Nostalgia hits me for any relatively old game that I have fond memories for. Certain games just take me back to certain times in my life. Obviously, I have the most nostalgia for older systems like the Tandy 1000, NES, and SNES. But I even have some recent games from the 6th gen or newer that hit them nostalgia feels.
Tandy:
Space Quest
Kings Quest
Police Quest
Hero's Quest
All the old Sierra games really
NES:
Final Fantasy 1...this one also has some musical nostalgia. We listened to The Real Thing by Faith No More a lot during this time, so that game and album are forever tied together
Ninja Gaiden 2
Tetris
Double Dragon series, especially 2 and 3
StarTropics
Castlevania 3
Mario 3
Dragon Warrior 4
And any number of games I rented over the years. So glad I found my old NES carts in my parent's basement and brought them back with me
SNES:
Mario World / All Stars
Super Baseball Simulator 1.000
Mortal Kombat 2
Act Raiser 2
Final Fantasy 2 and 3
Wanderers from Ys
Lagoon
Stanley Cup Hockey
Zelda Link to the Past
GameCube:
Metroid Prime...this game takes me back to a time when I returned to console gaming in college. Every time I hear the menu music or something like the Phendrana Drifts music, the nostalgia hits me super hard.
