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Whats the oldest game you finished this year?
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crackajack
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Technically they were remasters so not truly that old, but Red Faction and Serious Sam First Encounter both are dated 2001 in their original release.
Otherwise it would be some PS3 game I won't bother to check which was oldest among them.
Otherwise it would be some PS3 game I won't bother to check which was oldest among them.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Puzzle Quest 2 released in 2010. It was such a slog. Anyone trying to complete this game killing all monsters and doing the mini games will be there for a million hours. I plowed through the game using the assassin double poison trick I saw online. I originally played it on 360 way back and gave up due to the monotony. But the assassin trick made fights go probably triple as fast. Funny thing is Xbox must had a cloud save because when I reinstalled the game and booted it up it already had my Level 8 Warrior saved game. LOL. To show how fast I bailed the first time, when you finish the game doing tons of kills and quest you'll be maxed out at Level 50.
Puzzle Quest 1 was way better and faster.
Puzzle Quest 1 was way better and faster.
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Majormaxxx
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Here are some older games I finished:
- Jill of the Jungle 4 (technically not old - 2019 level pack for a 1992 game)
- Dark Forces but in the Force Engine (1995/2023)
- Wolfenstein episode 1 on series X (1992)
- Blackthorne on PS4 and finished on series X (cross save via level codes) (1994/2021)
- Forza Horizon 1 Rally on 360 (2012)
- Star Wars Starfighter/Jedi Starfighter/Jedi Academy/Clone Wars on series X (2001-2003)
- Vinyl Goddess from Mars (1995)
- Fear series (2005-2011)
- Jill of the Jungle 4 (technically not old - 2019 level pack for a 1992 game)
- Dark Forces but in the Force Engine (1995/2023)
- Wolfenstein episode 1 on series X (1992)
- Blackthorne on PS4 and finished on series X (cross save via level codes) (1994/2021)
- Forza Horizon 1 Rally on 360 (2012)
- Star Wars Starfighter/Jedi Starfighter/Jedi Academy/Clone Wars on series X (2001-2003)
- Vinyl Goddess from Mars (1995)
- Fear series (2005-2011)
TerribleAtThisGame
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It's so damn good and ahead of its time. Even games that rip it off now don't offer nearly as much. Then again, intelligent design is timeless and this game is brilliantly designed.
Minus rhat fucking centipede boss. Seriously, fuck you Nintendo.
balls of snow
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The Longest Journey - 1999
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Policenauts.
BouncyFrag
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I replayed Persona 3 FES. It’s still one of my favorite games.
vaibhavpisal
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Skyrim.
Had a great time. Holds up incredibly well.
Had a great time. Holds up incredibly well.
Gamer_By_Proxy
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Super Mario Maker 2 from 2019 . . . for some reason I stopped about 30min away from completing it. ha!
jshackles
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Retro games I've played and beat this year:
The Legend of Zelda (NES)
Tetris (Wonderswan Color)
Castlevania (NES)
I'm also currently playing The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap (GBA), and I expect I'll beat it before the end of the year.
Also I'd like to take this opportunity to once again plug RetroAchievements.org which has been an amazing way for me to rediscover some of these classics.
The Legend of Zelda (NES)
Tetris (Wonderswan Color)
Castlevania (NES)
I'm also currently playing The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap (GBA), and I expect I'll beat it before the end of the year.
Also I'd like to take this opportunity to once again plug RetroAchievements.org which has been an amazing way for me to rediscover some of these classics.
xrnzaaas
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Technically it was Flashback, but it was the anniversary edition so not exactly the 1993 release. I've played Flashback during my Amiga days, but the game beat me and I abandoned it (no Internet and quick guides to help out). I had a good time overall and the animations and backgrounds are still nice, but some deaths were really cheap and the controls even for basic stuff like climbing and jumping can be frustrating.
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Sportbilly
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Yeah, it's a shame, the first game was long but great fun, the second was just an absolute chore.
I did finally beat Shamus 2 for the old Atari 8-bit (and C64 for those who were heretics back then). I used an emulator, at half speed, with save states... Man, these old games were fucking hard.
_Idea_of_Evil_
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I finished Castlevania: Symphony of the Night // Circle of the Moon for the first time this past year.
StereoVsn
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Ooh, forgot about Quake. I did play through Quake 1&2 this year. Plus as a bonus Doom 3 but that’s not that old.
I beat The OG Legend of Zelda on my Wii for the first time this year and I was surprised how good it was. That open world would have been mind blowing at the time. The first third of the game is great, it only starts to slip up around the later dungeons getting too obtuse or absurd enemy blue wizro clusters.
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touchfuzzy
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Crisis Core and Metroid Prime, if remasters count.
GametimeUK
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I went to the arcade and played through a bunch of games. The oldest of them being Turtles in Time and The Simpsons Arcade Game. So whatever is oldest out of them 2.
Rodolink
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Yooka Laylee, i backed them up during the campaign but just now gent the banjo kazooie itch, and sat to finish it up. gameplay wise was kindda disappointed, feels very clunky and unpolished in some mechanics.
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Yooka-Laylee - Wikipedia
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cireza
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It was. Breath of the Wild returned to these roots in a way.
But if I had to pick one game for its open-world, it would be Phantasy Star I. You could travel to different planets, and you were free to do see very early in the game. This game was truly mind blowing.
Did you play the second quest ? Because the game has a second quest, and it is absolutely brutal, but also quite memorable as well. The word Legend really did apply to the game lol.
When you complete the first dungeon you feel like "Wow that was much harder". And then you go looking for the second dungeon and end-up thinking "WTF ?" when you finally found it. Then you go inside and see the enemies and you are like "WTF are they serious ???!", and then you see the boss "WHAAAAAAT ???" and finally you realize that you missed the item in the dungeon and when you eventually understand how to get it, this is the moment where you REALLY understand how far things can go in game design. This was an eye opener on possibilities in games. Glad I could enjoy this when being 6/7 years old.
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existensmaximum
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Bubble Bobble for the Sega Master System (1991), so far. Might beat something older before the end of the year.
Shut0wen
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Did you play as the lizard man with the shotgun
I definitely agree that Breath of the Wild out of the 3D games really does harken back the most to the spirit of OG Zelda so does Wind Waker.
I didnt do second quest, I didnt think it would be worth it to be honest. Its a good game but the bad balancing and crazy obtuseness in the second half the game was my least favorite part and having a harder playthrough of that didnt sound appealing. Ive heard Phatasy Star is a good old series, ill have to try it someday, I think I have it on a Sega Collection.
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cireza
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Well you need a bit of a specific mindset for these older games, so Phantasy Star is probably going to be also quite challenging. Still hope you give it a try. Good luck.
Oh yeah I usually play them in short bursts if they are old and too difficult/have bad checkpoints, I have alot less patience for time being wasted and alot of older games did this on purpose since there were so few games.
The first half of Zelda flew by though, the exploration was great and the first few dungeons were very manageable, then blue wizzros and very specific situational things came into the picture (also the dungeon music became grating lol).
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ValiantTraveler
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I freaking love that game.
Oldest game I beat this year is Dark Souls Remastered.
I'm playing the first Baten Kaitos which is older but haven't beaten it yet and probably won't until the start of next year.
Zero_Karisma
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It occurred to me that I had never actually beaten the original Castlevania so it put me on a mission to accomplish that task. Hard game but I did beat it after a million deaths.
Damn, its probably the best Sonic game ive played. I love Sonics tool kit and the focus on speed. Easily my fav 2d Sonic.
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DownLikeBCPowder
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Can confirm, this is what I used just this year and the experience was excellent.Haven’t tried in the Deck, but you can start with 7th Heaven launcher which has whole bunch of different mods.
I think this is the current site (haven’t messed with it for couple years):
7th Heaven - The Ultimate Mod Manager for Final Fantasy 7 PC
7thheaven.rocks
Wow, a lot of people beating Symphony of the Night. I also beat it last month.
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Bk is my favorite game, I really had high hopes for this game but sadly quit after 4 hours, it was just mediocre. It felt good to control and I think the worlds expanding from collectables is a great idea but the Npcs, powers, writing and challenges were so mid. It felt like someone who had only watched youtube videos of Banjo Kazooie tried to make a banjo kazooie game, no soul really.Yooka Laylee, i backed them up during the campaign but just now gent the banjo kazooie itch, and sat to finish it up. gameplay wise was kindda disappointed, feels very clunky and unpolished in some mechanics.
Yooka-Laylee - Wikipedia
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SCB3
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The level design is good, great even but the bosses are just the same one with a bit of a twist, its just a bit boring
NeverYouMind
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I played Ghosts n' Goblins (1985) and was puzzled by the final weapon being a shield instead of a cross... North American release is different in that way.
It's either Final Fantasy III (3D Remake) on Steam or Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg on Switch, depending on technicalities 
Marie is only a couple of months old but the game itself is almost 30 years old. FF3 has been out for a while on Steam, but the 3D remake is from 2005ish, and the original game is well over 30 years old. So take your pick.
Marie is only a couple of months old but the game itself is almost 30 years old. FF3 has been out for a while on Steam, but the 3D remake is from 2005ish, and the original game is well over 30 years old. So take your pick.
Werewolf Jones
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Mr Moskeeto on PS2. Fire game.
ssringo
Member
I vaguely remember playing the original way back.
Edit: holy shit, it's a Tim Sweeney game. Apparently the last one he designed.
Edit2: and it's a free download from GoG! Probably EGS too.
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cireza
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Dungeon 6 is clearly the one that tests you. 7 is much easier. Good job on completing the game nonetheless !