Favorite Game Classics?

[FamilyFriendlyGaming]

Truthseeker,

I agree with you. I actually felt a little guilty bringing up 8-bit games. I fondly remember Atari 2600 games like Congo Bongo. Which would be definite classics.

[ChickenSoup]

My definition of classic is 16 bit or earlier. That's entirely subjective and I only draw that line because I grew up playing Sega Genesis. Also, the switch from 2d to 3d seems like a break from classic to modern for some reason. But I can see why someone younger than me would include the PS1/N64/Saturn generation as classic if that's what they were playing as a younger kid. Some people who are older than me see "classic gaming" as Pac Man and Tetris.

All the 2D classic Zelda games are great,
as well some 3D games from the series like Ocarina of time, and diffidently Wind Walker. (If Wind Walker counts as a classic that is.)

. . .

if GBA games count as classics too, the the list would be even longer.

Maybe classifying Wind Waker, a Game Cube game with cel shaded graphics, as "classic" is a stretch. Like I said, though, it's pretty subjective. Like, I just looked it up and Wind Waker is almost 10 years old now. That's SHOCKING to me. I feel old and I'm only 24.

Same with Game Boy Advance. I don't consider that classic personally but, wow, I looked it up and it came out in 2001, over ten years ago. If you want to call that classic I guess I can't really dispute it.

Anyway, my favorite games from MY classic era (Genesis and SNES) are the Sonic and Mario Games, Ecco the Dolphin (my favorite game of that generation), Zelda: A Link to the Past, Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, and Super Metroid.

I don't know, man... I'm 24. I grew up with the SNES, the Genesis (I actually remember playing Ecco the Dolphin right after it came out, as well as the Indiana Jones game for the system... I was probably five) and the Game Boy (and let us never mention the Sega Nomad). But then again, I also had a ton of fun with the PS1, N64 and Dreamcast. I remember the PS2 dropping (huge deal), and the dual punch of the Xbox and Gamecube hitting a year later. And I worked a game store alone for the PS3 launch, and bought a 360 a scant six months after the system released.

Except maybe for this era - which has not yet passed - there's not much reason for anything that was amazing in the past to not be considered classic. I mean, this console generation is seven years old. Previous console generations were in five year cycles. That should tell us something.

In my opinion, we'd be remiss to not even consider something like Metal Gear Solid 2 or The Wind Waker a "classic." These were amazing games, amazing for their times and amazing for now. Isn't that what Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI are? Don't they too present games that - while having aged - are still relevant, still amazing, still experiences to play through and marvel at?

I can't really say that there are games that I wouldn't call classic in the last generation of consoles. There was some amazing work done, and I played games that I'll never forget. Simply moving into 3D - to me - isn't enough for a game to not be considered "classic." I'd actually consider it close to a sin to not have Ocarina of Time or Majora's Mask, GoldenEye 007 or Perfect Dark, on a classics list. That's simply because those games hold something special for me. I was 13 when Perfect Dark came out. It was one of the first M-rated games I ever played. I remember playing Majora's Mask with a friend of mine during a snow day, racing between save points because of power outages. These games are classics to me because of that, but also because of the impact that they had on the industry as a whole.

As such, my list - if I were to make one - would be predictable and slightly skewed. And I'm okay with that.

I'm... not going to lie. This was a pretty beautiful post. Rep'd and bromanc'd

[Truthseeker]

I don't know, man... I'm 24. I grew up with the SNES, the Genesis (I actually remember playing Ecco the Dolphin right after it came out, as well as the Indiana Jones game for the system... I was probably five) and the Game Boy (and let us never mention the Sega Nomad). But then again, I also had a ton of fun with the PS1, N64 and Dreamcast. I remember the PS2 dropping (huge deal), and the dual punch of the Xbox and Gamecube hitting a year later. And I worked a game store alone for the PS3 launch, and bought a 360 a scant six months after the system released.

Except maybe for this era - which has not yet passed - there's not much reason for anything that was amazing in the past to not be considered classic. I mean, this console generation is seven years old. Previous console generations were in five year cycles. That should tell us something.

In my opinion, we'd be remiss to not even consider something like Metal Gear Solid 2 or The Wind Waker a "classic." These were amazing games, amazing for their times and amazing for now. Isn't that what Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI are? Don't they too present games that - while having aged - are still relevant, still amazing, still experiences to play through and marvel at?

I can't really say that there are games that I wouldn't call classic in the last generation of consoles. There was some amazing work done, and I played games that I'll never forget. Simply moving into 3D - to me - isn't enough for a game to not be considered "classic." I'd actually consider it close to a sin to not have Ocarina of Time or Majora's Mask, GoldenEye 007 or Perfect Dark, on a classics list. That's simply because those games hold something special for me. I was 13 when Perfect Dark came out. It was one of the first M-rated games I ever played. I remember playing Majora's Mask with a friend of mine during a snow day, racing between save points because of power outages. These games are classics to me because of that, but also because of the impact that they had on the industry as a whole.

As such, my list - if I were to make one - would be predictable and slightly skewed. And I'm okay with that.

I hear ya. To me, though, the shift from 16 bit to the Saturn/N64/PS1 was the first time I was conscious of a generation change, so in my mind it will forever be the shift from "classic games" to "new games." It's an arbitrary cut-off point based on my own perception, but I can't help it. The term "classic" to me implies not only that the game is still relevant despite having age, but also that it comes from an era of gaming that I deem classic. I have too hard of a time thinking of the era after 16 bit as being classic because in the mind of my inner child those are still the "hot new systems," even though they are around 15 years old, now. And thinking of the last generation as classic so that Wind Waker and MGS2 qualify is just scary to me. I love both those games, but it feels like I played them yesterday even though it was more like 10 years ago .

[ArcticFox]

"Classic" to me is probably what most of you guys would call "Ancient." I'm 37 and I predate consoles altogether. Our first was an Odyssey 200 which played Pong. It had knobs (not paddles. Knobs.) and had a selector to switch between the 3 variants of the game.

My first "real" console was a Magnavox Odyssey 2 which had cartridges and was a direct competitor to the Atari 2600. I later got a ColecoVision (with the Adam computer expansion that ran an Apple 2 BASIC type DOS and interface) which was somewhat revolutionary because the graphics were actually the same quality as the arcade. Same quality, not same actual appearance... That didn't happen until the NES came out a few years later. (Nintendo's Donkey Kong was a launch title that came with the ColecoVision.) Still, we spent a LOT of time in arcades.

So my favorite classic games were titles most of y'all may have heard of but may not have even played. Zaxxon, Galaga, Time Pilot, Jungle King, Gyruss, Tron, Missile Command, Asteroids, Battlezone, Scramble, Moon Patrol...

*sniffle*

[Nate DaZombie]

I consider classics two generations back. but that's just me. Because one gen back is just old (BUT STILL GREAT!!!), but two gens back is enough to be nostalgic. When I think about it though, this console generation has lasted a lot longer than normal. Maybe we should consider last gen games to be classics.

[FamilyFriendlyGaming]

I know with cars - it has to be 20-40 years old to be considered a classic. I had been told in HS that it was 25 years old to be a classic.

You know what? I'm a classic.

[Chozon1]

I don't know, man... I'm 24. I grew up with the SNES, the Genesis (I actually remember playing Ecco the Dolphin right after it came out, as well as the Indiana Jones game for the system... I was probably five) and the Game Boy (and let us never mention the Sega Nomad). But then again, I also had a ton of fun with the PS1, N64 and Dreamcast. I remember the PS2 dropping (huge deal), and the dual punch of the Xbox and Gamecube hitting a year later. And I worked a game store alone for the PS3 launch, and bought a 360 a scant six months after the system released.

Except maybe for this era - which has not yet passed - there's not much reason for anything that was amazing in the past to not be considered classic. I mean, this console generation is seven years old. Previous console generations were in five year cycles. That should tell us something.

In my opinion, we'd be remiss to not even consider something like Metal Gear Solid 2 or The Wind Waker a "classic." These were amazing games, amazing for their times and amazing for now. Isn't that what Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI are? Don't they too present games that - while having aged - are still relevant, still amazing, still experiences to play through and marvel at?

I can't really say that there are games that I wouldn't call classic in the last generation of consoles. There was some amazing work done, and I played games that I'll never forget. Simply moving into 3D - to me - isn't enough for a game to not be considered "classic." I'd actually consider it close to a sin to not have Ocarina of Time or Majora's Mask, GoldenEye 007 or Perfect Dark, on a classics list. That's simply because those games hold something special for me. I was 13 when Perfect Dark came out. It was one of the first M-rated games I ever played. I remember playing Majora's Mask with a friend of mine during a snow day, racing between save points because of power outages. These games are classics to me because of that, but also because of the impact that they had on the industry as a whole.

As such, my list - if I were to make one - would be predictable and slightly skewed. And I'm okay with that.

I'm... not going to lie. This was a pretty beautiful post. Rep'd and bromanc'd

This. But not bromanced, because you look nothing like that guy.

[ArcticFox]

I know with cars - it has to be 20-40 years old to be considered a classic. I had been told in HS that it was 25 years old to be a classic.

You know what? I'm a classic.

Yeah... that's all well and good until people start thinking of you as an "antique..."

[ccgr]

FFG is so old that when God said let there be light, he flipped the switch!

j/k couldn't resist!

[FamilyFriendlyGaming]

FFG is so old that when God said let there be light, he flipped the switch!

j/k couldn't resist!

*lol*

ArcticFox,
I prefer Ancient One.

[ArcticFox]

Hmm I may have to borrow that one...

[ccgr]

flip the switrch or ancient one?

[Spartan_117]

Chrono Trigger
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time(best game ever)
Super Smash Bros. Melee(best fighter ever)
Starfox 64
Halo 2(best online multiplayer ever)
Metroid Fusion
Super Mario World
Pokemon Red/Blue
Ratchet and Clank Trilogy on PS2
Metal Gear Solid 2
Halo CE
Final Fantasy X
Jak and Daxter
Knights of the Old Republic
Starfox Adventures
Banjo Kazooie
NBA Street Vol. 2
Final Fantasy VII

[Deepfreeze32]

Banjo Kazooie

This x 9,000

[Drewsov]

Chrono Trigger
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time(best game ever)
Super Smash Bros. Melee(best fighter ever)
Starfox 64
Halo 2(best online multiplayer ever)
Metroid Fusion
Super Mario World
Pokemon Red/Blue
Ratchet and Clank Trilogy on PS2
Metal Gear Solid 2
Halo CE
Final Fantasy X
Jak and Daxter
Knights of the Old Republic
Starfox Adventures
Banjo Kazooie
NBA Street Vol. 2
Final Fantasy VII

All of those - barring Super Mario World - was released post-16-bit-era.