Games released on July 12
Five games that still hold up, from Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors in 1994 to The End Is Nigh in 2017
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Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors 1994
Turned 32 this year Arcade
Ten monsters, from the vampire Demitri to the werewolf Jon Talbain, fight one on one, with a super meter that drains if you do not spend it.
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Mega Man ZX Advent 2007
Turned 19 this year Nintendo DS
Nearly five years after Mega Man ZX, in a time of continuing Maverick raids, Grey or Ashe sets out with the power to take the form of defeated foes.
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Mario & Luigi: Dream Team 2013
Turned 13 this year Nintendo 3DS
Luigi sleeps and Mario enters his dreams, where a more heroic Dreamy Luigi and a swarm of Luiginoids help in puzzles and giant battles, in a 3DS role-playing game.
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Tumblestone 2016
Turned 10 this year Wii U, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
You clear boards of colored blocks three of a color at a time, always from the bottom of a column, in a puzzle game where blocks never swap places and every pick has to be planned.
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The End Is Nigh 2017
Turned 9 this year
A platformer by Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel in which you play Ash, a small blob in a world that has already ended, through more than 600 single screen levels.
