Greatest Old School Video Games Of All Time

Today is National Video Game Day! What would we do without video games? Nintendo, Atari, Playstation, computer games, mobile games… I think everyone plays video games, if they don’t, they…

Donnie Black

Published Jul 8, 2022 8:12 AM EDT

OSAKA, JAPAN – MARCH 18: (L to R) Universal Studios Japan President J. L. Bonnier, Mario, Luigi, Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo and Princess Peach pose during the opening ceremony of the ‘Super Nintendo World’ new attraction area at the Universal Studio Japan on March 18, 2021 in Osaka, Japan. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)

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Today is National Video Game Day! What would we do without video games? Nintendo, Atari, Playstation, computer games, mobile games... I think everyone plays video games, if they don't, they should!

I'm taking it back to the old school.... The 80's & 90's had some classics and I am going to list my personal top 10 old school video games (Donnie).

A few honorable mentions:

Sonic, NBA Jam, Super Mario World, Streets of Rage, Tetris, Asteroids, Space Invaders, Duck Hunt, Pong.

10. Legend of Zelda

9. Donkey Kong

8. Paperboy

7. Frogger

6. Double Dragon

5. Ms. Pacman

4. Mike Tyson's Punchout

3. Street Fighter

2. Mortal Kombat

1. Super Mario Kart

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Donnie Black is the Executive Producer of The Andie Summers Show and the Promotions Director for 92.5 XTU. He has been in the radio business for over 15 years and worked with BEN FM before coming to XTU. As a content creator for 92.5 XTU, Donnie creates contest pages, and concert listings and is known for writing random lists about movies, sports, and music.