So I recently refreshed my RetroPi “gaming rig.” I wanted to mark the occasion by listing some of my favorite games from each of the generations. I’m not saying that I’m a connoisseur, and have played thousands of games, and can speak definitively about which games from each platform are the best. These are just the ones I’ve come across which I thought were good.
Nintendo
- The Legend of Zelda
- The Legend of Zelda 2, The Adventure of Link
- Metroid
- Castlevania
- Bionic Commando
- U.S. Championship V’Ball (trust me)
Super Nintendo
- Legend of Zelda, A Link to the Past
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Turtles in Time
- Street Fighter 2
- Donkey Kong Country
- Super Metroid
It is important to note that A Link to the Past may be one of the greatest video games ever made. And I mean right up there with The Witcher 3.
Arcade
- Defender
- Galaga
- Centipede
- Dig Dug
- Robotron
- Tempest
- Moon Patrol
- Star Wars
- Double Dragon
- Spy Hunter
- Tron
- Joust
- Golden Axe
- Gauntlet
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- The Simpsons
- X-Men
- Captain America and The Avengers
- 1942
- Robocop
- R-Type
- Pooyan
- Sunset Riders
DOS
- M.U.L.E
- Archon
- The Bard’s Tale I, II, & III
- Wolfenstein 3D
- DOOM
- Duke Nukem 3D
- Myst
- Quake
- Outlaws
- Quake II
- Unreal Tournament
- Descent
- Descent II
- Fallout
- Fallout 2
- Command & Conquer 2, Red Alert
You may notice that there is no Mario-related content on these lists. That’s intentional.