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Your 5 most loved videogames from each decade? 1980s to 2010s

List 2020s games if you get lost. Rank ordering isn't necessary, just narrow it down to a list of five. Leave brief reasons for specific games/series if you desire. Crucially, above all else, DON'T POST IMAGES of the games in my thread please - text will suffice!! Few dense TSR regs have a habit of this.

Alright, time to push this forward, gamers.


1980s

Phantasy Star
R-Type
Shinobi
Super Mario Bros. 3
Wonderboy in Monster Land

1990s

Final Fantasy VII
Gunstar Heroes
Resident Evil
Streets of Rage
Super Bomberman 2

2000s

Advance Wars
DQH Rocket Slime
Shenmue 2
Sin & Punishment
Skies of Arcadia

2010s

Dark Souls
Far Cry 3: BD
Payday: The Heist
The Last of Us
Transformers Devastation

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1990s:


2000s:

2010s:
1980s: Tetris, SimCity, Metroid, Super Mario Land, Pac-Man

1990s: Heroes of Might and Magic III, Diablo, The Longest Journey, Thief: The Dark Project, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

2000s: Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale, Wizardry 8, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Geneforge, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons

2010s: Gray Matter, Elder Sign: Omens, Gorogoa, Crusader Kings II, Magic: The Gathering Arena
Original post by noggins
List 2020s games if you get lost. Rank ordering isn't necessary, just narrow it down to a list of five. Leave brief reasons for specific games/series if you desire. Crucially, above all else, DON'T POST IMAGES of the games in my thread please - text will suffice!! Few dense TSR regs have a habit of this.

Alright, time to push this forward, gamers.


1980s

Phantasy Star
R-Type
Shinobi
Super Mario Bros. 3
Wonderboy in Monster Land

1990s

Final Fantasy VII
Gunstar Heroes
Resident Evil
Streets of Rage
Super Bomberman 2

2000s

Advance Wars
DQH Rocket Slime
Shenmue 2
Sin & Punishment
Skies of Arcadia

2010s

Dark Souls
Far Cry 3: BD
Payday: The Heist
The Last of Us
Transformers Devastation


I promise not to post any images, I prefer to write anyway. Give me a bit time to think about my favorite games from the decade. By the way, I like this thread! :smile:

Do you have another Bomberman games you like, apart from Bomberman 2?
haven't played many 80s games that have really stood out as amazing to me.

90s
Power Stone (was 99)
Majora's Mask
Final Fantasy VI
Ocarina of Time
Street Fighter 3 Third STrike (again 99 lol)

2000s
Killer7
No More Heroes
Persona 4
Yakuza 2
Metal Gear Solid 2

2010s
NieR Automata
Final Fantasy XIV
Skullgirls
Titanfall 2
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes

Deffo forgot a lot in the 90s category that I like lol
1990s - Super Mario World
2000s - Grand Theft Auto IV
2010s - Assassin's Creed Syndicate
2020s - Haven't found one yet
Reply 6
Original post by Kallisto
I promise not to post any images, I prefer to write anyway. Give me a bit time to think about my favorite games from the decade. By the way, I like this thread! :smile:

Do you have another Bomberman games you like, apart from Bomberman 2?


Top bloke, take your time. Last year posted the exact same thread for films starting from '70s instead. As for bomberman, after the SNES games I really like Mega Drive version, Tournament on GBA, Turbografx 16, I also enjoyed the slower Bomberman N64, but i haven't touched it in a lifetime. I keep meaning to check out PS1 & Saturn versions, haha.
Reply 7
Haven't played any 80s games (have played Pacman/Tetris but not enough to make a top 5 pick)

90s:
Driver
Mortal Kombat
Tomb Raider
Super Mario World
Metal Gear Solid

00s:
Ratchet and Clank 3
Jak II
GTA Vice City
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Midnight Club 2

10s:
Spider Man
GTA V
Ratchet and Clank
Tekken 7
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
(edited 3 years ago)
Reply 8
F***, I actually forgot how good Midtown Madness 2 on PC was. Must be at least 15 years since I last played that :eek:
1980s - Ys books 1 & 2 on Turbografx-16 (Mind blowing Cd soundtrack in '89), Zelda 2, Metroid, Castlevania 3, Metal Gear 1 MSX

1990s - Super Metroid, Ys 4 Turbografx-16 (Another amazing soundtrack), Zelda A link to the Past, Final Fantasy 7, Sonic 3 and Knuckles

2000's - Metroid Prime, Skies of Arcadia, Metal Gear Solid 3, Kingdom Hearts 1, Zelda Twilight Princess

2010's - Metal Gear Solid 5, Ys 8, Zelda Skyward Sword (Sorry I prefer it over BotW :tongue:), Call of Duty Black Ops 1, Xenoblade
Bean Souls 3 Prepare to Bean Edition
1980s
Frogger
Prince of Persia
Tetris
Pitfall
Track and Field

1990s
Baldur's Gate I
Zelda Ocarina of Time
Goldeneye
Tony Hawk Pro Skater I
Dungeon Keeper
Lemmings
Curse of Monkey Island
Settlers II
Starcraft
Street Fighter II
Theme Hospital
Warcraft II
Pokemon Red
Secret Agent
Worms

2000s
Baldur's Gate II
Tony Hawk Pro Skater II
The Sims
Command & Conquer
Rome: Total War

2010s
Skate 3
Grand Theft Auto 5
Starcraft II
Guild Wars 2
South Park: The Fractured but Whole
Original post by LordBerkut
80s:

Bubble Bobble
Outrun
Super Mario 3
Super Mario 2
Tetris

90s:

Resident Evil
Super Mario Kart
X-men vs Street Fighter
Fighter's Megamix
F-Zero X

00s

Skies of Arcadia
Mario Kart DD
Super Monkey Ball
Marvel vs Capcom 2
Paper Mario TTD

2010s

Witcher 3
Fire Emblem Awakening
Fire Emblem Fates: conquest
Animal Crossing New Leaf
Resi 2 Remake

best one so far ,
90s:
1. Age Of Empires 2: The Age Of Kings
2. System Shock 2
3. Chrono Trigger
4. Half-Life
5. Fallout
6. Unreal Tournament

2000s:

1. Deus Ex
2. Timesplitters: Future Perfect
3. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: explorers of Sky
4. Okami
5. GTA: Vice City
6. Halo 2
7: GTA: IV
8. Smash Bros Brawl
9. Rise of Nations & Thrones and patriots
10. Super Mario Galaxy
11. Pokemon Platinum
12. Pikmin 2

2010s:
1. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
2. Bloodborne & The Old Hunters
3. CrossCode & A New Home
4. Total War: Shogun 2
5. Yakuza 0
6. Hollow Knight
7. Dark Souls III
8. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
9. Red Dead Redemption 2
@noggins Is it bad that I hardly name games from 2000s and 10s? I have given up to collect games in these decades.

1980:
Super Mario Brothers (NES)
Super Mario Brothers 3 (NES)
Shadow Warriors/Ninja Gaiden (NES)
Tetris (GB)
Mega Man (PC)
Mega Man 2 (NES)

1990:
Mega Man 3 (NES)
Mega Man 4 (NES)
Mega Man 5 (PC)
Mega Man 6 (PC)
Mega Man X (SNES)
Mega Man X2 (SNES)
Mega Man X3 (PC)
Asterix and Obelix (SNES)
Terranigma (SNES)
Zelda: A Link To The Past (SNES)
Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
Super Mario All Stars (SNES)
Super Mario World (SNES)
Super Mario 64 (SNES)
Super Mario Kart (SNES)
Super Mario Kart 64 (N64)
Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
Donkey Kong Country 2 (SNES)
Donkey Kong Country 3 (SNES)
Donkey Kong 64 (SNES)
Pokemon Blue (Game Boy)
Pokemon Silver (Game Boy)

2000:
FIFA World Cup 2002 (PC)
Football Manager 2003 (PC)
FIFA 2005 (PC)
PES 2006 (PC)

The only football games I liked to play!


2010:
Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy (PC)
Mega Man Legacy Collection (PC)
Mega Man Legacy Collection (PC)
Original post by Kallisto
The only football games I liked to play!

Did you ever play International Superstar Soccer 98 on N64?
Original post by Sabertooth
Did you ever play International Superstar Soccer 98 on N64?


I played FIFA World Cup 1998 on N64 and this looks similar to the game you named. It was a decent one for that console.
Original post by Kallisto
I played FIFA World Cup 1998 on N64 and this looks similar to the game you named. It was a decent one for that console.

ISS 98 is the best football game I have ever played. It was so much better than Fifa.
Original post by Sabertooth
ISS 98 is the best football game I have ever played. It was so much better than Fifa.

I can't neither agree nor disagree, as I did not play this game. The best football games I played were FIFA World Cup 2002 and PES 2006. Why? because these games were the only one in which I was able to regulate the power of the passes, crosses and shots!
1980's
Super Mario Bros
Pacman
Legend of Zelda
Tetris
Donkey Kong

1990's
Super Mario 64
Super Smash Bros
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Sonic The Hedgehog
Mario Kart 64

2000's
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Sunshine
Midtown Madness 2- loved the mods you could put in the game
Super Smash Bros Brawl

2010's
Spider-Man PS4
Batman: Akham Origins
Mario Kart 8
Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild
Sleeping Dogs

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