{"id":158289,"date":"2021-01-03T15:30:32","date_gmt":"2021-01-03T15:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/best-worst-aged-90s-games\/"},"modified":"2021-01-03T15:30:32","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T15:30:32","slug":"5-90s-games-that-have-aged-well-5-that-havent-game-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/03\/5-90s-games-that-have-aged-well-5-that-havent-game-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"5 90s Games That Have Aged Well (& 5 That Haven\u2019t) | Game Rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Although the 1980s are deservedly considered to be the most important decade in the history of the gaming industry, with Nintendo’s NES breathing new life into the home-console industry after the Atari 2600<\/a> caused it to crash; the 90s saw the gaming industry come on leaps and bounds. The Nintendo 64, PlayStation 1,\u00a0Ocarina of Time,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Super Mario 64\u00a0<\/em>all released in the 90s, and are among the most important releases in the industry’s history\u00a0with their\u00a0bold leap from 2D to 3D.<\/p>\n

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The importance of the decade’s major releases doesn’t guarantee, however, that the games still hold up today. As new ideas flourish and old classics are cloned and improved upon, many iconic games that once felt revolutionary now seem watered-down and overly simplistic. Thankfully though, numerous games still offer the same priceless entertainment today as when they first hit shelves.<\/p>\n

10 <\/span>(Hasn’t Aged Well)\u00a0Grim Fandango<\/h2>\n
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Once a cornerstone of the gaming industry, the point and click genre has been reduced to a nostalgia-fueled niche in recent years as the genre has struggled to adapt and compete with the ever-improving action, adventure, and platforming genres.<\/p>\n

Another key issue is that some of the games, like <\/a>Grim Fandango<\/a>, <\/em>were extremely difficult; with puzzles that often resulted in the classic “how was I ever supposed to work that out” thought.\u00a0Furthermore, the majority of point and click games advertised a strategy guide or help-line that could be called if players got stuck. The\u00a0genre would\u00a0often be intentionally tough for this reason, to encourage people to spend money on help if they were stuck. The modern gamer is far less patient than in the 90s, meaning many young fans will likely dismiss\u00a0Grim Fandango\u00a0<\/em>when they see that there’s no in-game guidance for completing the many tough puzzles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

9 <\/span>(Aged Well) Crash Bandicoot: Warped<\/h2>\n
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The third\u00a0Crash Bandicoot\u00a0<\/em>game is considered to be the strongest of the original trilogy, exemplified by its impressive 91 Metascore and 9.0 User Score<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Naughty Dog took the criticisms that\u00a0Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back\u00a0<\/em>was too similar to\u00a0the original\u00a0Crash Bandicoot\u00a0<\/em>on board, and added tons of mission variety in\u00a0Warped\u00a0<\/em>with underwater, flying, and driving levels all offering a great change of pace. The game was also a pioneer in bringing speedrunning into the mainstream with its time trials that added excellent replay value.<\/p>\n

Vicarious Visions’\u00a0N. Sane Trilogy<\/em>\u00a0remaster did a fantastic job of re-imagining Naughty Dog’s games, but\u00a0they didn’t overshadow how great 1998’s\u00a0Crash Bandicoot: Warped<\/em>\u00a0still is to play today.<\/p>\n

8 <\/span>(Hasn’t Aged Well) Rayman<\/h2>\n
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Ubisoft’s limbless mascot\u00a0hit the ground running in 1995 with\u00a0Rayman.\u00a0<\/em>The new platforming mascot put himself on the map with the iconic Dream Forest world that kicked off the game in style and is one of the most memorable platforming worlds of the 90s.<\/p>\n

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The issue with\u00a0Rayman\u00a0<\/em>is, however, that the game takes a sharp decline in quality during its second half, as it becomes excruciatingly difficult. Difficulty isn’t usually a reason to criticize a game, as many players like the challenge, and most games fall into the “tough but fair” category.\u00a0Rayman\u00a0<\/em>on the other hand can feel impossible at times with boss attacks that fill almost the entire screen,\u00a0numerous jumps where the platform appears to be just out of reach, and frequent camera issues. The source of these issues becomes clear when discovering that, believe it or not, the developers rarely playtested the game<\/a>.<\/p>\n

7 <\/span>(Aged Well) Crash Team Racing<\/h2>\n
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It’s safe to say that\u00a0Crash Team Racing\u00a0<\/em>wasn’t the most inventive game in the world, as Naughty Dog essentially created a clone of\u00a0Mario Kart 64<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Diddy Kong Racing.<\/em><\/p>\n

Despite the unoriginality,\u00a0Crash Team Racing <\/em>is still\u00a0one of the most well-balanced and enjoyable kart racers ever released. Like\u00a0Crash Bandicoot: Warped, Crash Team Racing\u00a0<\/em>has recently been remastered; but the PS1 game is still as fun to play today, especially with friends, as back in 1999.<\/p>\n

6 <\/span>(Hasn’t Aged Well) Tomb Raider<\/h2>\n
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The first entry into one of the most iconic video gaming franchises was released in 1996 by Eidos Interactive. Developed by Core Design,\u00a0Tomb Raider\u00a0<\/em>was a pioneer in the action-adventure genre that would soon become a dominant force in the gaming industry.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, it’s safe to say that\u00a0Tomb Raider\u00a0<\/em>isn’t worth playing today for any reason other than nostalgia. Not only have numerous subsequent action-adventure releases taken ideas from\u00a0Tomb Raider\u00a0<\/em>and greatly expanded on them, but the game also suffers from typical camera issues that plagued 90s video games.<\/p>\n

5 <\/span>(Aged Well) Rayman 2: The Great Escape<\/h2>\n
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Ubisoft wasted little time in reinventing their platforming mascot to the modern times, with\u00a0Rayman 2: The Great Escape\u00a0<\/em>ditching the sidescrolling of\u00a0Rayman\u00a0<\/em>and offering vast, open levels in the same vein of\u00a0Super Mario 64.<\/em><\/p>\n

Rayman 2: The Great Escape\u00a0<\/em>offers a far more enjoyable platforming experience today than its predecessor<\/a>\u00a0Rayman\u00a0<\/em>with its meticulously designed stages that are an absolute joy to fully explore.<\/p>\n

4 <\/span>(Haven’t\u00a0Aged Well)\u00a0FIFA and Madden Games<\/h2>\n
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EA’s\u00a0<\/a>FIFA<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Madden\u00a0<\/em>series’ are frequently criticized today as people feel that there isn’t much improvement in each yearly release. Although this is a fair argument to make, there’s no doubting that when comparing games that are at least five or six years apart, the improvements are significant.<\/p>\n

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There is still some simplistic fun to be had with 90s sporting titles, running away from the referee to avoid a booking in\u00a0FIFA 94\u00a0<\/em>is still as bizarre and entertaining today as it was in 1994 for example. Generally speaking though, sporting titles have come on leaps and bounds since their 90s iterations with regular improvements to the aesthetics and gameplay realism.<\/p>\n

3 <\/span>(Aged Well) Super Mario 64<\/h2>\n
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Nintendo could have played it safe and created a run of the mill Mario adventure, knowing that it would have still sold tons of copies. Playing it safe has never been in Nintendo’s nature though, and they went all out with\u00a0Mario 64,\u00a0<\/em>creating one of the best platformers of all time. As for how the game holds up today, the fact that fans around the world were delighted to hear the\u00a0Super Mario Odyssey<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>was going to be a return to the N64 game’s open level formula<\/a>, exemplifies just how beloved it still is today.<\/p>\n

2 <\/span>(Hasn’t Aged Well) GoldenEye 007<\/h2>\n
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One of the most influential first-person shooters of all time along with\u00a0DOOM,\u00a0<\/em>GoldenEye 007\u00a0<\/em>revolutionized the FPS genre by popularising the once PC-centric genre on consoles.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for Rare, their once groundbreaking game pales in comparison to the FPS titles of today. Features that once seemed ahead of their time like the implementation of stealth and realistic character models have been vastly improved upon as years have gone by, cementing\u00a0GoldenEye 007\u00a0<\/em>firmly in the category of games that should only be sought out today for nostalgia.<\/p>\n

1 <\/span>(Aged Well) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time<\/h2>\n
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Much like\u00a0Super Mario 64<\/em>, Nintendo didn’t play it safe with the first 3D\u00a0Zelda\u00a0<\/em>title; creating what is considered to be the best 3D game of all time on their first attempt.<\/p>\n

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time<\/em>‘s<\/a> incredible 99 Metascore will likely never be matched or beaten due to the influx of reviewers that impact a game’s score aggregation, i.e. the game has 22 review scores whereas Breath of the Wild\u00a0<\/em>has 109. As would be expected, the game doesn’t feel like the near-perfect experience today as it once did, as there are plenty of\u00a0areas where the game simply falls short of modern adventures. Despite this, playing\u00a0Ocarina of Time\u00a0<\/em>today is still a memorable experience that any gamer should treat themselves to at least once in their life.<\/p>\n

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