When you think of your favorite throwback game, what comes to mind? In honor of SysAdmin Day on July 29th, we asked Spiceheads which video games they loved and fondly remembered.
Now, we know Spiceheads run the gamut of ages, so “throwback” means a little something different to everyone. To include everyone, we created a list of all the video games, their systems and the years they were released as well as some observations from contributors. Have fun sorting through these “throwback” games and let us know if we missed your favorite in the comments below!
You can sort the table by each column for a view by game name, year or platform!
Here’s what some Spiceheads had to say:
“I had to think about it for a minute, but just a minute. Mega Man 2. The real heyday of Mega Man. It was one of those magical games where you could really sense how much the team really wanted to make it as good as it could be. Still one of gaming’s most legendary soundtracks.”–Zeor
“To throw all the way back, my parents had, and probably still own, an Atari 7800 I played a lot when I was little.”–MikeM2403
Counter Strike 1.6 on PC. I was majorly competitive in that until I had to quit cold turkey or I would end up divorced.–davidr4
“Super Mario RPG was my gateway into other RPGs, just as Street Fighter Alpha 3 really kicked off my love for fighting games, and Phantasy Star Online got me into online games and eventually MMOs. These three will always hold a special place for me and while there are better games, I will never have fonder memories than of these.”–MrBadguy
“There are so many! Let’s just say that to this day, I cannot walk past a Galaga or Ms. Pac-Man machine without dropping in a quarter.”–xplummerx
Psst…stay tuned for SysAdmin Day festivities coming to you this Friday.