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Great games you would recommend from before 1990? (feddit.org)

submitted 1 week ago by Wrufieotnak@feddit.org to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

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I noticed that pretty much all games I played in my life have been released after 1990. So now I'm asking those with earlier experience here:
Which games can you recommend from before that time?

But: they should still be fun in their own right and not just interesting to play in an historian sense of trying to understand how genres developed.

Games I played that are older than 1990:

Tetris (classic for a reason)
Pacman (interesting but simple)
Prince of Persia (was too young to understand how to correctly play this game, I should maybe try to play it again)
The Legend of Zelda (too old school and clunky for my liking)

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[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I would love a remade Covert Action as well, I do own it on steam along with other games whose interface didn't age well (Darklands immediately comes to mind). I haven't heard of Floor 13, but I'll check it out. Thanks!

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago

Note: it's unforgiving, obtuse and aged, but the premise is great (though I suggest checking the original rather than the new version).