Timeless Games

[MW7]

What games for you are timeless? Which games that you have played do you think that if you picked them back up in 30 years they'd still be very enjoyable despite being primitive or antiquated in some way in other people's opinions. Examples would be like saying I don't care what the graphics in LOZ look like because it's a great game regardless or saying that even though future Zelda games might only have motion controls doesn't detract from the older games at all. You can put games that just came out as well if you think you won't ever stop playing it.

Here's my list of games I think I could play until the day I die without getting tired of them organized by system (I'll rank them in order of how much I love them anyway within systems):
NES:
Legend of Zelda
Super Mario Brothers 3
Super Mario Brothers
Burgertime

SNES:
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
A Link to the Past
Super Mario World
Donkey Kong Country
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
TMNT 4: Turtles in Time

N64:
Majora's Mask
Ocarina of Time
Super Mario 64
Donkey Kong 64
Banjo Kazooie
Banjo Tooie
Goldeneye
Perfect Dark
Mario Kart 64
Super Smash Bros.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon
Pokemon Stadium 2 (never will get tired of the minigames)
(Wow I literally just listed 80% of the N64 games I own and didn't realize it until just now)

GC:
Wind Waker
Twilight Princess
Super Mario Sunshine
Super Smash Bros. Melee
007 Nightfire
Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron 2
Simpsons Hit and Run

Wii:
Skyward Sword
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Paper Mario

Game Boy/GBA/DS (don't play a ton of handhelds):
Link's Awakening
Oracle of Ages
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future

Xbox 360:
Hitman: Blood Money
TES 4: Oblivion
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (never will get tired of Spec Ops)

 

[Ventus]

NES:
Super Mario Bros

SNES:
Super Mario RPG
Kirby Super Star
Super Mario World

N64:
Ocarina of Time
Majora's Mask
Super Smash Bros 64
KIRBY 64 CRYSTAL SHARDS
Bomberman 64, Second Attack and Hero
Paper Mario
Goldeneye 007
Turok Rage Wars
Mario Kart 64

GC:
Soul Calibur 2
Zelda Collector's Edition
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil REmake
Super Smash Bros Melee
Kirby Air Ride

PS2:
Star Ocean Till the End of Time
Kingdom Hearts, 2, Re:CoM
Star Wars Battlefront II
Soul Calibur 3
Resident Evil 4 (it counts, right?)
Tekken Tag Tournament, T4, T5

DS:
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Kirby Super Star Ultra
Kirby Squeak Squad

3DS:
OoT3D
Dead or Alive Dimensions

PS3/360:
Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition
Tekken 6 BR

Wii:
Smash Bros Brawl
Twilight Princess
Skyward Sword
New Super Mario Bros Wii
Super Mario Galaxy and 2
Super Paper Mario


Really, all of that is just a short list

 

[misskitten]

I would add the first Fable (X-Box) to the list, both sequels might have better graphics, but the first game (well the Lost Chapter version of the first game since it has more side-quests) is the far superior game.

I would also add the first three Harry Potter games on X-box (I've played the PC, PSone and X-box version of the first game and they are surprisingly different) and the first Buffy game which was an exclusive X-box title.

 

[A Link In Time]

NES:

Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 3
The Legend of Zelda

SNES:

Super Mario World
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Super Metroid
Chrono Trigger

N64:

Super Mario 64
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

GCN:

Super Smash Bros. Melee
Metroid Prime
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Wii:

Super Mario Galaxy
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Mario Galaxy 2
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

GB/GBC:

Tetris
Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land
Wario Land 2
Wario Land 3
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening/DX
Pokemon Red/Blue

GBA:

Wario Land 4
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Pokemon FireRed/Leafgreen

DS:

Mario Kart DS
Flipnote Studio (DSiWare)

 

[m4rV]

C64:
Tennis with Stickmen!

NES:
Looney Toons!

SNES:
Soccer (the one, where u can shoot specialshots, with fire and so on )

 

[Flagpole]

A pretty long list, I think... (well, maybe not that long)

NES:

- Super Mario Bros.
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- The Legend of Zelda
- Metroid
- Mega Man 3
- Mega Man 4

SNES:

- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Chrono Trigger
- Super Mario World
- Mega Man X

N64:

- Super Mario 64
- Banjo-Kazooie
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora Mask
- Paper Mario
- Goldeneye 007
- Rayman 2: The Great Escape
- Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

GAMEBOY/COLOR/ADVANCE:

- Pokémon Yellow
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages

NINTENDO WII:

- Super Mario Galaxy
- Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Mario Kart Wii
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl

(I own Twilight Princess, but still haven't played it)


25 games... The games you put in these lists are the ones you think have the most quality, and, as I can see, Super Mario Bros. might be the one with the most quality. I wonder why I am the first person to put a Mega Man game.

 

[Jedizora]

I'm going to limit my list to five games from five different systems and series. I promis you, these are the five games that my children will play first.

5. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time- N64- Nov 23, 1998
Ah, OoT. So Many of us have played this game. The amount of Zelda fans who have played this classic? Impossible to measure. This is often called one of the best games ever. It revolutionized gaming. Most of us have those memories of links first steps into hyrule field. I remember seeing that gigantic world. I was raised on the SNES, so this was amazing. Speaking of, this is a perfect time for...
4. Earthbound-SNES-Jun 5, 1995
Okay, Many of us have never played this Classic. And I don't blame you. Even in the times of the SNES, not many people saw this game. Although many people saw this game as a amazing RPG, with very witty humor. And I agree. It really shows how a RPG is meant to be. It has a huge following, and its a shame that it can't be released on the VC due to Legal issues. It would make it so much easier for some people to appreciate this game. It would also help my kids, lawl.
3. Halo-Xbox-November 15, 2001
Okay, before I get all the hate mail from the noobs on this site ranting how shooting games suck and how I should get a life, then you should know that I hate you, and will ignore you. I love halo. This game is classic. Although I wouldn't be showing this to my kids until they were 13, I would still have this be one of their early games. This is my favorite shooting game. It doesn't have a wide range of weapons, but that makes it easier to keep track of. It has one of each type, which is perfect. It has a wide range of enemies, so you aren't shooting the same thing for 5 hours. It even has a good story line, and it has launched a good series of books.
2. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney-GBA/DS-October 11, 2005
Its no great secret that I love this game. This game is my favorite game ever, in fact. It is amazing. It is so fun. The courtroom mechanics work very well, and I'm often amazed by the storyline. This storyline is epic. The Jokes are funny, also. This game has great humor, and all the jokes flow together very well. A Attorney themed video game may seem like a strange concept, but this does it amazingly. I'm constantly surprised by each new turn in the case, and every character has their own unique quirk to them that makes them different. I love investigating the crime scenes, and debating testimony is always a fun, but difficult ordeal.
1. Tetris-Everything-June 6, 1984
You all know this game. This insanely fun video game which has undoubtedly eaten away hours of your time, which you stalked blocks and listened to that addicting theme song. This game is so fun. I love It is so addicting. You keep telling yourself, just one more round...Then 5 hours have passed. You can't help it. This game is simple, but something about it just makes you want to continue playing, trying to beat your high score. There's a reason why its on of the most famous video games of all time. You have at least one copy of it in your house. That's not a guess. That's a fact. My family has 4. Million's of games have used this as inspiration. You go to Gamestop, you'll find at least 4 tetris based games, or variations of tetris games.

Well, that's my post. Its a long one, too. I guess I got a bit carried away.

 

[Riken007]

Wow, what a thread, and what long posts... so many games to consider that I'm just gonna think real quick!!

NES:
Super Mario Bros
Duck Hunt

SNES:
Raiden Trad
ALTTP

N64:
GoldenEye007

Everywhere:
Tetris (of course)

Of course there's more but everyone has already listed the "durr" ones if you know what I mean, the 'well of course' ones, (wow I said 'of course' too many times)...

 

[Kazumi]

NES:
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 3
Metroid
Megaman 2
The Legend of Zelda
Kirby's Adventure

SNES:
Secret of Mana
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy VI
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Super Mario World
Super Metroid
Super Castlevania

N64:
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Goldeneye
Perfect Dark
Banjo Kazooie
Super Mario 64
Mario Kart 64
Star Fox 64
Super Smash Bros.
Kirby 64

PS1:
Final Fantasy XI
Final Fantasy VII
Legend of the Dragoon
Alundra
Gran Turismo
Metal Gear Solid
Crash Bandicoot
Twisted Metal III
Resident Evil 2

PS2:
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy X-2
Dark Cloud
Soulcalibur II
Gran Turismo 3
Silent Hill 2
Shadow of the Colossus
ICO

GameCube:
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Super Mario Sunshine
Luigi's Mansion
Mario Kart: Double Dash
Animal Crossing
F-Zero GX
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Metroid Prime
Resident Evil 4

Xbox:
Halo
Halo 2
Fable
Time Splitters: Future Perfect
Crimson Skies

GB:
Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Super Mario Land 2
Metroid II
Tetris

GBC:
Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal
Shantae
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons

GBA:
Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Advance Wars
Kirby and the Amazing Mirror
Golden Sun
WarioWare Twisted

PC:
Half Life
Half Life 2
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Deus Ex
Cave Story
Counter Strike
Civilization III
Civlization IV
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Rome: Total War
World of Warcraft
Quake
Quake III
Ultima VII
Fallout 2

Of course, these are just a handful of the best games that I can think of off the top of my head. I also didn't even include any games from the current generation, though some of those could already be considered timeless (BioShock, Skyrim, ect.)