/vr/ - Retro Games

Well I was also born in 1998 so I guess I can rec some essentials (not necessarily my favourites, but definitely some of the most accessible and/or acclaimed/beloved I'd say)

==Fighting Games==

2D Fighters:
Capcom VS SNK 2 (Dreamcast)
Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness (Arcade)
Darkstalkers 3 (Arcade)
Garou: Mark of the Wolves (Neo Geo)
Guilty Gear X (Dreamcast)
Gundam Wing: Endless Duel (SNES)
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future (Arcade)
The King of Fighters 98 (Neo Geo)
The King of Fighters 2002 (Neo Geo)
Killer Instinct (Arcade)
Marvel VS Capcom 2 (Arcade)
Real Bout: Fatal Fury Special (Neo Geo)
Rival Schools: United by Fate (PS1)
Samurai Shodown V Special (Neo Geo)
Street Fighter 3: Third Strike (Arcade)
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo (Arcade)
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (Arcade)

3D Fighters:
Bloody Roar 2 (PS1)
Dead or Alive 2 (Dreamcast)
SoulCalibur (Dreamcast)
Tech Romancer (Dreamcast)
Tekken 3 (PS1)

==RPGs==

Action RPGs:
Actraiser (SNES)
Crystalis (NES)
Seiken Densetsu 3 (SNES)
Tales of Phantasia (PS1)
Terranigma (SNES)
Ys I & II (PC)

Strategy RPGs:
Brigandine (PS1)
Der Langrisser (SNES)
Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1)
Fire Emblem Genealogy of the Holy War (SNES)
Shining Force 2 (Genesis)
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen (SNES)
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber (Nintendo 64)

Turn-Based RPGs:
Breath of Fire 4 (PS1)
Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Dragon Quest 5 (SNES)
Dragon Quest 6 (SNES)
Dragon Quest 7 (PS1)
Earthbound (SNES)
Final Fantasy 6 (SNES)
Final Fantasy 7 (SNES)
Final Fantasy 9 (SNES)
Grandia (PS1)
Grandia 2 (Dreamcast)
The Legend of Dragoon (PS1)
Lufia 2: RIse of the Sinestrals (SNES)
Lunar: Eternal Blue (PS1)
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment (PS1; play Innocent Sin on PSP first)
Phantasy Star 4 (Genesis)
Shin Megami Tensei 2 (SNES)
Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast)
Suikoden 2 (PS1)
Wild Arms (PS1)
Xenogears (PS1)