Retro gaming for me was the PS1. We had a master system too, which I can vaguely remember shooting birds with a gun that resembled a hairdryer, but that's about it. We got a playstation when I was 6/7, and because of this thread I've been on youtube for the past hour having a search for the less well known games I remember playing.
I remember Olympic Soccer being the very first football game I ever played. I even remember playing a full 90 minute match against my brother; I was China and he was Saudi Arabia. Amazing what you remember when your brain's given a nudge. God knows how we played it, it looks hilarious! I remember two main things, triangle was overhead kick and you could score them from your own half, and that there was a glitch that if you tapped X twice by accident when kicking off, you'd score an own goal from the half way line. Good times.
My parents reluctantly bought me fighting for xmas one year. It was AWESOME. Properly brilliant. Best thing was you could two player co-op through the whole story.
I remember Nightmare Creatures being amazing at the time; it hasn't half dated though
Anyone remember Total Drivin'? Before GT came along, this was my favourite racing game by far. So much fun! I recall a rally stage in Scotland being a right ball ache.