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I kept going back to Arcanum

There was an unofficial patch that helped it continue to be playable. It just had a unique style and story that allowed you to interact and build your character around magic or technology.

I beat Zelda 2 and its stupid.

Oldest game I still play is probably Taipan.

I first played it on an Apple IIe, but now it is just a web browser thing I poke at once in a while. It is basically spreadsheets and bad luck. You trade, pirates wreck you, the math never quite works out, and you lose anyway. I think that is why I still like it. No graphics to hide behind.

After that, Seven Cities of Gold, usually on a C64 emulator. That one still holds up more than it has any right to. You sail off thinking you are doing something heroic and slowly realize you are kind of a problem. The exploration feels lonely. The map still feels bigger than it actually is.

But the oldest one I keep coming back to is Gorf on the VIC-20.

I owned the cartridge. Bought it not long after it came out. I paid for the VIC-20 by walking beans and putting up hay all summer for a farmer when I was eleven or twelve. Hot, dusty work. Long days. I remember counting the cash and realizing I could actually afford a computer.

Gorf was loud, ugly, and mean. The voice mocked you constantly. The joystick barely survived. I loved it anyway. Sitting on the floor, TV buzzing, thinking this was the future and I had somehow managed to buy a piece of it.

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So yeah. Taipan, Seven Cities, Gorf. Not because they are good by modern standards, but because they still feel like something.

Nethack maybe? It's been updated over the years, but it's still largely the game that released in '87.

I'm also playing Might and Magic 6 [98] right now, and remembering why I liked 7 so much more. Planning a playthrough of World of Xeen [93/94] soon too.

Moon Patrol and Centipede hit the spot every now and then.

I played Super double Dragon for SNES earlier. I also played super Mario Bros 2 for nes this week. Platform games are a great way to pass the time on the go when you have a phone and a Bluetooth controller.

Every now and then I get a bit nostalgic and put on Dragon Warrior or Sword of Vermillion. I have all the older consoles.

Not crazy old but I play Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon on N64 pretty regularly

Twisted Metal 2. I still play it on my PS4

In my possession is a c64 with an actual c64 monitor. Doing know if it even works. Needs a good home

Probably Halo reach or minecraft xbawks 360. Me and my brother are trying to get dad's xbawks original to work, but we need to find the power cord and GIGANTIC stack of games

World of Warcraft, but to be fair, it’s just about the only game I really play. I dabble in a few others on Steam, but I always end up back in wow.

I bought a Nintendo 3DS this year and I’ve been trying to play that more but my books are so distracting lol

Are you suggesting that Skyrim is old? It's still getting updated, to my great annoyment.

I don't play games much, but every decade or so, I get out Quake and play a while. Next time I get the urge, maybe I'll play the original Call of Duty or Medal of Honor.

The oldest games I've been playing probably has to be Banjo-Kazooie, Maximo, Crash Bandicoot, and Jak and Daxster. All amazing games!

Every once in awhile I find myself booting up Planetfall or Stationfall and trying to reason my through the esoteric lunacy of Infocom in its heyday.

I'm always down for a replay of Majora's Mask

I still regularly replay Kirby Super Star, Super Mario RPG, Earthbound, and Super Mario Bros 3.

SMB, SMB3, Dr. Mario, The Guardian Legend

PMD Rescue Team

Baldur's Gate.

I played through Phantasy Star one more time not that long ago. It came out (in English) in 1988.

The oldest game I've played in the past year is the original Toejam & Earl for Genesis, the gameplay and soundtrack still hold up surprisingly well

Several. Tetris, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, Mario Kart 64, Chrono Trigger, Starcraft. Those are the ones I can think of right now.

Occasionally I fire up Civilization. The first one. I've also enjoyed Imperialism 2. Star Wars Rebellion, X-com (the original). Jagged Alliance 2.

All of those are from the 90s.

Pokemon Crystal

I still regularly play PS1 and SNES games. They're just better too me.

Arx Fatalis has such an unmatched atmosphere and vibe i just love walking around hearing the woosh of the wind through the caves.

Metal Gear (Solid) series, Legacy of Kain series.

Also Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, and Sacred (1&2).

I revisit all these on a rotating basis from time to time.

Civ V

I believe the Pac Man cartridge for my NES is probably the oldest video game I still pick up regularly.

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