Twenty years since the release of the Japanese espionage classic, the original game’s legacy has been obscured by its sequels. Time to bring ‘Metal Gear’ Solid back into the light.
The Opening Levels that hooked gamers from the outset.
These groundbreaking video games changed gaming forever and drew in scores of fans in the process.
From first-person espionage thrillers to the original installments of beloved franchises, check out the greatest retro video games we recommend for anyone.
I’d have taken a few of those out. Prefer Sonic over Sonic 2. Outrun should be in there. Maybe even Pong as millions of people had fun with that even if it was repetitive. Final Fight pipped any Streets of Rage game, although Streets of Rage had the better soundtrack. Too many to list l guess. To me, retro gaming is the 1980s, maybe going into early 1990s.
Agree that the generational gap is too broad to really make a strong list. Need to tighten the years a bit. Hard to compare Pac Man with N64 games.
Metal Gear Solid is definitely Kojima's Magnum Opus, and was very much a coming-of-age moment for him. It was ground breaking and ingenius on so many different levels. It was a game that blew my mind because of it's literally outside-of-the-box gameplay; needless to say it completely revolutionised my preference in games.
This game is just one of "them" moments. The right game, at the right time, with the right ideas, and the right tech. It all came together and is a moment that will always have a place in gaming history. For me, none of Kojima's games are anywhere near the level of the first MGS.