Nostalgia that HAS NOT let you down

[Weresquirrel]

Majora's Mask and Banjo Kazooie have always been good to me. I dust them off and play them every now and then. Those two are pretty much the reason I still have my N64 still hooked up.
Some of the comedy shows I watched in my youth have also gotten better with age. I missed a lot of the subtleties in things like the Goodies, the Goon Show and the Muppets when I was a lad.
Also, living outside the country of my birth, I carry with me a great deal of food related nostalgia. The UK's an alright place to live, but their snack food items can't hold a candle to the stuff you get in Australia. I've been back to Aus a few times since I moved here when I was 9, and I always come home with half a suit case full of Cherry Ripes, Arnott's Shapes, Minties, Cadbury Snacks and I gorge myself on Big Ms (Or whatever they're called now) and potato cakes for the duration of the trip.

 

[DanielBrown]

Saw the(or one of them) Ducktales movie a month ago or so and damn was it awesome. Remember watching that show every day when I was a little kid.
[old man rant]The cartoons they make today suck![/old man rant]

 

[Soxafloppin]

As you said Sonic Adventure 1 and 2.

Also Lost Kingdoms 1 and 2, seriously more people need to play those games.

I also still enjoy the first Mortal Kombat film, in all its campy goodness.

 

[StAUG]

How can none of you bring up Cannon Fodder? I played that when I was about 5 years old on a goddamn Amiga, 'Wars never been so much fun' theme song and all. Absolute classic. Anyone that disagrees is a Communist ****** that hates freedom and puppies.

 

[Strife17O7]

Nostalgia...you could be here for a while in my case.

When I really think about it only so many really stand up particularly well gameplay-wise with the passage of time...Even the most beloved of past ages tends to pale before the smooth and flowing mechanics and physics of some modern titles.

Many are remembered fondly, but only some of them seem like they'd still feel relevant/playable.

Burnout 3. It never -ever- got old.

Halo:CE is still quite playable.

Ocarina of Time

Pokemon: Yes, Pokemon.

Another World/Out of This World

The original Perfect Dark...Proven by XBLA.

F-ZERO(all)

Bungie's Marathon trilogy...Proven by both Aleph One and XBLA(in this case, Marathon 2)F*** your weak Sh**, DOOM.

Command & Conquer

Starcraft(Always trumps Warcraft in my book, btw.)

Escape Velocity series: Originally Mac, EV: Nova also for Windows.

Of the very earliest eras......

Any text-based adventure - Honestly, I wish people still made these. Or maybe they do, and I'm just not looking hard enough.

Missile Defense

(Any) lunar lander

Centipede

Galaga

brick-out

Xevious

And that's just in terms of gaming history...

So much classic sci-fi that still holds up. Star Wars...Pure love always.
Stargate from the original movie all the way up through SGU.
All Star Trek series -EXCEPT- DS9 for me. Especially TNG and Voyager. Never could get into DS9 for some reason. Enterprise was even better for me than that.
Titan A.E.
Any classic Transformers series up to Beast Machines. (Trukk AND Munky FTW!!!!)
The Last Starfighter.
Anyone remember "The Last Earth-Star Voyager"?
The Greatest American Hero

I think I'll not even get started on the Marvel and DC TV animated series I still can't get enough of...

 

[Winterfel]

OoT, Goldeneye, Majoras Mask, Baten Kaitos, Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, Final Fantasy 8/9...
The list just goes on and on and on, I can't really think of many things that didn't stand the test of time.

 

[Safaia]

'Golden Era' PS1 Squaresoft games.

 

[SpAc3man]

Original Star Wars, Doom, Half-Life, Myst and Riven, the first Commander Keen. Finished Commander Keen for the first time in what must be 12 years the other day and it was just as awesome as it was when I was 8.

 

[Yopaz]

Banjo-Kazooie & Banjo-Tooie. As fun for me today on XBLA as they were on N64 as a kid.

I hear that. Also Super Mario World, Yoshi's Island (ruined by the DS remake btw) and Super Mario 64. Great games.

 

[Treblaine]

So, my question is: What game, movie, show, comic book, or anything else that you liked years ago and that you had on the infamous "nostalgia blinders" for still stand the test of time?

Game: Tomb Raider (Classic)
I actually like it more today when I first played it when 10 years old, as I had the skill basis to actually play the game properly. The feeling of exploration, adventure and danger was all there and as tense as ever.

Film: Goldeneye
I liked it as a kid, but now grown up I know more and understand more I am able to appreciate so much more. IMHO: it was the last of the truly "Great" James Bond movies. Not the last good one, but the last GREAT one! And certainly one of the greatest.

 

[Dethenger]

Majora's Mask. I sit down and play it annually. I usually go for 100% Completion without really thinking about it.

 

[Amethyst Wind]

Resident Evil 2 and 3.

They're still awesome!

 

[surg3n]

Proper microswitched arcade joysticks. Never let me down, still my favorite way to play games. Now, if I could just get my carpet as sticky and musty as an 80's arcade, I'd be all set.

 

[dancinginfernal]

Playing through KotOR2 which I haven't played for long enough for the nostalgia to be valid.

Loving it. Forgot how fantastic Kestelman is as Kreia.

 

[natster43]

Super Mario Bros. 3. It was amazing back then and still amazing now.

 

[Henrik Stavenes]

Many things:
Star Wars: OT
Arcanum
MediEvil
Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow
I could go on, but this is the main examples of nostalgic entertainment I return to again and again.

 

[babinro]

Batman: The Animated Series
Columbo
Final Fantasy 5 and 6 (SNES)
Ninja Gaiden (NES)

Every couple of years I revisit these games and the show without disappointment.

I'll be the first to admit that the Columbo movies would not be as universally nostalgic as anything else on the list. The average person watching them today would likely find the pacing far to slow and the music as well as some of the shots taken to be awful. I realize there are some terrible scenes, but the show as a whole is still worth revisiting to me.

 

[tobi the good boy]

Kotor. was my first game on the PC ever and I enjoy it even to this day.

EDIT: I'm playing pokemon crystal right now so pokemon goes in there to.