Games released on March 7

Four games that still hold up, from Street Fighter II in 1991 to Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter in 2006

  1. Street Fighter II 1991

    Turned 35 this year Arcade

    M. Bison of Shadaloo lures eight fighters to a tournament, fought one on one with a joystick and six buttons. Special moves and a combo system that emerged largely by accident made it the model fighting games followed.

  2. Blood 1997

    Turned 29 this year DOS

    Caleb, an undead gunslinger of the early 20th century, seeks revenge on the demon Tchernobog, in Monolith's first game.

    $17.99 on GOG -40%

  3. Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny 2002

    Turned 24 this year PlayStation 2

    Jubei Yagyu, the last of his clan, fights an army of demons called the Genma and learns of his own oni heritage.

    $13.04 on Fanatical -57%

  4. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2006

    Turned 20 this year PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360

    A squad of future soldiers fights through Mexico City in a tactical shooter where lost health never returns and a single headshot can kill, with a drone overhead and gunships to call in on a target.