Posted June 29, 2011

Wishbone
Red herring
Registered: Oct 2008
From Denmark

hedwards
buy Evil Genius
Registered: Nov 2008
From United States
Posted June 29, 2011
Lode Runner On-Line: The Mad Monks' Revenge Seriously, great game, and one that still looks pretty good even years later.
http://www.daggert.net/Folio/Programming/Presage/LodeRunner/Loderunner1.htm
http://www.daggert.net/Folio/Programming/Presage/LodeRunner/Loderunner1.htm

Wishbone
Red herring
Registered: Oct 2008
From Denmark
Posted June 29, 2011
Lots of old games with bitmap graphics still look pretty good today. Bitmap graphics don't age the way 3D graphics do.
Post edited June 29, 2011 by Wishbone

Snickersnack
Bak'laag Herald
Registered: Aug 2009
From United States
Posted June 29, 2011
Just now getting around to the original Metal Gear Solid. WOW! That game does a lot with graphics that are about on par with Quake 1.

sty_lo
New User
Registered: Nov 2008
From Canada
Posted June 29, 2011
The original Ocarina of Time never ages for me.
That said, OMG OMG OMG the 3DS version.
That said, OMG OMG OMG the 3DS version.

hedwards
buy Evil Genius
Registered: Nov 2008
From United States
Posted June 29, 2011
The genre has something to do with it. For some reason RTS games don't seem to age as well as platformers do, I'm not sure if that has anything to do with RTS games being more tied to the number of pixels on screen than actual graphical quality.

tomimt
Optimum rat
Registered: May 2010
From Finland
Posted June 29, 2011
I agree about bitmap art: even some games from the 80's got some pretty great art, especially on loading screens and so on.
Here's a [url=lhttp://www.mobygames.com/game/cpc/game-over/screenshots/gameShotId,120947/ ]load screen [/url]from a game called Game Over.
And come to think about it, I also agree about 3D grpahics. First Quake has aged pretty horribly as is the first Unreal. I think No one Lives Forever is one the oldest 3D games I still consider good looking even today.
Here's a [url=lhttp://www.mobygames.com/game/cpc/game-over/screenshots/gameShotId,120947/ ]load screen [/url]from a game called Game Over.
And come to think about it, I also agree about 3D grpahics. First Quake has aged pretty horribly as is the first Unreal. I think No one Lives Forever is one the oldest 3D games I still consider good looking even today.

StarEye
www.magicpie.net
Registered: Oct 2008
From Norway
Posted June 29, 2011
Not long ago I tried out a LOT of old different Amiga games, many of them completely unknown and obscure to me. One of them really stood out in terms of art direction. It was a game called Blade Warrior, and the art style is incredibly nice!
http://hol.abime.net/138/screenshot
http://hol.abime.net/138/screenshot

tomimt
Optimum rat
Registered: May 2010
From Finland
Posted June 29, 2011

http://hol.abime.net/138/screenshot

StarEye
www.magicpie.net
Registered: Oct 2008
From Norway
Posted June 29, 2011
Oops :D

Antimateria
Insert liquor
Registered: May 2011
From Finland
Posted June 29, 2011
probotector or ninja gaiden..
..well ikari warriors, one shait legend. =) (and all megamans)
..well ikari warriors, one shait legend. =) (and all megamans)

my name is catte
i touch your foods
Registered: Mar 2010
From United Kingdom
Posted June 29, 2011
Yeah, I'm currently playing the 3DS one. Me raving about how good it is inspired my dad to have a go on the original (well, it was the Zelda Collectors Edition version actually). I was shocked by how well it had aged.

sty_lo
New User
Registered: Nov 2008
From Canada
Posted June 29, 2011
I'm one of those Nintendo fans who claims it's the greatest game of all time. I truly believe that very few games have been as well designed.
Anywhoo, man... what if they put Majora's Mask on the 3DS? That would be amaaazing. That game actually had really lush graphics for the N64, it would look awesome in 3DS mode.
Anywhoo, man... what if they put Majora's Mask on the 3DS? That would be amaaazing. That game actually had really lush graphics for the N64, it would look awesome in 3DS mode.

Ristar87
Bloodnamed
Registered: Sep 2009
From United States
Posted June 29, 2011
I'd go with a title from this very site, Outcast.
I was amazed with the voxel graphics when it first came out, and I still find it beautiful in its own way.
I was amazed with the voxel graphics when it first came out, and I still find it beautiful in its own way.

Stiler
witty title
Registered: Sep 2008
From United States
Posted June 30, 2011
The Blade Runner adventure game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TNyP3zuvEM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TNyP3zuvEM