Best retro games on Reddit

"The 10 year old needs Pokémon Fire Red for the GBA for sure."

"Just load them up on Pokemon, and maybe some classic Mario."

"My 8yo likes Zelda Minish cap"

"My 5yo gravitates towards the Kirby and Pokemon pinball games. My 8yo is really into Pokemon, 2d Zeldas, and lately Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy."

"Easy games for your younger one: - Kirby’s Dream Land (GB) - Super Mario Land 2 (GB) - Kirby’s Adventure (NES) - Kirby Super Star (SNES) - The Simpsons (Arcade - you can feed infinite quarters) - X-Men (Arcade)"

"Games that are high quality and show off the full capabilities of the system: NES - Super Mario 3, Zelda, TMNT 2, Metroid."

"**NES** - Super Mario Bros 3 - The Legend of Zelda - Contra - Castlevania - Gradius."

"****SNES**** - FF6 - Super Metroid - Mario World - Secret of Mana - Zelda: A Link To The Past."

"SNES: Chrono Trigger, Super Castlevania IV, Zelda a link to the past, Super metroid."

"Might I recommend Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age."

"The romhacks Sonic Classic Heroes and Sonic 3 Complete can be quite fun."

"Any Mario or Sonic game. Sonic 3d blast. Tetris. Pitfall. Classic arcade games like Pac-Man or galaga. Sega genesis Aladdin or Lion King."

"He plays Mario, Sonic 2, Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro."

"Toejam and Earl. Bright, colourful, and fun."

"Toe jam and earl for sure. My kids were instantly hooked"

"Toe Jam & Earl (2 player makes this fun)."

"Richard Scarry's BusyTown for Sega Genesis. Disney's Pocahontas for Sega Genesis. Nice platform game with puzzles."

"Sonic the hedgehog"

"Sonic Adventures + Sonic Adventures DX Upgrade DLC."

"Crusader of the Centy : Genesis"

"Landstalker"

"Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole on Genesis is the best one."

"Crusader of Centy for Genesis. It's basically the answer to the question, "what if Sega made Zelda in 1994?""

"Crusader of Centy, Light Crusader - Genesis/Megadrive"

"Landstalker (Genesis)"

"Crusaders of Centy"

"On snes there’s secret of mana, secret of evermore, lufia ii: rise of the sinistrals, soul blazer, illusion of Gaia"

"Terranigma (SNES), trust me."

"Secret of Mana !!! U won’t regret it"

"Terranigma!"

"On the SNES: Terranigma"

"How about some classic point n click games like Monkey Island 1 or 2 or Day of the tentacle. Highly recommended as an introduction to the genre."

"These are my most nostalgic PC games, not necessarily the greatest. Theme Park, Theme Hospital, Rollercoaster Tycoon 2, Monkey Island, Broken Sword, Leisure Suit Larry (Love for Sail is my favourite), Simpsons Virtual Springfield, Beavis and Butthead Bunghole In One, Beavis and Butthead Little Thingies, Resident Evil 2 (has loads of cool mods)."

"Quake."

"I’m currently playing Little Big Adventure 2."

"River City Ransom."

"Contra (with the konami code)"

"Excitebike for NES. My nephew and niece of similar ages when they started gaming love it."

"Replace Super Mario Bros. with SMB3. 1 just isn't fun unless you grew up with it. The Legend of Zelda: This game is too cryptic for someone to happily enjoy."

"Best I can do is top 10, since there's just... so many bangers. Here we go, in no particular order: Final Fantasy VIII, Breathe of Fire III, Parasite Eve, Lunar Silver Star Story, Ridge Racer Type 4, Castlevania SOTN, Mega Man X4, Mega Man Legends 2, Metal Gear Solid, Tekken 3."

"Spyro the Dragon or Crash Bandicoot"

"He plays Mario, Sonic 2, Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro."

"I’d add Medievil and Abe’s Oddysee for PS1."

"NES: “Crystalis” by a long margin, probably better than the Zelda of the same period."

"Crystalis for Zelda 1 feel"

"On the NES: Crystalis"

"Chrono Trigger 100%."

"I would emphasize chrono trigger, but that's almost cheating"

"Bubble Bobble. Went on vacation to Red River Gorge over summer and the cabin had a retro video game machine."

"Bubble Bobble -- If you put an enemy in a bubble but the other player pops it, you drink."

"For SNES: Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Chrono Trigger, TMNT IV: Turtles in Time, NBA Jam/Super Punch-Out!!"

"I would cut SMB and replace with SMB3, and also cut FF. Thats not an easy game to get into. I would put Rad Racer in instead."

"TG16: Neutopia, Neutopia II, The Legend of Valkyrie."

"Neutopia and Neutopia II on TurboGrafix-16..."

"Tetris"

"Knights of the Round"

"Cadillacs and Dinosaurs"

"The Simpsons"

"Megaman X, Doom, Mario Bros 3, Contra/Super C, Castlevania 1 & 3."

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time"

"Arcade - X-Men"

"BEARRL (pico8)"

"Has 3 player co-op on SNES once you unlock the other characters."

"Megaton Punch inside Kirby Super Star is fantastic for this."

"There's a homebrew game for gb called indesctructo tank. You'll both love it"

"Nerverwinter Nights and my personal favorite Planescape Torment"

"It’s a great game with a great story and beautiful graphics."

"1. Wonder Boy in Monster World (A must play for all gamers)"

"Try the old D&D games, Baldur's Gate 1 and 2"

"Fell out of love during Ultra Sun and Moon era but RED will always be my rainy day game."

"Pac Man is always a good one."

"Best I can do is top 10, since there's just... so many bangers. Here we go, in no particular order: - Final Fantasy VIII - Breathe of Fire III - Parasite Eve - Lunar Silver Star Story - Ridge Racer Type 4 - Castlevania SOTN - Mega Man X4 - Mega Man Legends 2 - Metal Gear Solid - Tekken 3"

"Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Bare Knuckle III (English patched), Rocket Knight Adventures, Shinobi III, MUSHA Aleste."

"As well as mega man legends"

"My 8year old loves sonic and the OG Mario and Mario 3 and it’s fun showing him all the old secrets in Mario."

"Crystalis is the answer."

"Fortune Street for Wii works perfectly on my Retroid."

"Tetris Attack on the SNES is also a top tier game to play head to head."

"X-COM: UFO Defense (PC, 1994) – RPG (SRPG)"

"The 2d Castlevanias. Creepy, but not so intense as to be purely nightmare fuel."

"Aquatic games starring James pond for the Genesis."

"There are a good amount of retro games on Steam but their playability depends on when they were released."