Old games you'd like to play again but...

Narj · 3 Sep 2013 at 10:33

I often think back about some older games that I'd like to play again but worry about them being nowhere near as good as I remember - not to mention I'd have to find the time to play them.

I quite fancy trying these again for starters:

Little Big Adventure 2
Incoming
Total Annihialation

Anyone else got the same reservations?

d_brennen · 3 Sep 2013 at 10:37

I'd argue that LBA2 and TA *ARE* as good as you remember. Incoming has aged somewhat more apparently (tbh I never rated it that highly, but each to there own) due to it's genre.

jubei · 3 Sep 2013 at 10:43

Super mario world. Cant beat good old fashioned 2d mario it was amazing. All the 2d mario games tbh bar possibly number 2 as that was a little bit ass.

gigeorge · 3 Sep 2013 at 10:47

c&c red alert 2
big red racing
destruction derby

Narj · 3 Sep 2013 at 10:49

gigeorge said:
destruction derby

OMG.. I remember DD2 - "Death Bowl" I think the map was that I liked. So much chaos!

Pighardia · 3 Sep 2013 at 10:53

I'm not sure it is about games being 'as good as you remember' so much as games just getting dated. I tried to play Thief the other day, but just couldn't as it had dated so badly. No doubt it is still great though, but times have changed.

spankingtexan · 3 Sep 2013 at 11:03

Treasure Island Dizzy

Chuckie egg

Elite

Rainbow Islands

Project X

Walker

Another world

Star trek Amiga PD

Starglider

Vroom

Stardust

Skidmarks

Buggy Boy

Soccer kid

Super frog

Aladdin

The Lion King

Fighter Bomber

Desert strike

Zool

I could go on and on but these were some of my favourites.

Witcher1979 · 3 Sep 2013 at 11:13

Nocturne, it just won't run on win 7/8

Sleepery · 3 Sep 2013 at 11:16

Anarchy Online, but I just can't get past the ancient character models.

nick.lidgett · 3 Sep 2013 at 11:19

I have only just got into PC gaming in the last 2 years so I don't really know any of the older games apart from Chips Challenge which I loved on our old 486 back in the day but Id love to play Cannon Fodder from the SNES again but this time it could be one of those greenlight games on Steam.

Roady · 3 Sep 2013 at 11:30

spankingtexan said:
Treasure Island Dizzy

Chuckie egg

Elite

Rainbow Islands

Project X

Walker

Another world
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Desert strike

Zool

I could go on and on but these were some of my favourites.

LOVE all of these, but you missed Flashback

Witcher1979 · 3 Sep 2013 at 12:02

Scratch that Nocturne installs and runs on win 8.

ivrytwr3 · 3 Sep 2013 at 12:09

Flashback

Infiltrator

hamesy · 3 Sep 2013 at 12:14

Fatal Racing/Whiplash.

It come with our first Windows PC back in 98. Spent hours playing on that.

SilverTongue · 3 Sep 2013 at 12:16

gigeorge said:
c&c red alert 2
big red racing
destruction derby

For the love of god don't play destruction derby, my brother got it on PSN and it hasn't aged well at all. RA2 on the other hand though still looks good

DoneADougalOnSofa · 3 Sep 2013 at 12:16

F19 Stealth Fighter, F29 Retaliator, Super Mario World, Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening.
Amongst others...

DodgeeRascal · 3 Sep 2013 at 12:25

Gran Turismo 2 and Tekken 2

cainer · 3 Sep 2013 at 12:37

Sid Meier's simgolf, couldnt get it to run on win 7

might have a dig around and see if theres any fixes yet..

MikeTheNative · 3 Sep 2013 at 12:39

I tried to play Timesplitters 3 quite recently, used to love that game but it sure does show it's age.

Regy53 · 3 Sep 2013 at 12:40

I bought a N64 recently solely for goldeneye but it was so dated, I enjoyed the maps and the themetune but it just did not do it for me.

I then bought a snes and love it, mario kart, mario world, etc are all epic and it looks good even on a 50" plasma