Older games you didn't play until years after they came out and yet enjoyed them

[Prowler]

Things age. Especially video games. Lots of classics have been important in their heyday but have aged poorly, but some others are timeless. So what are some games you didn't get the chance to play until years after they came out and still managed to enjoy then a lot?

The NES Mega Man games immediately spring to my mind. Growing up, I had only played Mega Man 2 on the SNES. For Christmas 2007 I got the Anniversary Collection for the GC and thus was able to play MM1, MM3, MM4, MM5 and MM6 for the first time ever. And I loved every of those games except for 6. Mega Man 3 is one of my favourite NES games alongside Mega Man 2. And I also have a soft spot for MM5, honestly preferring it to MM4.

Genesis/MD's Sonic games are another. I'm from a SNES and majorly Nintendo household, so I grew up mostly with Mario. I played a bit of Sonic 1 at a Genesis my brother bought years after it came out but had foggy memories of it. But with Sonic's Mega Collection I got to play Sonic 2, Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles. I really liked Sonic 2 a lot, and it's the only classic Sonic game I go back to occasionally.

I didn't get the chance to play the Street Fighter Alpha series and Third Strike until last year. I've enjoyed both a lot. Third Strike is indeed a great game that sadly didn't seel very well.

As for beat 'em ups, I didn't have the chance to play Turtles in Time until like 2009. it's a fun game for what it is and hasn't aged poorly, imo.

When it comes to Nintendo, my first Zelda was NES Zelda and then Ocarina. I also played a bit of Majora's before ever trying A Link to the Past out. It was only around 2002 or so that I got my hands on ALttP for the first time ever. And only played it all the way through around 2011-2012 and I must say I loved it. Then again I guess Nintendo is good at making timeless games, especially Mario and Zelda ones.