12 Games That Make Us Feel Nostalgic for the Past

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Older video games make us feel nostalgic for our childhood. They can take us back to when we didn’t have a care in the world. It’s the weekend, our homework is done, and we have nothing to do but boot up our favorite console.

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A recent Reddit discussion asks which games make us feel the most nostalgic.

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SPYRO THE DRAGON The Spyro franchise feels like a warm hug. It’s always there for you and helps you forget the stress of your day job or other adulthood struggles.

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GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY School is out for the day, there’s still plenty of sunlight left outside, but we want to see the sunset in Vice City.

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TONY HAWK’S PRO SKATER

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CRASH BANDICOOT

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THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME

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“Some friends and I play this game every Sunday for hours,” one commenter says. “We keep coming back to it because the game has near limitless ways to experience it.”

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12 Games That Make Us Feel Nostalgic for the Past

Older video games make us feel nostalgic for our childhood. They can take us back to when we didn’t have a care in the world. It’s the weekend, our homework is done, and we have nothing to do but boot up our favorite console.

A recent Reddit discussion asks which games make us feel the most nostalgic.

SPYRO THE DRAGON The Spyro franchise feels like a warm hug. It’s always there for you and helps you forget the stress of your day job or other adulthood struggles.

GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY School is out for the day, there’s still plenty of sunlight left outside, but we want to see the sunset in Vice City.

TONY HAWK’S PRO SKATER

The Tony Hawk Pro Skater franchise may be the poster child for games that make us feel nostalgic.

CRASH BANDICOOT

For many, Crash Bandicoot was an introduction to gaming. Proud new PlayStation owners would experience the joy (and frustration) of the Crash series.

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME

We can still hear Ocarina of Time’s intro music perfectly. We can still see Epona running through the fields of Hyrule.

“Some friends and I play this game every Sunday for hours,” one commenter says. “We keep coming back to it because the game has near limitless ways to experience it.”

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