/vr/ - Retro Games

Top ten lists are lazy bullshit. Why not just have a thread where you share your personal experiences with your favorite games? Then you'd have substance and actual content and not just a bunch of arbitrary numbered lists that mean nothing.

It's also a bad sign when the OP doesn't contribute to the thread in the OP.

>>685076

River City Ransom
Pitfall 2
Final Fantasy 6
Virtual Pro Wrestling 2
Ultima Online
Super Metroid
Guardian Heroes
Day of Defeat
Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link
Hero's Quest (Quest for Glory)

Bomberman 64
Bomberman Hero
Sam and Max: Hit the Road
Metal Gear Solid
Jet Set Radio
Bonk's Revenge
The Neverhood
Earthbound/MOTHER 2
Tetris Attack
Air Zonk

>>685081
It's actually better for the OP to provide a topic without inserting his own opinions for a thread like this; otherwise the entire thread will be filled with sporadic "ur opinion is shit" comments.

>>685084
Zelda 2 sucks filtered.

City Connection
Sonic 3 + Knuckles
Mega Man 3
Earthbound
Link's Awakening
Animaniacs
Monster World IV
Dragon Quest III
Kirby's Dreamland 2
The Guardian Legend

>>685116
Oh, so much better. I mean, look how this thread turned out: three real replies, and they're all just lists with zero context and zero effort. And one of them was probably by the OP when he realized his thread was sinking.

Good job on the awesome thread here.

>>685236
Hidden, and bumped for acting like a little faggot. :)

>>685236
Sorry people don't feel like justifying to you why they love their favorite games.

Megaman World 2
Aladdin for Sega Genesis
Metal Slug X
King of Fighters 96'
Wario Land
Savage Bees
Bomberman Hero
Detana!! Twinbee
Warpman
Parodius Da!

Super Street Fighter II Turbo [Arcade]
>Timeless look, sound and characters. Fast paced, fundamental fighting and is still played to this day.
Super Mario Bros. 3 [NES]
>Varied worlds and levels, great co op fun, looks and sounds awesome and added tons to the mario formula
Blackthorne [SNES]
>Visually impressive, "think before you act" gameplay. Later levels are some of the most ridiculous puzzles in a platformer (in a good way).
Demon's Crest [SNES]
>Godlike OST, amazing graphics, Mega Man style character switching. Tons of secrets, hard but rewarding difficulty.
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask [N64]
>Took Zelda in a completely new direction, original world, fleshed out characters, beautiful and haunting OST. Sacrificed the amount of dungeons for a filled out world. Just getting to a dungeon is like a dungeon in itself.

Only doing 5, it's less of a tedious number. Also mentioned something about why I like them.

>>685303

Except that this is a discussion board, anon. What exactly is the purpose of a thread where each person posts a random vague list of games for the sake of posting a vague list of games? The most you can get out of people is either

- Agreeing (eg. MAH NIGGA)
- Disagreeing (>'x' game, >not 'y' game)

And then silence. all while pushing off prematurely threads that actually have the potential for discussion.

By choosing NOT to justify your list, or further elaborate on why you like the games on your list, you're pretty much admitting that your post was ultimately worthless and that it was a waste of time making it.

>>685316

Now this guy knows what I'm talking about.

Baldur's Gate 2
Planescape: Torment
Fallout 1
Fallout 2
Final Fantasy IV
Suikoden II
Symphony of the Night
Taikou Risshidden V
Ultima 7
NBA Live 2000 (I think it was 2000)

>>685324
People can read others' list and try the games themselves?

People can remember a game that's listed?

Just because you can't get any use from it doesn't mean others can't.

What a clown you are

Pokemon RBY (GB)
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Chrono Cross (PSX)
Medievil (PSX)
Tomba 2 (PSX)
Dragon Quest V (Famicom)
Secret of Mana (SNES)
Vectorman (Genesis)
Metal Gear Solid (PSX)
Monster Rancher 2 (PSX)
Super Mario 64 (N64)

All of these games had a profound and important impact on my childhood.

>>685365
Dragon Quest V is Super Famicom though.

Super Mario World
Goldeneye 007
Link to the Past
Ocarina of Time
cbf to pick anything else
I'm not an original man.

Don't know if I should remove HL and SMW but they were both two of the most defining games I ever played. SMW was a huge part of a my childhood but I appreciate that there have been superior platformers since. Unfortunately I haven't owned a Nintendo console since the N64.

Can't decide what to add to number 10. maybe Max Payne 3.

CS1.6, MK64, Zelda LA, Dark Souls, Brutal Doom II, Blood and Vice City are definitely my favourite games of all time though, bar none.

>>685081
please-stop-bitching

Doom
Command & Conquer
WarCraft: Orcs & Humans
WarCraft II
Age of Empires II
The Legend of Zelda
Clash at Demonhead
Stronghold: Crusader
Company of Heroes (as much as I hate polygonal graphics, the gameplay won me over)
Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition

Metal Gear Solid (PSX)
Gate of Thunder (PCE-Duo)
Final Fantasy 6 (SFC / SNES)
Chrono Trigger (SFC / SNES)
Streets of Rage (SG / MD)
King of Fighters '96 (NG)
Dracula X: Rondo of Blood (PCE-Duo)
Metal Slug (NG)
TMNT4: Turtles in Time (ARC / SFC / SNES)
Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike (ARC / PS2)

In no particular order
FF4 (psp remake preferred)
FF7
Zelda LttP
Zelda OoT
Castlevania SOTN (PSP port prefered also GOAT for me)
Supermario Land
Mario 3
Lunar Silver (PSX prefered but wanna try Sega CD version)
DK Country 2

In no particular order:

FFIX
Chrono trigger
Tactics Ogre luct
Skies of Arcadia
S3&K
Star fox 64
Baldur's gate 2
SC:BW
HoMM3
Dracula X chronicles

Descent (original) - grew up playing this online and have countless hours invested in it. This is as close to perfect as it gets for me, and there's nothing like the fusion cannon. D2 was ok, but retarded shit like the gauss ruined it for me. D3 was just awful: homing everything, terrible physics, etc.
Quake (qw, q2, q3a) - grew up playing these games online too and it's too hard to pick a favorite honestly. I still think q2 was great despite the hate for it, and that all the qw/nq guys were wrong about it.
LttP - amazing game, always fun to replay
Guilty Gear - great memories of playing with friends and to me it's the best fighting game series ever. I still play #R on GGPO and AC+ on PSN.
FFVI - not much to say about it other than I love RPGs and this was a great one

1. Dark Forces
2. Museum Madness
3. Counterstrike 1.6
4.NFL Blitz '99
5. Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2
6. EVGA Trek
7.Quake 1
8. Microsoft Encarta '95 Maze Game
9. Age of Empires
10. Starcraft BroodWar

1. Banjo-Tooie
2. Earthbound
3. Star Fox 64
4. Super Mario World
5. Chrono Trigger
6. Tetris
7. Pokémon Red
8. Duke Nukem 3D
9. DuckTales (Game Boy)
10. WWF No Mercy

>>686781
We'd be bros for sure. You live in virginia?


Street Fighter 2 (CE and ST preferred)
Kof98
Final Fantasy Tactics
Dark Forces 2 Jedi Knight
Might and Magic 3
Smash TV
Tekken 2
Time Crisis 2
Homm2
Tetris Attack/Panel De Pon

Current obsession:
Romance XI

>>687005
I'm still trying to find some encarta 95 isos

>>687079
http://kat.dashitz.com/microsoft-encarta-95-t3516163.html

1. Starfox 64
2. Rocket Knight Adventures
3. Mega Man
4. Metroid Prime
5. Final Fantasy III
6. Sonic 3 & Knuckles (Just Sonic & Knuckles if that doesn't count as one)
7. SMW2: Yoshi's Island
8. Pokemon Crystal
9. Kirby's Adventure
10. Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!

Special mentions to ristar, gunsar heroes, legendary wings, and legend of zelda

Silent Hill 2
Jagged Alliance 2
Heroes of Might & Magic 3
Super Mario Bros 3
Age of Wonders 2
The Witcher
Planescape: Torment
Goldeneye 007
Warcraft 3
Empire Earth

Warhammer Dawn of war (mostly dark crusade)
Warcraft 3
metal gear solid (1 &3)
shadow of the colossus
Legend of Zelda the windwaker
Earthworm jim 2
Final fantasy X
Killer 7
Castlevania Rondo of blood
Starfox

No specific order

Megaman Battle Network
Super Metroid
Dragon Quest V
Final Fantasy IX
Wonder Boy in Monster World
Skies of Arcadia
Metal Gear Solid 3
Megaman X
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Super Mario World

all this nostalgia is sickening

>>687202
what did you expect, it's /vr/

Only retro?
No particular order except the first 2 :

Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Super Metroid
Chrono Trigger
Megaman 2
Doom
Link's Awakening
Guardian Heroes
Metal Slug X
Dynamite Headdy
Kof '98

>>687178
>/r/gaming

>>687216
it just makes me little sad that most of this board is only able to apreciate the beauty of old games due to childhood memories

Super Metroid
Shadow of the Colossus
Chrono Trigger
Fez
Cave Story
Super Mario Bros 3
Portal
Baldur's Gate 2
Illusion of Gaia

>>687240
I'm not trying to call you a 90s kid, but gaming is not a fucking contest, it's about having fun and creating those memories, people here enjoy the games because of them, there's nothing wrong with that. I think it's sad someone like you couldn't create those memories.

>>687239
ur list is shit

In no particular order...
1) Master of Orion (PC)
>Never leaves my hard disk.
2) Bubble Bobble (Arcade)
>Actually I'm not that good at it, but always have a blast until I die.
3) X-Wing (PC)
>We need a new game in this series soooo bad.
4) GTA Vice City (PS2)
>Yeah.
5) Company of Heroes (PC)
>Wasted soooo many hours playing this online.
6) UFO:Enemy Unknown (PC)
>Still fire this up every few years - the scope still impresses me.
7) Tiny Toon Adventures (NES)
>It's just a really really competent platformer.
8) Mechwarrior 2 (PC)
Dat soundtrack, those flying mechs...
9) Gunstar Heroes (MegaDrive)
>Easily my fave MegaDrive game.
10) Wing Commander Privateer (PC)
>Somewhat clunky combat, but whatever.

Insult my list byotches!

>>687239
>Fez

>>687240
Who says we can't?

I come on here and check out games other people like all the time and try them out all the time.

One game I fell in love with that I became aware of because of /vr/ is Shining Force.

>>687262
there's plenty of garbage from my childhood that i still hold dear to my heart just because i didnt knew any better. im just incapable of ever calling those games my favorites

>>687202

To be fair, plenty of these games are in genres that peaked decades ago.

>>687308
I want to hate you for not appreciating Fez. But I can't hate anyone posting that picture.

>>687327
>I want to hate you for not appreciating Fez
Go to bed, Phil.

Keeping it /vr/:

Worms: Armageddon
Megaman
Doom
Majora's Mask
Half-Life
Counter-Strike
Dark Forces
Resident Evil
X-Wing
Perfect Dark

Mario 3
>'nuff said
Final Fantasy IX
>best FF IMO, storyline, characters, and gameplay all excellent
Majora's Mask
>this game's already been discussed to death
Chrono Cross
>more engaging story than CT, and really original gameplay
Link to the Past
>played this a million times. Once I won a bet by 100%ing it in 2.5 hours
Ogre Battle 64
>love love this game. original in so many ways, one of the only JRPGs where the battles actually feels like they're on a grand scale
Mario RPG
>miraculous game. 90s Nintendo + Square is perfection

And the non /vr/

Ico
>favorite game ever. Gorgeous storytelling, with nearly zero dialogue.
Katamari Damacy
>or maybe a sequel. They're kinda all the same
Braid
>great story and gameplay while at the same time being a commentary/nod to/parody of retro platformers

XCOM: Ufo Defence
Sim city 2000
Tie Fighter
Master of Orion 2
Planescape: Torment
Civilization 3
Star Control 2
Deus Ex
System Shock 2
Final Fantasy VII

>>687512

Forgot Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries! That makes 11 but fuck it..

>>685123
Hey now. this isn't /v/. Behave yourself here.

Do they have to be retro games only? I guess I'll just assume as such

MUH LIST:

Mega Man X
Mega Man 3
Super Mario World
Final Fantasy IX
Donkey Kong Country 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Dragon Warrior VII
Metal Gear Solid
Zelda: Majora's Mask
Mega Man X4

Some are non /vr/ games but so be it
>UT2k4
The unreal series is my favourite series of all time, the theme, music and atmosphere it creates as well as the crisp dodging mechanics just shoot it to the top for me.
>Star wars battlefront II
I love the universe, great multiplayer and it was like being in the films for me.
>Tetris on gameboy
All the hours i've thrown into this, its hard to say why but it's just fantastic
>The Warriors
Based on a film i loved, with music i adore and some brutal fighting which stayed just within the limits of realism (and my friends could never beat me at it)
>Gran Turismo 3
I love cars and if not for GT3 i wouldnt have discovered that.
>Road Rash Jaibreak
Great arcade-y racer and punching people off their motorbikes never got old, still play it today.
>Crash Team Racing
Better than Mario Kart, I just wish i got the sequel it deserved, not Crash Nitro Kart
>Wolfenstein 3D
Spent many years trying to beat my mums score but never could, had lots of fun trying and it was my first ever FPS
>Hogs of War
Hard to explain, I love the humour and the weapons but i think it takes the throne from worms because of the ability to use bunkers, pillboxes and parachutes
>Hidden and Dangerous 2
Always been into WWII games and this was a cut above the rest, you choose loadouts, select the members of your squad all with unique stats, you could do missions alone or with a team and had to use a mix of stealth and action to follow through to the end. It was permadeath so if you lost a team member they were dead for good and you'd have to find a way to spread their gear between who is left and at times would have to equip the enemy uniforms to get in unseen.
Theres too much to say about this one, only game on the list other than UT2k4 that i'd give a 10/10 to

Sorry about Unleashed. It's too fucking good.

Sonic 3&K
Within A Deep Forest
Doom
Half Life 2
Streets of Rage 1-3
Terranigma
Final Fantasy 6
Chrono Trigger
Super Mario Bros 3
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Phantasy Star Online
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Cross
Legend of Zelda 2
Legend of Zelda Alttp
Super Metroid
Sonic 3 and K
Megaman 7
Pokemon Silver/Gold
Metroid Prime (trilogy)

Notable Mentions
Civilization V
Final Fantasy V
Legend of Dragoon
Legend of Zelda Oracle of Ages/Seasons

>>685316
>Getting to the dungeon is like a dungeon in itself

This so much. I can't tell how long and how many times traveling back to the first day it took me to figure out certain sequences. I could go on and on about this game, it's my favorite zelda without a doubt.
>dem underlying themes
I couldn't fully understand this game as an eleven year-old but it gave me this feel that no other game did before. It makes you focus on the characters that otherwise would be unimportant and makes you feel for them and whats going on even though you should be completely uninvolved. Even though I was the hero and the fucking world was ending I was never really the center of attention. This game was more about helping other people come to terms before their eminent destruction and as a result helped me come to terms with my own. 5 stages of grief etc etc
I know this all sounds gay and touchy feely but I'm drunk and muh video game feels are coming out. Oh well back to r9k

Doom
Doom
TIE Fighter
Doom
Full Throttle
Unreal Tournament
Quake 2
Descent 2
Doom

Metal Gear Solid 3, Resident evil 4, Super Mario bros 3, Pokemon Gold/Silver, Jet set radio, Sonic chronicle, Super Mario 3D land, Silent hiil 2, Goldeneye 007, LittleBigPlanet.

>>689914
>hill
fix

Castlevania Rondo of Blood
Devil May Cry 3
Final Fantasy Tactics
Fire Emblem Path of Radiance
Guilty Gear X2 Accent Core
Kirby Super Star
Mega Man X4
Metroid Prime
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Ys Oath in Felghana

I guess only half of it is /vr/ material.

>>687175
>skies of arcadia

>>688651
THERE'S A NEW KNYTT? HNGGGG

>only one person saying unreal 2004
>only one person playing the best fps ever made

>>685076
Final Fantasy VI
Super Mario World
Astro Boy: Omega Factor
Radiant Silvergun
Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky(Buy the game and they'll publish the sequels)
Bioshock & Bioshock Infinite
Katawa Shoujo
Binding of Isaac
TF2
Portal 2
La-Mulana
Guardian Heroes
Spec-Ops: The Line
Natural Selection 2

>>690553
get the fuck out

>>690553
>Someone who likes Infinite
>KS
>La-Mulana
>Anything by Treasure
mah Ninja!

>>690556
>STOP LIKING WHAT I DON'T LIKE
No.

>>690556


>>690553
Finally! someone who likes trails.
>dat ending, dem characters, dat combat
The sequels are supposed to be gatdam amazing so keep buying the first game NEW on PSP. that way, XSEED will localize the others.

>>690562
>>690574
get the fuck out

>>690552
>implying UT'99 wasn't the best

2k4 was a definite improvement over 2k3 though.

>>685076

Metal Gear Solid
Deus Ex
Super Mario Bros 3
Final Fantasy VI
Suikoden II
Spyro 2
Metal Gear Solid 3
Fallout 2
Super Castlevania IV

(also super mario world 1&2, mario 64, perfect dark, SOTN, dragon quest V, VII and VIII, FFIV-IX, vagrant story, skies of arcadia, shemue...)

Skies of Arcadia
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Bomberman 64
Majora's Mask
La Mulana

I could only think of five.

doom/doom 2
skies of arcadia
chrono trigger
sonic adventure 1/2 (i know it's a bit glitchy, deal with it)
golden sun duology
soul calibur
shenmue
resident evil
unreal tournament
oblivion

no particular order

>>690618
honorable mentions:
re4
gran turismo
ico
drakengard
sonic 3 & knuckles
age of empires 2
command and conquer tiberian sun

>>690618
shit, forgot half-life 1/2/episodes and unreal

>>685076
I'd suggest making at least a little descriptions why, because no one wants to read plain lists of games.
Also I'm surprised how hard it is to come up with a list like that.

Here we go:

1. Silent Hill 1

Basically for making me immune to horror games. I think I was 10-12 when I completed it for the first time and yes, that made me one of those annoying guys that call Amnesia walking simulator and laugh at people actually scared by Slenderman. Sorry. :)

2. Silent Hill 2

For being one of the very few games, that made me want to cry like a little girl (my first ending was "In Water")

3. Quake 1

Yes, DN3D and Doom were both great, but there is only one old shooter I replay every year and still love it.

4. Gothic 2 with expansion and Fallout 1&2

They are not the best rpg games out there, they have many bugs that make them really easy, but there is something making them great and fun to replay. The atmosphere, not holding player's hand, no quest compass, freedom.

5.Planescape Torment

For being the second game that made me shed a tear and provoking thinking about really serious things.

6.Operation Flashpoint Cold War Crisis & Resistance

For being first real "open world" tactical game and making your every single fault deadly. Oh and the ending of Reistance was pretty sad.

7. System Shock 2, Deus Ex and Mafia 1

I don't think I have to say anything here

8. Commandos 1

For showing that frustration may feel good.

9.Syberia & The Longest Journey

The best modern adventure games.

10.C&C : TD, TS, RA1, RA2

Because they are my favourite RTS games to this day.

That's pretty much it, I could still make some honorable mentions though, like Splinter Cell CT, Thief, Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon, Supaplex and the list could easily go forever, so I'm going to stop here.

Oh and one question - do you guys really think that games like Pokemon or Zelda are this good or it is just nostalgia and wanting to look hardcore/old?

>>690651
shit, forgot link to the past as well

>>690734
yes, pokemon is really good, it's just that the old faithful formula is old now, and we're all getting a bit tired of it.
as for zelda, i played link to the past a few years ago, and it's one of the best i've ever played, so it can't be nostalgia.

>>690734
Oh, my list lacks Max Payne 1&2 and Age of Empires so badly.

in noo particular order...
final fantasy 4
zelda (can't decide which, probs OoT/SS)
Mario 64
GUN
dk country
goldeneye (nostaligia probs)
lylat wars (sf64)
dragon quest 9
fable
mgs3 snake eater
honourable mentions:
aladdin(snes)
castlevania 1/3
n64 wwf games
warcraft 3
chrono trigger
guitar hero 2
super smash bros. n64/wii

In no particular order:

Dragon Quest V
I liked the story , even if it is cliche, who did care? What matters is how you tell the story and DQV did it in a very touching way

Grandia
Well it was quite a long game when it came out, it also has good mechanics, i remember the game box said something like "Over 1 hour of FMV !" and that was a big feature then

Ninja Gaiden (Turbografx>NES>SNES)
I don't know why but i find myself playing this game often when i don't know what else to play
like a default option , good for playing with a bro

DKC2
Best music and level design of the DKC games

AoE 2
It's a shame o can't put Empire Eart there since it's 2001

Crash Bandicoot 2
Well its crash

Silent Hill
Already explained by >>690734

Final Fantasy Tactics
Still have to find a game with more replay value, the story didn't impress me but the whole end chapter was great, i thought it was just going to end with everyone living happily ever after

Conker's Bad Fur Day
The funniest game i ever played

Perfect Dark
Those weapons are amazing ,and the missions are thrilling, and those perfectly chosen difficulty levels omg, having to take down the hovercopter on datadyne extraction was very exciting,

>>690578
get the fuck out


MGS2: Sons of Liberty
Super Bomberman 2
La Mulana
Super Metroid
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Duke Nukem 3D
Team Fortress 2
Bioshock Infinite
Trails in the Sky
Guardian Heroes

>>694125
10/10 would brofist

Melty Blood
Touhou: Perfect Cherry Blossom
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
Dynamite Headdy
Gunstar heroes
Gears of War 3
Spec-Ops: The Line
Earthbound
Recettear
Duke Nukem 3D
Bayonetta
Mortal Kombat 2011

Mach Rider
Pinball
Paradroid
Forbidden Forest
Gauntlet
Smash TV
Starquake
Defender
Dragon Crystal
F-Zero

>Chronno Saga
>Monkey Island 1-2
I love you Ron. You cant make the next game? FUCK THE WHOLE SAGA. Best ending ever
>Sam&Max: Hit the Road
>Fallou 1-2
>Dragon Quest 1-3
>Crash 2: Vortex Revenge.
>Baldur's saga (Plus IceWindDale)

>>694309
Fuck, i pressed enter.

>Seven Kingdoms
Anyone knows this game? I was searching it for AGES until i got it
>CSOTN

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door
Earthbound
Dark Souls
Pokemon Silver
A Link to the Past
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Banjo Tooie
Wind Waker

Can't think of any others.

>>685076
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Destroy All Humans
Resistance 3
Rayman Revolution
Clockwork Knight
Bust-A-Move 3
Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2
L.A. Noire
Psychonauts

Goemon's Great Adventure
Banjo-Kazooie
Space Quest V
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Psychonauts
Doom II
System Shock 2
Earthbound
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening