11 Video Games That'll Hit You Right In The Childhood
Can you ever have so much nostalgia it hurts? Let's find out.
These days you'd be hard pressed to find a list of must-have titles for the newer consoles, but back in the 90's we had it all. From orange marsupials to fireball-throwing combatants and fully polygonal plumbers - it was a pretty special decade. One that's been referenced recently thanks to the HD remastering of ancient fart-happy classic Abe's Odyssey - now named 'New n' Tasty'. The game itself has remained fairly similar mechanically, but has had a full redux in terms of graphics and animation, expertly bringing to life the core feel of the game for a new generation. But what if you don't want a shiny version of something that was just oh-so exquisitely perfect the first time round? Certain older titles are just as easily revisited in 2014 precisely because of their primitive sound effects, blocky-as-hell graphics and hilarious animation. Back when we were all growing up we didn't care about frame-rates or resolutions, we were too busy trying to block off half the TV screen with a wedge of cardboard to slay our best mates at Mario Kart. So how about we forget about all the 4K TVs, the voice-controlled next-generation wannabe-God machines and the games that take decades to come out - it's better to remember a simpler time, with a set of titles that have effectively weaponised nostalgic charm to gargantuan effect.