It can often feel like gaming is all about being ahead of the curve. Especially with excitement mounting around the release of the PS5 in time for Christmas 2020. It can feel like it’s your duty as a gamer to keep up with the latest games, the latest DLC additions and the latest hardwear. However, it can make your favourite hobby feel surprisingly stressful. There’s significant comfort to be found in the familiarity of retro gaming. Returning to the time when you first discovered gaming and the games that you cut your teeth on.
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While checking out arcade machines for sale is the gold standard of retro gaming, it may not be realistic for every budget. There was a time when this meant trawling through game shops, car boot sales, market stalls and classified ads to find retro games consoles and the games that you enjoyed on them.
However, the advent of the digital store has made it easier, potentially much cheaper. As a result, it is now more convenient than ever to engage with the retro games of your youth. – Let’s take a look at some of the best games from yesteryear on the PlayStation Store…
Sega Mega Drive Classics
If you began your gaming journey in the early 90s there’s a good chance that some of your fondest gaming memories were spent with your Sega Mega Drive. The console had a fantastic range of games from all kinds of genres from side-scrolling beat ‘em ups like Streets of Rage and Goldenaxe to shoot-em ups like Space Harrier.
In addition, there were all kinds of awesome platformers. You can enjoy some of the era’s best with Sega Mega Drive Classics.
Flashback: The Quest For Identity
Another Megadrive classic, this gem is not included in the above collection. – But it’s definitely an essential for anyone who came to gaming in the early 90s. Rich in story and clever in its mechanics, this inventive sci-fi platformer spawned an excellent sequel Fade To Black. A title that was one of the earliest titles released for the PSOne.
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
If you’re a fan of head-to-head beat-em-ups, you’re a fan of the Street Fighter series. Mortal Kombat took the genre in a gruesome new direction. However it was Street Fighter that kept is coming back to the arcade time after time. This 30th anniversary collection released in 2018 contains a massive 12 titles from the series. In addition, there is an exhaustive range of bonus content that will keep die-hard fans busy for hours.
Resident Evil
Finally, with the franchise’s second and third installments receiving glossy HD remakes in recent years (and the remake of the original getting the HD treatment in 2015. Consequently, there’s never been a better time to see where it all started. This PSOne / Sega Saturn classic may not feature the lavish production design of subsequent installments. And the voice acting is exquisite in it’s awfulness. But there’s something earnest about the original Resident Evil that is the key to the franchise’s enduring appeal. What’s more, a lot of the scares still hold up today!
