Games released on September 10
Seven games that still hold up, from Gunstar Heroes in 1993 to Blasphemous in 2019
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Gunstar Heroes 1993
Turned 33 this year Genesis
Treasure's first game sends two Gunstars, Red and Blue, to stop an evil empire from collecting four powerful gems, alone or together.
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Advance Wars 2001
Turned 25 this year Game Boy Advance
Andy, a commander of Orange Star, is falsely accused of an attack, and a worldwide war follows, fought on grid maps between two and four armies.
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Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom 2002
Turned 24 this year
A city in ancient China grows from the Xia dynasty to the Song and Jin, kept fed, healthy and safe. Offerings to ancestral heroes keep disasters away, and a happy hero may come to visit.
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Battlefield 1942 2002
Turned 24 this year
Two teams fight over control points in this Second World War shooter, on foot in five infantry classes or driving and flying the vehicles of the war.
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Super Mario Maker 2015
Turned 11 this year Wii U
A Wii U game that hands you the parts of Super Mario to build and share levels in four styles, a course publishable only once you have played it to the end.
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Blasphemous 2019
Turned 7 this year Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
The Penitent One, a silent knight with a sword named Mea Culpa, goes on a pilgrimage through Cvstodia, in a Metroidvania from a Spanish studio.
