Retro or old school games were an important part of the lives of children who grew up between the 1980s and the early 2000s. Adults who grew up in that era recall going straight from school to play in arcades or staying up late to play on the NES, Nintendo, and a variety of other consoles.
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Here’s a walk down memory lane with a few games that every youngster from the 1980s and 1990s might have played as a kid:
Super Mario
Super Mario, first debuted in 1985, has been a part of every 90s household growing up, especially for Nintendo. The games revolved around Mario, who was occasionally accompanied by his brother Luigi and other Mario cast members.
Mario went around, hopping across different platforms and atop foes in themed levels, usually rescuing Princess Peach from the adversary Bowser.
Tekken
The fighting video and arcade game, released in 1994 by Bandai Namco Entertainment, focused on hand-to-hand combat amongst numerous characters in order to win the King of Iron Fist competition. Mishima Zaibatsu hosts the tournament, in which the characters compete for control of the firm.
The plot revolves around the conflict between the Mishima family.
Street Fighter
Street Fighter, a Japanese competitive fighting video game developed by Capcom, originally reached the market in 1979. Street Fighter is one of Capcom’s flagship series’ highest-grossing games of all time.
Aladdin
In 1993, Disney’s Aladdin was turned into a Sega Genesis game, as well as a Super NES game by Capcom. The single-player video game was eventually ported to various platforms such as the DOS and Gameboy.
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Aladdin, the first game to feature hand-drawn animation, follows the same scenario as the original films, with the player controlling Aladdin throughout, defeating adversaries and eventually meeting the protagonist, Jafar.
In 1993, the game was named Electronic Gaming Monthly’s Best Genesis Game.
Snow Bros
Snow Bros, originally created by Toaplan, is a platform arcade video game from the 1990s that follows the snowman twins Nick and Tom over 50 distinct levels. To save the princesses Puripuri and Puchipuchi, the twins jump on and off platforms and manoeuvre past obstacles.
Snow Bros was first released in arcades and quickly gained popularity across multiple platforms.
King of Fighters
The King of Fighters was the first in a series of fighting games released by SNK in 1994. The games revolve around a title tournament in which fighters from several SNK games compete.
King of Fighters was initially released on a yearly basis, beginning with arcade games for SNK’s New Geo MVS.
Pinball
Arcades are frequently linked with the steady hum of pinball machines, the first coin-operated electromechanical games. The history of the pinball machine may be traced back to the 1930s. The first machines were entirely mechanical, with coin slots and steel balls.
Modern pinball first appeared in the 1980s. Electronic games, known for their soundtracks, light shows, and animations, quickly superseded Pinball machines.
Need for Speed
The Need for Speed franchise, first launched in December 1994 by Electronic Arts, focuses on street racing and tasks players to fulfil quests while dodging the police.
Tetris
Tetris, which was first released in 1984, has become a household name, establishing itself as one of the finest early video games.
The game, developed by Soviet software programmer Alexey Pajitnov, is accessible for over 65 different platforms, breaking the Guinness World Record for the most ported video game.
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The game has also been used in several scientific projects to investigate theoretical difficulties and the effects of the Tetris effect on the human brain.
Honorable Mentions
Even though these games failed to make it into the list, they’re still very popular and were extensively played in the ’90s and early 2000s.
- Resident Evil
- Doom
- Silent Hill
- The Lion King
- Pokemon
- Super Smash Bros
- Tomb Raider
- The Lion King
- Contra
- Medal of Honor
- Prince of Persia
- Fifa
- Duck Hunt
- Crazy Taxi
- Final Fantasy
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