Retro Games
![Retro Games](/images/portals/small/retro-games.jpg)
Games Total: | 395 |
Selection Criteria: | Games that draw inspiration from or pay homage to classic video games from earlier eras. |
Barrel down the straightaway and bank your way into turns as you master the world's most challenging raceway. Race at top speed towards the finish line. Enjoy such realistic features as acceleration, lane changes, diversified terrain, sudden curves, and much more. Outrun is not just a test of who can drive the fastest, it's also a matter of who can plan the best race strategy and execute it flawlessly. Each race is different and demands a new strategy.
Gunstar Heroes is a frantically paced, thoroughly entertaining game. Running, jumping, and shooting are the obvious attractions here.
It's a platform game/run and gun developed by Capcom. It is the sequel to Ghosts 'n Goblins, and prequel to the Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts.
Check it out... We're ToeJam and Earl. And we ran into a small problem. More specifically, a large planet (I shoulda never let Earl drive...). Help us hunt down the pieces to our rocket ship and we'll let you jam out some tunes on our megawatt rapmaster. Deal? WHOAH!! We're bumpin' into some of the weirdest creatures in the universe: Earthlings. Boogie down with bewitching hula girls. Block a nerd herd. Or hurl tomatoes at a crazed dentist with a drill. Split up and scope things out. Or hang together to share your stuff. Pick up presents you can use - like wings, rocket skates and inner tubes. Or ones you'll wish you hadn't opened - like bees, tomato rain and school books. So grab a friend - or join the jamminest party you'll ever play!
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Aladdin is one of the finest platformers ever. It combines pick-up-and-play gameplay with one of the smoothest game engines out there, as well as some of the most detailed graphics ever.
Battletoads from Tradewest is a rip-snortin' outer space chase that's as good an NES action/adventure game as there is.
In the eerie Cave of the Past, a mischievous thief tampers with the mystical Stones of Light and Dark. The Stones once imprisoned the Evil of All Ages. Now the deadly Zeon is unleashed. His rage will hurl the galaxy into eternal darkness - unless the Shining Force can stop him! The legendary epic resumes with an entirely new story, awesome cinematic battle sequences and incredible monsters! Build an awesome 12-member strike force from over 20 characters and develop them into fiercer, stronger, more magical warriors!
Galaga
This game is one you old school fans will love. It will be like you went back to the past, and took the first Galaga that came out with the old system Nintendo.![NES](/images/icon-3.png)
Super Punch Out!!
Super Punch-Out is a boxing video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super NES.![SNES](/images/icon-2.png)
Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness
This is a war between the Orcish Hordes and the Human forces of Azeroth. Whether you decide to aid the orc or the human cause, the tasks of your missions are much the same: destroy an enemy encampment, rescue a captured ally, or immolate an enemy o..Duck Tales
Uncle Scrooge and all your other beaked buddies from Duckburg are ready to go treasure hunting!![NES](/images/icon-3.png)
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
The mother lode has been struck, and you, my fellow RPG lover, are about to become wealthy.Earthworm Jim
Jim wasn't always a studly super-worm. He was once just a spineless, dirt eater with no real mission in life... Then a cosmic twist of fate placed him in control of an ultra-high-tech-indestructible-super-space-cyber-suit. Now Jim must make it to P..![Sega Genesis](/images/icon-1.png)
Prince of Persia
You take the part of a young adventurer attempting to save a beautiful princess. Time is ticking away, you'll have to move fast to escape your cell and evade the many cunning traps placed in your path. Non-stop action is combined with the explorati..![Sega Genesis](/images/icon-1.png)
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
The epic Zelda saga continues with The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.Splatterhouse
It's hard to picture a person who wears a leather mask and carries a club as a hero but then Splatter-house is not your typical sidescrolling shooter either.Chrono Cross
When you hear the words Final Fantasy, you immediately think of the name Square as well.Jet Set Radio
At first gander, Sega's extraordinary-looking Jet Set Radio--due here this fall--may seem like a stylized take on Tony Hawk's Pro SkaterActRaiser
Players can indulge in special features such as simulation and action modes, fighting skill challenges with evil monsters and many more.![SNES](/images/icon-2.png)
Panzer Dragoon Saga
The Panzer Dragoon series set new standards in 3-D gaming with fantastic visuals and simple gameplay.Lunar Silver Star Story Complete
Lunar: The Silver Star for the Sega CD was one of the best 16-Bit RPGs ever released.Valkyrie Profile
As you might expect from Star Ocean: The Second Story developer Tri-Ace, Valkyrie ProfileSuper Bomberman
Well, it's Bomberman!![SNES](/images/icon-2.png)
Wolfenstein 3D
Wolfenstein 3D is the first person shooter game .![SNES](/images/icon-2.png)
Golden Axe
In Turtle Village the children are fleeing for their lives! The invaders are brutal, ugly, and 12 feet tall, with huge arms and bellowing laughs. They love pounding you into the dirt! It's a spellbinding age of magic, fire-spewing dragons, and skel..![Sega Genesis](/images/icon-1.png)
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