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

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Double Dragon II: The Revenge - NES (1988)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago

Space Quest (especially 4 and 5), PC

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Puyo Puyo - lots of ports

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Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine - Mega drive, Master System, Game Gear
Kirby's Avalanche - SNES

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

Pac-Man/Ms. Pac Man.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Counter-Strike, PC

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[–] MajorHavoc 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Turtles in Time - Sega Genesis

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! - NES

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Paradroid -C64

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ToeJam and Earl - Sega Genesis

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Earthbound 1&2

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Total Annihilation

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Might and Magic III

F19

B-17 (intellivision)

Pitfall

Zork

Myst

Gauntlet (arcade 4 person game)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Wonder Boy: Monster Land, Arcade, 1987

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Ultima IV - Quest of the Avatar (C64)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Shadow Warrior, PC

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[–] MajorHavoc 6 points 4 days ago

Pong - Atari 2600

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

Archon - C64

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

missile command, arcade

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Shinobi 3, Sega Genesis

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Puyo Puyo Tsu (1994)

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