Most of you don't even know what retro gaming is... Consoles? Phah... Try the original Donkey Kong on the Game & Watch system for true retro gaming...
More modern retro gaming should always start with the Spectrum, and namely, the games from 'Ultimate Play The Game', such as
Jet Pac,
Sabre Wulf,
Underwurlde &
Knight Lore. So, so ahead of their time, and excellent games to play. Many, many more games feature from my list of Speccy games, but I'd be here to long, so I'll move along...
Next comes the C64, and you simply cannot get any better than these two:
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Paradroid
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Uridium
Awesome games, probably amongst the best for playability there's ever been.
Then, you get in to the world of stuff that's already been mentioned,
Mission Impossible,
Sensible Soccer &
Cannon Fodder (can't believe no-one's mentioned
Wizball, Sensible Software FTW!), but how about
International Karate +,
The Last Ninja and
Spy vs Spy. There's probably a whole heap of stuff from the Amiga that should be mentioned too.
There are plenty of excellent games for consoles, but one stands out for me, the import version of
Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole, an truly excellent action RPG on the Sega Megadrive.
Argghh! Now I need to go and buy a Spectrum and C64! The wife's not going to be happy...