What classic Nintendo games do you still return to?
Since they announced the remake of Super Mario RPG, I've found myself playing the original again.
In fact, I have a few classics that I still play regularly.
- Zelda ALttP
- Super Metroid
- Metroid Prime (Switch remaster is 🔥)
- Kirby Air Ride (City Trial is still my go-to party game with my 30 year old friends)
- Super Mario 64
What about you guys?
I've never really stopped playing Super Mario World.
Mario World world map is like a Mario Kart track at this point. Every year we take another lap.
Do you play any rom hacks?
If I still had my 64 I'd break out paper mario once a year.
Done this twice since Nintendo put it on the virtual console. Still such a fantastically funny and entertaining game.
Love the OG! I've heard Thousand Year Door is even better but I haven't gotten around to playing it.
Emulate it! Project 64 is great, among others, I'm sure.
honestly, i'm always running so far behind on my backlog that i rarely get to replay games. mario world/mario 64 is what i replay when they get bumped into a new service
Super Mario 64! I love that game. It brings back so much memories.
I'm probably too young to have it as a childhood memory, but I play it now and then on emulators, it's such a great game
Does Pokemon count? Because that's forever going to be my jam.
Been playing since Red and Blue. I always go back to the remakes for HGSS. I think they were some of the best. While maybe not retro being remakes, I still say they belong.
Super Mario 3, there is just something into it that I just keep coming back to.
... for the SNES. Those were the games I grew up with and every other year I get the itch to replay one of those. I've considered playing the remake of SoM 2 but the demo felt bland and off to me.
On a related note, I would totally buy each of those for the Switch so I could play them on a proper handheld, but the current system with the yearly subscription that basically only rents those games to the end user and forces them to stay online, is something I find off-putting. I'd much rather just pay once and be done, like with every other game in the eShop.
Ocarina of Time, Super Metroid, NBA Jam, NFL Blitz....I'll probably still be playing these when I'm in a nursing home lol
Too many to list but here’s a few:
Zelda
Zelda 2
Mario 3
Mega Man 2
TMNT 2
— SNES —
Mario world
Zelda LTTP
Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy 3 (6)
Bro yes, ff3 and Chrono trigger are amazing. Love replaying them
Def agree. Best rpgs in my gaming career. Nothing even comes close to them imo
I recently finished playing through Chrono Trigger for the first time. Holy hell, what an amazing experience. Even after all these years, it holds up incredibly well.
It really is a treat. I still have my cartridge with the original save battery inside. Gonna fail at some point but hasn’t yet.
I spend a lot of my time around classic games but man do I still sink a lot of hours into Mario Golf Toadstool Tour. The game is about to turn 20 so I've been playing through the cups/challenges again.
Shadow Mario is still one of the coolest unlockable characters m
Super Mario RPG has a pretty fun randomizer I'll sometimes go back for a run in. Been a while since I have, but with the remake coming up might get back into it.
Ice Hockey and Golf. Both fantastic.
Ice Hockey was SO good! I still fire that one up from time to time.
Oot and MM are always fun to replay
I’d like an F-Zero that captures the visual style of the 16-bit version. More cartoony / anime than realistic.
I don’t replay games too often due to life in general and time constraints. Made time earlier this year to go back through A Link to the Past and Donkey Kong Country. Considering going back and playing Ocarina of Time sometime soon
Super Mario World will always be my go-to.
Man, I played LttP for the first time last year, and what a fantastic game. Totally holds up, surprisingly great open world Zelda, with lots to do in lots of interesting orders.
Honestly, if BotW looked at Zelda 1 for inspiration, I hope the next Open World Zelda looks at LttP, for inspiration on how to spread lots of interesting abilities and dungeons through a compelling open world.
Tetris Attack on the SNES is still the best puzzle game ever
My favorite part was when you had an epic 2-player battle and the SNES cpu couldn't keep up so the framerate would dramatically drop, allowing you to make more and more advance moves ahead of the block drops. 15 minute rounds would last only like 9 in-game minutes.
I never see anyone talk about Tetris Attack, but I wholeheartedly agree. Definitely one of my favorite puzzle games.
Mario 2, Mario World, Ocarina of Time, Super Mario Kart, and Double Dash
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land is a comfort game for me. Also revisiting HeartGold to use my Pokéwalker
Aw man i loved the Pokéwalker. I lost mine years ago
OoT/MM, SMB3, SMW, and the DKC trilogy
The first thing that came to mind was Excitebike but classic makes me think of 8-bit. Super Metroid if we're talking SNES though.
Super Metroid and Super Marioa64 are masterpieces.
Earthbound and Super Metroid. Though I’ve enjoyed the randomizers for Metroid more than the original game anymore.
Zelda Link to the past is on my list as well for sure. Super Mario World. Any of the Final Fantasy games for the Nintendo consoles.
The original super mario bros.
Gotta be Star Fox 64 for me
Username checks out.
would love to do an OG Zelda playthrough with my kid and then try to beat the second quest
Super Mario Bros 3 and Pokemon Crystal are games that I always come back to, so many memories.
Zelda
Mario
Other
I've had a lot of fun with Ship of Harkinian (PC decomp of OOT), lately. That being said, Majora's Mask continues to be my favorite Zelda game.
Super Bomberman on SNES.
N64 and Gamecube still make an appearance but most of my old favourites are on SEGA consoles so they get the most love.
Star Fox SNES. None of the sequels have been able to replicate the feeling of this one, so I always go back to it. Can't quite put my finger on what it is.
On the NES I'll still play Duck Tales, Bionic Commando, and SMB3 pretty regularly. Since I got emulation running on my Steam deck I've been revisiting a lot of the old NES classics.
Dr Mario baby!!!!
Super Mario RPG Super Metroid Donkey Kong Country 1, 2 and 3.
Beat those games so many times.
Ocarina of Time A Link to The Past Mario 64 Super Mario World Smash 64
Mario kart Wii
Pikmin 1
Super Mario galaxy
@redsol2 I always go back to the original Warioware on Game Boy Advance. I’ve probably beaten it 5 times at this point. I also used to replay Super Metroid yearly, though I fell out of that tradition last year due to November being a busy month, especially for video games.
The Guardian Legend
Best NES game.
I'm working my way through the DKC series right now and plan on trying to give Toy Story for the snes a speed run try. I've been playing a lot of snes recently though just going through all of my carts. I also have a superNT so have been playing smw rom hacks as well.
Yoshi's Island on SNES
Apparently Pikmin 1 if that counts as a classic. Played it first last week, and it’s been amazing. Got the rest of the series straight after.
If that doesn’t count, I still regularly play Super Mario 64, which is one of my all time favorite games period.
Metal Max Returns. Open world SNES game. Ride around in a tank that you can customize and upgrade. Fight monsters. Jump out of the tank and explore ruined skyscrapers. Quite fun.
Uncharted Waters: New Horizons. Open world SNES exploration game in the age of sail. Trading, piracy, or make money selling your discoveries.
Metal Storm on the NES. Very fun gravity swapping mechanic.
The classics like Super Metroid, Turtles In Time, F-Zero and Link to the Past are always on rotation but I always love to pop on Cybernator (aka Assault Suits Valken) for a good run and gun mech time. Time Trax is another one not mentioned often but is nostalgic for me.
I play the original Castlevania 1 and 3 at least a time or two a year.
Also Mega Man and Kung Fu.
Super Paper Mario
I don’t think I’ve ever seen it come up on any list, but growing up, I really loved Power Blade on the NES. Played it a couple of years back on an emulator, and it still gives me happy vibes.
Really wish it came to the Switch virtual console service.