GamesRadar - Retro Games

Super Mario Kart

21/01/1993

One of the best games ever made with "super" in the title, there's no denying the impact Super Mario Kart has had on the gaming world - it basically created the entire subgenre of the kart racer.

A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia

1/01/1999

A title that it seems nearly every gamer has heard of, the original A Boy and His Blob is deservedly beloved, even if (perhaps because) it didn't always let you know where you needed to go next.

Death Duel

6/06/1992

This Genesis "classic" had a strange mix of bloody violence, first-person shooting and side scrolling.

Zombies Ate My Neighbors

27/01/1994

In this cult classic, protect your neighbors (and yourselves) from all manner of campy, B-movie monsters.

Zombies Ate My Neighbors

27/01/1994

In this cult classic, protect your neighbors (and yourselves) from all manner of campy, B-movie monsters.

Mars Matrix

Another in the grand collection of hardcore vertical shooters on DC, this time taking place in a futuristic sci-fi setting.

Zombie Revenge

9/06/2000

This was sort of a spin-off from House of the Dead, as this third-person action game had you blowing away zombies with ease.

Outtrigger

3/08/2001

You play as one of four members of a counterterrorism group in this shooter that can be played in either third or first-person view.

River City Ransom

7/04/1991

This strange mix of RPG and beat 'em up stole the afternoons of many school children as you played as Alex or Ryan as they punch their way through a clan of thugs. BARF!

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

The last hurrah of Square and Nintendo's friendship before Square went with Sony, this was Mario's first of many amazing adventures in the RPG genre.

Mario & Yoshi

10/12/2009

This classic puzzler was Yoshi's solo debut, and was an early game from Game Freak, the Poke creators.

Astyanax

1/03/1990

2D slasher with no-nonsense character names. A fairy named Cutie, a princess named Rosebud and the villain is Blackhorn.

Super Mario Bros 3

Come on. You know this game. Considered to be one of, if not the greatest platformer of all-time. Hell, Mario 3's considered to be one of the greatest games of all-time, period.

Yoshi's Cookie

When not carrying around a fat Italian plumber, the lovable dinosaur partakes in delicious desserts. It's the only way Yoshi can solve puzzles... apparently.

Yoshi's Cookie

When not carrying around a fat Italian plumber, the lovable dinosaur partakes in delicious desserts. It's the only way Yoshi can solve puzzles... apparently.

City Connection

1/01/1988

Classic puzzle / racing game involving a jumping orange car, gravity-defying police chases and an invincible cat.

Final Fantasy

3/12/2004

Final Fantasy

GoldenEye 007

Arctic Tale

As our environment continues its decline, we may look back one day and fondly remember what snow was and all the cute animals that lived in it. This game, however, will be long forgotten, if you remembered it at all.