First thread on /vr/. What are the top 10 games that are fun

>>4095174
>top 10 games
I think there is a good half of thousand of TOP games.

>>4095276
I put the top 10 on instinct. What I should have written was "essentials".

Im trying to play the classics by years. Starting from 1990.

>>4095174
>Before 90s it feels really bland. Am I wrong
yeah fuck off

>game that has aged
you memer

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>>4095174
>What are the top 10 games that are fun to play from 1980-2000?

It varies person to person just like games from any era. I recommend getting an emulator, trying games and thinking for yourself. Radical concepts for people in this age, but it's a skill that's well worth developing.

I'll give you my list of games I'll always return to:
>Starcraft
>Earthbound
>Super Mario World
>Half-Life (actually playing it right now)
>Turtles in Time
>Sonic 2 or Sonic and Knuckles
>Mario Kart 64
>Street Fighter 2: The New Challengers
>Pokemon Red
>Streets of Rage 2

>>4095283
I know I sound stupid, but thats why I asked if there are any games from before the 90s that you get invested in.

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>from 1980-2000
How the fuck am I supposed to pick only 10 from 20 years worth of lots of awesome games? It would only end up being some of my personal favourites, every top 10 someone gives you would be different.

>>4095295
Why do you want to play "the essentials" is the most important thing to consider. Are you looking for games you'll enjoy or are you looking to say you've played the "big games" of the past?

What is it about SNES era games that is appealing to you, what about NES era do you find unappealing? That will help as well.

>>4095297
Might as well give the top 10 games I play the most and contribute to this thread.

1. Doom (PC)
2. Mega Man 3 (NES)
3. Mega Man V (GB. Highly recommended)
4. Super Castlevania IV (SNES)
5. Castlevania Bloodlines (Genesis)
6. Final Fantasy V (SNES or GBA remake, it has more content and better translation)
7. Legend of Mana (PS1)
8. Mega Man X (SNES)
9. Phantasy Star IV (Genesis)
10. Rocket Knight Adventures (Genesis)

>>4095293
Thanks, I've played half life countless times.

>>4095297
Its kinda my fault for asking such a broad question

>>4095308
Im looking for something to enjoy a lot, good quality games that once you finish you get short term nostalgia.

SNES era seems to have amazing pixelart, controls are way better than on the NES, there are actual plots going on not just linear sidescrollers or grind rpgs

>>4095314
>good quality games that once you finish you get short term nostalgia.

What the hell is short term nostalgia?

Anyways, SNES era is one of the heights of plotless sidescrollers and grindy jrpgs if you ask me. So what kind of games are you looking for?

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>>4095314
You'll really enjoy 7th Saga on the SNES.

>>4095321
Something I just made up. Basically you feel sad that you completed a great game.
Im generally looking for games that are "must play before you die" kind of thing. Preferably 1985-1995.

>>4095325
I'll check it out

>>4095297
I agree with this anon

I got a NES when I was ten, and a PC when I was 12 (1995). The major games from those platforms and eras that I was LUCKY enough to get my hands on are what I would always recommend...plus a few outliers I was absorbed by like Faxanadu on NES.

NES
Faxanadu
River City Ransom (aka Street Gangs here in Aus) - multi... or solo for max cash
Double Dragon 2 - multi is best. Get in the zone and kick ass with hyper knees
Super Mario Bros 3 - multi or solo
If you make it through those try Battletoads, shit's hard as fuck if you play without using emulator save cheats. Multi.
Trog - mlti

PC
DOOM II (run it with a 3D engine mod if you can't stand the pixels)
Master of Magic (I still play it for a month in DOSBOX every few years. Wish the attempted remake got going properly, last I read it was a bit shit.
Oh sweet just found a different more basic engine upgrade for those that haven't heard https://www.gog.com/forum/master_of_magic/master_of_magic_hd_multiplayer_remake_by_implode)

These games are fucking great IMO, because I grew up playing them at a very young age, or at a time when I was just a high school student who didn't do homework and just gamed 80% of the time.

As a virgin to each game who never grew up in this era you would probably struggle to get into a lot of them much.

Can't fucking be bothered thinking of more that I think have aged well. Absent from the list are lots of games I loved at the time but would not enjoy going back to now.

>>4095328
Fucking forgot Megaman 2


I still have my NES and a bunch of game carts that somehow never got sold or lost to unpaid long term storage bills by my mum like my Lego did. She was never good with money.

Eh. Why not? I'll throw my top 10 single player games out there. And, yeah, I know Doom has multiplayer. I mean more along the lines of "excluding fighting games and party games (Bomberman, Mario Party)". I could make a top 10 of retro fighters alone.

1. Final Fantasy Tactics (PS)
2. Legend Of Zelda: Link's Awakening (GB)
3. Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night (PS)
4. Doom (PC)
5. The Guardian Legend (NES)
6. Dragon Warrior Monsters (GBC)
7. Tyrian (PC)
8. Metal Gear: Ghost Babel (GBC)
9. Monster World IV (Genesis)
10. Vagrant Story (PS)

>>4095327
nostalgia is not feeling sad you retard.

>>4095174
> Punch-Out!! isn't the most visceral vidya experience in existence.

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>>4095174
>1980
Pretty sad that children can't into Space Invaders

>>4095328
>If you make it through those try Battletoads, shit's hard as fuck if you play without using emulator save che
Battletoads freezes on level 7 or something in 2 player mode, rendering the game unfinishable in multiplayer

>>4097093
I personally think Doom on UV or Nightmare are more tense but I'm real good at Punch Out and real shit at Doom, so

10 off the top of my head outside of Zelda lttp (great game!)

snes
final fantasy 3 snes (6 japan)
chrono trigger
super Metroid

genesis
streets of rage 2
shining force 2

dreamcast
Shenmue 1 (and 2 pal)

ps1
final fantasy 7
suikoden
castlevania symphony of the night

n64
super Mario 64

Op, you sound like a modern gamer who enjoys "cinematic experiences" more so than actually playing games. Contra, Castlevania and Super Mario Bros. have shit for stories but they are intense on the higher levels and reward you for actually getting better at the game by allowing you to play further into it.

That said there are still older games that fit your criteria and I will attempt to give you a list of games you might like.

1) Half Life. Story is a little anemic but it's way more immersive and loaded than a 1997 FPS has any right to be.
2) Zelda: Link's Awakening. I actually prefer this to LTTP.
3) Earthbound. Modern day RPG. Trippy in places.
4) Chrono Trigger. IMO the best plot in any SNES JRPG.
5) Majora's Mask. Possibly the best Zelda story. You really should play OOT first but IMO it's story is anemic.
6) Ninja Gaiden. This would probably fall into your "boring platformer" argument but this has a real story with cutscenes and everything. Also has infinite continues so just keep trying until you beat it.
7) Mega Man 5. This is IMO the classic MM with the most/best story, but you kinda need to play at least 2 and 3 to fully get it.
8) Sweet Home. Japanese only JRPG (translated) that allegedly inspired Resident Evil.
9) Resident Evil 2. NESfag will disagree but it's generally regarded as the best retro RE game.
10) METAL GEAR SOLID. The pinnacle of stories-in-games and the most modern feeling thing on this list. Impossible to state how much MGS1 influenced gaming going forward. The controls these days are a little obtuse but they function well once you figure them out.

>>4097307
>Contra, Castlevania and Super Mario Bros. have shit for stories
The "stories" of those games which stay out of the way serve as a vehicle for the gameplay action to make sense. They are perfect video game stories that let the actual gameplay experience be the narrative. The intricate stories that came in the past 20 years are utter shit by comparison.

Gaming peaked in the 80s

fuck you

>>4097408
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>>4095174
Ape Escape
Medievil 2
Crash
Spyro
FF8
Shenmue
Road Rash 2 and up
Front Mission
Final Fantasy Tactics
And pic related you fucking plebs

I can't do top 10 lists that broad.
I'm never certain of my choices and I usually feel differently about a game depending on how long it's been since I played. Or even what point I played last.

For example I considered Kid Icarus my favorite NES game for a while, but then I replayed it recently and realized it's only fun after you get powered up somewhat, and the beginning is a fucking nightmare and I hate it.

>>4095293
>Pokemon Red
I'm a Blue man myself, I can't stand the way /vp/ shits on gen 1

>>4097272
Also a lot more random than PO but it holds up so godamn well. I wish they'd make a pseudo remake with better sprite work and longevity but not changing anything else. All the sequels fucked up the core gameplay.

Mystery House
Rogue
Pac-Man
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Ultima
Galaga
Dungeons of Daggorath
Utopia
Zaxxon
Ultima III: Exodus
M.U.L.E.
Nobunaga no Yabou
The Lords of Midnight
King's Quest
The Ancient Art of War
The Bard's Tale
Green Beret
Super Mario Bros.
Defender of the Crown
Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun
OutRun
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Double Dragon
R-Type
Pool of Radiance
Daimakaimura
Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny
The Super Shinobi
Herzog Zwei
SimCity
Wing Commander
Super Mario World
The Secret of Monkey Island
Sid Meier's Civilization
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
Sonic the Hedgehog
Dun II: The Building of a Dynasty
Dune
Super Mario Kart
Samurai Spirits
Merchant Prince
NBA Jam
Master of Magic
UFO: Enemey Unknown
Jagged Alliance
Phantasmagoria
Heroes of Might & Magic
Warcrat II: Tides of Darkness
Bio Hazard
Fire Emblen: Seisen no Keifu
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Age of Empires
Fallout
Total Annihilation
Metal Gear Solid
Baldur's Gate
Rittai Ninja Katsugeki Tenchu
Shenmue Isshou: Yokosuka
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Planescape: Torment
Deus Ex
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Jet Set Radio

>>4097098
Why Space Invaders if you can Xevious?

>>4095174
Super Mario Bros. 3 / Super Mario World
Clock Tower (SNES) [get a translation patch]
Umihara Kawase (SNES)
The Ultimate Doom / Doom II / Final Doom / Doom 64
RollerCoaster Tycoon / RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
Thief / Thief II
ALL the NES Mega Man games (especially 2 and 3)
Ultima Underworld / Ultima Underworld II
Metal Slug / Metal Slug X / Metal Slug 3
Contra / Super C / Contra III / Contra Hard Corps
Gunstar Heroes
Super Street Fighter II Turbo / Street Fighter Alpha 3 / Street Fighter III 3rd Strike
The King of Fighters '98
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special / Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 / Garou Mark of the Wolves
Samurai Shodown / Samurai Shodown II
The Last Blade / The Last Blade 2
Tecmo Super Bowl (NES)
Castlevania / Castlevania III / Super Castlevania IV / Castlevania Bloodlines / Dracula X - Rondo of Blood / Castlevania - Symphony of the Night
Metroid / Metroid II / Super Metroid
Super Mario Kart / Mario Kart 64
F-Zero / F-Zero X
Parodius da! / Gokujou Parodius / Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius / Sexy Parodius
DoDonpachi
Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium (download a translation patch)
Summer Carnival '92 - Recca
Smash T.V.
Quake / Quake II / Quake III Arena
Perfect Dark

>>4095174
If you want more RPG-ish games, try these:
>ZELDA CLONES
Crystalis
StarTropics
Zoda's Revenge - StarTropics II
Illusion of Gaia
Soul Blazer
Terranigma
Secret of Mana
Seiken Densetsu 3 (you'll need a translation patch for this one)

>OTHER RPG SHIT
Final Fantasy (NES)
Final Fantasy III (NES) [requires a translation patch]
Final Fantasy II (SNES)
Final Fantasy V (SNES) [also requires a translation patch]
Final Fantasy III (SNES)
Chrono Trigger
Super Mario RPG (SNES)
Sweet Home (you will also need a translation patch for this game)
all of the SNES Fire Emblem games (these also require translation patches)
Front Mission (SNES) [yet again, a translation patch will be needed]
Front Mission - Gun Hazard (might be playable without a translation patch, but you should get one anyway to avoid confusion about where to go and what to do)
Front Mission 3
Live A Live (another game that needs a translation patch)

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>>4095174
>Before 90s it feels really bland. Am I wrong?
Actually yes, there are a lot of classic arcade games from the 80s that are worth playing, from Space Invaders and Pac-Man to OutRun and Space Harrier, among many other.
Also, late 80s console games are pretty damn good, Famicom alone is a goldmine.

>>4098565
Come on, secret of mana and sd3 are not zelda clones. More like counterparts.

>>4098565
>if it's not on Nintendo it doesn't exist

Fuck off. No Zelda clone list is complete without Crusader of Centy

>>4098754
WTF I've never heard of crusader of centy before, looks good have to try it out.

Lukie games is looking for $319.47 for Crusader of Centy and $79.95 for just the manual, emulation time I think.

>>4098393
>>4098549
>>4098565
>top 10

Just play FFVII OP.

>>4098393
>>4098549
>>4098565
Just post an infographic instead spergs.

>>4095174
Just to add some games I really like (obvius picks):
SMW
SMW Yoshi's Island
Super Metroid
DKC Trilogy
Super Castlevania IV
Sonic 2
Castlevania Bloodlines
Streets of Rage 2
Super Mario 64

Hidden Gems:
Treasure games
Natsume games on SNES

>>4099328
Aged like shit

>>4095174
>First thread on /vr/.
And its a shitty one. Go back to lurking

>>4095293
>I'll give you my list of games I'll always return to:
I'll do the same

I like. I'm going to have to do something a little different. I'll give >>4095174 the list of games I love right now.

>Tail of the Sun
>Quake II (ASCII Grip + Playstation Mouse)
>Final Fantasy VIII
>G. Darius
>Crusaders of Might and Magic (Compact Joystick by Hori)
>William's Arcade Greatest Hits (ASCII Grip)
>Blockids (UltraRacer)
>Kagero II
>Ape Escape
>Twisted Metal III (UltraRacer)

>>4097307
damn he just Powned OP

80s:
Golden Axe
Outrun
Super Mario Bros
R-Type
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Shinobi
Contra
Fantasy Zone
Pac Mania
Tetris
Rastan
Galaxy Force
Bubble Bobble
NewZealand Story
Strider
UN Squadron


90s
Sonic The Hedgehog trilogy
Super Castlevania IV
Captain Commando
Daytona USA
Super Mario World
Super Mario 64
Yoshi's island
Thunderforce IV
Streets of Rage 2
Street FIghter II
Doom
Half Life
Dynamite Headdy
Metal Slug trilogy
King of Fighter 96 & 98
Vampire Savior
Street Fighter III third Strike
Garou
Scud Race
Zelda: Link's Awakening
Zelda 64
Gokujou Parodius
Quake
Literally, almost impossible to do a good list with only 10 games

>>4095314
>Im looking for something to enjoy a lot

Ok, I'll actually answer you, since everyone else here is being retarded. The first two Zeldas in the NES are straight up better than LttP. They're genuinely 'meaty' games that are satisfying to explore and play.

If you really want to you can also text play adventure games like Zork, as they likewise gives you tons of freedom to be creative.

just ask for a 3x3 thread next time

>>4099428
it would take a lot more sperg power to make one than to just post a list