Best Games of my Childhood

A plumber named Mario and his brother Luigi travel through the Mushroom Kingdom to save the princess from the evil Bowser.

Light gun shooter video game in which the player must hit a minimum number of targets (either ducks or clay pigeons) to advance to the next round or else get a game over. If the player loses, a dog appears to mock the player.

Arcade video game and the first in the "Donkey Kong" series in which Jumpman (later retconned to be Mario) runs and jumps on platforms and climbs ladders to ascend a construction site and rescue Pauline from a giant gorilla, Donkey Kong.

An arcade style motorcycle racing game featuring a total of eight tracks.

Updated version of "Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991)". In addition to the eight main characters, the four Shadaloo Bosses (Balrog, Vega, Sagat, and M. Bison) are playable and "mirror matches" are possible, meaning players can select the same character.

Differently shaped blocks descend into a 2D container. The blocks can be moved and rotated, and must be sorted into the rest of the blocks on the fly.

A character named Lode Runner must traverse and dig through fanciful designs of architecture to collect tons of gold, while utilizing physics and avoiding man-crushing, though foolish, guards.

Seven martial artists from Earth must battle in sorcerer Shang Tsung's super secret tournament.

Three heroes try to overthrow the evil rule of Death-Adder, who kidnapped and imprisoned the King and his daughter and stole the legendary Golden Axe.

A terrorist organization named Red Falcon declares war on humanity and tries to take over the Earth. Two soldiers, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, are sent to stop the Earth's destruction.

Battle City is a multi-directional shooter video game for the Family Computer produced and published by Namco.

Navigate Pac-Man through a maze escaping ghosts and eating Pac-Dots.

Master Higgins ventures to Adventure Island in the South Pacific after hearing that the Evil Witch Doctor kidnapped Princess Tina.

The Age of Kings is set in the Middle Ages and contains thirteen playable civilizations.

You play either side of a new Allied/Soviet war when the real villian is an evil master of mind control.

Taking place during the second World War, a small hand-picked team of Commandos must carry out dangerous but crucial sabotage missions, using guerilla combat and stealth.

When general Morden, a corrupt and powerful army general, has staged a coup d'etat, Marco Rossi and Tarma Roving, members of an elite army task force, use the Metal Slug tank to crush Morden's rebellion and restore order.

David Jones is on a mission to capture Jack Priboi, a Russian arms dealer to uncover a nuclear threat being planned by a Russian leader.

Need for Speed II allows players to race exotic cars again in multiple gameplay modes. The sequel features customizable car paint and car components.

Motorcyclists participate in violent and illegal street races. This is a remake of the original Road Rash from 1991 and features full motion video sequences.

FIFA: Road to World Cup 98, the fifth game in the series. Introducing official national team kits, team and player customization, 16 stadiums and the Road to World Cup mode.

A troubled NYPD cop is framed for murder and finds himself being hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.

In 1986, after doing a 15 year prison stint for the Forelli crime family in Liberty City, gangster Tommy Vercetti is sent away to Vice City, Florida to take over the town and rise to the top of the criminal empire.

Enhanced version of Metal Slug 2 (1998) with increased difficulty and some new elements.

The King of Fighters '98 takes a break from the Orochi plot line and instead is presented as a "Dream Match" game where the KOF roster duke it out for the top spot.