It is a magical time of the year. There is a chill in the air. Lights are everywhere and there are all kinds of treats. Children are excited for gifts. Oh wait, gifts! For many people, December is also a time for gift giving. Maybe some retro games will give you ideas for the gamers in your life…or, you know, yourself.
Consider me your personal ghost of games past. Ready? Here we go.
Final Fantasy
Record breaking doesn’t even begin to describe this game. Final Fantasy is an extremely popular series of games. In 1987, the first Final Fantasy RPG was released by Square Enix. The newest installment of the game was just released in November of this year, which is a strong indication of just how much people love these games.
Commander Keen
The first Commander Keen game was released in December of 1990. It is a side scrolling game. Play as Commander Keen, AKA the kid genius protagonist. He uses his ray gun to help protect the Earth from alien invaders.
Monkey Island 2
Sequels are always fun. Monkey Island 2 was released by LucasArts in 1991. The game continues with its wannabe pirate protagonist. It has had a lot of commercial and critical success. Monkey Island 2 was even able to get a HD remake in 2010.
Doom
Doom was first released as sharewhere in December of 1993. Doom is a first person shooter game that was playable on PC. id Software encouraged the game to be shared freely which lead to its huge numbers of gameplay. The game would be released worldwide on multiple platforms years later.
Star Wars: The Old Republic
It only seems fitting to end this month with a Star Wars game, since we will have a new movie this month. Star Wars: The Old Republic was released in 2011. Players are able to choose between different classes. They also get to choose whether they are Republic or Sith. The different classes give the player different stories to level up with. So, which side you would choose? Leave us a comment below.
Hopefully Real Women of Gaming’s little helper here has given you some ideas for gifts while we looked back on Christmas past. I also hope that, whatever you celebrate, this season is full of fun and love. I wish you all the happiest of Holidays!
Much love and always keep sparkling.
Real Women of Gaming 