Ah, childhood... That golden time (or not always) when we came back from school and watched cartoons at the end of the afternoon, and whose biggest problem was who preferred Toddynho to Nescau or vice versa.
But childhood also had good moments for games that today possibly, despite being classics, would be considered vintage and maybe you don't even know. With the most advanced technology and video games (and with the help of the internet) it is very easy to be dazzled by extremely realistic games and latest releases available on Xbox, PS4, or, if you have a computer or smartphone, just play online on sites that offer options for that.
Nowadays there are different contours of these games, including many people turned passion into business; there are many possibilities, from playing arcade games online, placing bets on sites like the ones reviewed in Compara Casinos – something big both in Brazil and in Japan -, to selling several dolls of your favorite characters both online and in physical stores – the famous 'geek' stores – or participate in anime competitions with interesting prizes.
It's great that times change, but we're talking about a time when these options didn't exist, and the modern thing was to have a Master System - or a Nintendo (definitely not what we know today), but more common was still go to the corner of the house to play in the arcade.
Although we have a lot of news these days, we decided to list Japanese classics that survived the changes and that we will still hear for a long time. Although the list is long, we only chose three, otherwise we would be at this for days. Are they:
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1. Super Mario Bros.
How not to start this list by Mario Bros? Absolute success, the character would initially be a carpenter, but due to the association made with the pipes he entered and exited, Mario then became an Italian-American plumber – the story would be even more elaborate later. Mario was an absolute success in addition to becoming the best-selling video game for almost three decades, with more than 184 million copies sold!
2. Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time (1998)
The Legend of Zelda also marked a generation; a mix of fantasy, adventure, and other elements, it had plots sometimes somewhat complex and big productions, but that was the reason why it was so appreciated. What we are mentioning was not the first game in the franchise (launched in 1986), but it was a milestone for 3D games and is still one of the greatest games in the world. An interesting fact is that the game was released almost simultaneously with Super Mario 64, and both surpassed their predecessors.
3. Pac-man
Yea! There is no classic more rooted than Pac-man. The game is very simple: eat the dots and don't let the ghosts reach you. The game's creator, Toru Iwatani, said that the idea came when he decided to eat a whole pizza, and when he removed the first slice, the pizza's shape inspired him. Pac-man became so popular in arcades that at the time even competitions were created between the best players.
In 2010, Google paid tribute to the game for its 30 years (but already?!), making a doodle of the fun character. The funniest thing is that it was later reported that many employees were procrastinating at work, playing the game on Google, but because it was Google, companies couldn't block it. All in all, companies had up to R$300 million in losses due to matches played by employees during working hours. Impressive!
