I just bought a handheld emulator (Anbernic RG35XX) and I’m now overwhelmed with options.
I’m also expecting to be destroyed by the games some of you were playing as children, but whatever. Anything PS1 and older is appreciated.
I played Paper Mario for the N64 and had a blast, super good game that I couldn’t put down. Nice to know there are N64 games I’ve never played that still hold up
Defender of the crown, c64 version.
Planescape: Torment and Civ 2 Test of Time.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Super Metroid
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest
Chronotrigger
Advance Wars 2
Psychonauts (maybe that’s too new idk)
Literally none of them. I go back to visit my old blast from the past games and boy do they suck.
Except Left4Dead 2
MediEvil. The original, not the remake of course.
Prince of Persia
Splinter cell: blacklist Metal gear solid
Splinter cell: blacklist
This is like 15+ years after the time period OP is asking about lol
OP has made a fatal mistake by making that criteria the last sentence of the description instead of in the title. Irrelevant suggestions ahoy!
I didn’t read the details, just gave an answer that fits for me. Sorry.
The Simpsons: Itchy & Scratchy in Miniature Golf Madness was a fun one I played growing up
Grim Dawn, SMW, asteroids, metal slug, ms. pacman, centipede. Oh and defender and joust
I just played Super Mario World again. Great game!
With DevilutionX you can also play the original Diablo with gamepad controls.
Starfox 64 is also awesome.
And the original Tomb Raider is always great.
These are made for X86, so I’m not sure they technically count as “old games”, but I’ve had a blast with recompiled+ported versions of TLoZ:OoT and Perfect Dark.
Ship Of Harkinian in particular adds so many features and improvements, that I’m not sure I would enjoy the original OoT played on an actual N64.They may still hold up when emulated, though…
The real camera controls in Ship of Harkinian are a game changer. It suddenly feels like a modern game.
I’m going to be honest, that’s the one improvement I’ve never used - the original pseudo tank controls are fine to me, at least on a X360 controller
Interesting, the camera is almost always the weakest link in early 3D games for me.
Eh, maybe I’ve watched too much of that one literally blind playthrough, but the 3rd-person camera feels comfortable enough to me.
The 1st-person camera though…
I tried playing Perfect Dark on N64 again during the pandemic. Single player was great, multiplayer runs at like 12 fps and I have no idea how I ever played it as a kid.
Castlevania symphony of the night is a gem
I recently put another dozen hours into SimCity 4.
Crash Bandicoot, Star Ocean 2, Legend of Legaia, Klonoa, Final Fantasy 7 of course, Kingdom Hearts 1
Earthbound, Super Mario World, Chrono Trigger, Donkey Kong Country, Sonic & Knuckles, Bust-a-Move, Vectorman
