Retro games have a knack for helping players relive their best moments. Whether it’s a particular scene, character, or the entire game itself, retro titles resonate deeply with those who have been burning the midnight oil completing campaigns, and collecting trinkets.
Whatever your reasons may be for revisiting your favorite games from an age past, we’re here to add some more titles to that collection. You’ve probably played most or all of the ones we’ll be listing but just in case you haven’t, go on ahead and read through our listicle.
Many companies such as Netflix offer streaming services along with their own platform for downloading retro titles, we’d recommend getting the entire package so you don’t miss out on anything. If you’re paying for a subscription already, might as well avail the free retro games that come along with it. For example, Stranger Things in brilliant 6-bit graphics is available free as an Android-compatible game.
The only additional thing you need to do from your end is have a robust internet like that offered by WOW Internet ready to take charge when you’re downloading the game or availing streaming services. It’s like killing two birds with one stone.
Now, without further ado, let’s check out the titles on our list!
Pac-Man
Developed in 1980 and gone through various iterations, versions, and upgrades because of incessant fan demand, Pac-Man is a side scroller that has a couple of objectives: Avoid the ghosts lingering in the map while eating your way through the lanes, collecting points, and raising your score to be the very best.
The game was designed by Namco and released for arcades but has since been ported to consoles and mobiles. Even after all these years, the main objective(s) of the game remain the same but now with updated graphics and lots of fun tunes playing as you work towards victory.
Doom
For those of you who don’t know, the original Doom game also happened to be the first FPS game ever created. It featured our beloved Doom Guy in 6-bit glory, with his trusty shotty plowing through pixelated demons with an amazing rock music score playing in the background.
Back in 1993, the game was an absolute menace for many players and offered quite a bit of a challenge for those who wanted to play through its entirety. Doom was released for the DOS operating system but eventually found its way to Windows, Xbox, and the PlayStation in later years.
The end-game boss fight was a peculiar one because it featured the head of a massive demon. The same demon would return two decades later as a full-fledged mammoth ready to destroy the entire world. Good character development, right?
Sonic the Hedgehog
Who doesn’t remember the original Sonic game where we had our favorite blue speedster dashing through the classic Green Hill Zone? The entire selling point of Sonic the Hedgehog was that he was FAST. Heck, even his theme song has a chorus saying, “gotta go fast!” Players who managed to keep their heads in the game while having Sonic buzz through multiple levels, collect rings, and beat Eggman in his contraptions of evil, would be met with the end credits.
Honestly, the game is harder than it looks. SEGA may have made cute, spunky chibi characters that talk with an upbeat energy but the levels can be a serious pain in the buttock if you’re not keeping an eye on your health or environment.
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Produced for the PlayStation and SEGA Saturn, Castlevania encompasses the epic journey of warriors, demons, and vampires and how they are embroiled in wars, sometimes civil, sometimes personal to end the other. Symphony of the Night is a 2D action scroller that gives the player control of Alucard, Dracula’s dhampir son who is a semi-emo loner boy out on a quest to find out where Richter Belmont disappeared off.
The game is almost 25 years old and still holds its own when it comes to brilliant storytelling and engaging gameplay. The lore involving the characters in this game is enough to give you hours of reading material. It comes as no surprise that there were so many layers to the Castlevania games that they eventually ended up becoming a Netflix series today.
Conclusion
That’s a wrap on our selection of retro games that can prove to be a joy to play, even today. Keep in mind that these games have received various ports, refreshes, and upgrades over the years to stay relevant today. If you don’t like playing their pixelated versions then that’s not a problem.
Check out their latest remastered versions offered on next-gen consoles and immerse yourself in olden stories combined with refreshed gameplay. Do your research and grab a few titles while they’re up on sale this holiday season.
