Best Games of the Early to Mid 1980's
The video game crash hit the industry hard and the quality of the games dropped off significantly. But no matter - Super Mario Bros. and Tetris saved an otherwise devoid era to provide us with lifelong classics.
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The greatest puzzle game ever created. Every time I play, I feel like I'm the best Tetris player in the world. This game does that in its easy entry point by using geometric shapes and that same addictive rush that Space Invaders used to create tension when "the run" is nearly up.
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You know why this game is here. Side-scrolling was an awesome phenomenon, the creatures/enemies ruled, and the music was iconic. SMB made us think of games as something we could sink hours into at home and opened the door for creating worlds. A classic that stands the test of time.
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Consider this spot shared with the original 4-person co-op dungeon crawler "Dandy" (a play on the abbreviation D&D from Dungeons and Dragons). Dandy served as the inspiration for Ed Loggs and Atari Games' "Gauntlet" and brought the game to the mass market. I imagine it must have been hard to find such a large cabinet but wow, the gameplay is so smooth while handling 4 simultaneous players. Gauntlet/Dandy are truly a remarkable technical and innovative feat.
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Good music added to excellent combat design to make a thrilling side scrolling shooter.
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Mario Bros. probably gets too much credit considering it now feels like a beta compared to its "super" successor. But there's still something to be said for how the platforming felt and making jumps feel like they had enough weight and momentum.
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Balloon Fight is simply more fun than Joust even though the games are very similar. The music was catchy too.
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