This is a classic list (not a bad one either), not what I expected from a retro list.

I expected to see some things like:

Sword & Sworcery
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
Retro City Rampage

Rwa2play: Fail for "Streets of Rage 2". Streets of Rage was better.

The music wasn't.

lordargent: And what about

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Totes...elbow elbow elbow!

The Angry Hand of God: No River City Ransom. List is utter fail.

This is what I was looking for.

bloobeary: Nowadays you have "shooting simulator" and "car simulator" and "sports team simulator" and that's about it.

You are wrong.

Within those three categories there are hugely divergent games.

Shooters:
Portal2, Halo 4, Battlefield 3, Dishonored (hell those are all from this year alone!)

Driving:
Burnout paradise, Forza horizon, NFS most wanted, Mario Kart

Sports:
I have no examples because I don't generally play sports electronically I prefer the real thing

Outside of those categories.....

Minecraft
Dwarf Fortress
Civilization
Faster Than Light
Anno (any of them)
Katamari Damacy
Assassins Creed
God of War

I could go on but I think my point is made. Anyone who claims there isn't any variety is just having a nostalgia fit.

jayhawk88: Outrun? I mean it's a good game, but #3 best ever?

/Yar's Revenge

Sega's Turbo makes me still count the cars that I pass on long trips. If only I had an LED display to count for me.

The Angry Hand of God: No River City Ransom. List is utter fail.

BARF!

mariner314: The Angry Hand of God: No River City Ransom. List is utter fail.

This is what I was looking for.

A badly done Double Dragon clone?

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These took up waaaaaaaaaay more time than they should have. Seriously great memories.

I recognize Airborne Ranger and Project Stealth Fighter. I'll add to that Pirates! and Strike Fleet.

Wouldn't "retro game" be a game that is new but looks old-ish?

Like this:

NaziKamikaze: This is a classic list (not a bad one either), not what I expected from a retro list.

I expected to see some things like:

Sword & Sworcery
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
Retro City Rampage

Rwa2play: Fail for "Streets of Rage 2". Streets of Rage was better.

The music wasn't.

And hell, I'd throw Minecraft on there too, now that I think about it.

I see a lot of the computer games I would have said already accounted for, as such let me toss in

Archon I & II
Mail Order Monsters
Jumpman (and Jr)

NaziKamikaze: NaziKamikaze: This is a classic list (not a bad one either), not what I expected from a retro list.

I expected to see some things like:

Sword & Sworcery
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
Retro City Rampage

Rwa2play: Fail for "Streets of Rage 2". Streets of Rage was better.

The music wasn't.

And hell, I'd throw Minecraft on there too, now that I think about it.

I think that procedurally created maps of near infinite size, a (rudimentary) physics engine, realistic lighting and open world gameplay would put minecraft more in the modern category than retro. Just because the graphics are blocky doesn't make the game retro.

Does anyone remember "Rip Off"?

It was a black and white screen (like Asteroids) and there were containers in a circle in the middle and you had a little ship or tank or something on the outside.

Other ships tried to come in and steal the containers in the middle and you had to shoot them.

You could play Co-Op with a friend and I spent more money on that than on the newer games with good graphics!

buntz: containers in a circle in the middle

Guess I was wrong, there was no circle.

Rip Off

Oblig. : This is a retro game. Those are classic/ vintage.

Seriously though- no Afterburner, Road Rash, Dizzy, Creatures, Commander Keen, Cannon Fodder, Lemmings, Megaman.. actually, there are too many in general to have a top 10, at least without restricting the list to a specific genre.

The list is missing Cave Story, the greatest retro game of all time.

Castle Wolfenstein?
The Bilestoad?
Ultima I?
Lode Runner?

Where are these???

I thought the headline said "retro".

/don't you have a lawn you need to get off of?

Egoy3k: NaziKamikaze:
And hell, I'd throw Minecraft on there too, now that I think about it.

I think that procedurally created maps of near infinite size, a (rudimentary) physics engine, realistic lighting and open world gameplay would put minecraft more in the modern category than retro. Just because the graphics are blocky doesn't make the game retro.

I completely disagree. The feel of the game (look & sound) are exactly what make a game retro.

I can show you games that contain all of the elements you listed that predate Minecraft by over a decade.

Really, the thought that convinced me of its retroness was whenever I've shown it to someone, they comment on how old it looks.

Shadowgate! Not a long game but good and awesome music. 

Uncle Tractor: Wouldn't "retro game" be a game that is new but looks old-ish?

Like this:

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No, that is a "retro-style" game. A game in the style of actual retro games.

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These took up waaaaaaaaaay more time than they should have. Seriously great memories.

Is that F-19 Stealth Fighter I see at the end there?

I played the shiat out of that game on the 486DX-33. Won the game's Medal of Honor one time, when I basically leveled Poland. Good times.

/Also caught Carmen Sandiego

MadMonk: Not sure if 1985 is retro enough but this is my all time favorite

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My notebook for that game was huge.

/Thou hast lost an eighth!

Gordon Bennett: No, that is a "retro-style" game. A game in the style of actual retro games.

That's kinda what I was hoping the list was. Rather than argue over which of 100 80s games were omitted, I'd rather see a list of *good* games that fit the style recently that I haven't played yet. Super Meat Boy is fun. Most of today's "retro" games are really crappy, though.

In my opinion, the best video game ever created:



Some other fun ones:

roc6783:
Almost forgot:

Crossbow is an awesome game. There is still one in an arcade by where my parents live at the beach. Every now and then ill play a few rounds its still fun as hell

bob_ross: Why did my phone just download a .txt file when i clicked the headline?

Why is it only white guys get pulled over on Clement St.?

Nobody knows.

Why has no one re-made this yet:


/Wonders how many of you remember it.....

No list of retro games is complete without Halo 2.

groppet: Crossbow is an awesome game. There is still one in an arcade by where my parents live at the beach. Every now and then ill play a few rounds its still fun as hell

According to the article, Duck Hunt somehow invented lightgun games, which somehow are proto fps's

Gordon Bennett: No, that is a "retro-style" game. A game in the style of actual retro games.

So when we call them "retro games" instead of "old games," that's just us old farts trying to sound cool instead of ... old?

bloobeary: Asteroids
Centipede
Moon Patrol
Battlezone
Zaxxon
Burgertime
Tempest
Crystal Castles
Galaga
Frogger

I think the thing I miss about those early gaming days, was how different the games were from each other. Pac-Man was nothing like Donkey Kong. Asteroids was nothing like Tempest. Each game was a unique experience.

Nowadays you have "shooting simulator" and "car simulator" and "sports team simulator" and that's about it.

Back then it was "pac-man clone" "space shooter" "breakout clone" "catch the falling object into a box clone" "race game" "sports game". In the middle era it was "platform game (mario knockoff)" or "beat 'em up" (double dragon clone)

Thus always gaming has had popular genres that dominate all else, although I'll grant in the beginning there were some pretty weird and creative games. But there always continue to be weird and creative games.

Uncle Tractor: Gordon Bennett: No, that is a "retro-style" game. A game in the style of actual retro games.

So when we call them "retro games" instead of "old games," that's just us old farts trying to sound cool instead of ... old?

That's it.

jonny_q: Gordon Bennett: No, that is a "retro-style" game. A game in the style of actual retro games.

That's kinda what I was hoping the list was. Rather than argue over which of 100 80s games were omitted, I'd rather see a list of *good* games that fit the style recently that I haven't played yet. Super Meat Boy is fun. Most of today's "retro" games are really crappy, though.

That's a pretty good idea, IMO. There are too many games that come out with blocky graphics and nothing much else. I would like to see those that put more into it highlighted.

I also would like to see those that base their visual style around the limitations of actual 80s hardware. Games that genuinely look like they are running on a C64, ZX Spectrum or Amstrad CPC are, to me, more interesting than low resolution alone.

Mog32Kupo: oh lord, how many hours i lost growing up playing
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I remember telling my sister, okay skip my turn until someone shows up or i get 10k gold

Hotseat was where it was at...until the fights started. Then we switched to us against the computer only.

what a shiatty list and a shiatty article. how about more than just a few sentences if these games are so farking great.

just because a game is important doesnt mean its great.

I hope you feel bad for posting this crap, subby.

Streets of Rage 2?

Seriously?

Gimme Ninja Gaiden or Mega Man 2 any day of the week.

Greatest dungeon crawler ever.

No Tecmobowl?

Mike_LowELL: KillAllHumans: what a shiatty list and a shiatty article. how about more than just a few sentences if these games are so farking great.

just because a game is important doesnt mean its great.

I hope you feel bad for posting this crap, subby.

http://www.learntocounter.com/top-ten-reasons-your-video-game-list-b lo ws/

Obligatory self-promotion.

Your blog sucks

/obligatory response

No love for Gorf ?

srtpointman: No Tecmobowl?

I was always an NBA Jam kinda guy, myself.

I was wondering whether or not it fit within the article's retro parameters, but if they've got Streets of Rage II and Super Street Fighter II Turbo listed, then NBA Jam is fair game.

"BOOMSHAKALAKA! HE'S ON FIRE!"

Gonad the Ballbarian: Gauntlet, hell yes...

and this:

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Cyberball...I like the cut of your jib. I tried to find one to buy a while back, just to be able to play it again.