The Nostalgia Behind Childhood Games

Adriana Perez

I’m feeling nostalgic, so let's reminisce on some of the most popular and iconic games of our youth.

Disclaimer: This is not a ranking, just a list of different games in no particular order.

1. The Papa’s Games

Ah, yes, Gen Z’s first taste of the real world. Taking charge of a pizzeria on your first day at a job because your boss decided it was more worthwhile to go on an adventure and leave you unsupervised. Good times…

2. The Sims Series

Sul sul! The Sims is one of my favorites, considering the amount of variety you have throughout all of the games. Let’s be honest, though, we all made at least one Sim that was a self-insert or a rip-off of another character from a show, movie or book.

3. Little Alchemy

Okay, surprisingly a lot of people haven’t heard of this “simple but addictive” game, so let me get you hooked. You start with the four basic elements; earth, fire, air and water. Then, you combine these items to create more items, so you go from fire to energy to life to unicorns. I don’t know how, but you do.

4. Subway Surfers

You either played this or Temple Run. There are no exceptions. Something about running away from our problems, I think, really resonated with everyone back then.

5. Minecraft

Minecraft is really a game for everyone; whether you’re into player versus player (PVP)  or building cottages, it has opportunities for any player to have a good time. (Personally, I just liked finding a village and taking over it so that I could make money, y’know, like any good natured American would do.)

6. The T-Rex Game

If you haven’t played this game, what have you been doing with your life? The T-Rex Game is a classic, being the only game you could play when you had no other option (and by no other option, I mean no internet). So turn off your Wifi, reload your screen and start this adventure with your digital dinosaur.