Most wanted: old PC and console games
The PC and console games people ask for most, from Need for Speed: Most Wanted to Cricket 07 and Road Rash. Some can be played in a browser today; for the rest you can watch gameplay and see what is similar.
20 games
Project IGI
One operative, one airfield, and no checkpoints if the cameras see you.
Prince of Persia
Dungeon traps and sword fights, with one hour to reach the princess.
Pac-Man
Clear the maze, dodge the ghosts, and eat the power pellets.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Street races and police chases through Rockport. Climb the blacklist.
EA Sports Cricket 07
International cricket, with the teams and grounds of the mid-2000s.
GTA: Vice City
Tommy Vercetti in a neon 1980s city. Cars, radios, and the beach.
Claw
Captain Claw, a pirate cat, breaks out to find the Amulet of Nine Lives.
Road Rash
The PC motorcycle racer people kept playing: traffic, cops, and a punch for the rider beside you.
Age of Empires
Build a village, advance through the ages, and meet another civilization.
Doom
A marine, a shotgun, and the demons on the moons of Mars.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies
Survive the rounds at Kino der Toten. The doors open if you have the points.
Diablo
Descend under Tristram. Click, swing, and loot what the demons drop.
Dangerous Dave
Run, jump, and collect the trophies before the monsters do.
Tekken 3
Arcade fighting. Jin, a sidestep, and the King of Iron Fist tournament.
Counter-Strike 1.6
Bomb sites on Dust 2. Two teams, a buy menu, one round at a time.
GTA: San Andreas
Carl Johnson comes home to Los Santos in the early 90s.
Max Payne
A snowstorm, a handgun, and bullet time in New York.
Contra
Two players, one screen, and a run to the end of the stage.
Super Mario Bros.
Run right, jump the gaps, and find out the princess is in another castle.
Need for Speed: Underground 2
Night racing in Bayview, with a garage full of body kits.