Classic games from yesteryear are finding new life on the iPhone and iPad — devices that have more than enough horsepower to run those old titles. More retro games are being added all the time, but here are 30 of our favorites.
Alternate Reality: The City
Made for: iPhone & iPad, $.99
Originally released: 1985, for Apple II, Atari, Commodore 64, & MS-DOS
Another World
Made for: iPhone & iPad, $4.99
Originally released: 1991, for Amiga & Atari ST
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Beneath a Steel Sky
Made for: iPhone, $2.99
Originally released: 1985, for Amiga & DOS
Bounder
Made for: iPhone ($.99) & iPad ($2.99)
Originally released: 1985, for Commodore 64
Released for iOS under a new title, Bounder’s World.
Bundesliga Manager
Made for: iPhone & iPad, $.99
Originally released: 1989, for Amiga, Atari, Commodore 64, & PC
Death Rally
Made for: iPhone & iPad, $.99
Originally released: 1996, for DOS
Defender of the Crown
Made for: iPhone & iPad, $2.99
Originally released: 1986, for Amiga
Doom
Made for: iPhone & iPad, $4.99
Originally released: 1993, for DOS
Driver
Made for: iPhone, $2.99
Originally released: 1999, for PlayStation 1
Duke Nukem 3D
Made for: iPhone & iPad, $.99
Originally released: 1996, for DOS
Final Fantasy I, II, & III
Made for: FFI: iPhone, $8.99 | FFII: iPhone, $8.99, | FFIII: iPhone ($15.99) & iPad ($16.99)
Originally released: 1987, for NES (first game)
Final Fight
Made for: iPhone, $2.99
Originally released: 1989, for Arcade
Gobliiins & Gobliins 2
Made for: G1: iPhone, $2.99 | G2: iPhone, $2.99
Originally released: 1991, for Amiga, Atari ST, PC, & Mac (first game)
Llamatron
Made for: iPhone & iPad, $1.99
Originally released: 1991, for Atari ST
Released under a new title, Minotron 2112.
The Manhole
Made for: iPhone, $1.99
Originally released: 1988, for Mac & PC
Myst & Riven
Made for: Myst: iPhone, $4.99 | Riven: iPhone, $4.99
Originally released: 1991, for Mac (first game)
The Oregon Trail
Made for: iPhone & iPad, $1.99
Originally released: 1978, for Apple II*
Prince of Persia (Retro)
Made for: iPhone & iPad, $.99
Originally released: 1989, for Apple II
R-Type
Made for: iPhone, $.99
Originally released: 1987, for Arcade
Rogue
Made for: iPhone, Free
Originally released: 1980, for Unix
Secret of Mana
Made for: iPhone, $8.99
Originally released: 1993, for SNES
The Secret of Monkey Island
Made for: iPhone ($2.99) & iPad ($4.99)
Originally released: 1990, for DOS
The sequel, Monkey Island 2, is also available for iOS.
Spectre
Made for: iPhone & iPad, $.99
Originally released: 1991, for Mac
The 7th Guest
Made for: iPhone ($2.99) & iPad ($5.99)
Originally released: 1993, for DOS
Sid Meier’s Pirates!
Made for: iPad, $4.99
Originally released: 1987, for Commodore 64
SimCity
Made for: iPhone ($.99) & iPad ($6.99)
Originally released: 1989, for Amiga & Mac
Street Fighter II
Made for: iPhone, $3.99
Originally released: 1991, for Arcade
Uridium
Made for: iPhone & iPad, $.99
Originally released: 1986, for Commodore 64
Worms & Worms 2
Made for: W1: iPhone ($.99) & iPad ($4.99) | W2: iPhone & iPad ($4.99)
Originally released: 1995, for Amiga (first game)
The spinoff game Worms Crazy Golf is also available in the App Store.
X-Men
Made for: iPhone & iPad, $.99
Originally released: 1992, for Arcade
Classic computer gamers will also want to check out the Commodore 64 app and the Atari’s Greatest Hits app. Among the retro games known to be currently in development for iOS are Battle Chess, The 11th Hour, Glider, Grand Theft Auto III, and the Marathon trilogy.
*The Oregon Trail was originally created in 1971 as an educational tool for schools in Minnesota. The first published version was made for a CDC Cyber computer. The Apple II version listed here was the first version of the game to be mass produced and sold to the public.
Speedball 2 is also available, not to mention sid meyer’s civilization.
What about hardball from accolade that was Atari st
Duke Nukem II and Heartlight
I hope the might and magic series gets ported over
Ascendancy, Shadow warrior, Archon, Wolfenstein 3D, and orhers I don’t rember right now.
Cool list, but I was a little disappointed to find that the versions of Myst, Riven, and SimCity are not actually the original ones I played way back when, but instead “updated” versions. I was hoping for genuine nostalgia there. However, one thing that SHOULD be on this list is “The Labyrinth of Time,” because that was a particular awesome find and was one of the very first games of this kind. Plus, they haven’t altered anything. (And, in fact, it’s better than ever because my CD-Rom copy had a glitch that always froze it when I got to the ziggurat… I was finally able to complete the game!)
Simcity has been remade ,its called different though. I am looking for it myself but cant find the title anymore . The title is a year like 1374 or 1847 i cant recall. I did find it about a week ago when i didnt have the cash to buy it . It was 99 euro cent
Activision has two classic game packs. one has the old infocom games and another pack has the rest.
Zork out:
http://www.infocom-if.org/games/games.html
Carmageddon!
King’s Quest, or Space Quest?