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)
  • AtariDump@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    (Bonus points if you can hear the music even though it’s a gif)

    (Bonus points if you can hear the sound effects)

    (If you know the Konami code without looking it up, it’s time to schedule an exam of your naughty bits)

    (Bonus points if you’ve ever managed to make it anywhere in this game without a game guide)

    (No idea what Mario is doing)