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What pre-NES games do you still recommend today?

Posted by kfwyre
Tags: ask.recommendations, video games, retro

Either because the game itself is still good, or because you think it's able to be appreciated for more historical/didactic reasons (e.g. Game X is the origin for a certain trope).

Or any other reason really -- you're not limited to the two.

Importantly, why do you recommend them? What appeal do they have to modern audiences?

The reason I'm saying "pre-NES" (Nintendo Entertainment System) is simply because I imagine that a good number of us here started gaming with the NES and don't have as much of a pulse on what came before it. I imagine even more of us started gaming well after the NES and would appreciate insight into that period of gaming history.

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  1. tman99
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    Enduro for the 2600 is a fun endurance racing game. It features a day/night cycle and weather that changes the driving. I still find it a lot of fun!

    Enduro for the 2600 is a fun endurance racing game. It features a day/night cycle and weather that changes the driving. I still find it a lot of fun!

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  2. Lapbunny
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    Tempest and Joust both fuck.

    Tempest and Joust both fuck.

  3. joshbuddy
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    I still think about this game a lot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mind_Forever_Voyaging Don't read this if you don't want to be spoiled, but if you want to play an early Infocom game which is a...

    I still think about this game a lot

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mind_Forever_Voyaging

    Don't read this if you don't want to be spoiled, but if you want to play an early Infocom game which is a little eerily close to home, this is for you.