Games released on June 19
Six games that still hold up, from Dragon's Lair in 1983 to The Last of Us Part II in 2020
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Dragon's Lair 1983
Turned 43 this year Arcade
A hero called Dirk the Daring crosses a castle to reach Princess Daphne, in an arcade game whose cartoon, drawn by Don Bluth's studio, was stored on a laserdisc. Some arcades added a monitor so the line could watch.
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Twisted Metal: Black 2001
Turned 25 this year PlayStation 2
A mysterious figure named Calypso runs a tournament that sets the patients of an asylum against each other, each in an armed vehicle with a special weapon of their own.
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Sonic Adventure 2 2001
In this Sonic game, two campaigns run side by side, Hero with Sonic, Tails and Knuckles and Dark with Shadow, Eggman and Rouge, and finishing both opens a last story with all six.
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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective 2010
Turned 16 this year Nintendo DS
Sissel is a ghost who moves between objects and changes them to alter events, over one night in which time stands still in the Ghost World. He can go back four minutes before a death and change what happens.
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LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes 2012
Turned 14 this year Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Batman and Robin team up with Superman to stop the Joker and Lex Luthor's run for president, in the first Lego game by Traveller's Tales with voices and an open Gotham City to explore.
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The Last of Us Part II 2020
Turned 6 this year PlayStation 4
Ellie sets out from Jackson, Wyoming, for a ruined Seattle on a journey of revenge, four years after the first game, in an action game of stealth, crafting and fights against people and the infected.
