Old games are inferior to new ones. I'd rather play almost any FPS game now, over Golden Eye or Perfect Dark, regardless of how good those games used to be.
Granted, I will play old games, don't get me wrong, but they aren't as good. It's more for nostalgia.
I have to disagree here. There are so many old games that I love, and I'm a realitivly young gamer. Games like Super Metroid, Myst/Riven... not to mention Duke Nukem 3D, Doom and Marathon if your talking about FPSs. Sure, they might not look great, but they play as good if not better then most games released today.
As for this thread in general, here are some old games that I like:
Megaman 1,2,3, X1, X2, X3 (Great fun, but they can feel dated due to their excessive difficaulty)
Mario games (...)
Zelda games (...)
Super Metroid (Everything about this game is awesome)
Super Castlevania 4 (Not
too hard, good gameplay, great music)
Tomb Raider 1, 2, 3(These games just have an undenaible coolness that makes me think of them fondly)
Soul Reaver (Extremly solid game...)
Doom (Can get a little monotinous but is overall a blast to play. Good to make sure your adrenilin exists...)
Duke Nukem (Don't expect it to be serious. Expect to laugh your ass off and have a good time blowing crap up)
Marathon (Great gameplay and prime story)
Myst/Riven (Perhaps best atmosphere and story in a game ever. Also, puzzles will make your brain burst open. NOTE: Unhealthy to play after Doom/Duke Nukem)
That's all I can think of for now