Old Game That Still Pwn

[Methais]

It's probably happened to you at some point - You're thinking about an old game you have fond memories of for whatever reason, getting all nostalgic and stuff.

Then you break out your NES or Atari 2600 or emulator or whatever, pop the game in, and realize that it blows, and that you should have left your good memories of the game alone.

But now and then though you'll throw in one of those old games, and it still rocks.

So list your old games that still pwn here. I'll start out easy: Bionic Commando on NES.

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

I still love to play Donkey Kong on Super Nintendo.. also Contra on NES still pwns.

I tried playing some of my old Ninja Turtle games and they're not as entertaining. I still can't stand any pre N64 Zelda either. I do however, love Mario 64 as much as I did when it was released.

[Celephais]

XCom - UFO.

Runner ups (but still awesome):
Megaman 2
Chrono Trigger
Dragon Warrior
FF7
FF3
Secret of Evermore

[Hulkein]

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

[Soulpieced]

Ditto on Link to the Past. I just played through that on my Wii. Found every heart piece too.

[The Ponzzz]

XCom - UFO.

Runner ups (but still awesome):
Megaman 2
Chrono Trigger
Dragon Warrior
FF7
FF3
Secret of Evermore

Nice list! I loved Secret of Evermore. Great soundtrack, great concept.

[The Ponzzz]

Phantasy Star I-IV
FF II(IV)
FF III (VI)
FF Tactics
Shining Force I-II
Lufia I-II
Legend of the Wizard

[Danical]

Tecmo Bowl.

I play it on the Wii all the time with my friends. Loser has to do dishes.

[Androidpk]

I've played through FF Tactics about 5 times, including the japanese version. That game owns and deserves a true sequel.

[fallenSaint]

Vay for Sega CD

[The Ponzzz]

Vay for Sega CD

FUCKING YES! Loved that game. Working Designs owned my face on Sega CD.

[Celephais]

Legend of the Wizard
Awesome game too!

Link to the past is badass too...

Secret of Evermore was such a sweet game... too bad it had a ton of bugs; of course I probably never would have noticed them if I didn't play through that game so much.

[Sthrockmorton]

MarioKart

[The Ponzzz]

I've played through FF Tactics about 5 times, including the japanese version. That game owns and deserves a true sequel.

DS is suppose to get it. Who knows. Vagrant Story was part of the series. Not too many people know that.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

I always liked the Bards Tale games, and old Wizardry games.

[fallenSaint]

Forgot to add Shining Force 2 was and always is fun to go back and play through via Emulator.

[Jayvn]

FF1,FF6, FF tactics, the legend of Zelda, and Zelda a link to the past, castlevania 2, and yes the first bards tale was fucking great.
FF1 always holds its place in my heart due to the fact I was a kid and saved up the 40 dollars to actually buy it...
I remember actually playing super mario bros in the arcade =/ as well as 'mario bros'

[LMingrone]

I read this thread and DLed a few updated versions of NetHack. This shit IS as hard as I remember.

[Androidpk]

DS is suppose to get it. Who knows. Vagrant Story was part of the series. Not too many people know that.

DS is getting Tactics Advance 2, the sequal to the GBA Tactics game which has nothing to do with the original as far as i'm concerned, it also sucked :(

[RichardCranium]

Goldeneye

[Tolwynn]

Shining Force 1 and 2 and Final Fantasy Tactics as many have said.

Wasteland, Full Throttle, and Grim Fandango for PC.
Blast Corps on the N64.
Pirates! Gold on the Genesis (and Amiga)
Gunstar Heroes on the Genesis.
E.V.O. and Act Raiser on the SNES.
Star Control II, Road Rash, and Wing Commander III on the 3DO.
Skies of Arcadia on the Dreamcast.
Parasite Eve and Valkyrie Profile on the PS1.

[Hips]

Shining Force 1. Link to the Past. Final Fantasy 3/6, and Tactics. Chrono Trigger. Lunar: Silver Star Story.


BUBBLE FUCKING BOBBLE.

[thefarmer]

Rivercity High on the Nes

[Sean of the Thread]

Ooo loved X-com

I'll add Fallout series.

A dash of Jagged Alliance.

[Stunseed]

Ooo loved X-com

I'll add Fallout series.

A dash of Jagged Alliance.


All of these plus Street Fighter 2010 on NES.
The original Pirates!.
Wasteland for PC was fucking awesome.
The SNES had a few historical battle simulation games ( like the Genghis Khan one I offered before ) that kicked ass.

[Jazuela]

Zork, and any of the other Infocom products still downloadable. On my -old- computer, which works when I bother turning it on - the rest of my "Lost Treasures of Infocom" disks, which don't work on anything past Win95.

[The Ponzzz]

Shining Force 1. Link to the Past. Final Fantasy 3/6, and Tactics. Chrono Trigger. Lunar: Silver Star Story.


BUBBLE FUCKING BOBBLE.

As long as that Lunar isn't the PS version. The butchered the story.

[Drisco]

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Best Game Ever.

[Xandalf]

Vay for Sega CD

LOVE that game!!

Any idea where I DL a decent emulater and the rom? I haven't been able to find a decent one.

[Lianon]

Goldeneye

Amen to that.

Golden gun / Stack : best combo ever.

[Ignot]

i think i go back and play basesloaded, super punchout, and tecmo bowl the most

also, i think they are remaking bionic commando

[DeV]

Zork, and any of the other Infocom products still downloadable. /signed

Leather Goddesses of Phobos pwned as a kid when I was just getting into rpg's.

[Stanley Burrell]

Nice list! I loved Secret of Evermore. Great soundtrack, great concept.

The shanty of Crustacia is badass. Was never able to find MP3 format of it though :-\

BEHOLD, THE PIGPOODLE.

[Celephais]

The shanty of Crustacia is badass. Was never able to find MP3 format of it though :-\

BEHOLD, THE PIGPOODLE.
I loved the hedge maze and that forest after it... the whole midevil age was just awesome.

[RichardCranium]

also, i think they are remaking bionic commando

/creampantz

[Celephais]

also, i think they are remaking bionic commando


/creampantz
They are, someone already posted a trailer on this site.

[RichardCranium]

They are, someone already posted a trailer on this site.


Found it. (http://forum.gsplayers.com/showpost.php?p=640901&postcount=1)

[peam]

Baldur's Gate I/II, Icewind Dale, Planescape: Torment
Super Metroid
Kid Icarus
Super Bomberman
Sim City
Starcraft
COUNTERSTRIKE
Tactics: Ogre
Lemmings

[Skeeter]

Cyberball 2072
Pigskin 621 AD

[Warriorbird]

Defenders of Oasis, Crystal Warriors, and Shinobi...for Game Gear.

Below the Root for early Apples.

Might and Magic 3,4,5, and 6 for the PC.

Hardball for the Commodore 64 (Game in the beginning of The Princess Bride.)

Bushido Blade, Tenchu, and Wild Arms for PSOne.

[Skeeter]

I spent many a day playing hardball

[kheldarin]

General Chaos, Kid Chameleon, Ranger X.

[Drew]

Final Fantasy Tactics
Wing Commander 3
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out
Aliens Vs. Predator (Jaguar)

[Revalos]

I just bought FF Tactics for the PSP with all the cell shaded cutscenes and it kicks ass.

Ones not mentioned that need to be said:

Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II
Conflict
Star Voyager

[StrayRogue]

Elite.

[Donquix]

Wow...surprised to see the Vay mention. Thought I was the only person in north america with that game. Tracked it down after i was lucky enough to find Lunar: The Silver Star and Lunar: Eternal Blue on sega CD.

I also own Popful Mail, which isn't nearly as good but still had to get it out of respect for WD.

I think i lost the pic, but i had a snapshot someplace of all my working designs items. All their original Sega CD games (excluding the tank one), the Lunar remakes on playstation (including the limited edition Ghaelon puppet that came with it)

[The Ponzzz]

Wow...surprised to see the Vay mention. Thought I was the only person in north america with that game. Tracked it down after i was lucky enough to find Lunar: The Silver Star and Lunar: Eternal Blue on sega CD.

I also own Popful Mail, which isn't nearly as good but still had to get it out of respect for WD.

I think i lost the pic, but i had a snapshot someplace of all my working designs items. All their original Sega CD games (excluding the tank one), the Lunar remakes on playstation (including the limited edition Ghaelon puppet that came with it)


I stand by my statements that Sega CD had the best RPGs.

[Gan]

I always liked the Bards Tale games, and old Wizardry games.

Wizardry on Apple IIe

FTMFW

[liquiddrool]

Ski Free

[Drew]

I just bought FF Tactics for the PSP with all the cell shaded cutscenes and it kicks ass.



Yeah I'm very much considering acquiring some sort of PSP just for that.

[Androidpk]

Yeah I'm very much considering acquiring some sort of PSP just for that.

Same here.

[Methais]

I spent many a day playing hardball

I used to play the shit out of that game on Genesis.

Some other epics:

Dragon Warrior I & II (NES). Didn't play 3 or 4 but VIII on PS2 is pretty nice.

Ecco the Dolphin (Sega CD with the improved music and stuff)

Street Fighter II / CE / Turbo / etc.

Mortal Kombat 1-3

Snatcher (Sega CD)

Warlords (Atari 2600)

Doom

Star Control II (3DO, one of my top games ever)

There was some driving game on Sega CD. I forgot the name, but it was basically like Dragon's Lair but in a driving setting. Same cel-shaded type graphics and stuff, but I can't remember the name for shit. Anyone?

Oh and...

TWISTED: The Game Show (3DO)


EDIT: This reminds me, I need help.

I got a 3DO emulator a while back and am trying to download Twisted from this site http://www.edgeemu.com/info/3do/29.html which you have to be registered for the site. Problem is after I registered, I never received a validation email. I tried this with 2 or 3 separate email addresses and never got the validation for any of them. Anyone feel like trying to sign up, and if you get validated, give me the login info?

[StrayRogue]

Warcraft 2.

[Androidpk]

Virtua Racing?

[The Ponzzz]

Road Avenger/Blaster?

[Sweets]

Mine have already been said. FF3/6, Link to the Past, Mario Kart. When I was shopping in walmart for my little guy, I came across a Pac Man game that is just the joy stick you plug into the tv and play the game. Merry Xmas to me from Santa! Pac Man rocks!

[RichardCranium]

I used to play the shit out of Ken Griffey Jr. baseball. I don't know if it still pwns or not though.

[peam]

I used to play the shit out of Ken Griffey Jr. baseball. I don't know if it still pwns or not though.

pwnage granted.

Ken Griffey Jr Baseball is a fine game.

[Methais]

RBI Baseball for NES also still pwns.

[Sean of the Thread]

Oh I forgot about Mech Warriors and Battletech

[Fallen]

Has anyone mentioned Road Rash yet? I loved those games.

[Methais]

Road Rash is way overdue for a next gen online remake.

[Skeeter]

I used to play the shit out of Ken Griffey Jr. baseball. I don't know if it still pwns or not though.

I probably played 10 full seasons of this game.

[Halstein]

Might and Magic 3,4,5, and 6 for the PC.


I loved M&M 2 also, but 1 was hard as shit. Shame the last two for the PC blew. The story line went downhill when JVC left.

[The Ponzzz]

I loved M&M 2 also, but 1 was hard as shit. Shame the last two for the PC blew. The story line went downhill when JVC left.

Couldn't agree more.

[Revalos]

Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra FTW!

Leather box of wizard eyes
Accurate flaming poisonous leather naganita OF THE GODS!

I fucking loved the randomly generated weapons. In the SNES version they had no limit to the number of adjectives before the weapon type so it could get unbelievably funny.

[Ignot]

there was a cool motercycle game on nes where you can build your own tracks....excitebike i think.

[Nilandia]

Excitebike, yeah. Great game.

Megaman 2 and Castlevania 2, can't get any better than that.

Gretchen

[Androidpk]

Castlevania 2 was the best one for nes.

[Halstein]

Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra FTW!

Leather box of wizard eyes
Accurate flaming poisonous leather naganita OF THE GODS!

I fucking loved the randomly generated weapons. In the SNES version they had no limit to the number of adjectives before the weapon type so it could get unbelievably funny.

I wrote my own item creator program for MM3 on the mac. Loved it.

My favorite part of MM2 was getting the fly spell and hitting the orb(?) that pumped up your lvl and nailing all the high level monsters nearby for mass crazy xp and doomsday chests. Fun times.

[Methais]

Maniac Mansion on NES is still a classic.

[Androidpk]

I only bought this because of the included FF7 demo but Tobal for psx was pretty cool IMO, played the shit out of that game.

[Skeeter]

http://vmedia.rivals.com/UserMedia/FanPagesPhoto/Gallery/166/O64283.jpg

God loves a cross post.

[nocturnix]

I know this is mostly console games but here is an oldschool online game that still rocks the casbah:

http://games.swirve.com/earth/

Its a turn-based strategy game, you build up your economy, military etc. and attack other players. Loads of fun...for awhile.

[Donquix]

Excitebike, yeah. Great game.

Megaman 2 and Castlevania 2, can't get any better than that.

Gretchen

after i quit WoW i filled my time up for a while by playing through every single mega man game up through x3

And, as much as I am a nostalgia freak, i have to say my favorite Castlevania game was Symphony of the Night on Playstation. Great, great game.

Of ourse, the first time I played through it was super easy because I just randomly got lucky and found the Medusa shield while walking around. Press O, watch entire screen die.

[Sean of the Thread]

Ooo let's not forget Leisure Suit Larry.


And good call on the maniac mansion. That was fun shit.

[Nilandia]

And, as much as I am a nostalgia freak, i have to say my favorite Castlevania game was Symphony of the Night on Playstation. Great, great game.

Definitely agreed. I didn't get to play it much but I adored Symphony of the Night.

Gretchen

[Methais]

Ooo let's not forget Leisure Suit Larry.


And good call on the maniac mansion. That was fun shit.

LSL was some good shit.

So were a bunch of those old Sierra point and click games. King's Quest VI, Police Quest 3, Robin Hood: Conquest of the Longbow, etc.

[Nilandia]

So were a bunch of those old Sierra point and click games. King's Quest VI, Police Quest 3, Robin Hood: Conquest of the Longbow, etc.
I got seriously hooked on Camelot and The Dagger of Amun-Ra. Never could beat them, but both were awesome.

Gretchen

[Asha]

Zero Wing ~

I swear to God I could play that to the end once a day for the rest of my life.
The music alone is legendary.