Old School Games You Still Play

MARIO 64!!!!!!!!!!

I picked up a Nintendo 64 online for 50 bucks which included Starfox 64 and Mario 64!!!! Now it has been years since I played Mario 64, and believe it or not I am pumped about plugging in the cartridge and playing the shit out of this game!!!

I have been so caught up in the " New Generation" of consoles, that I have been guilty of forgetting about some of my favorite games ever. So, as the title states, what are some old school games you guys still play?

Most wanted games:

Mass Effect
Assasins Creed
Crysis
Little Big Planet
Drakes Fortune
UTIII
Kane and Lynch
Heavy Rain
Alan Wake

Over the xmas holidays I played most of the way through Pitfall and Pitfall II for the Atari 2600. These games pretty much were the grandaddies of all platformers. I had never played Pitfall II back in the day, and was amazed at the ambitious scope of it for a 2600 game. For instance, it introduced the concept of checkpoints.

Excellent canada! It' s always a good feeling plugging in a " new" retro game system. Odds are too, you haven' t played it in so long that it feels totally like new as well.

No not unless you count Geometry Wars Retro. I' m not really the nostalgic type though.

its hard to go back to games that have aged badly, graphicly and gameplay wise. Mario 64 still plays great today (but it has been topped by SMG)

Change is inevitable. Except from a vending machine.

Viva La Revolution! erm, I mean Viva La Wii!

I won' t narrow it down to any particular game, but will list systems instead:

Sega Genesis (Mega Drive for all you " bloody" chaps in the UK)
Sega Master System
Sega Saturn
NEC TurboGrafx-16 + CD-ROM
SNES
NES
Neo-Geo

Most recently I have played NBA JAM, and Super Street Fighter II on my SNES. As well as a bit of Sunset Riders when I was sloshed one night.

Is always great to go back to the beginning years of the King of Fighters. I also enjoy playing the classic Ninja Gaidens and its arcade counterpart, Prince of Persia and MG' s that come packaged within Ninja Gaiden and Black, Sands of Time and Subsistence.

As I' ve left my Amiga propping open a door at my brother' s house for some time I can only say Tetris.

I recently completed the Secret of Monkey Island, Monkey Island: Lechucks Revenge and im replaying the Curse of Monkey Island.

Excellent canada! It' s always a good feeling plugging in a " new" retro game system. Odds are too, you haven' t played it in so long that it feels totally like new as well.

Oh yeah. As soon as I started playing it again it did feel like a brand new game!!!! As I said before it has been years since I played Mario 64, and so I pretty much forgot how fantastic this game is. It truly is one of the best if not the best platformer of all time. I have yet to play SMG, so I can' t compare the two.

Plugging in Starfox 64 tonight after work!!!!!!!

Most wanted games:

Mass Effect
Assasins Creed
Crysis
Little Big Planet
Drakes Fortune
UTIII
Kane and Lynch
Heavy Rain
Alan Wake

ORIGINAL: Ornodeal

As I' ve left my Amiga propping open a door at my brother' s house for some time I can only say Tetris.

Those were the days...the cinemaware games were awesome on the Amiga...btw did you know you can play Defender of the Crown on the internet and it looks and sounds the same.

Cinemaware stuff was great. I haven' t tried getting Defender of the crown from the net, will have to dig it out.

Just finished Super Metroid again the other day. Have also been playin a bit of jewel master and phelios for genesis.

StarCraft is almost 10 years old. I still play it online.

"If you knew how good I am you would think I'm modest."

I still play these games on somewhat of a regular basis:

Salamander 2
Metamorphic Force
Magician Lord
Blazing Star
Super Turrican
Super Street Fighter II: Turbo
Super Contra

and a couple others...

Terry Bogard - currently the most Unhelpful member of the Kikizo forums.

And just HOW are you playing Blazing Star? With a shiny AES cart? Did you win the lotto? :)

ORIGINAL: Joe Redifer

And just HOW are you playing Blazing Star? With a shiny AES cart? Did you win the lotto? :)

I suppose your just using sarcasm, but anyhoo... Emulator much?

Currently reliving Rocket Knight Adventures for the Mega Drive (Genesis for all of you across the Atlantic).

Also thinking of trying out Blade Runner for the PC. Always wanted to give it a try.

Also thinking of trying out Blade Runner for the PC. Always wanted to give it a try

Good stuff. You won' t be disappointed.

I was cleaning the basement (Spring Cleaning, I know it might be a little early but I am sick of winter already) and I found my copy of Baldur' s Gate that I have been looking forever for!!!! God damn, it is like I have found treasure that is bringing be back in time. To a better, cleaner, nicer time.

Most wanted games:

Mass Effect
Assasins Creed
Crysis
Little Big Planet
Drakes Fortune
UTIII
Kane and Lynch
Heavy Rain
Alan Wake

Does Shenmue count as old school now? Those two games otherwise most recently. Plus some other Dreamcast games while I was at it.
I also played through Ocarina of Time again a while ago and played some Alex Kidd in Miracle World :P A few months ago I also played some Phantasy Star 4, Sonic the Hedgehog and Streets of Rage 2.

Edit : Ah, and one of the Tex Murphy games if anyone knows these series.

I just got an odd craving to play Gabriel Knight. Has anyone played the first two? i only played the last one`?

And just HOW are you playing Blazing Star? With a shiny AES cart? Did you win the lotto? :)

I plead the fifth, sixth, and the seventh

Terry Bogard - currently the most Unhelpful member of the Kikizo forums.

I plead the fifth, sixth, and the seventh

The most common words out of an american delinquent

Two of my favorite old-school games are Super Monkey Ball and F-Zero GX on the Gamecube.

I keep somehow replaying old Sonic games as compilations get released for the different systems. So far I' ve re-played them on Sonic Jam (Saturn), Sonic Mega Collection (Gamecube), Virtual Console (Wii) and X-Box Live Arcade... well, up to Sonic 2 on that.

On Virtual Console, I mostly play the Donkey Kong Countries and Super Mario games with my dad. I also play on the Sega Megadrive Collection on the PS2 with my brother.

Our SNES, N64 and Playstation are over in America, so we have to find other ways of playing some of our favourite retro titles.

ORIGINAL: Joe Redifer

Two of my favorite old-school games are Super Monkey Ball and F-Zero GX on the Gamecube.

Last gen isn' t exactly old skool Joe...

The most common words out of an american delinquent

Who you calling American?

Terry Bogard - currently the most Unhelpful member of the Kikizo forums.

On Virtual Console

Right now, this is my favorite feature of the Wii. I am currently in the process of trying to convince the wife that we should pick up SMG and SSBB for the Wii, and since the Wii is hers, it is her choice. She is more leaning towards SMG because she is a long time Mario fangirl.

Most wanted games:

Mass Effect
Assasins Creed
Crysis
Little Big Planet
Drakes Fortune
UTIII
Kane and Lynch
Heavy Rain
Alan Wake

ORIGINAL: Nitro

Last gen isn' t exactly old skool Joe...

Well someone suggested Shenmue, and that' s last gen (and no, it' s not " inbetween-gen" ).

Does Earthbound count? I swear I' ve started that game at least five times, and every da.mn time, my emulator or my computer ends up fsking itself.

I still play donkey kong country 2 and diddy kong racing. and many other old school games and shenmue 2. I love shenmue 2.

altough \i think shenmue 1 had more magic

Change is inevitable. Except from a vending machine.

Viva La Revolution! erm, I mean Viva La Wii!

Both are based in the real world. Games like Final Fantasy have magic. But the end of Shenmue 2 might have alluded to a bit of magic... or at least the supernatural.

I think Silent was referring to the feeling of the game rather than the content.

Does Final Fantasy VII count as " Old Skool" ?

If Shenmue does, then FF7 definitely does.