Games released on July 13

Five games that still hold up, from Metal Gear in 1987 to Octopath Traveler in 2018

1. 

   Metal Gear 1987

   Turned 39 this year MSX

   Solid Snake, of the special forces unit FOXHOUND, goes alone into Outer Heaven to destroy Metal Gear, a walking mecha that can launch nuclear missiles, in the first Metal Gear.

2. On sale

   Persona 3 2006

   Turned 20 this year PlayStation 2

   A high school student joins SEES, a group of students who investigate the Dark Hour, a temporal anomaly in which they can enter Tartarus, a tower full of monsters called Shadows.

   $9.29 on Fanatical -54%

3. 

   Ms. Splosion Man 2011

   Turned 15 this year Xbox 360

   Right after the first game, the scientists behind 'Splosion Man accidentally make a heroine of the same explosive stuff, who splodes through levels of traps and barrels with a single button, quoting pop songs as she goes.

4. 

   Pikmin 3 2013

   Turned 13 this year Wii U

   Alph, Brittany and Charlie, three captains from the famine struck planet Koppai, explore a planet they name PNF-404 with the help of the Pikmin, looking for fruit to save their home.

5. On sale

   Octopath Traveler 2018

   Turned 8 this year Switch

   Eight travellers each have a story of their own across the world of Orsterra, in an HD-2D role playing game where you choose who starts and the order of the journey.

   $35.99 on Nintendo -40%