games that have stood the test of time
 

by that i mean games you could still play now and in no way feel they were inferior (or at least much inferior) to games you play today, perhaps you even enjoy them more, or maybe the multiplayer is awesome. like i seem to play my n64 as much as my xbox 360.

for me:

no mercy
mario kart 64

streets of rage 2
road rash 2
sonic 1 & 2

super mario bros 3
yoshi's island
mario world
super punch out
zelda: a link to the past

shenmue 1 & 2

GTA vice city and san andreas

1943: the battle of midway

Scarface: The World Is Yours.

I also liked the ones you listed and also shocked to find myself in your sig.

Chrono Trigger
Suikoden 2

Goldeneye
Ocarina of Time
Super Mario RPG

Mario Kart on the snes and Aladdin on the megadrive.

Goldeneye
WWF No Mercy

Duke Nukem 3D and every big title release on NES, SNES, and N64..

Going to be very nerdy here and say Pokemon.

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic

Metal Gear Solid

Weren't you in high school when that was popular??

Oh and Tetris FTW..

Middle School. I seem to remember first playing it around 10 or 11 years old.
I Still have the emulators on my computer and occasionally play it from time to time.

Super Smash Brothers

DrugWar
Battle Toads
Donkey Kong Country
StarFox

Punch Out
Super C
Legend of Zelda
River City Ransom

Killer Instinct Gold
Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask
Star Fox 64
Perfect Dark
WCW Revenge/Wrestlemania 2000/No Mercy

GTA Vice City

Any megaman, metroid, mario, castlevania, legend of zelda, or ninja gaiden game.

Metal Gear Solid
GTA Vice City
Tetris
Football Manager
Battlefield 2 (still fucking unrivalled 5 years on)
Streets of Rage Triology
X-Com: Enemy Unknown

Chrono Trigger
Ocarina of Time
Mario RPG
Donkey Kong Country 1 - 2
Sonic 1 - 2
Golden Axe 2
Starfox 64
Pretty much every Zelda game besides the NES ones

i played golden axe recently and just found it annoyingly cheap and glitchy.

yeah with golden axe and sonic i think it's just nostalgia. played them so much as a kid on my cousin's genesis

Chrono Trigger
The Mega Man / Mega Man X Series
Final Fantasy series (Except 1 & 2)
Grim Fandango
Resident Evil 2
Metal Gear Solid
Bomberman on multiplayer
Gregory Horror Show

Probably loads more aswell, I play old games a lot. :y:

Ducktales.
Any version of Jeopardy with type in answers.
Super Mario World.
Super Mario Bros 3.
Sonic 1-2.

Metal Gear Solid (although, I do prefer Twin Snakes. Wish it wasn't so expensive these days)


I'm very partial to PC adventure games, and as they have had their day, for me personally they have stood the test of time, as I still play them regularly.

Grim Fandango

Monkey Island games

Discworld games

The original 2 Broken Sword games.





Similarly, what current games do you think will stand the test of time?

My vote goes to Arkham Asylum right now. The gameplay is simple, yet effective. The story is strong, it has nice visuals, and Batman has been around forever, so its universal.
Plus I've recommended this game to so many people, and no one has disliked it at all.

I can honestly see people picking this up as a 'classic' a decade or so down the line.

i dislike arkham asylum >:(

Chrono Cross

Chrono Cross was epic

Final Fantasy 7 easily.

Mega man 2-6.

grim fandango was awesome but i can't really put it in here cause i can't get it to work on my new laptop :'(

Final Fight

I have no idea what it means when somebody says "stood the test of time," because games like Goldeneye really haven't since it's impossible to play if you are accustomed to the current first person shooters. Same with Super Mario Kart, come on, nobody even knows what that is anymore, much less would play it over newer racing games.

I feel like Here Comes the Pain has stood the test of time. Still probably the only respectable WWE game as far as gameplay goes along with No Mercy.
Some of the Age of Empire games feel like they have also stood the test of time. The second one specially. I feel the Red Alert games have done so too.
I am surprised no one has mentioned Doom? I guess the game is becoming pretty dated as far as graphics go but I feel like the combat has not aged a bit.

I can't play half of my old PC games without running them through Dosbox. Hate setting up that thing. :(

It's the mario kart game from the SNES that spawned a bunch of the fun racing games that we got on n64, gamecube, as well as wii. And there are times where I still go back to Mario Kart just for kicks.

So I would say that Super Mario Kart has stood the test of time.

Mario Kart 64 > all other Karts.

I'm pretty confident I could sit down with a N64 and Goldeneye/Perfect Dark/Duke Nukem 64 and be able to play them like it was still two generations ago.

ugh

i had a go at duke nukem 64 today and was amazed at how bad/awkward it was :$ forgot the bad guys were all in 2d as well.