A reader names his favourite first levels from the 8- and 16-bit eras, including such classics as R-Type, Operation Wolf, and Final Fight.
But it’s fair to assume we have all experienced an opening level to a game more often than any later stage, since that’s what we are welcomed to as soon as we hit the power button.
Admittedly, some of the games that did make the list could be considered a bit of a stretch, but overall I think most older gamers will agree that theseLet’s get this one out of the way, possibly the most iconic first level ever, from a time when intros were unnecessary and hitting the Start button took you directly to the game. This first level will teach you just about everything you need to progress through the entire game.
Defining factors would be the classic medieval graveyard setting, complete with all the tropes of a Hammer Horror movie, from the walking dead, crows, and gargoyles to the hangman’s noose and guillotines marrying a music score that compliments the level’s gothic theme. Honourable mentions go to Ghost ‘N Goblins and, of course, Super Ghouls ‘N Ghosts – boxer shorts never looked so good!From the rundown streets to the collapsing skyscrapers on the horizon, this level conjures up the perfect image of a post-apocalyptic alien invasion, with merciless fiends occupying the streets as humankind’s last line of defence is the forlorn hope of taking the fight to the enemy and succeeding.
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