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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

Space Quest (especially 4 and 5), PC

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Puyo Puyo - lots of ports

Reskinned as:

  • Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine - Mega drive, Master System, Game Gear
  • Kirby's Avalanche - SNES
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[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 days ago (4 children)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! - NES

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Donkey Kong Country - SNES

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago

Conkers Bad Fur Day N64

[–] [email protected] 31 points 5 days ago (4 children)
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[–] [email protected] 45 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Super Mario World. The perfect platformer.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Someday I need to go back and replay that without the cheats (no ammo depletion or collision, I think were the ones I used).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

I was more of an X-Wing fan myself but its a great series!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago

Syndicate PC/Mac

[–] [email protected] 55 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (7 children)
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[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Check out Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders for modern SkiFree vibes!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (3 children)

There's also a really nice skiing game called 'skiing' (no joke) by featherweight games. The ads aren't too bad, and I think they did a really good job of capturing the rhythmic back and forth of slaloming.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This game occupied a big chunk of my early years. Fear the yeti!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

I think it's still fun today. Maybe only for a few minutes, but it never fails to entertain me.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 49 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Space Cadet 3D Pinball (PC)

(tell me you didn't just hear that sound in your head)

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago

Elite - BBC Micro Model B originally.

[–] [email protected] 87 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Bloody hell, I didn't realize it's that old. I played it in high school, feels like yesterday.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Earthbound - SNES (with the oversized box and guide)

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Castlevania Symphony of the Night - PlayStation

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

ToeJam and Earl - Sega Genesis

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 days ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 31 points 5 days ago

Final Fantasy 7 - PlayStation

[–] [email protected] 53 points 5 days ago

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Nintendo 64

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Baldur's Gate, both 1 & 2 on PC (I prefer #1). I had to actively consider whether it had been at least 25 years it came out and...I feel super old now 😅.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Damn, yeah, now I feel old. I remember that was the first time my brother and I came to a formal agreement on sharing the computer so we could each play.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Double Dragon II: The Revenge - NES (1988)

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Master of Orion - MS DOS, Mac OS

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap - Master System

aka:

  • Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap - Game Gear
  • Dragon's Curse - TurboGrafx-16
[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

First game I ever got addicted to ❤️

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - N64, 2000

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

If made today this could be "premium" DLC but it was an amazing product given the constraints of a 15 month development window and a need to use existing assets and engine features as much as possible.

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