I think I’ve got an idea of a way to make somewhat of an annual thing where I will post games that have turned X years old. There’s a guy who posts daily screenshots so I got an idea to do something similar.
So, what games are turning a little older in 2026?
The 40-Year Old Class of 1986
Space Quest I, Chiller, Bubble Bobble, Hopping Mappy, RYGAR, Dragon Quest I, Metroid for NES, Kid Icarus, King’s Quest III, Adventure Island, Arkanoid, Castlevania, Out Run, Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels
The 30-Year Old Class of 1996
Diablo, Soul Edge, Tekken 2, Resident Evil, Command and Conquer, Super Mario RPG, Sid Meier’s Civilization II, Duke Nukem 3D, NIGHTS Into Dream, Pokemon Red and Blue, Descent II, House of the Dead
The 20-Year Old Class of 2006
Prey, Saints Row, Okami, Bully (PS2), The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Mother 3, Cooking Mama, New Super Mario Bros, Garry’s Mod, Dwarf Fortress, Guitar Hero
The 10-Year Old Class of 2016
Stardew Valley, Pokemon Sun and Moon, Persona 5, Batman: Telltale Series, Pokemon GO, Dead By Daylight, Overwatch, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Yakuza Kiwami, Final Fantasy XV, Civilization VI, Dishonored 2
If there’s any I missed, feel free to talk about below.
mmm no. nope. pokemon red/blue was maybe 15 years ago. and oblivion is pretty recent.
nope time hasn’t really moved on that much. that cant be right …
jk
I’m pretty sure it was yesteryear that all the kids were hazardously catching Pokémon outdoors while staring blindly into their phones.
To be fair I’ve aged 30 years in the past 5
FUCK
I have played nearly all of these games when they were still brand new or only a few years old. My back hurts. 👴
I can hear the Out Run music in my head like it’s been yesterday.
No way it’s been 40 years…STOP MAKING ME FEEL OLD, SIR!
Bro I am as old as Cooking Mama…
Also when will we get another game 😭
You’re pretty young. Enjoy it. Soon you’ll get one grey hair, and then another. And another. Soon you’ll have back problems, and be regularly aware that you need to eat more fiber.
We all should take the time we have been given for granted, it’s one of the values we really have. Because one day, we won’t ever again get to enjoy what we could now. I try not thinking too hard about mortality and how eventually, I’m going to be too old to play nearly anything.
The original Japanese release of The Legend of Zelda was February 21, 1986, making it 40 in just under three weeks.
North American and European releases were in the summer and fall of 1987, though.
Oof, turning 32 next month. Played almost all games from 2006, bit of a reality check haha.
Maybe this is an Avatar/ATLA situation, but as far as I’m aware Prey came out in 2017.
There was indeed an earlier Prey game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prey_(2006_video_game)
Different game. 2006 Prey is pretty dope tho, and it had radio segments featuring AM legend Art Bell!
