I noticed that pretty much all games I played in my life have been released after 1990. So now I’m asking those with earlier experience here:
Which games can you recommend from before that time?

But: they should still be fun in their own right and not just interesting to play in an historian sense of trying to understand how genres developed.

Games I played that are older than 1990:

  • Tetris (classic for a reason)
  • Pacman (interesting but simple)
  • Prince of Persia (was too young to understand how to correctly play this game, I should maybe try to play it again)
  • The Legend of Zelda (too old school and clunky for my liking)
  • bob_lemon@feddit.org
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    2 days ago

    Be aware that the game requires you to memorize the level layouts, including multiple completely blind jumps.

    It’s still a great game, bit I thought it’d mention this because it may frustrate players trying it out.

    • Agent641@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 days ago

      Oh and you have to beat it in under an hour or you automatically lose.

      That was a fun mechanic. Fun, fun, fun.