What's the oldest game you keep going back to play?

zamardii said:
I know this is not a old game by any means, but being 27 I look back on older games as more like great memories than experiences I need to relive over and over b/c games back in the day were way more linear and nothing can change. There is just something about open sandbox games that really appeal to my sense of independence and need for freedom in games. More games should let you decide how to tackle a situation. That's why i'm really looking forward to Metal Gear Solid 5. Deciding tactics and load-outs depending on location and time of day, and deciding direction of attack and infiltration are something all actions games should have. Crysis in my opinion jumped PC gaming forward by at least a half decade because they actually went through the trouble of creating a game that would still be relevant graphically over 6 years later (next month will be 6 years since Crysis released). Compared to other games that released that year... let alone the same month like COD 4: Modern Warfare... I mean, it looks okay but everybody who was building PCs back in 2007 could play COD 4 with no problems. Only 2 years ago was I finally able to play Crysis with all eye candy on with AA and full res on a single graphics card when upgrading to my HD6970.

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The first Crysis was BY FAR the best. Even when side by side today the first one just has was more depth and original gameplay. Trolls couldnt comprehend Power Stuggle so they shined it off. Really? It was nothing more but a ramped up version of Conquest. Just that every building provided it's own power up when captures. DM was basic, but really fun. Kind of like HL DM. Basic, stupid and fun.

The free Mech Warrior Living Legends MOD for the game really gives it more life. MWLL eats and shits MWO.

Battlezone is epic too! I played on a MP server maybe 6-12 months back. Was surprised that there was still some sort of community! That game too is kick ass. Way WAAY ahead of it's time.
 
Raekwon said:
Toejam and Earl

I should go back and play Kings Quest (any really). Or Quest for Glory. or Space Quest. Or Freddie Pharkas...
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Kings Quest 4 and 6 are my favs. :) Play them with Roland MT-32 and Sound Canvas SC-55 (respectively) and they're GORGEOUS titles.
 
AceGoober said:
Crusader: No Remorse
Crusader: No Regret

I built a Windows 98 SE system that runs both of those games, and others, just fine.
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I have a retro box that I was specifically building for these games along with Mechwarrior 2 GBL and Tie Fighter CE... Got held up by a bulging cap on the mobo and I just haven't gotten back to it... :(
 
For serious? What platform?

I doubt most people even remember this game.... even then, all I ever had was The City
 
Rygar, Alien Storm, Golden Axe, Legend of hero Tonma, Shinobi. These I play on a regular basis. MAME, no shitty Gens ports, no no no!

As for PC games, Quake 3 in the form of Quake Live. Also RTCW. The best single player shooter ever made. Sometimes, like once every 12-18 months, I go back to FEAR, too. Love that game.

It's not that I don't like new games, it's that no one makes them anymore. Pretty much ALL successful AAA titles are interactive movies, especially the console ones. OMG, kids don't even know they aren't playing games...
 
I recently build a machine just for older games. A PIII 600MHz VooDoo 5 5500 Win98

Unreal, UT, Gunman Chronicles, Carmageddon, Quake 1&2, Blood, Duke Nukem, Rally Championship
Half-Life and RTCW are getting frequent visits. Allthough I'm thinking about changing videocard because something is wrong with the drivers for the Voodoo. Fun times though

edit: Shiet, I can't believe I forgot to mention Redneck Rampage..yeeehaaawww
 
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VooDoo 5 i remember how long that board was and look now years later we still cant make high end compact video cards that are TOTL lol
 
yeah haha...but I think nothing compares to the Hercules ISA card I salvaged from an office comp and put in my 80286. Allthough not "TOTL", that damn thing was a monster :p
 
I installed AnDosbox for my smartphone, and I loaded Master of Orion 2 on it. That's a GREAT way to kill time.
 
Mozex said:
The Legend of Zelda on NES about once per year.
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Yes and don't forget FF 1 for NES
cortexodus said:
Xenogears
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Yes
Krenum said:
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
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Only with a turbo controller...
Blue Falcon said:
The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past, Super Mario World.
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Yep, don't forget Super Metroid
Durntdude said:
Secret of Mana
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Once was more than enough for SoM. FF6 and FF4 yeah I replay those.
dave3533 said:
Contra
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Definetly also Super C even though it is nothing compared to the first Contra.

I also play through all the NES Mega Mans 1-6, and Castlevania 2 from time to time. Mike Tysons Punch Out for NES is a classic.

Sega CD Games = Lunar TSS, Road Avenger, Eye of the Beholder, Prize Fighter, Sonic CD, Final Fight CD, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Popful Mail, Sewer Shark, Shining Force CD, Silpheed, The Adventures of Willy Beamish, Tomcat Alley.

PhantasyStar2 on Sega Genesis.

Resident Evil 2 etc. on Sega Dreamcast Grandia 2....I love this RPG.

ESWAT, TMNT TIT, and Pit Fighter on M.A.M.E. retro arcade.

FFXIII on PS3 :D seriously I love it! Whatever the current Gran Turismo game is also.

SMG and Wii Punch Out are really good games. I could keep going but those are some of the best games imo that are old.

TeamFortress1 and 2 are fairly epic for PC gaming imho. Doom 1 & 2 also. If I forget any I might post again :) The oldest game would be LoZ/Metroid NES though so it's a tie but I did get Metroid first then LoZ as a kid.
 
It's not that old, but I find myself going back to Castlevania: SOTN time and time again.

Starsiege: Tribes is another game that I'll occasionally reinstall to play for a few rounds (it was my first online multiplayer game so has a special place in my heart).
 
For a long time it was Q3A multiplayer. I don't play many PC games anymore.
 
Tie Fighter and X-Wing, I have the newer versions of the games built on XvT engine and they are still prettty damn fun. Also one of these days I'm finally going to sit down and play through X-Wing Alliance.

Also Betrayal at Krondor, loved that game when I was younger. Still play it every few years.

Sam and Max hit the road, day of the tentacle. Still have my old cd-roms for these games still hold up well today.
 
Several games:
Final Fantasy 6 - Just to do the Opera scene again, and for the characters, the music, and the story. The last "great" Final Fantasy game.
River City Ransom - They don't make games like this anymore.
Raiden - Shooters like this is a rarity in this day and age.
Megaman X 1 to 4 - Everything from 5 and after I kind of ignored.
Tales of Phantasia - SNES version with DeJap translation only.
Castlevania X - The prequel to Symphony of the Night. Highly recommended.
Streets of Rage 1 to 3 - God, this needs a remake anthology or something. I haven't seen a brawler like this made again in the modern age. Everything is 3D this and that.
Final Fight - About as good as Streets of Rage.
Chrono Trigger - Enough said, even if just for the music alone.
Legend of Zelda - The original genre-defining game of its time.
LoZ: A Link to the Past - SNES original.
Super Mario 64 - Thumb-injuring inducing game but worth it.
Goldeneye - N64 original. Haven't seen a "good" FPS since then outside of Halo 1.
LoZ: Ocarina of Time - N64 orginal or Gamecube version
Tetris - After so many remakes, nothing beats the original.
Septerra Core - A very unique JRPG-like game for the PC.
Age of Empires 2 - Get the HD remake on Steam for some old-school strategy gaming.
Red Alert 1, 2, and 3 - More good strategy games before EA killed Westwood Studios/Bioware/Maxis like Microsoft killing off Rare.
Donkey Kong Country 1 and 2 - The originals before Rare died off like a victim of Ted Bundy.
Star Fox FX and Star Fox 64 - Nintendo needs to remember what made this game great in the first place. Let's ignore the Gamecube version.
Strider - I'm crossing my fingers on the sequel/remake that's possibly being done.
Steel Empire - I'm hoping the sequel is as good as this. 3D remake on the way for 3DS.
Metal Slug series (via MAME) - Again, they don't make games like this anymore.​
 
Probably Nethack, I've been playing that in one form or another for 25 years. Never Ascended though.
 
Homeworld
Homeworld: Cataclysm
i would almost killed to see a 'proper' sequel for this game

Star Wars: Rebellion
really under rated 4x RTS in star wars universe. if they ever updated this game, i'd be in heaven.

Star Trek: Birth of the Federation
pretty much the same as 'Rebellion' except in star trek universe.

MechCommander
loved this game, set in 'MechWarrior' universe. another game i'd kill to see an update on.

Rome: Total War
Medieval II: Total War
pretty much the pinnacle of the TW series. jeez they did an number on Rome 2. game just lacks the soul and game play of R:TW & M2:TW

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Also Betrayal at Krondor, loved that game when I was younger. Still play it every few years.

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shit, haven't thought about that game in years. loved the Raymond E. Feist books as well. Betrayal at Krondor was probably the 1st game that got me hooked on RPGs. still have the original CDs in a box some where. shame they just don't make 'em like they used to. Balder's Gate thru to KotOR/KotOR2. other than DA:O, RPGs have just turned to shit.
 
One thing I like about old games. Don't need no stinking CD key. I forgot to add Grim Fandango (wasn't easy on windows 8 ) I wish they re-release the game.
 
Mappy
Tac/Scan
Commodor 64 - Archon
TRS80 - Trek "Space Warp"
Aztarac
TRS80 Trek
Quantum
Omega Race
Space War
 
Myth II: SoulBlighter.


There's just no other RTS like it these days. An RTS focused on the story, with the focus on combat and not base building or resource management.

Multiplayer is still kicking too (but not officially, you have to use a user patch to play online now) but there's still a good solid group of people that play online.

Wish Bungine would get he rights back and make a new one.
 
Little Big Adventure series. I'm currently replaying Relentless, my third time. Twinsens Odyssey was probably my favorite game as a kid. I've beaten than probably 10 times and go back through every year or so.
 
Pringle said:
The original Fallout games, both one and 2
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Pringle said:
Abso-fucking-lutely to everything here. I've yet to be as immersed or addicted to any game since then. It may be because of how I ended up with the games (I actually bought Fallout 2 first at a Gamestop waaaaaaay back. Then bought Fallout) but those long days as a kid when you have absolutely nothing to worry about on weekends or after school, I would just plop myself infront of my computer and lose myself in those two. LOVE IT
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I personally would love to have Fallout 1/2 ported to iOS. With even a small about of tweaking it could work perfectly. Maybe some of those community bug fixes could be implemented and it could be the most stable, out of the box version yet. I'd gladly pay $15 a pop to be able to play them on my iPad.

Sadly I don't think that will ever happen....
 
Deus Ex
Fallout 1 and 2
Also like to fire up an old Infocom text-based game like Zork, Starcross or Infidel every so often.
 
Diablo 2
Doom
Quake

Doom & Quake can look decent and still play well today, too bad D2 can't play high resolution because it's such a better game than D3.
 
aphasia said:
Homeworld
Homeworld: Cataclysm
i would almost killed to see a 'proper' sequel for this game
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Then you should be pleased with this:

Hardeware:Shipbreakers, a "spiritual successor to Homeworld being developed by ex Relic founders (original Homeworld developers)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kqNp1fZ9xQ

http://www.polygon.com/2013/9/1/4684456/gearbox-homeworld-ip-hardware-shipbreakers

Gearbox buys Homeworld IP, then lends it to them in order to turn Hardware Shipbreakers from a spiritual successor into an actual legit Homeworld game.

So now we are getting a new Homeworld game from the original developers.
 
^lol

I don`t know if this counts but on the PC: Wolfenstein 3D (original).
on the console front: DK SNES

Plus I love these games caz my current laptop setup is always amazing on these games, sucks at modern day titles. I play B4PF at low everything and its still terrible on my system
 
WC II with the voice pack.
MW II, the real MW II freebirther.

Still running them on an Athlon classic Win98SE Geforce2 / Voodoo2 /SB16 attached to a 22" P220Fb diamondtron CRT. Using a Gravis Phoenix for WC II.
 
RR Tycoon. Not so much for the game but its like having a train set. Without having train set stuff all over the place.
 
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