Classic Retro Console Games
In recent years, several classic retro gaming consoles and compilations have been released. This article attempts to list the games bundled with each.
Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition (NES)
The original 8-bit NES console was released in 1983. The following thirty games were included in the NES Classic Edition console first released in 2016 and then re-released in 2018.
- Super Mario Bros.
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- The Legend of Zelda
- Donkey Kong
- Mega Man 2
- PAC-MAN
- FINAL FANTASY
- Metroid
- Kirby’s Adventure
- Castlevania
- NINJA GAIDEN
- Super Mario Bros. 2
- Dr. Mario
- Punch-Out!!
- Balloon Fight
- Donkey Kong Jr.
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
- Excitebike
- Ice Climber
- Kid Icarus
- DOUBLE DRAGON II: THE REVENGE
- BUBBLE BOBBLE
- TECMO BOWL
- Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
- Mario Bros.
- SUPER C
- Galaga
- StarTropics
- GHOSTS’N GOBLINS
- GRADIUS
Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition (SNES)
The original 16-bit SNES console was released in 1990.The following twenty-one games were included in the Super NES Classic Edition console released in 2017.
Note: Star Fox 2 was officially released for the first time with this console.
- Star Fox 2
- Super Mario World
- Super Mario Kart
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- F-ZERO
- Super Metroid
- Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting
- Super Punch-Out!!
- Super Castlevania IV
- Donkey Kong Country
- Mega Man X
- Kirby Super Star
- Final Fantasy III
- Kirby’s Dream Course
- Star Fox
- Yoshi’s Island
- Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
- Contra III: The Alien Wars
- Secret of Mana
- EarthBound
- Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts
C64 Mini (Commodore 64)
The original 8-bit C64 console was released in 1982. The following sixty-four games were included in the C64 Mini console released in 2018.
- AlleyKat
- Anarchy
- The Arc Of Yesod
- Armalyte: Competition Edition
- Avenger
- Battle Valley
- Bounder
- California Games
- Chip’s Challenge
- Confuzion
- Summer Games II
- Spindizzy
- Slayer
- Star Paws
- Super Cycle
- Cosmic Causeway: Trailblazer II
- Creatures
- Cyberdyne Warrior
- Cybernoid II: The Revenge
- Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine
- Deflektor
- Everyone’s a Wally
- Firelord
- Gribbly’s Day Out
- Hawkeye
- Street Sports Baseball
- Speedball
- Temple of Aphshai Trilogy
- Thing Bounces Back
- Heartland
- Herobotix
- Highway Encounter
- Hunter’s Moon
- Hysteria
- Impossible Mission
- Impossible Mission II
- Insects In Space
- Zynaps
- Mega-Apocalypse
- Stormlord
- Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe
- Trailblazer
- Uchi Mata
- Uridisium
- Mission A.D
- Monty Mole
- Monty on the Run
- Nebulus
- Netherworld
- Nobby the Aardvark
- Nodes Of Yesod
- Paradroid
- Pitstip II
- Rana Rama
- Steel
- Snare
- Who Dares Wins II
- Winter Games
- World Games
- Robin of the Wood
- Rubicon
- Skate Crazy
- Skool Daze
- Sword of Fargoal
- Temple of Apshai Trilogy
- The Arc of Yesod
- Thing on a Spring
- Tower Toppler
- Trailblazer
- Uridium
- West Bank
- Who Dares Wins II
- Winter Games
- World Games
- Zynaps
Sony PlayStation Classic
The original PlayStation console was released in 1994. The following twenty games were included in the PlayStation Classic console released in 2018.
- Battle Arena Toshinden
- Cool Boarders 2
- Destruction Derby
- Final Fantasy VII
- Grand Theft Auto
- Intelligent Qube
- Jumping Flash!
- METAL GEAR SOLID
- Mr. Driller
- Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee
- Rayman
- Resident Evil Director’s Cut
- Revelations: Persona
- R4 RIDGE RACER TYPE 4
- Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
- Syphon Filter
- Tekken 3
- TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX
- Twisted Metal
- Wild Arms
Sega Genesis Mini
The original 16-bit Sega Genesis console was released in 1988. The following forty games were included in the Sega Genesis Mini Console released in 2019.
- Ecco the Doplhin
- Castlevania: Bloodlines
- Space Harrier 2
- Shining Force
- Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
- Toe Jam & Earl
- Comix Zone
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Altered Beast
- Gunstar Heroes
- Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
- World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
- Thunder Force III
- Super Fantasy Zone
- Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
- Streets of Rage 2
- Earthworm Jim
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Contra: Hard Corps
- Landstalker
- Beyond Oasis (The Story of Thor: A Successor of The Light)
- Ghouls ‘n Ghosts
- Alex Kidd
- Golden Axe
- Phantasy Star IV
- Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
- Mega Man: The Wily Wars
- Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball
- Vectorman
- Wonder Boy in Monster World
- Virtua Fighter 2
- Alisia Dragoon
- Columns
- Dynamite Headdy
- Strider
- Kid Chameleon
- Light Crusader
- Monster World IV
- Eternal Champions
- Road Rash II
Sega Genesis Classics
The following games are included in the Sega Genesis Classics compilation with volumes 1 through 5 originally released 2010 and 2012. The compilation was most recently updated for the Nintendo Switch in 2018.
- Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
- Alien Soldier
- Alien Storm
- Altered Beast
- Beyond Oasis
- Bio-Hazard Battle
- Bonanza Bros.
- Columns
- Columns III
- Comix Zone
- Crack Down
- Decap Attack
- Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
- Dynamite Headdy
- Ecco the Dolphin
- Ecco: The Tides of Time
- Ecco Jr.
- ESWAT: City Under Siege
- Eternal Chanpions
- Fatal Labyrinth
- Flicky
- Gain Ground
- Galaxy Force II
- Golden Axe
- Golden Axe II
- Golden Axe III
- Gunstar Heroes
- Kid Chameleon
- Landstalker
- Light Crusader
- Phantasy Star II
- Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
- Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millenium
- Ristar
- Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
- Shining in the Darkness
- Shining Force
- Shining Force II
- Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Sonic 3 & Knuckles
- Sonic 3D Blast
- Sonic Spinball
- Space Harrier II
- Streets of Rage
- Streets of Rage 2
- Streets of Rage 3
- Super Thunder Blade
- Sword of Vermilion
- The Revenge of Shinobi
- ToeJam & Earl
- ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron
- Vectorman
- Vectorman 2
- Virtua Fighter 2
- Wonderboy III: Monster Lair
- Wonderboy in Monster World
Atari Flashback Classics
The following games are included in the Atari Flashback Classics compilation for the Nintendo Switch.
- 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe (2600)
- A Game of Concentration (2600)
- Adventure (2600)
- Adventure II (2600)
- Air Raiders (2600)
- Air-Sea Battle (2600)
- Aquaventure (2600)
- Armor Ambush (2600)
- Asteroids (2600)
- Asteroids (Arcade)
- Asteroids (5200)
- Asteroids Deluxe (Arcade)
- Astroblast (2600)
- Atari Baseball (Arcade)
- Atari Basketball (Arcade)
- Atari Football (Arcade)
- Atari Soccer (Arcade)
- Atari Video Cube (2600)
- Avalanche (Arcade)
- Backgammon (2600)
- Basic Math (2600)
- Basketball (2600)
- Black Widow (Arcade)
- Blackjack (2600)
- Bowling (2600)
- Brain Games (2600)
- Breakout (2600)
- Canyon Bomber (2600)
- Canyon Bomber (Arcade)
- Casino (2600)
- Centipede (2600)
- Centipede (Arcade)
- Centipede (5200)
- Championship Soccer (2600)
- Checkers (2600)
- Chess (2600)
- Circus Atari (2600)
- Code Breaker (2600)
- Combat (2600)
- Combat 2 (2600)
- Countermeasure (5200)
- Crystal Castles (2600)
- Crystal Castles (Arcade)
- Dark Cavern (Night Stalker) (2600)
- Demons to Diamonds (2600)
- Desert Falcon (2600)
- Destroyer (Arcade)
- Dodge ‘Em (2600)
- Dominos (Arcade)
- Double Dunk (2600)
- Fatal Run (2600)
- Final Legacy (5200)
- Fire Truck/Smokey Joe (Arcade)
- Flag Capture (2600)
- Football (2600)
- Frog Pond (2600)
- Frogs and Flies (2600)
- Golf (2600)
- Gravitar (2600)
- Gravitar (Arcade)
- Hangman (2600)
- Haunted House (2600)
- Holey Moley (2600)
- Home Run (2600)
- Human Cannonball (2600)
- International Soccer (2600)
- Liberator (Arcade)
- Lunar Lander (Arcade)
- Major Havoc (Arcade)
- Maze Craze (2600)
- Maze Invaders (Arcade)
- Micro-gammon (5200)
- Millipede (5200)
- Millipede (2600)
- Millipede (Arcade)
- Miniature Golf (2600)
- Missile Command (5200)
- Missile Command (2600)
- Missile Command (Arcade)
- Monte Carlo (Arcade)
- MotoRodeo (2600)
- Night Driver (2600)
- Off The Wall (2600)
- Outlaw (2600)
- Pong (Arcade)
- Pool Shark (Arcade)
- Quadrun (2600)
- Race (2600)
- Radar Lock (2600)
- Realsports Baseball (5200)
- Realsports Baseball (2600)
- Realsports Basketball (5200)
- Realsports Basketball (2600)
- Realsports Boxing (2600)
- Realsports Football (5200)
- Realsports Football (2600)
- Realsports Soccer (5200)
- Realsports Soccer (2600)
- Realsports Tennis (5200)
- Realsports Tennis (2600)
- Realsports Volleyball (5200)
- Realsports Volleyball (2600)
- Red Baron (Arcade)
- Retrun to Haunted House (2600)
- Saboteur (2600)
- Save Mary (2600)
- Sea Battle (2600)
- Secret Quest (2600)
- Sentinel (2600)
- Sky Diver (2600)
- Sky Diver (Arcade)
- Slot Machine (2600)
- Slot Racers (2600)
- Space Attack (2600)
- Space Duel (Arcade)
- Spacewar (2600)
- Sprint (Arcade)
- Sprint Master (2600)
- Star Raiders (5200)
- Star Raiders (2600)
- Star Strike (2600)
- Starship (2600)
- Steeplechase (2600)
- Stellar Track (2600)
- Street Racer (2600)
- Stunt Cycle (2600)
- Sub Commander (2600)
- Super Baseball (2600)
- Super Breakout (5200)
- Super Breakout (2600)
- Super Breakout (Arcade)
- Super Bug (Arcade)
- Super Challenge Baseball (2600)
- Super Challenge Football (2600)
- Super Football (2600)
- Surround (2600)
- Sword Fight (2600)
- Swordquest: Earthworld (2600)
- Swordquest: Fireworld (2600)
- Swordquest: Waterworld (2600)
- Tempest (2600)
- Tempest (Arcade)
- Video Olympics (2600)
- Video Pinball (2600)
- Warlords (2600)
- Warlords (Arcade)
- Wizard (2600)
- Xari Arena (5200)
- Yars’ Return (2600)
- Yars’ Revenge (2600)