I think I’ve got an idea of a way to make somewhat of an annual thing where I will post games that have turned X years old. There’s a guy who posts daily screenshots so I got an idea to do something similar.
So, what games are turning a little older in 2026?
The 40-Year Old Class of 1986
Space Quest I, Chiller, Bubble Bobble, Hopping Mappy, RYGAR, Dragon Quest I, Metroid for NES, Kid Icarus, King’s Quest III, Adventure Island, Arkanoid, Castlevania, Out Run, Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels
The 30-Year Old Class of 1996
Diablo, Soul Edge, Tekken 2, Resident Evil, Command and Conquer, Super Mario RPG, Sid Meier’s Civilization II, Duke Nukem 3D, NIGHTS Into Dream, Pokemon Red and Blue, Descent II, House of the Dead
The 20-Year Old Class of 2006
Prey, Saints Row, Okami, Bully (PS2), The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Mother 3, Cooking Mama, New Super Mario Bros, Garry’s Mod, Dwarf Fortress, Guitar Hero
The 10-Year Old Class of 2016
Stardew Valley, Pokemon Sun and Moon, Persona 5, Batman: Telltale Series, Pokemon GO, Dead By Daylight, Overwatch, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Yakuza Kiwami, Final Fantasy XV, Civilization VI, Dishonored 2
If there’s any I missed, feel free to talk about below.
You’re pretty young. Enjoy it. Soon you’ll get one grey hair, and then another. And another. Soon you’ll have back problems, and be regularly aware that you need to eat more fiber.
We all should take the time we have been given for granted, it’s one of the values we really have. Because one day, we won’t ever again get to enjoy what we could now. I try not thinking too hard about mortality and how eventually, I’m going to be too old to play nearly anything.