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This is obviously a site where people have played a wide variety of games over many years. So, what are some of the old school games you still play regularily today. Games that are just plain fun, don't seem to get old or feel dated and are fun to screw around with. I'll post a few of my favorites.
NES : Ice Hockey : I don't think I have played the one player mode for more than 10 minutes my whole life. But I can play it game after game with another person. My brother and I have a standing bet that if someone can complete a shut out the other guy pays him $5 bucks. It is very hard to do, because when you control the goalie, you are still controlling your other skater, and consequently that pulls him out of the action, leaving your computer goons to put up some resistence. Nothing like a small side bet to make things interesting.
N64 : Mario 64 : A no-brainer I know, but this game is just perfect. One of a handful of game my sister will play from time to time and the only game she has truly gotten good at. If you have 2 consoles and copies of this game you can play "multiplayer" and race to clear worlds, get a certain star, 100 coin races, etc. That is very fun to do, and you should give it try.
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I've been playing the heck out of Super Punch-Out lately. Tonight I beat Nick Bruiser in around 46 seconds on ZSNES. He's one of the easiest boxers to demolish once you get used to the patterns. I know there's people who can KO him in under 10 seconds which is insane. There's video on Youtube.
I also sat down the other day and tried to play through one of my all time favorite games Ninja Gaiden again. Level 6-2 must have been designed by a sadist. I gave up. Fun game but very, very hard. Thunderforce III is also a bit tougher than I remember. I'm having a difficult time with the lava stage.
For pure gameplay, I'm always a fan of arcade shoot em ups. I play Gunbird 2, Strikers 1945 II, Raiden, Vasara, Last Resort, Pulstar, Do Don Pachi, etc. on MAME. Even though I suck, I try not to use continues because that ruins the fun. Well, it's ok to use continues with Pulstar because it's still friggin' impossible even if you use a billion continues.
Oh and doesn't everyone agree that good looking 2-D never dates? An old PSX or N64 game that was impressive for the time might seem ugly today, but Donkey Kong Country, the Sonic series, Castlevania IV, Secret Of Mana, Metal Slug, etc. are as beautiful to behold and fun as ever. Long live 2-D.