Going Back to Classics You Missed

[Combine Hunter]

Right people! I suddenly have the urge to go back and play some classic titles that I missed. My first console was the PlayStation 1, so I'm really thinking about SNES era games here.

I already own:

Virtual Console
Super Metroid
Super Mario World
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

PSN
Final Fantasy 6

DS
Chrono Trigger

The games I'm considering possibly purchasing are:

ActRaiser
Kirby Super Star
Mega Man X
Secret of Mana
Super Castlevania
Super Mario Bros. 3

What other classics from this era of gaming would you consider worth revisiting?

This thread might be useful for others who wish to play some older classics

[DomsBeard]

The Super Star Wars games are worth checking out, I think ROTJ is a bit ropey in places but the music and action are brilliant.

Mega Man 2&3, Streets Of Rage 2 and any Contra/Probotector.

Speaking of Probotector does anyone remember the Megadrive exclusive one with the different selectable characters? One of my favourite games ever

[Sean]

Oh man, this thread is going to kick me pretty hard, right in the nostalgic nuts.

NES
Mega Man 2
Double Dragon 2
Little Nemo
Super Dodge Ball
Chip N Dale
Super Contra
Gradius

SNES
Street Fighter 2
F-Zero
Contra 3
Final Fantasy 2 / IV
Super Castlevania IV
Mega Man X
Super Mario Kart
R-Type

Sega Genesis / Whateveryouguyscallit
NBA Jam
X-Men
Mortal Kombat 2
Road Rash
Aladdin
NHL '94
The Terminator
Flashback: The Quest for Identity

There's more, but, this post is too long already.

[ratsoalbion]

If you're going for a SNES R-Type I would strongly recommend R-Type III: The Third Lightning over Super R-Type. HOWEVER, they've both been removed from European Virtual Console (as has the PC Engine version) so you'd be much better off getting R-Type Dimensions (R-Type I & II) for XBLA

Also, Sean recommends Contra 3 (excellent choice), this is known as Super Probotector: Alien Rebels (which is a terrible name) in PAL-land.

And yeah, Mr American dude, we call the 'Genesis' the Mega Drive. Which is, you know, like its actual name according to its Japanese creators

[DomsBeard]

Genesis is nearly as bad as Famicom

[dezm0nd]

N64

Banjo Kazooie
Perfect Dark (XBLA version is perfect...dark!!!!)
Paper Mario (quality RPG)

GameCube

Paper Mario Thousand Year Door (even better!!)

[ratsoalbion]

Well, at least Famicom is the 'real' name. Nearly all consoles have goofy/stupid names to be honest.

[Sean]

Hey. Now, wait a minute.

Genesis does.

What Nintendon't.

[ratsoalbion]

We had a similar campaign as I recall with SEGA (or possibly Mega Drive) instead of Genesis.

[Alex79]

Flashback.

One of my top ten games ever made.

[ratsoalbion]

Still installed on the hard drive of my Amiga 1200. An Another World/Flashback/Fade to Black podcast has been mooted, but I fear it is unlikely to happen.

[DomsBeard]

Flashback.

One of my top ten games ever made.

Fantastic game.

[DomsBeard]

Still installed on the hard drive of my Amiga 1200. An Another World/Flashback/Fade to Black podcast has been mooted, but I fear it is unlikely to happen.

Fade To Black was a big let down for me.

[Alex79]

I never played it, but Another World and Flashback were a huge part of my gaming as a teenager. Would love that podcast to be made!

[RoboticMonk3y]

unirally on the snes.

[ratsoalbion]

Pretty sure that Unirally didn't make it to the Virtual Console, sadly.

[RoboticMonk3y]

shame

I'll have to climb up into the loft and dust off the snes

[ratsoalbion]

Joe Danger is a lot like Unirally and, I think, better in many ways.

[NokkonWud]

Young Merlin
Aladdin

[RoboticMonk3y]

Joe Danger is a lot like Unirally and, I think, better in many ways.

my memories of unirally are of it being much much faster than joe danger...