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Ranking the best vintage video games (25 years or older) (sh.itjust.works)

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If you think a game should be higher or lower in ranking, then upvote or downvote it. If you don't see a game on the list that you think should be on the list then create a top level reply with the name and system.

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Suikoden

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American McGee's Alice (2000) on PC

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

Star Control II, PC.

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Super Mario Bros 2, NES

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I missed System Shock 1 and 2 on release (I was 1 and 6 years old, respectively) but I've recently been playing the SS1 remake and, holy shit, this is an incredible game.

I think the original is held back by its UI but the actual game itself, which the remake pretty much preserves almost one to one, is incredibly solid even by modern standards. I've been super hooked on it and it's opened my eyes to an entire lineage of games that I've not paid attention to - System Shock 2, Deus Ex, and Prey are the big three that I have my eye on when I finish with SS1 Remake.

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Phantasy Star IV

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Zork

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H.E.R.O.

Atari 2600

[–] WhoDestroysTheGond 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Legacy of the Wizard - NES aka Dragon Slayer IV Drasle Family - MSX

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Total Annihilation

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Star Flight, 1986(?). Huge universe, multiple alien races, reputational, on two 360k floppy disks, and a great story too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Might and Magic III

F19

B-17 (intellivision)

Pitfall

Zork

Myst

Gauntlet (arcade 4 person game)

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Wonder Boy: Monster Land, Arcade, 1987

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Ultima IV - Quest of the Avatar (C64)

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Might & Magic VII (PC)

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