Toy Story 2 and Mario 64 if we talk about the 3D era.
My favorite retro game is probably Mother 1 for the Famicom. Specifically the fan translation of the GBA version. It has a cool atmosphere and challenging game play. Plus the story is pretty good for NES.
My hot take about Earthbound is that the official translation kinda sucks tho. I’ve played with the official translation and the Mother 2: Perfect Edition fan translation and greatly preferred the romhack
Probably https://umoria.org/ I play it often still. It’s just so easy to dive into and delivers all the fun tension you’d want but doesn’t need you to keep tabs on a story or quests. It’s great to dip in for a short run or go for a long time.
+1 for MUDs!
My favorite retro game is Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. That is because it was the first game I purchased for the Game Boy after I got tired of Tetris. I played it so many times! I can still remember every level. Good times.
Always down to just lose myself in DKC and DKC2. I feel both games are just perfect in all aspects. Gameplay, sound, visuals. True classics.
