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Great games you would recommend from before 1990? (feddit.org)

submitted 21 hours ago by Wrufieotnak@feddit.org to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

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I noticed that pretty much all games I played in my life have been released after 1990. So now I'm asking those with earlier experience here:
Which games can you recommend from before that time?

But: they should still be fun in their own right and not just interesting to play in an historian sense of trying to understand how genres developed.

Games I played that are older than 1990:

Tetris (classic for a reason)
Pacman (interesting but simple)
Prince of Persia (was too young to understand how to correctly play this game, I should maybe try to play it again)
The Legend of Zelda (too old school and clunky for my liking)

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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 6 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

            
              Atari Paperboy (there were various ports but the arcade version is the best one IMO). It's fun, unique with no real successor (more are like Frogger).
Ghosts n Goblins, the 1985 original (there are modern instalments but I think the original is just as fun, just hard af for a filthy casual like me).

[–] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago

Paperboy for the 7800 not the 5200 or 2600 if you are looking for the closest arcade port.