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Games released on August 6

Seven games that still hold up, from Metroid in 1986 to AM2R: Return of Samus in 2016

  1. Metroid 1986

    Turned 40 this year NES

    Samus Aran explores the caverns of Zebes to recover the stolen Metroids, and every power-up, from the Morph Ball to the Screw Attack, opens areas she could not reach before.

  2. Secret of Mana 1993

    Turned 33 this year SNES

    Three heroes try to stop an empire from using an ancient flying fortress to conquer the world, with up to three players at once. Its ring menu was widely imitated.

  3. Rocket Knight Adventures 1993

    Turned 33 this year Genesis

    Sparkster, an opossum knight with a rocket pack, takes on an army of evil pigs to rescue a princess, charging his rockets to blast in eight directions and bounce off walls.

    $17.99 on GOG -40%

  4. Harvest Moon 2 GBC 1999

    Turned 27 this year Game Boy Color

    A boy or a girl takes on overgrown land to keep the mayor from building an amusement park on it, clearing weeds, growing crops and raising cows, chickens and sheep, in a 1999 Game Boy Color game.

  5. Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament 2002

    Turned 24 this year Game Boy Advance

    Klonoa enters a tournament for a title and a cash reward, pulling enemies in with his Wind Bullet to throw or jump off, and racing an adventurer while fighting a boss.

  6. Braid 2008

    Turned 18 this year Xbox 360

    A platformer where time can be rewound as far as you like, even after dying, and each world changes the rule it runs by. A mistake is never the end of an attempt, only part of working the puzzle out.

  7. AM2R: Return of Samus 2016

    Turned 10 this year

    An unofficial remake of Metroid II by the Argentine programmer Milton Guasti, in which Samus Aran sets out to wipe the Metroids from SR388. It adds a map, new areas and bosses, and moves such as wall jumping.