10 classic video games from the 80's that most of Millennials probably haven’t played

[Svnla]

http://www.cheatsheet.com/technolog...ls-probably-havent-played.html/?ref=YF&tpl=op



Contra, Double Dragons, Ninja Gaiden, and Techmo Bowl are my favorites. Ah, the 80's, so much fun and carefree.

 

[DesiPower]

Was struggling to get though and fitin though middle and high school, not so carefree and fun for me.

Played a few of them, I guess many of these games were proprietary and available on certain platforms only, no wonder they were not played by many. Contra is the only one played by me

 

[Rakehellion]

Another one of these lists.

 

[purbeast0]

yeah anyone wanna copy/paste the list? definitely not giving them 10 clicks to see a list of 10

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Only one of those I played was Lode Runner. The original version on the Apple II had 150 levels and no save game. Beating it was a chore, I had to pause it and leave it running for several days to clear all the levels. But I'm not sure I've ever had more fun with a game, it was the perfect mix of joystick dexterity and puzzle solving. Most of the levels had to be carefully thought through and timing was crucial to success.

 

[ControlD]

yeah anyone wanna copy/paste the list? definitely not giving them 10 clicks to see a list of 10

Bubble Bobble
Wrecking Crew
Contra
Adventures of Lolo
Castlevania
Lode Runner
Mega Man 2
Tecmo Bowl
Double Dragon
Ninja Gaiden

Blah.

 

[irishScott]

I'm a millennial.

http://www.virtualnes.com/

BAM.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

that not a list of classic games, it's an f'ing ad for nintendo eshop.

this severely damages the credibility of video game journalism. worst article ever.

score: 9.5 / 10

 

[darkswordsman17]

that not a list of classic games, it's an f'ing ad for nintendo eshop.

this severely damages the credibility of video game journalism. worst article ever.

score: 9.5 / 10

That is "journalism" these days. Seriously. I don't know why people keep buying into the trash that is modern journalism. I hear people bitch about the media incessantly yet they still just gobble up all the shit they can from it.

There was an article on Cracked about some Bloomberg blog that shilled for this one dipshit's buttered coffee that he claims will make you super healthy.
http://www.cracked.com/blog/7-warning-signs-advertising-disguised-as-articles/

Cracked is weird in that they actually rose to popularity using a lot of the same tactics, but they actually check things more often. And they're a fucking comedy site, yet they do more fact checking than a lot of the mainstream media that has adopted the new journalism. It's fucking sad.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Was struggling to get though and fitin though middle and high school, not so carefree and fun for me.

Played a few of them, I guess many of these games were proprietary and available on certain platforms only, no wonder they were not played by many. Contra is the only one played by me

If by "not many" to mean millions of people that did play them...

It's just a clickbait article to point out how Millennials didn't grow up with the NES.

 

[irishScott]

That is "journalism" these days. Seriously. I don't know why people keep buying into the trash that is modern journalism. I hear people bitch about the media incessantly yet they still just gobble up all the shit they can from it.

There was an article on Cracked about some Bloomberg blog that shilled for this one dipshit's buttered coffee that he claims will make you super healthy.
http://www.cracked.com/blog/7-warning-signs-advertising-disguised-as-articles/

Cracked is weird in that they actually rose to popularity using a lot of the same tactics, but they actually check things more often. And they're a fucking comedy site, yet they do more fact checking than a lot of the mainstream media that has adopted the new journalism. It's fucking sad.

Thing is a lot of them are nostalgia appeals, but nostalgia as we know it is changing. The older millennial like myself are going to be the last generation to actually lose some entertainment to the past, everything post-youtube is on the internet somewhere. 80 years from now kids who are born today won't feel nostalgic for TV shows and games from 80 years ago, because they'll almost all still be readily available.

 

[88keys]

The author of this article clearly doesn't know what a 'millennial' is.

The generally speaking the oldest millennial would be about 33 years old now and would most likely have had an opportunity to play those games while they were new.

I'm younger than that and I've played most of the games on that list.

 

[sao123]

Bubble Bobble
Wrecking Crew
Contra
Adventures of Lolo
Castlevania
Lode Runner
Mega Man 2
Tecmo Bowl
Double Dragon
Ninja Gaiden

Blah.

What a terrible list... (missing are
Donkey Kong
Space Invaders
Empire Strikes Back
River Raid
Asteroids
Pitfall
Defender
Frogger
Berzerk
Yars Revenge


Super Mario Bothers 3
The Legend of Zelda
Mike Tysons Punchout
Super Tecmo Bowl
RBI Baseball
Ice Hockey
Blades of Steel
Pro Wrestling
1943
gradius
Bionic Commando
Guerilla Wars
Iron Tank

 

[brianmanahan]

Another one of these lists.

only a 90s kid will understand

looks like someones a naughty :awe:

 

[ControlD]

What a terrible list... (missing are

Any list missing Robotron is suspect at best!

(I like your list a whole lot better than the linked one)

 

[zinfamous]

Were's Faxanadu?

Fuck yo list!

 

[OutHouse]

http://www.freeasteroids.org/

 

[BUTCH1]

yeah anyone wanna copy/paste the list? definitely not giving them 10 clicks to see a list of 10

There's a "view all" option, I found most of them to be not very popular with the exception of "Lode Runner"..

 

[SithSolo1]

Bubble Bobble
Wrecking Crew
Contra
Adventures of Lolo
Castlevania
Lode Runner
Mega Man 2
Tecmo Bowl
Double Dragon
Ninja Gaiden

Blah.

I've never even heard of: Bubble Bobble, Wrecking Crew, or Adventures of Lolo.

Of the ones left I only played Contra and Double Dragon.

 

[Mike64]

http://www.freeasteroids.org/

And of course http://www.ponggame.org/. But Asteroids was way cooler than Pong...

 

[SteveGrabowski]

How can this list not have Mike Tyson's Punch Out?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnoIUyCp3dk

 

[purbeast0]

that list is extremely whack.

and never heard of bubble bobble WTF?

 

[CraKaJaX]

Holy shit, I completely forgot about Mega Man. That list sucks though.

I was completely obsessed with Jackal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackal_(video_game)

 

[Newell Steamer]

Most of these are available as downloadable titles. Or have been remastered, remade, updated.

Bubble Bobble
Wrecking Crew
Contra
Adventures of Lolo
Castlevania
Lode Runner
Mega Man 2
Tecmo Bowl
Double Dragon
Ninja Gaiden

Also, they did not age well.

 

[Stopsignhank]

The one and only

Defender!!!!!!!