Best retro games on Reddit
161 reviews from r/retrogaming, r/SBCGaming, r/MiyooMini and 8 more subreddits
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#1
Nintendo
4.8
(69)
"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."
"As much as I love Super Mario World, I think Yoshi's Island would be better, because of its Artstyle."
#2
Sega
4.7
(25)
"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"
#3
Genesis
5.0
(6)
"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"
#4
SNES
5.0
(5)
"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"
#5
Sony
4.8
(5)
"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."
"Best I can do is top 10, since there's just... so many bangers."
"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."
#6
NES
5.0
(4)
"NES: “Crystalis” by a long margin, probably better than the Zelda of the same period."
"Crystalis for Zelda 1 feel"
"On the NES: Crystalis"
"Blaster Master Zero trilogy is a must for old retro NES gamers"
#7
Nintendo NES
4.8
(4)
"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."
#8
Capcom
4.7
(3)
"Megaman X, Doom, Mario Bros 3, Contra/Super C, Castlevania 1 & 3."
"4. Marvel vs. capcom - mame"
"Drop Contra for one of the Mega Man games as they're are easier and offer more to do and are more colorful."
#9
Square Enix
5.0
(2)
"Chrono Trigger 100%."
"I would emphasize chrono trigger, but that's almost cheating"
#10
Konami
5.0
(2)
"Castlevania Aria of Sorrow."
"Castlevania Circle of the Moon."
#11
Nintendo SNES
4.5
(2)
"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."
#12
Atari
4.5
(2)
"Star Control II/The Ur-Quan Masters recently re-released for free on Steam."
"2600: Missile Command, Centipede, Breakout."
#13
TurboGrafx-16
4.0
(2)
"TG16: Neutopia, Neutopia II, The Legend of Valkyrie."
"Neutopia and Neutopia II on TurboGrafix-16..."
#14
Homebrew
5.0
(1)
"There's a homebrew game for gb called indesctructo tank. You'll both love it"
#15
Sega Genesis
5.0
(1)
"1. Wonder Boy in Monster World (A must play for all gamers)"
#16
Pang!
5.0
(1)
"Pang! (Buster Bros)"
#17
Tetris
5.0
(1)
"Tetris"
#18
Neverwinter Nights
5.0
(1)
"Nerverwinter Nights and my personal favorite Planescape Torment"
#19
PC Engine
5.0
(1)
"Demon's Crush pinball for the PC Engine!"
#20
Knights of the Round
5.0
(1)
"Knights of the Round"
#21
Namco
5.0
(1)
"I've been playing the hell out of Pac-Man Campionship Edition (NES)."
#22
Square
5.0
(1)
"It's the third time TODAY that I have to tell people to play Tactics Ogre."
#23
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
5.0
(1)
"Cadillacs and Dinosaurs"
#24
Baldur's Gate
5.0
(1)
"Try the old D&D games, Baldur's Gate 1 and 2"
#25
Ape Escape
5.0
(1)
"Ever heard of ape escape ? It’s one the ps 1"
#26
The Simpsons
5.0
(1)
"The Simpsons"
#27
Nintendo Tetris Attack
5.0
(1)
"Tetris Attack on the SNES is also a top tier game to play head to head."
#28
Nintendo Kirby Super Star
5.0
(1)
"Megaton Punch inside Kirby Super Star is fantastic for this."
#29
Nintendo Fortune Street
5.0
(1)
"Fortune Street for Wii works perfectly on my Retroid."
#30
Working Designs
4.0
(1)
"Alundra for PS1."
#31
Sega James Pond
4.0
(1)
"Aquatic games starring James pond for the Genesis."
#32
Nintendo Dr. Mario
4.0
(1)
"What about Dr. Mario for the Nes?"
#33
Midway NBA Jam TE
4.0
(1)
"NBA Jam TE is longer but you can just play until the half."
#34
Nintendo Warioware
4.0
(1)
"Warioware on GameCube has a ton of short fast games too."
#35
3D Realms Duke Nukem 3D
4.0
(1)
"- Duke Nukem 3D"
#36
id Software Doom
4.0
(1)
"- Doom"
#37
Looking Glass Studios Thief
4.0
(1)
"- Thief"
#38
Ion Storm Deus Ex
4.0
(1)
"- Deus Ex"
#39
Looking Glass Studios System Shock 2
4.0
(1)
"- System Shock 2"
#40
BioWare Baldur's Gate
4.0
(1)
"- Baldur's Gate"
#41
Oddworld Inhabitants Abe's Oddysee
4.0
(1)
"Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee and Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus!"
#42
Epic MegaGames Jazz Jackrabbit
4.0
(1)
"Jazz jackrabbit is cheap on gog and jill of the jungle might be free."
#43
Lucasfilm Games Monkey Island
4.0
(1)
"Also monkey island."
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