Games released on August 23
Six games that still hold up, from Valis IV in 1991 to Deus Ex: Mankind Divided in 2016
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Valis IV 1991
Turned 35 this year TurboGrafx-16
Lena, her sister Amu and Asfal set out to rescue Valna from a dark world prince, three heroes you can switch between, each with their own moves and spells.
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GoldenEye 007 1997
Turned 29 this year Nintendo 64
In this first person shooter based on the 1995 film, James Bond works through levels of objectives to stop a criminal syndicate and its satellite weapon. It showed that consoles could carry the genre, added stealth to it, and pioneered deathmatch on a console.
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Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2000
Turned 26 this year Game Boy Color
Kirby rolls through the level when you tilt the Game Boy Color, and a quick jerk makes him jump, thanks to a motion sensor built into the cartridge, in a puzzle game against the clock.
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Devil May Cry 2001
Turned 25 this year PlayStation 2
The demon hunter Dante goes after the demon lord Mundus on a remote island, and each mission ends with a grade from D to S for how stylishly he fought.
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution 2011
Turned 15 this year PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
In 2027, Adam Jensen, a security officer at Sarif Industries, is heavily augmented after an attack on the company and sets out to find the shadowy group behind it.
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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided 2016
Turned 10 this year PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Adam Jensen, fitted with mechanical implants called augmentations, mixes stealth, shooting and role playing around a hub in Prague, in a 2016 action role playing game.
