Games released on April 14

Three games that still hold up, from The Mysterious Murasame Castle in 1986 to Mortal Kombat X in 2015

  1. The Mysterious Murasame Castle 1986

    Turned 40 this year NES

    An action adventure for the Famicom Disk System in which the samurai Takamaru crosses four castles for their lords' gems, armed only with a katana and shurikens.

  2. Animal Crossing 2001

    Turned 25 this year GameCube

    A life game with no ending, in which you move into a village of animal neighbors, pay off the mortgage by selling what you collect, and days, seasons and holidays pass in real time.

  3. Mortal Kombat X 2015

    Turned 11 this year PlayStation 4, Xbox One

    A fighting game set 25 years after the 2011 game, with the old fighters' children in the ring, where each fighter has three variations.

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