RB Community List: 30 Best Retro Gaming Compilations

[retrosportsgamer]

I'll put in for the Mega Man Anniversary Collection on PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube.

Mega Man
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 3
Mega Man 4
Mega Man 5
Mega Man 6
Mega Man 7
Mega Man 8
Mega Man The Power Battle
Mega Man 2 The Power Fighters

It also has an assortment of extra content like concept art, remix tracks, even the pilot episode of the Mega Man cartoon.

This is going to be a good discussion; Mega Man Legacy Collection (current gen + portable) vs. Mega Man Anniversary Collection. The added games here is a perk (four extra).

[Jmustang1968]

Metal Gear Solid Legacy Collection:

Metal Gear
Metal Gear 2
Metal Gear Solid
MGS: VR Missions
MGS 2: Sons of Liberty
MGS 3: Snake Eater
MGS 4: Guns of the Patriots
MGS: Peace Walker

An iconic series in one package (yes MGS is download voucher)

[retrosportsgamer]

As for Atari, the recently-released Atari Vault (PC) is perhaps the best. It's a great mix of classic 2600 and arcade games, with customizable controls. Includes:

3D Tic Tac Toe - 2600
Adventure - 2600
Air Sea Battle - 2600
Asteroids - 2600
Asteroids - Arcade
Asteroids Deluxe - Arcade
Backgammon - 2600
Basic Math - 2600
Basketball - 2600
Black Widow - Arcade
Blackjack - 2600
Bowling - 2600
Brain Games - 2600
Breakout - 2600
Canyon Bomber - 2600
Casino - 2600
Centipede - 2600
Centipede - Arcade
Championship Soccer - 2600
Checkers - 2600
Chess - 2600
Circus Atari - 2600
Code Breaker - 2600
Combat - 2600
Combat 2 - 2600
Concentration - 2600
Crystal Castles - 2600
Crystal Castles - Arcade
Demons to Diamonds - 2600
Desert Falcon - 2600
Dodge-Em 2600
Double Dunk - 2600
Fatal Run - 2600
Flag capture - 2600
Football - 2600
Golf - 2600
Gravitar - 2600
Gravitar - Arcade
Hangman - 2600
Haunted House - 2600
Homerun - 2600
Human Cannonball - 2600
Liberator - Arcade
Lunar Lander - Arcade
Major Havoc - Arcade
Maze Craze - 2600
Millipede - 2600
Millipede - Arcade
Miniature Golf - 2600
Missile Command - 2600
Missile Command - Arcade
Night Driver - 2600
Off the Wall - 2600
Outlaw - 2600
Pong - Arcade
Quadrun - 2600
Race - 2600
Radar Lock - 2600
RealSports Baseball - 2600
RealSports Basketball - 2600
RealSports Boxing - 2600
RealSports Football - 2600
RealSports Soccer - 2600
RealSports Tennis - 2600
RealSports Volleyball - 2600
Red Baron - Arcade
Return to Haunted House - 2600
Save Mary - 2600
Secret Quest - 2600
Sentinel - 2600
Sky Diver - 2600
Slot Machine - 2600
Slot Racers - 2600
Sword Quest Fireworld - 2600
Space Duel - Arcade
Space War - 2600
Sprint - Arcade
Sprint Master - 2600
Star Raiders - 2600
Starship - 2600
Steeplechase - 2600
Stellar Track - 2600
Street Racer - 2600
Stunt Cycle - 2600
Sub Commander - 2600
Super Baseball - 2600
Super Breakout - Arcade
Super Breakout -2600
Super Football - 2600
Surround - 2600
Sword Quest Earthworld - 2600
Sword Quest Waterworld - 2600
Tempest - 2600
Tempest - Arcade
Video Cube - 2600
Video Olympics - 2600
Video Pinball - 2600
Warlords - 2600
Warlords - Arcade
Yars Revenge - 2600

Let's talk Atari. Thinking more on it, while the original idea/spirit was a physical copy, I guess if it's a readily available compilation on something like Steam (vs a humble bundle) we should throw it in the ring.

Other Atari options:

Atari Flashback Classics Vol 1 and 2 (PS4, Xbox One)
Atari Anthology (PS2, Xbox)
Activision Anthology (PS2 + Activision Hits Remixed PSP)

[retrosportsgamer]

Just a reminder - trying to keep these to one nomination per post for ease of quoting, following, and discussion.

Posting rules:
One nomination per post, with a brief outline of why you would include it and provide a list of games included. We'll debate within the thread (check out the Summer Game challenge for an example) and carve out the 30 best.

[Jmustang1968]

Command & Conquer: The First Decade
This compilation includes:
C&C + Covert Ops expansion
C&C Red Alert + Counterstrike & Aftermath
C&C Tiberian Sun + Firestorm
C&C Red Alert 2 + Yuri's Revenge
C&C Renegage
C&C Generals + Zero Hour

A great compilation of RTS goodness

[Jmustang1968]

Another is the Heroes of Might & Magic Complete Collection
It has:

HOMM 1- 5 and all 7 expansions
A great package for a classic PC series

[Sarge]

Gonna go with two big RPG compilations here:

Dungeons and Dragons Anthology
- Baldur's Gate and Tales of the Sword Coast
- Baldur's Gate II and The Throne of Bhaal
- Icewind Dale
- Icewind Dale II
- Planescape: Torment
- Temple of Elemental Evil

Elder Scrolls Anthology
- Arena
- Daggerfall
- Morrowind
- Oblivion
- Skyrim

All with associated DLC.

[retrosportsgamer]

Here's the rundown on SNK Arcade Classics Vol 1 - Wii, PS2, PSP, but the Wii is the definitive version by all accounts. Fantastic set; an all-timer for me.

Art of Fighting
Baseball Stars 2
Burning Fight
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters
King of the Monsters
Last Resort
Magician Lord
Metal Slug
Neo Turf Masters
Samurai Shodown
Sengoku
Shock Troopers
Super Sidekicks 3: The Next Glory
The King of Fighters '94
Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy
World Heroes

[retrosportsgamer]

Silly question maybe, but would Animal Crossing count? If you use one of those online code generators or an action replay you can get like 15 NES games in no time, plus, y'know, Animal Crossing.

Maybe a seperate article on games within other games is something we should consider too?

What a wildcard, really unique. How easy is the online code generator? I think a separate article would give it more spotlight, but i'm not opposed to at mentioning it.

[Jmustang1968]

ooh yeah I forgot about the D&D collection. That is a great bundle for PC RPG classics