Games released on September 13
Nine games that still hold up, from Super Mario Bros. in 1985 to Borderlands 3 in 2019
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Super Mario Bros. 1985
Turned 41 this year NES
Mario runs and jumps through eight worlds to rescue Princess Toadstool from King Koopa, heading right toward a flagpole at the end of every stage. Alongside the NES, it is credited with reviving video games after the crash of 1983.
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Dino Crisis 2 2000
Turned 26 this year PlayStation
The operative Regina and team leader Dylan Morton fight dinosaurs after a research base is thrown through time, in a sequel built more for action than puzzles.
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Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies 2001
Turned 25 this year PlayStation 2
You are Mobius 1, a fighter pilot in a coalition liberating the continent of Usea from Erusea, in a 2001 PlayStation 2 game released in Europe as Ace Combat: Distant Thunder.
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Mario Tennis: Power Tour 2005
Turned 21 this year Game Boy Advance
A tennis game for the Game Boy Advance built into a role playing climb, where you challenge players for rank and win tournaments.
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Burnout Revenge 2005
Turned 21 this year PlayStation 2, Xbox
A Burnout for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox whose change is traffic checking: a car going your way can be rammed and sent flying down the road into a rival.
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Burnout Legends 2005
Turned 21 this year PSP
Burnout on the PSP, gathering tracks, cars and events from the earlier games into a World Tour of medals, with an Eliminator that drops the last car every lap until one is left.
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Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII 2007
Turned 19 this year PSP
A prequel to Final Fantasy VII in which Zack Fair, a young member of SOLDIER, is sent to find a missing SOLDIER named Genesis Rhapsodos.
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 2014
Turned 12 this year Wii U
In this crossover platform fighter from Masahiro Sakurai, damage only makes a fighter fly farther when hit, and the aim is to knock rivals out of the arena. Up to eight can play at once, and Smash Tour turns it into a board game.
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Borderlands 3 2019
Turned 7 this year PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Four new Vault Hunters join the Crimson Raiders of Pandora to stop the twins Troy and Tyreen Calypso and their cult from taking the power of the alien Vaults. Up to four players share the loot.
