Games that have now or will be turned 40, 30, 20 and 10 years old as of 2026

I think I’ve got an idea of a way to make somewhat of an annual thing where I will post games that have turned X years old. There’s a guy who posts daily screenshots so I got an idea to do something similar.

So, what games are turning a little older in 2026?

The 40-Year Old Class of 1986

Space Quest I, Chiller, Bubble Bobble, Hopping Mappy, RYGAR, Dragon Quest I, Metroid for NES, Kid Icarus, King’s Quest III, Adventure Island, Arkanoid, Castlevania, Out Run, Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels, The Legend of Zelda, Rampage

The 30-Year Old Class of 1996

Diablo, Soul Edge, Tekken 2, Resident Evil, Command and Conquer, Super Mario RPG, Sid Meier’s Civilization II, Duke Nukem 3D, NIGHTS Into Dream, Pokemon Red and Green, Descent II, House of the Dead, Crash Bandicoot, Dead or Alive, Super Mario 64, Tomb Raider, PaRappa the Rapper, X-Men vs Street Fighter, The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall

The 20-Year Old Class of 2006

Prey, Saints Row, Okami, Bully (PS2), The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Mother 3, Cooking Mama, New Super Mario Bros, Garry’s Mod, Dwarf Fortress, Guitar Hero, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Yakuza 2, Final Fantasy X-2, Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth 2, Dead Rising, Half-Life 2: Episode One

The 10-Year Old Class of 2016

Stardew Valley, Pokemon Sun and Moon, Persona 5, Batman: Telltale Series, Pokemon GO, Dead By Daylight, Overwatch, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Yakuza Kiwami, Final Fantasy XV, Civilization VI, Dishonored 2, DOOM, Titanfall 2, Yakuza 6, X-COM 2, Battlefield 1, Hitman

If there’s any I missed, feel free to talk about below.

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