If you are someone who is into gaming, and play retro games as well, here are few games that we think will surely catch hold of your attention because well, many retro games remain popular classics among players.
Quake was one of the popular games of the 90s era. While many games of that era, that can be safely regarded as contemporaries to Quake, laid out the foundations and guidelines for playing FPS games, Quake took it a notch further by enabling the audience to play this FPS game online. Brilliant 3D visuals and maps enriched the gaming experience for Quake players. Developed in 1996, this game truly marked the beginning of a milestone for online based FPS games that were to be hugely popular among seasoned gamers post 1996 and the 2000’s.
Next comes Star Wars: Tie Fighter- which can essentially be regarded as one of the most wonderful flight stimulator games of that era. It was a part of the X-Wing series and allows you to take complete control of the empire instead of rebellion. It truly gives the new players a brand new perspective with usable new ships instead of aircrafts. Till date, no game has even come close to what star wars tie fighter had to offer in terms of visuals and an interactive gaming experience as long back as 1994.
Then comes the Super Mario game series with its advanced Mario Kart 64 in 3D. It was launched in 1996 and was quite advanced in terms of animation, gameplay and the overall experience it offered to the users compared to the regular Mario Game. Awesome 3D graphics and gameplay that paved the way for future titles for this game were truly unforgettable for that era, you can still get Mario Kart 64 on most virtual consoles.
One of the forgotten game franchises that skyrocketed in terms of popularity was Castlevania: Symphony of the night. It does, however, have a Netflix series based on it coming out. It was one of the first games to have a non-linear level design and had tons of secrets within gameplay. Many gamers are of the opinion that Castlevania is one of the best games to uncover a number of secrets during the entire course of gameplay; it is also widely regarded as one of the best games for PS1. Period.