Gaming Video games you miss

[Red in STL]

https://www.gog.com/ and https://store.steampowered.com/ are your friend, some of the prices are a bit high IMO but there's always loads of sales, particularly on GOG

 

[Yagami]

Not so much a specific game/franchise but I miss local co-op games

 

[Van Piorsing]

Bruce Lee - Commodore 64

Karateka - Atari XE

ElfMania - Amiga 500

Pirates Gold - Amiga 1200 version

The Dig - PC Dos

Prince of Persia - SNES one with more levels and assets

Demolition Racer, Colin McRae II, First NFS game - PSX

Psycho Pinball - Sega Genesis

Moon Patrol - Arcade, Gameboy conversion was good too.

 

[Vidyoyo]

None of these games are as good as you remember now you're a miserable adult and not a wide-eyed and stupid child w

joking, they're still rad

 

[GaryLifo]

Speedball 2 on the Amiga with a proper microswitch joystick.

Sure, I've got emulated versions across various platforms, but as a teen I put hundreds of hours into this game just playing season mode over and over. The microswitch joystick made it super easy to swerve your shots in a way that you just can't on a keyboard or console controller

 

[Stobzilla]

Speedball 2
Libero Grande 1+2
Vandal Hearts
Suikoden
Pandemonium! (Really overlooked platformer)
Micro Machines
Mutant League Football
NFL Blitz 2000
Soul Calibur

 

[Van Piorsing]

Pandemonium! (Really overlooked platformer)

Oh yes. With It's sequel probably being even more overlooked, still introduced many people to hallucinogenics.

Creativity in the 90s was quite high.

 

[Ainu]

Arcade race games that aren't open-world, so basically series like NFS and Burnout before the mid 2000's. Who the feck wants to drive across a city to start a race?

 

[SilentWitness]

Most of the games you all miss you can still play. Hope that helps.

 

[whitbyviking]

Moonstone - Amiga
Manic Miner - Commodore 64

 

[horsechoker]

Most of the games you all miss you can still play. Hope that helps.

Can you go back to that time though?

Checkmate, smartarse

 

[Zlatan 7]

Driver for the PlayStation

 

[SilentWitness]

Can you go back to that time though?

Checkmate, smartarse

Yes, come to Scotland.

 

[Red in STL]

Can you go back to that time though?

Checkmate, smartarse

Why do you need to go back in time?

 

[Stobzilla]

Driver for the PlayStation

Ohhh yeeeeeh.

It had a reboot on the PS3 and was tragically overlooked' that was a great game.

 

[Alex99]

Driver for the PlayStation

Had that game as a kid and not sure I ever actually got out of the garage.

Played it on an emulator a few years ago and it was still one of the most difficult things you have to do in the game.

 

[Zlatan 7]

Ohhh yeeeeeh.

It had a reboot on the PS3 and was tragically overlooked' that was a great game.

I didn’t know it has had a reboot. May have to try and find it. I was telling my son about the original the other day and thinking a new version of it would be great, shame it may not be

 

[Zlatan 7]

Had that game as a kid and not sure I ever actually got out of the garage.

Played it on an emulator a few years ago and it was still one of the most difficult things you have to do in the game.

Haha yes I remember the time trial around car park including reverse 180s and stuff. What a great game it was

 

[Gavinb33]

NBA jam for sure, I tried to play 2k and it was complicated I just want to dunk on someone

 

[Withnail]

Driver for the PlayStation

We used to play that for hours in a mates gaff.

Absolutely loved Wipeout 2097 as well.

 

[Dan_F]

None of these games are as good as you remember now you're a miserable adult and not a wide-eyed and stupid child w

joking, they're still rad

Especially on a 50 inch tv.

 

[Klopper76]

Emperor: Battle for Dune.

 

[Chairman Steve]

I miss the old MSN Gaming Zone where you could do online games of such Microsoft affiliated games like Midtown Madness, Motocross Madness and Monster Truck Madness.

I particularly missed Midtown Madness 2 Roof Wars servers and Monster Truck Madness 2 WCW/nWo Rumble servers.

 

[Chipper]

Don't thnik I ever owned a computer that had Jet Set Willy that was part of its native lineup. I did get an Acorn Electron as one of my first computers, and one of it's clones/copies was Jet Power Jack. Had a lot of fun playing that, it was also a realese on the BBC Micro. Loved it!

 

[Dirty Schwein]

Splinter cell could've been a huge franchise. Not sure what happened with it.

Probably because it was based on stealth and came out around the time MGS was bossing shit. I personally loved Splinter Cell. The stealth elements were better than MGS in my eyes.

Talking of stealth... TENCHU!

 

[pocco]

Used to love Heroes of Might & Magic as a kid. And I miss having the time to play Football Manager.

The one game I'd love to have a new release of I'd Fight Night. I was obsessed with FN Champion.

 

[Salt Bailly]

Most of the games you all miss you can still play. Hope that helps.

But do we really want to...

 

[Red in STL]

But do we really want to...

Sometimes we do, a lot of games are too complicated today and some are more about fancy graphics than gameplay

 

[Red in STL]

Used to love Heroes of Might & Magic as a kid. And I miss having the time to play Football Manager.

The one game I'd love to have a new release of I'd Fight Night. I was obsessed with FN Champion.

GOG have Heroes 1, 2, 3 and 4 on sale for $2.49 each at the moment + a whole swath of other for less and a bit more