Games with older games packed in
If you've played any of these games before, you have gained access to playing at least one game that pre-dates it, even if you have to jump through some hurdles. This does not include collections, but will include slight variations. Submissions welcome.
Note: I'm going off word-of-mouth for some of these, researching where I can. Let me know of any of these are wrong.
Note: I'm going off word-of-mouth for some of these, researching where I can. Let me know of any of these are wrong.
73 Games
Celeste Classic is fully available in this game.
i did not know before this list that celeste classic came first
i did not know before this list that celeste classic came first
The original Metroid is playable after beating the game.
Features all of Sonic's games from the Sega Game Gear:
-Sonic the Hedgehog
-Sonic Drift
-Sonic Chaos
-Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball
-Sonic Labyrinth
-Sonic the Hedghog 2
-Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
-Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble
-Sonic Drift 2
-Tails' Skypatrol
-Sonic Blast
-Tails Adventure
-Sonic the Hedgehog
-Sonic Drift
-Sonic Chaos
-Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball
-Sonic Labyrinth
-Sonic the Hedghog 2
-Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
-Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble
-Sonic Drift 2
-Tails' Skypatrol
-Sonic Blast
-Tails Adventure
Includes "Luigi Bros", which is just Mario Bros where you play as Luigi by default.
Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)
An easter egg allows you to play through Zork I: The Great Underground Empire.
Includes several classic Atari games from Activision. This list is from the Call of Duty Wiki though I'm unsure if it's entirely accurate:
-Barnstorming
-Boxing
-Chopper Command
-Enduro
-Fishing Derby
-Grand Prix
-Kaboom!
-Pitfall!
-Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
-River Raid
-Robot Tank
-Cosmic Commuter
-Skiing
-Ice Hockey
-Keystone Kapers
-Seaquest
-Spider Fighter
-Demon Attack
-Plaque Attack
There is also an easter egg where you can play Zork I: The Great Underground Empire.
-Barnstorming
-Boxing
-Chopper Command
-Enduro
-Fishing Derby
-Grand Prix
-Kaboom!
-Pitfall!
-Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
-River Raid
-Robot Tank
-Cosmic Commuter
-Skiing
-Ice Hockey
-Keystone Kapers
-Seaquest
-Spider Fighter
-Demon Attack
-Plaque Attack
There is also an easter egg where you can play Zork I: The Great Underground Empire.
Includes a remake of the original Mario Bros.
Includes "Speed Mario Bros", which is identical to Super Mario Bros, but at double the speed.
Includes "Dr. Wario", a more Wario-themed version of Dr. Mario.
Includes a remake of the original Mario Bros.
Includes Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
The original Contra and Super C could be unlocked by beating various challenges.
Includes the original Donkey Kong and Rare's Jetpac
Classic Doom and Doom II are unlockable.
The NES Excitebike is available in the "special tracks" menu.
-Space Harrier
-Fantasy Zone
-Fighting Vipers
-Motor Raid
-Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
-Puyo Puyo
-Virtua Fighter 2 instead of Puyo Puyo in some versions
-Fantasy Zone
-Fighting Vipers
-Motor Raid
-Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
-Puyo Puyo
-Virtua Fighter 2 instead of Puyo Puyo in some versions
-Space Harrier
-Fantasy Zone
-Super Hang-On
-Fighting Vipers
-Sonic the Fighters
-Motor Raid
-Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
-Fantasy Zone
-Super Hang-On
-Fighting Vipers
-Sonic the Fighters
-Motor Raid
-Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
Includes the original Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (with changes from the mobile versions).
The original Metroid can be played if a completed copy of Metroid Fusion is linked with a GameCube. It is only unlocked in Prime.
Includes the original OutRun.
These games can be unlocked:
-Pac-Man
-Ms. Pac-Man
-Pac-Mania
-Pac-Attack
-Pac-Man
-Ms. Pac-Man
-Pac-Mania
-Pac-Attack
Includes the original Pac-Man.
Includes the original Panzer Dragoon.
A cheat code unlocks the original Pitfall.
A cheat code unlocks the original Pitfall.
The original Prince of Persia can be found by finding a secret area. The GBA version can unlock the game for the GCN release by being linked and activating three switches.
I had a hard time finding information on this, additional information would be appreciated.
I had a hard time finding information on this, additional information would be appreciated.
Splatterhouse 1, 2, and 3 are unlockable. But no Wanpaku Graffiti? So sad.
Xevious can be unlocked by getting all silver medals in the game in any region. Exclusive to Japan, Battle City and Star Luster could be unlocked by getting all bronze and gold medals respectively.
When the full game releases, I'll update this, but as of right now the only game we know is playable in SF6 is Street Fighter II.
Includes a remake of the original Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels can be unlocked
The 80's TMNT arcade game can be unlocked.
The 80's TMNT arcade game can be unlocked.
The PlayStation version includes the original Galaga.
Includes the arcade versions of Tekken, Tekken 2, and Tekken 3, as well as the game StarBlade.
Beating the Xbox version unlocks The House of the Dead 2.
Includes TRON and Discs of TRON.
-Space Harrier
-Fantasy Zone
-OutRun
-Super Hang-On
-Virtua Fighter 2
-Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
-Fantasy Zone
-OutRun
-Super Hang-On
-Virtua Fighter 2
-Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
Features several NES games in full. Some are unavailable without external sources, but will be listed anyway:
-Balloon Fight
-Clu Clu Land
-Donkey Kong
-Donkey Kong Jr. Math
-Excitebike
-Golf
-Pinball
-Tennis
-Wario's Woods
-Baseball
-Soccer
-Donkey Kong Jr.
-Donkey Kong 3
-Punch-Out!!
-Mario Bros
-Ice Climber
-Super Mario Bros
-The Legend of Zelda
-Balloon Fight
-Clu Clu Land
-Donkey Kong
-Donkey Kong Jr. Math
-Excitebike
-Golf
-Pinball
-Tennis
-Wario's Woods
-Baseball
-Soccer
-Donkey Kong Jr.
-Donkey Kong 3
-Punch-Out!!
-Mario Bros
-Ice Climber
-Super Mario Bros
-The Legend of Zelda
The original Asteroids is available straight from the main menu.
The multiplayer map Nuketown 2025 has an easter egg that allows the player to play a few Atari games. Nuketown 2025 is a DLC map that only specific versions of the game could get (i.e. pre-ordering, or special editions). This is a list of the games and a video guide to the easter egg:
-Pitfall
-H.E.R.O.
-Kaboom!
-River Raid
https://youtu.be/yn0oy4tgR7M
(I apologize for the Rooster Teeth jumpscare)
-Pitfall
-H.E.R.O.
-Kaboom!
-River Raid
https://youtu.be/yn0oy4tgR7M
(I apologize for the Rooster Teeth jumpscare)
Maniac Mansion is available on an in-game computer.
Includes The Ultimate Doom and Doom II.
Beating the game unlocks the original Elevator Action.
The GameCube version includes Super Punch-Out!!
The original Flashback is available from the main menu.
YMMV on if this counts, but you can toggle between the remake and an updated classic Xbox look. I think it counts.
A full remaster of Timesplitters 2 is playable through a cheat code button combination. The button combinations can be found in the following link:
https://www.polygon.com/22375774/timesplitters-2-homefront-the-revolution-easter-egg-cheat-code-unlock-how-to
https://www.polygon.com/22375774/timesplitters-2-homefront-the-revolution-easter-egg-cheat-code-unlock-how-to
Includes a remake of the original Impossible Mission.
By beating the first level after shooting down four planes or by entering a cheat code, the player can play "Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis", complete with Wii pointer controls.
An updated version of Madden '92 for the Genesis is playable.
The PS1 version can be unlocked
Mortal Kombat II is unlocked by completing five hidden missions as Smoke.
Finding all hidden drug stashes in the game will unlock the original N.A.R.C. arcade game.
Includes "Super Luigi Bros", which is just Super Mario Bros but the stages are reversed and you play as Luigi.
The original Xbox version has the classic NES trilogy unlockable.
This release gets rid of the the NES trilogy, but adds the original arcade Ninja Gaiden.
Classic Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man are playable in an in-game arcade.
Includes the original Rampage and Rampage: World Tour
Includes Wolfenstein 3D
-Space Harrier
-Hang-On
-Hang-On
-Space Harrier
-OutRun
-OutRun
Beating the game unlocks the original Space Invaders.
The original Space Invaders can be found.
Features a multiplayer version of Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rebel Leader, three arcade games - Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi - can also be unlocked. The former two by simply playing through the game, and Return of the Jedi by using the cheat code !?ATH!RD GAME?YES
Includes a remake of the original Mario Bros.
The North American version includes Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary Edition.
The entire Yakuza series features different classic Sega games in most entries. These are in 0:
-Space Harrier
-Fantasy Zone
-OutRun
-Super Hang-On
-Space Harrier
-Fantasy Zone
-OutRun
-Super Hang-On
-Virtua Fighter 2
-Taiko no Tatsujin
-Taiko no Tatsujin
-Space Harrier
-Fantasy Zone
-OutRun
-Super Hang-On
-Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (holy shit)
-Puyo Puyo
-Fantasy Zone
-OutRun
-Super Hang-On
-Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown (holy shit)
-Puyo Puyo
-Virtua Fighter 2
-Cyber Troopers Virtual-On
-Toylets (does this count...?)
-Cyber Troopers Virtual-On
-Toylets (does this count...?)
Includes a remake of the original Mario Bros.
7 Comments
@NovaChrysalia what games are in it? I looked into it before but couldn't figure out what games it had so I didn't include it.
I'll be the one person in the entire world to mention you forgot Jetpac for DK64
I've got a similar list that I made a couple years back, may end up stealing some of yours :)
https://www.backloggd.com/u/Hot_Anarcocoa/list/fully-playable-games-within-games/
https://www.backloggd.com/u/Hot_Anarcocoa/list/fully-playable-games-within-games/
@MegaTheRealOne I'll take your word for it!
@Hot_Anarcocoa You've got some I don't have as well. I might steal too lol.
@Hot_Anarcocoa You've got some I don't have as well. I might steal too lol.
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Wow nice! Joining the party here along with @Hot_Anarcocoa with my own Games within games list; it doesn't include pack-ins like this list and it isn't limited to fully playable games, but there might be some on there that fit for you guys. Great minds!
NovaChrysalia
1 year ago
Port sucks but it's in there