Games released on March 26
10 games that still hold up, from Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse in 1993 to Monster Hunter Rise in 2021
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Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse 1993
Turned 33 this year Master System, Game Gear
A girl in a strange village tells Mickey that an evil Phantom has stolen its magic crystal, and he sets out for the Castle in the Clouds, through 14 stages where a rope or a shrinking potion opens the way back to old ones.
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Freedom Force 2002
Turned 24 this year
A team of up to four superheroes defends Patriot City from villains and monsters in real time, each move paid for from a stamina meter, and custom heroes can be built ability by ability.
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow 2004
Turned 22 this year Xbox
The NSA operative Sam Fisher investigates an attack on the US embassy in Dili, East Timor. Its multiplayer mode became a staple of the series.
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Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars 2007
Turned 19 this year
About seventeen years after Firestorm, Tiberium has become a threat to the whole planet, in the third Command & Conquer.
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Art of Balance 2010
Turned 16 this year Wii
Blocks of odd shapes have to be stacked on a platform floating in water, turned in steps of 45 degrees, and the tower has to stand for three seconds after the last one, across 200 puzzles.
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BioShock Infinite 2013
Turned 13 this year PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
In 1912, Booker DeWitt is sent to the floating city of Columbia to bring back Elizabeth, a young woman held captive there, and the two end up caught in a class war between its rulers and the rebel Vox Populi.
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Pillars of Eternity 2015
Turned 11 this year
A Watcher, able to see souls and the memories of the dead, leads a band of companions through the fantasy land of Dyrwood, in a role playing game crowdfunded on Kickstarter.
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It Takes Two 2021
Turned 5 this year PlayStation 4, Xbox One
A couple on the verge of divorce are turned into their daughter's handmade dolls, and only two players working together can get them home, in split screen or online, with new abilities in every level.
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Monster Hunter Rise 2021
Turned 5 this year Switch
A hunter from Kamura Village tracks huge monsters across open maps, swinging on a Wirebug and riding a dog into battle, and turns every kill into the gear for the next hunt.
