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The Best Old-School Games of 2007

racketboy.com — Racketboy takes a look at the best new games of 2007 that focus either focus on old-school gameplay or are remakes of classic games.

Who dugg this? Made popular Dec 29, 2007

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  • ursername180, on 12/29/2007, -2/+21This is number one:

    http://digg.com/nintendo/Hardest_game_ever_2
  • xabbott, on 12/29/2007, -2/+21Best old school system of the year, Virtual Console?
  • inactive, on 12/29/2007, -1/+14PORTAL !

    oh wait...
  • badwithcomputer, on 12/29/2007, -1/+14I'm still waiting for a Streets of Rage 2 remake
  • Tanktunker, on 12/29/2007, -1/+11You can get that at http://rapidshare.com/files/79009178/cat_mario.rar if, for some stupid reason you want to antagonize yourself with it.
  • kcchan1, on 12/29/2007, -0/+10Been done a thousand times already. You're better off making a top 10 list of top 10 lists of top 10 lists of stuff on digg.
  • kevdotbadger, on 12/29/2007, -5/+14I'm compiling a top 10 list of "lists that made it on digg in 2007".
  • AuhsojSivart, on 12/29/2007, -0/+7I think I'm going to try out Sin and Punishment now. I've never played it, but it looks pretty sweet.
  • Fhwqhgads, on 12/29/2007, -1/+8They should make a Super Mario 3 version 2. Same graphics and gameplay but 10x the number of worlds! Oh man that would rock.
  • goldenhearted, on 12/29/2007, -0/+6This just hit my head with a hammer of nostalgia. I can never forget the time I was intimidated by the angry sun in SMB3.
  • racketboy, on 12/29/2007, -0/+5I dunno... the VC has a great selection, but I like the upgraded classics on XBLA and the I'm head-over-heels in love with the DS.
    I can't wait until Nintendo launches WiiWare are we get some XBLA quality stuff on the Wii.
  • racketboy, on 12/29/2007, -0/+5Evereyone can see the original nominees and the voting results here:
    http://www.racketboy.com/retro/2007/12/vote-for-th ...
  • rivalius13, on 12/29/2007, -0/+5The same part that tells you "A punch to the balls wouldn't be THAT bad"
  • inactive, on 12/29/2007, -1/+6Wow, this is actually a good list. I thought those didn't exist here :/. They actually made me satisfied with Zelda, Metal Slug, and Mario :]
  • Doomsan, on 12/29/2007, -0/+5Add the tanooki suit, the hammer bro. suit and the kuribo shoe and i'm sold!
  • tritiumpie, on 12/29/2007, -2/+6Best old school arcade game? Joust. Your controls were: left, right, flap. But man, it was great fun flying those attack ostriches!
  • racketboy, on 12/29/2007, -0/+3I have two indie PC games in the "Hidden Gems" section near the bottom.
  • Hetman, on 12/29/2007, -0/+3Joust is really fun. And who wouldn't want an attack ostrich to fly to work everyday.
  • racketboy, on 12/29/2007, -0/+3MUGEN is an engine and it's much more than a year old...
  • setrajonas, on 12/29/2007, -0/+3Mountain of Faith was an unexpected entry on that list. Too bad it wasn't as good as some of the previous touhou series, but still decent.
  • FriedTurkey, on 12/29/2007, -0/+2Beware of the bizarre controls. You get use to it and it is fun.
  • anucompany, on 12/29/2007, -0/+2Metal Slug so many quarters spent on that one.
  • squeaker, on 12/31/2007, -0/+2I had no idea Contra 4 had both Contra and Super C included as unlockables. I desperately want to leave work to go buy it *right now*.
  • racketboy, on 12/29/2007, -1/+3Something like that for the next "New Super Mario Bros" for the DS would be great.
  • racketboy, on 12/29/2007, -0/+2It was nominated, but didn't get many votes
    (2%, 10 Votes)
  • Sinudeity, on 12/30/2007, -0/+1Spacequest?!

    This list is ONLY showing me that PC games... dying a slow death :(
  • ernasty10050, on 12/31/2007, -0/+1I'm digging this for good journalism. Succinct descriptions with multiple links for each game. This guy did a lot of work on this article.
  • directive0, on 12/29/2007, -0/+1A pox on thee!
  • racketboy, on 12/30/2007, -0/+1It's all based on the year the new release or remake was released.
  • raindog469, on 12/30/2007, -0/+1Geometry Wars: Galaxies didn't even get a nomination? Retro Evolved is like 1982. Campaign mode is like 1982 on crystal meth.
  • CaviMike, on 12/29/2007, -0/+1Breakout on my cel-phone.
  • inactive, on 12/29/2007, -0/+1Metal Slug Anthology was also released on the PSP, they forgot to mention that. Also i think Mega Man X: Maverick Hunter should have been mentioned too. It bought the best of booth kick ass 2D gameplay and awesome 3d graphics
  • Bulletbillx, on 12/29/2007, -0/+1Theres a couple of decent fanmade SoR remakes/clones http://www.bombergames.net/sorr_project/ SoR Remake and http://www.senileteam.com/downloads.php?d=1 Beats of Rage as well as the 100s of Beats of Rage mods are some of them.
  • skyfire1, on 12/30/2007, -0/+1I thought the boss with flappy arms was a bit scarier.
  • kmusser, on 12/29/2007, -3/+3A part of me wants to play it...
  • spectre_25gt, on 12/29/2007, -2/+2I've been looking for that since the video came out. Thank you!
  • crossers, on 07/16/2008, -0/+0it's interesting! the best old school games! look pretty good!
    http://www.shpe-sac.org
    http://www.ocflex.com/
    http://www.trgovinca.org
    http://www.chasr.org/
  • Markpdotcom, on 12/30/2007, -1/+1Doctors call that the "Steve O" part of the brain
  • krytz86, on 12/29/2007, -3/+1No Sensible Soccer? Sensi FTW.
  • SiNN4R, on 12/29/2007, -4/+2No PC games? Come on plenty of the new independent games for the PC belong on this list. Someone needs to submit a list for independent games on windows.
  • inactive, on 12/30/2007, -4/+1why not just say best old school game, i doubt the rankings will change next year
  • messhof, on 12/29/2007, -3/+0flywrench!
    http://www.messhof.com/games/flywrench.php
  • URnotheonly1, on 12/29/2007, -5/+2If its so old school then why do they reinvent the same old games, music, fashions, clubs, drugs, cars, websites, political movements? Seems to me you young bucks suck, nothing original.
    Well, I will give you the different colored wrist bands for the chicks and all that goes along with it, that was pretty cool.
  • Sk8SkaNJ, on 12/29/2007, -9/+4Um, Super Paper Mario?
  • inactive, on 12/29/2007, -5/+0Where is Mugen?
  • popothebright, on 12/29/2007, -6/+1If you want to talk 'old school' games, this site goes *way* back: http://www.ifate.com
  • sevenalive, on 12/29/2007, -6/+1What no zelda Mobile. Its a really really good zelda 1 remake for your java enabled phone. http://zeldamobile.gorthwogh.net
    Its is free, and almost complete, you can download beta 3, final should be out around new year.
  • goffy59, on 12/29/2007, -8/+1They are trash games. They are all all console games.

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