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18 Retro Game Series You Need to Play

Retro Classics

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What Counts as Retro?

The first installations of these series came out in the 1980s or earlier!

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#5 - The Donkey Kong Series

Originally an arcade classic, Donkey Kong was Mario's first enemy, and with the Donkey Kong Country series, spawned his own franchise

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#4. The Sonic The Hedgehog Series

Sonic was Sony's answer to Mario. This fast moving hedgehog spawned an epic video game series, cartoon, and movie

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This game put turn based RPGs with incredible story lines on the map!

#3. Final Fantasy

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#2. The Legend of Zelda Series

From a two dimensional top town to an amazing open world adventure - the Legend of Zelda series has some of the best games in history

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#1. Super Mario Brothers

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Super Mario Brothers changed the face of gaming. The original side scrolling classic was one of the first household video games to hit the mainstream. With the release of Mario 3 - a Legend was born. 

The Mario games continue to break new ground with the first 3D game and spin offs into various genres

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More Retro Games!

Swipe up to see the full list of retro classics! Let me know in the comments if your favorite game is missing!

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