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Ok, this is really cool. I played a few MUDs in the late 90s, and I was blown away by the attention to detail that some of them had.

I just finished playing through this for like the hundredth time a couple of months ago. What a fantastic game.

This is really cool! I am still a big Ristar fan. In fact, it's inclusion on the Sega Genesis Classics collection is one of the reasons I bought it. It is a criminally underrated rated game, and I really wish someone would make a sequel.

Another fantastic article! I remember SSI games very well! I wasn't a PC gamer at that time, but I had friends that were, and their games were great at the time.

I always wondered what happened to them. Thanks again for the great read!

That is a pretty solid list. Most of these I hadn't played, but I remember the disappointment of Strider's Return, and Rise of the Robots. I wanted that game to be the future of fighting games (because of the graphics and the magazine previews about it)... And it was terrible.

Diddy Kong Racing is still one of my favorite racing / kart games of all time!

Kev, you should be very proud of your accomplishments. Wonderful article, btw.

I have fallen in love with Infernax and will be finishing up my first playthrough. I feel like it is definitely one of the best homages to Castlevania 2 and Zelda 2 I have ever seen.

Sometimes I think the whole modern retro thing is overdone, and then I play gems like this.

If I have any other time this weekend, I'm going to play some Castlevania 3. After all of these years playing it here and there, I'm going to try and beat it.

Haha, I have played almost all of these games, and well... I agree with this list completely.

As a huge Cure fan, this is just fun news.

I forgot all about Killer Cuts! My best friend had this, and we listened to that CD A LOT.

@Hikingguy I feel the exact same way. I played it a lot, but as soon as I got my grubby little hands on an NES, I never looked back.

@TheBigK I don't think they are specifically a target, it is that EVERYWHERE in Seattle is vulnerable now. I lived there for a short while about 11 years ago, and almost all of the friends and family I know over there has moved. Seattle is a pretty disgusting place these days, and businesses have had to close left and right due to safety issues.

I'm playing Alien: Isolation, as well as Resident Evil Revelations 2, and Castlevania Bloodlines!!

This game is classic Mario distilled to it's pure essence: Fun. This game is still a joy to come back to on occasion.

I absolutely loved the NES version. I don't know what it was, but I had a ton of fun with it.

I'm playing more Golden Sun (I love that game) and I recently picked up Prince of Persia: Sands of Time for the GBA.

For Halloween playing, going to be playing some Amnesia (never played it before) and Blasphemous. I think Blasphemous might be one of the best modern retro games ever made.

@Gamecuber Beautifully worded. That really was such a magical time in gaming. I loved every minute of it.

I love little tidbits like this. I can thank the Kirby series for really getting my daughter into console games. She just loves them, and she in turn has gotten me into the series as well!

I remember arguing with several of my friends about this game back in the day, because there were so many other RPGs on the PS1 that I liked better. I really like several Final Fantasy games, but 7 just never clicked for me. The summons were very cool, though. Other than that, meh. I had way more fun with games like Legend of Dragoon, the Lunar remakes, etc.

So, this was an interesting console generation for me. I had a total love/hate relationship with the PS1 and N64. I absolutely HATED 3D graphics on these consoles, especially after the crisp and colorful look of games from the SNES and Genesis.

There were a lot of great games, but dang it felt like most of them made my eyes want to bleed. The first Legacy of Kain, the Oddworld games, and Castlevania: SotN looked fantastic though. Once the PS2 came out, I was then really impressed by what 3D worlds looked like.

@Landstalker I'm right there with you. 45 and my eyesight isn't nearly as good as it used to be either. I guess the positive is that as long as I can see it, it looks good to me!

Haha, I remember those commercials very well! They were on TV a lot during Saturday Morning cartoons.

@Hikingguy : I agree. That game not only lived up to the hype, it surpassed it. You knew that gold cartridge was special just by looking at it.

I still play 3d quite a bit... Such a good game. I actually went with Unbound though. I thought it was just so fantastic and a cool change for the series.

Great article! Psygnosis always made such amazing and slick games!

During the NES days, my best friend and I always thought of Sunsoft as making consistently fun and high quality games. I hope that they make a solid return.

I remember being sooooo excited for this game. I was a really big Robotech fan (more than Macross) and as soon as I read about it in a gaming magazine, I re-read all of the Jack McKinney books in anticipation.

I really liked Battlecry though. That was a great game.

I can't say strongly enough how much I loved my Genesis. Between it and my best friend's SNES, we had no shortage of amazing games to play. It really was a fantastic time to be a gamer.

This system just had amazing game after game after game to play! So many of them hold up today too.

One game I would have added to the list though? Eternal Champions. It is still one of my favorite fighting games, and one that really needs a 3rd entry. (The sequel on Sega CD was great too)

@Axelay71 You're absolutely right. The NES era was incredible for starting so much, but the 16-bit made everything even better, and created so much more. It was a great time to be alive.

I'm sad that I never got to check it out. I've only heard awesome things about it.

Oh man... This system still astounds me to this day. The SNES truly had something for every type of player. Truly a one of a kind.

I agree with @BloodNinja . This site is wonderful!!

This such a fantastic series. Even the less acclaimed games in the series I enjoyed quite a bit. Downpour and Homecoming could have been better, but in my opinion, compared to most other horror games of the time they still came out on top.

Both Sonic Rush games are amazing. During the height of the 3DS I really hoped for a 3rd entry.

The focus on speed was Sonic at it's best.

Wow, this looks really great.

This is amazing. As an American, I had no idea this existed. I think I'm going to torment my wife with this song.

Wow, such a great series! Honestly, if you play any of the games in the top 15, I think you're guaranteed to have a good time.

I still think the 1st Lords of Shadow and the 3ds entry are 2 of the most underrated games out there.

I remember after playing this in the Arcade, once it came to home consoles it felt so incredible. My friends and I were all blown away that MORTAL KOMBAT was playable at home, and it was great. Weekend after weekend renting this on both the SNES and Genesis.

This was such a great game! A couple friends of mine and I easily put 100 hours into it in total. Triggering Power Plays was a total talking at the water cooler moment for us, and I always wished for a sequel. Still holds up today.

Congratulations on the new site! This is exactly what I have been looking for. Would love to see some new reviews on older games, as well as tips and tricks on old games, etc.

I have been playing a bunch of collections of old games lately, so this is just the perfect time for me!

@Broosh That was my exact thought as well. That was the only thing about the Amico I cared about.