This will be a series that I'm doing. I'll try to hit all of the decades and all of the consoles so that we can have a coherent recommendation list in case someone wants it.
This will be a series that I'm doing. I'll try to hit all of the decades and all of the consoles so that we can have a coherent recommendation list in case someone wants it.
A lot of these are both favorites and just important as well. A lot may have aged a bit rough but they were the foundation that generations of games are based on and deserve to at least be tried.
Super Mario Bros. THE classic 2d platformer. Changed gaming forever and it's still fun as hell to this day.
Legend of Zelda - First open world console game. Exploration is rote trial and errors bit too much of the time. At least use a map and don't feel bad about looking things up and you'll still have fun.
Metroid- Aged terribly. Really needs a map but worth playing regardless. If anything check it out for an hour or so and see what you think.
Castlevania- Not as hard as it's known to be if you just take your time and play slow and deliberately. It's dark souls basically.
Contra - Shoot.
Donkey Kong (arcade)- Still fun as hell. Physics take getting used to, but if you get into a groove it's great.
Super Mario Bros 3- Straight up a generation ahead of its console. Just an amazing game that still holds strong as hell to this day.