80s | Pop Culture | Video Games

10 Classic Games Turning 30 This Year That Will Make You Wonder Where The Time Went

By Matt |

Square Enix / Nintendo

1987 was a pretty significant year for pop culture, and not just for music. Turns out, a lot of iconic video game franchises made their debut, as well as other established ones getting some major new entries. In particular, these 10 have stood the test of time and have endured to this day.

Final Fantasy (NES)

Square Enix
Square Enix
Square Enix
Square Enix

Double Dragon (Arcade/NES)

Taito
Taito
Tradewest
Tradewest

Leisure Suit Larry In The Land Of The Lounge Lizards (PC)

Sierra
Sierra
Sierra
Sierra

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (NES)

Nintendo
Nintendo
Nintendo
Nintendo

Contra (Arcade/NES)

Konami
Konami
Konami
Konami

Click to the next page for even more amazing games that are turning 30!

Maniac Mansion (PC/NES)

Lucasarts
Lucasarts
Lucasarts
Lucasarts

Metal Gear (MSX/NES)

Konami
Konami
Konami
Konami

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES)

Nintendo
Nintendo
Nintendo
Nintendo

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES)

Konami
Konami
Konami
Konami

Mega Man (NES)

Capcom
Capcom
Capcom
Capcom

Do you remember playing these when they were new?

More Throwbacks

90s

They Brought Back The Classic 80s Arcades From Your Childhood That You've Been Missing And We Want To Go

By Tanya
Video games in the 80s were completely different than they are now. Now we can all play our games on the go, but in the 80s you had to go to a specific building if you wanted to enjoy some kind of electronic fun. As time went on and home units became the norm, these magical buildings we all knew and loved started to fade away. We didn't need the arcades anymore, we could play our games on our own TVs, but there was never the same community feeling. We used to all gather around the machine because someone was

80s

What Kind Of Excellent Adventure Has Alex Winter Been On Since We Saw Him Last?

By Tanya
After starring in a few of the biggest movies of the the late 80s and early 90s, Alex Winter seemed to vanish from the big screen. The Lost Boys came out in 1987, and it was absolutely amazing. Just two years later he returned in the comedy classic Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, where he was playing Bill S. Preston Esq., and going on the trip of a lifetime. Warner Bros. He followed it up by coming back for the sequel, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, but after that, he realized he wanted more. Winter wanted to be a bigger part of

80s

Tom Selleck Talks About The "Ghost" On The Set Of 'Three Men And A Baby'

By Meg
Three Men and a Baby was a classic film for many reasons. We saw Tom Selleck as someone other than Thomas Magnum, we saw Steve Guttenberg outside of the Police Academy world, and we caught Ted Danson away from the Cheers set. The movie won a People's Choice Award for "Best Comedy Motion Picture," and 31 years later it still holds up. Guttenberg was notably absent in Hollywood after the film came out, taking a step away from fame. “You gotta remember, I left home at 17. So I missed a great deal of my own growing up,” he told

90s

8 Movie Sequels You Probably Didn't Even Know Existed

By Alex
Sometimes sequels are highly anticipated (you know which ones you like), and sometimes sequels happen for no reason, and you never end up hearing about them until you magically find a $2 copy of one in the bargain bin at your local discount store. These unknown sequels are almost universally always terrible. Movies so bad it makes you wonder who even thought this was a good idea, and then decided to pay people to make the movies. Mind-boggling. Not all of them are terrible, but the good ones are few and far between. Let's take a look at 8 sequels

90s

Ricky Martin Is Back In The Spotlight, But Where Has He Been All These Years?

By Zachary
Lately it seems like Ricky Martin is everywhere, and it's giving us serious '90s nostalgia.Between wedding bells, a role on a hit TV series, and a residency in Las Vegas, we're all livin' la vida loca again. Warner Bros.But we also can't help wondering where he's been for the last decade or so. Martin was one of the most successful musicians on the planet in the early 2000s, but it feels like he dropped off the face of the Earth just a few years later.As it turns out, that's not too far from the truth.Martin (far

80s

What Kind Of Excellent Adventure Has Alex Winter Been On Since We Saw Him Last?

By Tanya
After starring in a few of the biggest movies of the the late 80s and early 90s, Alex Winter seemed to vanish from the big screen. The Lost Boys came out in 1987, and it was absolutely amazing. Just two years later he returned in the comedy classic Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, where he was playing Bill S. Preston Esq., and going on the trip of a lifetime. Warner Bros. He followed it up by coming back for the sequel, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, but after that, he realized he wanted more. Winter wanted to be a bigger part of