It’s easy to become overloaded with the extensive range of interactive experiences provided by modern video games. In this continually evolving golden age of gaming, it’s difficult not to occasionally pine after the simpler approach of a retro game. Many 8-bit and 16-bit titles have continued to remain popular classics to this day. Retro games range from the first games invented back in the 1960s through to those created around the year 2000, which is considered to be the beginning of the modern gaming era. If you’re becoming a little bored of playing Grand Theft Auto and Fortnite, try a retro game instead. You might be surprised at how fun and addictive old games can be. Here are five of the best retro games you can try this fall.

Super Mario Bros.

Surely every gamer has played a Super Mario Brothers game at some point, but have you played the original? The 1985 platform video game was the successor to the 1983 arcade game. Today, Super Mario Bros. is considered to be one of the all-time greatest games. If you haven’t yet tried it, you don’t know what you’re missing. You get to control the mustached-plumber Mario or his brother Luigi. The aim is to successfully navigate your way through the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Toadstool from the evil clutches of Bowser. You will have to avoid hazards and enemies, like the Super Mushroom and Starman, if you want to be the princess’s knight in blue dungarees.

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Twin Spins

Why not try a casino slot game? You are getting a chance to have fun in a virtual Las Vegas. At this casino online, you can choose from a variety of table games and slot games to play. Many online casinos even add new games to their sites every day. One of the best slot-games that continues to be popular is Twin Spins. With an excellent mix of retro-style slots and state-of-the-art wheels, you can experience the glory days of 1970s Vegas casinos. Furthermore, you have good odds of winning, as Twin Spins offers 243 different ways to win.

Final Fantasy VII

This role-playing game received widespread success around the world upon its release in 1997. It has won several awards and is considered to be one of the greatest video games of all time. The story of this seventh installment of the Final Fantasy series follows a mercenary called Cloud Strife. He joins an eco-terrorist group and hopes to stop a megacorporation from utilizing the planet’s life essence as a source of energy. Can Cloud and his allies stop the superhuman Sephiroth who is intent on destroying the world? Only by playing Final Fantasy VII can you find out whether Cloud Strife can save the world.

Tetris

Tetris is the most famous tile video game in the world. It’s available for almost every video game console, computer, and other devices. First released in 1984, this classic game is still a firm favorite today. Tetris may seem simple, but its excellent gameplay makes this one of the most absorbing puzzle games out there. It’s your task to manipulate falling geometric shapes, known as Tetrominos, by moving them sideways or rotating them. The aim is to make the Tetrominos form a solid horizontal line without leaving any gaps. When you create such a format, the line disappears. When you clear a certain number of lines, you climb up to the next level. As each level progresses, the blocks fall more quickly. That’s when the fun really begins.

SimCity 2000

SimCity 2000 is a city-building simulation game. When first released on Mac personal computers in 1993, SimCity 2000 became highly praised for its excellent gameplay, its detailed and vibrant graphics, and its improved control menu. It has since become available on many other platforms, and it has become the model on which later urban simulator games are modeled-upon. If you haven’t attempted building a virtual city before, there’s no better place to begin than with SimCity2000.

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Old School RuneScape

Old School RuneScape, launched back in 2001, is considered a retro title by today’s standard. Making its name in the web version, OSRS has finally made it to mobile, and there’s been no compromise on quality. The mobile version is a replica of the web variant, and by subscribing players will be able to get stuck into even more action. OSRS still has a considerable following, 18 years after its release, so it’s no surprise that the mobile version of the hit game is fairing so well.

Sega Forever titles

SEGA, back in the day, created some epic games, as well as characters. From Sonic the Hedgehog through to Kid Chameleon, SEGA games were stuff dreams were made of. The great news is, Android users can now get stuck into these classic SEGA titles, and they can even play them all add free. Every gamer will have enjoyed a SEGA title or two at some point and being able to relive them all on-demand is retro gold. Sonic the Hedgehog is, of course, the pick of the bunch.

Square Enix games

Like SEGA, Square Enix is a company who have produced some fantastic games over the years. When it comes to retro games, you could describe Square Enix as being old hands, and now their console classics have made it to mobile. They’ve also undergone a bit of a facelift too, to ensure they have a bit of a modern look and feel about them. Players can enjoy Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest titles, as well as others, to experience retro mobile gaming at its very best.

Tetris

Tetris is a game which has been modernised and redeveloped over the years, but it always seems to have stayed the same where the game mode is concerned, and that’s fantastic news. It was the addictive gameplay which attracted players when the game was first released, and that remains its biggest draw still to this day. Players can now enjoy Tetris in all its glory on mobile, allowing them to play on the go, just as they could when the game hit the GameBoy all those years ago.

Minesweeper

Who remembers playing Minesweeper on PC years ago, to pass a few minutes during a school lesson, or while on a break at work? The game, which became very popular due to how simple it is to play, has recently made a comeback on Android, and now players can attempt to sweep the field free of mines. It’s a classic game, with several new features added, and by far and away one of our favourite retro titles available to play on Android devices.

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– NRW