Games released on April 21

Five games that still hold up, from Duck Hunt in 1984 to Mega Man Zero 4 in 2005

1. 

   Duck Hunt 1984

   Turned 42 this year NES

   Ducks and clay pigeons fly up and you shoot them with the NES Zapper, three shots a target, while a second player can steer the ducks with a controller.

2. 

   Super Mario Land 1989

   Turned 37 this year Game Boy

   A launch game for the Game Boy, in which Mario crosses Sarasaland to rescue Princess Daisy from the spaceman Tatanga, with two levels flown in a submarine and an airplane.

3. 

   MediEvil II 2000

   Turned 26 this year PlayStation

   Sir Daniel Fortesque is revived in Victorian London to stop a sorcerer and Jack the Ripper from raising the dead, now with a pistol, a blunderbuss and a gatling gun, in a 2000 PlayStation adventure.

4. On sale

   Tropico 2001

   Turned 25 this year

   As El Presidente of a Caribbean island during the Cold War, you build up the country while trying to stay in power against voters, rebels and the army.

   $1.49 on GOG -75% +1 store

5. 

   Mega Man Zero 4 2005

   Turned 21 this year Game Boy Advance

   Zero protects the last habitable place on the planet, with a Z Knuckle that steals enemy weapons and a weather system that lets you make stages harder for better rewards.