most theme parks have arcades; the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk has two; one of them is huge, and has a small room devoted to classic games, and even has a Pong machine. ^_^ The smaller one has TMNT: Turtles in Time, as well as the Simpsons arcade game.

Seems perhaps I needs get out more...

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Diablo 2 and Starcraft immediately come to mind. I still play Diablo frequently, and I use to play Starcraft religiously until battle.net became overrun with people who believed that massing carriers would guarantee victory. I logged on a couple years to check it out, and found that I hadn't lost my touch.
The old Sonic games are always fun, especially 2.
Mario 3 is still enjoyable.
I love playing Punch-Out still to this day. It's easy until I get to Super-Macho Man, then I have to actually pay attention to what I'm doing.
The old Zelda games are especially fun, my favorite being A Link to the Past.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of The Seven Stars is great.
FF1 and 2 are fun.
Castlevania: Simon's Quest is still an epic game.
Shining Force is another epic game.
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is a game that I have beaten many times, and still get nostalgic orgasms from it.
And there is Metroid and Super Metroid.
Ohh, and Gunstar Heroes.
I guess Metal Gear Solid would classify as classic as well.
Legend of Dragoon
FFVII (who doesn't enjoy this one?)
FFVIII
And Tetris. I must not play that game when I have homework due, or minutes will quickly turn into hours, and then the next time I blink those hours have somehow turned into all night, and then my homework doesn't get done.
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is also a very fun puzzle game.
Star Ocean: The Second Story is probably my favorite RPG ever.
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete is right under that.
Actually, I enjoy the classic games more than I do the modern games. There fun and all, but for the most part it seems pretty graphics have taken the place of a deep story line, character development, originality, and actual replayability. Just look at how many FPS the 360 has. So many it's sickening, especially since very few of them (Bioshock for example) have anything truly unique about them. I got burnt out on army themed shooters after many hours spent playing Counter Strike. Doom done me in for demons, and Quake on the aliens.

 

[Riverwolf]

...especially since very few of them (Bioshock for example) have anything truly unique about them.

I've actually heard that Bioshock is basically a remake of an old PC FPS/RPG: System Shock 2.

 

[The Neo Nerd]

OMG these bring back some memories for me. Thanks for the links

 

[MysticSang'ha]

Oooooh, TETRIS! That's so addictive.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Just remembered one: Lemmings. Very addictive.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I've actually heard that Bioshock is basically a remake of an old PC FPS/RPG: System Shock 2.

I haven't heard of that one. I'm gonna have to check it out.

 

[MacKinnon]

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Slightly Magic

 

[The Neo Nerd]

I got my hands on a copy of commandos: beyond the call of duty.

I love tactical games. I've also got a copy of hitman: blood money.

I love the fact that there are multiple ways of doing something.

-Q

 

[The Bright Beast]

tomb raider =D i know it's not exactly old... only 1996 if i remember rightly, but I played it first when I was 2 o.o

 

[The Neo Nerd]

The original Red Alert.

The best most solid game in the series.

The later efforts have been a little......."loose"

-Q

 

[Penumbra]

Mario games, Sonic games, Zelda games.

 

[Azakel]

The Original Fallout games. 1 and 2 mostly.

 

[Father Heathen]

Seems perhaps I needs get out more...

Some places still have the old coin op machines for public play. However they can fetch a decent amount of cash from collectors.

 

[Father Heathen]

I've actually heard that Bioshock is basically a remake of an old PC FPS/RPG: System Shock 2.

Well, they're similar in style (fps with rpg and survival horror elements), but the stories are completely different. Bioshock takes place in an undersea city during an alternate history 1950s while System Shock is set in the distant future aboard a spaceship.

 

[Midnight Pete]

Mega Man (NES)
Street Fighter 2 (Arcade)
Trojan (NES)
Kid Icarus (NES)
Legend of Zelda (NES)
Super Mario 2 (NES)
Wolfenstein (for PC)
Doom (for PC)
Monkey Island (for PC)
Maniac Mansion (For PC)