Games released on May 24
Five games that still hold up, from Mario vs. Donkey Kong in 2004 to Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon in 2018
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2004
Turned 22 this year Game Boy Advance
Mario chases Donkey Kong through a toy factory to get back the Mini Mario toys he stole, in a puzzle platformer where he carries a key to a door or guides toys to a toy box.
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Dirt 3 2011
Turned 15 this year PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
A rally game in which reputation earned in events wins the sponsors that supply new cars, on point to point stages raced against the clock while a co-driver reads out the dangers ahead.
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Overwatch 2016
Turned 10 this year PlayStation 4, Xbox One
A hero shooter, six against six, with a cast of 21 heroes at launch in damage, tank and support, which you could change mid match. Its servers closed in 2022 when Overwatch 2 took its place.
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Total War: Warhammer 2016
Karl Franz, newly elected Emperor, has to unite the Empire against Dwarfs, Greenskins, Vampire Counts and Chaos, in a Total War set for the first time outside history, in Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy world.
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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2018
Turned 8 this year Switch, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Zangetsu, a cursed swordsman hunting demons, recruits three allies with weapons of their own and swaps between them at the press of a button, in a platformer that takes about ninety minutes to finish.
