Published Oct 23, 2026, 6:19 PM EDT

Aged like fine wine

Image: Konami

Remakes, remasters, and reimaginings are all the rage right now in video games. For the last several years, studios the world over have crafted new and vastly improved versions of all-time classic games, ranging from faithful modernizations like Capcom’s Resident Evil 4 remake to Square Enix’s wildly ambitious and expanded Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy . While plenty of older games benefit from a modern glow-up, others don’t need a lot of alterations to shine bright decades later.

Here are seven JRPGs that have aged like fine wine. These games may have been ported to newer platforms or lightly remastered at various points, but they look and play nearly identical to when they were first released.

1 Earthbound

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