I’m trying my best to dive back into the past and play all the gems that I missed as a kid because I was either born too late or too much of a kid to consider playing them. I found myself really disappointed going back to the old mario nes/snes titles because they felt really bad to play as I’ve become accustomed to modern platformer design sensibilities (like coyote time and responsive movement).

Are there any oldies+goldies that have stood up to the test of time and not shown their age in the same way? Or are so good that they’re worth playing despite showing their age? Preferably avoiding racing, sports, and final fantasy-esque titles. Not really interested in anything more recent than PS2 era either.

I already have Earthbound in my sights as it isn’t one I’ve played before but it comes highly recommended.

  • apotheotic (she/her)OPEnglish
    2•5 months ago

    I’ve been hesitant of the mega man games for some reason, I’ll check em out!

    DKC I have never tried, but it sounds like there could be some fun movement

    I definitely need to try castlevania sotn - thanks for the reminder

    FFT I’ll give a go just because your other recommendations have been on point :P

    Tekken 3 (and Tekken Tag Tournament) was fucking awesome, loved playing that. I spent so much of my pocket money on tekken games at the arcade growing up.

    I have played some of the bombermans(bombermen?), it’s a neat concept but it gets stale very fast for me.

    Thank you!

    • I Cast Fist
      1•5 months ago

      I’ve been hesitant of the mega man games for some reason, I’ll check em out!

      I can understand that hesitancy for the NES games. If you never played anything like them, they can feel unfair or too hard. A lot of people love Mega Man 2, but my personal favorite of the NES era is 6, which could be a decent entry point if you ever decide to venture that way. X improves everything and the first is my personal favorite as well (it easily has the best music of the 3, too).