never say it’s not possible because
these are the games that defied system
limitations welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 retro games that push their
systems to the limits um clean slate
yeah pretty fun uh uh after gravity
chocolates kind of working that’s Lou
that’s what go at the home whenever then
for this list we’re focusing on games
that were technical milestones on their
respective consoles we’re setting a
limit to the fifth generation consoles
ie PlayStation 1 and in tendo 64 era
anything higher is a list for another
day number 10 is Solaris the Atari 2600
kicks off our list with the most
impressive game on the system most 2600
games tend to have graphics that look
like well like this Solaris however
truly showed what the system was capable
of with graphics rivaling that of an
early NES game along with a progression
system unseen in other games on the
system this is one hidden gem worth
checking out
number 9 Kirby’s Adventure Mario 3 may
be the game that players remember as one
of the best-looking NES games but Kirby
showed off what the system was truly
capable of released right at the end of
the NES is lifespan this game features
extremely high detailed sprites and
smooth scroll speeds more amazing is the
fact that the game didn’t suffer from
any of the sprite flicker which plagued
a lot of the late-life NES titles
number eight another world known as out
of this world in North America this game
was a pioneer for using in game 3d
cutscenes in the early 90s originally
developed for the Amiga and Atari ST
computers the game would later go on to
be ported to other 16-bit consoles
including the SNES and Genesis with its
content kept mostly intact also worth
mentioning is developer Delphi and
software’s follow up flashback which was
done in the same style as well
number 7 Metal Gear Solid during the
PlayStation one’s lifespan most 3d games
attempted to mask the system’s
limitations using pre-rendered
backgrounds or fully rendered full
motion videos but Hideo Kojima’s
masterpiece defied expectations as to
what the system was capable of with full
3d environments and cinematic cutscenes
done completely in engine it may look a
bit muddy now but this was really ahead
of its time I’m here to save you you’re
the DARPA chief Donald Anderson right
number six Resident Evil 2 n64 port the
n64 is biggest weakness was that the
game cartridges could only hold a small
portion of data compared to CDs but
angel studios proved the impossible and
was somehow able to squeeze the contents
of to ps1 CDs into one 64 megabyte
cartridge originally the developer
wanted to port Final Fantasy 7 to the
n64 but square thought that it would be
really impossible the FMVs may have been
compressed but everything was still
there and quite enjoyable man what a
mess
what could have done this number 5
Shantae
way forwards debut franchise was quite
the standout showcasing outstanding 2d
graphics and animation as well as a
seamless day and night system in a
Metroidvania style world and by the way
this was all done on the Game Boy Color
good luck getting a physical copy though
as auctions on eBay for this game start
as little as 200 and go up to $1,000 or
you can just get it on the 3ds eShop for
5 bucks
number 4 panorama cotton if you haven’t
heard of this game there is a good
reason for that it was only released in
Japan on the Sega Mega Drive nearly
beholding it’s graphics and soundtrack
makes it hard to believe that this is
technically a Genesis game this 3d on
Rails shooter as you playing as a witch
named cotton with the help of a fairy
that’s not quite as annoying as Navi out
to stop the world from falling into
chaos number 3 Donkey Kong Country
trilogy just when the SNES s potential
was all but used up along came British
developer rare who quite literally saved
Nintendo from being overshadowed by the
32-bit systems coming out at the time
using pre-rendered 3d sprites and
backgrounds as well as the ability to
display more on-screen colors than any
other snake I’m at the time CDs would
have to wait a little bit longer before
becoming the new standard number 2
Dragon’s Lair around the time this game
came out most other games in the arcade
look like this for this safe to say this
game really stood out using laser disc
technology it was the first to ever use
full motion video and high-quality
voiced audio he saved me the cage is
locked with a key it should also be
mentioned that the Gameboy collar port
was quite the achievement as well yeah
you heard that right there is a gameboy
color port the sound took a nosedive but
the animation was kept intact
before we get to number one let’s take a
look at some of the other games that
wowed us back in the day a frying pan
this is stupid
number one Star Fox known as star wing
in Europe this game takes the top spot
for showing off the unheard-of released
to show off the capability of the super
Nintendos super FX tip the game featured
full 3d polygons models in a rail
shooter’ environment and became the
granddaddy of 3d games to come
despite the SNES sequel getting
cancelled starfox remains a prime
example as to why you should never call
a system under power
agree with our list which games do you
think performs technical wizardry the
more eye-catching top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com I remember first I’m
strip-searched by dr. Naomi here and
then all my weapons are taken away
measure yourself put in that position
these are the games that defied system
limitations welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 retro games that push their
systems to the limits um clean slate
yeah pretty fun uh uh after gravity
chocolates kind of working that’s Lou
that’s what go at the home whenever then
for this list we’re focusing on games
that were technical milestones on their
respective consoles we’re setting a
limit to the fifth generation consoles
ie PlayStation 1 and in tendo 64 era
anything higher is a list for another
day number 10 is Solaris the Atari 2600
kicks off our list with the most
impressive game on the system most 2600
games tend to have graphics that look
like well like this Solaris however
truly showed what the system was capable
of with graphics rivaling that of an
early NES game along with a progression
system unseen in other games on the
system this is one hidden gem worth
checking out
number 9 Kirby’s Adventure Mario 3 may
be the game that players remember as one
of the best-looking NES games but Kirby
showed off what the system was truly
capable of released right at the end of
the NES is lifespan this game features
extremely high detailed sprites and
smooth scroll speeds more amazing is the
fact that the game didn’t suffer from
any of the sprite flicker which plagued
a lot of the late-life NES titles
number eight another world known as out
of this world in North America this game
was a pioneer for using in game 3d
cutscenes in the early 90s originally
developed for the Amiga and Atari ST
computers the game would later go on to
be ported to other 16-bit consoles
including the SNES and Genesis with its
content kept mostly intact also worth
mentioning is developer Delphi and
software’s follow up flashback which was
done in the same style as well
number 7 Metal Gear Solid during the
PlayStation one’s lifespan most 3d games
attempted to mask the system’s
limitations using pre-rendered
backgrounds or fully rendered full
motion videos but Hideo Kojima’s
masterpiece defied expectations as to
what the system was capable of with full
3d environments and cinematic cutscenes
done completely in engine it may look a
bit muddy now but this was really ahead
of its time I’m here to save you you’re
the DARPA chief Donald Anderson right
number six Resident Evil 2 n64 port the
n64 is biggest weakness was that the
game cartridges could only hold a small
portion of data compared to CDs but
angel studios proved the impossible and
was somehow able to squeeze the contents
of to ps1 CDs into one 64 megabyte
cartridge originally the developer
wanted to port Final Fantasy 7 to the
n64 but square thought that it would be
really impossible the FMVs may have been
compressed but everything was still
there and quite enjoyable man what a
mess
what could have done this number 5
Shantae
way forwards debut franchise was quite
the standout showcasing outstanding 2d
graphics and animation as well as a
seamless day and night system in a
Metroidvania style world and by the way
this was all done on the Game Boy Color
good luck getting a physical copy though
as auctions on eBay for this game start
as little as 200 and go up to $1,000 or
you can just get it on the 3ds eShop for
5 bucks
number 4 panorama cotton if you haven’t
heard of this game there is a good
reason for that it was only released in
Japan on the Sega Mega Drive nearly
beholding it’s graphics and soundtrack
makes it hard to believe that this is
technically a Genesis game this 3d on
Rails shooter as you playing as a witch
named cotton with the help of a fairy
that’s not quite as annoying as Navi out
to stop the world from falling into
chaos number 3 Donkey Kong Country
trilogy just when the SNES s potential
was all but used up along came British
developer rare who quite literally saved
Nintendo from being overshadowed by the
32-bit systems coming out at the time
using pre-rendered 3d sprites and
backgrounds as well as the ability to
display more on-screen colors than any
other snake I’m at the time CDs would
have to wait a little bit longer before
becoming the new standard number 2
Dragon’s Lair around the time this game
came out most other games in the arcade
look like this for this safe to say this
game really stood out using laser disc
technology it was the first to ever use
full motion video and high-quality
voiced audio he saved me the cage is
locked with a key it should also be
mentioned that the Gameboy collar port
was quite the achievement as well yeah
you heard that right there is a gameboy
color port the sound took a nosedive but
the animation was kept intact
before we get to number one let’s take a
look at some of the other games that
wowed us back in the day a frying pan
this is stupid
number one Star Fox known as star wing
in Europe this game takes the top spot
for showing off the unheard-of released
to show off the capability of the super
Nintendos super FX tip the game featured
full 3d polygons models in a rail
shooter’ environment and became the
granddaddy of 3d games to come
despite the SNES sequel getting
cancelled starfox remains a prime
example as to why you should never call
a system under power
agree with our list which games do you
think performs technical wizardry the
more eye-catching top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com I remember first I’m
strip-searched by dr. Naomi here and
then all my weapons are taken away
measure yourself put in that position
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