recommend me some games which have aged well.

with the way money is lately i have eased off buying newer games and have been buying old games that i missed out on off ebay and other places on the internet. iv been checking out games like fallout, half-life 1, deus ex, abes oddworld, RE: code veronica and shenmue 1 & 2 - all of which will go down in history as great games, no doubt.

but playing these games now, without the help of nostalgia tinted glasses, is really different to playing them when they were new. take fallout for instance, iv heard so many good things about this game, about the humour, the freedom. when i play it now i just find it really boring and plain, i just have no drive to further the story for some reason, its not the games fault its just that game just hasnt traveled as well as others. i kinda have this problem with abes oddworld too.

on the other hand im having so much fun with deus ex and half-life, which imo are timeless classics. shenmue is also a great adventure game, whilst RE:CD scares me silly at times. now before you say it, this has nothing to do with graphics at all - its about the game and whether it is still fun to play today.

so can you name some games that are still worth playing?

i know what you mean. i was interested in the fallouts before 3, but i took one look at the screenshots and decided that i couldn't play that. haha.

the donkey kong country games i find too simplistic and boring now, but i used to love them so much. now i play mario world instead, because for some reason it is always fun and not based on collecting.

some others i recommend:

*super metroid

*star fox

*mario bros. 3

*metal gear solid

*vagrant story

Crash Bandicoot 1-3. Those games are still a lot fun to play. The graphics are still ok.

If you liked the baldursgate series for example if I would recommed Planescape: Torment :)

Question is just how old skool you wanna go - Zelda Ocarina of time on the N64 plays great.......Fear Effect Retro Helix on the PSX is great fun to play. Older than that you could do worse than a funky little platform game on the SNES called PLOK - the music alone makes it worth playing. Older again i still play California Games on the Sega Master System with friends when were all getting a nostalgia buzz on.

Have you played an oldish PC game called Undying? Thats pretty creepy

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic 3 & Knuckles

Sonic CD (gotta have a Sega CD)

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic 3 & Knuckles

Sonic CD (gotta have a Sega CD)

clsmithj

Wow man. Did Sonic lean on you or something? Is he behind you right now with a bat :P

funny you mention donkey kong country, i tried playing that last year on my ds and just couldnt stand it! its sad though because i have such good memories of playing that game with my mates.jack_michael

that's probably what happens when you design a game based purely on fancy graphics.

Donkey Kong Country is only good on the SNES, thehandheld versions just can't pull it off IMO.

here are a few games you might want to check out.

Shooters.

1. Contra (NES)

2. Super C (NES)

3. Sunset Riders (SNES)

4. Perfect Dark (N64)

5. Timesplitters: Future Perfect (PS2)

6. Red Faction (PS2)

7. Gun (PS2)

8. Red Dead Revolver (PS2)

9. SOCOM series (PS2)

10. Medal of Honor series (varies)

Action Adventure/Platform/Horror

1. Fear Effect series (PS1)

2. Hitman series (PS2)

3. Dino Crisis series(varies)

4. Max Payne (PS2)

5. Castlevania series (varies)

6. Dynasty Warriors series (PS2)

7. Silent Hill series (varies)

8. Tenchu series (PS2)

Ok, thay should be enouh to keep you going for at least a little while... Check out my collection if you need some other good ideas, I own most of the great older games, and working on getting the ones I don't have!

If you would like any suggestions from other genres just let me know! I picked some of my favorites (that I still play from time to time) out of my personal 1,200 game plus collection.

First party Nintendo games age really well.

Donkey Kong Country is only good on the SNES, thehandheld versions just can't pull it off IMO.

here are a few games you might want to check out.

Shooters.

1. Contra (NES)

2. Super C (NES)

3. Sunset Riders (SNES)

4. Perfect Dark (N64)

5. Timesplitters: Future Perfect (PS2)

6. Red Faction (PS2)

7. Gun (PS2)

8. Red Dead Revolver (PS2)

9. SOCOM series (PS2)

10. Medal of Honor series (varies)

Action Adventure/Platform/Horror

1. Fear Effect series (PS1)

2. Hitman series (PS2)

3. Dino Crisis series(varies)

4. Max Payne (PS2)

5. Castlevania series (varies)

6. Dynasty Warriors series (PS2)

7. Silent Hill series (varies)

8. Tenchu series (PS2)

Ok, thay should be enouh to keep you going for at least a little while... Check out my collection if you need some other good ideas, I own most of the great older games, and working on getting the ones I don't have!

If you would like any suggestions from other genres just let me know! I picked some of my favorites (that I still play from time to time) out of my personal 1,200 game plus collection.

WitIsWisdom

perfect dark? really? hmm. i wasn't sucked into it that much when i played it recently.

First party Nintendo games age really well.

Nifty_Shark

Perfect Dark is a good game once you give it a chance! The firing range challenges and progressive gameplay give it a good edge! It starts out a little slow, but nearing the halfway point and on it really starts to pick up! Not to mention multi player is fantastic, and the laptop gun used as a sentry gun adds a nice tactical edge! It doesn't have a super deep storyline, but the gameplay shines! I am more for a great gameplay experience rather than a game covered with a ton of cutscenes and smoke and mirror tricks! Give it another try and remember what generation of gaming it is from. Many games have taken ideas from Goldeneye 007 and Perfect Dark, seeing as though they pretty much solidified the shooter genre, and brought many new players in with the new era! Without those two games, MANY games that are even halfway similar probably wouldn't have even been produced.

I've been playing a lot of older games as well lately.

Dreamcast games seem to age quite well. I'd reccomend Sonic Adventure, Jet Grind Radio, and Skies of Archadia.

As for the PS1 I'd recommned Tomba! (which I'm playing through for the first time right now), and Ape Escape.

X-Com:UFO (AKA X-Com: Enemy Unknown)

I believe it was added to steam for $5 or so. If you like strategy games of any kind, you'll like that game.