i confess, im in love with my super nintendo. it was my first video game system and one of my favorites. theres alot of good memories attached to it, such as staying up late and playing chrono trigger, or being excited to get up early to play zelda w/ my friend. this makes me wonder what games you guys played back in the day and still enjoy now.

my favorites:

chrono trigger
zelda - a link to the past
final fantasy 6
break of fire 2
super mario rpg

old school role playing games are where its at for me. is my passion shared here or am i alone?

 

(Some) of my favorites:

Lord of the Rings (released on PC and several consoles in the early 90's)

It was like Zelda mixed with other RPGs, only better..

Aces of the Deep (submarine game) The Silent Hunter series today is pretty close

X-Wing, TIE Fighter (star wars flight sim games)

Mario 2 (no time limit!!)

Daggerfall (one of the best RPGs for the PC ever) For those who played Oblivion or Morrowind, this came before those games. You might like it...

Civilization I and II (the others can go to hell)

Command and Conquer series

Oh and basically any Sierra adventure game (Kings Quest, Space Quest, Police Quest etc etc)

 

super mario 3 and super mario world.

funny you created this thread because i've been wanting to look for my SNES and hook it up.

 

Old PC Games:
Wolfenstein 3D
Wing Commander
Outlaws (was BAD ASS) Never beat it...couldn't figure out what to do on the last level

 

i usually play my old games on my psp, but its not the same without a controller or the possibility of a freeze.

 

tecmo bowl
zelda
mvp baseball
skate or die
mariokart

 

ZSNES emulator > *

Get a 10 dollar Gravis pad or something similar. Takes 10 seconds to set up.

 

i miss playing contra. that was so fun.

 

Wow...so many to name:

NES:
- Blaster Master
- Duck Tales
- Crystalis
- Final Fantasy
- Ninja Gaiden 2
- Mega Man 2
- Super Mario 2
- The Legend of Zelda
- Contra
- Contra 2
- Battletoads

SNES:
- F-Zero
- Super Castlevania IV
- Final Fantasy 2
- Final Fantasy 3
- Chrono Trigger
- The Legend of Zelda - A Link to the Past
- Street Fighter II
- Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting
- Contra III: The Alien Wars
- Final Fight

 

one snes game i really enjoyed was Illusion of Gaia. the story was pretty good, but the gameplay was excellent.

 

If you like Mario World be sure to give Mario World 2 (Yoshi's Island) a shot.

I thought it would be :ghey: but it ended up being one of my favorite SNES games.
Super Castlevania is great too.

 

I really liked Yoshi's Island. and along with F-Zero and Super Mario World

but my favorites had to be C&C (I have Hell March as a ringtone), Chrono Trigger, Super Mario RPG, Rock & Roll Racing and Zelda.

 

mario world 2 was a good game, even with the kiddy theme... but thats just how nintendo makes their games: cute and cuddly on the outside, good solid gameplay on the inside

 

oh yeah and Top Gear.... best music I heard on the SNES IMO and my favorite racing game of that era

 

damn it, this thread made me go get an emulator and chrono trigger. I guess I get to spend a few hours doing this....

All those other games you listed are great too.....FF3(FF6) is still my favorite FF, and super mario RPG was the best mario game, and zelda link to the past might be my favorite zelda game w/ the first N64 one coming close.


other games:
tetris...duh
actraiser
red alert
TMNT turtles in time
Megaman 3 and X
ikari warriors
super mario 3
super contra
double dragon
super ghouls n' ghosts
basewars

 

Mario, Zelda...

 

NES. Super Mario and 1943. Still hook it up every now and then.

 

Donkey Kong Country
Mutant League Football

 

Gotta bring the Genesis into this one.

Shining Force II
Sonic 2 .. couldn't stop playing that one, but never beat it.
Mutant League Hockey
General Chaos
There was one helicopter game whose name escapes me at the moment ..

 

orig nintendo:
mario, where you bounce on the turlte on the stairs to get 99 lives, and excita bike (spl?). at the time it was arcade graphics.

this may not fall into retro, but the first Resident Evil was one of the most memorable games for me. it was so different from what was out there at the time, and it freaked the sh*t out of us when playing through the night.

 

excite bike was a lot of fun. forgot about that.

 

shining force 2 was the reason to own a genesis if you played rpgs. i also liked beyond oasis and the sonic games of course

oh, and my definition of retro games are ATLEAST 3 generations old. so ps1 falls into that category, as do all the systems from that generation

 

SiniStar
Joust
Defender
Frenzy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMHlQ1F-h40

 

Wolf 3D
Duke Nukem 3d
Zork I, II, and III

 

Isn't the PS1 two generations old then...?

 

 

I used to love playing that game!!!

Also, can't forget NBA JAM on SNES.

 

nintendo:

super mario bros
contra
tecmo super bowl
mega man 3

 

ps3 is sony's 3rd gen system, so the ps1 would be 3 generations old

 

but it's 2 generations ago...

 

Yes, you are correct about the PS3 being a 3rd generation system...However, in regards to age, the PS1 is only TWO generations ago...

 

NES Jackal!!
Anyone remember that? I'd rebuy an NES if I could find that game.

 

Jackal FTMFW!

Have fun...

http://www.nintendo8.com/game/139/jackal/

 

Here's my favorites...

PC: Army Men, MechWarrior 2, Red Baron I & II

NES: RBI Baseball, Super Mario 3, Jackal, Skyshark

SNES: Super Mario All-Stars, Donkey Kong, Super Mario Kart, Mortal Kombat

PS1: Gran Turismo 1 & 2, Medal of Honor 1 & 2

 

I built a MAME earlier this year and was surprised to find that all the neighborhood kids love the old classic arcade games from the 70's and 80's as well as the old NES, SNES, Genesis, and N64 games. I still find time to play Galaga, Sinistar, Joust, Centipede and Tempest from time to time. Reminds me -- I need to keep searching eBay for a good arcade spinner for Tempest. It's just not the same using a trackball.

 

Spy Hunter!!!!

http://www.nintendo8.com/game/653/spy_hunter/

 

Phantasy Star IV

 

Also really liked "Altered Beast" and "Golden Ax" for the Genesis.

 

I can't believe I forgot!!!

Here's some great music considering it was written and performed for just a game. Need For Speed II...

NFSIISE Theme

Siwash Rock

Hell Bent For Lederhosen
Hell Bent was my personal favorite...

A few videos as well.

McLaren F1 Showcase The McLaren video gives me goosebumps every time I watch it, lol...

Lotus Esprit

Intro


I loved this game back when I was 8-10 years old. I can remember playing this hours on end and lusting after the cars. It brought back a lot of memories when I found these videos.

 

anyone remember that game with the green Jeep and the orange helicopter? The colors may be the other way around but I always forget the name of that game! Its a vertical side-scrolling shooter.... the helicopter would drop bombs while the jeep could shoot its machine gun.