FreedomFighters
1980
Of course I've played Pac-Man. It's an all-time classic of a game that's still extremely fun to play now.
1980
This was always one of my favorites of the old-school Namco Arcade games. Fun, fast-paced and incredibly tensing.
1981
Iconic as the OG Donkey Kong game is, it's something I was never really able to get into in my youth. I feel like it's because the controls always felt awkward to me, which was important given that it's a "platformer" with awkward platforming. Had to have been super cool for its time, though.
1981
It's Rally-X but better. What more could you ask for?
1982
Wouldn't call it a favorite of mine among classic Namco games. It's fun, but it doesn't quite reach Pac-Man or Rally-X for me.
1982
I might even say that, in some ways, it's better than the original game.
Much like a good portion of people who played this, I couldn't tell what I was doing the whole time. Guess I should've read the manual. Honestly, though, is it the worst game ever created? Eh, I've played more agonizing titles since.
1983
I have some memories playing the many ports that Nintendo put out of it during the Super Mario Advance series, but it never fully clicked with me. Fun in spurts, nothing great or grand to me.
1985
Completed through an emulator.
It's the classic Super Mario Bros. game. What more could I say? It's still one of the tightest, most solidly crafted games you can find and, in my opinion, it feels like it hasn't aged a day.
It's the classic Super Mario Bros. game. What more could I say? It's still one of the tightest, most solidly crafted games you can find and, in my opinion, it feels like it hasn't aged a day.
1984
Honestly, pretty clever for its time. Shows a bit of age, sure, but it's not all that bad of a game.
1986
Completed through an emulator.
In a lot of ways, it's been outdone, but it definitely laid the groundwork for what several game genres would go on to do. It's not the first Zelda game I'd recommend, and it might only be interesting to return to now for the history behind it, but for some...that might be enough reason to go back.
In a lot of ways, it's been outdone, but it definitely laid the groundwork for what several game genres would go on to do. It's not the first Zelda game I'd recommend, and it might only be interesting to return to now for the history behind it, but for some...that might be enough reason to go back.
1986
I played like a few minutes of it after unlocking it when I beat Zero Mission. Yeah, I'm really stretching the limits of what games I'm logging here.
But from the little bit I played, Zero Mission is a smoother version with less "datedness," so to speak. I'd probably say to just go for that version, unless you're a stickler for the historical experience.
But from the little bit I played, Zero Mission is a smoother version with less "datedness," so to speak. I'd probably say to just go for that version, unless you're a stickler for the historical experience.
Completed through an emulator.
It's essentially just a Mario 1 level edit but a crapton harder. And yeah, it can be pretty damn ballistic, and it admittedly does feel a bit lazy. Still, it kinda gets by on the fact that the Mario 1 formula is so damn good that the game can still be fun in spite of its flaws.
It was also the first game that gave Luigi the flutter jump and slippery traction. Character development, if nothing else.
It's essentially just a Mario 1 level edit but a crapton harder. And yeah, it can be pretty damn ballistic, and it admittedly does feel a bit lazy. Still, it kinda gets by on the fact that the Mario 1 formula is so damn good that the game can still be fun in spite of its flaws.
It was also the first game that gave Luigi the flutter jump and slippery traction. Character development, if nothing else.
While I applaud Zelda II for trying out a totally new gameplay style, it didn't feel nearly as fun to me. I feel like the later Zelda games did what this was trying to do (as far as the "adventuring" part is concerned) a lot better, and with better action as well.
One of those things I just played in passing a few times. But it's still super fun; one of those old-school gameplay loops that just never wears itself out.